Alan Carr Meets His Dad At Newcastle United - Who Do You Think You Are?

Comedian and chat show host Alan Carr travels to St. James Park, the home of Newcastle United to chat to his father, a chief scout for the football club.
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[@carolnichol2721]

I hope his dad is proud of him as he has done very well for himself he should be so proud of his son

[@richardkelbie5362]

He dad used to be homophobic, seems far more accepting now

[@nntflow7058]

@@richardkelbie5362 Alan Carr is the richest and most successful Carr in their family history. Is hard to not to be proud.

[@sdg.9348]

I know his dad very well and believe me he is incredibly proud of him!

[@VAPIDISM]

@@richardkelbie5362 Yea, he probably got philosophical about it and realised any hole is a goal.

[@AndyGinny1]

That awkward hug moment between dad and lad is never an easy thing to watch

[@3506Dodge]

Maybe he could buy his father's love with his millions.

[@DJW489]

@@3506Dodge what are you talking about?

[@samuelthorley9547]

I was gutted for him when his dad shook his hand like a a stranger

[@williamc99]

@@samuelthorley9547 My Dad and I have barely ever hugged. Always remembered shaking hands. Just the way it is sometimes, nothing wrong with it, just different to what you know.

[@samuelthorley9547]

@@williamc99 yeh but he went for the hug

[@tramlad2]

His dad is such a nice man, and proud of Alan, you can see that

[@martinataylor7702]

You can see his dad loves him it was so nice to see them laughing together

[@michikomanalang6733]

I think maybe his dad just felt weird being on Telly. I believe Alan when he says that at the end of the day his dad just wants him to be happy.

[@francaperotti5934]

You can see the real love between father and son.

[@nickblackshaw9660]

Agreed. How they laugh together and hold on to one another shows that.

[@bridgetpatton9592]

Alan is a nice, decent person. His parents must be very proud of that.

[@JSL2000]

I think its dawning on Alan that we were all young once and we'll all be old men some day. His grandfather looked a very athletic and striking young man. My father married later in life and had his family in his 50's. So, we always remember him as being older than the other Dad's. I see pictures of him when he was 20 yrs old and I cannot believe the good looking, athletic, upstanding young man in the photo is the same person I grew up around.

[@nickeljims1532]

Alan you are just so loveable, ❤️you have bought so much joy to so many around the world, 🍻 from Australia I’m one huge fan of yours. I hope your dad is so proud of you, if my boys even bring a fraction of the joy to those around them that you have I will be ecstatic 😀

[@jaggass]

That's the most straightest Alan has ever sounded at 0:24.

[@gracepadilla717]

Alan is just a joy to the world. This shows how tough it was for him and his family; maybe filming this documentary helped.

[@bernadettemurray8260]

Alan always has me in stitches.

[@kieranpugh5342]

Absolutely love that stadium great away day with the geordies

[@hernandezrivas]

Love Alan Carr !!! Great comedian!!

[@lorrainegilbert7886]

Lovely to see Alan with his dad

[@lestercombs1871]

Love you Alan! Love from USA!

[@Daisy-ct3nh]

Grandad was soo handsome

[@nancyhooper7715]

Alan is wonderful!!

[@tomlowe8563]

Lovely bond there!!!

[@cathydoherty1086]

I love Alan Carr.

[@philomenamartin4745]

Love Alan Carr

[@joshuapilling6160]

I’ve met Alan Carr’s dad and also his brother at Nuneaton Borough. His dads old club

[@i-dont-understand-you-plea1626]

So proud

[@joshuapilling6160]

I-dont-understand-you -please-speak-irish stopmbeung sarcastic

[@mecklenburggovan7311]

Great football club with huge traditions.

[@MrArran25]

Just Seen this and the person what's just in front of his grandad is my grandad joe Wilson ha it's a small world.

[@jsmithmultimediatech]

My family's from Newcastle (well before then Scotland lol) so yeah do get that hugely the whole thing... he does make me laugh does Alan lol, got tons of time to watch him and he always makes me laugh top lad!

[@PhillCurtis]

Alan what a legend 👏 I'd love to meet him. Gutted I haven't seen him live yet!

[@carloscasillero4422]

Worked down the pit myself, 13 years, my dad did 42 years my grandad 40 odd, my great grandad and two of my great uncles killed down the pit.

[@sineadomalley2584]

Wow

[@nancyhooper7715]

You all have my respect. That’s a lot of hard work!!

[@gardenroom65]

My dad changed the family fortunes through education. Both my grandads were miners in Washington.

[@kierankelly2791]

Condolences x

[@elizabethbrown8833]

🙏💕

[@lovelyskull3483]

Lovely Father and Son. Love this.

[@chelseagreer6264]

My great uncle charlie mcdonnell would of played against alan carrs father at some point in time. My uncle charlie played for tranmere rovers fc in the 60s

[@saige_97]

I absolutely love this Narrator

[@user-br3bw7wr2l]

Mark Strong. Good actor too.

[@jaggass]

I think Graham was more disappointed in Alan not becoming a footballer rather than being gay which in a way is good because at least he loves him for who he is and what he does.

[@theredgauntlet6370]

aslong as theres balls involved someway right? .........

[@seferino]

Great comedian

[@Tacsmoker]

Alans dads a geordie, but he does a yorkshire accent and saying 0:20

[@jordanb966]

🤣🤣

[@chee5935]

My family were all miners as well...Yorkshire.

[@CraigMansfield]

Chatty man is from up here? Cool :D Aye, St James' looked a bit different then, like.

[@Isleofskye]

Comedy Gold.." When it dawned on mr that ( Football ) wasn't for me " !!!!..lol

[@BossySwan]

Ooh 'ello Alan

[@MarjorieStoker-oj8fh]

Love Alan

[@Dizzyfingers2]

@1:50 a lot is said in that "not" hug ...

[@howey935]

At least his dad didnt push him. I had a friend whose dad badly wanted him to be a pro boxer. He was pushed and pushed to train then the knight before his first amateur schoolboy fight he hung himself. He was 13 years old and was always telling us he hates boxing and didnt want to hurt anyone.

[@danieladams4561]

Oh god. I can't imagine what that must've done to his poor father. Awful that he was pushed to that too. Tragic.

[@howey935]

@@danieladams4561 if it wasnt for his father trying to live his dreams through his son he wouldnt of hanged himself. I dont think ill ever be able to forgive his dad because he knew he hated boxing but he didnt care.

[@jockmackay9582]

@@danieladams4561 poor father? What kind of skewed logic is that? It's his fault

[@danieladams4561]

@@jockmackay9582 Yes, of course it is but imagine living with the knowledge that you'd pushed your own son to do that. It would haunt you forever. That's what I was alluding to.

[@axelsomers8dekenasskolan632]

Shake hand when you meet your dad, give a big hug instead

[@DuncYo]

JOY!

[@HKING222]

Where can I watch this

[@phemstros]

I genuinely thought the thumbnail showed a completely new show called Who Do You Think You ALAN CARR

[@hayamotoelamin9265]

?what is the music starting at 1:10 ,please

[@GnCFilms]

Beautiful isn't it? I don't know if it's stock (library) music but most likely it's original music by the series' composer Mark Sayer-Wade.

[@Bennyboy12]

You got your knee injury through dancing lol.

[@Thegamechanger-xf8wd]

The true Geordie had a right go at Alan's dad about the signings after Newcastle got relagetid

[@bertnufc3924]

James Bond for someone who's not from newcastle he puts one hell of a Geordie accent on.. yi bellend

[@bertnufc3924]

James Bond still Tyneside yi weapon

[@leilasparks8342]

Alan Carr? I think you mean Billie Elliot

[@hey_richard_this_is_tony]

How is it possible that Alan's voice is so much older and dialecty than his dad's?

[@robynandrews4384]

It's seems like a prerequisite to being a top league footballer...is that you must be good looking lol. I don't know if it's because there are numerous leagues across the globe which ups the percentage, but it seems football has an over abundance of good looking men in it.

[@72mossy]

My son is 18 and we give the odd hug not often. It's a man thing.

[@joshhunt4146]

Well I’m a bloke and so is my dad last time I checked and we hug each other all whenever we see each other (before covid19) Give your lad a hug 🤗 he may appreciate it.

[@zachafellar]

What a dumb thing to say

[@madmagpie1281]

My dad is a football manager😂😂

[@newleif9739]

His dad used to manage a team there

[@amyblue8796]

they don't look anything like one another....I think Allen looks more like Eric Morcombe.... maybe Allen is Erics love child?

[@stillirise9705]

amy blue I've got 4 children, they've all got bits of me , nose, ears etc but they don't look like me, but I definitely pushed them out. you don't have to look like 1 parent

[@laurenthalia3319]

amy blue then your blind because they do.

[@hanifleylabi8071]

Whybdoea he keep doing a Yorkshire accent though 😂

[@Tobbetejj]

they shook hands... enough said

[@TurdFerguson7]

?

[@bibtebo]

His dad is old fashioned in many ways and alan is probably still nervous about male affection around his dad, however you can see that there is real love between them. You think you are more clever than you are.

[@OP-1000]

I never hugged my dad in my life ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.

[@pflynn581]

@@OP-1000 Me neither.Think the world of my dad but that's how some father son relationships are.

[@dragonfitter]

OP 100 same I have never hugged my dad

[@user-nc2kz2mn5v]

Alan can't do a Geordie accent he sounds like he is from Lancashire.

[@chrismills5257]

If your not under 23, cheaper than 3 million and French you're not for graham

[@marccleary8592]

Like have they not seeing each other for years or what? Show makes it look like his dad abandoned him and they met on Jeremy kyle

[@frankbpook9370]

Yep not quite right, not a proper hug.

[@OneAndOnlyLC]

Wonder how Alan got his bad knee? Spent a lot of time kneeling down?

[@Harrimoto]

You should know then !!

[@dannick3043]

His Dad probably wants nothing to do with the little creep

[@Harrimoto]

OH look a “homophobic toxic masculine bell end ‘ whose probably got so many issues IN his little mind 🙄🙄🙄🙄

[@th33399]

@@Harrimoto definitey got issues. Probs in the closet 😉

[@jockmackay9582]

@@Harrimoto he just called him a creep, he hasn't said anything homophobic - that's on you

[@s_.777]

@@jockmackay9582 we all know what he means though.