# S10 EP20: Alan Davies (Video Edition)

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Podcast: [Alan Carr's 'Life's a Beach'](https://stenobird.com/podcast/alan-carr-s-life-s-a-beach-1381756)
Published: 2026-06-12T18:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/KILM5944697435.mp3
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Duration seconds: 2322

## Resource

Alan Davies joins Captain Carr on Alan Air to swap holiday horror stories, from disastrous trips to Costa Rica and eight-hour holidays in the Canary Islands to celebrity encounters with Sting and Ronan Keating.They also chat about returning to stand-up, comedy heroes, the emotional impact of Alan's memoirs, and being called Alan.✈️ Don't forget to like and subscribe for new episodes every week.00:00 First meeting at Jools Holland's Hootenanny01:20 Alan's dogs Rita and George02:31 The decline of the name Alan04:06 First holiday memories on the South Coast05:16 Favourite destinations: Australia & New Zealand05:39 Returning to stand-up with Think Ahead06:56 Christchurch and touring New Zealand08:42 The shortest holiday ever: the Canary Islands disaster10:39 Costa Rica airport chaos13:07 Costa Rica: rain, dogs and no turtles16:55 Celebrity encounters: Sting and plane etiquette19:04 Madonna's daughter and the Marbella flamenco dress21:53 Ronan Keating and the Antigua norovirus outbreak23:42 Just Ignore Him and writing about grief24:08 White Male Stand-Up and comedy life on the road26:11 Comedy heroes: Jack Dee and Eddie Izzard29:00 Where Alan would spend his final years31:20 Quick Fire Round33:00 Emotional baggage & landing the plane#LifesABeach #AlanCarr #AlanDavies #JonathanCreek #TravelPodcast #ComedyPodcast #CostaRica #StandUpComedy #WhiteMaleStandUp #JustIgnoreHim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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