Interviewer Approach
Alan Carr approaches Karl in a very conversational way and begins the interview on a very light note after offering Karl a drink. “Have you been paintballing?”. This is a funny way to start the show because Karl is wearing casual clothes, and it eases the interviewee into the show. The interview is very informal and humourous.
Question Types
The questions Alan Carr asks Karl are very informal and conversational. The majority of questions Alan Carr asked revolve around Karl’s new show, ‘The moaning of life’. Some of the questions Alan asks are just conversational questions, “How can I turn that frown upside down? What makes you happy?”.
“On Sunday’s show, I can’t wait to see this, you’re exploring happiness and how people find happiness. And you actually have some plastic surgery done, don’t you?”. Alan Carr talks mainly about Karl’s new show, in order to promote it.
Interview Style
The interview is a promotional one because they use it to promote Karl Pilkington’s new show, ‘The moaning of life’. It is also an entertaining and light-hearted interview because Alan Carr uses humour in order to entertain the viewers and the audience, this establishes trust between Alan Carr and Karl.
Structuring
Alan Carr uses humour to welcome Karl Pilkington onto the show, saying “Have you been paintballing?”. Alan Carr revolves his questions around Karl’s new show ‘The moaning of life’ in order to promote the show. Alan Carr also uses other humourous questions in order to ease the mood between himself and Karl, and also to entertain the audience and viewers.
Alan Carr ends the interview by saying, “Good luck for the series, it’s absolutely brilliant. Karl Pilkington everyone!”. Before this he shared a joke with Karl and the audience to end the interview on a very light and informal manner.
Purpose of the interview
The purpose of the interview was for Karl Pilkington to promote his new series, ‘The moaning of life’. Alan Carr’s reason for interviewing Karl was to entertain the audience and the viewers watching his show, he does this by using humour in the informal and conversational tone in which the show is set, which creates a very funny show in a laid-back atmosphere.
Type of media and the target audience
The interview was televised and broadcast on Alan Carr’s show, ‘Chatty Man’ in October 2013. The target audience for this interview would the viewers of the show, or fans of Karl Pilkington.
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