To pay homage to the movie Grease - which was released in 1978 and propelled the likes of Olivia Newton John and John Travolta to fame - Carr was joined by co-host Katherine Ryan to present a live Prom-themed TV event.
It began with the pair "crash-landing" in a flying car (in the style of the one at the end of Grease) in a school hall, where they were to spend the evening discussing the 50s in America and welcoming special guests to the show.
The school hall was littered with dancers and guests, all dressed in the style of the era, with live music performances and a Prom King and Queen plucked from the attendees.
But viewers were not impressed with the show at all, with many tweeting before it began to say how much they were looking forward to it only to totally change their minds. Fifteen minutes in and this turned to disdain for the two-hour spectacle with several switching off.
Help!! I've cringed up into a ball and I can't get loose accidentally watching Alan Carr's Grease Night!!
One viewer wrote "Anyone else cringing at Alan Carr's #Grease night? Awkward & a bit s**t," with another agreeing and posting: "Alan Carr's grease night is the worst bit of television I've ever seen."
Others couldn't get their head around the format at all. One wrote "Alan Carr's grease night is horrific. Had such high hopes assuming it was like a mock up of grease… No even sure what this is," while a second followed up with: "Watching Alan Carr's Grease Night & I feel like yesterday someone at channel 4 was like 'let's do a prom or something, I dunno'."
Several people remarked that the best thing about it was the fact that Frenchy from the original film - actress Didi Conn - made a surprise appearance: "Alan Carr's Grease Night is awkward, cringe worthy and just plain terrible. The only thing worth watching was Frenchy!!"
Harsher critics remarked that "grease night has ended Alan Carr's career" and "Alan Carr's Grease night proves that rock bottom has a dungeon".
To add to the disgruntled viewer reactions, it was clear than Carr was struggling with the midsummer heat on the set of the show as he was seen dripping with sweat.
"Alan Carr's Industrial Sweat glands kicking in on grease night @Channel4 #awks #sweaty #grease #cringe #painfull #carcrashTV @wossy why?" one viewer posted, tagging studio guest Jonathan Ross in for good measure.
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