> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.strangetourist.co.uk/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # News Blast: Alan Carr spotted filming in Broadstairs - URL: https://www.strangetourist.co.uk/news-blast-alan-carr-spotted-filming-in-broadstairs/ - Published: 2026-04-12T07:00:43.000Z - Updated: 2026-04-12T07:00:43.000Z - Description: Creative and cultural news from across Thanet, including Alan Carr in Broadstairs and Harry Hill in Margate - Author: Strange Tourist - Tags: News, Ramsgate, Thanet, Canterbury, Broadstairs, Things to do in East Kent **Alan Carr in Broadstairs, Harry Hill in Margate, food, art and film. This week's creative and cultural news from across Thanet.** **Comedian Alan Carr was spotted filming in Broadstairs this week**. It’s not known exactly what he was in the town for, but he is currently filming for a new Amazon Prime Video series called The F\*ck It List. It’s not Carr’s first trip to Thanet. He hosted a Margate-based episode of Interior Design Masters in 2022 and filmed a section of his Chatty Man show on Broadstairs Beach in 2019\. **Carr also recently announced stand up tour dates, which will** [**bring him to Canterbury’s Marlowe Theatre**](https://marlowetheatre.com/shows/alan-carr-have-i-said-too-much/?ref=strangetourist.co.uk) **on June 12 & 13**. **Harry Hill was in Margate over the Easter weekend**. Among other things, he checked out the Bridget Riley exhibition at Turner Contemporary, which he called [**“mind bendingly good”**](https://www.instagram.com/p/DWzGVzUigGp/?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). **Green candidate Rob Yates has won a place on the Reform Kent County Council, after winning the by-election for the Cliftonville seat**. The by-election was called after Reform's Daniel Taylor was given as 12-month sentence for behaving in a coercive way to his wife. The election came down to Greens and Reform, with Rob beating Reform candidate Marc Rattigan, 39% to 33%. Greens leader Zach Polanski made an appearance in the lead up to the election, with a rally on the Main Sands steps and popped into Where Else. **Margate Film Festival will be back again this November**. If you’ve got a film burning a hole in your pocket that you think could work in the programme, **submissions are now open**. The team are looking for shorts, features and artists’ moving image that celebrate diversity, change, rebellion, feminism and bold, unique personal and cultural identities. [**Submit your film**](https://filmfreeway.com/MargateFilmFestival?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). ## Sign up for Strange Tourist Your go-to guide for culture, events and coastal life in Thanet Subscribe Email sent! Check your inbox to complete your signup. No spam. Unsubscribe anytime. **Margate has a new art gallery, Mooch**. Situated inside Dreamland, the gallery is showing a collection of contemporary art and prints. **It’s open daily from 12–5pm**. **JAKL - aka local musician Hughie Gavin - has released a new EP called A Glimmer**. Recorded live at **Big Jelly Studios in Ramsgate**, the set features a mix of original songs and piano improvisations. “I wanted to make something that felt real, human and that hopefully had the energy and spontaneity of a live performance,” says Hughie. [**Listen now**](https://orcd.co/jakl-a-glimmer?ref=strangetourist.co.uk). [Building Stories: Bringing narratives to lifeListen to our recent panel discussion on storytelling as part of this year’s Margate Bookie literary festival![](https://static.ghost.org/v5.0.0/images/link-icon.svg)Strange TouristAndy Malt![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/06/39/0639efc0-b873-4e30-ac06-2893b029d0e0/content/images/size/w1200/2025/11/IMG_6019-1.jpeg)](https://www.strangetourist.co.uk/building-stories-bringing-narratives-to-life/) Has **Bombo Doughnuts** been missing from your life like… a hole in a doughnut? Well, after a spell away, the sweet treat makers will be **back in town on Saturday, May 2**. Exactly where is something they’re keeping a secret for now, although [**a social media post**](https://www.instagram.com/p/DWtA7GlggzR/?ref=strangetourist.co.uk) suggests Dreamland. After various pop-ups, **Sarns now has a permanent home at 102 Northdown Road in Cliftonville**. They’ll be serving up weighty sandwiches Thursday to Sunday, as well as pastries, filter coffee and soft drinks. **The Potting Shop in Cliftonville has announced that it will close at the end of this month**. “Unfortunately 2025 was incredibly tough financially, and we have been losing money every week we have been open,” says owner Katie Heward. “To add a baby in the mix has been a lot, so we are closing as our lease is up around this time too.” Repotting and holiday plant care services will continue, but **the shop’s final day of trading will be Sunday, April 26**. Want more? [Subscribe to our newsletter](https://www.strangetourist.co.uk/#/portal) for a hit of arts, culture and fun things to do around Thanet and beyond in your inbox every Saturday morning.