Alan Carr wants "nut-jobs" to compete on his new show 'The Singer Takes It All'.
The chat show host will front Channel 4's new singing game show, which will see wannabes perform on a moving stage to win a cash prize, and he is happy to embrace tone-deaf hopefuls.
He told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "We're openly encouraging nut-jobs to come down and sing! I enjoyed 'The Voice', but when they got rid of the loons it became less interesting.
"We all love characters like Wagner and Diva Fever.
"That said, you need to have a balance. We want talented singers as well, otherwise it's just a freak show on a conveyor belt."
Singers will perform on an 18-metre moving stage and viewers at home are given all the power as they can vote through a mobile phone app as the contestant performs. If the majority of viewers press 'Hit', the singer is moved to the front of the stage, but if they press 'Miss' the contestant is hurtled towards the back.
Alan said of the innovative format: "The fact that it's interactive and the great British public are the judges makes it really groundbreaking - which is not something you usually associate with me!
"It's a singing show with a 'Gogglebox' feel, because the show is in the hands of the viewers at home.
"It strips away all the boring sob stories you get on 'The X Factor'."

Mark Wright has signed up for 'Strictly Come Dancing'.
The former 'The Only Way is Essex' star has reportedly been snapped up by BBC bosses to appear on the new series of the celebrity dancing competition, but his glamorous fiancée Michelle Keegan has declined an offer to join him.
Producers had hoped to have both Mark and the former 'Coronation Street' actress compete but Michelle, 27, has opted to focus on her acting career.
A source told The Sun newspaper: "Having a couple going head-to-head would have made great TV, but we are delighted to have Mark.
"Bosses are confident he can win over their audience given his success coming second on 'I'm a Celebrity'."
Mark will be in good company on the new series as producers are also eyeing The Saturdays singer Frankie Sandford, tennis pro Andy Murray's mum Judy, 'Match of the Day' presenter Alan Hansen and rugby hunk Thom Evans.
One star who won't be trying his hand at salsa, however, is BBC Radio 1 DJ Greg James.
The 28-year-old presenter confirmed he's been approached for the new series but has turned it down to focus on his career.
He said: "I was asked to do it but I decided that I didn't want to this year.
"Even though it's a brilliant show, I decided it was best not to. I wasn't quite ready for it yet, I wasn't quite ready for the sequins.
"I said yes as I thought it would be hilarious and great fun. But I just woke up one morning and it didn't feel right."

Rochelle Humes has banned her husband from wearing scoop-neck tops.
The Saturdays singer has had many of her own style disasters, but she doesn't think they are as bad as spouse Marvin Humes' infamous low-cut shirts.
Quizzed on whether she gives Marvin fashion advice, she said: "I'm lucky because he has great style. Although he had to get rid of those tops with the scoop neck - they had their day."
When asked what her own biggest fashion disaster had been, she added: "Anything from my teens! I used to wear these cord, mustard flares. They were so bad."
The 25-year-old beauty also confessed she's worried her and Marvin's 14-month-old daughter Alaia-Mai will grow up to have a more unisex style and she'll have no one to give her old designer bags to.
Rochelle explained to new! magazine: "I hope my daughter's not a tomboy because she has some great bags to inherit. She'll probably ask for a football kit though, I just know it!"
Quizzed on whether her baby was showing any interest in fashion yet, she said: "None at all. She's only one though. But she does like headbands."

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon have sold their Bel Air mansion for over $10 million.
The superstar singer and her TV presenter spouse have earned a cool $3 million profit by selling their lavish estate, according to TMZ.
The couple - who have three-year-old twins Moroccan and Monroe - bought the house for $7 million in 2009, a year after they wed, but are now planning to uproot from the West Coast permanently and live in New York City.
The $10 million payday is significantly lower than the stars' asking price as they initially put the pad on the market for $13 million.
The sprawling Californian home boasts its own cinema room, a gym, an indoor basketball court and a putting green.
The mansion also boasts a luxury outdoor swimming pool, the bottom of which is monogrammed with Mariah's initials, MC.
Nick, 33, recently revealed he doesn't want his twin children to follow in their parents' famous footsteps and is hoping they pursue careers as scientists.
He said: "I don't want my kids to be on TV, that's the only thing [I don't want them to do].
"I just want them to shoot for something else, because it's already in them - like, if you wanna act, be in the school choir. [And] if you wanna sing, be in the school choir.
"A nuclear scientist - can I get one of those? Can I get a heart surgeon in the family?"

Peaches Geldof's husband is too traumatised to return to their marital home following her death.
Musician Thomas Cohen has reportedly not visited the couple's £1.2 mansion in Wrotham, Kent, in 15 weeks after he discovered his wife's body slumped on a bed from a heroin overdose in April.
Thomas and his sons, Astala, two, and 15-month-old Phaedra, are now staying with his parents in Eltham, south London.
A neighbour told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "Thomas hasn't been back to the house for a long time. Whenever he needs something, he gets his mum to pick it up.
"He is haunted by what has happened and is constantly reminded of Peaches and the happy times they shared, as well as the moment he found her.
"He has told friends he wants to sell it when he has the strength. But the house has remained empty for the majority of the time since she passed away."
Earlier this week, an inquest into Peaches' death was told the 25-year-old mother-of-two had begun taking high purity heroin again in February after two-and-a-half years using substitute drug methadone.
Drugs paraphernalia, including knotted tights, a capped syringe with brown residue in the main chamber and burnt spoons, were found in the home.

Liv Tyler is dating David Beckham's best friend.
'The Leftovers' actress - the daughter of Aerosmith rocker Steven Tyler - has reportedly struck up a romance with Dave Gardner, who previously dated Rita Ora, after being set up by mutual friend Kate Moss.
A source told The Sun newspaper: "This is the real deal. Dave and Liv are madly in love.
"They mix in the same circles because Dave hangs out a lot with a group that includes Kate and Stella McCartney.
"Kate ended up bigging up Dave to Liv as she thought they'd make a great couple.
"Liv trusts Kate so was prepared to give things a go but everyone is surprised by how serious they've become so quickly."
It's thought Liv, 37, and Dave bonded over their shared experiences of divorce and both have children around the same age.
The insider added: "They've actually been an item for quite a long time but have gone to great lengths to keep it a secret so they can just go about and do normal things together.
"They have a child the same age which is ideal. They're at a similar place in their lives and ready to settle down with the right person."
Liv split from husband Royston Langdon in 2008, while Dave divorced actress Davinia Taylor in 2010.

Mel Gibson isn't an anti-Semite, his long-time pal Terry Hayes insists.
The screenwriter, who worked on 'Mad Max' and wrote 'Payback' for the Hollywood star, has defended his friend who famously fell from grace in 2006 when he went on a foul-mouthed diatribe after being stopped for drink-driving by a police officer.
Terry told The Times newspaper: "We all have to take responsibility for what we say and do. All I can say is, in over 30 years of knowing Mel, I've never heard him say anything anti-Semitic. But the human organism is not adapted to celebrity..."
Terry's first ever novel 'I Am Pilgrim' has just been purchased for a movie adaptation my MGM and he hopes to follow in the footsteps of 'Harry Potter' author J.K. Rowling, whose novels have turned into a worldwide conglomerate including a theme park and a successful website, Pottermore.
He explained: "I have nothing but praise for J.K. Rowling. Her contribution - apart from the books themselves, obviously - is showing writers how to interact with the 21st Century. When her website launched and she got flak, as if writers shouldn't have a commercial bone in their bodies, I took my hat off to her. things like Pottermore and the theme park feed back into the novels so that a whole new generation will read them."

Weird Al Yankovic thinks he needs a "vacation" from social media.
The 54-year-old singer is "obsessed" with websites like Twitter and loves having millions of people hanging on his every word.
He exclusively told BANG Showbiz: "I'm a bit obsessed with Twitter and Facebook and Instagram right now. I think I need to take a vacation from it for a while. But I do love it.
"It's an amazing feeling to think of something stupid to say and hit a button and then three million people are reading it."
The 'White and Nerdy' hitmaker also thinks Twitter has had a positive impact on his career.
He said: "[Twitter] allows me to interact with my fans and get feedback on anything I happen to be doing at the time. And it's brought me a lot closer to my peers in the comedy industry.
"I've been enjoying social media for the last few years and it certainly helped me in a major way with the release of this album."
The singer loves interacting with his fans on the social media website and is overwhelmed by their support, particularly by one group of fans who are campaigning to get him a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
He said: "Normally I read every single mention, every single response I get on Twitter but this week it's been impossible. The outpouring from the fans have been truly overwhelming.
"Whether or not I ever get a star on the 'Walk of Fame' is sort of immaterial to me. The fact that I have fans that care enough to spend all that time and effort to make that happen - that to me is the prize, to know I have such wonderful, dedicated fans."
Weird Al's new album 'Mandatory Fun' is out now.

Dame Helen Mirren has branded all social media "distasteful".
The 'Hundred-Foot Journey' actress - who is married to director Taylor Hackford - thinks websites like Twitter can be useful for marketing and as a political "tool", but she won't use them herself.
When asked if she is on Twitter or another form of social media, the 68-year-old actress replied: "No, I'm not a social media person. It's not that it upsets me, that's not the right word, but I find it distasteful. But I see it as a great tool politically and obviously it's a great marketing tool."
However, the 'Queen' star admitted she once signed up for a Facebook account to keep in touch with her family - but deleted her profile after just a day.
She added to Britain's HELLO! magazine: "Well, I did - I went on Facebook for about 24 hours because I have young members of my family and I travel a lot and I wanted to be in touch.
"But I found very rapidly - literally within 24 hours - that I just found it so intrusive and I didn't want strangers wanting to become my friends. I just didn't want that. There was something really scary about it and I didn't like it at all."

J.J. Hamblett uses parenthood to get out of things he doesn't want to do.
The Union J singer is proud to be a father but his bandmates - George Shelley, Josh Cuthbert and Jaymi Hensley - admit he has changed since girlfriend Caterina Lopez gave birth to their son Princeton last November.
Josh said: "He likes saying it, he likes saying, 'Yeah, I'm a dad now'.
"If there's ever anything that the record label wants us to do that JJ doesn't agree with ... so if they're like, 'Guys, you need to act really kiddy and funny' - JJ is like, 'I'm 26, I'm a dad and I can't do this'."
The 'Beautiful Life' singer previously expressed his intention to juggle his career and family life, citing former JLS singer Marvin Humes - who has 14-month-old daughter Alaia-Mai with wife Rochelle Humes - as a good example to follow.
Speaking before the birth of his son, he said: "Well, that's the thing, there's so many people like Marvin who, although JLS are splitting up, he's still doing 'The Voice', he's still DJ'ing all the time, he's away 24/7 but you've got to make small sacrifices. The harder we work the more successful Union J will be, the better life the kid will have."

Chloe Sevigny has a "cool energy" about her, according to Karla Crome.
The 'Misfits' actress starred alongside Chloe in the TV drama 'Hit & Miss' and her co-star made her feel very comfortable when they were working together.
Karla explained: "[Chloe Sevigny can be my royal advisor.] She was my co-star in 'Hit And Miss'. She's so laidback and confident in herself. She's not intimidating, just very stylish and has a cool energy about her."
The 25-year-old beauty is thankful for being given her role alongside Chloe as she thinks it kick-started her career.
She continued: "That show was my breakthrough. My character, Riley, was incredibly complex and I don't think I appreciated it at the time. But when I see the scripts now and what's available to young women, I see how unique that part was."
Karla also admitted that she never would have predicted she'd have a career in actress when she was younger as she claims she was an "awkward" child.
The brunette beauty told Stylist magazine: "I'm a bit awkward. I'm that person at school who always had a cold and an eye patch and asthma."

Dan Osborne wants to pursue a career in acting.
'The Only Way Is Essex' hunk - who is dating 'EastEnders' actress Jacqueline Jossa - has revealed he's hoping to follow in her footsteps by trying his hand at acting.
Quizzed on whether he had any plans for his future aside from filming the ITV2 reality series, he confessed: "I want to be an actor. That was my ambition before TOWIE. I have always wanted to be an actor. I've had a few acting classes.
"I think I'd be good at it. You've just got to be luck though."
The 23-year-old star also revealed he wouldn't mind taking on a similar role to Dermot O'Leary on the 'X Factor'.
He added to new! magazine: "I'd love to present too."
Dan - who welcomed his first child, son Teddy, with his ex-girlfriend earlier this year - claims his new girlfriend would be more than supportive if he was to land an acting role.
Quizzed on whether the soap star would help him learn his lines, he added: "Yeah, we would go through them together."