Live at the Apollo (2004)

Genre

comedy television series

Country

United Kingdom

Length

20 seasons, 131 episodes

Rated

TV-14

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 15 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a British stand-up comedy show filmed at the Hammersmith Apollo. Comedians perform short sets in front of a live audience, with one comedian acting as host for each episode. The show features a mix of established acts and newer performers.

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What happens

Live at the Apollo (formerly titled Jack Dee Live at the Apollo) is a British stand-up comedy programme performed from the Hammersmith Apollo. The programmes are recorded, not broadcast live, but the acts perform in front of a live audience. Jack Dee hosted the first two series and the opening show of the third series, performing a short segment before introducing a guest comedian. Until 2015, all episodes were broadcast on BBC One. The show moved to BBC Two in November 2015. The programme was renamed for its third series which was filmed over three evenings in October 2007. The format was changed to have one of the night's performers assuming hosting duties. A fourth series began transmission on 28 November 2008. It showcased a variety of the newer stand-up comedians and was rescheduled from Monday nights to Friday nights to replace Friday Night with Jonathan Ross following Ross's suspension in the wake of the Sachsgate row. After hosting the first episode, Michael McIntyre was given his own show with a similar format: Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow was broadcast for a series of six episodes in 2009. A fifth series aired in late 2009 and early 2010, the recordings of which took place in October 2009. This series was initially broadcast as edited 30-minute episodes, but the full length (45-minute) versions were then shown in May, June and July 2010. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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