Live at the Apollo (TV series)
Recorded stand-up from the Hammersmith Apollo with a live audience.
Live at the Apollo is a British stand-up comedy television series that began in 2004.[1] The show features a variety of top comedians performing at the Hammersmith Apollo in London.[1]
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Live comedy
- Runtime
- 30–45 minutes
- Presenter
- Jack Dee (2004–2007); Guest hosts (2007–present)
- Narrator
- Patrick Allen; Peter Dickson
- Opening theme
- "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" by Jet
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Series
- 20
Facts from the source article.
Making and release
The programme was originally titled Jack Dee Live At The Apollo.[1] Michael McIntyre hosted the first episode of the fourth series.[2] Jack Dee was the host for the initial two series as well as the first episode of the third series.[3] The hosting format was altered for the third series, with the duty of hosting given to one of the comedians performing that night.[3]
The third series was recorded across three separate nights during October 2007.[3] Every episode up to and including 2015 was shown on BBC One.[3] Series 11 premiered on BBC Two on 9 November 2015, marking the show's move to that channel.[4]
What the cited sources add
That same report notes that Frankie Boyle appeared as a special guest on the fourth series.[2] A 2009 BBC press release confirms that Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow was produced by the same team as Live at the Apollo.[5] The British Comedy Guide lists numerous guest hosts for later series, including Jo Brand, Kevin Bridges, and Joan Rivers.[1] The British Comedy Guide also reports that the show had 20 series and 11 highlights specials.[1]
References
- Guide, "Live at the Apollo - BBC2 Stand-Up - British Comedy Guide", British Comedy Guide. facts only, no text reused. comedy.co.uk
- Colin Paterson, "Apollo comic show to replace Ross", BBC, 11 November 2008. facts only, no text reused. news.bbc.co.uk
- Wikipedia, "Live at the Apollo (TV series)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Another Apollo mission", Chortle.co.uk, 13 September 2007 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Live at the Apollo (TV series)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Eames, "Live at the Apollo moves to BBC Two, promises to be "naughtier and noisier"", Digital Spy, 21 October 2015 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- "New comedy tops bill on BBC One this summer with Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow", BBC, 23 April 2009. facts only, no text reused. bbc.co.uk
Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Live at the Apollo (TV series) (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.
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