Live at the Apollo (TV series)

*Live at the Apollo*
Live at the Apollo
Genre	Live comedy
Presented by	Jack Dee; Guest hosts
Narrated by	Patrick Allen; Peter Dickson
Opening theme	"Are You Gonna Be My Girl" by Jet
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	18
No. of episodes	122
Production
Executive producers	Addison Cresswell; Andrew Beint; Joe Norris
Producers	Alex Hardcastle; Anthony Caveney
Production location	Hammersmith Apollo
Running time	30–45 minutes
Production company	Open Mike Productions
Original release
Network	BBC One (2004–15); BBC Two (2015–)
Release	6 September 2004 –; present
Related
	Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow
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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 suit with one of the night's performers assuming hosting duties.^[1]

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 after Ross's suspension in the wake of the Sachsgate row.^[2] After hosting the first episode, Michael McIntyre got his own show of a similar format; Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow was broadcast for a series of six episodes in 2009.^[3]

A fifth series aired in late 2009 and early 2010,^[4] 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.

^ "Another Apollo mission". Chortle.co.uk. 13 September 2007. Retrieved 14 September 2007.
^ Colin Paterson (11 November 2008). "Apollo comic show to replace Ross". BBC. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
^ "New comedy tops bill on BBC One this summer with Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow". BBC. 23 April 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
^ "BBC One Autumn 2009". BBC. Retrieved 6 December 2015.

[1] "Another Apollo mission". Chortle.co.uk. 13 September 2007. Retrieved 14 September 2007.

[2] Colin Paterson (11 November 2008). "Apollo comic show to replace Ross". BBC. Retrieved 28 December 2009.

[3] "New comedy tops bill on BBC One this summer with Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow". BBC. 23 April 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2009.

[4] "BBC One Autumn 2009". BBC. Retrieved 6 December 2015.

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