''Paul O'Grady Live'' is a British comedy

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hosted by

Paul O'Grady Paul James O'Grady MBE DL (born 14 June 1955) is an English comedian, broadcaster, actor, writer and former drag queen. He achieved notability in the London gay scene during the 1980s with his drag queen persona Lily Savage, very popular in ...

, that began airing on 10 September 2010 on

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. The show is a Friday night chat show that features a mixture of celebrity guests, airing at 21:00. The show culminates with different Vegas-style acts or music artist performing live on the show. The show has averaged 3.74 million viewers. Series one of the programme finished on 12 November 2010, although a

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special aired on 24 December 2010. The show's second series began on 15 April 2011 and ended on 8 July 2011, the show has not been on air since.

History

O'Grady previously presented ''

The Paul O'Grady Show ''The Paul O'Grady Show'' is a British comedy chat show presented by comedian Paul O'Grady, first shown on 11 October 2004. The programme is a teatime chat show consisting of a mixture of celebrity guests, comic stunts, musical performances, a ...

'', which was a huge success due to its variety of speciality acts and high-profile celebrity guests. The show featured comic stunts, musical performances, and occasionally viewer competitions. It ran for eight series on Channel 4 and three on ITV. ''Paul O'Grady Live'' is similar in format, but more adult-themed.

Episodes

Series 1

Series 2

Ratings

Most episodes throughout the show's first series averaged over 3 million viewers.http://gleekifi.com/gossip/Paul-OGrady-Live-rallies-to-4m-3677904.html Series one averaged 3.87 million viewers. Series two averaged 3.37 million viewers.

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