''Live at the Apollo'' (formerly titled ''Jack Dee Live at the Apollo'') is a

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stand-up comedy programme performed from the Apollo Theatre,

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. Despite the title, the programmes are recorded, not live.

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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

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. 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. 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 ''

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'' after Ross's suspension in the wake of the Sachsgate row. After hosting the first episode,

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got his own show of a similar format; ''

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'' 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. A sixth series of ''Live at the Apollo'' began airing in late November 2010, with new episodes being recorded at the Hammersmith Apollo during September and October 2010. The episodes are 30 minutes in length but may be extended once they reach the repeat channels, such as Dave,

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and

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until it moved to online-only in 2016.

Episode list

Viewing figures from BARB and British Comedy Guide.

Series 1 (2004)

Series 2 (2005)

Series 3 (2007)

Series 4 (2008–2009)

Series 5 (2009–2010)

Series 6 (2010–2011)

Series 7 (2011–2012)

Series 8 (2012–2013)

Series 9 (2013–2014)

Series 10 (2014–2015)

Series 11 (2015)

The eleventh series of ''Live at the Apollo'' was broadcast on BBC Two for the first time, beginning on 9 November 2015.

Series 12 (2016)

The twelfth series of ''Live at the Apollo'' was broadcast on BBC Two from 8 November 2016.

Series 13 (2017–2018)

The thirteenth series of ''Live at the Apollo'' was broadcast on BBC Two from 30 November 2017.

Series 14 (2018)

The fourteenth series of ''Live at the Apollo'' was broadcast on BBC Two from 15 November 2018.

Series 15 (2019)

The fifteenth series of ''Live at the Apollo'' was broadcast on BBC Two from 5 November 2019.

Series 16 (2021)

The sixteenth series of ''Live at the Apollo'' was broadcast on BBC Two from 10 November 2021. This show wasn't filmed the previous year (2020) due to the ongoing

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Series 17 (2022)

The seventeenth series of ''Live at the Apollo'' will be broadcast on BBC Two from 19 December 2022.

Specials

Assorted special episodes have been broadcast by the BBC.

Guest appearances

The following have appeared as a guest on the show multiple times up to and including the broadcast episodes of series 15:

DVD releases

Alan Carr's performance from Series 3 episode 2 appears as an extra on his stand-up DVD. Dara Ó Briain's appearance on Live at the Apollo appears on his stand-up DVD as an extra.

Theme music

The theme tune used on the BBC broadcasts ( Jet – "

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") has been replaced with another instrumental piece for the digital repeats. The instrumental track is called 'Monster Funk' and is from the KPM Production Music Library. It had previously been used for the end titles of 'Live at the Apollo' but is used on the opening and closing titles for digital repeats and DVD issues.

References

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