Live At The Apollo
- TV stand-up
- BBC Two / BBC One
- 2004 - 2025
- 126 episodes (18 series)
Stand-up comedy performances from London's Hammersmith Apollo, by the biggest acts on the circuit. Stars Jack Dee.
- Due to return for Series 20
- Series 8, Episode 4 repeated tomorrow at 11:55pm on U&Gold
Streaming rank this week: 2,604
Episode menu
Series 4, Episode 3 - Sean Lock and Jason Manford
Cast & crew
| Peter Dickson | Announcer |
| Sean Lock | Host / Presenter |
| Jason Manford | Guest |
| Jim Pullin | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Fraser Steele | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Paul Wheeler | Director |
| Anthony Caveney | Series Producer |
| Addison Cresswell | Executive Producer |
| Joe Norris | Executive Producer |
| Andrew Beint | Executive Producer |
| Katie Taylor | Executive Producer |
| Steve Andrews | Editor |
| Colin Pigott | Production Designer |
Videos
Jason Manford 'Transfer Deadline Day'
Jason talks about getting caught watching BabeStation TV by his wife.
Featuring: Jason Manford.
Sean Lock's Wrong Number Prank
Sean reveals how he deals with people calling the wrong number.
Featuring: Sean Lock.
Press
I know what I'd like for Christmas - another scandal involving Jonathan Ross so Live At The Apollo can permanently replace his Friday night show. A nice bit of stand-up comedy is a perfect way to start the weekend, and the creative team always seem to get the perfect performer mix (though if I had my way, brilliant Michael McIntyre, who was in the first episode, would be on every single week).
Tonight's host is 8 Out Of 10 Cats stalwart Sean Lock, who shares his genius way of how to have fun with wrong numbers, and also his trick for getting local kids off his car without getting a mouthful of abuse.
He has a good old moan about pizza leaflets, self-service checkouts and confusing pub toilets (we've all been there - at some trendy bar, wondering which squiggle on the door is supposed to represent male and female).
With those rants out of the way, it's time to introduce the main act, the amiable Jason Manford - who just so happens to be his 8 Out Of 10 Cats rival. But that's never mentioned, of course. There'll be no plugging of rival channels here, thank you very much.
Jane Simon, The Mirror, 12th December 2008