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Live at the Apollo: Season 5

6 episodes Premiered Dec 5, 2009 Updated Sep 18, 2026
Previously on Live at the Apollo

Season 5 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Live at the Apollo Season 4.
  • ⚡ Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
  • ⚡ Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
  • ⚡ Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Season 5 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 5: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (3): Character development & subplots
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S5·E1 Mytharc

Jason Manford, Michael McIntyre

Dec 5, 2009

Live at the Apollo's fifth series features a host of great comedy talent. The opening episode from the world famous Hammersmith Apollo features two of comedy's finest powerhouses t

S5·E2 Core

Rob Brydon, Sarah Millican and Jason Byrne

Dec 12, 2009

Stand-up comedy from the world-famous Hammersmith Apollo. BAFTA-nominated actor and comedian from the Valleys Rob Brydon hosts. His special guests are funny lady Sarah Millican and

S5·E4 Core

Rhod Gilbert and John Bishop

Dec 21, 2009

Welsh funnyman Rhod Gilbert hosts, with a rapturous guest appearance from Liverpudlian John Bishop.

S5·E5 Mytharc

Ed Byrne, Adam Hills and Gina Yashere

Dec 24, 2009

Stand-up comedy from the Hammersmith Apollo. Irish gem Ed Byrne hosts in front of a 3,500-strong audience, with guest appearances from Adam Hills and London's own Gina Yashere.