Since the first episode of Live at the Apollo aired on BBC1 back in 2004 – featuring Jack Dee and Joan RIvers – the show has introduced television audiences to numerous standups across a total of 97 episodes.
Filmed at the famous London Theatre, everybody from Sara Pascoe and Katherine Ryan, to Frankie Boyle and Kevin Bridges have appeared over the years, many on their way to becoming star names.
It continues to catapult comics to fame, with recent alumini including Kiri Pritchard McLean, Jessica Fostekew and Lost Voice Guy.
But there’s still nothing like seeing comedy in the flesh and, luckily, several of the stars of the most recent series will be in Edinburgh next month with their latest shows.
The programme for this year’s Fringe – celebrating 75 years since the first event – was released last week, meaning comedy fans will be scrutinising the hundreds of events for their ‘must see’ shows.
Here’s who you can see from season 16 of Live at the Apollo in the Capital this August.
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5. Larry Dean
Double Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee, former Scottish Comedian of the Year, and host of episode four of the last series of Live at the Apollo - Glaswegian Larry Dean has taken the world of comedy by storm in the last decade and has played Glasgow's enormous Kings Theatre. He is playing the Monkey Barrel throughout the Fringe at 8.30pm each evening. Photo: Contributed
6. Harriet Kemsley
Harriet Kemsley' show 'Honeysuckle Island' will take "a long hard squint at the beauty industry through her two remaining false eyelashes" on the Monkey Barrel stage at 9.10pm each evening. She appeared on episode four of series 16 of Live at the Apollo. Photo: Contributed
7. Tom Ward
Themes of Tom Ward's latest hour of comedy, entitled 'Anthem', include "love, the 90s, living in a house…the planet, mental health and gender politics". He made his debut on Live at the Apollo in episode three of series 16, broadcast on November 24 last year, and will be on at the Monkey Barrel at 10.25pm each night. Photo: Contributed
8. Scott Bennett
Scott Bennett has written for many big comedy acts including Chris Ramsey and Jason Manford, as well as featuring on episode three of season 16 of Live at the Apollo. His show 'Nine Lives' could be one of the hot tickets of the Fringe - playing at Just The Tonic at The Caves at 7.30pm. Photo: Contributed