(Trevor Noah)
Series 9 of Live at
the Apollo kicks off with its six episodes on August 12 at 21h35 on BBC
Entertainment (channel 120 on DStv)
The first episode
of this cutting edge comedy series will feature South Africa’s own Trevor Noah.
The roll call of
stand-ups who have performed in front of a live audience at the world famous
Hammersmith Apollo plays out like a who’s who of comedic royalty, and the new
season is no different. Each episode sees a stand-up legend act as compère and
perform to the audience, before introducing two of the best stand-ups currently
on the comedy circuit
In the first
episode one of comedy's true legends, Eddie Izzard is the host as he introduces
two of comedy's biggest stars, South Africa's Trevor Noah and Devon's favourite
son Josh Widdicombe