James Acaster finds a jury-room critic in his mum

Live At The Apollo posted nothing new, but Acaster's devil's-advocate routine is approaching 400,000 views.

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James Acaster was born to be a traitor! #jamesacaster #shorts

James Acaster tries playing devil's advocate because it saves him having an opinion. Then he phones his mum, who identifies a flaw in the performance: without announcing the tactic, he simply sounds as though he means it.

That jury-room routine is the busiest clip on Live At The Apollo right now. Despite the title, "James Acaster was born to be a traitor! #jamesacaster #shorts", this is stand-up about jury service, not footage from The Traitors. A second call home brings another correction, this time about why saying "no pun intended" before a pun rather gives the game away.

The official BBC Studios channel posted no new uploads this week, yet its archive added roughly 294,000 views. Subscribers grew modestly, while daily viewing is close to its usual level.

Acaster's Short isn't the only older upload finding an audience. "Every Stewart Francis Stand-Up Set! | Live at the Apollo" continues to draw viewers to the Canadian comic's compact one-liners, while Katherine Ryan's routine about Taylor Swift and Swifties has a smaller trickle of attention.

Among the nearby stand-up channels, Jeff Arcuri and Crowd Control had substantially busier viewing weeks. The Apollo's week was smaller and steadier, with Acaster's mum providing the most exacting comedy notes.

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The videos drawing views on Live At The Apollo right now

Every Stewart Francis Stand-Up Set! | Live at the Apollo176,410 views Katherine Ryan Takes on Taylor Swift! | Live at the Apollo23,864 views

The numbers

Here is how Live At The Apollo's archive and audience moved this week.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels

Crowd Control

5,526,870

Jeff Arcuri

4,962,567

BenBankasComedy

2,851,993

Jim Jefferies

1,194,297

CarlBarronVideos

908,419

MC Hammersmith

732,934

Live At The Apollo

294,428

J.D. Witherspoon

4,644

OGTomatoGuy

606

subscribers

178,000

▲ 1,000 in the last 7 days

total views

35,979,315

views per day

41,868

typical day: 40,888

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

Jeff Arcuri

461,000

OGTomatoGuy

365,000

Jim Jefferies

352,000

BenBankasComedy

269,000

MC Hammersmith

258,000

CarlBarronVideos

233,000

Live At The Apollo

178,000

J.D. Witherspoon

165,000

Crowd Control

120,000

As of November 11, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.