Comic Mark Watson has shared his sadness at Live at the Apollo being axed (Picture: BBC)TV comedian Mark Watson is mourning the loss of Live at the Apollo after the BBC announced it was scrapping the iconic comedy show. One of those early comedians was Mark Watson, who appeared on the show in 2011 and has since launched a thriving comedy career as well as being a prolific author. Live at the Apollo has been axed in a BBC cull (Picture: BBC)He continued: ‘If money’s the issue, it would be easy to make a very good lo-fi stand-up show for absolute peanuts. Terry shared: ‘I think the big tragedy is Live at the Apollo because it’s for young comedians and for them to be introduced to the general public.’ The new BBC director Matt Brittin told MPs earlier this month that the licence fee is ‘yesterday’s model’.