The Apprentice: You're Fired! host explains about the content of the upcoming programme, and often uses at least one humorous highlight taken from the recent episode of "The Apprentice". Initially, the format of this segment during Adrian Chiles' tenure was to conduct the introduction within the audience before making his way to his seat on the main stage, but this was later changed early into Dara O'Briain's tenure, who simply made the introduction from the main stage; only rarely did he revert to using the previous format for introducing the show. After his departure, the format was altered for Jack Dee's short tenure on
The Apprentice (UK series 2) production staff by the broadcaster was that a companion discussion show be created to air alongside it. This led to the creation of "The Apprentice: You're Fired!", a sister show that would air on BBC Three and operate within a similar format to spin-off sister shows like "Big Brother's Little Brother" and "". The search for a host for this programme led to chief football presenter Adrian Chiles being offered the role, with his acceptance revealed prior to the second series' premiere episode. As with the first series, production staff and researchers went through applications made by those who sought