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
Dara Ó Briain 2009, Ó Briain released his first book entitled "Tickling the English", about what he considers it means to be English. As part of its promotion, he has stated that he is enthusiastic about English culture and a student of English history, his favourite events being the Gin Craze and the civil war. In a review of "Tickling the English" Ó Briain was described as Sir Terry Wogan's heir apparent as Britain's "favourite Irishman". Ó Briain has hosted the British Academy Video Games Awards in 2009, 2010 and again in 2011 and once more in 2012, when highlights were also shown