Grab some fishcake crumble and enjoy these 21 The Apprentice memes from last night

The Apprentice 2024 roared back into life with an absolutely amazing premiere to be honest, that was as funny as the show always is at its best and with a proper cast of characters on board. Just when The Traitors ends and you mourn the memes, and just when Love Island All Stars isn’t giving – The Apprentice comes through for 2024 with all the goodies. Here’s a roundup of the funniest memes from the first episode of series 18, which saw the candidates make a corporate away day for clients in Scotland to disastrous results as per.

1. The best moment of the episode and a top tier moment of all time

#TheApprentice Asif clapping when the figures were read out was hilarious pic.twitter.com/dt7C0Lq6HE

— Fiji 🇫🇯 (@3amthoughtzsx) February 1, 2024

2. The world stopped when the clapping began

THE CLAPPING !!!!! Surely one of the funniest moments ever hahahahahhaa #TheApprentice pic.twitter.com/wo1dZt4hHq

— Harrison Brocklehurst (@harrisonjbrock) February 1, 2024

3. The annual forced laughs return!

Lord Sugar: *breathes*
The candidates:#TheApprentice pic.twitter.com/mJ3dPf93Ys

— David ✨ (@betbinch) February 1, 2024

4. Nostalgic Harpreet supremacy

Two hours til #TheApprentice returns and I have never been more excited for nonsense such as this pic.twitter.com/ivXwzTVqPy

— Harrison Brocklehurst (@harrisonjbrock) February 1, 2024

5. They ASKED for a tip!?!

imagine enduring such a shitshow day and then being asked if you wanted to give a tip haha #TheApprentice pic.twitter.com/WntesAqx9u

— Harrison Brocklehurst (@harrisonjbrock) February 1, 2024

6. Long slog this life for me

Always forget we have to Sit through Alan’s stand up comedy for the first 10 minutes of every season #TheApprentice pic.twitter.com/UJ1OWR5wAV

— Liam 🌹 (@LiamGaughan98) February 1, 2024

7. I personally would be so excited for the nonsense

‘We’re going on a corporate away day’

*staff sigh*

‘It’s being organised by #TheApprentice candidates’

*the staff* pic.twitter.com/csvhQKPbJR

*the staff* pic.twitter.com/csvhQKPbJR

8. HAHAHA

I wonder which one of these is 🥊 gonna be 🥊 lord sugar’s next 🥊 business partner 🥊 #TheApprentice pic.twitter.com/f7M3GS2iB3

— Tom (@tommtthw) February 1, 2024

9. In the absolute PITS

imagine losing to a team that served their clients fish cakes with sweet crumble #TheApprentice pic.twitter.com/oUvhQ4XBqa

— 𝑆𝐼𝐴𝑁 𝑇𝐻𝑌𝑀𝐸𝑆 🫧 (@SianThymes) February 1, 2024

10. An ice queen

Karren getting ready to slag off every candidate to Lord Sugar without any sign of mercy #TheApprentice pic.twitter.com/6Vi1Or1Yyc

— Harrison Brocklehurst (@harrisonjbrock) February 1, 2024

11. And we have to thank them for it

the one scottish producer at the bbc booking a castle for every show #TheApprentice pic.twitter.com/2Zw1HQWaBx

— David Chipakupaku 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇿🇲 (@David_Chippa) February 1, 2024

12. Is he a DJ x should have mentioned x

Virdi every 5 minutes #TheApprentice pic.twitter.com/XXiWssYKzx

— keir drew (@sirkeeth) February 1, 2024

13. He channelled Jenny

*boys team clearly losing*
the boys:#TheApprentice pic.twitter.com/eOVCdgpERw

— tiger b (@tiger_brooke) February 1, 2024

14. And that would be generous

“If you could leave a tip…”#TheApprentice pic.twitter.com/LOmv5eiNdw

— Duke of Preston (@DOPreston) February 1, 2024

15. Mother mother mother mother

the apprentice starts again tonight, so let’s all take a moment to remember the greatest candidate of all time – queen elizabeth #TheApprentice pic.twitter.com/3Ryq5kzhdW

— harry (@_hxrrybxtt) February 1, 2024

16. Diane memes will never die

the cream isn’t local… #TheApprentice pic.twitter.com/ZpZ89gAP1v

— Liam (@LiamLambrini) February 1, 2024

17. I’m crying

#TheApprentice

tim: they wanted a 52% refund
that doctor:
pic.twitter.com/MaCXk8bIgP

— Emma🤍 (@Ward_Swift13) February 1, 2024

18. GET IT IN THE LOUVRE

THE LOOKS FROM THE GIRLS WHEN HE STARTED CLAPPING #TheApprentice pic.twitter.com/aVpcTy7Umg

— Ariadne Griffin 🦋 (@Ariadne_Reviews) February 1, 2024

19. What an insane thing to say haha

“I’m going to create a legacy that reverberates through time” #TheApprentice pic.twitter.com/0vMmqqQrIV

— Liam 🌹 (@LiamGaughan98) February 1, 2024

20. Always a laugh every year reminiscing on ‘yoohoo’

One minute in, a reminder that this lot will NEVER be 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 #TheApprentice pic.twitter.com/5WYaQdOVFe

— Harrison Brocklehurst (@harrisonjbrock) February 1, 2024

21. A quick moment for the GOAT cast: 2022

One minute in, a reminder that this lot will NEVER be 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 #TheApprentice pic.twitter.com/5WYaQdOVFe

— Harrison Brocklehurst (@harrisonjbrock) February 1, 2024

The Apprentice 2024 Series 18 continues on Thursdays on BBC One and BBC iPlayer – for all the latest reality TV and entertainment news, memes and gossip, like Pop Culture Shrine on Facebook. Featured image courtesy of the BBC.

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