8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
- TV panel show
- Channel 4
- 2012 - 2025
- 166 episodes (26 series)
The 8 Out Of 10 Cats regulars play the famous words and numbers quiz with the help of guests. Stars Jimmy Carr, Robert Deaton, Sean Lock, Jon Richardson, Rachel Riley and more.
- Returns on Friday 3rd January on C4 at 9pm with Series 26 (Channel 4: Series 27), Episode 1
- Christmas Special 2022 repeated tomorrow at 1:30am on 4seven
Episode menu
Series 12 (Channel 4: Series 13), Episode 1
It's Jon Richardson and James Acaster versus Lee Mack and Sarah Millican, with John Cooper Clarke in Dictionary Corner.
Notes
Jon and James won, 49 points to 36.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 24th April 2017
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
| Jimmy Carr | Host / Presenter |
| Jon Richardson | Self |
| Rachel Riley | Self |
| Susie Dent | Self |
| John Pohlhammer | Announcer |
| Lee Mack | Guest |
| Sarah Millican | Guest |
| James Acaster | Guest |
| John Cooper Clarke (as Dr John Cooper Clarke) | Self |
| Jimmy Carr | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Dominic English | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Lee Stuart Evans | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Shaun Pye | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Christine Rose | Writer (Additional Material) |
| James Farmer | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Barbara Wiltshire | Director |
| Damian Eadie | Series Producer |
| Richard Cohen | Series Producer |
| Mia Cross | Producer |
| Cimran Shah | Producer |
| Frazer Yorke | Producer |
| Peter Gwyn | Executive Producer |
| Richard Osman | Executive Producer |
| Ruth Phillips | Executive Producer |
| Andrew Westwell | Executive Producer |
| Alex Gilman | Edit Producer |
| Jamie Shemeld | Editor |
| George Winfield | Editor |
| Nick King | Production Designer |
| Roger Williams | Lighting Designer |
| Alan Hawkshaw | Composer |
| Mat Osman | Composer |
Video
A naked man appears
Jimmy Carr has an elaborate joke involving a very naked body double.
Featuring: Jimmy Carr, Jon Richardson, Rachel Riley, Susie Dent, Lee Mack, Sarah Millican & James Acaster.
Press
Preview - 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
The quiz show mash-up returns, and continues to demonstrate how some of the best TV formats can come out of the most unusual places.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 24th April 2017