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 repeated at 10pm on 4seven
Streaming rank this week: 1,127
Episode menu
Series 15 (Channel 4: Series 16), Episode 2
Jimmy Carr hosts a brand new episode with Sean Lock and Katherine Ryan who take on Jon Richardson and Joe Wilkinson in the classic words and number quiz. Dr John Cooper Clarke joins Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner, while maths whizz Rachel Riley looks after the numbers.
Notes
Jon and Joe won, 45 points to 31.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 20th July 2018
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
| Jimmy Carr | Host / Presenter |
| Sean Lock | Self |
| Jon Richardson | Self |
| Rachel Riley | Self |
| Susie Dent | Self |
| John Pohlhammer | Announcer |
| Katherine Ryan | Guest |
| Joe Wilkinson | 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) |
| Fraser Steele | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Christine Rose | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Martin Trenaman | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Phil Kerr | Writer (Additional Material) |
| James Farmer | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Henry Paker | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Lloyd Langford | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Barbara Wiltshire | Director |
| Damian Eadie | Series Producer |
| Jordan Read | Series Producer |
| Frazer Yorke | Producer |
| Peter Gwyn | Executive Producer |
| Richard Osman | Executive Producer |
| Ruth Phillips | Executive Producer |
| Richard Cohen | Executive Producer |
| Lisa Kirk | Senior Producer |
| Jodie Krstic | Senior Producer |
| Jamie Shemeld | Editor |
| Steve Andrews | Editor |
| Rudi Thackray | Production Designer |
| Roger Williams (as Roger Toakley-Williams) | Lighting Designer |
| Alan Hawkshaw | Composer |
| Mat Osman | Composer |
Videos
Katherine Ryan and the inflatophiliac
Katherine Ryan tells a story of how she was once targeted by someone who had inflatophilia and challenged her that if she put clear bags down her clothes, inflated them and took pictures he would pay her. She completed the challenge and unfortunately those pictures ended up on websites.
Featuring: Jimmy Carr & Katherine Ryan.
Joe Wilkinson's poem
The panel are joined by Katherine Ryan, Joe Wilkinson and Dr John Cooper Clarke, who encourages the team to write their own poems...
Featuring: Sean Lock, Katherine Ryan & Joe Wilkinson.