8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
- TV panel show
- Channel 4
- 2012 - 2025
- 167 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.
- Continues on Friday on C4 at 9pm with Series 26 (C4: 27), Episode 4
- Catch-up on Series 26 (C4: 27), Episode 3
Streaming rank this week: 258
Episode menu
Series 21 (C4: 22), Episode 1
Jimmy Carr hosts as Roisin Conaty and Kiri Pritchard-McLean take on Jon Richardson and Rob Beckett. Comedian Huge Davies is in Dictionary Corner. Regular Countdown mathematician Rachel Riley and lexicographer Susie Dent are on hand to adjudicate.
Notes
Jon and Rob won, 33 points to 6.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 7th January 2022
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
| Jimmy Carr | Host / Presenter |
| Jon Richardson | Self |
| Rachel Riley | Self |
| Susie Dent | Self |
| Joe Wilkinson | Self |
| John Pohlhammer | Announcer |
| Roisin Conaty | Team Captain |
| Rob Beckett | Guest |
| Kiri Pritchard-McLean | Guest |
| Huge Davies | Self |
| Jimmy Carr | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Dominic English | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Shaun Pye | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Christine Rose | Writer (Additional Material) |
| James Farmer | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Danny Buckler | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Siobhan Conaty | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Richard Valentine | Director |
| Damian Eadie | Series Producer |
| Jodie Krstic | Series Producer |
| Hannah Duncombe | Producer |
| Tom Baker | Producer |
| Leo Gallagher | Producer |
| Peter Gwyn | Executive Producer |
| Ruth Phillips | Executive Producer |
| Richard Cohen | Executive Producer |
| Karen Murdoch | Edit Producer |
| Lauren Wilkinson | Line Producer |
| Michael Stranney | Edit Producer |
| George Winfield | Editor |
| Cas Casey | Editor |
| Rudi Thackray | Production Designer |
| Roger Williams (as Roger Toakley-Williams) | Lighting Designer |
| Alan Hawkshaw | Composer |
| Mat Osman | Composer |
Video
Rob Beckett makes sexy offer
Rob Beckett shocks the panel with a spontaneous comment about wanting to see what's underneath Jimmy's suit.
Featuring: Rob Beckett, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Jimmy Carr, Jon Richardson & Roisin Conaty.