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8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown

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.

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Series 24 (Channel 4: Series 25), Episode 2

8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. Image shows left to right: Sarah Millican, Jamali Maddix
Jimmy Carr hosts the anarchic letters and numbers mash-up, with Countdown regulars Susie Dent and Rachel Riley. Joe Wilkinson and Rob Beckett take on Sarah Millican and Jamali Maddix, while Glenn Moore joins Susie in Dictionary Corner.

Notes

Rob and Joe won, 32 points to 19.

Broadcast details

Date
Friday 19th January 2024
Time
9pm
Channel
Channel 4
Length
60 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Jimmy Carr Host / Presenter
Robert Deaton Fabio
Rachel Riley Self
Susie Dent Self
John Pohlhammer Announcer
Guest cast
Rob Beckett Guest
Sarah Millican Guest
Joe Wilkinson Guest
Jamali Maddix Guest
Derrick Evans (as Mr Motivator) Self
Glenn Moore Self
Thomas Skinner Self
Writing team
Jimmy Carr Writer (Additional Material)
Dominic English Writer (Additional Material)
Shaun Pye Writer (Additional Material)
Christine Rose Writer (Additional Material)
Phil Kerr Writer (Additional Material)
James Farmer Writer (Additional Material)
Matt Hulme (as Matthew Hulme) Writer (Additional Material)
Hayley Ellis Writer (Additional Material)
Monica Long Writer (Additional Material)
Production team
Ben Hardy Director
Damian Eadie Series Producer
Jodie Krstic Series Producer
Leo Gallagher Producer
Tom Taylor Producer
Peter Gwyn Executive Producer
Ruth Phillips Executive Producer
Richard Cohen Executive Producer
Lauren Wilkinson Line Producer
George Winfield Editor
Nick Dixon Editor
Rudi Thackray Production Designer
Roger Williams Lighting Designer
Alan Hawkshaw Composer
Mat Osman Composer

Video

Jamali Maddix reads Jimmy's mind

Jamali Maddix reads Jimmy's mind and also gets a state-of-the-art AI machine to assist him and Sarah Millican, Rob Beckett brings his teddy bear to set, and Joe Wilkinson tells us about his days as a wedding photographer. Susie Dent makes an awful attempt to insult Jimmy using ChatGPT...

Featuring: Jimmy Carr, Susie Dent, Rob Beckett, Jamali Maddix, Sarah Millican & Joe Wilkinson.

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