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 6 (Channel 4: Series 7) - Christmas Special
Further details
8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown host Jimmy Carr and team captains Sean Lock and Jon Richardson are back with a Christmas special.
Familiar faces from the worlds of comedy and entertainment join the team for more comic innuendos, festive surprises and laughs aplenty. Johnny Vegas joins Sean as they take on Jon and Katherine Ryan, while David O'Doherty joins Countdown's resident lexicographer Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner, plus the queen of maths Rachel Riley presides over the numbers board.
Notes
Sean and Johnny won, 34 points to 33.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 8th December 2015
- 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 |
| Johnny Vegas | Guest |
| Christopher Biggins | Self |
| Jimmy Carr | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Dominic English | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Lee Stuart Evans | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Fraser Steele | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Shaun Pye | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Christine Rose | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Martin Trenaman | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Andrew Bird | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Will Ing | Writer (Additional Material) |
| James Farmer | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Tom Baker | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Charlie Skelton | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Barbara Wiltshire | Director |
| Damian Eadie | Series Producer |
| Richard Cohen | Series Producer |
| Alex Gilman | Producer |
| Adeel Amini | Producer |
| Peter Gwyn | Executive Producer |
| Richard Osman | Executive Producer |
| Ruth Phillips | Executive Producer |
| Andrew Westwell | Executive Producer |
| Christopher Barbour | Edit Producer |
| Jamie Shemeld | Editor |
| Tim Ellison | Editor |
| Nick King | Production Designer |
| Alan Hawkshaw | Composer |
| Mat Osman | Composer |
Video
8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - 2015 Christmas Special
Jimmy Carr hosts a festive edition of the words and numbers game...
Featuring: Jimmy Carr, Sean Lock, Jon Richardson, Katherine Ryan, Johnny Vegas & Christopher Biggins.