8 Out Of 10 Cats
- TV panel show
- E4 / Channel 4 / More4
- 2005 - 2021
- 205 episodes (22 series)
Topical Channel 4 comedy panel show hosted by Jimmy Carr. The questions are based on survey results and statistics. Also features Rob Beckett, Katherine Ryan, Aisling Bea, Sean Lock, Jon Richardson and more.
- Series 20, Episode 1 repeated Monday at 11pm on U&Dave
Press clippings
Sean Lock said he 'hates' Russell Brand and 'fears' his daughters 'will take someone like him home' in resurfaced clip
The clip in question is taken from the Channel 4 comedy panel show 8 Out Of 10 Cats, and originally aired in November 2014. In the footage, Lock says that he "hates" Brand because of his role as a father, and "fears" his daughters would "bring someone like that home".
Louis Chilton, The Independent, 18th September 2023The UK TV panel show is dying (but it's probably for the best)
The cancellation of Mock The Week marked another nail in the coffin for UK TV panel shows. Is this the end of an era?
Alice Pattillo, Den Of Geek, 1st September 2022Channel 4 and YouTube strike pioneering content and commercial partnership
Hundreds of hours of full episodes of Channel 4 and E4 hit shows including 8 Out Of 10 Cats are to be part of the scheme.
Channel 4, 11th May 2022Channel 4 bosses slashing fees paid to celeb guests
Channel 4 bosses are slashing fees given to celebrity guests in a desperate bid to save cash.
Stars asked to appear on shows including 8 Out Of 10 Cats could see their pay offers drastically reduced in some cases.
Ellie Henman, The Sun, 1st May 2020Katherine Ryan becomes 8 Out Of 10 Cats team captain
Katherine Ryan is to become a regular fixture on 8 Out Of 10 Cats. She will act as a team captain opposite Rob Beckett in Series 22 of the show.
British Comedy Guide, 6th January 20208 Out Of 10 Cats returns to E4
After a break of nearly two years, 8 Out Of 10 Cats is due to return to E4. Jimmy Carr and Rob Beckett will be joined by guest captains.
British Comedy Guide, 7th March 2019Joke's over: how the TV panel show fell from grace
In their day, there was something intoxicating about the no-holds-barred panel show back-and-forth. But there seems to be little room for it in a society that has begun to appreciate empathy - and neither, conversely, in a more brutal political climate that is not particularly suitable for dissecting for cheap laughs. Perhaps, when the world lightens up again, they'll be back.
Rachel Aroesti, The Guardian, 29th November 2016The lowbrow HIGNFY has a new guise these days. Rejuvenated teams seem to be at the root of this - goodnight Sean Lock, who remains on the Countdown version of the show - but with Jimmy Carr remaining, unsympathetically as ever, in charge. Rob Beckett and Aisling Bea now captain the teams as the panel roam ineptly among the week's most popular news items. Tonight's guests are Thomas Turgoose and First Dates maître d' Fred Sirieix.
John Robinson, The Guardian, 22nd November 2016Preview - 8 Out of 10 Cats
Some people might not be familiar with this show, so if you haven't heard of it, it's like 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, but without the letters and numbers.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 8th November 20168 Out Of 10 Cats returns with new team captains
8 Out Of 10 Cats is to premiere on More4, with new team captains Aisling Bea and Rob Beckett. Meanwhile the Countdown version gets its biggest series order yet.
British Comedy Guide, 12th October 2016