8 Out of 10 Cats

Jimmy Carr (Host)

Born: September 15, 1972 in Slough

Best Known For: His stand-up comedy

Early-life: James Anthony Patrick Carr was born in Slough on September 15, 1972, one of three sons of Irish immigrants. His parents split in 1994, though the marriage didn't end until the death of his mother in 2001. Jimmy did well at school and studied political science at Cambridge before moving into advertising. He landed a job in the marketing department of Shell Oil, but felt unfulfilled. When the company offered him voluntary redundancy, he took it, and decided to pursue a career in comedy.

Career: Carr began performing on the stand-up circuit, doing up to 300 shows a year for three years, before taking his act to the Edinburgh festival in 2002. This brought him to the attention of TV bosses, and before long he was presenting series such as Your Face or Mine and Distraction. Since then, he's rarely been off TVscreens, hosting the first run of the Friday Night Project, 8 Out of 10 Cats and numerous Channel 4 list shows. He's also made a move into acting, appearing in Alien Autopsy, Confetti, Stormbreaker and Telstar. He is one of Britain's busiest comics and his DVDs are big sellers.

Quote: 'I'm not being condescending, I'm too busy thinking about far more important things you wouldn't understand.'

Trivia: In February 2007, Carr was the first major comedian to perform in the virtual reality world Second Life.

Rob Beckett (Panellist)

Aisling Bea (Panellist)

Born: March 16, 1984 in Co Kildare

Best Known For: Being an actress, writer and comedian.

Early-life: Born Aisling O'Sullivan in Co Kildare on March 16, 1984 to Brian and Helen. Her sister, Sinead, is a costume designer. Aisling attended London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and studied French and Philosophy at Trinity College in Dublin. In 2012, she won the Gilded Balloon So You Think You're Funny award at the Edinburgh Festival.

Career: Alongside her stand-up work, Bea has carved out a successful career as an actress. She made her acting debut in the comedy series The Savage Eye. She has had recurring roles in Cardinal Burns, Dead Boss, Trivia, The Town, The Delivery Man and Trollied. More recently, she starred in The Fall.

Quote: 'I love working. It combines my two favourite things: loving working and loving complaining about working.'

Trivia: In 2013, Bea was nominated for Best Newcomer in the Edinburgh Comedy Awards for her show C'est la Bea.

Roisin Conaty (Panellist)

Born: March 26, 1979 in London

Best Known For: Being a comedian and starring in Man Down.

Early-life: Roisin was born in London on March 26, 1979. In 2010, she won the Best Newcomer Award at the Edinburgh Festival. In the same year, she appeared on Russell Howard's Good News on BBC Three and performed alongside other female comedians for charity on Victoria Wood's Angina Monologues on Sky One.

Career: Conaty stars in the BBC's hidden camera series Impractical Jokers and she has appeared as a guest on a number of panel shows, including Have I Got News for You, 8 Out of 10 Cats and Never Mind the Buzzcocks. In 2013, she began playing Jo in Channel 4 sitcom Man Down.

Quote: 'I'm a terrible dresser. I wouldn't know what's in or what season I'm in. It's a real effort for me not to look mad.'

Trivia: Conaty also performs as one half of female double act The Cakes with Caroline Ginty.

Joey Essex (Panellist)

Born: July 29, 1990 in Brentwood

Best Known For: The Only Way Is Essex.

Early-life: Joey Donald Essex was born in Brentwood on July 29, 1990. He was 10 when his mother committed suicide at the age of 37 after battling depression. Joey joined the cast of TOWIE in 2011 to support his cousin, Chloe Sims, and was later joined by his sister, Frankie.

Career: Essex joined TOWIE in the second series and enjoyed a rollercoaster romance with co-star Sam Faiers. They were engaged at one point but finally ended their relationship at the end of series nine. Something of a trendsetter, Essex opened his Brentwood fashion boutique Fusey in 2013 and he also has his own range of hair products. Since finding fame on TOWIE, he has appeared on Loose Women, 8 Out of 10 Cats and All Star Family Fortunes. In November 2013, he was a contestant on I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! In early 2015, he participated in Channel 4 reality series The Jump.

Quote: 'I just wear what I want to really.'

Trivia: Essex has is own range of perfume called My Girl, and Fusey aftershave for men.

Nish Kumar (Panellist)

Cathy Newman (Panellist)

Born: July 14, 1974 in Guildford, Surrey

Best Known For: Presenting Channel 4 News.

Early-life: Born on July 14, 1974 in Guildford, Surrey to two chemistry teachers. Cathy was planning to become a violinist or join the legal profession until she saw BBC journalist Kate Adie on TV and decided to become a journalist herself. She graduated from Oxford University with a first, after studying English at Lady Margaret Hall.

Career: Newman worked briefly at Media Week and as a business correspondent for The Independent before joining the Financial Times as a media correspondent and later a political correspondent. She worked at The Washington Post for four months in 2000 after gaining a Laurence Stern fellowship. In 2006, she joined Channel 4 News as a political correspondent. She became the first female co-presenter of the programme in 2011. Newman has since worked on the Channel 4 TV series Dispatches, been a guest panelist on Have I Got News For You and written blogs for The Daily Telegraph and Economia magazine.

Quote: 'Women who have a public profile should speak out to help other women.'

Trivia: She has spoken openly about her decision to have an abortion. This decision was made after she discovered her baby had a rare condition that made it unlikely to have survived to term.

Richard Osman (Executive producer)

Born: November 28, 1970 in Billericay

Best Known For: Pointless.

Early-life: Richard Thomas Osman was born in Billericay on November 28, 1970, but grew up in West Sussex. He was raised by his single mum after his father left home - they didn't see each other for 20 years. Richard studied politics and sociology at Trinity College, Cambridge, where his future Pointless colleague Alexander Armstrong was reading English literature. He claims that one of his proudest moments came when his mum and grandfather watched his graduation.

Career: Osman has worked behind the scenes as an executive producer on a number of TV programmes, including Deal or No Deal, 8 Out of 10 Cats, and 10 O'Clock Live. As the UK creative director of TV production company Endemol, he pitched the quiz Pointless to the BBC. As a way of explaining the rules, he played the co-host during a run-through. He was asked to do the role for real when the show was commissioned. Pointless started on BBC Two in 2009 and was an immediate hit. It quickly made the switch to BBC One. Since being in the spotlight on Pointless, he has made guest appearances on QI, Have I Got News for You and Would I Lie to You? He also guest presented an episode of The One Show alongside Alex Jones.

Quote: 'Whenever I turn up to pub quizzes now, I see people going: ‘Urgh, that's the guy who knows everything.''

Trivia: He is the younger brother of Mat Osman, bassist with Suede, and suffers from nystagmus, a condition that results in uncontrolled movement of the eyes.

Ruth Phillips (Executive producer)

Andrew Westwell (Executive producer)

Lisa Kirk (Series producer)

11:50 pm - 12:45 am, Sunday, June 7 on E4 Extra (31)

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