8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown


9:00 pm - 10:00 pm, Saturday, April 18 on E4 Extra (31)

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Season 26, Episode 3

Jimmy Carr hosts a hybrid of the comedy panel show and the words-and-numbers quiz, as Alan Carr and Munya Chawawa take on Sarah Millican and Gary Delaney. Mathematician Rachel Riley looks after the letters and numbers, while Don Rodolfo - aka Ciarán Dowd - joins lexicographer Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner


Comedy Game Show/Quiz/Contest Movie/Drama Show/Game Show

Cast & Crew

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Susie Dent (Contributor)
Rachel Riley (Contributor)
Alan Carr (Contestant)
Munya Chawawa (Contestant)
Sarah Millican (Contestant)
Gary Delaney (Contestant)
(Contributor)
Jodie Krstic (Series producer)
Richard Cohen (Executive producer)
Ruth Phillips (Executive producer)

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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.
Susie Dent (Contributor)
Rachel Riley (Contributor)
Born: January 11, 1986 in Rochford, Essex
Best Known For: Countdown.
Early-life: Rachel Annabelle Riley was born in Rochford, Essex, on January 11, 1986. She studied mathematics at Oriel College, Oxford.
Career: Riley's big break came in 2008 when she was chosen from more than 1,000 applicants to replace Carol Vorderman on Countdown. She presented her first show alongside Jeff Stelling in January 2009, and reached her 1,000th episode in June 2013. Away from the numbers and letters on Countdown, she began co-hosting The Gadget Show alongside Jason Bradbury in June 2013. She was a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing in 2013 and was the fifth celebrity to be eliminated.
Quote: 'I don't want girls to aspire to being famous for the sake of being famous. If I was only known for wearing a dress, that wouldn't have any value for me.'
Trivia: Riley won £36,000 for charity on a celebrity edition of The Bank Job. She supports Manchester United.
Alan Carr (Contestant)
Born: June 14, 1976 in Northampton
Best Known For: His stand-up and chat shows.
Early-life: Alan Carr was born in Northampton on June 14, 1976. The son of former Northampton Town player and manager Graham Carr, he has a younger brother. Alan attended Weston Favell School before getting a job at a call centre. He was advised to go into comedy by a colleague who overheard his witty remarks about the people he had to speak to on the telephone. He took the leap and soon began attracting critical acclaim.
Career: Carr made his TV debut as a guest on the ITV lunchtime show Today with Des and Mel. He came to true prominence on Channel 4's The Sunday Night Project with Justin Lee Collins. He makes regular guest appearances on panel shows such as 8 Out of 10 Cats and Never Mind The Buzzcocks and has featured as a panellist on Channel 4's annual Big Fat Quiz of the Year, a staple of the Christmas TV schedules. He has also fronted his own game show, Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong, written his autobiography, and continues to perform stand-up. His Channel 4 show Chatty Man attracts some of the biggest names in showbiz and has been a staple of the Channel 4 schedule since 2009. He also presented a weekly programme on Radio 2 for three years, and fronted game show The Singer Takes It All. In 2016, he hosted Alan Carr's Happy Hour, which was a spin off of Chatty Man.
Quote: 'Just because you're gay and on the telly doesn't mean you're a role model. I'm just a comedian. That's all I am. If you find me funny, good.'
Trivia: His assorted awards include a 2013 Entertainment Performance Bafta.
Munya Chawawa (Contestant)
Sarah Millican (Contestant)
Born: May 29, 1975 in South Shields
Best Known For: Her north east accent.
Early-life: Born Sarah Jane King on May 29, 1975, in South Shields. She was raised in what she describes as a typical working-class household. Married at 22, she hoped to become a playwright. After the sudden collapse of her marriage she attended a performance workshop and discovered a gift for comedy, although she had never attended a comedy club before taking to the stage for the first time. Sarah began touring, quickly building a large following who were impressed with her honest, or very blue, approach.
Career: Her debut Edinburgh Festival Fringe show, Sarah Millican's Not Nice, won the if.comedy award for Best Newcomer in 2008; she hasn't looked back since. She has appeared as a panellist on 8 Out of 10 Cats, Have I Got News for You, You Have Been Watching and as a performer at The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008 and 4 Stands Up. She was featured in the Manchester edition of Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow, broadcast in June 2009, and provided vocal work to the BBC's natural history footage for Walk on the Wild Side. She briefly joined the Loose Women panel in January 2011 and launched her own show, The Sarah Millican Television Programme, in 2012.
Quote: 'It's all very well to be a feminist, but it's nice to know you've got good knockers.'
Trivia: In 2012 she won £20,000 for charity while appearing in a celebrity edition of Deal or No Deal.
Gary Delaney (Contestant)
(Contributor)
Jodie Krstic (Series producer)
Richard Cohen (Executive producer)
Ruth Phillips (Executive producer)