The only reason to watch this rubbish is to see how the lovely Rachel is looking. Not the most intellectual of reasons, I readily admit.

I find the show quite amusing, although I haven't yet watched enough episodes to tire of it. Joe Wilkinson doesn't make me laugh at all though.

I liked in the first episode of the regular series Jon Richardson mocking how much Countdown they do pretty much right away when Jimmy asked him what people had been talking about this week.

"Meh I sort of more do anagrams now, kinda forgot what this s*** is"

OMG Dude!! You are seriously getting your threads/programmes mixed up!!

Im sorry im not following you

As you mentioned Jon said that quote on 8 Out of 10 Cats, this is the thread for ...Cats Does Countdown!
Long day, yes?

Ohhh right it was in relevance to a previous reply on here. I don't think its that for for it to be off topic but if it is then my apologies I guess

Definitely On-Topic, it was a very funny comment ... I didn't watch the rest of "cats" since Rachel wasn't on in somthing short.

6 more episodes of 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown are to be filmed at MediaCity in December.

I think both this show, and the main show are well past their sell by date. I've tried to like Jimmy Carr, but he's a smug, self satisfied c**t. IMO.

Excellent.

Just hope they drop Joe Wilkinson from the show.

It doesn't look like Joe's in high demand in December. He's just down to do one charity gig on 18th December, so he could have made himself available for 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown if the producers want him.

Yeah I applied for tickets when they sent the e-mail out. They are also filming Big Fat Quiz Of The Year on Monday 1st December ....but that is in London.

Probably they will start showing these episodes from first Friday Night in January like previous years. For anyone who hasn't been to a recording you should go its a lot of fun

I think they've run this pretty much into the ground. Pity there isn't something else they can takeover (DOND and MPD excluded).

I think the regular show is still good though. It depends on the guests and the topics of the week but generally Lock and Richardson can make a good show and Carr brings it all together.

The regular show is the best comedy news panel show around - much better than Mock the Week since Frankie Boyle left, and better than Have I Got News For You which is too dependent on the guest presenter and relies on Ian Hislop and Paul Merton to provide the improvisation, the latter of which is a shadow of his former self.

Sean, Jon and Jimmy are a good combination. It doesn't matter who the guests are, the show can still be hilarious because of those three discussing topical things.

However, 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown is long past its best. Joe Wilkinson has never been funny. The best part of the show is actually the start when they introduce the guests and have a bit of a chat. Once they actually start playing, every episode is kind of the same. Jon could win if he wanted to, but he instead purposefully guesses words that aren't real (and aren't funny). Sean looks exasperated the whole time because he doesn't like having his intelligence questioned, and he would actually really like to win, but when it looks like he won't, he also goes for silliness.

I'm surprised they keep making new episodes when there's nothing new to be had from them. They always try to shake it up a bit with Jimmy doing silly things while the clock runs, but it's not enough to make a 45 min show worth watching. The humour of it ran dry after the first six or so episodes, and now they're just running it into the ground doing the same thing over and over. The initial comedy was based around parodying Countdown, but once the parody becomes the norm it ceases to amuse.

More 4 are screening an edition which according to the EPG contains partial nudity....its Joe Wilkinson isn't it?

I don't think you want to be doing that! ;

I agree with this word for word. Like SuperAPJ, I haven't watched every single episode of "...Cats Does Countdown" but I've seen enough.

I get the impression that if Channel 4 had to choose between the original version and the Countdown version, they'd go for the latter.

Dye it back Vorderman.

Can`t believe she`s covered her cleavage on here - Has to be a first.

I've got tickets to the taping next Wednesday, does anybody know if theres a list of expected contestants for each taping? Keen to see who will be on

Don't know which guests will be at each taping, but have found out most of the guests for these new episodes, so you might see 2 or 3 of them.

The next show on TV has David Mitchell, Kathy Burke, Alex Horne and the Horne Section and Joe Wilkinson. {source}

Other guests lined up are Jack Whitehall, Johnny Vegas, Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer, Reginald D. Hunter, Aisling Bea and David Baddie. {source}

Thanks for the info, much appreciated. Would be very pleased if I got to see Jack Whitehall and/or either Reeves or Mortimer.

Went to the early taping last night, it was the Christmas special with David Baddiel, Kathy Burke and Alex Horne and the Horne section (and Joe Wilkinson who I personally like but I know many don't)

If it comes across as well as it did on the taping it will be a very funny episode.

I would imagine Vic and Bob will turn up at some stage in the January episodes that are being filmed as they are currently in the next studio filming Series 2 of House of Fools.

Sean Lock was interviewed at the comedy awards last night and said that Joe Wilkinson was the best thing by far about the show - so we now know he has full contemp for it

Only because he can sit back and relax while Wilkinson is doing his thing.