'8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown' gets full series..

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Basq wrote: »

"EXGONADS"

Amazing!

Really enjoyed that tonight.
I thought Jon was great tonight with his 9 letter words...

Sir Arthur Daley

Rachel was looking well tonight.

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WikiHow wrote: »

Rachel was looking well tonight.

As opposed to?

She looks great all the time

baldshin

Can't believe Jon didn't spot sexigonad as the 9 letter word!

Patty O Furniture

Finally Sean Locke wins a show, Jon was trying too hard on the 9 letter shows.

Daire was funny, 4G EE, nuff said

Meangadh

Loved the show- Sean Locke already said in an interview that he doesn't actually really like doing the show because Jon always wins so it's kind of pointless!

I miss the normal show sometimes but either way it's always good craic.

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It's back again tonight for another run of episodes.
Christ if you're not paying attention to the Channel 4 schedule regularly you wouldn't know whether it was coming or going.

Basq

^ Yep, only reason I knew it was back was because '8 Out Of 10 Cats' was back for a new series on Monday, and Jimmy Carr mentioned it at the end.

Toto Wolfcastle

I was using the Sky+ app to record The Last Leg and I noticed it was on. Weird that it's so broken up.

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It really is blink and you'll miss it.
I don't really follow the regular 8 Out of 10 Cats anymore, although I used to back in it's early years - I probably should get into it again.

Basq

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It really is blink and you'll miss it.
I don't really follow the regular 8 Out of 10 Cats anymore, although I used to back in it's early years - I probably should get into it again.

I honestly think Sean Lock & Jon Richardson are two best team captains they've had.. so well worth checking out!

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Basq wrote: »

I honestly think Sean Lock & Jon Richardson are two best team captains they've had.. so well worth checking out!

It's just one of the shows that fell by the wayside a couple of years ago because of where I was living (didn't have a TV) and had been having problems with 4oD at the time. Might start watching the current season now that I've got access to Sky+ again.

Ruu

Caught up with this over the last few months, the regular show and countdown episodes. Joe Wilkinson is a great PA, some hilarious stuff!

Ruu

I knew they were making digestives bigger.

The Wild Bunch

Gone off the blonde ever since I found out who she supported

michael999999

The Wild Bunch wrote: »

Gone off the blonde ever since I found out who she supported

I would never get off her.

Never i tells you!

The Wild Bunch

michael999999 wrote: »

I would never get off her.

Never i tells you!

I would still destroy it

ElNino

I am really enjoying the series although it is a bit annoying how Jon is deliberately messing up the word games to allow Sean to be competitive.

Rachel really killed Jimmy in the last show when he was having a go saying at her saying what is the point in doing mathematics and she replied that it is good for doing sums and taxes!

Mars Bar

I remember the episode they did right after Jimmy's tax fraud came out. It's the best episode of the whole series IMO. Jimmy takes it like a champ, to be fair to him.

Schwiiing

Mars Bar wrote: »

I remember the episode they did right after Jimmy's tax fraud came out. It's the best episode of the whole series IMO. Jimmy takes it like a champ, to be fair to him.

'We all like to put some money away for a rainy day, but you seem better prepared than Noah'.

Mars Bar

"On the plus side, at least you’ve been in a top five list of something."

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Either I'm in a ridiculously good mood this evening, or that was the best one yet.

My face hurts from laughing.

Basq

The alternative 30-song second song was hilarious!

Only downside is I'm a big fan of Peter Serafinowicz but 'abdicates' got old quick.

Shame it's over now, for another few months anyways (presumably).

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Basq wrote: »

The alternative 30-song second song was hilarious!

Only downside is I'm a big fan of Peter Serafinowicz but 'abdicates' got old quick.

Shame it's over now, for another few months anyways (presumably).

Who knows, could be back in a few weeks.

Basq

Hope so.. but seeing how the regular '8 Out Of 10 Cats' is back for a new series and Carr is starting his new tour in a new weeks - there's be less available time to film I'd say.

Meangadh

Yeah Jon Richardson is also going on a pretty extensive UK and Ireland tour so won't be much filming done.

I really want to know what that music was Sean had, was stuck in my head all day today! Hilarious!

The show never fails to put a smile on my face.

FunLover18

Basq wrote: »

The alternative 30-song second song was hilarious!

Any idea what it was?

Patty O Furniture

Mars Bar wrote: »

I remember the episode they did right after Jimmy's tax fraud came out. It's the best episode of the whole series IMO. Jimmy takes it like a champ, to be fair to him.

I have that on my sky+ box, its hilarious to watch when nothing else on, you could see straight away his demeanour when walking on & saying:

'Welcome to 8 out of 10 Cats a show about opinion polls, surveys, statistics & this week, i'm guessing ME'

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It really is blink and you'll miss it.
I don't really follow the regular 8 Out of 10 Cats anymore, although I used to back in it's early years - I probably should get into it again.

Season 12x01 is on Challenge tv Thurs@11pm, as current one is S17th

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Who knows, could be back in a few weeks.

Aah, that's a shame, i liked those shows, especially Rachel's assistant Joe.

Sandwlch

Patty O Furniture wrote: »

Joe.

He doesnt contribute much but everyone loves a bit of eye candy.

bluesfan

FunLover18 wrote: »

Any idea what it was?

It sounded like a remix of "Whiskey in the Jar" to me. At least the opening of it anyway.

Toto Wolfcastle

Seems to be back this Friday.

Info on guests here.

It's Jonathan Ross and Roisin Conaty this week.

FunLover18

Bobblehead Panda wrote: »

Seems to be back this Friday.

Info on guests here.

It's Jonathan Ross and Roisin Conaty this week.

Urgh, I hate Ross

Ruu

Looking forward to it, hopefully Rachel will have her lovely assistant, Joe, to help her out.

Owen_S

Ruubot2 wrote: »

Looking forward to it, hopefully Rachel will have her lovely assistant, Joe, to help her out.

Joe Wilkinson literally ruins the show.

Thargor

He's brutal, funny once maybe but how many times has he done the same piece now? Needs more Rachel and better dictionary corner guests.

Toto Wolfcastle

It depends on what he does. Sometimes he's hilarious and sometimes it just doesn't work. I watched him with Rachel on 24 Hours To Go Broke during the week and he came across so differently. He was nearly sulking the whole time.

Awkward Badger

Owen_S wrote: »

Joe Wilkinson literally ruins the show.

I'd strongly disagree.

micar

FunLover18 wrote: »

Urgh, I hate Ross

I;m the same but he was not his usually bad self.

Always love this show.

Roisin and the numbers round was hysterical.

1966

Have been a massive fan of this show but feel, after tonight, that ........... it may have run its course ???????

Dtp1979

I think susie dent is a stunner!!

skeleton_boy

1966 wrote: »

Have been a massive fan of this show but feel, after tonight, that ........... it may have run its course ???????

Agree with this. Loved nearly every episode they've done so far but it felt like they weren't even trying to be funny in this episode. Not willing to right it off just yet. Freddy Flintoff on next week so looking forward to that.

Awkward Badger

Thought it was pretty well in line with most previous shows.

houseplant

Very poor show this time I thought. I hope it picks up for next week.

The Wild Bunch

How was DAT ASS looking?

Toto Wolfcastle

Sean Lock is absolutely sick of it at this stage I'd say. I know it's a comedy version of Countdown but it must be very frustrating knowing that every week you're going to lose by a long way.

David O'Doherty was great last night.

FunLover18

micar wrote: »

I;m the same but he was not his usually bad self.

Always love this show.

Roisin and the numbers round was hysterical.

I agree he wasn't terrible.

I am getting tired of Joe Wilkinson, he's a bit like that drunk lad who always arrives let for the party and tries to steal all the attention. Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't. And more often than not these days it doesn't for me

comongethappy

FunLover18 wrote: »

I agree he wasn't terrible.

I am getting tired of Joe Wilkinson, he's a bit like that drunk lad who always arrives let for the party and tries to steal all the attention. Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't. And more often than not these days it doesn't for me

I seen him on 'have I got news for you' last week & he was very funny.

On this show though the hits are getting few & far between.

Ruu

What was it Ross asked Sean, something about his numbers game better than the letters round (or vice versa). Sean replied with something like "it's like stepping in dog shit or cow shit..."

Thargor

Watched half of this last night and turned it off to watch something else, they were all just going through the motions, I was bored before the end of the ridiculously long introductions at the start tbh.

Basq

To be fair to the regular crew on Cats Does Countdown, poor guests can typically mean a poor show.

Ross has not been funny for a long time.

Roisin Conaty was just awful... I'm not a massive fan of female comedians but compared to the likes of fellow Irish female (and often funny IMO) comedian Aisling Bea, she was just dreadful.

Next week is Freddie Flintoff who can be a quite funny bloke (as seen on ALOTO), the excellent Rhod Gilbert and the very funny Henning Wehn (OK.. so his humour is typically strict uber-German rants, but he can be quite funny).

One dud episode does not mean the show has run it's course..