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Jon Richardson

  1. 19th December: Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier to return in 2019

Jon is a stand-up comedian known for his awkward, nerdy persona. He rose to fame after joining 8 Out Of 10 Cats and is now a captain on its spin-off, 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. He has also starred in a number of other TV and radio series and regularly tours live shows.

More biography details
Gender
Male
Nationality
England
Born
Sunday 26th September 1982 (36 years-old)

Known for

8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. Image shows from L to R: Sean Lock, Jimmy Carr, Jon Richardson. Copyright: Zeppotron. 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Self
Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier. Jon Richardson. Copyright: Talkback. Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier - Host / Presenter
8 Out Of 10 Cats. Image shows from L to R: Rob Beckett, Jimmy Carr, Aisling Bea. Copyright: Zeppotron. 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Team Captain
Act Your Age. Simon Mayo. Copyright: BBC. Act Your Age - Team Captain

Credits

 
Year Production Role
2019 Hypothetical Coming Soon
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2019 Insert Name Here - Series 4 Coming Soon
  1. E5 - Harry
 Guest
2019 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 16 Self
2018 The Unbelievable Truth - Series 21
  1. E3 - Episode Three
  2. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2018 Dave's Advent Calendar Self
2018 Dave's Advent Calendar
  1. E20 - Cookies For Santa By Jon Richardson
 Writer
2018 Would I Lie To You? - Series 12
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2018 Stand Up Central - Series 4
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2018 Have I Got News For You - Series 56
  1. Special - Have I Got 2018 News For You
  2. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2018 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 15 Self
2018 Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier - Series 1 Host / Presenter
2018 To Hull And Back - Series 3
  1. E2 - Stockholm Syndrome
 DJ Richie
2018 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 14 Self
2017 Michael McIntyre's Big Show - Series 3
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2017 Have I Got News For You - Series 54
  1. Special - Have I Got 2017 News For You
  2. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2017 Duck Quacks Don't Echo - Series 6
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2017 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 13 Self
2017 The Last Leg - Series 11
  1. Special - Re-United Kingdom
 Guest
2017 Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit - Series 2
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2017 Have I Got News For You - Series 53
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2017 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 12 Self
2017 Jon Richardson: How To Survive The End Of The World Host / Presenter
2017 Jon Richardson: Old Man Tour Self
2017 The Fake News Show - Pilot
  1. Pilot
 Guest
2017 Insert Name Here - Series 2
  1. E4 - Ben
 Guest
2017 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 11 Self
2016 Have I Got News For You - Series 52
  1. E10 - Episode Ten
 Guest
2016 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 10 Self
2016 To Hull And Back - Series 2
  1. E3 - Is That You Mr Brown?
 DJ Richie
2016 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 9 Self
2016 Taskmaster - Series 2 Self
2016 Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled - Series 4
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2016 Jon Richardson: Nidiot Host / Presenter
2016 Jon Richardson: Nidiot Writer
2016 Play To The Whistle - Series 2
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2016 The Unbelievable Truth - Series 16
  1. E5 - Episode Five
  2. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2016 Drunk History - Series 2
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Percy Shelley
2016 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 8 Self
2016 A League Of Their Own - Series 10
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
 Guest
2016 Insert Name Here - Series 1
  1. E5 - Dave
 Guest
2016 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 7 Self
2015 Jon Richardson's To Do List Cancelled Host / Presenter
2015 8 Out Of 10 Cats - 2015 Specials Team Captain
2015 Have I Got News For You - Series 50
  1. Special - Highlights Special
  2. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2015 To Hull And Back - Series 1
  1. E4 - It's My Party
  2. E2 - An Affair To Forget
  3. E1 - Crying In The Chapel
 DJ Richie
2015 The Unbelievable Truth - Series 15
  1. E5 - Episode Five
  2. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2015 Would I Lie To You? - Series 9
  1. Special - The Unseen Bits
  2. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2015 Fighting Talk - Wimbledon Special Guest
2015 Channel 4's Comedy Gala Guest
2015 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 6 Self
2015 Play To The Whistle - Series 1
  1. Special - Extra Time
  2. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2015 Fighting Talk - Series 12 Guest
2015 The Football's On - Series 2
  1. E32 - Episode Thirty Two
 Guest
2015 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 5 Self
2014 Friends On Benefits Cancelled Jon
2014 Live At The Apollo - Series 10
  1. E4 - Jon Richardson, Sara Pascoe, Nathan Caton
 Host / Presenter
2014 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 18 Team Captain
2014 Alan Carr: Chatty Man - Series 13
  1. E1 - Jack Whitehall, Jon Richardson, Matt Forde, Abbey Clancy, Piers Morgan, Kasabian
 Guest
2014 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 4 Self
2014 MacAulay And Co - Edinburgh 2014
  1. E13 - Episode Thirteen
 Guest
2014 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 3 Self
2014 Channel 4's Comedy Gala Guest
2014 The Unbelievable Truth - Series 13
  1. E4 - Episode Four
  2. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2014 Dara O Briain: School Of Hard Sums - Series 3
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
  2. E3 - Episode Three
 Guest
2014 Duck Quacks Don't Echo - Series 1
  1. Special - Extra
  2. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2014 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 17 Team Captain
2014 Fighting Talk - Series 11 Guest
2014 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 2 Self
2013 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 16 Team Captain
2013 Don't Sit In The Front Row - Series 2
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2013 A League Of Their Own - Series 7
  1. Special - Best Bits
  2. Special - Unseen Vol 2
  3. Special - Unseen Vol 1
  4. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2013 Jon Richardson: Funny Magnet Host / Presenter
2013 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 1 Self
2013 The News Quiz - Series 81 Guest
2013 Would I Lie To You? - Series 7
  1. Special - The Unseen Bits
  2. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2013 Channel 4's Comedy Gala Guest
2013 Room 101 - Series 2
  1. E8 - Craig Revel Horwood, Sheila Hancock, Jon Richardson
 Guest
2013 Walk On The Wild Side - Series 3 Various (Voice)
2013 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 15 Team Captain
2013 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - 2013 Specials Self
2012 Alan Carr: Chatty Man - Series 9
  1. E13 - Davina McCall, Jon Richardson, Olly Murs, Harry Hill, Rebecca Ferguson
 Guest
2012 Live At The Apollo - Series 8
  1. E2 - Rhod Gilbert, Kerry Godliman, Jon Richardson
 Guest
2012 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 14 Team Captain
2012 Comedy World Cup
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2012 Morgan Spurlock's New Britannia
  1. E8 - Episode Eight
 Guest
2012 Channel 4's Comedy Gala Guest
2012 Stand Up For The Week - Series 4 Host / Presenter
2012 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 13 Team Captain
2012 Walk On The Wild Side - CBBC Pilot Various (Voice)
2012 That Sunday Night Show - Series 3
  1. E8 - Episode Eight
 Guest
2012 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - 2012 Specials Self
2011 Stand Up For The Week - Series 3 Host / Presenter
2011 Would I Lie To You? - Series 5
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2011 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 12 Team Captain
2011 Edinburgh Comedy Fest Live - 2011 Host / Presenter
2011 The Back End Of Next Week
  1. Special - Edinburgh Festival Special
 Host / Presenter
2011 Jon Richardson: It's Not Me, It's You Self
2011 Comedy Gala 2011: In Aid of Waverley Care Self
2011 My Favourite Joke Self
2011 8 Out Of 10 Cats - Series 11 Team Captain
2011 Channel 4's Comedy Gala Guest
2011 Grouchy Young Men - Series 2 Self
2011 The Graham Norton Show - Series 9
  1. Special - Compilation Show
  2. E1 - David Tennant, Catherine Tate, Jon Richardson, Josh Groban
 Guest
2011 Have I Got News For You - Series 41
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2011 So Wrong It's Right - Series 2
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2011 24 Hour Panel People Guest
2011 Stand Up For The Week - Series 2 Self
2010 Live At The Apollo - Series 6
  1. E5 - Stephen K Amos, Jon Richardson, Micky Flanagan
 Guest
2010 Never Mind The Buzzcocks - Series 24
  1. E8 - Episode Eight
 Guest
2010 Fighting Talk - Series 8 Guest
2010 Have I Got News For You - Series 40
  1. Special - Highlights Special
  2. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2010 Rhod Gilbert's Bulging Barrel Of Laughs
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2010 Richard Bacon's Beer & Pizza Club - Series 1
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2010 Edinburgh Comedy Fest Live - 2010
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2010 Jon Richardson: Don't Happy, Be Worry Self
2010 GIT Starring Jon Richardson, Lloyd Langford and Dan Atkinson Self
2010 Never Write Off The Germans Team Captain
2010 The Museum Of Curiosity - Gallery 3 Host / Presenter
2010 Have I Got News For You - Series 39
  1. Special - Have I Got Election News For You
 Guest
2010 The Now Show - The Vote Now Show 2010 Self
2010 The Now Show - The Vote Now Show 2010 Writer
2010 And The Winner Is... - Series 1
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2010 The Bubble
  1. E2 - Jon Richardson, Germaine Greer, Ed Byrne
 Guest
2010 Grouchy Young Men - Series 1 Self
2010 Fighting Talk - Series 7 Guest
2010 Act Your Age - Series 2 Team Captain
2009 Have I Got News For You - Series 38
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
 Guest
2009 Never Mind The Buzzcocks - Series 23
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2009 Jason Manford And Friends
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2009 Comic Fringes - Series 5
  1. E3 - Gone Phishing
 Narrator
2009 Comic Fringes - Series 5
  1. E3 - Gone Phishing
 Writer
2009 MacAulay And Co - Edinburgh 2009
  1. E6 - Monday 17th
 Guest
2009 Walk On The Wild Side - Series 1 Various (Voice)
2009 Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow - Series 1
  1. E6 - Brighton
 Guest
2009 The Museum Of Curiosity - Gallery 2
  1. E5 - Meeting Eleven
 Guest
2009 4 Stands Up - Series 3
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2009 Walk On The Wild Side - Pilot Various (Voice)
2009 The Now Show - Series 27 Self
2009 The Leicester Comedy Festival
  1. E4 - The Leicester Comedy Festival 2009
 Guest
2008 Out To Lunch - Series 6
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2008 Act Your Age - Series 1 Team Captain
2008 Alan Carr's Comedy Outings
  1. E3 - Dangerous Li-Alans
 Self (Archive Material)
2008 4 At The Fringe - Series 3
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest

Non-comedy TV and film credits might be found here:
Jon Richardson on IMDb

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