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Comedy.co.uk Awards 2019 shortlist
60 TV and radio programmes have been shortlisted across 10 categories for the Comedy.co.uk Awards 2019. Voting is now open to determine the winners.
British Comedy Guide, 13th January 2020Rachel Riley marries in secret ceremony in Las Vegas
The pregnant Countdown and Cats Does Countdown star, 33, and Strictly dancer Pasha Kovalev, 39, who met on the dance show, kept friends and family in the dark.
James Beal, The Sun, 1st July 2019Comedy.co.uk Awards 2018 shortlist
The shortlisted TV and radio shows for the Comedy.co.uk Awards 2018 have been announced. 60 programmes are now in the running for the Comedy Of The Year title.
British Comedy Guide, 21st January 20198 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown review
A champagne-fuelled joy.
Alice Jones, i Newspaper, 13th July 2018TV: 8 Out Of Ten Cats Does Countdown All-Female Edition
Never mind coming a long way since women got the vote, we've come a long way since a few years ago when women were seen as token females on quiz shows and TV decided that a woman should be on every panel.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 12th July 2018Katherine Ryan to host 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown special
Katherine Ryan is to host a special female-only episode of 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown to celebrate 100 years of women's suffrage.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd May 2018Jokes cut from 8/10 Cats can 'end careers' says Riley
Countdown's Rachel Riley has opened up about the risky jokes that have to be cut out from the spin-off show, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown because they can 'end careers.'
Metro, 12th February 2018Countdown star's career would END if outtakes broadcast
Countdown favourite Rachel Riley, who replaced Carol Vorderman back in 2009, admitted that if some of her and her co-stars' outtakes from the Channel 4 show were aired it'd "end all of our careers".
Jessica Earnshaw, The Daily Express, 11th February 2018Coors Light signs first TV sponsorship deal with C4
Channel 4 has signed up Molson Coors beer brand Coors Light in a multi-million pound sponsorship deal of its Comedy on 4 programming strand. The deal - the first of its kind for the brand - kicks off tonight (2 February), with idents shown around 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and The Last Leg.
Simon Gwynn, Campaign, 2nd February 2018Comedy.co.uk Awards 2017 shortlist
The shortlisted TV and radio shows for the Comedy.co.uk Awards 2017 have been announced. 60 programmes are in the running for the Comedy Of The Year title.
British Comedy Guide, 15th January 2018