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Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier
- TV comedy
- U&Dave
- 2018 - 2019
- 18 episodes (2 series)
Jon Richardson attempts to analyse, assess and log every single one of his many, many worries.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 1 - The Home
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Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 16th May 2018
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- U&Dave
- Length
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
Jon Richardson | Host / Presenter |
Josh Widdicombe | Guest |
Suzi Ruffell | Guest |
Simon Durrant | Self |
Richard Gadd | Self |
Lloyd Langford | Writer |
Henry Paker | Writer |
Richard Gadd | Writer |
Toby Baker | Director |
Ainsley Cannon | DV Director |
Tom Corrigan | Series Producer |
David Maguire | Producer |
Jonno Richards | Executive Producer |
Kate Edmunds | Executive Producer |
Iain Coyle | Executive Producer |
Sarah Mills | Edit Producer |
Tommy Forbes | VT Producer/Director |
Juliet Morrish | Studio Producer |
Michael Marden | Editor |
Phil Lepherd | Editor |
Joshua Grace | Production Designer |
Marcia Stanton | Costume Designer |
Kit Hall | Make-up Designer |
Nick Collier | Lighting Designer |
Video
Sleep Recordings
Jon Richardson discusses sleep app recordings, and alongside guests Josh Widdicombe and Suzi Ruffell listens in to some of the best.
Featuring: Jon Richardson, Josh Widdicombe & Suzi Ruffell.
Press
Ultimate Worrier (Dave channel) is stand-up comedian Jon Richardson's attempt to spin a panel game out of life's little niggles.
Guests Suzi Ruffell and Josh Widdicombe joined him to fuss over trivial anxieties: how do cats cope with being bullied by bigger pets, is it possible to own too many underpants, and can creepy toys bought on holiday really be possessed by evil spirits?
Panel shows about nonsense work best when there's an element of competition, and that is lacking here. Jon encouraged his guests to rank their worries as red, amber or soothing green - but really, who cares?
The one segment that concerned me was about dishwashers. Jon claimed he frets when plates and cutlery are loaded incorrectly.
But he urged viewers to arrange the knives and forks with their points upwards. That's lethal -- if you slip while the dishwasher door is open, you'll end up like a pincushion. Now there's a real worry.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 17th May 2018A new series in which the fretful comedian indulges his litany of anxieties. His concerns are manifold (from haunted puppets to sleep talking) and, joined by fellow comics Suzi Ruffell and Josh Widdicombe, he hopes to discuss and therefore exorcise some of them.
Ben Arnold, The Guardian, 16th May 2018Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier preview
Overall, it's an entertaining passer of time, which is all that a panel show really needs to be, but with an extra edge thanks to Richardson's proud fastidiousness. He's a man on a mission to ensure every dishwasher is correctly loaded, and he's going to use this nationwide TV platform to preach that gospel.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 16th May 2018