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8 Out of 10 Cats

8 Out of 10 Cats

E4 2005

8 Out of 10 Cats is a British television comedy panel game produced by Zeppotron for Channel 4. It was first broadcast on 3 June 2005. The show is based on statistics and opinion polls, and draws on polls produced by a variety of organizations and new polls commissioned for the programme, carried out by company Harris Poll. The show's title is derived from a well-known advertising tagline for Whiskas cat food, which originally claimed that "8 out of 10 cats prefer Whiskas".
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The Top 10 Actors and Characters of 8 Out of 10 Cats (Ranked Cast in 2024)

Sean Lock

#1 - Sean Lock (Self - Team Captain)

Sean Lock was an English comedian and actor. He began his comedy career as a stand-up comedian, won the British Comedy Award in 2000 in the category of Best Live Comic, and was nominated for the Perrier Comedy Award.

Sean Lock plays as Self - Team Captain in 8 Out of 10 Cats.
Sean Lock is the top #1 member of the cast and appears in 179 episodes.

Jon Richardson

#2 - Jon Richardson (Self - Team Captain)

Jon Richardson plays as Self - Team Captain in 8 Out of 10 Cats.
Jon Richardson is the top #2 member of the cast and appears in 91 episodes.

Jason Manford

#3 - Jason Manford (Self - Team Captain)

Jason Manford plays as Self - Team Captain in 8 Out of 10 Cats.
Jason Manford is the top #3 member of the cast and appears in 52 episodes.

Rob Beckett

#4 - Rob Beckett (Self - Team Captain)

Robert "Rob" Beckett is an English stand-up comedian and presenter, best known for being a co-host on the ITV2 spin-off show I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! NOW! from 2012 to 2014.

Rob Beckett plays as Self - Team Captain in 8 Out of 10 Cats.
Rob Beckett is the top #4 member of the cast and appears in 45 episodes.

Dave Spikey

#5 - Dave Spikey (Self - Team Captain)

Dave Spikey plays as Self - Team Captain in 8 Out of 10 Cats.
Dave Spikey is the top #5 member of the cast and appears in 36 episodes.

Katherine Ryan

#6 - Katherine Ryan (Self)

Katherine Ryan (born 30 June 1983) is a Canadian-Irish comedian, writer, presenter and actress, based in the UK. She has appeared on British panel shows including Mock the Week, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, A League of Their Own, 8 Out of 10 Cats, Would I Lie to You?, QI, Just a Minute, Safeword, and Have I Got News for You. Wikipedia

Katherine Ryan plays as Self in 8 Out of 10 Cats.
Katherine Ryan is the top #6 member of the cast and appears in 18 episodes.

Jimmy Carr

#7 - Jimmy Carr (Self - Presenter)

British stand-up comedian, television host and actor, known for his signature laugh, deadpan delivery, dark humour, and heckler interaction. He is also a writer, actor, and presenter of radio and television.

Jimmy Carr plays as Self - Presenter in 8 Out of 10 Cats.
Jimmy Carr is the top #7 member of the cast and appears in 18 episodes.

Aisling Bea

#8 - Aisling Bea (Aine)

Aisling Cliodhnadh O'Sullivan, better known as Aisling Bea (/ˈæʃlɪŋ ˈbiː/; ASH-ling Bee), is an Irish comedian, actress, and screenwriter. Having had small roles in several Irish and British television series since 2009, Bea began her career as a stand-up comedian in 2011. By 2012, she was regularly appearing on sketch comedy shows and sitcoms. After winning an award at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards, she began to be booked regularly for various panel shows, where she has become a fixture. From 2016 to 2017, she was a team captain on 8 Out of 10 Cats and is a frequent contestant on the spinoff 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. Bea appeared in the Sky One comedy series Trollied (2011–2018) and co-starred with Amy Huberman on her Irish television series Finding Joy (2018). She stars in the Netflix comedy-drama series Living with Yourself (2019–present) and is the star and head writer of the Channel 4 comedy series This Way Up (2019–present). She also appeared in the ITV drama series Quiz (2020)

Aisling Bea plays as Aine in 8 Out of 10 Cats.
Aisling Bea is the top #8 member of the cast and appears in 12 episodes.

Last updated: feb 08, 2023

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