8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

Jimmy Carr hosts the programme, with Sean Lock accompanied by Liza Tarbuck, and together they face off against guest captain Sarah Millican and her teammate Romesh Ranganathan. They compete in a light‑hearted contest as part of the show's format in today's episode.

The broadcast is a television episode presented by comedian Jimmy Carr. It falls within the comedy‑panel genre and is structured as a single programme rather than a series. Carr takes the role of host, guiding the proceedings and introducing the participants. In this installment, Sean Lock appears alongside Liza Tarbuck, forming one side of the competition. They are pitted against a guest captain, Sarah Millican, who is accompanied by her teammate Romesh Ranganathan. The two teams face each other in a series of challenges designed for the format. The arrangement sees Carr steering the dialogue while Lock and Tarbuck collaborate to counter the strategies of Millican and Ranganathan. Each participant contributes their own comedic style to the interaction, creating a back‑and‑forth dynamic that defines the episode’s structure. Overall, the episode brings together these four comedians under Carr’s moderation, with Lock and Tarbuck working together against the guest captain Millican and her partner Ranganathan. The focus remains on the competitive interplay between the two pairs, framed by the host’s oversight.