8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown as part of its 30th anniversary celebrations. Amongst the programmes that were chosen to be merged for the evening of specials, production teams on "Countdown" and "8 Out of 10 Cats" agreed to merge the two formats of their respective programmes together - the crossover between the two formats meant that "Countdown"s arrangement of games would be interspersed with "8 Out of 10 Cats"-style banter. As part of the merger, both Rachel Riley and Susie Dent assumed their roles from the programme, while Jimmy Carr took on the mantle of host, with both Sean Lock and Jon Richardson competing as
The Amazing Acro-Cats The Amazing Acro-Cats The Amazing Acro-cats is a circus troupe of domestic cats and a few other small animals, founded by animal trainer Samantha Martin. One of the featured performers is the musical band, the Rock-Cats. The troupe is based in Chicago, and tours the United States for nine months of the year. Founder Samantha Martin created the show in approximately 2005 as a way ""to keep her show cats mentally sharp in between television, film, and advertising jobs."" In 2009, the troupe began to tour the U.S. from its base in Chicago. In 2013, the troupe held its first