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
Jack Barry (game show host) interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California. Rather than replacing his partner with Peck, Dan Enright hired Bill Cullen as the new host of "Joker", a role he held until September 1986, when the syndicated version ended. Barry was portrayed by Christopher McDonald in the 1994 film "Quiz Show". Jack Barry (game show host) Jack Barry (born John Barasch; March 20, 1918 – May 2, 1984) was an American television personality and executive who made a name for himself in the game show field. Barry served as host of several game shows in his career, many of which he