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
Laugh-Out-Loud Cats "The Laugh-Out-Loud Cats Sell Out", with an introduction by comedian John Hodgman. The origins of the series can be traced to the development of society, the emergence of 'teen' culture, and the synthesis of exclusive slang use. As of January 2017, Koford has posted over 2,800 panels, which are presented on his blog "HOBOTOPIA" and on Flickr. The basic concept of "Laugh-Out-Loud Cats", as a review by "The A.V. Club" describes it, is "that two hobo cats from a long-lost early-20th-century comic speak in 21st-century net-slang". The "Laugh-Out-Loud Cats" comics are presented by Adam Koford as having been produced originally