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
Rosie Jones (comedian) Rosie Jones (comedian) Rosie Jones is a British comedian from Bridlington. She has written for panel shows "Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule", "Would I Lie to You?", "The Last Leg" and "8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown", and has appeared as a guest on "The Last Leg" and "8 Out of 10 Cats". In 2018, Jones appeared in "Silent Witness". She has performed stand-up comedy at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, incorporating her cerebral palsy into her comedic style; in 2018, she was featured on "Edinburgh Nights". In 2011, Jones was hired for a year as a junior researcher for