American Reacts to 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

[@graemedoctor7266]

When Sean joked that Jimmy Carr was "creative with numbers" this was a reference to Carr being found to have dodged taxes via offshore companies some years ago. He's rightly taken the piss out of on many occasions over this.

[@johnking5174]

Sean Lock, a key member of 8 Out of 10 Cats has died today from cancer aged 58. RIP.

[@LuciferStarr]

11:33 You are correct. However, as far as the English (Not british, specifically English) are concerned, the only World Cup result that matters is 1966 - and that will remain the case until they manage to win another one.

[@curtin9]

Yes, Germany have four world cups but the English and Germans were fierce rivals and England beat them in their only win in '66. Americans don't really see themselves as rivals or equals to anyone so it's tough to understand the sibling relationships and references that exist in Europe.

[@mattleslie4274]

sean lock, the team captain sadly passed away yesterday just aged 58 from a private battle with cancer

[@kickstart_1.3]

5:22 That was a joke about Jimmy's tax evasion.

[@mash83]

Avoidance to be fair 😉

[@kickstart_1.3]

@@mash83 I always get them mixed up :)

[@Mr.M1STER]

If you dodge a wrench, you can dodge your taxes.

[@MrDiddyDee]

@@mash83 Let's sing: "You say 'Avoidance', I say 'Evasion', let's call the whole thing morally dubious!"

[@mash83]

@@MrDiddyDee well both should be illegal 🤨

[@georgewalsh237]

“That word is ‘ButtBash’ they can get a little dirty” The village people? 😂😂

[@esclad]

Countdown is an afternoon show of words and numbers; designed for the retired - you have to make the longest word out of the 9 letters/Try and reach the random number using the only the 6 set of numbers on the cards. The teasers and conundrums are anagrams. 8 Out of 10 Cats is a late evening comedy panel show; anything goes really. Channel 4 decided to mix both shows together and you get this, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown :) It's genius!

[@oliver_burnell8684]

Jimmy Carr had a whole tax evasion thing which people take the piss out of him for 😂

[@baylessnow]

Hence "creative with numbers".

[@oman115]

I'm American and Cats does Countdowns is genuinely my favorite show on TV.

[@johnking5174]

Sean Lock, a key member of 8 Out of 10 Cats has died today from cancer aged 58. RIP.

[@christy2679]

The episode is actually from 2014- Series 3- the series are a little mixed up on Wiki as it started off as occasional specials before becoming its own series. There are currently either 18 or 19 series depending on whether you count the initial 4 specials as their own series, before the show got commissioned as an actual series.

[@klaxoncow]

On the first letters game, I got "arse forum", which is 9 letters. Also known as "the Houses of Parliament". Okay, I know it doesn't count by the rules of the game, but I can't let that joke pass uncommented upon.

[@Woody93185]

The moment where Jo Wilkinson reads his train station toilet “poem” is worth checking out if you get the chance

[@badvock71]

Probably the greatest countdown moment ever!

[@MrKhushrenada]

@@badvock71 What have you been looking into Susie? Except for glory holes. ;)

[@philipgardner5171]

Steven Wood I’ve seen it a few dozen times and I’m laughing just remembering it. Because you have a birth mark down the side of your shaft. You’re welcome

[@philipgardner5171]

badvock71 theres also carrot in a box

[@xbustinjieber]

I'm gonna call yours captain birdseye. Because it looks like it's wearing a turtle neck and winking at me.

[@callingjupiter]

Any episode with Roisin Conaty is always a great episode! Noted to be the “worst” Cats Does Countdown contestant.

[@callingjupiter]

Gary Mcatear Good for you. I like her.

[@joealyjim3029]

Na roisin conaty isnt funny at all

[@YouTubeWatcher9000]

Gary Mcatear Her jokes aren’t funny but her stupidity and the jokes made about her are pretty funny

[@cameronbbx2870]

YES I WAS JUST ABOUT TO SAY THIS

[@robyntheslytherin]

@@Willbatross_ wait hasn't Cathrine ryan been on cause if so she's funnier than all the guys

[@YangSing1]

England has won the World Cup once, in 1966, and the final match was against Germany, hence the joke “2 world wars and 1 World Cup”

[@raeburnoliver6334]

Henning Wehn (German Man) is really funny on Would I Lie to You too

[@shikarifox4337]

I think the ratings declined when Jon stopped being a captain.

[@Revolver1981]

Are you joking? Jon Richardson is the worst comedian on the show. It's because him and Sean Lock stopped being team captains. Because that Irish bitch who took his place is irritating as fuck lol.

[@YouTubeWatcher9000]

Revolver Jon Richardson is not the worst comedian on the show Aisling bea is.

[@Revolver1981]

@@KZbinWatcher9000 Yeah she's definitely the worst now. But before she joined it was Richardson. Aisling Bea is really irritating lol.

[@willbwhipping3072]

Revolver am I seriously the only one who finds her really funny 😂

[@qpwo6]

@@willbwhipping3072 I like her standup, but on panel shows etc. I find her borderline annoying. The reverse is true with Sean Lock, weirdly enough. Fuck I hate his standup. I understand that it's well-crafted, and I understand why it should be funny, but.. eugh. Jon though I love all across the board, because I'm mad.

[@petervenkman69]

The place you saw Susie Dent before was on the real Count Down. Freddie Flintoff is one of the current hosts of Top Gear. The thing about 2 World Wars and 1 World Cup is a reference to the 1966 World Cup.... yeah we have long memories. In his stand up act (which I have seen live), Henning Wehn's comment on the 2 world wars, 1 world cup, is to point out how many times Germany has won (of course) as for the 2 world wars.... 3rd time lucky.

[@organisedchaosxo]

If you do another one, you should try to get one that includes Roisin Conaty. They are definitely some of the funniest or even the episode when Jimmy brought out a basket of 4 or so kittens in one of the 30 sec timer sections and had to run around the desk to control them all so they didn't try and jump off the desk. Excellent distraction technique.

[@mattlm64]

ＡＢＤＩＣＡＴＥＳ

[@kevbee8325]

Rhod Gilbert and most of the others panelists appear on ‘Have I Got News For You’, ‘ Would I Lie To You?’ and ‘QI’.

[@Tomroberts101]

I think Sean Lock's appearances, or lack thereof, affect the ratings.

[@johnking5174]

Sean Lock, a key member of 8 Out of 10 Cats has died today from cancer aged 58. RIP.

[@detectivesquirrel2621]

"Life is like a box of chocolates... eat too many and it will make you sick."

[@fulalbatross]

Teapot joke at 21:20 is referring to the winner's price in the early episodes always being The Countdown Teapot.

[@phillipbishop5419]

This was great fully found this works in so many ways. Please do more.

[@stephenhowell5611]

12:36 Pissmaur is from Scandinavia, they still use the word in Norway.

[@squeakyelbows]

Taffe: Have I seen Rhod on Never Mind the Buzzcocks or Would I Lie to You? James Acaster: *Am I a joke to you?*

[@garethj7126]

Jimmy even hosted the terrible inbetweeners reunion

[@Kieratinous]

That never happened

[@garethj7126]

@@Kieratinous it did. kzbin.info/www/bejne/kHmwdHivd5KDsKc

[@robthemodYT]

@@garethj7126 But Gareth, that video says "not available" :)

[@taemfreak]

Yeah that totally never happened... I never bothered watching it after watching a podcast with the actor that plays Jay and they had NO idea they were supposed to be 'in character.' This actor almost had an anxiety attack during that mess of a show. Feels bad. :(

[@Charizarzar]

Abi Dorito “that mess of a show”?

[@robertcreighton4635]

Does usa have any shows like countdown + the 8 out of ten cats version?

[@raeburnoliver6334]

This was a while ago, but you asked where you recognised Rhod Gilbert from, it was Taskmaster you saw him on last :)

[@millerhxc]

Rhod ended up being the host of Never Mind The Buzzcocks but you may have also seen him on Taskmaster.

[@stingersplash]

Rhod rubs me the wrong way especially on taskmaster.

[@ajivins1]

Jimmy used to do a game show called Distraction, hence his attempts to distract these teams with his shenanigans!

[@ajt22]

The series numbering of this and other Channel 4 shows like The Last Leg are a real bugger. Nobody seems to have decided what they are, and Wiki and TVDB seem to be at odds with each other. Most annoying when you are trying to see older repeats and Channel 4 themselves don't have them on '4od' (Presumably down to rights issues).

[@peadarruane6582]

the reference to 2 world wars and 1 world cup is in reference to England beating the germans in the two wars, and beating them in the 1966 world cup. Its a common football chant by English fans. Henning Wehn, had a famous joke saying that the chant confused him, as he never knew that America won a world cup....

[@peadarruane6582]

@@Gambit771 It was hilarious though... I agree with you about the actual history, but cracking that joke in a london theatre to an english crowd was spectacular lol. 1/3 of the Crowd was. bursting their holes laughing, 1/3 were stifling their laughter because they thought it was funny but thought they shouldn't laugh, and 1/3 were giving him the dirtiest look ever haha.

[@philwilson4167]

The 'teasers' that Jimmy gives the viewers before each break are anagrams. The part of the video where it shows the letters on screen has been cut out though

[@splytlyckety]

Rachel is not only beautifull but also really smart she studied from the University of Oxford and is a mathematician.

[@bobtheskutterbot]

Also funny - best line of the night was her bondage safe word comment.

[@rjgaming2006]

The reason the ratings declined was because Sean lock left in 2015 and they've gone up after he died RIP legend

[@cogidubnus1953]

Farmerous has found it's way into the Urban Dictionary!

[@callingjupiter]

Joe Wilkinson is also brilliant on the comedy show Him & Her which you should check out if you get the chance.

[@morphman86]

People outside of Britain might not catch on to Sean's comment about Jimmy being "creative with numbers". He's been caught twice for tax evasion...

[@johnking5174]

Sean Lock, a key member of 8 Out of 10 Cats has died today from cancer aged 58. RIP.

[@morphman86]

@@johnking5174 I don't think a single person in Britain has missed that piece of news. British Twitter is already past the RIP posts and has gone on to "remembering Sean Lock" posts.

[@louiswillard407]

Usually the tea time teasers are written on screen just before advert break. The idea is to rearrange the letters with the clue to make a new word.

[@KRPTV]

Actually, knowing Richard Whiteley's sense of humour he'd have probably presented it instead of Jimmy Carr!

[@karendegenerous8044]

I like this very much, Cats does Countdown with an extra comedian and well above average wordsmith and mathematician. I'd already watched the original today so didn't cheat on this one, but I did get the conundrum in 2 seconds the earlier time I watched it, which makes it my 61st one ever. Yep - quite a fan 💜👍🏻.

[@LazarkGaming]

29:12 I did it differently, 75 x 2 = 150. 8-6 = 2, 2 x 7 = 14, 14 x 10 = 140. Then add the two together, 150 + 140 = 290.

[@CEngelbrecht]

22:10 75 + 9 = 84 6 + 4 = 10 84 x 10 = 840 840 + other 6 = *846* 25:40 What Jimmy does right there: "Overact". 28:15 8 x 2 = 16 16 + 6 + 7 =29 29 x 10 = *290* 39:05 75 + 3 = 78 78 x 8 = 624 6 / 6 = 1 624 + 1 + 1 = *626* All numbers used.

[@shikarifox4337]

If you can find an episode online or just a best of video for Harry Hill's TV Burp, highly recommended for a laugh.

[@JonnyVision88]

I do not get how America gets the world cup so many times when the UK has only had it once and we practically invented the game

[@ericforsyth]

FIFA = bribes

[@christophergardiner535]

Hemming When is a really good comedian. he is also in a couple of episodes on would i lie to you

[@bobtheskutterbot]

Two things I haven't seen in the US: comedy panel shows and dull quizzes (where the prize is a teapot....). Maybe I am wrong and this stuff exists but even so not to the level you see it in the UK.

[@qwertyTRiG]

The quizzes without big prizes or flashy gimmicks tend to be better (and tougher).

[@qwertyTRiG]

@Raymond Douglas I was thinking of Only Connect and University Challenge.

[@johnnhoj6749]

@@qwertyTRiG I think that "quiz culture" is a lot less developed in North America than it is in Europe and the UK especially. For example, most modest sized towns in the UK will have more than one pub which hosts a quiz for anyone to enter one night a week. Even in Canada similar quizzes aren't common.

[@Saint_Dan132]

100th comment. Great reaction thanks for making my Saturday a bit less dull. Jimmy Carr live is outstanding such dry humour but I recommend it. Also 8 out of ten cats is now on E4* channel fours secondary entertainment channel hence the drop in the ratings. Anyways rant over. 👍😎📺

[@nottoday6284]

You should react to tv show "taskmaster" particularly the series with rod Gilbert in it.

[@saraevelynsmith]

I quite like the fact you’ve done it in this order tbh 👍🏻

[@morphman86]

One of the reasons for the decline in ratings is because fewer and fewer people watch TV. With the economy as it has been over the past decade, especially since 2016 and the Brexit referendum, a lot of people choose to not watch TV to save a bit of money on both the TV licence and whatever digital package they would have had, instead spending a little bit more on a half-decent internet connection or a good phone package. Entertainment has moved online more and more, and traditional TV has generally not caught up with that. Channel 4 IS offering their shows online, but in a format that is very heavily influenced by their network TV format, with frequent and long ad breaks. With so many of their online competitors either having different ad formats or opting for a subscription model, they have lost a lot of viewers.

[@elemar5]

I don't think people have stopped watching tv for financial reasons. It's because of all the falsehoods broadcast by the media.....and a bit of tv licence.

[@JasperJanssen]

Ironically, FARMERS would have well won that round, but he had to go to FARMEROUS. I paused and didn’t do it in 30 secs, but: 9*6 is 54. 12 times 75 is 900. So: (75*(2*6)) - (9*6) is exactly 846. Is a TOWCRANE a thing? 75*(6-2) is 300, take away the 10. YARDIE, surely? Someone who works in a yard? I got to 627. 8*75 is 600. Add 6*(6-1) is 630. Take away the 3.

[@butchershoppequartet8690]

Is Fredde Flintoff always so humourless? Great reaction as always Taffe.

[@elemar5]

Sportsmen aren't known to be quick witted.

[@krisdeltoro]

This lad likes father ted so he should react to the IT crowd...

[@robthemodYT]

He has. It's on dailymotion though.

[@XxQueencolourXx]

Both Noel Fielding and Richard Ayoade have done this show, on different episodes but still. If you do another episode of this maybe do one with them in? The one with Noel is pretty good, in my opinion. ❤️

[@acakaantman11]

No, Noel Fielding is an annoying prick.

[@garethfarman9540]

Freddie Flintoff's real first name is Andrew. However everyone calls him Freddie, after Fred Flintstone.

[@StalwartShinobi]

Why so many dislikes on this reaction!? Cats does countdown is only bad when sean lock isnt on, and yes rhod has hosted buzzcocks and been on best season of taskmaster

[@stevemarks9360]

Because the American idiot keeps talking over it!

[@smokeylee1986]

@@stevemarks9360 To be fair the video would be a bit pointless if he just sat there saying or doing nothing.

[@yedead1]

the way I did the 846 = 6x2 = 12 x 75 = 900 then 6 x 9 = 54 then 900 - 54 = 846 the 290 = 8/2 = 4 x 75 = 300 - 10 = 290

[@INeed333Quid]

2 world wars 1 world cup is referring to england vs germany in the finals, not most recent one

[@qwertyTRiG]

Rhod the Welshman being unimpressed by Jon's English support.

[@areasquirrel]

I remember how deadly seriously Brazil took that defeat. One of the national newspapers had a totally black front page with the headline along the lines of "National Humiliation*" or something like that. At the bottom of the page the asterisk read "By the time you read this sentence, Germany will have scored again." Damn.

[@legendarypft2124]

Also the match was uploaded onto alot of porn sites under humiliation so much so that this caused some of them to crash.

[@areasquirrel]

Yeah, one of those sites tweeted for people to stop that because "our public humiliation category is full now." 😏

[@qwertyTRiG]

@@areasquirrel That was PornHub. They have a good PR team.

[@jukka-pekkatuominen4540]

It's always so weird when I watch this. In the Finnish language Y is a vovel so I always think that it comes from the wrong section.

[@fractal_mind562]

Y is a vowel ? How many vowels and consonants do you guys have ? I could just google this I know...

[@jukka-pekkatuominen4540]

@@fractal_mind562 Is Å considered a vovel? Technically I think it is (although almost never used). So that would make it 9 vovels. A, E, I, O, U, Y, Å, Ä and Ö.

[@lucyschoon5585]

The kind of Englishman who chants '2 world wars and 1 world cup' arent necessarily intreseted in German victories....

[@Dearden91]

Would love a sequel to this. Or Friday night dinner

[@stingersplash]

Series 2 Episode 18 should have tipped you off it was wrong as we don't really do 18 episodes per series on these. This was episode 18 overall but Series 4 Episode 2. And yes England did indeed go out in the group stage in 2014. I blame Jon!

[@micko11154]

The line about losing 2 World Wars and a World Cup Final is a reference to the 1966 World Cup Final which was England Vs Germany and England won! Its still a big issue! lolol

[@g13n79]

England were knocked out early in 2014. We didn't even make the last 16. Our worst performance in a world cup since 1958

[@rogerc7960]

You forgot to mention its on late night tv, for drunk people. 🍸🍺🍻🍷🍹

[@ellenstafford4439]

S16E8 is one of the best episodes, though it doesn't have Jon in it, you still get Sean and Jimmy and it's one of Sean's most iconic moments

[@ellenstafford4439]

(And if people don’t remember the exact episode it’s the one where Sean tells everyone what extinct thing he’d bring back to life)

[@julesburton4649]

They did win the 2014 world cup. I watched the final in a bar in Corfu . There was a load of Germans in .

[@JohnnyZenith]

Do you tell your mates about these programmes?

[@cfields813]

If you want to see indecent exposure you should find the one that looks like Jimmy Carr gets naked during one of the 30 sec countdowns. Lee Mack is on that episode.

[@diabetojunior1253]

they was referencing the 1966 world cup

[@patrickholt2270]

Rabbits is good eatin'. I haven't eaten rabbit in a couple of decades, but it's a great flavour. I guess Watership Down did in Rabbit-farming. Or the evil machinations of Big Chicken.

[@cogidubnus1953]

No that was the mixy...

[@25dimensionsfrancis42]

The first international cricket match was between the U.S.A. and Canada.

[@scoops0406]

@@Gambit771 K.A. Auty cup is still played for by Canada and the USA.

[@hermandadams]

The fall in recent viewing figures is down to to the constant political point scoring from celeb,s ect that's crept into comedy and light entertainment programs in the UK on all platforms. we look else where like u tube and subscription channels likeover the pond with Hollywood ect were pissed off with it all

[@jamieanderson3475]

hermand. adams 🙏

[@Lumibear.]

Gotta say I’m sick to death of all panel shows being uniformly woke, you used to at least have Frankie Boyle to ruffle a few feathers with some forbidden jokes, but they’ve cut his balls off now. I’m a centrist and laugh at both side’s extremes, but even I’m sick to death of it.

[@SvenTviking]

Lumibear Boyle was always woke. Pro SNP, very left wing. He blocks anybody who disagrees with him on Twitter, instantly.

[@hermandadams]

@@SvenTviking well it allows his fat gut to park itself on little blond belly's dont it

[@jasonpayne2434]

Like this episode, but for future episodes any of them with Miles Jupp in and your on to a winner

[@susangore9457]

i would watch this if Carr wasnt in it

[@exceltraining]

dammit... i had "WATERBATH"

[@lewi8932]

I'd love to see you react to Distraction, Jimmy hosted that early in his career. I don't know how it got on air!

[@Carla-to9kt]

Oh that would be AMAZING! I haven't seen that in years but it was hilarious!

[@robthemodYT]

Unfortunately, they have all been blocked on youtube recently.

[@Revolver1981]

Frankie Boyle wrote that.

[@adambailey994]

They mention the world cup as england beat germany in the 1966 world cup. That was the only time england have won it.

[@Domino2097]

this is actually S04E02

[@JeremyPhillips1981]

A major reason the last season might have declined is that it moved from Fridays to Thursdays.

[@Revolver1981]

They should start making the original 8 Out Of 10 Cats with the same team captains.

[@unicyclist97]

Joe Wilkinson is also in After Life by Ricky Gervais.

[@kianbaylis7692]

What ep

[@MrGersboy72]

The joke about the World Cup was because England beast west Germany in 66

[@SirGingerOfKnight]

Their viewership ratings may entirely depend on what other terrestrial channels are showing at the same time

[@rachrach9445]

Hey, I'm from Edinburgh and really like your videos. It's nice to see an American appreciate British comedy. Father Ted and Still game are the best eh? 🤣

[@rachrach9445]

@Raymond Douglas that's plenty... 🤣

[@svensvensson3545]

React to Henning Wehn on Would I Lie to You,

[@ewelinasoltysiak9207]

could you please react to "A league of their own U.S roadtrip" all 3 episodes?

[@stingersplash]

Yeah the intro to the show does take a good 10 minutes every episode but everyone has to get their comedy in. Also schadenfreude is my favourite word. I have to admit to enjoying a bit of it sometimes.

[@GallopCrush]

What does the copyright fairy look like?

[@89Keith]

well, id post a picture of it, buuuut...

[@connorhowitt9164]

Germany won the World Cup that year lol

[@KRPTV]

I sometimes wonder what Richard Whiteley would think of this if he was still alive.

[@Revolver1981]

Old Whiteley was desperate to pump Carol Vorderman lol.

[@Sasha-so4rx]

A league of thier own is a cool show to watch

[@stingersplash]

I only watched a few series of it and then after that just cherry pick episodes with guests I like. Anything with Roisin Conaty, Bob Mortimer and Greg Davies. But Roisin is definitely my favourite.

[@Revolver1981]

Katherine Ryan is good as well. Kevin Bridges is hilarious when he's on as well.

[@pipercharms7374]

love more of this show :D

[@garethwilliams5809]

Miles Jump is brilliant on this

[@richardvinsen2385]

Gareth Williams Miles Jupp

[@GaryOK]

Me personally, I much prefer the actual show "countdown" Richard Whiteley & Carol Vorderman ... Far more satisfactory !!!! 20 minutes for 1 word game , Surely not Great video though , I enjoyed your take on this show, Wish you a good day Sir

[@RS250Squid]

*Rasofrume* is my new word of the now.