8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown S29 Ep1 (C4 renumbered as S30) was broadcast on Friday July 31^st 2026 on C4 at 9pm.

• Jimmy Carr – Host
• Rob Beckett – Team Captain
• Richard Ayoade
• Jon Richardson – Team Captain
• Harriet Kemsley
• Nick Mohammed (Mr. Swallow) – Dictionary Corner
• Susie Dent
• Rachel Riley

Judi Love had previously been announced as a “show regular” but does not appear in this episode.

This was probably one of the shows recorded July 2026, when 2 shows per day were recorded on the 7^th, 18^th and 28^th.

There are 2 clips below – or you can watch them on Instagram (video quality is better) here and here.

Jimmy was one of the writing team.

The Cats Countdown series list can be viewed – here.

This full episode has now been uploaded – I’ll leave the clips, below, in case C4 remove it.