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Sean Lock (22 April 1963 – 16 August 2021) [a] was an English comedian and actor. He began his comedy career as a stand-up comedian and in 2000, he won the British Comedy Award , in the category of Best Live Comic , and was nominated for the Perrier Comedy Award .
The show's original incarnation was a radio series entitled Sean Lock's 15 Minutes of Misery. It was broadcast weekly on BBC Radio 4 in the "Late Night on 4" comedy slot at 11.00pm. It ran for six episodes between 30 December 1998 and 3 February 1999.
During most of the run, the two teams had regular captains Jon Richardson and Sean Lock; after Lock's death in 2021, his team has been led by a rotating series of guest captains while Richardson continues to be a regular captain (except when scheduling conflicts prevent him from appearing).
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown is a British comedy panel show hosted by Jimmy Carr.It is a crossover of 8 Out of 10 Cats and game show Countdown.The show follows the format of Countdown, but with hosts and contestants from 8 Out of 10 Cats, and an emphasis on the humour seen on 8 Out of 10 Cats. [1]
8 Out of 10 Cats (stylised as 8 out of 10 CATS) is a British comedy panel show that aired from 3 June 2005 to 17 January 2021. It was first broadcast on Channel 4 from 2005 to 2015, then More4 from 2016 to 2017, and finally E4 from 2017 to 2021.
Despite regularly admitting to having limited sporting knowledge, Ross became the permanent panellist until leaving the show in 2006, and was replaced by Sean Lock for the World Cup and summer sports special editions. The third member of each team varied from week to week, and would typically be a notable sportsperson, broadcaster or comedian.
Argumental (working title Whose Side Are You On?) is a British improvised comedy panel game hosted originally by John Sergeant and later Sean Lock, alongside two teams captained by Marcus Brigstocke and Rufus Hound, followed by Robert Webb and Seann Walsh, debating and arguing on various topics with help from various guests.
Quote from David Baddiel's Wikipedia entry: The occasionally quoted myth that, Sean Lock became the first comedian to play Wembley Arena, since he was the warm-up act on the night in question, is incorrect: Lock performed extra parts in Newman and Baddiel's sketches and thus didn't come on until 15 minutes into the event — Preceding unsigned ...