Jon Richardson

Career Overview

Jon Richardson has 33 screen credits in a career dating back to 1990. Signature works include 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Jon Richardson: Old Man, Jon Richardson: Funny Magnet. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

33

Birth Date

1982-09-26

Birth Place

Lancaster, Lancashire, England, UK

Known For

• 

  8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
• 

  Jon Richardson: Old Man
• 

  Jon Richardson: Funny Magnet
• 

  Jon Richardson: The Knitwit
• 

  Jon & Lucy's Party of the Year
• 

  Jon & Lucy's Christmas Sleepover

Frequent Collaborators

• Lucy Beaumont (2 collaborations)
• Jimmy Carr (1 collaborations)
• Rachel Riley (1 collaborations)
• Susie Dent (1 collaborations)
• Robert Deaton (1 collaborations)
• Rob Beckett (1 collaborations)
• John Pohlhammer (1 collaborations)
• Matt Forde (1 collaborations)
• Romesh Ranganathan (1 collaborations)
• Judi Love (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (29 credits)

  • Have I Got Sport for You

    Self - Panellist

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • LOL: Last One Laughing UK

    - Episode 6 ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 5 ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 4 ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 3 ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 2 ... Self actor actors
    2025
  • Jon Richardson: The Knitwit

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • Jon & Lucy's Party of the Year

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Jon Richardson: Take My Mother-in-Law

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Jon & Lucy's Christmas Sleepover

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Never Mind the Buzzcocks

    - Jon Richardson, Tinie Tempah & Mimi Webb (2025) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    2021
  • Michael McIntyre's The Wheel

    - Episode 9 (2023) ... Self - Expert actor actors
    2020
  • Richard Osman's World Cup of the Decade

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Celebrity Gogglebox

    - Episode 6 (2023) ... actor actors

    - Episode 4 (2023) ... actor actors

    - Episode 2 (2023) ... actor actors

    - Episode 5 (2022) ... actor actors

    - Episode 3 (2022) ... actor actors
    2019
  • Jon Richardson: Old Man

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer

    - Joe Wilkinson, Roisin Conaty, Rose Matafeo, Judi Love, Tom Davis, Jon Richardson (2026) ... Self - Guest actor actors

    - John Lithgow, Jon Richardson, Hannah Cockroft, Russell Brand (2019) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    2018
  • Jon Richardson: How to Survive The End of the World

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Taskmaster

    - There’s Strength in Arches (2016) ... Self actor actors

    - Welcome to Rico Face (2016) ... Self actor actors

    - A Pistachio Éclair (2016) ... Self actor actors

    - Pork Is a Sausage (2016) ... Self actor actors

    - Fear of Failure (2016) ... Self actor actors
    2015
  • Jon Richardson Live: Nidiot

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Channel 4's Comedy Gala 2013

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

    Self - Team Captain

    actor

    actors

    - Episode 6 ... Self - Team Captain actor actors

    - Episode 5 ... Self - Team Captain actor actors

    - Episode 4 ... Self - Team Captain actor actors

    - Episode 3 ... Self - Team Captain actor actors

    - Episode 2 (2026) ... Self - Team Captain actor actors
    2013
  • The Last Leg

    - The Last Leg of SU2C (2025) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 1 (2023) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 8 (2021) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 7 (2020) ... Self actor actors

    - Episode 6 (2020) ... Self actor actors
    2013
  • Jon Richardson: Funny Magnet

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • Jon Richardson: A Little Bit OCD

    Himself - Presenter

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Different Like Me

    Himself - Presenter

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • A League of Their Own

    - Harry Maguire, Jon Richardson & Tom Davis (2025) ... Guest actor actors
    2010
  • Would I Lie to You?

    - Olivia Colman, Aston Merrygold, Jon Richardson, Michaela Strachan (2018) ... Self actor actors

    - Danny Dyer, Jon Richardson, Joe Lycett and Moira Stuart (2015) ... Self actor actors

    - Sarah Millican, Jon Richardson, David Harewood, Bob Mortimer (2013) ... Self actor actors

    - Frank Skinner, Bill Oddie, Jon Richardson, Sarah Millican (2011) ... Self actor actors
    2007
  • The Graham Norton Show

    - David Tennant, Catherine Tate, Jon Richardson, Josh Groban (2011) ... Self actor actors
    2007
  • Waterloo Road

    Darius Donovan

    actor

    actors

    - Episode 8 (2026) ... Darius Donovan actor actors

    - Episode 7 (2026) ... Darius Donovan actor actors

    - Episode 6 (2026) ... Darius Donovan actor actors

    - Episode 5 (2026) ... Darius Donovan actor actors

    - Episode 4 (2026) ... Darius Donovan actor actors
    2006
  • 8 Out of 10 Cats

    - Christmas Special (2014) ... Self - Team Captain actor actors

    - Best Bits (2014) ... Self - Team Captain actor actors

    - Jimmy, Sean & Jon's Best Bits (2014) ... Self - Team Captain actor actors

    - Episode 9 (2014) ... Self - Team Captain actor actors

    - Episode 8 (2014) ... Self - Team Captain actor actors
    2005
  • Have I Got News for You

    - Episode 6 (2026) ... Self - Panellist actor actors

    - Clive Myrie, Jon Richardson, Marianna Spring (2024) ... Self actor actors

    - Jon Richardson, Joan Bakewell and Phil Wang (2022) ... Self - Host actor actors

    - Jess Phillips, Jon Richardson and Hannah Fry (2021) ... Self actor actors

    - Alexander Armstrong, Nicky Morgan, Jon Richardson (2019) ... Self actor actors
    1990
  • Have I Got a Bit More News for You

    - Episode 1 (2024) ... Self - Panellist actor actors

    - Episode 9 (2022) ... Self - Presenter actor actors

    - Episode 9 (2021) ... Self - Panellist actor actors

    - Episode 9 (2019) ... Self - Panellist actor actors

    - Episode 2 (2018) ... Self - Panellist actor actors

• writing (3 credits)

  • Jon Richardson: The Knitwit

    writer

    writing
    2024
  • Jon Richardson Live: Nidiot

    writer

    writing
    2014
  • Jon Richardson: Funny Magnet

    writer

    writing
    2012

• sound (1 credits)

  • Hopscotch and the Christmas Tree

    dialogue editor

    sound
    2019