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8 Out of 10 Cats: Series 17

11 episodes Premiered Feb 17, 2014 Updated Oct 4, 2026
Previously on 8 Out of 10 Cats

Season 17 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of 8 Out of 10 Cats Season 16.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
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Season 17 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 17: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (8): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S17·E1 Mytharc

Episode 1

Feb 17, 2014 · 35 min

Host Jimmy Carr and team captains Jon Richardson and Sean Lock are back for a new series of the topical comedy panel show, along with celebrity guests Paul Hollywood, Dawn O'Porter

S17·E2 Core

Episode 2

Feb 24, 2014 · 36 min

Host Jimmy Carr and team captains Jon Richardson and Sean Lock lock horns in the topical comedy panel show, along with celebrity guests Steve Jones, David O'Doherty, Deborah Meaden

S17·E3 Core

Episode 3

Mar 3, 2014 · 34 min

Host Jimmy Carr and team captains Jon Richardson and Sean Lock present the topical comedy panel show. In this show the teams are joined by Jack Dee, Example, Jerry Springer and Roi

S17·E4 Core

Episode 4

Mar 10, 2014 · 36 min

Jimmy Carr hosts the topical comedy panel show, with team captains Jon Richardson and Sean Lock and guests Mel Giedroyc, Johnny Vegas, Aisling Bea and Kym Marsh.

S17·E5 Core

Episode 5

Mar 17, 2014 · 36 min

Jimmy Carr hosts the topical comedy panel show, with team captains Jon Richardson and Sean Lock and celebrity guests Jo Brand, Ronan Keating and Krishnan Guru-Murthy.

S17·E6 Core

Episode 6

Mar 24, 2014 · 36 min

Jimmy Carr hosts the topical comedy panel show, with team captains Jon Richardson and Sean Lock. The teams are joined by guests Dr Christian Jessen, Lethal Bizzle, Joe Wilkinson an

S17·E7 Core

Episode 7

Apr 1, 2014 · 36 min

Jimmy Carr hosts the topical comedy panel show, with team captains Jon Richardson and Sean Lock. The teams are joined by celebrity guests Fern Brady, Phil Spencer, Henning Wehn and

S17·E8 Core

Episode 8

Apr 7, 2014 · 36 min

Jimmy Carr hosts the topical comedy panel show, with team captains Jon Richardson and Sean Lock. The teams are joined by celebrity guests Alex Jones, Josh Widdicombe, Katherine Rya

S17·E9 Core

Episode 9

Apr 14, 2014 · 34 min

Jimmy Carr hosts the final edition in the current series of the topical comedy panel show, with team captains Jon Richardson and Sean Lock. The teams are joined by celebrity guests

S17·E10 Mytharc

Best Bits

Aug 13, 2014 · 46 min

A compilation edition with guests including Jo Brand, David O'Doherty, Katherine Ryan, Jerry Springer, Roisin Conaty and Johnny Vegas.

S17·E11 Mytharc

Jimmy, Sean and Jon's Best Bits

Aug 20, 2014 · 24 min

Guests include Jack Dee, Jo Brand, Jerry Springer, Johnny Vegas, Mel Giedroyc, Lethal Bizzle, Carol Vorderman and Josh Widdicombe

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