Jon Richardson

Acting

Jon Richardson

Born

1982-09-26 (44)

Place of birth

Lancaster, Lancashire, England, UK

Known for

Acting

Credits

57 titles

Jon Joel Richardson (born 26 September 1982) is an English comedian and radio presenter. He is known for his appearances on 8 Out of 10 Cats and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and his work as co-host with Russell Howard on BBC Radio 6 Music. He presented Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier, and also features with his wife Lucy Beaumont in the TV show Meet the Richardsons. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jon Richardson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known for

The Graham Norton Show poster
7.2

Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The guests poke fun and share their opinions on the main news stories. Graham is often joined by a band or artist to play the show out.

The Graham Norton Show

2007

Have I Got News for You poster
7.1

Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so, that leaves no party, personality or action unscathed in pursuit of laughs.

Have I Got News for You

1990

Waterloo Road poster
7.1

Waterloo Road is a British television drama series set in a comprehensive school of the same name, first broadcast on BBC One on 9 March 2006, and concluding its original run on 9 March 2015. It was recommissioned in 2021, and resumed starting 9 January 2023. At the failing comprehensive school, and later academy of the same name, the professional and personal lives of the students and staff are examined. Affairs, scandals, blackmail and many, many headteachers. Who said education was easy?

Waterloo Road

2006

The Last Leg poster
5.7

Adam Hills and co-hosts Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker provide some offbeat commentary on the significant moments of the past seven days.

The Last Leg

2013

Taskmaster poster
8.3

Greg Davies is the Taskmaster, and with the help of his ever-loyal assistant Alex Horne, they will set out to test the wiles, wit, wisdom and skills of five hyper-competitive comedians. Who will be crowned the Taskmaster champion?

Taskmaster

2015

Have I Got a Bit More News for You poster
7.0

Based on the week’s news and fronted by guest hosts, this extended version of the satirical news quiz features more of the stuff that wouldn't fit into the regular programme.

Have I Got a Bit More News for You

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Film credits

2020s · 5 titles

2010s · 9 titles

Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala poster
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Hosted by Kitty Flanagan.

Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala

2010

Jon Richardson Live: Nidiot poster
7.5

Recorded live in front of a sold out audience at the legendary Hammersmith Apollo we find that becoming happy hasn't necessarily ruined Jon Richardson's life.

Jon Richardson Live: Nidiot

2014

Jon Richardson: Funny Magnet poster
6.7

Discussing the everyday items that have a profound effect on his outlook, Jon’s new sell-out show that will be touring the UK in 2012 is recorded for his debut DVD.

Jon Richardson: Funny Magnet

2012

Jon Richardson: A Little Bit OCD poster
7.0

Jon Richardson investigates OCD. Is he simply a demanding perfectionist or does he have obsessive compulsive disorder?

Jon Richardson: A Little Bit OCD

2012

Jon Richardson: Old Man poster
6.8

Jon Richardson is back, embarking on his nationwide tour ‘Old Man’ to complain about the state of the world and offer no solutions! Since his last show Jon has become a husband and father, seen the UK vote to leave the EU and watched the rise of Donald Trump, all of which leaves him asking one question; Why does it seem that no one else alive can correctly load a dishwasher?

Jon Richardson: Old Man

2018

Jon Richardson: How to Survive The End of the World poster
7.0

Jon Richardson, one of Britain's most cautious men, is sent on a mission by his wife Lucy Beaumont, to investigate the things they are most scared about.

Jon Richardson: How to Survive The End of the World

2017

Richard Osman's World Cup of the Decade poster
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A celebration of the past 10 years of film, TV, song, celebrity and more. With Jon Richardson, Lorraine Kelly, Alex Brooker and Rhianna Dhillon.

Richard Osman's World Cup of the Decade

2019

No artwork available
8.0

A host of great comic talents, on stage and in sketches, gather together at London's O2 Arena to play to an audience of 16,000 in aid of the charity Great Ormond Street Hospital.

Channel 4's Comedy Gala 2013

2013

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7.0

Jon Richardson uncovers and celebrates the astounding breadth of Britain's weird and wonderful personal habits and reveals just how widespread they really are.

Different Like Me

2010

Series credits

The Graham Norton Show poster
7.2

Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The guests poke fun and share their opinions on the main news stories. Graham is often joined by a band or artist to play the show out.

The Graham Norton Show

2007

Have I Got News for You poster
7.1

Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so, that leaves no party, personality or action unscathed in pursuit of laughs.

Have I Got News for You

1990

Have I Got News for You poster
7.1

Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so, that leaves no party, personality or action unscathed in pursuit of laughs.

Have I Got News for You

1990

Have I Got News for You poster
7.1

Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so, that leaves no party, personality or action unscathed in pursuit of laughs.

Have I Got News for You

1990

Waterloo Road poster
7.1

Waterloo Road is a British television drama series set in a comprehensive school of the same name, first broadcast on BBC One on 9 March 2006, and concluding its original run on 9 March 2015. It was recommissioned in 2021, and resumed starting 9 January 2023. At the failing comprehensive school, and later academy of the same name, the professional and personal lives of the students and staff are examined. Affairs, scandals, blackmail and many, many headteachers. Who said education was easy?

Waterloo Road

2006

The Last Leg poster
5.7

Adam Hills and co-hosts Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker provide some offbeat commentary on the significant moments of the past seven days.

The Last Leg

2013

Taskmaster poster
8.3

Greg Davies is the Taskmaster, and with the help of his ever-loyal assistant Alex Horne, they will set out to test the wiles, wit, wisdom and skills of five hyper-competitive comedians. Who will be crowned the Taskmaster champion?

Taskmaster

2015

Have I Got a Bit More News for You poster
7.0

Based on the week’s news and fronted by guest hosts, this extended version of the satirical news quiz features more of the stuff that wouldn't fit into the regular programme.

Have I Got a Bit More News for You

—

Have I Got a Bit More News for You poster
7.0

Based on the week’s news and fronted by guest hosts, this extended version of the satirical news quiz features more of the stuff that wouldn't fit into the regular programme.

Have I Got a Bit More News for You

—

Never Mind the Buzzcocks poster
7.1

Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game show with a pop and rock music theme. The show is infamous for its dry, sarcastic humour and scathing, provocative attacks on the pop industry.

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

1996

8 Out of 10 Cats poster
7.2

A weekly, topical panel show based around a huge series of opinion poll surveys carried out around Britain.

8 Out of 10 Cats

2005

8 Out of 10 Cats poster
7.2

A weekly, topical panel show based around a huge series of opinion poll surveys carried out around Britain.

8 Out of 10 Cats

2005

Would I Lie to You? poster
7.8

A comedic panel show featuring team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell plus two guests per side, hosted by Rob Brydon (formerly Angus Deayton). Each person must reveal embarrassing facts and outrageous lies during a series of different rounds including "Home Truths", "This Is My..." and "Quickfire Lies". It is up to the opposing team to tell tall tales from fantastic facts.

Would I Lie to You?

2007

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown poster
7.4

Jimmy Carr hosts proceedings as the 8 Out of 10 Cats crew take over the words and numbers quiz.

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

2013

A League of Their Own poster
7.1

Two teams comprised of comedians, celebrities and sports stars compete against each other in a test of their sporting knowledge, taking place over three rounds.

A League of Their Own

2010

Room 101 poster
6.6

Fast-moving game show meets talk show, which sees Frank Skinner refereeing three celebrities each week as they compete to banish their top peeve or worst nightmare to the depths of Room 101.

Room 101

1994

Michael McIntyre's The Wheel poster
5.6

Michael McIntyre hosts a gameshow packed with huge stars, big laughs and a giant spinning wheel. Can the contestants, guided by celebrity experts, answer their way to a fortune?

Michael McIntyre's The Wheel

2020

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer poster
7.0

Four different celebrities all aim to impress judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith with their baking skills.

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer

2018

Celebrity Gogglebox poster
6.6

A rolling cast of famous faces, some of Britain's best loved personalities, turn their hand to being the country's most opinionated viewers, sharing their opinions on what they have been watching during the week.

Celebrity Gogglebox

2019

The Russell Howard Hour poster
8.0

Russell Howard offers his unique take on the week's news and current affairs, picking through the biggest UK and international stories, and offering a wise and worldly view on the globe's news. Along the way, he'll welcome celebrity guests and leading experts, as well as hear from fledgling global correspondents. Plus, there will be stand-up, too, as Russell showcases some of the comedy scene's finest and most exciting stars.

The Russell Howard Hour

2017

Alan Carr: Chatty Man poster
5.2

Alan Carr: Chatty Man is a BAFTA award-winning British comedy chat show presented by comedian Alan Carr. The show features interviews with celebrity guests, sketches, topical chat and music.

Alan Carr: Chatty Man

2009

Never Mind the Buzzcocks poster
7.9

The iconic pop culture panel show featuring host Greg Davies, who is joined by regulars Noel Fielding & Jamali Maddix for music-themed mayhem.

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

2021

Blankety Blank poster
7.0

Bradley Walsh presents the triumphant return of Britain's blank-iest game show. Can he control his celebrity panel and help contestants win the coveted cheque book and pen?

Blankety Blank

2021

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled poster
7.1

One of Britain’s favourite comedians doing what he does best – being funny. But Alan Davies isn’t on a stage, or behind his QI desk sparring with Stephen Fry, or even wearing his Jonathan Creek duffle coat… instead, Alan is at his most relaxed and most natural – sitting around chatting with some of his best comedian friends.

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

2014

The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice poster
5.2

The show that gives fans another bite of Bake Off when one helping just isn't enough. Jo Brand chats to a panel of celebrities about all the action, and meets the latest baker to leave the tent.

The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice

2017

Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains poster
7.0

Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains involves celebrity guests revisiting their teenage years. Each celebrity will take a trip down memory lane; competing across fashion, pop culture, retro gadgets, first loves, school reports and more to get their teenage years recognised as the most embarrassing by comedian Rhod Gilbert. With mystery guests popping up along the way, offering up further revelations the show celebrates those ultimate embarrassing teenage moments, and it's down to Rhod to judge which celebrity should be crowned 'winner'.

Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains

2021

Hypothetical poster
6.2

Hosted by Josh Widdicombe and James Acaster, top comedians are posed absurd hypothetical situations and scored on how well they would deal with them. Over three rounds, two teams of comedians must think fast as they are faced with a series of completely made-up scenarios and interrogated on their approach to each one. Host Josh Widdicombe poses the questions and interrogates the guests' methods, whilst James Acaster, as arbiter of the Hypotheticals, deals with the guests quibbles and queries and doles out the points.

Hypothetical

2019

LOL: Last One Laughing UK poster
7.7

Famous for his dark humour, one liners and THAT laugh, Jimmy Carr challenges 10 of Britain’s funniest comics to spend the day together without so much as cracking a smile. The 10 comics use every ounce of their comedic talents to try and break their opponents without cracking up themselves.

LOL: Last One Laughing UK

2025

Duck Quacks Don't Echo poster
6.0

Lee Mack wrangles a team of scientists and celebrity guests to find the truth behind the trivia on this bizarrely educational panel show.

Duck Quacks Don't Echo

2014

Meet the Richardsons poster
6.6

Stand-up comedians Richardson and Beaumont play exaggerated versions of themselves as viewers get a glimpse into their home and work lives, surrounded by their celebrity friends and their Hebden Bridge neighbours.

Meet the Richardsons

2020

The Ranganation poster
6.9

Romesh Ranganathan, joined by celebrity guests and the Ranganation, his very own focus group of 25 members of the public, takes a funny, topical look at modern Britain.

The Ranganation

2019

Rob Beckett's Smart TV poster
5.4

Hosted by the brilliant Rob Beckett alongside his team captains – TV fanatic Josh Widdicombe, and a lady who frankly is TV, Alison Hammond – the show is a hilarious celebration of the small screen and the shows we love (and some we don’t).

Rob Beckett's Smart TV

2024

Iain Stirling's Roast The Internet poster
5.0

Iain Stirling's Roast The Internet is a studio comedy entertainment show all about the very worst things on the internet (that we're legally able to talk about on broadcast television). Every episode, Iain roasts social clips, posts and trends, with three famous faces - comedians, online celebrities and TV personalities - joining him each week to tackle their own online bugbears.

Iain Stirling's Roast The Internet

2025

Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit poster
6.4

Gaming enthusiast Dara O Briain presides over the mayhem as two stars join team captains – gaming geek Steve McNeil and gaming cynic Sam Pamphilon – to battle each other at their favourite computer games.

Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit

2016

Fantasy Football League poster
7.3

The classic ‘90s football comedy series returns after an 18-year break bringing back a mix of football fanaticism, celebrity guests and sketches.

Fantasy Football League

2022

Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier poster
5.8

Ever worried about laboratory-grown meat, accidentally touching someone’s hand on the train or the impending nuclear apocalypse? Then join Jon Richardson as he hilariously works out exactly how worried the British public should be about everything there is to worry about.

Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier

2018

Insert Name Here poster
6.8

Comedy panel show about people with the same first name, hosted by Sue Perkins.

Insert Name Here

2016

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NR

Professional darts players and comedians team up for a knockout tournament.

Let's Play Darts

2015

The Great British Bake Off: Second Helpings poster
1.0

Second Helpings is the companion show to The Great British Bake Off, offering a lively mix of discussion, interviews and behind-the-scenes features. Hosted by Jon Richardson and Judi Love, it revisits the week’s Bake Off highlights, welcomes contestants and guests, and explores the reactions, stories and memorable moments from the main competition. It replaces An Extra Slice with a refreshed format and new name.

The Great British Bake Off: Second Helpings

2026

Channel Hopping with Jon Richardson poster
5.5

Comedian Jon Richardson presents a weekly digest of the world's wildest television, giving his take on curious headlines, hilarious clips, terrible soap opera acting and more.

Channel Hopping with Jon Richardson

2020

Behind the camera