<P> The show is hosted by comedian Jimmy Carr and features two teams, consisting of a regular team captain and two celebrity guests each . Sean Lock appeared as the first team captain from series 1 to 18; he was replaced by Rob Beckett at the beginning of series 19 . The opposing captain was originally Dave Spikey, who left after series 4 and was replaced by Jason Manford . Manford departed following series 10, and was replaced by Jon Richardson for series 11 to 18 . From series 19, the opposing captain is Aisling Bea . </P> <P> Every week, the captains are joined by two celebrities . Often, topical celebrities appear on the show, for example Ruth Badger following her appearance on The Apprentice . </P> <P> The show is currently recorded at Pinewood Studios, previously at BBC Television Centre, typically the day before transmission . However, in the past few years, due to Jimmy Carr's stand - up schedule, certain episodes are pretaped and broadcast later as "special" episodes dealing with a particular subject . </P> <P> 2015 was the only year since the show began in 2005 in which a full series was not broadcast . Two Christmas Specials however were filmed for airing on 24 and 30 December 2015 . 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown however aired for a total of 24 episodes throughout 2015 . </P>

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