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Susan Dent MBE (born November 1964) [2] is an English lexicographer, etymologist and media personality. She has appeared in "Dictionary Corner" on the Channel 4 game show Countdown since 1992. She also appears on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown , a post- watershed comedy version of the show.
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8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown has comedian Jimmy Carr as host and team captains Jon Richardson and Sean Lock (until his death in 2021) as regular contestants. Susie Dent and Rachel Riley fill their normal roles. It uses similar rules to the standard game, but has a strong comedy element, a reduced amount of rounds and is two against two.
The show is hosted by Jimmy Carr, with Rachel Riley and Susie Dent assuming their Countdown roles. 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 ...
Susie Dent (1964), lexicographer and etymologist; has appeared in "Dictionary Corner" on the Channel 4 game show Countdown since 1992; Una Ellis-Fermor (1894–1958), literary critic, author; described as "a major contributor to the study of the English Renaissance"; Rose Mary Crawshay Prize winner; Margery Fisher (1913–1992), literary critic ...
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.
Susie Dent: Susie Dent – a lexicographer and the dictionary expert on Countdown [14] Emilia Dilke: Emilia Dilke – art historian, feminist and trade unionist, lived at Pyrford Rough [15] Ben Charles Edwards: Ben Charles Edwards – photographer/filmmaker [16] Bruce Foxton: Bruce Foxton – bass player with The Jam, (1955) [7] [12] John Paul ...
Paul Zenon with Susie Dent on C4's Countdown. Zenon's early TV appearances included Fun Factory (Granada) in 1980, [18] and New Faces of '86 (ITV). In 1990/1991, Zenon starred in two series of the BBC Children's drama Tricky Business, playing the role of Micky. [19]