Jon Richardson is one of the most popular comedians in the UK.
He's perhaps best known for his appearances on 8 out of 10 Cats and its spin-off Countdown show.
The Countdown special began in 2012 when Jon teamed up with Rob Beckett.
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And 10-years on from its launch, Jon is still a regular on the series.
Jon was born in Lancaster but made the move down south to study Hispanic Studies at Bristol University.
However, after a year and a half, he left and worked as a chef before deciding to pursue a career in comedy.
Whilst in Bristol he lived with fellow comedians Russell Howard, Mark Oliver and John Robins, reports MyLondon.
Jon and Russell have been good friends since and have worked together multiple times, they co-hosted a show together on BBC Radio 6 and have appeared on panel shows such as 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown together.
As a kickstart to his comedy career, Jon won his heat of the BBC New Comedy Talent Search when he entered in May 2003 and also reached the semi-finals of the Laughing Horse New Act of the Year competition in 2004.
By 2006, Jon was appearing in The Comedy Zone at the famed Edinburgh Festival and went on to complete a 60-day tour with Alan Carr which saw him travel the UK and Ireland.
A year later his show Spatula Pad, his first solo show at the Edinburgh Fringe, earned him Best Newcomer nomination at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards.
Throughout the late noughties, Jon began to make appearances on hit comedy panel shows such as Never Mind the Buzzcocks and Have I Got News For You which no doubt propelled him to earn his spot on 8 Out of 10 Cats by 2011.
Jon's wife, Lucy Beaumont is a writer, actor and stand-up comedian who grew up in Hull and won the BBC Radio New Comedy Award back in 2012.
Like her husband, Lucy had a solo Edinburgh Fringe show, Twerk It Out, which was also nominated for the Best Newcomer Award.
The pair were introduced to each other through fellow comedian Roisin Conaty and they dated for about two years before they tied the knot in 2015.
The pair share one child, a daughter names Elise Louise who was born in 2016.
Jon starred on 8 Out of 10 Cats and its Countdown spin-off show with Sean Lock for over a decade before Sean's death in August last year.
The two had formed a very close friendship and worked together closely for many years.
After Sean's death on 16th August 2021, Jon tweeted: "I idolised Sean as a comic long before I became a comedian myself and ten years working alongside him didn't diminish that in the least.
"An incredible comic brain and a truly unique voice."
Jon Richardson will be back on TV tonight on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown at 9pm on Channel 4.
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