8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown set plunges into darkness as skit ‘goes wrong'
The 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown set experienced a blackout thanks to one of its celebrity contestants.
Presenter Jimmy Carr returned for the latest Channel 4 episode of the fan-favourite mash-up show, along with Susie Dent and Rachel Riley overseeing proceedings.
This time around, comedians Kevin Bridges and Alex Brooker were appointed the team captains, working with their team mates Judi Love and Joe Wilkinson respectively.
As always, the guests are invited to bring in a mascot to sit by their desks throughout the show with some bizarre choices made over the years.
When Carr questioned what Wilkinson had brought along with him, he pointed to the urn sitting on his desk, stating it was his former electrician's ashes.
Carr asked him to repeat what he brought, and so Wilkinson stated again what they were before blankly staring at the host. Wilkinson went on to explain that his electrician's dream was to have his ashes scattered into the show's fuse box.
So the comedian grabbed the urn, went to the corner of the studio and bowed down to the fuse box twice in memory of his deceased electrician and chucked the ashes onto the system.
Unsurprisingly, this didn't go well as sparks began to fly and the studio was plunged into darkness.
More sparks then came from the iconic clock itself with Love exclaiming: 'My weave!'
Thankfully, this didn't last long as the power quickly started working again with the audience laughing and applauding.
Along with the rest of the stars, a special guest was also brought to join Susie in Dictionary Corner.
She sat alongside actor and comedian Peter Serafinowicz who reprised his unforgettable alter ego Brian Butterfield especially for the panel series.
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