Jon Richardson

Jon Richardson is an English comedian, known for being team captain on Channel 4’s panel show 8 Out of 10 Cats and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. He also co-hosted a BBC Radio 6 show with Russell Howard until 2010. He also appeared on Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Have I Got New For You and Stand Up For the Week. Jon Richardson presented a documentary about OCD in 2012 and in 2020 starred in the mockumentary series, Meet the Richardsons. In 2025, he joined the cast of Waterloo Road as media studies teacher Darius Donovan.

Why Jon Richardson is vegan

Jon Richardson is vegan for the animals and the planet.

Jon became vegetarian in 2018, if one of his comedy routines is to be believed.¹Richardson, J. 2021. Jon Richardson On Being A Vegetarian | Nidiot | Jon Richardson. Youtube. Available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMHdLINv1w8 [Accessed 1 July 2026]. It is not clear when exactly he transitioned to veganism as he only talks about it through self-deprecating jokes. Jon Richardson was certainly vegan by 2020 as he was accidentally given ghee on Channel Four’s Sunday Brunch and was issued an apology.²Stolworthy, J. 2020. Jon Richardson: Vegan comedian accidentally fed animal product live on Sunday Brunch. Independent. Available: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/jon-richardson-vegan-ghee-simon-rimmer-sunday-brunch-dhal-apology-channel-4-a9385817.html [Accessed 1 July 2026]. When the late Sean Lock asked Jon why he wouldn’t want to eat cheese, Jon replied: “Oh, the udders, the cows, the pus.”³Channel Four. 2024. The one exception to Jon Richardson’s veganism. Facebook. Available: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=3885517301717741 [Accessed 1 July 2026].