Jon Richardson announces new radio job after divorce

Comedian Jon Richardson has announced plans to join Absolute Radio.

He is set to join the station on September 7 and he will host a weekly show in London or in his “very own home-built studio in his garden pub” every Saturday from 8am.

Richardson is best known as a team captain on Channel 4’s 8 Out Of 10 Cats and Cats Does Countdown.

He has also made several appearances on BBC One’s Have I Got News For You, The Graham Norton Show, The One Show, Channel 4’s Gogglebox and The Last Leg and launched the panel show Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier, which ran on Dave for two seasons.

He can also be heard on the podcast Down The Dog with fellow Absolute Radio presenter Matt Forde.

Richardson said of his new role in a press release: “Since I was last on the radio the only DJing I get to do is in the car with my daughter, so I’m looking forward to hearing from bands who aren’t The Wiggles or Mr Farts.

“I’m incredibly excited about the opportunity to be part of people’s Saturday mornings and allowing my natural energy and enthusiasm for life to be shared with the Absolute Radio listeners.”

It comes after Richardson and his wife Lucy Beaumont, who is also a comedian, separated after nine years of marriage earlier this year.

In a statement at the time, the couple said they had “jointly and amicably made the difficult decision to divorce and go our separate ways”.

They continued: “As our only priority is managing this difficult transition for our daughter, we would ask that our privacy is respected at this sensitive time to protect her well-being. We will be making no further comment.”

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