The BEST episodes of Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier

Every episode of Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier!

Obsessive worrier and organiser Jon Richardson hosts a comedy format where he attempts to analyse, assess and log every single one of his many, many worries.

Last Updated: 4/7/2024Network: DaveStatus: Ended

7.88

8 votes

#1 - Technology

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/20/2018

Jon is troubled by technology. James Acaster and David O'Doherty address his worries about smartphones, becoming a viral sensation and boozing in virtual pubs.

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7.83

6 votes

#2 - Global Affairs

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/21/2019

Sara Pascoe, Phil Wang and Catherine Bohart discuss, categorise and rank worries to do with Global Affairs. Does the world hate Britain? What are micronations? And can Jon survive the end of the world?

7.75

4 votes

#3 - Holidays

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/28/2019

Tom Allen, Rosie Jones and Matt Forde join Jon to ask if they could they survive a foreign prison? Are drones getting out of hand? And can Jon overcome his fear of public nudity?

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7.75

4 votes

#4 - Planet Earth

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/4/2019

Jon Richardson and guests James Acaster, Rebecca Front and Ivo Graham address Jon's worries to do with Planet Earth - is the world keeping secrets from us? Is it getting smaller? And more importantly, is it totally screwed? Ivo puts his primal instincts to the test when he hunts roadkill in Cornwall, and at the end of the show, Jon does his bit to save the planet... with a pub quiz. And resident futurologist Mark Stevenson joins Jon and his guests, while Dr Jon Copley discusses the deep sea.

7.71

7 votes

#5 - The Self

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/3/2019

Jon is joined by Joe Wilkinson, Lucy Beaumont and Kiri Pritchard-McClean to address worries to do with The Self. Has Joe fallen in with a bad crowd? Is Jon having a midlife crisis?

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7.71

7 votes

#6 - The Future

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/14/2019

Morgana Robinson, Lolly Adefope and Matt Forde categorise and rank worries to do with The Future. What will we look like in the future? Will robots steal our jobs? And is Elon Musk really going to nuke Mars?

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7.67

9 votes

#7 - Jon Richardson

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/13/2018

Jon's wife and fellow comedian Lucy Beaumont is on hand to answer her stressed spouse's worries about himself - and their marriage. Jonathan Ross also guests.

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7.60

5 votes

#8 - Modern Living

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/10/2019

Jon and guests Richard Osman, Jessie Cave and Darren Harriott discuss, categorise and rank worries to do with Modern Living. Has inventing got out of hand? Is magic dead?

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7.40

5 votes

#9 - People

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/7/2019

Jon Richardson and guests Josh Widdicombe, John Robins and Holly Walsh discuss, categorise and rank worries to do with People - are greetings getting out of hand? Are robots doing all our thinking? And how is Josh offending so many people over text?

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7.40

5 votes

#10 - Health

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/24/2019

Jon Richardson and guests Rob Beckett, Ed Gamble and Lou Sanders discuss, categorise and rank worries to do with health. Are we due a plague? Is noise a silent killer? And is it really a good idea for Rob to take up boxing?

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7.27

11 votes

#11 - The Body

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/23/2018

Jon is joined by Sara Pascoe and Joe Wilkinson to address worries to do with the body - is Jon's body the wrong shape? Are we going to live forever? Do our faces make a terrible first impression? They won't solve anything, but they will rank them according to severity in a nice tiered system which helps Jon's nerves.

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7.25

4 votes

#12 - Leisure Time

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/17/2019

Jon Richardson and guests Russell Howard, Roisin Conaty and Lucy Beaumont discuss, categorise and rank worries to do with leisure time – are pubs dying? What are e-sports? And does Jon have a secret fetish?

7.13

8 votes

#13 - Travel

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/27/2018

Getting twitchy about travel, Jon wonders if forgetting to engage flight mode could cause a plane crash. Romesh Ranganthan and Kerry Godliman help assuage his fears.

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7.11

9 votes

#14 - Food

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/30/2018

Witty worryguts Jon Richardson is fretting about food. Victoria Coren-Mitchell and Rob Beckett join him to rank his culinary concerns and ask: are people eating badly?

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7.11

9 votes

#15 - Humanity

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/6/2018

Oh, the humanity. Nish Kumar and Desiree Burch join Jon to rank the fear-mongering funnyman's worries. Will the apocalypse be dull? And is Nish a disgusting human?

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7.00

19 votes

#16 - The Home

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/16/2018

Jon is joined by Josh Widdicombe and Suzi Ruffell to address worries around the home - are people sleeping badly? Is it possible to be bored? Are people loading their dishwashers incorrectly? They won't solve anything, but they will rank them according to severity in a nice tiered system which helps Jon's nerves.

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7.00

4 votes

#17 - Consumerism

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/31/2019

Jon Richardson and guests Lucy Beaumont, Angela Barnes and Jamali Maddix discuss, categorise and rank worries to do with Consumerism. Is the High Street dead? Why aren't people recycling? And is it about time Jon got a new look?

6.57

7 votes

#18 - Family

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/4/2018

Jack Dee and Ivo Graham amusingly address Jon Richardson's fears about family life. Top of the anxiety-inducing agenda: will Jon's wife replace him with a robot?

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