Richard Osman

Richard Osman has been part of hit daytime TV quiz show Pointless alongside friend Alexander Armstrong since the series first began on the BBC.

It is reported that he will continue to host the House of Games for the BBC. In the meantime, it is believed that he will continue to host Pointless Celebrities, though it is likely he will also step away from that too. And it has been reported that Richard is keen to focus on his writing and will step away from the quiz show.

The BBC has announced the news and Richard has confirmed in a string of tweets to fans.

Delighted I'll still be involved in Pointless Celebrities though. Thank you to everyone!" Richard Osman has announced that he is stepping back from Pointless after nearly 13 years on the show.

Richard Osman has reportedly quit his role as co-host of BBC's Pointless after 13 years with Alexander Armstrong.

Richard has become a staple of the daytime schedule but sadly all good things must come to an end. Richard has spoken out on speculation he could be set to quit before, after his book series The Thursday Murder Club made it to the top of multiple bestseller lists. In a statement on Friday, Richard said: ‘Pointless has been a joy from start to finish, working alongside my friend Alexander Armstrong, backed by the most wonderful team, and for the best viewers in the world. Alexander will remain as host, and in episodes to air later this year will be joined by a rotation of celebrity guest presenters. Richard Osman has quit his role as co-host of quiz show Pointless to focus on his growing career as a best-selling novelist. While he’ll be stepping down from the main weekday version of Pointless, the BBC has confirmed Richard will continue to host Pointless Celebrities as well as his BBC Two show, Richard Osman’s House of Games.

Presenter, who has co-hosted with Alexander Armstrong since 2009, says he will 'miss everyone so much'

Tamara Gilder, the creative director of Remarkable Entertainment, the production company that produces Pointless, said Osman had been a large part of Pointless and the success of the show. Osman was not originally intended to be Armstrong’s co-presenter but after filling the role as part of a demonstration laid on for the BBC, executives asked him to continue for the first series after seeing the chemistry between the pair. In Pointless, members of the public compete for a cash prize by finding correct but obscure answers to four rounds of general knowledge questions.

It has been said the TV star, 51, is keen to focus on his writing career after finding great success with his books The Thursday Murder Club and The Man Who ...

And because I love to write, and because I love to write the sort of books I read. “His departure is completely amicable but he just does not have enough hours in the day to do everything so sadly something had to give. Richard has become a staple of the daytime schedule but sadly all good things must come to an end. He tweeted: “After 13 wonderful years I’m leaving daytime Pointless, to concentrate on writing. And I write crime because I read it. “Will miss the whole team, especially the incomparable @XanderArmstrong. Thank you to everyone who watches, it really has been a dream, and I know the show will continue to go from strength to strength.”

Pointless co-host Richard Osman has announced he is leaving the popular BBC programme after 13 years. It has been BBC One's highest rating daytime quiz and ...

Further details on who the guests hosts will be, will also be released at a later date. In the new episodes, which are set to be broadcast later this year, Alexander Armstrong will be joined by guest presenters who will stand in and co-host alongside him. Pointless co-host Richard Osman has announced he is leaving the popular BBC programme after 13 years.

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In 2017, he released The World Cup Of Everything - the quiz-style book that tried to settle popular debates, such as which is the best Christmas film? His co-host Alexander Armstrong will remain on the show, and will be joined by a series of guest presenters. Richard Osman is leaving the BBC show, Pointless, to focus on his writing career.

Osman is leaving to focus on his literary career, having released two best-selling crime novels.

Richard Osman has revealed that he is leaving Pointless to focus on his literary career. He has also recently enjoyed success as an author, having released his debut novel in 2020. The announcement was met with an outpouring of appreciation and affection from Pointless fans.

Spanning 26 regular series and 16 celebrity series Richard Osman has hosted the show alongside Alexander Armstrong for the last 13 years. But after Richard ...

It was quickly worked out it wasn’t going to be the same, which is an extraordinary relief. Richard Osman has announced he’s quit pointless after 13 years on the show to focus on growing his career as a best-selling novelist. The presenter and author split from his wife in 2007 but has found love again with Ingrid. Meanwhile. Richard shares two grown up children, Ruby and Sonny with his ex wife. Since Pointless launched on screens back in August 2009, the game show with a difference has seen contestants try to score as few points as possible by racking their brains and trying to come up with answers no one else can think of for general-knowledge questions. The global film rights were later bought by Steven Spielberg’s production company Amblin Entertainment.