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Richard Osman

Richard Osman (born 28 November 1970) is an English television presenter, producer, and novelist. He is the creator and former co-presenter of the BBC One television quiz show Pointless. He has presented the BBC Two quiz shows Two Tribes and Richard Osman's House of Games, and been a team captain on the comedy panel shows Insert Name Here and The Fake News Show. He has also made appearances on British comedy panel shows including Would I Lie to You? and QI. Osman worked at Hat Trick Productions before becoming creative director of the television production company Endemol UK, producing shows including Prize Island for ITV and Deal or No Deal for Channel 4. He is the author of the best-selling Thursday Murder Club mystery novels.

Infobox

Born
(1970-11-28) 28 November 1970 (age 55)Billericay, Essex, England
Alma mater
University of Cambridge (BA)
Occupation
Producer • television presenter • novelist
Years active
1993–present
Known for
Pointless Two Tribes Insert Name Here The Fake News Show Richard Osman's House of Games
Notable work
Thursday Murder Club
Height
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Spouse
mw- Ingrid Oliver (m. 2022)
Children
2
Relatives
Mat Osman (brother)
Education
Warden Park School
Occupations
mw- Television producer Television presenter Novelist

Tables

· Career › Non-fiction
2012
The 100 Most Pointless Things in the World
Role(s)
Alexander Armstrong
Notes
Coronet
2013
The 100 Most Pointless Arguments in the World
Role(s)
978-1-4447-6208-2
2014
The Very Pointless Quiz Book
Role(s)
978-1-4447-8274-5
2015
The A-Z of Pointless
Role(s)
978-1-4447-8277-6
2016
A Pointless History of the World
Role(s)
978-1-4736-2324-8
2017
The World Cup Of Everything: Bringing the Fun Home
Notes
978-1-4736-6726-6
Year
Title
Co-author(s)
Publisher
ISBN
2012
The 100 Most Pointless Things in the World
Alexander Armstrong
Coronet
978-1-4447-6205-1
2013
The 100 Most Pointless Arguments in the World
978-1-4447-6208-2
2014
The Very Pointless Quiz Book
978-1-4447-8274-5
2015
The A-Z of Pointless
978-1-4447-8277-6
2016
A Pointless History of the World
978-1-4736-2324-8
2017
The World Cup Of Everything: Bringing the Fun Home
978-1-4736-6726-6
2019
Richard Osman's House of Games
Alan Connor
BBC Books
978-1-78594-462-8
· Career › Fiction
2020
The Thursday Murder Club
Role(s)
Viking
Notes
978-0-241-42544-2
2021
The Man Who Died Twice
Role(s)
978-0-241-42542-8
Notes
2nd in the Thursday Murder Club series
2022
The Bullet That Missed
Role(s)
978-0-241-51243-2
Notes
3rd in the Thursday Murder Club series
2023
The Last Devil to Die
Role(s)
978-0-241-51244-9
Notes
4th in the Thursday Murder Club series
2024
We Solve Murders
Role(s)
978-0-593-65322-7
Notes
1st in the We Solve Murders series
2025
The Impossible Fortune
Role(s)
978-0-241-74398-0
Notes
5th in the Thursday Murder Club series
Year
Title
Publisher
ISBN
Notes
2020
The Thursday Murder Club
Viking
978-0-241-42544-2
1st in the Thursday Murder Club series
2021
The Man Who Died Twice
978-0-241-42542-8
2nd in the Thursday Murder Club series
2022
The Bullet That Missed
978-0-241-51243-2
3rd in the Thursday Murder Club series
2023
The Last Devil to Die
978-0-241-51244-9
4th in the Thursday Murder Club series
2024
We Solve Murders
978-0-593-65322-7
1st in the We Solve Murders series
2025
The Impossible Fortune
978-0-241-74398-0
5th in the Thursday Murder Club series
· Career › Production credits
1995
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Role(s)
Programme associate
Notes
Channel 4
1998–1999
Role(s)
If I Ruled the World
Notes
Creator, producer
1999
Boyz Unlimited
Role(s)
Co-creator (with David Walliams and Matt Lucas)
Notes
Channel 4
2001
The Adam and Joe Show
Role(s)
Additional material
Notes
3 episodes
2004
Ban This Filth
Role(s)
Executive producer
Notes
6 episodes
2005
Bromwell High
Role(s)
Writer
Notes
12 episodes
2005–2017
Role(s)
8 Out of 10 Cats
Notes
Executive producer (41 episodes)Edit producer (1 episode)
2009–2010
Role(s)
You Have Been Watching
Notes
Executive producer
2009–2011
Role(s)
Total Wipeout
Notes
Script editor (36 episodes)Programme associate (9 episodes)
2010
Channel 4's Alternative Election Night
Role(s)
Executive producer
Notes
Channel 4
2011–2013
Role(s)
10 O'Clock Live
Notes
33 episodes
2012–2018
Role(s)
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Notes
16 series
2013
Prize Island
Role(s)
Creator
Notes
ITV
2014–2016
Role(s)
Only Connect
Notes
Additional questions
2025
The Thursday Murder Club
Role(s)
Executive producer
Notes
Netflix
Year
Title
Role
Channel
Notes
1995
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Programme associate
Channel 4
12 episodes
1998–1999
If I Ruled the World
Creator, producer
BBC Two
2 series
1999
Boyz Unlimited
Co-creator (with David Walliams and Matt Lucas)
Channel 4
6 episodes
2001
The Adam and Joe Show
Additional material
3 episodes
2004
Ban This Filth
Executive producer
6 episodes
2005
Bromwell High
Writer
12 episodes
2005–2017
8 Out of 10 Cats
Executive producer (41 episodes)Edit producer (1 episode)
42 episodes
2009–2010
You Have Been Watching
Executive producer
15 episodes
2009–2011
Total Wipeout
Script editor (36 episodes)Programme associate (9 episodes)
BBC One
45 episodes
2010
Channel 4's Alternative Election Night
Executive producer
Channel 4
One-off programme
2011–2013
10 O'Clock Live
33 episodes
2012–2018
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
16 series
2013
Prize Island
Creator
ITV
1 series
2014–2016
Only Connect
Additional questions
BBC Two
5 episodes
2025
The Thursday Murder Club
Executive producer
Netflix
film
· Career › Presenting roles
2016
Dragons' Den: Pitches to Riches
Role(s)
2 episodes
2016–
Role(s)
Child Genius
Notes
Channel 4
2017
The Nightly Show
Role(s)
Celebrity host
Notes
ITV
Channel 4's Alternative Election Night
Role(s)
Co-presenter
Notes
Channel 4
2018
Re-Play 2018 with Richard Osman
Role(s)
ITV
Notes
One-off programme
Year
Title
Role
Channel
Notes
2009–2022
Pointless
Co-presenter
BBC One (2011–2022)BBC Two (2009–2011)
27 series
2011–
Pointless Celebrities
BBC One
13 series
2014–
The One Show
Guest presenter
7 episodes
2014–2015
Two Tribes
Presenter
BBC Two
2 series
2016
Dragons' Den: Pitches to Riches
2 episodes
2016–
Child Genius
Channel 4
Series 4–
2017
The Nightly Show
Celebrity host
ITV
1 episode
Channel 4's Alternative Election Night
Co-presenter
Channel 4
One-off programme
2017–
Richard Osman's House of Games
Presenter
BBC Two
5 series
2018
Re-Play 2018 with Richard Osman
ITV
One-off programme
2020
Richard Osman's House of Games Night
BBC One
2 series
· Career › Non-presenting appearances
2013
The Big Fat Quiz of the Year
Role(s)
Himself
Notes
Channel 4
2013–2017
Role(s)
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Notes
Contestant
QI
Role(s)
Guest
Notes
BBC Two
2014
Not Going Out
Role(s)
Himself/cameo role
Notes
BBC One
Room 101
Role(s)
Guest
Notes
1 episode
2014 World Snooker Championship
Role(s)
Special guest (1 episode)Potless presenter (3 episodes)
Notes
BBC Two
2015
2015 World Snooker Championship
Role(s)
Celebrity predictions (1 episode)Celebrity player (1 episode)
Notes
2 episodes
Let's Play Darts
Role(s)
Participant/commentator
Notes
Charity series
Danger Mouse
Role(s)
Professor Strontium Jellyfishowitz
Notes
CBBC
Celebrity Juice
Role(s)
Guest
Notes
ITV2
8 Out of 10 Cats
Role(s)
Channel 4
Notes
1 episode
2015–2017
Role(s)
Loose Women
Notes
ITV
2016
Play to the Whistle
Role(s)
Himself
Notes
1 episode
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
Role(s)
Guest
Notes
Sky One
Taskmaster
Role(s)
Contestant
Notes
Dave
Eurovision Song Contest 2016
Role(s)
UK spokesperson
Notes
BBC One, EBU
2016–2020
Role(s)
The Last Leg
Notes
Guest
2016–2020
Role(s)
Insert Name Here
Notes
Team captain
2017
The Fake News Show
Role(s)
Channel 4
Notes
1 series
Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit
Role(s)
Contestant
Notes
Dave
Murder in Successville
Role(s)
Himself
Notes
BBC Three
2017–2020
Role(s)
Sunday Brunch
Notes
Guest
2018
Frankie Boyle's New World Order
Role(s)
Guest
Notes
BBC Two
2019
Catchphrase
Role(s)
Celebrity contestant
Notes
ITV
The Ranganation
Role(s)
Guest
Notes
BBC Two
Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier
Role(s)
Himself
Notes
Dave
2020
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Role(s)
Celebrity contestant
Notes
ITV
The Graham Norton Show
Role(s)
Himself
Notes
BBC One
Saturday Kitchen Live
Role(s)
Guest
Notes
1 episode
Anthony
Role(s)
Himself
Notes
TV film
2022
Who Do You Think You Are?
Role(s)
Himself
Notes
1 episode – Shown on 10 June 2022
Saturday Kitchen
Role(s)
Himself
Notes
1 episode – Shown on 18 September 2022
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Role(s)
Celebrity contestant
Notes
BBC Two
2024
Saturday Kitchen
Role(s)
Guest
Notes
BBC One
Year
Title
Role
Channel
Notes
2012–2016
Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two
Panellist
BBC Two
3 episodes
2012–2024
Have I Got News for You
Guest panellist
BBC One
17 episodes plus four highlights specials
2012–2019
Would I Lie to You?
Guest
7 episodes
2013
The Big Fat Quiz of the Year
Himself
Channel 4
TV special
2013–2017
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Contestant
5 episodes
2013
QI
Guest
BBC Two
4 episodes
2014
Not Going Out
Himself/cameo role
BBC One
1 episode: "Pointless"
Room 101
Guest
1 episode
2014 World Snooker Championship
Special guest (1 episode)Potless presenter (3 episodes)
BBC Two
4 episodes
2015
2015 World Snooker Championship
Celebrity predictions (1 episode)Celebrity player (1 episode)
2 episodes
Let's Play Darts
Participant/commentator
Charity series
Danger Mouse
Professor Strontium Jellyfishowitz
CBBC
Voice only
Celebrity Juice
Guest
ITV2
3 episodes
8 Out of 10 Cats
Channel 4
1 episode
2015–2017
Loose Women
ITV
3 episodes
2016
Play to the Whistle
Himself
1 episode
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
Guest
Sky One
1 episode
Taskmaster
Contestant
Dave
Series 2
Eurovision Song Contest 2016
UK spokesperson
BBC One, EBU
Annual programme
2016–2020
The Last Leg
Guest
Channel 4
6 episodes
2016–2020
Insert Name Here
Team captain
BBC Two
3 series
2017
The Fake News Show
Channel 4
1 series
Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit
Contestant
Dave
1 episode
Murder in Successville
Himself
BBC Three
1 episode
2017–2020
Sunday Brunch
Guest
Channel 4
2 episodes
2018
Frankie Boyle's New World Order
Guest
BBC Two
1 episode
2019
Catchphrase
Celebrity contestant
ITV
1 episode
The Ranganation
Guest
BBC Two
1 episode
Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier
Himself
Dave
1 episode
2020
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Celebrity contestant
ITV
1 episode
The Graham Norton Show
Himself
BBC One
1 episode
Saturday Kitchen Live
Guest
1 episode
Anthony
Himself
TV film
2022
Who Do You Think You Are?
Himself
1 episode – Shown on 10 June 2022
Saturday Kitchen
Himself
1 episode – Shown on 18 September 2022
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Celebrity contestant
BBC Two
1 episode – Shown on 28 December 2022
2024
Saturday Kitchen
Guest
BBC One
1 episode – Shown on 21 September 2024
· External links
Preceded byPaul Sinha
BBC Radio 5 LiveFighting Talk Champion of Champions 2016/17 and 2017/18
Succeeded byMartin Kelner

References

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    https://x.com/richardosman/status/1341011387552833536
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  50. "The most magical, joyful day on Saturday with my beautiful wife @ingridoliver100. Surrounded by wonderful friends and family, a day full of love and laughter. We're so, so happy ❤️❤️❤️ https://t.co/nAoOcUPIhz"
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