English comedian, producer, TV presenter and writer (born 1970)
Richard Osman
Osman in June 2022
Born
Richard Thomas Osman
(1970-11-28) 28 November 1970 (age 53)
Essex, England
Education
Trinity College, Cambridge (BA)
Occupation
Comedian • 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 series
Spouse
Ingrid Oliver
(m. 2022)
Children
2
Relatives
Mat Osman (brother)
Richard Thomas Osman (born 28 November 1970) is an English author, television presenter, producer, novelist, and comedian. He is the creator and former co-presenter of the BBC One television quiz show Pointless.[1] 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 made appearances on British 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 bestselling crime novels The Thursday Murder Club (2020), The Man Who Died Twice (2021), The Bullet That Missed (2022) and The Last Devil To Die (2023).
^"Endemol UK – Pointless". Retrieved 6 April 2016.
Richard Thomas Osman (born 28 November 1970) is an English author, television presenter, producer, novelist, and comedian. He is the creator and former...
Osman is also a writer; he has written two novels and contributed to various publications. He is the brother of presenter and author RichardOsman. Osman...
Murder Club is the debut novel by Pointless and House of Games presenter RichardOsman, and is the first installment in his "Thursday Murder Club" series....
Retrieved 7 July 2018. "RichardOsman opens up to Desert Island Discs about food addiction". BBC News. 26 December 2021. "RichardOsman gives exciting details...
exported internationally. The first 27 series were co-presented by RichardOsman, who announced on 8 April 2022 that he would step down from the role...
Richardson, Katherine Ryan and RichardOsman, with the series' overall winner being Ryan – Richardson ended as the runner-up, Osman placed 3rd, Brown placed...
Award for her performance of The Bullet That Missed, the third book in RichardOsman's The Thursday Murder Club series. Shaw is a lesbian, although she had...
rotating co-hosts joining Alexander Armstrong on Pointless to replace RichardOsman, alongside Sally Lindsay, Konnie Huq, Lauren Laverne, Alex Brooker and...
BBC One game show Pointless with former Cambridge University friend RichardOsman since it began in 2009. He also presented a documentary, Alexander Armstrong's...
returned for a team task in series two where he was partnered with RichardOsman and Jon Richardson. Widdicombe has performed on radio on BBC Radio 4's...
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appeared on series 2 of Taskmaster. She beat Doc Brown, Joe Wilkinson, RichardOsman and Jon Richardson, to win the season. Ryan went on a comedy tour in...
The Franchise. In November 2023, Hyde began hosting a podcast with RichardOsman, titled 'The Rest Is Entertainment'. In 1999, Hyde married Kieran Clifton...
Two – RichardOsman's House of Games". ""RichardOsman's House of Games" Episode #2.25 (TV Episode 2018) – IMDb". IMDb. "BBC Two – RichardOsman's House...
2024), Episode #16.16, Pointless Celebrities, Alexander Armstrong, RichardOsman, Desiree Burch, retrieved 17 April 2024 Kilkelly, Daniel (11 March 2013)...
Shearer, and Micah Richards, and The Rest is Entertainment, hosted by RichardOsman and Marina Hyde. The podcast ordinarily releases two episodes every...
Feelings. Her television appearances have included Would I Lie to You?, RichardOsman's House of Games, Frankie Boyle's New World Order and Roast Battle. She...