But why has he decided to leave and who is replacing him? Here\u2019s everything we know so far.<\/p>
Why has Richard Osman left Pointless?<\/strong><\/h2>\nIt was a sad day for Pointless fans back in April when Richard Osman, who has hosted the show alongside Alexander Armstrong since 2009, announced he was stepping down from his role.<\/a><\/p>\nThe comedian and Pointless creator said in a statement that the job had been \u201ca joy from start to finish\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cWorking alongside my friend Alexander Armstrong, backed by the most wonderful team, and for the best viewers in the world,\u201d he added. \u201cI will miss everyone so much, but I\u2019m thrilled that I\u2019ll still be presenting the celebrity shows. I can\u2019t thank everyone enough for 12 amazing years.\u201d<\/p>\n
While Osman didn\u2019t say why he was leaving the show, Armstrong implied in his statement that his co-presenter would be leaving to focus on his crime novel career after the success of his books The Thursday Murder Club<\/a> and The Man Who Died Twice<\/a>.<\/p>\n\u201cDaytime television\u2019s loss is international\u00a0best-selling crime fiction<\/a>\u2019s gain. I say that like it\u2019s a consolation \u2013 I\u2019m going to miss the big man next to me Monday to Friday,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\u201cBut at least I still get him at weekends \u2013 and weekdays if you\u2019re watching on Challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n
Not to fear \u2013 Osman will still be the co-host of Celebrity Pointless, a spin-off show in which celebrities compete to win money for their selected charities.<\/p>\n
Who is replacing Richard Osman on Pointless?<\/strong><\/h2>\n ![\"""\"]( "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> Stephen Mangan and Konnie Huq.<\/span><\/figcaption> Getty\/Getty<\/i><\/span><\/div>\nThere won\u2019t be just one host taking Osman\u2019s place behind his iconic desk but several, with BBC One announcing that the show will feature a rotating line-up of guest co-presenters<\/a>.<\/p>\nThose joining Alexander Armstrong on the show include Stephen Mangan, Konnie Huq, Sally Lindsay, Alex Brooker, Lauren Laverne and Ed Gamble, who\u2019ll each be taking it in turns to reveal which answers are pointless on the show.<\/p>\n
Speaking about the guest line-up, Armstrong said: \u201cThis is going to be such a ride!<\/p>\n
\u201cRichard will still be in once a week on Saturdays to make sure everything\u2019s ticking over nicely, but otherwise it\u2019s just me bringing new Pointless friends in and showing them the ropes. Loads of new and fun personalities on the desk next to me. I can\u2019t wait.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The comedian and Pointless creator said in a statement that the job had been \u201ca joy from start to finish\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cWorking alongside my friend Alexander Armstrong, backed by the most wonderful team, and for the best viewers in the world,\u201d he added. \u201cI will miss everyone so much, but I\u2019m thrilled that I\u2019ll still be presenting the celebrity shows. I can\u2019t thank everyone enough for 12 amazing years.\u201d<\/p>\n
While Osman didn\u2019t say why he was leaving the show, Armstrong implied in his statement that his co-presenter would be leaving to focus on his crime novel career after the success of his books The Thursday Murder Club<\/a> and The Man Who Died Twice<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cDaytime television\u2019s loss is international\u00a0best-selling crime fiction<\/a>\u2019s gain. I say that like it\u2019s a consolation \u2013 I\u2019m going to miss the big man next to me Monday to Friday,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cBut at least I still get him at weekends \u2013 and weekdays if you\u2019re watching on Challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n Not to fear \u2013 Osman will still be the co-host of Celebrity Pointless, a spin-off show in which celebrities compete to win money for their selected charities.<\/p>\n There won\u2019t be just one host taking Osman\u2019s place behind his iconic desk but several, with BBC One announcing that the show will feature a rotating line-up of guest co-presenters<\/a>.<\/p>\n Those joining Alexander Armstrong on the show include Stephen Mangan, Konnie Huq, Sally Lindsay, Alex Brooker, Lauren Laverne and Ed Gamble, who\u2019ll each be taking it in turns to reveal which answers are pointless on the show.<\/p>\n Speaking about the guest line-up, Armstrong said: \u201cThis is going to be such a ride!<\/p>\n \u201cRichard will still be in once a week on Saturdays to make sure everything\u2019s ticking over nicely, but otherwise it\u2019s just me bringing new Pointless friends in and showing them the ropes. Loads of new and fun personalities on the desk next to me. I can\u2019t wait.\u201d<\/p>\n Check out more of our\u00a0Entertainment<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0to get each issue delivered to your door. For more from the biggest stars in TV, l<\/strong>isten to the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a> with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/body><\/html>\n By Lauren Morris Published: Tuesday, 20 September 2022 at 12:00 am BBC One\u2019s Pointless returns to our screens, with a new line-up of contestants hoping to win money by providing totally obscure answers to general knowledge questions. While fans won\u2019t be surprised to see Alexander Armstrong back at the helm of the hugely successful quiz […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":22285,"template":"","categories":[5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/09\/why-isnt-richard-osman-on-pointless.jpg",620,413,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/09\/why-isnt-richard-osman-on-pointless-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/09\/why-isnt-richard-osman-on-pointless-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/09\/why-isnt-richard-osman-on-pointless.jpg",620,413,false],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/09\/why-isnt-richard-osman-on-pointless.jpg",620,413,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/09\/why-isnt-richard-osman-on-pointless.jpg",620,413,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/09\/why-isnt-richard-osman-on-pointless.jpg",620,413,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By Lauren Morris Published: Tuesday, 20 September 2022 at 12:00 am BBC One\u2019s Pointless returns to our screens, with a new line-up of contestants hoping to win money by providing totally obscure answers to general knowledge questions. While fans won\u2019t be surprised to see Alexander Armstrong back at the helm of the hugely successful quiz…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/22284"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22285"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Who is replacing Richard Osman on Pointless?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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