Richard Osman praises ‘lovely’Alexander Armstrong in last Pointless episode

Alexander Armstrong, Pointless co-presenter has been told by Richard Osman how Richard Osman got to Pointless “lucky” he feels to have worked with him, as Osman’s final daytime episode of the BBC gameshow aired.

51-year-old TV presenter and author announced his resignation in April. He had co-hosted the program with Armstrong, 52, since its inception in 2009.

Osman took time to praise Osman during an episode that aired Wednesday afternoon. “lovely” co-presenter, telling Armstrong: “I was just in an interview, and they always ask about Pointless at the end of it, they always say ‘and how’s Pointless and what’s Xander like?’ and I always say how lovely you are.

“And it occurred to me that I don’t tell you in person often enough.

“So I just want to say how lucky I am to work with you.

“I always think after the end of interviews, I must tell Xander in person, which I never do. So now I’ll tell you on telly.”

Armstrong spoke out visibly: “That’s the nicest thing in the world.

“And I’ll get an opportunity, I hope, to tell you the same thing.”

Osman responded jokingly: “Well, if it were true. It only works if it’s genuine.”

Osman took to twitter on Thursday to pay tribute to Armstrong and to share a clip from the touching moment that occurred on the show. “I will still be on screen for a while in repeats, but yesterday was my final ever episode of daytime #Pointless after 12 years.

“Only Xander and I knew that at time of recording, so I wanted to give him a heartfelt message.

“New episodes with new hosts will be with in September!”

Osman posted a tweet in April saying that he was leaving the show. “concentrate on writing”He expressed his excitement about the opportunity to see the show, “as a viewer”.

Osman presented the gameshow together with Armstrong almost 13 years ago (Jonathan Hordle/PA).PA Archive/PA Images Jonathan Hordle

His debut novel, The Thursday Murder Club, was published in 2020 and became a bestseller, with global film rights bought by Steven Spielberg’s production company Amblin Entertainment.

The Man Who Died Twice is a sequel to his first novel. His third novel, The Bullet That Missed will be published in September.

After Osman’s departure, a host of guest presenters will join Armstrong on the show, with names confirmed so far including Sally Lindsay, Alex Brooker, Lauren Laverne, Stephen Mangan, Konnie Huq and Ed Gamble.

In May, the BBC confirmed Osman will continue to host future series of Pointless Celebrities, as well as his BBC Two show Richard Osman’s House Of Games.

Pointless is a competition in which members of the public compete for cash prizes by correctly answering four rounds of general knowledge questions.

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 two successful years, the programme was moved to BBC One from BBC Two.