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The first time I’ve ever been able to watch #Pointless and actually play along without knowing the answers already. Richard also tweeted ahead of the show on Tuesday: “So excited about watching this at 5.15. One viewer said: “Richard Osman always gave the appearance that he knew the information he was giving, Sally Lindsay is clearly just reading from a laptop.” Sally Lindsay was the first to take the reins from Richard, and the former host took to Twitter to crack a joke about her first episode. The first guest host was Sally Lindsay who appeared on the show on Tuesday 20 September - the show’s air date was delayed following the death of the Queen. However, earlier this year Richard announced that he would be stepping down from the show and will be replaced by a series of guest hosts.

In a recent episode it was former Coronation Street star Sally Lindsay who took to the helm of the daytime quiz show and viewers were less than impressed with ...

Sally has previously hosted the game show Tenable and so has some experience in the world of the quiz show, she told the contestants: "Lovely to meet you all. And she replied with a laughing emoji: "I don’t think you had it plugged in." Alexander introduced the new co-host Sally by saying: "My new Pointless friend. My first in 12 years the wonderful Sally Lindsay." The first time I've ever been able to watch #Pointless and actually play along without knowing the answers already. BBC Pointless has had a new set of co-stars try out the seat where Richard Osman once sat after he left the show following a 13 year stint beside his friend Alexander Armstrong.

After nearly 13 years in the hot seat, BBC quiz show Pointless has a new host. Richard Osman was replaced by former Coronation Street actress Sally Lindsay ...

Joking about the laptop, he shared a photo of Sally looking at the screen and wrote: "Wait, the laptop WORKS NOW????" Another said: "Watching #pointless for the great @sally_lindsay." Hope she grows into the role and starts to get more spontaneous." Sally replied with a laughing emoji: "I don’t think you had it plugged in." But it wasn't long before some viewers took to Twitter to complain about Sally 'reading' from the laptop in front of her. #pointless #sallylindsay." Please be gentle with me." The first time I've ever been able to watch #Pointless and actually play along without knowing the answers already. My first in 12 years the wonderful Sally Lindsay." Alexander beamed as he introduced Sally, saying: "My new Pointless friend. In April Richard announced that he was stepping back from the role. After nearly 13 years in the hot seat, BBC quiz show Pointless has a new host.

The game show was hit with complaints from viewers but former Pointless host Richard Osman defended the BBC One show's new host.

The former Pointless presenter made light of the situation as he tweeted: "Wait, the laptop WORKS NOW????" Richard, who has filmed more then 1,300 episodes and nearly 30 series of Pointless, announced his departure from the BBC One show earlier this year. Hope she grows into the role and starts to get more spontaneous." Not liking the new look, sorry." "Good luck to the first of the ace new co-hosts," he added. The first time I've ever been able to watch Pointless and actually play along without knowing the answers already," the former presenter tweeted.

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The first time I’ve ever been able to watch #Pointless and actually play along without knowing the answers already. Richard also tweeted ahead of the show on Tuesday: “So excited about watching this at 5.15. One viewer said: “Richard Osman always gave the appearance that he knew the information he was giving, Sally Lindsay is clearly just reading from a laptop.” Sally Lindsay was the first to take the reins from Richard, and the former host took to Twitter to crack a joke about her first episode. The first guest host was Sally Lindsay who appeared on the show on Tuesday 20 September - the show’s air date was delayed following the death of the Queen. However, earlier this year Richard announced that he would be stepping down from the show and will be replaced by a series of guest hosts.

Pointless fans were surprised by the arrival of Sally Lindsay onto the show as Alexander Armstrong's co-host, leading to many questions about why Richard ...

To shed light on Osman’s success as an author, his first novel is the third best-selling hardback of all-time in the UK. So, it might not come as a surprise that Richard Osman is planning to write and release more books. Richard Osman’s literary career took off in 2020 with the release of his first novel, The Thursday Murder Club. Richard has loved every second of doing the show alongside Xander but he really wants to give his all to his writing career which has been an enormous success.” This is to focus on writing, as he has found significant success with his Thursday Murder Club book series. While Alexander Armstrong is the show’s quiz master, Richard Osman has served as the show’s fact-checker who often surprises viewers with intellectual titbits.