Difference between revisions of "Richard Osman"

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Richard Osman was a contestant on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, as well as a guest on Countdown. He is a TV presenter and producer, famous for being the former executive producer of 8 Out of 10 Cats, the 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Series, the former assistant to Alexander Armstrong on the daytime version of Pointless from 2009 to 2022 and the host of Richard Osman's House of Games.

Osman made his regular Countdown debut on 2 January 2023, as the Dictionary Corner guest overseeing the opening week of Championship of Champions XVI. In his appearance on 6 January, he notably read the first Teatime Teaser and then presented letters rounds 4 and 5 with Colin Murray moving to his usual position in Dictionary Corner. His debut week also saw him as the final debut guest under Colin Murray's temporary tenure as host.

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters			Guest	Lex	Max
Cats4	19/04/2013	S	Richard Osman & Lee Mack	47 – 54	Jon Richardson & Stephen Mangan	Jimmy Carr	Rachel Riley	Expression error: Unrecognized word "cats".	Joe Wilkinson	Henning Wehn	Susie Dent	92
Cats23	18/07/2014	S	Bob Mortimer & Sean Lock	17 – 57	Jon Richardson & Richard Osman	Jimmy Carr	Rachel Riley	Expression error: Unrecognized word "cats".	Joe Wilkinson	Matthew Crosby	Susie Dent	65
Cats55	5/02/2016	S	Isy Suttie & Sean Lock	44 – 57	Jon Richardson & Richard Osman	Jimmy Carr	Rachel Riley		Expression error: Unrecognized word "cats".	Expression error: Unrecognized word "cats".	Alex Horne & the Horne Section	Susie Dent	66
Cats74	30/12/2016	S	Sara Pascoe & Johnny Vegas	7* – 45	Jon Richardson & Richard Osman	Jimmy Carr	Rachel Riley	Expression error: Unrecognized word "cats".	Joe Wilkinson	David O'Doherty	Susie Dent	73

* Includes 1 point from a bonus guess.

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 '''Richard Osman''' was a [[contestant]] on '''[[8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown]]''', as well as a guest on ''[[Countdown]]''. He is a TV presenter and producer, famous for being the former executive producer of ''{{w|8 Out of 10 Cats}}'', the 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Series, the former assistant to {{w|Alexander Armstrong}} on the daytime version of ''{{w|Pointless (game show)|Pointless}}'' from 2009 to 2022 and the host of ''{{w|Richard Osman's House of Games}}''.
-Osman made his regular ''Countdown'' debut on 2 January 2023, as the [[Dictionary Corner]] guest overseeing the opening week of [[Championship of Champions XVI]]. In his appearance on [[Episode 7926|6 January]], he notably read the first [[Teatime Teaser]] and then presented [[letters round]]s 4 and 5 with [[Colin Murray]] moving to his usual position in Dictionary Corner. He was also the final debut guest under [[Colin Murray]]'s temporary tenure as host.
+Osman made his regular ''Countdown'' debut on [[Episode 7922|2 January 2023]], as the [[Dictionary Corner]] guest overseeing the opening week of [[Championship of Champions XVI]]. In his appearance on [[Episode 7926|6 January]], he notably read the first [[Teatime Teaser]] and then presented [[letters round]]s 4 and 5 with [[Colin Murray]] moving to his usual position in Dictionary Corner. His debut week also saw him as the final debut guest under Colin Murray's temporary tenure as host.
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