Richard Osman admits FEARS over Pointless and it’s shelf life
The BBC favourite admitted he is "naturally pessimistic" about whether the popular show has run its course, although he hopes it will continue for many years. Richard, who has presented the show alongside co-star Alexander Armstrong since its inauguration in 2009 and filmed over 1,000 episodes, said he would like the programme to continue. He explained: "I hope so, my day job is a producer so I know what the shelf life of TV shows are. I've worked on so many over the years, and most of them don't go on for as long as Pointless - we've done a lot. "And so I'm always on the lookout for when it's going to end, because I'm naturally pessimistic, and Xander is naturally optimistic," he continued.
ITV Richard Osman admits fears over Pointless and it’s shelf life
BBC Richard is well-known for his role as quiz master on BBC show Pointless
I'm always on the lookout for when it's going to end Richard Osman
Seemingly declaring he'd never quit the quiz show, the 46-year-old joked that if it was to end it would not be his fault. "I always said if it comes off-air it won't be because of us, we'll do it forever because we're so grateful to it, and we love it," he quipped. The producer, who co-created the show and is the creative director of its production company Endemol UK, added: "I'm aware it's television and at some point, you have to ring the changes and you have to think of something new and one day they will, I know that - but we're about to film another 200 shows!" Meanwhile, the long-running BBC presenter has recently published his new book 'The World Cup Of Everything', which prompts people to debate about subjects such as food, animals and sitcoms.
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