Quiz in which contestants try to score as few points as possible by plumbing the depths of their general knowledge to come up with the answers no-one else can think of

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8/70 Quiz in which contestants try to score as few points as possible.

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  • Pointless Celebrities on BBC One

    Pointless Celebrities on BBC One

    Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman present a celebrity version of the general knowledge quiz in which contestants try to come up with the answers that nobody else could think of.

    Go to the web page for Pointless Celebrities

  • Pointless: How I became the co-host

    Pointless: How I became the co-host

    Richard Osman, Alexander Armstrong's pointless friend, reveals how he landed his job on the show: "I pretended to consider the offer for nearly two to three seconds, but inside I couldn't have been more excited."

    Read and comment on Richard's post at the BBC TV blog

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