Who is Alexander Armstrong's seated assistant on the quiz show 'Pointless'?
"Pointless Pointless is a British game show. It is produced by Endemol Shine UK for the BBC, hosted by Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman. Each episode of the quiz features teams of two contestants attempting to find correct but obscure answers to general knowledge questions in order to score as few points as possible, and become eligible to compete for the show's cash jackpot. All questions used on the show are factual in nature, and are asked to a panel of 100 individuals in a pre-conducted public survey. Contestants seek to find correct answers that were given by as few"
"Alexander Armstrong Alexander Henry Fenwick Armstrong (born 2 March 1970) is an English comedian, actor, television presenter and bass baritone singer, best known as one half of the comedy duo Armstrong and Miller and as host of the BBC TV game show ""Pointless"". Aside from his ""Armstrong and Miller"" sketch show characters, Armstrong's television credits include a leading role in the TV series ""Life Begins"", whilst he also voiced Professor M in ""Tooned"", alien supercomputer Mr Smith in the ""Doctor Who"" spin-off ""The Sarah Jane Adventures"" as well as the main show's two part story ""The Stolen Earth"" / ""Journey's"
"Richard Osman Richard Thomas Osman (born 28 November 1970) is an English television presenter, producer, comedian and director, best known for being the creator and co-presenter of the BBC One television quiz show ""Pointless"". He also presents the BBC Two quiz shows ""Two Tribes"" and ""Richard Osman's House of Games,"" and is a team captain on the comedy panel shows ""Insert Name Here"" and ""The Fake News Show"". Osman has gained recognition for his appearances on a wide variety of British panel shows. Osman worked at Hat Trick Productions before becoming creative director of the television production company Endemol UK,"
"off with Anne being the only person left in the studio. The programme was eventually replaced by the Alexander Armstrong-fronted ""Pointless"" as the big BBC teatime quiz (it had aired on the BBC for some years previously). Much of the show's success has been attributed to its host, Anne Robinson. She was already famous in the UK for her sarcasm while presenting the consumer programme ""Watchdog"", and ""The Weakest Link"" saw her develop this further, particularly in her taunting of contestants. Her sardonic summary to the team, usually berating them for their lack of intelligence for not achieving the target"
"show where he is jokingly known as Armstrong's ""pointless friend"". Having previously worked exclusively in behind-the-camera roles, Osman got the job as co-presenter/assistant when he pitched the idea for the show to a panel of BBC daytime heads, taking the role of the assistant in the demonstration. In October 2013, during a 'record breakers' edition of Pointless, Osman successfully broke a Guinness World Record when he named thirty countries whose capital had been given, in one minute. Osman guest hosted ""Have I Got News for You"" in October 2013. In 2014, Osman began presenting a new BBC Two quiz show"
"Alex Horne Alexander James Jeffrey Horne (born 10 September 1978 in Petworth, West Sussex) is a British comedian. Horne is the creator of ""Taskmaster"", a comedy panel show in which he is the assistant to ""Taskmaster"" Greg Davies, who judges comedians on various absurd tasks they are asked to perform. He is also the host of ""The Horne Section"", a live music variety show which has been broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and Dave. He was a contestant on the numbers and letters show ""Countdown"" in 2008 for Channel 4, and has been a dictionary corner guest many times on"
"Dean Armstrong Dean Armstrong (born April 24, 1973) is a Canadian actor, producer and acting coach. Armstrong was born in Owen Sound, Ontario. He attended Queen’s University, Kingston and graduated with degrees in theater arts and education. In 2000, Armstrong appeared as the recurring character Blake on the show Queer as Folk on Showtime (2000–2005) and Broadway (2000–2002). In 2005, Armstrong appeared in the Canadian premiere of ""Tick, Tick ... Boom!"". Some of Armstrong's acting credits include ""Copper"", ""Flashpoint"", ""Alphas"", """", ""The Listener"", ""Haven"", ""Saw 3D"", 5 seasons on Showtime’s ""Queer as Folk"", the season 2 host of the CBC"
"Nerdist YouTube Channel called ""4 Points with Alex Albrecht"". The show features 4 people discussing 4 different topics. Albrecht and co-host Alison Haislip are the only permanent members of the panel, with the other spots filled by a personality from some other Nerdist show and a celebrity, usually from TV or movies. In April 2015, Alex and Alison Haislip started a new podcast called the Half Hour Happy Hour. He resides in Brentwood a suburb of Los Angeles, California. Alex Albrecht Alexander Jennings Albrecht (born August 14, 1976) is an American television personality, actor and podcaster. He is known for"
"Don't Ask Me Ask Britain Don't Ask Me Ask Britain is a British television comedy panel game show that has aired on ITV from 18 April until 23 May 2017 and is hosted by Alexander Armstrong with Frank Skinner and Jonathan Ross as the team captains. The series is produced by Chalkboard TV for ITV. The goal is for the two teams to second-guess what the viewers will vote for in various questions by using an app and voting along live. An app is available for iOS and Android devices where the viewers can vote along live to various questions."
"David Armand David Armand (born David Whitehead in September 1977) is an English comedian, actor and writer who has performed on stage, film, radio and most notably, television, where the shows he has appeared in include ""Fast and Loose"", ""Episodes"", ""How Not to Live Your Life"", ""Pulling"", ""The Armstrong & Miller Show"", ""Swinging"", and ""Peep Show"". He is one of the writers and stars of the hit CBBC comedy shows ""Sorry, I've Got No Head"", and ""Pixelface"". He has also written for shows such as ""The Peter Serafinowicz Show"" and ""Katy Brand's Big Ass Show"". Born in the Northamptonshire town"
"of ""The Guardian"" remarked that ""Joe Armstrong's Jean ... flips back and forth between brute arrogance and fawning servility with the casual manner of tossing a coin."" In a 2013 production of Harold Pinter's ""The Dumb Waiter"" at The Print Room, Armstrong played Gus alongside Clive Wood as Ben. Matt Trueman of ""The Telegraph"" called Wood and Armstrong ""two perfect Pinterians,"" and Fiona Mountford of ""The Evening Standard"" wrote, ""Armstrong, always an actor of easy geniality, flourishes in particular with this short, sharp, light-footed humour."" Armstrong co-starred with Louise Brealey in the 2015 touring production of ""Constellations"". In 2006, Armstrong"
"6 part mini-series ""Triple Sensation"" as well as 2 years in ""Rent"". Dean Armstrong Dean Armstrong (born April 24, 1973) is a Canadian actor, producer and acting coach. Armstrong was born in Owen Sound, Ontario. He attended Queen’s University, Kingston and graduated with degrees in theater arts and education. In 2000, Armstrong appeared as the recurring character Blake on the show Queer as Folk on Showtime (2000–2005) and Broadway (2000–2002). In 2005, Armstrong appeared in the Canadian premiere of ""Tick, Tick ... Boom!"". Some of Armstrong's acting credits include ""Copper"", ""Flashpoint"", ""Alphas"", """", ""The Listener"", ""Haven"", ""Saw 3D"", 5 seasons"
"stints on the writing team. Alexander Armstrong holds the record for both most appearances as guest presenter, as well as most guest appearances in total, having appeared 32 times in the central chair. He has never appeared in any other role. Andy Hamilton holds the record for appearances as a guest panellist, with 22. Many guests have appeared on the programme multiple times. The list below includes guests who have appeared as presenter or panellist, and does not include the two video-exclusive releases, ""Have I Got Unbroadcastable News for You"" and ""The Official Pirate Video"", nor the various Comic Relief"
"Lisa Armstrong (make-up artist) Lisa Marie Armstrong (born 25 October 1976) is a former member of pop band Deuce and was make-up expert for the ITV programme ""This Morning"", until becoming make-up supervisor for the ITV quiz show ""Pick Me"" and its prime-time entertainment series ""Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway"". Armstrong was born and brought up in Blackbird Leys, Oxford, England, living with her parents and one older brother Stephen. She attended Peers School, Oxford, but at the age of 14 won a place at BRIT School for Performing Arts & Technology in Croydon, south London. Armstrong started her"
"Nico Tatarowicz Nico Tatarowicz (born 23 April 1974) is a British actor and writer, known for The Armstrong and Miller Show (2007), Very Important People (2012), Crackanory (2013), Murder in Successville (2015-2017) . Nico Tatarowicz has written and co-written comedy, mainly for TV, since around 2005. Formerly writing alongside David-Cadji-Newby the pairs material made its debut on Channel 5's relationship sketch-show 'Swinging'. This led to a commission to write for BBC 1's Armstrong and Miller Show, which they contributed to over 3 series. Having become regular sketch-show contributors, the pair began working on their own projects and Tatarowicz eventually switched"
"growth with the show subsequently moved to the BBC's main channel BBC One in 2011. By 2013, the programme records four episodes in one day, and averaged 3.6 million viewers daily, gaining more viewers than ITV game show ""The Chase"", which also airs in roughly the same time slot. In February 2014, ""Pointless"" was extended for another 204 episodes, giving three more series, taking the total commissioned to 13 in February 2014. A further 24 celebrity episodes were also ordered. For the 1,000th episode, which aired on 16 January 2017, Armstrong and Osman traded host/assistant duties and four previous couples"
"Mo Alexander Mo Alexander (born November 7, 1970) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. Alexander was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee. He began his full-time professional comedy career in July 1996 and was headlining on stages throughout the US within three years. He is known for injecting the smart into funny and combining intelligence and debauchery to spotlight real world issues. His comedy is as funny as it is thought provoking and nothing is off limits. His comic influences include Bill Hicks, Paul Mooney, and Richard Pryor. He has worked with notable comedians such as Keenen Ivory Wayans,"
"Peter Armstrong (journalist) Peter Armstrong is a Canadian radio and television journalist, working with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. He is currently the economics reporter for CBC News, and was the host of the business news series ""On the Money"" (cancelled June 28, 2018) on CBC News Network. Originally from Oakville, Ontario, he is the son of journalist Sally Armstrong. He graduated from Acadia University and Université Laval before he began working for CBC Radio in Quebec City. He later moved to Saint John, Toronto, Ottawa and Vancouver before moving to the Middle East in 2006 as the CBC's bureau chief"
"evening on BBC Radio Sussex (the show was also notable for giving early broadcast experience to BBC news journalist Jane Hill and radio DJ Jo Whiley). From 1989 to 1992, Osman studied Politics and Sociology at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was a contemporary of ""Pointless"" co-presenter Alexander Armstrong, who read English Literature. Osman began his career working as executive producer on numerous British game shows, including ""Deal or No Deal"", Channel 4 comedy panel game ""8 out of 10 Cats"" and satirical comedy ""10 O'Clock Live"". He created the short-lived 2013 ITV gameshow ""Prize Island"". Osman's other credits include"
"Rollo Armstrong Rowland Constantine O'Malley Armstrong (born 29 April 1966) is an English music producer and multi-instrumentalist. He is half of the remix team Rollo and Sister Bliss and is a founding member of the electronic music group Faithless. He has remixed tracks for Pet Shop Boys, Simply Red, R. Kelly, U2, Moby, Grace, Tricky, and Suede. Armstrong was born to an Irish publisher and an English poet. His younger sister is singer Dido, whom he helped to write and produce her multi-million selling albums ""No Angel"", ""Life for Rent"" and ""Safe Trip Home"". He studied at the University of"
"was appointed Official Opposition Critic for Atlantic Canada and ACOA by Acting Conservative Leader of the Opposition Rona Ambrose. Armstrong is the only Official Opposition critic who is not a member of either the House of Commons or the Senate. Armstrong works as a paid staffer in the office of the Leader of the Opposition and spends his time between Ottawa and Atlantic Canada but will be based in Nova Scotia. The position pays approximately $60,000 per year out of Ambrose's office budget. He will speak for the Conservatives on the region. On September 15, 2016, Armstrong relinquished his position"
"History of the World"". All five were released by Coronet. In the books, Armstrong and Osman give their insight to pointless matters. Three editions of the official board game have also been released, plus two mini-sized versions, each of which contains updated questions. ""Pointless"" appeared in the BBC sitcom ""Not Going Out"" (series 7, episode 5); Armstrong and Osman both played themselves. ""Pointless"" was also parodied in several sketches of the satirical show ""Newzoids"", in which a caricature of Osman interrupts people in regular situations with phrases used in the game show. Pointless Pointless is a British game show. It"
"member in the second season of ""Everybody Hates Chris"". Alexander was the host of the Comedy Central Roast of actor William Shatner on August 13, 2006 (first airdate: August 20, 2006). In 2007, Alexander was a guest star in the third episode of the improv comedy series ""Thank God You're Here"". He is a frequent guest and panelist on: Bill Maher's ""Politically Incorrect"" and ""Real Time"" shows; ""Hollywood Squares""; the ""Late Late Show"", with both Craig Kilborn and Craig Ferguson; and the ""Late Show with David Letterman"". In 2008, Alexander guest-starred on the CBS show ""Criminal Minds"" in the season"
"Alexander (née Pink) and father David Alexander, who is an attorney. Alexander was diagnosed with the condition of Usher syndrome type III in late childhood. Alexander earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan, and double master's degrees from Columbia University in social work and public health. On September 15, 2014, Alexander appeared on ""Today"" twice during the main program, and on ""Today with Kathie Lee and Hoda"". The next day she was on ""The Meredith Vieira Show"" to promote her book ""Not Fade Away"". She also appeared as a guest on ""Morning Joe"", on September 17, 2014. On"
"Seth Armstrong Archibald Seth Armstrong is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, ""Emmerdale"", played by Stan Richards from 1978 until 2004. The role of Seth began as a temporary ""bit part"", due to appear for just a few episodes, but proved so popular that further appearances were made until Seth became a full-time regular character in the summer of 1980 when he switched from the Malt Shovel to The Woolpack and continuously annoyed the landlord Amos Brearly and latter Alan Turner who took over in 1991 when Amos left who memorably often shouted ""Get out Seth!"". Seth"
"attempt. Stephanie Birkitt Stephanie Anne Birkitt is an American attorney and former assistant to David Letterman on ""Late Show with David Letterman"". Although Birkitt was usually treated as a character named Vicki, in some of her appearances, Letterman referred to her by various other nicknames such as Smitty, Kitty, Monty, Gunther, and Dutch. She and Letterman were involved in a relationship. Birkitt was born in Plymouth, New Hampshire. Her mother is an assistant principal and her father is a dentist. She graduated from Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in 1997, with a bachelor's degree in history and a"
"intended to be co-presenter, primarily fulfilling the role only as part of a demonstration laid on for the BBC. However the BBC executives asked him to continue when they commissioned the first series. Osman then approached comedian Alexander Armstrong, a peer of Osman's during their university days, to be the main presenter. Armstrong, who the previous year had been lined up to present Channel 4's ""Countdown"" only to back out for fear of being pigeon-holed as a presenter, agreed to present what was perceived as a lower-profile show, with the presence of Osman helping to convince him. The first series"
"at Cliveden, a country house hotel in Buckinghamshire. The couple remained married for 11 years, before eventually announcing, January 2018, that they were divorcing. The divorce was granted on 16 October 2018. Lisa Armstrong (make-up artist) Lisa Marie Armstrong (born 25 October 1976) is a former member of pop band Deuce and was make-up expert for the ITV programme ""This Morning"", until becoming make-up supervisor for the ITV quiz show ""Pick Me"" and its prime-time entertainment series ""Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway"". Armstrong was born and brought up in Blackbird Leys, Oxford, England, living with her parents and one"
"Town Called Panic"". ""The 100 Most Pointless Things in the World"" was published in the UK by Coronet, an imprint of Hodder & Stoughton, in October 2012. Also in 2012, Armstrong is the voice of Professor M for the animation breaks for the McLaren F1 team with the animations called ""Tooned"" also featuring the voices of Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button broadcast on Sky Sports F1. In 2013, Armstrong and Miller appeared in the television advertising campaign for Spitfire Ale. In 2004, Armstrong provided the voice of the narrator for CBeebies animation ""Hey Duggee"" In December 2015, Armstrong was awarded"
"and is then deployed in places that his size allows him to infiltrate. In 2015, Helms played the character Mickey on the web series ""Jake and Amir"" after Tweeting his support for the series. Ed Helms Edward Parker Helms (born January 24, 1974) is an American actor, comedian, and singer. He is known for his work as a correspondent on ""The Daily Show"" as well as playing Andy Bernard in the U.S. version of ""The Office,"" the Once-ler in ""The Lorax"" (2012), Stuart Price in ""The Hangover"" trilogy, and Mr. Krupp/Captain Underpants in """" (2017). Helms was born in Atlanta,"
"Jesse Armstrong Jesse Armstrong is a British comedy writer, best known for the Channel 4 sitcom ""Peep Show"", the BBC political satire ""The Thick of It"", and the HBO drama series ""Succession"". Born (c. 1972) in Oswestry in Shropshire, he attended a comprehensive school there before studying American Studies at the University of Manchester, where he met his writing partner Sam Bain. Before going into comedy writing in the late 1990s, Armstrong worked as a researcher for the Labour MP Doug Henderson. At the beginning of their writing career, Armstrong and Bain wrote for the Channel 4 sketch show ""Smack"
"who recently left his role as co-host of the Saturday morning version of ""Today"" to join the weekday edition and continue his hosting duties on ""MSNBC Live With Craig Melvin"". He will continue his roles of a national correspondent and a white house correspondent. On April 21, 2012, Alexander married Alison Starling, an anchor at WJLA-TV (Washington, DC's ABC affiliate). The couple have two children. They live outside of Washington, D.C.. He was nominated for the Outstanding Live Coverage of a Breaking News Story Long Form News & Documentary Emmy Award for his participation in the ""NBC News Special Report:"
"over ""The Chuck Swirsky Show"" effective August 18, 2008, alongside Doug MacLean on the Toronto, Ontario AM sports talk radio station The Fan 590. The show's name was later changed to ""The Game Plan"". In 2009, Doug MacLean left the show and was replaced by Eric Smith. Jack Armstrong (basketball) John Joseph ""Jack"" Armstrong (born January 3, 1963) is a sportscaster, working primarily for the Toronto Raptors on TSN and NBA TV Canada. Armstrong is also the college basketball analyst for TSN. Armstrong graduated from Fordham University in 1985 with a Masters in Communication. From 1989 to 1998, Armstrong was"