Pointless


5:15 pm - 6:00 pm, Monday, September 7 on BBC One London (1)

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Season 35, Episode 39

Alexander Armstrong is joined by co-host Gok Wan on the quiz in which contestants try to score the fewest points possible by giving the least obvious correct answers to questions


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Quiz Show Show/Game Show

Cast & Crew

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Gok Wan (Co host)
Laura Turner (Executive producer)
Kieran O'Brien (Series producer)

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Alexander Armstrong (Host)
Born: August 14, 1970 in Rothbury, Northumberland
Best Known For: The Armstrong and Miller Show.
Early-life: Alexander Henry Fenwick Armstrong was born in Northumberland on March 2, 1970. His father is a distant relative of Ralph Richardson, and an appearance on Who Do You Think You Are? showed him to be a direct descendent of William the Conqueror. Alexander was a gifted pianist as a child but was nervous about featuring in concerts. At Cambridge University, he performed with the Footlights entertainment troupe, where he was the comedy partner of Spooks creator David Wolstencroft.
Career: Armstrong made his film and TV debuts in 1994 in There's No Business and A Breed of Heroes. He was introduced to Ben Miller in 1996 and their subsequent success at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe led to their first sketch series in 1997; they've worked together a number of times since on various projects. Armstrong played the lead in short-lived sitcom Beast. He has also appeared in Birthday Girl (2001), I Saw You, TLC, Saxondale, Life Begins, The Trial of Tony Blair, Mutual Friends, Woody Allen's Match Point (2005) and Scoop (2006). Armstrong was the voice of supercomputer Mr Smith in The Sarah Jane Adventures, appeared in the 2011 Doctor Who Christmas Special and has presented the BBC game show Pointless since 2009. In recent years, he has also voiced Danger Mouse in the revival of the animated series and presented Rome's Invisible City, Land of the Midnight Sun and Don't Ask Me Ask Britain.
Quote: 'Offers come up all the time, and I'm getting better at saying no to things, and just picking the things that amuse me.'
Trivia: In 2010, he won a Bafta TV Award for The Armstrong and Miller Show.
Gok Wan (Co host)
Born: September 09, 1974 in Leicester
Best Known For: Fronting How To Look Good Naked
Early-life: Born Ko-Hen Wan in Leicester on September 9, 1974. His father, John, came from Hong Kong and moved to Leicester where he met his British wife Myra. The family ran a restaurant and Gok spent a lot of time with his older sister Oilen. Gok also has a brother called Kwoklyn. He attended the Central School of Speech and Drama, but soon realised he wanted to work in fashion.
Career: After learning the fashion world ropes, Wan became a stylist and went on to build up an astonishing portfolio of clients. Among the famous faces he has styled are Bryan Ferry, All Saints, Damien Lewis, Vanessa Mae and Lauren Laverne. His work has been published internationally in magazines such as Marie Claire and Cosmopolitan. In 2006, he was asked by Channel 4 to front a new programme, How to Look Good Naked, and he also penned the accompanying book. Since the series became a huge hit, he has appeared on numerous panel shows and landed several columns. He's also hosted Miss Naked Beauty, the documentary Too Fat Too Young, Gok Wan's Clothes Roadshow, and even become a celebrity chef.
Quote: 'Get your foundations right - get your underwear sorted and your silhouette looking beautiful.'
Trivia: Wan has openly discussed his battle with weight as a teenager, and was later treated for anorexia after shedding the pounds using a dramatic and dangerous method.
Laura Turner (Executive producer)
Kieran O'Brien (Series producer)
Best Known For: A string of roles.
Early-life: Kieran was born in Oldham in 1973. He made his acting debut at a young age in the children's drama Jossy's Giants. Guest appearances followed in One by One, Bulman, Bellman and True and Gruey. He also had a role on Children's Ward, playing Lee Jones. In the early 1990s, he had recurring roles in Coronation Street and Cracker.
Career: In 1999, O'Brien made his film debut in Virtual Sexuality. His other film credits include 24 Hour Party People (2002), 9 Songs (2004), Goal! The Dream Begins (2005) and Goal II: Living the Dream (2007). More recently, he has starred on the small screen in Bluestone 42, Silk, Grantchester, The Syndicate and Prey.
Quote: On his graphic sex scenes in the film 9 Songs: 'To me they were just scenes we were shooting, and I was surprised how ordinary and how natural it was.'
Trivia: In 2013, O'Brien toured in a UK stage production of The Full Monty.
Richard van't Riet (Director)

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