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Pointless Celebrities: Who is taking part tonight?

Richard Osman on Pointless
Which celebrities will face Richard Osman on Pointless tonight? (Picture: BBC/Remarkable Television)

A new line-up of stars are set to take part in tonight’s episode of Pointless Celebrities on BBC, where they will be challenged to come up with answers to questions that no one else would think of.

Presented by Richard Osman and Alexander Armstrong, the Pointless questions put forward to the contestants test the extent of their general knowledge.

So will they prove their intelligence when tested by the Pointless quiz? Or will they buckle under the pressure?

Here’s who’s taking part in the popular quiz show tonight.

Who is on Pointless Celebrities tonight?

The latest line-up of famous faces on Pointless Celebrities include TV presenter Chris Hollins, actor and presenter Dallas Campbell, EastEnders star Phil Daniels and comedian Jayde Adams.

Also joining them is Reggae singer and chef Levi Roots, who found widespread fame after appearing on Dragons’ Den in 2007.

After impressing the Dragons with his Reggae Reggae sauce, he received a £50,000 investment from Peter Jones and Richard Farleigh for a 40% stake of his company, with his sauce going on to be stocked in all major UK supermarkets.

Actor and stand-up comedian Lou Sanders is also part of the line-up, having appeared on several TV shows in the past, including QI, 8 Out of 10 cats and Russell Howard’s Good News.

In 2019, Lou was crowned the winner of the eighth series of Taskmaster, with Love Island narrator Iain Stirling finishing as the runner-up.

Furthermore, actor and comedian Lucy Porter and I, Daniel Blake star Dave Johns will also be taking part in tonight’s episode of Pointless Celebrities.

When is Pointless Celebrities on tonight?

Pointless Celebrities is on tonight at 8.35pm on BBC One.

Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman
Alexander and Richard have hosted Pointless since the start (Picture: BBC/Remarkable Television)

The episode is part of the 14th series of Pointless Celebrities, which premiered in 2011.

The regular version of the show began two years prior.

Who hosts Pointless Celebrities?

Pointless and Pointless Celebrities are both presented by Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman.

The pair have co-hosted the show together since the beginning, with Richard jokingly referred to as his co-star’s ‘pointless’ friend’.

Richard has hosted several other TV shows in the past, including quiz show Two Tribes and Richard Osman’s House of Games.

Alexander has previously presented Don’t Ask Me Ask Britain, been a guest host on Have I Got News For You and starred in Doctor Who.

Pointless Celebrities airs tonight at 8.35pm on BBC One.

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