Richard Osman
- 53 years old
- English
- Writer, executive producer, presenter and celebrity
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Richard Osman and Ingrid Oliver to marry
Richard Osman has confirmed he's marrying comedian and Doctor Who actress girlfriend Ingrid Oliver.
Sarah Tetteh, The Sun, 22nd May 2022Stars hit back at trolling against Kemah Bob on House Of Games
This week's programmes are special "Champion of Champions" edition featuring Angela Barnes, Kemah Bob, Beattie Edmondson and Ade Edmondson, but when the first show was broadcast Bob, who is a comedian from Houston, Texas, received negative criticism on Twitter about her voice. Some tweets also suggested she had interrupted others.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 23rd February 2022Richard Osman opens up to Desert Island Discs about food addiction
Richard Osman, the TV personality and author, has spoken about how how hard it is to "work your way out of" an eating disorder. The 51-year-old told BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs he had therapy in his 30s to address his food issues.
BBC, 26th December 2021Taskmaster: what's not to love?
Is it comforting during this time to watch other people trapped in a house, doing extremely silly projects and having fun in the process? It's worth a try.
Rebecca Shaw, The Guardian, 21st September 2021The week in audio: The Birthday Cake Game
To be fair, the Radio 4 6.30pm "funny" slot has long been a tricky one to conquer, and several excellent comedians and writers have wilted in its glare. But its most successful panel shows are far smarter than this: Just A Minute, I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue and The Unbelievable Truth all require wit and ingenuity, for panellists to dazzle with the swiftness of their brains. There's not much room for biting repartee when all they have to play with is a celebrity's age or whether they actually know who's being discussed. The Birthday Cake Game seems like a daft, Ken Bruce-style feature given 20 minutes too long.
Miranda Sawyer, The Guardian, 4th September 2021Osman boomerangs back to top of the charts
Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club (Viking) has returned to the UK Official Top 50 number one spot for a fourth week, after being knocked from the top a week ago by E L James' Freed (Arrow).
Kiera O'Brien, The Bookseller, 15th June 2021Osman's Thursday Murder Club scores a hat-trick
Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club (Viking) has secured a third week running in the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, selling 42,605 copies through Nielsen BookScan's TCM.
Kiera O'Brien, The Bookseller, 2nd June 2021The Thursday Murder Club has another week at the top
Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club (Viking) has once again claimed the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, selling 46,865 copies for its second week at the top.
Kiera O'Brien, The Bookseller, 25th May 2021Richard Osman wins author of the year after hit debut
Richard Osman has been crowned author of the year at the British Book Awards after the runaway success of his debut novel The Thursday Murder Club.
BBC, 13th May 2021Richard Osman leads fiction surge in book sales high
TV presenter and author leads a 16% lockdown fiction sales surge, Publishers Association figures show. David Walliams also appears in the top twice.
Adm Sherwin, i Newspaper, 27th April 2021