Richard Osman
Richard Osman

Richard Osman

  • 53 years old
  • English
  • Writer, executive producer, presenter and celebrity

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Review: Frankie Boyle's American Autopsy

Don't, of course, watch American Autopsy for definitive answers. This was recorded shortly after the vote and I suspect the panel was as shellshocked as the rest of us by the result. But everyone is good value and I suppose I should mention that it's excellent to have so many women on one show. But one final thought. I can't help thinking that when Frankie Boyle sounds like the voice of reason the world really has turned upside down.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 15th November 2016

Taskmaster: a funny, most unexpected comedy

Dave's Taskmaster is ace at everything but balanced representation. Sort that, and it could be one of the most enjoyable shows on TV...

Wesley Mead, Den Of Geek, 26th October 2016

10 surprising truths we've learnt from WILTY guests

From the celeb that went to school with Bin Laden, to Mel Giedroyc's very cheeky snog.

Radio Times, 16th September 2016

5 questionable moments from Taskmaster series 2

Oh boy, Taskmaster's second series was a ride to say the least, and an enjoyable one at that! Looking back, here's our five most questionable moments from the show.

Callum Moorin, The Angry Microwave, 2nd August 2016

Do the Right Thing, the jolly panel-show podcast, is back. Now on its sixth series (crikey), and hosted by Danielle Ward, it is not only a right thing but a good one too. More manic and edgy than the traditional radio panel-show offering, but not so much that it makes you think the dread word "wacky", the programme's guests last week were Richard Osman and Shappi Khorsandi. Khorsandi was her usual, likably haphazard self, and I am very much enjoying Osman's recent transformation from televisual factoid guy into one of the funniest men in media. He really does make me laugh. Regulars Michael Legge (grumpy, funny) and Margaret Cabourn-Smith (cheerful, funny) are excellent, and Ward (acerbic, funny) is too. Her opening line, about putting an Egyptian mummy into an old people's home, immediately informed listeners that they weren't in 6.30pm-Radio-4-land any more. Plus, because of the joy of podcasts, each episode can carry on for as long as it wants to. Lovely.

Miranda Sawyer, The Observer, 31st July 2016

In the last in the series of Taskmaster, Greg Davies's taskees have all to play for, with an overall series winner set to be crowned out of contestants Doc Brown, Jon Richardson, Katherine Ryan, Joe Wilkinson and Richard Osman. Among this week's tasks are transporting a range of groceries over a small river and into a shopping trolley, and making a stop-motion film starring a potato. To the victor, the spoils, which includes a golden bust of Davies's head.

Ben Arnold, The Guardian, 19th July 2016

Taskmaster: series two, episode 5 review

The final episode in this series witnesses the Taskmaster trophy finally presented, and a horror film starring, yes, a potato.

Ian Wolf, On The Box, 19th July 2016

The penultimate episode in this daft challenge series finds our intrepid taskees charged by Greg Davies with rescuing a cat from a tree and smuggling an entire pineapple upon their person. Prizes on offer this week include a range of our comics' most-treasured "blue" items, including Doc Brown's copy of Feel No Fret by the Average White Band, a blue riot helmet from Richard Osman and a mucky fridge magnet from Jon Richardson. It's all to play for, then.

Ben Arnold, The Guardian, 12th July 2016

Taskmaster: series Two, episode 4 - review

In the penultimate episode of the series we witness a hostage taking, fruit hiding and vegetable constructing.

Ian Wolf, On The Box, 12th July 2016

Taskmaster: series two, episode 3 review

In this week's episode of Taskmaster we see artistic silhouettes, a huge number of Calippos, and the return of old friends.

Ian Wolf, On The Box, 5th July 2016

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