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Richard Osman addresses 'the closest Pointless has ever come to being taken off air'
Twitter a throwback clip of a Pointless episode that almost got “taken off air”.The video had been posted by a viewer as Cressida Dick was trending on the social media platform after she resigned as the Metropolitan Police commissioner.Captioning the video, Twitter user JNPhillips4 wrote: “Saw #CressidaDick trending and remembered this wonderful moment from Pointless.TV gold.”Richard swiftly reacted to the clip, typing: “Thank you for this reminder @JNPhillips4.“This is the closest Pointless has ever come to being taken off air.”The clip, which dates back to 2018, featured a player named Billy trying to guess the name of the “Senior Police officer appointed the first female commissioner of the Metropolitan Police”.Asked by host Alexander Armstrong for his final answer, he asserted: “The top is Caressa Dick. I think I’ll go for Caressa Dick.”Richard could be seen in different shots snickering as Alexander repeated the player’s answer before announcing it was incorrect.In a later tweet, Richard clarified that there was a “happy ending” to Billy’s participation in the programme.He typed: “The lovely thing about this clip is that Billy really did make money from 'It'll Be Alright On The Night' for it.
