Richard Osman issues epic comeback about council estate upbringing leading to first TV job

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 “And so it was almost impossible not to be successful when you were surrounded by people who were in the job because they knew someone and didn't like telly that much."As creative director for Endemol, the TV star has helped create a number of quiz shows that are currently on television.Richard accidentally landed his first presenting role on Pointless while pitching the show to the BBC.During the meeting he acted out the co-presenter role he went on to make his own, and portrayed it so well that bosses were keen on him taking it on for real.Reflecting on his move from producing to hosting programmes, the television personality told The Times: "I never wanted to be a television presenter at all. “I’m not an extrovert in that way, it was.