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* [[Born Unlucky]]: The show broadcast on 30th May 2012 had one pair who managed to talk themselves out of a winning answer ''every time'' they faced a question on the head-to-head, and they got through to it the day before as well, so ''four times'' in all. And then the pair that beat them the second time managed to talk themselves out of two pointless answers in the final.
* [[Born Unlucky]]: The show broadcast on 30th May 2012 had one pair who managed to talk themselves out of a winning answer ''every time'' they faced a question on the head-to-head, and they got through to it the day before as well, so ''four times'' in all. And then the pair that beat them the second time managed to talk themselves out of two pointless answers in the final.
* [[Borrowed Catchphrase]]: Richard admonishing Alexander for "spoil[ing] the jeopardy" by giving away that Barbara Cartland was a correct answer before it was revealed.
* [[Borrowed Catchphrase]]: Richard admonishing Alexander for "spoil[ing] the jeopardy" by giving away that Barbara Cartland was a correct answer before it was revealed.
{{quote| '''Richard:''' You know, "let's see if it's right, and if so, how many people said it", yeah?}}
{{quote|'''Richard:''' You know, "let's see if it's right, and if so, how many people said it", yeah?}}
* [[Brian Blessed]]: Guest on one of the celebrity specials (with his daughter Rosalind). [[Chewing the Scenery|And it]] [[Large Ham|was glorious]].
* [[Brian Blessed]]: Guest on one of the celebrity specials (with his daughter Rosalind). [[Chewing the Scenery|And it]] [[Large Ham|was glorious]].
* [[Captain Obvious]]: Richard plays this sort of role in a self-aware and typically deadpan style when asked to explain a simple answer (perhaps taken to its extreme when the round was on "nationalities ending in -ian", and even worse when the round was on "countries that have no repeated letters").
* [[Captain Obvious]]: Richard plays this sort of role in a self-aware and typically deadpan style when asked to explain a simple answer (perhaps taken to its extreme when the round was on "nationalities ending in -ian", and even worse when the round was on "countries that have no repeated letters").
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* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Alexander and Richard both.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Alexander and Richard both.
* [[Damned By Faint Praise]]: On the subject of [[Billie Piper]];
* [[Damned By Faint Praise]]: On the subject of [[Billie Piper]];
{{quote| '''Richard:''' More famous [[Doctor Who|as an]] [[Secret Diary of a Call Girl|actor]] now than a singer.<br />
{{quote|'''Richard:''' More famous [[Doctor Who|as an]] [[Secret Diary of a Call Girl|actor]] now than a singer.<br />
'''Alexander:''' She's a very good actor, actually.<br />
'''Alexander:''' She's a very good actor, actually.<br />
'''Richard:''' Are you implying she wasn't a very good singer?<br />
'''Richard:''' Are you implying she wasn't a very good singer?<br />
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** When Richard appeared on ''[[Would I Lie to You]]'', his {{spoiler|true}} story involved him going on holiday with the Banker from ''[[Deal or No Deal]]'', implying that he's in a [[Weird Trade Union]] with other [[Mission Control]] people.
** When Richard appeared on ''[[Would I Lie to You]]'', his {{spoiler|true}} story involved him going on holiday with the Banker from ''[[Deal or No Deal]]'', implying that he's in a [[Weird Trade Union]] with other [[Mission Control]] people.
* [[Overly Long Gag]]: The hosts painting an exquisitely detailed picture of Sebastian Faulks settling down with a cup of tea to watch Pointless, seeing "Sebastian Faulks novels" come on, pausing the telly and calling his whole family in to watch it... only to see neither team able to think of a single one.
* [[Overly Long Gag]]: The hosts painting an exquisitely detailed picture of Sebastian Faulks settling down with a cup of tea to watch Pointless, seeing "Sebastian Faulks novels" come on, pausing the telly and calling his whole family in to watch it... only to see neither team able to think of a single one.
{{quote| '''Richard''': Poor old Sebastian Faulks. Sitting at home, nice cup of tea, thinking, "Oh, I like Pointless..."<br />
{{quote|'''Richard''': Poor old Sebastian Faulks. Sitting at home, nice cup of tea, thinking, "Oh, I like Pointless..."
'''Alexander''': "Oh, I tell you what, I'll have a little bit of a break from my new - what is it, my seventh novel?"<br />
'''Alexander''': "Oh, I tell you what, I'll have a little bit of a break from my new - what is it, my seventh novel?"
'''Richard''': Eleventh novel!<br />
'''Richard''': Eleventh novel!
'''Alexander''': "Eleventh novel - I'll just settle down and watch a little bit of Pointless..."<br />
'''Alexander''': "Eleventh novel - I'll just settle down and watch a little bit of Pointless..."
'''Richard''': Got the whole family sort of upstairs, doing things, and he says "Everyone! Everyone!" - presses pause - "They're doing me on Pointless! They're doing me on Pointless! They're gonna guess my novels! Wonder what they're going to say? Which of my novels do they like best, I wonder?" The whole family coming down the stairs - "What is it, Dad?"<br />
'''Richard''': Got the whole family sort of upstairs, doing things, and he says "Everyone! Everyone!" - presses pause - "They're doing me on Pointless! They're doing me on Pointless! They're gonna guess my novels! Wonder what they're going to say? Which of my novels do they like best, I wonder?" The whole family coming down the stairs - "What is it, Dad?"
'''Alexander''': "You're on Pointless? Quick! Dad's on Pointless!"<br />
'''Alexander''': "You're on Pointless? Quick! Dad's on Pointless!"
'''Richard''': All fifteen of the Faulks clan now, all sitting on sofas, he's just pressing unpause there, he's on live record - "Everyone, now, absolute quiet, sssh! Dim the lights! Pull the curtains, dim the lights, because there's a reflection on the screen!"<br />
'''Richard''': All fifteen of the Faulks clan now, all sitting on sofas, he's just pressing unpause there, he's on live record - "Everyone, now, absolute quiet, sssh! Dim the lights! Pull the curtains, dim the lights, because there's a reflection on the screen!"
'''Alexander''': "Quickly! Ring everyone we know!"<br />
'''Alexander''': "Quickly! Ring everyone we know!"
'''Richard''': "There's a reflection on the screen! I can't see Tony! I can't see Tony's face when he's gonna say my novel!" And then... ''[["The Reason You Suck" Speech|Look what you did]]''! }}
'''Richard''': "There's a reflection on the screen! I can't see Tony! I can't see Tony's face when he's gonna say my novel!" And then... ''[["The Reason You Suck" Speech|Look what you did]]''! }}
* [[Pants-Free]]: In the category "types of trouser", a beskirted female contestant complained that she was at a disadvantage, being the only one in the room not wearing trousers. Richard reassures her from behind his desk that he isn't, either.
* [[Pants-Free]]: In the category "types of trouser", a beskirted female contestant complained that she was at a disadvantage, being the only one in the room not wearing trousers. Richard reassures her from behind his desk that he isn't, either.
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* [[The Scottish Trope]]: Discussed and spoofed in one episode, in which Richard said that he couln't understand the big deal about [[Macbeth]]. He proceeded to say it repeatedly, against the warnings of Alexander about all the heavy machinery above their heads, whereupon the studio lights were briefly cut.
* [[The Scottish Trope]]: Discussed and spoofed in one episode, in which Richard said that he couln't understand the big deal about [[Macbeth]]. He proceeded to say it repeatedly, against the warnings of Alexander about all the heavy machinery above their heads, whereupon the studio lights were briefly cut.
* [[Shrouded in Myth]] / [[Memetic Badass]]: Alexander has taken to introducing Richard in this way, similar to the Stig from ''[[Top Gear]]'', emphasising his credentials in obscure knowledge.
* [[Shrouded in Myth]] / [[Memetic Badass]]: Alexander has taken to introducing Richard in this way, similar to the Stig from ''[[Top Gear]]'', emphasising his credentials in obscure knowledge.
{{quote| '''Alexander:''' He is our lantern in the twilit world of the half-known and the barely-remembered - he's my Pointless friend, he's Richard.<br />
{{quote|'''Alexander:''' He is our lantern in the twilit world of the half-known and the barely-remembered - he's my Pointless friend, he's Richard.
'''Richard:''' [[I Read That As|Did you say]] "toilet world"? }}
'''Richard:''' [[I Read That As|Did you say]] "toilet world"? }}
* [[Springtime for Hitler]]: Naturally, trying to score low is encouraged by the format. But this trope comes into play when people can only win by getting a really low score, if not a pointless, so they pick an answer they've never heard of or outright make something up. Winning is spectacular, but it's much more likely you'll end up in the "200 Club".
* [[Springtime for Hitler]]: Naturally, trying to score low is encouraged by the format. But this trope comes into play when people can only win by getting a really low score, if not a pointless, so they pick an answer they've never heard of or outright make something up. Winning is spectacular, but it's much more likely you'll end up in the "200 Club".
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