The BEST episodes of Pointless Celebrities
Every episode of Pointless Celebrities ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Pointless Celebrities!
Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman present a celebrity version of the general knowledge quiz in which contestants try to come up with the answers that nobody else could think of.
#1 - Soaps
Season 9 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/23/2016
Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman present a special soap edition of the general knowledge quiz in which four teams try to come up with the answers that no-one else could think of. Featuring Joe Swash and John Altman, Nick Pickard and Ali Bastian, Victoria Bush and Zaraah Abrahams, and Sharon Maughan and Tina Hobley.
#2 - Special 2
Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/19/2015
Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman present a special celebrity edition of the general knowledge quiz in which four teams try to come up with the answers that no-one else could think of. Featuring Louise Wener and Kate Humble, Mary Peters and Jayne Torvill, Tony Hawks and Henry Kelly, and Gareth Hale and Norman Pace.
#3 - Christmas Special
Season 14 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/23/2020
With Dianne Buswell, Max George, Sally Phillips, Milton Jones, John Barnes, Dave Beasant, Jodie Kidd and Lisa Snowdon. Featuring a special performance from Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott.
#4 - Mixed Bag 1
Season 6 - Episode 24 - Aired 11/15/2014
Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman present a special celebrity edition of the quiz that rewards the answers that no-one else could think of. Featuring Vanessa Feltz and Penny Smith, Kriss Akabusi and Roger Black, Keith Chegwin and Andrew Castle and Louie Spence and Carol McGiffin.
#5 - Musicals
Season 12 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/26/2019
A special musicals edition of the general knowledge quiz in which four teams try to come up with the answers that no-one else could think of. Presented by Alexander Armstrong and co-host Richard Osman, with contestants Rufus Hound, Trevor Dion Nicholas, Ria Jones, Sophie Evans, Carley Stenson, John Owen-Jones, Jodie Prenger and Denise van Outen.
#6 - Music
Season 13 - Episode 18 - Aired 11/14/2020
A special edition of the general knowledge quiz in which four teams try to come up with the answers that no-one else could think of. Presented by Alexander Armstrong and co-host Richard Osman, with contestants Lee Thompson, Pauline Black, Steve Brown, Barbara Dickson, Kimberly Wyatt, Cathy Dennis, Heather Small and Steve Hogarth.
Watch Now:Amazon#7 - Sci-Fi and Fantasy
Season 13 - Episode 19 - Aired 11/21/2020
A sci-fi and fantasy special, featuring Matthew Waterhouse, Louise Jameson, David Graham, Sophia Myles, Jimmy Vee, Lauren Socha, Madeline Smith and Stephanie Beacham.
#8 - Special
Season 17 - Episode 18 - Aired 8/5/2023
Special Pointless Celebrities Series 15 A celebrity special edition of the general knowledge quiz in which four teams try to come up with the answers that no-one else could think of. Presented by Alexander Armstrong and co-host Richard Osman and featuring Harpz Kaur, Harriet Rose, John Middleton, Nicola Thorp, Aurie Styla, Chris Washington, Danny Clarke and Hannah Stitfall.
#9 - Sitcoms
Season 11 - Episode 24 - Aired 10/20/2018
A sitcoms edition of the quiz, featuring Nerys Hughes, Victor McGuire, Shobu Kapoor, Abdullah Afzal, Guy Siner, Sue Hodge, Perry Benson and Jake Canuso.
#10 - Journalists
Season 10 - Episode 15 - Aired 11/5/2016
A celebrity journalists edition of the general knowledge quiz in which four teams try to come up with the answers that no-one else could think of. Presented by Alexander Armstrong and co-host Richard Osman. Featuring Jane Moore and Kevin O'Sullivan, Miranda Sawyer and Tony Parsons, Toby Young and Melissa Kite, and Lizo Mzimba and Frank Gardner.
#11 - News
Season 10 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/1/2016
A special celebrity News edition of the general knowledge quiz in which four teams try to come up with the answers that no one else could think of. With Alexander Armstrong and co-host Richard Osman, and featuring Alastair Stewart and Charlene White, Emily Maitlis and Nick Robinson, Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid, Rageh Omaar and Cathy Newman.
#12 - Law and Order
Season 10 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/28/2016
A special celebrity edition of the general knowledge quiz in which four teams try to come up with the answers that no-one else could think of. Presented by Alexander Armstrong and co-host Richard Osman. Featuring Helen Fraser and Victoria Alcock, Roberta Taylor and Chris Ellison, Arthur Bostrom and Mina Anwar, and Dominic Littlewood and Matt Allwright.
#13 - Mixed Bag 2
Season 6 - Episode 22 - Aired 11/1/2014
Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman present a special celebrity edition of the quiz that rewards the answers that no-one else could think of. Featuring Anton Du Beke and Kate Garraway, Bonnie Langford and Todd Carty, Yvette Fielding and Mark Watson and Jon Culshaw and Debra Stephenson.
#14 - World Cup Special
Season 6 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/7/2014
Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman present a special celebrity World Cup edition of the quiz that rewards the answers that no-one else could think of. Featuring Sir Geoff Hurst MBE and George Cohen MBE, Peter Shilton and Steve Bull, Graeme Le Saux and Jonathan Pearce, and Hope Powell and Casey Stoney.
#15 - Episode 5
Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/12/2014
Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman present a special celebrity 1970s edition of the quiz that rewards the answers that no-one else could think of. Featuring Anna Karen and Sally Thomsett, Ed Stewart and Sally James, Rick Wakeman and Roy Wood and Madeline Smith and Paul Henry.
#16 - Record Breakers
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/26/2013
Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman present a special record breakers' edition of the general knowledge quiz in which four teams try to come up with the answers that no-one else could think of. Featuring Britain's tallest man and woman Neil Fingleton and Jessica Pardoe, 400m hurdles British record holder Sally Gunnell and 100m British record holder Linford Christie, Kellie Bright and Tim Bentinck from The Archers, the world's longest-running soap opera, and Andy Akinwolere and Janet Ellis, former presenters of Blue Peter, the world's longest-running children's television programme.
#17 - Chefs
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/31/2013
Top chefs Rachel Allen, Jean Christophe Novelli, Paul Rankin and Rustie Lee take part.
#18 - Special 3
Season 10 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/3/2016
A special celebrity edition of the general knowledge quiz in which four teams try to come up with the answers that no-one else could think of. Presented by Alexander Armstrong and co-host Richard Osman. Featuring Tim Vine and Terry Alderton, Tracy-Ann Oberman and David Schneider, Reverend Richard Coles and Julia Hartley-Brewer, and Arthur Smith and Arlene Phillips.
Watch Now:Amazon#19 - TV Winners
Season 10 - Episode 38 - Aired 11/25/2017
A special celebrity TV winners edition of the general knowledge quiz in which four teams try to come up with the answers that no-one else could think of. Presented by Alexander Armstrong and co-host Richard Osman. Featuring Jane Devonshire, Simon Wood, Yasmina Siadatan, Lee McQueen, Sam Bailey, Michelle McManus, Jermaine Jackson and George Sampson.
#20 - BBC Music Day
Season 11 - Episode 21 - Aired 9/29/2018
A BBC Music Day special edition of the general knowledge quiz in which four teams try to come up with the answers that no-one else could think of. Presented by Alexander Armstrong and co-host Richard Osman. Featuring Shaun Keaveny, Lianne La Havas, Ella Eyre, Clara Amfo, Suzy Klein, Lesley Garrett, Amy McDonald and Chris Hawkins.
Watch Now:Amazon#21 - Academics
Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/14/2013
Contestants include Graeme Garden, Dan Snow, Susie Dent, Robert Peston and Germaine Greer.
#22 - Special
Season 17 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/29/2023
Pointless Celebrities Series 15 A celebrity special edition of the general knowledge quiz in which four teams try to come up with the answers that no-one else could think of. Presented by Alexander Armstrong and co-host Richard Osman, with contestants Sunil Patel, Helen Bauer, George Robinson, Rukku Nahar, Andy Goldstein, Tazmin Outhwaite, Katrina Ridley and Alex Mansuroglu.
#23 - Arts and Culture
Season 10 - Episode 31 - Aired 10/7/2017
A special celebrity arts and culture edition of the general knowledge quiz in which four teams try to come up with the answers that no-one else could think of. Presented by Alexander Armstrong and co-hostRichard Osman. Featuring Paul Morley and Annie Nightingale, Katie Derham and Will Gompertz, Tim Marlow and Janet Street-Porter, and Richard Stilgoe and Meera Syal.
#24 - Experts
Season 10 - Episode 20 - Aired 1/21/2017
A special celebrity experts edition of the general knowledge quiz in which four teams try to come up with the answers that no one else could think of. Presented by Alexander Armstrong and co-host Richard Osman. Featuring Kieran Long and Piers Taylor, Martin Roberts and Amanda Lamb, Vicki Butler-Henderson and Tiff Needell, and John Hammond and Laura Tobin.
#25 - Christmas
Season 10 - Episode 17 - Aired 12/24/2016
A special celebrity Christmas edition of the quiz, with Lesley Joseph, Duncan James, Faye Tozer, Bobby Davro, Joe Pasquale, Wendi Peters and Keith Chegwin.