Richard Osman Teases House Of Games Will Be Getting A Big Rebrand When Michael Sheen Takes Over

Richard Osman has shed some more light on how things are going to work over at House Of Games when he steps down as host.

Earlier this month, the Bafta nominee announced he would be leaving Richard Osman’s House Of Games after nine years and around 800 episodes at the helm.

He insisted at the time that House Of Games would remain on the air with a new presenter, later revealed to be the actor Michael Sheen.

But given that Richard’s face is quite literally plastered all over his celebrity game show – and many of its prizes – some may have had questions about whether this would remain in place after his departure.

In fact, as he told listeners on the latest episode of his podcast The Rest Is Entertainment, the show will be getting a big rebrand after he’s left.

“One of the things they’re currently doing is producing prizes with his face on. So it will be called Michael Sheen’s House of Games,” he explained, joking that he “lobbied” to try and stick around in spirit even if he wasn’t hosting the show anymore.

To most of us, Richard rose to fame as Alexander Armstrong’s right-hand man on the daytime quiz Pointless.

Nowadays, he’s as well known for his literary output as he is for his on-screen work, having penned the best-selling mystery novel The Thursday Murder Club, which was adapted for the big screen by Netflix last year.

Since the first book was published, The Thursday Murder Club has spawned four sequels, the most recent of which, The Impossible Fortune, came out in late 2025.

During his time as the host of House Of Games, Richard has welcomed a slew of celebrity guests and put them through their paces, including his now-wife Ingrid Oliver, who he met when she was a contestant on his show.