Pointless: Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman left in stitches by THIS answer
POINTLESS stars Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman got the giggles today as they discussed the name of a famous American author.
Pointless host Alexander Armstrong was left laughing at one of the answers on today's quiz
Pointless hosts joke about the author Philip K Dick
The first round of the show saw the four teams answer questions based on famous people who were known for having a first name, last name and a middle initial.
Some of the answers included former US president John F. Kennedy, actor Michael J. Fox and singer Mary J. Blige.
However, it was The Man in the High Castle writer Philip K. Dick, who caused a commotion on this evening’s show.
Pointless host Alexander Armstrong was left laughing at one of the answers on today's quiz
Pointless: One of the answers was American author Philip K Dick
Philip Kindred Dick. Every one of those names interesting
After contestant Bill correctly guessed he was the author of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, quiz show genius Richard, 46, explained: “The novel formed the basis for the film Blade Runner.
“His ‘K’ stands for Kindred.”
The comment led to Alexander, 47, adding with a smirk: “Philip Kindred Dick. Every one of those names interesting.”
The audience began to laugh at the cheeky innuendo, as Richard responded: “Yes. Every one of those we could talk about for some time.
Pointless: Richard Osman joked that he and Alexander would talk about the name "later"
Alexander quipped: “Let’s do that later.”
The show ended in success as contestants Steve and Vickie managed to find a pointless answer in the final round and went home with the £1,000 jackpot.
Pointless continues tomorrow at 5.15pm on BBC One.