27 times the fabulous Richard Osman made us laugh on Twitter

If he isn’t one already, then Richard Osman is surely fast approaching national treasure status.

Author, presenter, TV producer and all-round lovely funny guy, the third book in his Thursday Night Murder Club series, The Bullet That Missed, is out in September.

He’s also rather brilliant on Twitter, as these 27 tweets from the great man will surely attest.

1.

On my way to Harrogate. Sorry this photo is so blurry. pic.twitter.com/2NYD8ZX2Za

— Richard Osman (@richardosman) July 23, 2021

2.

As always, my New Year's Resolution is to annoy less grammar pedants.

— Richard Osman (@richardosman) December 31, 2021

3.

Just remembering the time on Pointless where we showed 100 people a picture of Earth and asked what planet it was, and it only scored 91.

— Richard Osman (@richardosman) September 13, 2019

4.

Just got repetitive strain injury by scrolling back to my year of birth on a online form.

— Richard Osman (@richardosman) June 20, 2022

5.

The one fact about our era that will truly perplex future historians, is that ITV2+1 was a different thing to ITV3.

— Richard Osman (@richardosman) September 12, 2019

6.

Sometimes I like to watch 'Frasier' instead of listen to the news in the morning, just so the only thing I have to worry about is whether Niles has found his cufflinks or not.

— Richard Osman (@richardosman) November 29, 2021

7.

Our floor-manager, Frosty, was just handed this coffee by a trainee barista, who said "I'm so sorry, I was trying to draw a heart. pic.twitter.com/qCJqqFUvS3

— Richard Osman (@richardosman) November 24, 2021

8.

When I was little my brother told me that thunder was just clouds bumping into each other. Which was very kind of him, except I believed it into my twenties.

— Richard Osman (@richardosman) May 18, 2021

9.

Delighted to announce I have been appointed as Secretary of State for Reaching Things On High Shelves.

— Richard Osman (@richardosman) July 24, 2019

10.

You have to act so confident when you go to the tip. They can smell the fear on you.

— Richard Osman (@richardosman) March 9, 2022

11.

I think it's inappropriate that speed awareness classes are now held over Zoom.

— Richard Osman (@richardosman) February 12, 2022

12.

Fair to say that Neil Parish is now an ex-tractor fan.

— Richard Osman (@richardosman) April 30, 2022

13.

Pork chop
L’escalope

Rhyming cutlets

— Richard Osman (@richardosman) August 25, 2019

14.

I'm thirsty. Is it too early for a work meeting?

— Richard Osman (@richardosman) December 20, 2021