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Michael Sheen makes his House of Games debut as Stephen Mangan, Shona McGarty, Andi Peters and Nina Wadia test their general knowledge skills.

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Happy quizzing!

(L-R) Andi Peters, Stephen Mangan, Michael Sheen, Shona McGarty, Nina Wadia

This isn’t funny due to what came later, but you couldn’t write it - Ian Brady was exiled from Glasgow due to petty crime/generally being a bit rough, sent to Manchester with the expectation he’d stop committing crime.

Yeah, about that…

Richard Osman hosts his final week as Miles Jupp, Cariad Lloyd, Lucy Porter and Kiell Smith-Bynoe test their general knowledge skills.

Every new HoG week features its own discussion thread. Feel free to comment/post adjacent comment to your heart's content, whilst being mindful of others and the subreddit rules.

Happy quizzing!

(L-R) Miles Jupp, Kiell Smith-Bynoe, Richard Osman, Cariad Lloyd and Lucy Porter

...and all through the show's subreddit, some housekeeping is deemed necessary.

Really looking forward to Richard's final week (from tomorrow) and Michael's tenure starting. Here are a few things to be aware of with this subreddit.

Week discussion threads - dedicated discussion threads for each week, will go live at 6am every Monday. Please give some thought as to whether an opinion/comment/thought warrants its own thread or better belongs on the relevant week discussion thread.

Flairs - I'm still figuring out how to mandate flairs (or, at least, I've tried but failed) on this sub. Just please make an effort to tag your post with an appropriate flair. I'll remove the 'Hooper HoG' flair as the Australian version is no longer in production.

Rules - it wouldn't harm anyone to have a look at the sub rules. In short, keep all posts/comments HoG-related and don't be a d*ck.

Thoughts on this? - I'm thinking of dedicating a day each week (likely either Saturday or Sunday) to allow posters to post their own HoG-style questions. Either comment below or drop a PM with your thoughts.

*I get it's subjective.

I imagine we'll get a few responses saying Flamingo, Pot Plant, Middlemarch, which I do love, but one of the more recently introduced rounds that I enjoy is Who's the Better Letter Getter? - the one where the players answer questions and the first letter of each is placed into a hangman-like puzzle which hides a film/book/whatever. Point for each correct answer and a bonus point for correctly naming the puzzle solution.

It's a fun round but I initially feared it'd end really quickly if someone solved the puzzle after, say, one or two letters - thankfully, they'll bring up another puzzle (maybe a third) if time allows.

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As a current uni student (going into third year) and reliant on an unsuspected windfall of £5.85m (and then some), this house feels cosy/creative enough for a wannabe filmmaker/screenwriter/EP.

The kitchen is absolutely stunning and, whilst expected for an 8-bedroom house, I love the look of the 12-seater dining table.

Feels a bit more like a showpiece than a cosy everyday house, but I love the seclusion of it and how it feels modern enough without leaning into tacky designs or any soulless, white paint-covered walls.

If I won the lottery, I’d quit work, move here and, to prevent boredom, start a cosy novel writing hobby whilst making time for a relaxing swim in the sea.

For me, George Michael and it’s not even close.

With the amount of time I spent listening to Wham!/George as a solo artist as a child, he was more or less my third parent.

I vividly remember staying up late on Christmas Day 2016 and watching the breaking news come in about George’s passing - my Mum was in
floods of tears and I was shocked/moved, too.

I was 11 when George passed; I dread to think how I would’ve reacted if I was even just a few years older, that night.

Apart from a couple of names for Richard's last week, we've had radio silence re names for the upcoming series of House of Games. I thought this would be a good place to comment any contestants you'd like to see or think will pop up at some point during the coming series.

For me:
- Sir James Anderson (has explicitly said he wants to do the show on his podcast, Tailenders)

- Nikesh Patel (love him as an actor, appeared on Off Menu which has had plenty of HoG crossover and fits into the 'gettable but still impressive' category)

Please comment your wishlists/predictions below!

House of Games is probably my favourite of the daytime quiz shows and the next series will be even more interesting with Michael Sheen at the helm.

The show has attracted a decent number of Off Menu alumni - mainly comedians who’ve done TM and some non-comedy names like Self Esteem. But there are some names who haven’t done it and who I’d like to see on future HoG series (plausible names).

My wishlist:

Nikesh Patel

Mark Gatiss

Phil Ellis

Kojey Radical

Ayoade Bamgboye

To name but a few…

That pool alone is gorgeous and as an avid swimmer I quite like the leisure centre/fitness essence of it.

I quite like the pink colour palette to the kitchen too. The privacy of the place is also appealing.

Surrey’s also a lovely place in general.

Maybe a tad overpriced for £8.95m but I’d rinse the hell out of living there.

I’ve just seen a picture of Judge Rinder as a youth on my X feed and, I don’t know quite how my brain did it, but it got me remembered a British game show whereby before each break, they’d have a picture of a famous celebrity as a child and you’d have to work it out before the next part started.

I could’ve imagined it but I don’t think I have…

I’ve been racking my brain for the past two hours - any help with the show appreciated!

…plenty of panel shows to stick your teeth into. The Summer’s always a bit dead, but Autumn/Winter months always compensate.

This time around, the channels aren’t messing about. Of the top of my head:

- Mock the Week

- Taskmaster

- Michael Sheen’s House of Games

- Last One Laughing: Halloween Special

- QI (?)

- Have I Got News for You?

I’m probably missing something blatantly obvious.

Not a panel show, but The Celebrity Traitors has plenty of comedians/unofficial comedians (James Acaster; James Blunt; Joanne McNally; Joe Lycett; Miranda Hart; Rob Beckett; Romesh Ranganathan).

Can’t wait for it - cosy panel show evenings are drawing near!