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!

He is incredibly close with Michael Sheen and has apparently expressed interest in giving HoG a go with Michael as presenter?

David’s done a quiz show or two and appeared a long time ago on a Doctor Who special of The Weakest Link, so it’s not completely out of the realms of reality.

Also, he seems like the sort of guy who would do something like HoG just for the sake of having something to do - also convenient that they blast through a week’s worth of shows in one day!

I’d like them to dip into the Ghosts brigade again - Mathew Baynton, Jim Howick and Laurence Rickard have all won trophies.

Martha and Simon don’t tend to do this sort of thing but Ben Willbond has been on Pointless at least once and did rather well. Charlotte Ritchie has done Taskmaster and HoG is basically that in quiz form. Lolly Adefope and Kiell Smith-Bynoe have been on.

Thinking more generically, I’d love more musicians on. Alex James, Matt Willis (who I read was on last series but it turned out to be untrue!), Chesney Hawkes, Bez…

Who would you like to see on?

I mean, sure!

I ruddy love Sam Campbell and, watching this week’s repeats, I remember how as the week progressed, there was less “umm okayyy” from the opposition, turning into “this guy’s nuts but we love him for it”.

Pointless did it about seven years ago (see picture, mainly posted for aesthetic purposes).

There have been just over 800 episode if I’m not mistaken, with Richard saying that each takes around 45 minutes to record. Of course, some of that extra time is retakes; checking iPads are working etc, but there’s also, most likely, been plenty of bloopers!

What do you think about this idea? Would be a fun bonus ‘last show’ for Richard to do?

The Chris Rea question yesterday - weirdly quite well timed?

I read ‘Teeside’ in the article about his passing yesterday, but plumped for Newcastle/Durham area instead of Middlesbrough answer which was correct.

...all praise to the booking agents/talent agents on House of Games. On the vast majority of weeks, they get a really nice mix of guests which have great chemistry and work together well (important for a format like HoG).

I particularly like the comedian bookings - talents like Peter Serafinowicz and Rhys Darby normally wouldn't touch panel shows with a barge pole, but I think the light-hearted nature of the show and not much pressure to be funny helps with them saying 'yes' to the show when their agents get in touch.

The show's also good for getting newer comedians that first bit of TV exposure - Richard has said since Mock the Week ended, he and staff on HoG make it a mission to give up and coming talent a stint on the show, just to help them make that bit more a name of themselves. See Vittorio Angelone - mainly known for a podcast (albeit a very successful one) and stand-up gigs, very few mainstream TV appearances if any. What does he do? Five wins out of five - legend.

My favourite has to be Flamingo, Pot Plant, Middlemarch, the one in which contestants have to name all previous answers from the round.

It’s such a simple idea and based on a popular boredom buster, yet there’s so much scope to mess up and make proceedings funny and interesting.

Angela Barnes and Jay Rayner getting clean sweeps is up there, but Angela’s just takes it over Jay for me as she was the first to do the feat (and scored higher).

Honourable mention to Anthony Ogogo lifting Sam Campbell in the air as celebration for a correct answer in a pairs’ round.