A Pointless History of the World is a journey through time pulling out some of the most pointless , comedic and interesting events – from the obvious to the obscure – and combines brilliant quiz content from the show with Richard and Xander s own brilliantly funny and incredibly intelligent quick-witted stand-up style writing. Interactive, hilarious and jam-packed full of quiz questions that will have every Pointless fan vying to be crowned the Pointless champion in their own household this Christmas.