Pointless: Richard Osman’s laptop revealed as a show prop that has never been turned on

The BBC show’s expert is always sat on a desk with the trusty electrical device in front of him.  The gameshow follows contestants as they give the most obscure answers to general information questions. And at the end of each round, host, Alexander Armstrong, questions Richard to run through other possible answers that could have been given.  Richard always rests his hands on the device and viewers have assumed that the…