Armstrong has been the presenter of the BBC One game show "Pointless" with former university friend Richard Osman since it began in 2009. He also presented a documentary, "Alexander Armstrong's Very British Holiday", for the BBC on 8 November 2009 about the history of the "great British summer holiday" and his attempts to explore its modern version. On 30 May 2011, Armstrong hosted the pilot for a new panel show, "Alexander Armstrong's Big Ask" for Dave with Dave Lamb, Katy Brand, Griff Rhys Jones and Robert Webb. After a positive response to the pilot, Dave commissioned the first series which first aired on 6 February 2012. In July 2011, Armstrong became a co-presenter on BBC One's "The Great British Weather". In August 2011, he began presenting a game show on BBC One called "Epic Win".