Hypothetical. Image shows from L to R: James Acaster, Josh Widdicombe. Copyright: Hat Trick Productions
Hypothetical

Hypothetical

  • TV panel show
  • Dave
  • 2019 - 2022
  • 32 episodes (4 series)

Josh Widdicombe and James Acaster host a panel show testing two teams of comedians on their ability to deal with a series of ridiculous scenarios.

Hypothetical. Image shows from L to R: James Acaster, Josh Widdicombe. Copyright: Hat Trick Productions

Key details

Genre
Panel Show
Broadcast
2019 - 2022
Channel
Dave
Episodes
32 (4 series)
Creators
Josh Widdicombe, Tom Craine and Matthew Crosby
Stars
Josh Widdicombe and James Acaster
Writers
Tom Craine, Matthew Crosby, Henry Paker, Freya Parker, Tom Parry, Benjamin Partridge, Ben Clark, Tom Neenan and more
Director
John L Spencer
Producers
Danny Carr, Sophie Le Good, Zoë Tomalin, Joe McVey, Stu Mather, Josh Widdicombe, Iain Coyle and Emily Pickthall
Company

A panel show that tests two teams of comedians on their ability to deal with a series of ridiculous hypothetical scenarios:

You have to live in a motorway services for a year, how do you cope?

You have to take a selfie with Nicolas Cage within 48 hours or you die - how do you do it?

You've been booked for the Royal Variety Performance with an hour to spare - you can't do comedy - what do you do?

Each hypothetical will be posed by Josh Widdicombe while James Acaster's job is to enforce ridiculous rules and score the guests' attempts at dealing with them. None of the guests see the hypotheticals beforehand and Josh and James take great delight in throwing them curveballs as the show progresses - it's a proper comedic work-out.

Every hypothetical results in a hugely entertaining discussion (with plenty of play-at-home fun on offer), as well as in-studio stunts, hilarious archive, location VT's and even the odd celebrity cameo.

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Additional details

Production
Studio
Camera set-up
Multi-camera
Picture
Colour

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Broadcast details

First broadcast
Wednesday 6th February 2019 at 10pm on Dave
Next repeats
  1. Series 4, Episode 1: Wednesday at 2:20am on Dave
  2. Series 4, Episode 2: Thursday at 2:20am on Dave
  3. Series 4, Episode 3: Friday at 2am on Dave
  4. Series 4, Episode 4: Saturday at 1:35am on Dave
  5. Series 4, Episode 5: Tuesday 26th March at 2:20am on Dave
  6. Series 4, Episode 6: Wednesday 27th March at 2:10am on Dave
  7. Series 4, Episode 7: Thursday 28th March at 2:10am on Dave
Most recent repeats

Recording details

  • Pinewood Studios

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