Hypothetical (TV series)

Hypothetical
Title card for Hypothetical
GenreComedy
Panel game
Created byJosh Widdicombe
Tom Craine
Matthew Crosby
Written byTom Craine
Matthew Crosby
Henry Paker
Presented byJosh Widdicombe
James Acaster
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series4
No. of episodes32
Production
ProducersSophie Le Good
Joe McVey
Stu Mather
Josh Widdicombe
Running time60 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production companyHat Trick Productions
Original release
NetworkDave
Release6 February 2019 (2019-02-06) –
6 July 2022 (2022-07-06)
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Hypothetical is a British television comedy panel show created by British comedian Josh Widdicombe, with Tom Craine and Matthew Crosby.[1] Widdicombe hosts the show alongside fellow comedian James Acaster. The TV series features teams of celebrity guests (often comedians), who are presented with a bizarre hypothetical situation by Widdicombe. The guests must explain how they would deal with the situation, following the rules given by Acaster, who then awards points based on how well he thinks they have done. The show ran for four series, from 6 February 2019 to 6 July 2022.

In May 2022, a podcast based on the programme—Hypothetical: The Podcast—began.[2] In the same month, the fourth series of Hypothetical premiered.[3]

  1. ^ "Hypothetical - Dave Panel Show". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Dave launches two comedy podcasts". Chortle. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  3. ^ Aroesti, Rachel (29 April 2022). "James Acaster and Josh Widdicombe: 'Comedy is meant to make you happy. We lose sight of that'". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 April 2022.