Hypothetical
Series Overview
Hosted by Josh Widdicombe and James Acaster, top comedians are posed absurd hypothetical situations and scored on how well they would deal with them. Over three rounds, two teams of comedians must think fast as they are faced with a series of completely made-up scenarios and interrogated on their approach to each one. Host Josh Widdicombe poses the questions and interrogates the guests' methods, whilst James Acaster, as arbiter of the Hypotheticals, deals with the guests quibbles and queries and doles out the points.
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4 Seasons • 32 Episodes
45 min per episode
2019 – 2022
Premiered: Wed, Feb 6, 2019
Matthew Crosby
Josh WiddicombeLatest Aired Episode
Season 4, Episode 8: “Episode 8”
Josh Widdicombe and James Acaster are joined by Victoria Coren-Mitchell, Rosie Jones, Isy Suttie and Toussaint Douglass to test more theoretically absurd scenarios.
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Tom Allen's Hypothetical Date | Hypothetical | DaveOfficial
Type: Clip • Published 2019-02-06
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Matthew Crosby, Tom Craine, Josh Widdicombe
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What is Hypothetical about?
Hosted by Josh Widdicombe and James Acaster, top comedians are posed absurd hypothetical situations and scored on how well they would deal with them. Over three rounds, two teams of comedians must think fast as they are faced with a series of completely made-up scenarios and interrogated on their approach to each one. Host Josh Widdicombe poses the questions and interrogates the guests' methods, whilst James Acaster, as arbiter of the Hypotheticals, deals with the guests quibbles and queries and doles out the points.
How many seasons does Hypothetical have?
Hypothetical comprises 4 seasons available to explore.
Who stars in Hypothetical?
Key cast members in Hypothetical include Josh Widdicombe, James Acaster.
Who created or directed Hypothetical?
Hypothetical was developed and directed by Matthew Crosby, Tom Craine, Josh Widdicombe.