Hypothetical

Hypothetical

Canceled First aired 06/Feb/2019 United Kingdom English 4 season(s) 32 episode(s)
Comedy
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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Season 4 · Series 4
8 episode(s) · Air date: 18/May/2022
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S4E8
Episode 8
Air date: 06/Jul/2022 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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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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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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S4E7
Episode 7
Air date: 29/Jun/2022 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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Josh Widdicombe and James Acaster challenge more celebrities to square the theoretical circle - their guests this time are Ross Noble, Lou Sanders, Angela Barnes and Sunil Patel.

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Josh Widdicombe and James Acaster challenge more celebrities to square the theoretical circle - their guests this time are Ross Noble, Lou Sanders, Angela Barnes and Sunil Patel.

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Episode 6
Air date: 22/Jun/2022 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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Josh Widdicombe and James Acaster welcome more celebrities to the realm of the (im)possible - their guests this time are Liza Tarbuck, Judi Love, Josh Pugh and Amy Gledhill.

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Josh Widdicombe and James Acaster welcome more celebrities to the realm of the (im)possible - their guests this time are Liza Tarbuck, Judi Love, Josh Pugh and Amy Gledhill.

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Episode 5
Air date: 15/Jun/2022 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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Josh Widdicombe and James Acaster host more celebs tasked with making the absurd plausible - their guests this time are Frank Skinner, Rosie Jones, Jon Richardson and Esther Manito.

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Josh Widdicombe and James Acaster host more celebs tasked with making the absurd plausible - their guests this time are Frank Skinner, Rosie Jones, Jon Richardson and Esther Manito.

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Episode 4
Air date: 08/Jun/2022 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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Josh Widdicombe and James Acaster present another round of scenarios we may or may not like to see - their guests this time are Jack Dee, Guz Khan, Suzi Ruffell and Rose Johnson.

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Josh Widdicombe and James Acaster present another round of scenarios we may or may not like to see - their guests this time are Jack Dee, Guz Khan, Suzi Ruffell and Rose Johnson.

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Episode 3
Air date: 01/Jun/2022 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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Josh Widdicombe and James Acaster host as more celebrities attempt to put the unreal into reality - their guests this time are Bill Bailey, Jo Brand, Harriet Kemsley and Darren Harriott.

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Josh Widdicombe and James Acaster host as more celebrities attempt to put the unreal into reality - their guests this time are Bill Bailey, Jo Brand, Harriet Kemsley and Darren Harriott.

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Episode 2
Air date: 25/May/2022 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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Josh Widdicombe and James Acaster challenge more celebrities to embrace the absurd - their guests this time are Dara O Briain, Roisin Conaty, Phil Wang and Ninia Benjamin.

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Josh Widdicombe and James Acaster challenge more celebrities to embrace the absurd - their guests this time are Dara O Briain, Roisin Conaty, Phil Wang and Ninia Benjamin.

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S4E1
Episode 1
Air date: 18/May/2022 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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Josh Widdicombe and James Acaster ask more celebrities to delve into the depths of improbability - their guests this time are Richard Ayoade, Guz Khan, Maisie Adam and Chloe Petts.

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Josh Widdicombe and James Acaster ask more celebrities to delve into the depths of improbability - their guests this time are Richard Ayoade, Guz Khan, Maisie Adam and Chloe Petts.

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Season 3 · Series 3
8 episode(s) · Air date: 10/Feb/2021
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S3E4
Episode 4
Air date: 03/Mar/2021 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 45 min
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Victoria Coren Mitchell, Joe Sutherland, Maisie Adam and Ed Gamble must think fast as their answers will be ruthlessly interrogated by host Josh Widdicombe and his co-host and arbiter of the Hypotheticals, James Acaster.

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Victoria Coren Mitchell, Joe Sutherland, Maisie Adam and Ed Gamble must think fast as their answers will be ruthlessly interrogated by host Josh Widdicombe and his co-host and arbiter of the Hypotheticals, James Acaster.

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S3E2
Episode 2
Air date: 17/Feb/2021 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 45 min
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Josh Widdicombe and James Acaster pose ridiculous Hypothetical scenarios to Joe Wilkinson, Harriet Kemsley, Jessica Knappett and Miles Jupp.

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Josh Widdicombe and James Acaster pose ridiculous Hypothetical scenarios to Joe Wilkinson, Harriet Kemsley, Jessica Knappett and Miles Jupp.

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S3E1
Episode 1
Air date: 10/Feb/2021 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 45 min
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Hypothetical is a back and more absurd than ever. Josh Widdicombe and James Acaster pose ridiculous Hypothetical scenarios to Suzi Ruffell, Tom Allen, Sophie Duker and Desiree Burch.

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Hypothetical is a back and more absurd than ever. Josh Widdicombe and James Acaster pose ridiculous Hypothetical scenarios to Suzi Ruffell, Tom Allen, Sophie Duker and Desiree Burch.

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Season 2 · Series 2
8 episode(s) · Air date: 05/Feb/2020
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S2E8
Episode 8
Air date: 25/Mar/2020 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 45 min
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Comedy game show hosted by Josh Widdicombe and James Acaster, in which Jamali Maddix, Laura Lexx, Rosie Jones and Joe Lycett are posed increasingly absurd hypothetical situations.

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Comedy game show hosted by Josh Widdicombe and James Acaster, in which Jamali Maddix, Laura Lexx, Rosie Jones and Joe Lycett are posed increasingly absurd hypothetical situations.

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Season 1 · Series 1
8 episode(s) · Air date: 06/Feb/2019
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S1E1
Episode 1
Air date: 06/Feb/2019 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 45 min
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Josh Widdicombe and James Acaster pose absurd theoretical situations to Tom Allen, Rob Beckett, Jessica Knappett and Liza Tarbuck who are then scored on how well they deal with them.

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Josh Widdicombe and James Acaster pose absurd theoretical situations to Tom Allen, Rob Beckett, Jessica Knappett and Liza Tarbuck who are then scored on how well they deal with them.

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Josh Widdicombe
Josh Widdicombe
Self - Host
James Acaster
James Acaster
Self - Host
Jonathan Ross
Jonathan Ross
Self
Sara Barron
Sara Barron
Self
Felicity Ward
Felicity Ward
Self
Alex Brooker
Alex Brooker
Self
Tom Davis
Tom Davis
Self
Jen Brister
Jen Brister
Self
Stephen Mangan
Stephen Mangan
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Tessa Coates
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Charlie Brooker
Charlie Brooker
Self
Shaparak Khorsandi
Shaparak Khorsandi
Self
Johnny Vegas
Johnny Vegas
Self
Zoe Lyons
Zoe Lyons
Self
Richard Osman
Richard Osman
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Laura Lexx
Self
Joe Lycett
Joe Lycett
Self
Jamali Maddix
Jamali Maddix
Self

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