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.
Seasons & Episodes
Series 1
Series 2
Series 3
Series 4
Key Information
Cast & Crew
Josh Widdicombe
Self - Host
James Acaster
Self - Host
Sara Pascoe
Self
Guz Khan
Self
Rosie Jones
Self
Richard Ayoade
Self
Maisie Adam
Self
Rob Beckett
Self
Roisin Conaty
Self
Phil Wang
Self
Harriet Kemsley
Self
Nish Kumar
Self
Photos
Frequently Asked Questions
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...
Hypothetical has 4 seasons with 32 episodes.
Hypothetical premiered on February 6, 2019.
No, Hypothetical has ended. The final episode aired on July 6, 2022.
Hypothetical originally aired on BBC Two. Check your local streaming services for availability.
Hypothetical was created by Matthew Crosby.
Hypothetical has a rating of 6.2/10 based on user reviews.
Hypothetical is classified as Comedy, Talk.