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Hypothetical

Hypothetical

Genres

Comedy

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Canceled

Original Language

English

Runtime

mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

03 June 2025

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Josh Widdicombe

Josh Widdicombe

Self - Host

James Acaster

James Acaster

Self - Host

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