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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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Series 1
8 episodes • 2019Avg: 5.0
Series 1
8 episodes • 2019Avg: 5.0
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | Feb 6, 2019 | 5.0 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | Feb 13, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | Feb 20, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Episode 4 | Feb 27, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Episode 5 | Mar 6, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Episode 6 | Mar 13, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Episode 7 | Mar 20, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Episode 8 | Mar 27, 2019 | 0.0 |
Series 2
8 episodes • 2020Avg: 5.6
Series 2
8 episodes • 2020Avg: 5.6
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | Feb 5, 2020 | 6.0 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | Feb 12, 2020 | 6.0 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | Feb 19, 2020 | 6.0 |
| 4 | Episode 4 | Feb 26, 2020 | 5.0 |
| 5 | Episode 5 | Mar 4, 2020 | 5.0 |
| 6 | Episode 6 | Mar 11, 2020 | 5.0 |
| 7 | Episode 7 | Mar 18, 2020 | 6.0 |
| 8 | Episode 8 | Mar 25, 2020 | 6.0 |
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8 episodes • 2021Avg: 6.0Golden Era
Series 3
8 episodes • 2021Avg: 6.0Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | Feb 10, 2021 | 6.0 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | Feb 17, 2021 | 6.0 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | Feb 24, 2021 | 6.0 |
| 4 | Episode 4 | Mar 3, 2021 | 6.0 |
| 5 | Episode 5 | Mar 10, 2021 | 6.0 |
| 6 | Episode 6 | Mar 17, 2021 | 6.0 |
| 7 | Episode 7 | Mar 24, 2021 | 6.0 |
| 8 | Episode 8 | Mar 31, 2021 | 6.0 |
No imageSeries 4
8 episodes • 2022Avg: 5.8Golden Era
Series 4
8 episodes • 2022Avg: 5.8Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | May 18, 2022 | 6.0 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | May 25, 2022 | 5.0 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | Jun 1, 2022 | 6.0 |
| 4 | Episode 4 | Jun 8, 2022 | 6.0 |
| 5 | Episode 5 | Jun 15, 2022 | 6.0 |
| 6 | Episode 6 | Jun 22, 2022 | 6.0 |
| 7 | Episode 7 | Jun 29, 2022 | 6.0 |
| 8 | Episode 8 | Jul 6, 2022 | 5.0 |
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