Hypothetical
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== Host == | == Host == | ||
| - | Josh Widdicombe | + | [[Josh Widdicombe]] |
== Co-hosts == | == Co-hosts == | ||
| - | James Acaster | + | [[James Acaster]] |
== Broadcast == | == Broadcast == | ||
| - | Hat Trick for UKTV, shown on Dave, 13 February 2019 to | + | Hat Trick for UKTV, shown on Dave, 13 February 2019 to 6 July 2022 (32 episodes in 4 series) |
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== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
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In the first half of the show, two of the panel fly solo with answers to the idea. The other two do battle against each other. There's a pairs round, where the couples confer on their answer, and James Acaster lives out the hypothetical in real life. The final round features a guest celebrity, who has been asked about certain scenarios, and given an answer: the panel's task is to match them. | In the first half of the show, two of the panel fly solo with answers to the idea. The other two do battle against each other. There's a pairs round, where the couples confer on their answer, and James Acaster lives out the hypothetical in real life. The final round features a guest celebrity, who has been asked about certain scenarios, and given an answer: the panel's task is to match them. | ||
| - | <div class=image> | + | <div class=image>[[File:Hypothetical james acaster josh widdicombe.jpg|400px]]''James and Josh.''</div> |
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| - | ''James and Josh.'' | + | |
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How is this a game? James awards points on a completely arbitrary basis, based on his feelings about the answer, and a winning team is declared. | How is this a game? James awards points on a completely arbitrary basis, based on his feelings about the answer, and a winning team is declared. | ||
''Hypothetical'' divided opinion: for every viewer who loved it, there was another who found it dull. | ''Hypothetical'' divided opinion: for every viewer who loved it, there was another who found it dull. | ||
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| + | == Catchphrases == | ||
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| + | "CLIFF!" - shouted by James Acaster when addressing a stagehand of the same name. | ||
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| + | == Key moments == | ||
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| + | Bez randomly taking out his dentures in the middle of a "Wall of Celebrities" round. Put it away mate. | ||
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| + | Mr. Blobby used his ''Wall of Celebrities'' round to *shock horror* actually give an intelligible answer. [[Jeremy Paxman]] would be proud. | ||
== Inventor == | == Inventor == | ||
| - | Josh Widdicombe, Tom Craine, and Matthew Crosby; Craine and Crosby are also credited as "Writers", Widdicombe as "Executive Producer". | + | Josh Widdicombe, Tom Craine, and [[Matthew Crosby]]; Craine and Crosby are also credited as "Writers", Widdicombe as "Executive Producer". |
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| + | == Trivia == | ||
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| + | Derek Acorah made his final on-screen appearances on the show before his death in January 2020. | ||
== Title music == | == Title music == | ||
Sanjiv Sen, credited for "Music". | Sanjiv Sen, credited for "Music". | ||
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| + | == Web links == | ||
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| + | [http://u.co.uk/shows/hypothetical/watch-online U programme page] | ||
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| + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypothetical_(TV_series) Wikipedia entry] | ||
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| + | [http://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/hypothetical/ British Comedy Guide entry] | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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[[Category:Comedy Panel Game]] | [[Category:Comedy Panel Game]] | ||
[[Category:Hat Trick Productions]] | [[Category:Hat Trick Productions]] | ||
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Current revision as of 00:54, 17 July 2024
Contents |
Host
Co-hosts
Broadcast
Hat Trick for UKTV, shown on Dave, 13 February 2019 to 6 July 2022 (32 episodes in 4 series)
Synopsis
Comedians, all familiar faces to the Dave audience, are invited in by Josh Widdicombe. Co-host James Acaster puts forward an unlikely situation. The comedian's task is to engage in flights of fantasy and improvise their way into a sensible answer.
In the first half of the show, two of the panel fly solo with answers to the idea. The other two do battle against each other. There's a pairs round, where the couples confer on their answer, and James Acaster lives out the hypothetical in real life. The final round features a guest celebrity, who has been asked about certain scenarios, and given an answer: the panel's task is to match them.
James and Josh.How is this a game? James awards points on a completely arbitrary basis, based on his feelings about the answer, and a winning team is declared.
Hypothetical divided opinion: for every viewer who loved it, there was another who found it dull.
Catchphrases
"CLIFF!" - shouted by James Acaster when addressing a stagehand of the same name.
Key moments
Bez randomly taking out his dentures in the middle of a "Wall of Celebrities" round. Put it away mate.
Mr. Blobby used his Wall of Celebrities round to *shock horror* actually give an intelligible answer. Jeremy Paxman would be proud.
Inventor
Josh Widdicombe, Tom Craine, and Matthew Crosby; Craine and Crosby are also credited as "Writers", Widdicombe as "Executive Producer".
Trivia
Derek Acorah made his final on-screen appearances on the show before his death in January 2020.
Title music
Sanjiv Sen, credited for "Music".
