{"id":9444,"date":"2019-06-27T10:00:51","date_gmt":"2019-06-27T14:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/worldscreen.com\/"},"modified":"2019-06-27T10:21:31","modified_gmt":"2019-06-27T14:21:31","slug":"uktvs-hypothetical-to-make-edinburgh-tv-fest-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2019\/06\/27\/uktvs-hypothetical-to-make-edinburgh-tv-fest-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"UKTV\u2019s Hypothetical Comics to Host Panel at Edinburgh TV Fest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Hypothetical<\/em>, the Josh Widdicombe- and James Acaster-led UKTV Original comedy series, is set to be featured as one of the 2019 Edinburgh TV Festival\u2019s big entertainment specials.<\/p>\n<p>In the series, the pair pose tricky questions to a panel of four comic guests that are then awarded points on a seemingly random basis. For the Edinburgh TV Festival special, Widdicombe and Acaster will be posing their bizarre scenarios to a quartet of TV executives. This year\u2019s Edinburgh TV Festival is set to run from August 21 to 23, with the <em>Hypothetical<\/em> panel taking place on the first day of the event.<\/p>\n<p>Produced by Hat Trick Productions, <em>Hypothetical<\/em> has recently been renewed for a second season for UKTV\u2019s Dave channel.<\/p>\n<p>Widdicombe said: &#8220;I am so excited to be given the job of asking TV execs fun hypothetical questions. Makes a change from my usual questions, &#8216;Can we have a second series?&#8217; and &#8216;Is that it for the wardrobe budget?'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Acaster added: &#8220;If we thought fellow comedians gave us some corkers, I\u2019m ready to dish out pocketfuls of points to our TV execs and revel in seeing them answer with some crackers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>CEO and Festival Director Lisa Campbell commented: &#8220;Watching TV execs having to improvise and make up ideas on the spot is going to be pure entertainment. 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