Guessable
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| Guessable | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Panel show |
| Presented by | Sara Pascoe |
| Starring | Alan Davies Darren Harriott John Kearns |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 44 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Jordan Read Tom Baker Juliet Redden |
| Running time | 60 mins (incl. adverts) |
| Production company | Tuesday’s Child |
| Original release | |
| Network | Comedy Central UK |
| Release | 5 October 2020 – present |
Guessable is a British panel show broadcast on Comedy Central UK, in which panelists play games that revolve around guessing. It began its run in October 2020 and was renewed for a second series of twelve episodes in March 2021.[1] The show is hosted by Sara Pascoe with assistant John Kearns and has team captains Alan Davies and Darren Harriott.[2][3] In November 2021, the show was confirmed to be returning for a third series of 12 episodes, which began in January 2022,[4] and resumed on 5 September, 2022.[5]
A fourth series was confirmed in September 2022 and began airing in January 2023.[6]
Format
[edit]Each episode typically has 5 rounds with a final extra game where the contestant have to guess the identity of a mystery celebrity that has ties to all the answers called in that episode. Round formats include 'What Am I', where one guest sticks their head through various cut-outs and has to guess who they are, based on the cutout, 'Say It Properly', where contestants have to guess a word represented by a series of props on a board, 'What Are You Porking About?', where each contestant on one team gets a box and two have to lie about an object being in theirs while one tells the truth. The other team then has to guess who actually has an object in their box.
The episode always ends with an extra round where panelists must guess the identity of a mystery celebrity. Clues to the identity come in the form of correct answers from previous rounds – each of them is tied to the celebrity in some way.
Episodes
[edit]The coloured backgrounds denote the result of each of the shows:
- – indicates Alan's team won
- – indicates Darren's team won
- – indicates the game ended in a draw
Series 1 (2020)
[edit]| No. in series | Title [7] | Alan's Team | Darren's Team | Winning team | Original air date | Viewership [8] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Alan and the Stripy Horse" | Clare Balding Jason Manford | Russell Kane Dane Baptiste | Darren | 5 October 2020 | 276,984 |
| 2 | "Alan and Lincoln's Wooden Teeth" | Martin Kemp Aisling Bea | Jessica Knappett Miles Jupp | Darren | 12 October 2020 | 186,387 |
| 3 | "Darren, The Frog and The Rabbit" | Ellie Taylor Phil Wang | Mark Watson Kiri Pritchard-McLean | Alan | 19 October 2020 | 170,010 |
| 4 | "Alan & Some Pancetta On the Side" | Dev Griffin Suzi Ruffell | Jason Manford Angela Scanlon | Alan | 26 October 2020 | 166,728 |
| 5 | "Darren & Some Eaton Love" | Tom Allen Debbie McGee | Judi Love Ivo Graham | Alan | 2 November 2020 | 189,322 |
| 6 | "Darren & The Creepy Cherub" | Ahir Shah Laura Whitmore | Eamonn Holmes Harriet Kemsley | Alan | 9 November 2020 | 167,103 |
| 7 | "Darren & Some Potatoes" | Konnie Huq Nathan Caton | Aisling Bea Hal Cruttenden | Darren | 16 November 2020 | 159,482 |
| 8 | "Alan & The Very Strange Baby" | Cariad Lloyd Larry Dean | Phil Wang Natalie Cassidy | Alan | 23 November 2020 | 196,813 |
Series 2 (2021)
[edit]| No. in series | Title [7] | Alan's Team | Darren's Team | Winning team | Original air date | Viewership [8] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Darren and the Purply Rainbow" | Roisin Conaty Craig Revel Horwood | Nish Kumar Huge Davies | Darren | 13 April 2021 | 164,827 |
| 2 | "Alan and An Embroidery of Chris Tarrant" | Richard Madeley Kemah Bob | Clare Balding Joel Dommett | Alan | 20 April 2021 | 152,295 |
| 3 | "Alan and a Spread of Meat Loaf" | Chris Kamara Kerry Godliman | Alex Jones Lou Sanders | Darren | 27 April 2021 | 149,007 |
| 4 | "Alan and an Emergency Exit" | Kiri Pritchard-McLean Alex Brooker | Jason Manford Rachel Parris | Alan | 4 May 2021 | 147,685 |
| 5 | "Darren and His Dancing Face" | Oti Mabuse Miles Jupp | David Baddiel Maisie Adam | Darren | 11 May 2021 | 123,479 |
| 6 | "Alan and Mr Scrabble" | Katherine Ryan Gyles Brandreth | Ed Gamble Scarlett Moffatt | Draw | 18 May 2021 | 153,845 |
| 7 | "Darren and the Tea Cup" | Emily Atack Jason Manford | Jamie Laing Rose Matafeo | Alan | 25 May 2021 | 104,160 |
| 8 | "Darren and the Worm with Wings" | Susie Dent Russell Kane | Nick Helm Desiree Burch | Alan | 1 June 2021 | 128,258 |
| 9 | "Alan and Henning Battle for Second Place" | Henning Wehn Olga Koch | Jordan North Katherine Ryan | Darren | 8 June 2021 | 127,425 |
| 10 | "Maisie and the Puffin Crossing" | Maisie Adam Bobby Mair | Richard Madeley Zoe Lyons | Alan | 15 June 2021 | 132,350 |
| 11 | "Sara and Her Quiz Nemesis" | Joanne McNally Aaron Simmonds | Rick Edwards Big Zuu | Alan | 22 June 2021 | 92,042 |
| 12 | "Gyles and the Teddy Bear Massacre" | Kae Kurd Denise Van Outen | Rhys James Catherine Bohart | Darren | 29 June 2021 | 147,739 |
Series 3 (2022)
[edit]| No. in series | Title [7] | Alan's Team | Darren's Team | Winning team | Original air date | Viewership [8] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Sausage Fingers" | Miles Jupp Maisie Adam | Henning Wehn Jason Manford | Alan | 10 January 2022 | 105,967 |
| 2 | "Rosie Jones Will Fight You" | Roisin Conaty Archie Maddocks | Rosie Jones Ed Byrne | Darren | 17 January 2022 | 87,566 |
| 3 | "Darren and The Funny One From Friends" | Nick Helm Shaun Ryder | Sindhu Vee Melvin Odoom | Alan | 24 January 2022 | 118,749 |
| 4 | "Is Pumping A Young Man's Game" | Harriet Kemsley Brian Conley | Ranj Singh Bec Hill | Alan | 31 January 2022 | 136,724 |
| 5 | "A Little Whiff of Cheese" | Rachel Parris Lucy Beaumont | Ivo Graham The Vivienne | Darren | 7 February 2022 | 176,545 |
| 6 | "Craig & The Ball Gag" | Kiri Pritchard-McLean Craig Revel Horwood | Vernon Kay Jo Brand | Alan | 14 February 2022 | 120,373 |
| 7 | "It's not Erotic" | Jason Manford Jessie Cave | Mike Wozniak Babatunde Aléshé | Darren | 21 February 2022 | N/A (<73,300)[a] |
| 8 | "Every Time You Say That We Lose" | Katy Wix Sarah Kendall | Gyles Brandreth Nick Helm | Darren | 28 February 2022 | N/A |
| 9 | "I Can't Find My Speedos" | Fred Sirieix Jo Brand | Rhys James Dani Dyer | Alan | 10 March 2022[b] | N/A |
| 10 | "Fictitious Cheese" | Ranvir Singh Olga Koch | David Baddiel Donna Preston | Alan | 5 September 2022[c] | N/A |
| 11 | "Sugar Puff Daddy" | Lou Sanders Roman Kemp | Alex Horne Janet Street-Porter[10] | Darren | 12 September 2022[10] | 53,000[11] |
| 12 | "A Couple Of Floaters and An Inkling" | Alfie Brown Ria Lina[10] | Fern Brady Kerry Howard | Alan | 19 September 2022[10] | 79,000[12] |
| - | "Christmas Special" | Roisin Conaty Kemah Bob | James Acaster Gyles Brandreth | Darren | 24 December 2022 | N/A (<32,000)[d][13] |
Series 4 (2023)
[edit]| No. in series | Title [7] | Alan's Team | Darren's Team | Winning team | Original air date | Viewership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Return of the Fly" | Michael Dapaah Harriet Kemsley | Nick Helm Helen Bauer | Darren | 25 January 2023 | N/A (<40,000)[d][14] |
| 2 | "In retrospect that was an error" | Amy Gledhill Dan Tiernan | Nish Kumar Kiri Pritchard-McLean | Darren | 1 February 2023 | N/A |
| 3 | "Oh wait there's more clues" | Sophie Duker Rosie Jones | Fatiha El-Ghorri Jamie Laing | Alan | 8 February 2023 | 49,000[15] |
| 4 | "Darren and his bigfoot" | Ivo Graham Stevie Martin | Rachel Parris Eshaan Akbar | Alan | 15 February 2023 | 61,000[16] |
| 5 | "I live and breathe Lou Bega" | Lou Sanders Toussaint Douglass | The Vivienne Mike Wozniak | Alan | 22 February 2023 | 77,000[17] |
| 6 | "How long is a piece of string" | Maisie Adam Snoochie Shy | Josh Pugh Josh Jones | Darren | 1 March 2023 | 41,000[18] |
| 7 | "James's smelly cocktail" | Lara Ricote James Acaster | Michael Odewale Vicky Pattison | Alan | 19 June 2023 | N/A |
| 8 | "Turns out I'm not a good loser" | Maisie Adam Nish Kumar | Chris McCausland Suzi Ruffell | Alan | 26 June 2023 | N/A |
| 9 | "Uncle Cool" | Sam Campbell Thanyia Moore | Rosie Jones Jordan Gray | Alan | 3 July 2023 | N/A |
| 10 | "Thinking Inside the Box" | Ria Lina Scarlett Moffatt | Amy Gledhill Glenn Moore | Alan | 10 July 2023 | N/A |
| 11 | "Confetti Tastes Like Salt" | Olga Koch Joe Sugg | Remi Burgz Fin Taylor | Alan | 17 July 2023 | N/A |
Notes
[edit]References
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- ^ "Sara Pascoe to host Comedy Central series Guessable". British Comedy Guide. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ "Comedy Central UK Greenlights 'Guessable' & 'Channel Hopping With Jon Richardson'". Deadline. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ "Sara Pascoe's 'Guessable?' returning for Series 3". British Comedy Guide. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Guessable? - Series 3, Episode 10 - Fictitious Cheese". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ^ Richardson, Jay (8 September 2022). "Sara Pascoe's Guessable? returning for Series 4". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Watch Guessable? Online - Stream Full Episodes". NOWTV. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ a b c "Most viewed programmes". BARB. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
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