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Guessable
GenrePanel show
Presented bySara Pascoe
StarringAlan Davies
Darren Harriott
John Kearns
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series4
No. of episodes44
Production
Executive producersJordan Read
Tom Baker
Juliet Redden
Running time60 mins (incl. adverts)
Production companyTuesday’s Child
Original release
NetworkComedy Central UK
Release5 October 2020 (2020-10-05) –
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

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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

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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)

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No. in
series
Title [7]Alan's TeamDarren's TeamWinning teamOriginal air dateViewership [8]
1"Alan and the Stripy Horse"Clare Balding
Jason Manford
Russell Kane
Dane Baptiste
Darren
5 October 2020 (2020-10-05)
276,984
2"Alan and Lincoln's Wooden Teeth"Martin Kemp
Aisling Bea
Jessica Knappett
Miles Jupp
Darren
12 October 2020 (2020-10-12)
186,387
3"Darren, The Frog and The Rabbit"Ellie Taylor
Phil Wang
Mark Watson
Kiri Pritchard-McLean
Alan
19 October 2020 (2020-10-19)
170,010
4"Alan & Some Pancetta On the Side"Dev Griffin
Suzi Ruffell
Jason Manford
Angela Scanlon
Alan
26 October 2020 (2020-10-26)
166,728
5"Darren & Some Eaton Love"Tom Allen
Debbie McGee
Judi Love
Ivo Graham
Alan
2 November 2020 (2020-11-02)
189,322
6"Darren & The Creepy Cherub"Ahir Shah
Laura Whitmore
Eamonn Holmes
Harriet Kemsley
Alan
9 November 2020 (2020-11-09)
167,103
7"Darren & Some Potatoes"Konnie Huq
Nathan Caton
Aisling Bea
Hal Cruttenden
Darren
16 November 2020 (2020-11-16)
159,482
8"Alan & The Very Strange Baby"Cariad Lloyd
Larry Dean
Phil Wang
Natalie Cassidy
Alan
23 November 2020 (2020-11-23)
196,813

Series 2 (2021)

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No. in
series
Title [7]Alan's TeamDarren's TeamWinning teamOriginal air dateViewership [8]
1"Darren and the Purply Rainbow"Roisin Conaty
Craig Revel Horwood
Nish Kumar
Huge Davies
Darren
13 April 2021 (2021-04-13)
164,827
2"Alan and An Embroidery of Chris Tarrant"Richard Madeley
Kemah Bob
Clare Balding
Joel Dommett
Alan
20 April 2021 (2021-04-20)
152,295
3"Alan and a Spread of Meat Loaf"Chris Kamara
Kerry Godliman
Alex Jones
Lou Sanders
Darren
27 April 2021 (2021-04-27)
149,007
4"Alan and an Emergency Exit"Kiri Pritchard-McLean
Alex Brooker
Jason Manford
Rachel Parris
Alan
4 May 2021 (2021-05-04)
147,685
5"Darren and His Dancing Face"Oti Mabuse
Miles Jupp
David Baddiel
Maisie Adam
Darren
11 May 2021 (2021-05-11)
123,479
6"Alan and Mr Scrabble"Katherine Ryan
Gyles Brandreth
Ed Gamble
Scarlett Moffatt
Draw
18 May 2021 (2021-05-18)
153,845
7"Darren and the Tea Cup"Emily Atack
Jason Manford
Jamie Laing
Rose Matafeo
Alan
25 May 2021 (2021-05-25)
104,160
8"Darren and the Worm with Wings"Susie Dent
Russell Kane
Nick Helm
Desiree Burch
Alan
1 June 2021 (2021-06-01)
128,258
9"Alan and Henning Battle for Second Place"Henning Wehn
Olga Koch
Jordan North
Katherine Ryan
Darren
8 June 2021 (2021-06-08)
127,425
10"Maisie and the Puffin Crossing"Maisie Adam
Bobby Mair
Richard Madeley
Zoe Lyons
Alan
15 June 2021 (2021-06-15)
132,350
11"Sara and Her Quiz Nemesis"Joanne McNally
Aaron Simmonds
Rick Edwards
Big Zuu
Alan
22 June 2021 (2021-06-22)
92,042
12"Gyles and the Teddy Bear Massacre"Kae Kurd
Denise Van Outen
Rhys James
Catherine Bohart
Darren
29 June 2021 (2021-06-29)
147,739

Series 3 (2022)

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No. in
series
Title [7]Alan's TeamDarren's TeamWinning teamOriginal air dateViewership [8]
1"Sausage Fingers"Miles Jupp
Maisie Adam
Henning Wehn
Jason Manford
Alan
10 January 2022 (2022-01-10)
105,967
2"Rosie Jones Will Fight You"Roisin Conaty
Archie Maddocks
Rosie Jones
Ed Byrne
Darren
17 January 2022 (2022-01-17)
87,566
3"Darren and The Funny One From Friends"Nick Helm
Shaun Ryder
Sindhu Vee
Melvin Odoom
Alan
24 January 2022 (2022-01-24)
118,749
4"Is Pumping A Young Man's Game"Harriet Kemsley
Brian Conley
Ranj Singh
Bec Hill
Alan
31 January 2022 (2022-01-31)
136,724
5"A Little Whiff of Cheese"Rachel Parris
Lucy Beaumont
Ivo Graham
The Vivienne
Darren
7 February 2022 (2022-02-07)
176,545
6"Craig & The Ball Gag"Kiri Pritchard-McLean
Craig Revel Horwood
Vernon Kay
Jo Brand
Alan
14 February 2022 (2022-02-14)
120,373
7"It's not Erotic"Jason Manford
Jessie Cave
Mike Wozniak
Babatunde Aléshé
Darren
21 February 2022 (2022-02-21)
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 (2022-02-28)
N/A
9"I Can't Find My Speedos"Fred Sirieix
Jo Brand
Rhys James
Dani Dyer
Alan
10 March 2022 (2022-03-10)[b]
N/A
10"Fictitious Cheese"Ranvir Singh
Olga Koch
David Baddiel
Donna Preston
Alan
5 September 2022 (2022-09-05)[c]
N/A
11"Sugar Puff Daddy"Lou Sanders
Roman Kemp
Alex Horne
Janet Street-Porter[10]
Darren
12 September 2022 (2022-09-12)[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 (2022-09-19)[10]
79,000[12]
-"Christmas Special"Roisin Conaty
Kemah Bob
James Acaster
Gyles Brandreth
Darren
24 December 2022 (2022-12-24)
N/A (<32,000)[d][13]

Series 4 (2023)

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No. in
series
Title [7]Alan's TeamDarren's TeamWinning teamOriginal air dateViewership
1"The Return of the Fly"Michael Dapaah
Harriet Kemsley
Nick Helm
Helen Bauer
Darren
25 January 2023 (2023-01-25)
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 (2023-02-01)
N/A
3"Oh wait there's more clues"Sophie Duker
Rosie Jones
Fatiha El-Ghorri
Jamie Laing
Alan
8 February 2023 (2023-02-08)
49,000[15]
4"Darren and his bigfoot"Ivo Graham
Stevie Martin
Rachel Parris
Eshaan Akbar
Alan
15 February 2023 (2023-02-15)
61,000[16]
5"I live and breathe Lou Bega"Lou Sanders
Toussaint Douglass
The Vivienne
Mike Wozniak
Alan
22 February 2023 (2023-02-22)
77,000[17]
6"How long is a piece of string"Maisie Adam
Snoochie Shy
Josh Pugh
Josh Jones
Darren
1 March 2023 (2023-03-01)
41,000[18]
7"James's smelly cocktail"Lara Ricote
James Acaster
Michael Odewale
Vicky Pattison
Alan
19 June 2023 (2023-06-19)
N/A
8"Turns out I'm not a good loser"Maisie Adam
Nish Kumar
Chris McCausland
Suzi Ruffell
Alan
26 June 2023 (2023-06-26)
N/A
9"Uncle Cool"Sam Campbell
Thanyia Moore
Rosie Jones
Jordan Gray
Alan
3 July 2023 (2023-07-03)
N/A
10"Thinking Inside the Box"Ria Lina
Scarlett Moffatt
Amy Gledhill
Glenn Moore
Alan
10 July 2023 (2023-07-10)
N/A
11"Confetti Tastes Like Salt"Olga Koch
Joe Sugg
Remi Burgz
Fin Taylor
Alan
17 July 2023 (2023-07-17)
N/A

Notes

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  1. ^ Not reported in the weekly top 15 programmes for four-screen viewer ratings.
  2. ^ Originally scheduled for 7 March 2022.[9]
  3. ^ Originally scheduled for broadcast in March 2022, but was "postponed at short notice".[5]
  4. ^ a b Not reported in the weekly top 50 programmes.

References

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  1. ^ "Guessable to return for a second series". British Comedy Guide. 1 March 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Sara Pascoe to host Comedy Central series Guessable". British Comedy Guide. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Comedy Central UK Greenlights 'Guessable' & 'Channel Hopping With Jon Richardson'". Deadline. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Sara Pascoe's 'Guessable?' returning for Series 3". British Comedy Guide. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Guessable? - Series 3, Episode 10 - Fictitious Cheese". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  6. ^ Richardson, Jay (8 September 2022). "Sara Pascoe's Guessable? returning for Series 4". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  7. ^ a b c d "Watch Guessable? Online - Stream Full Episodes". NOWTV. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  8. ^ a b c "Most viewed programmes". BARB. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Guessable? - Series 3, Episode 9". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  10. ^ a b c d "Guessable? - Series 3". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  11. ^ "Top programmes report - week 37, September 12–18 - Comedy Central (cached)". Thinkbox.tv. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  12. ^ "Top programmes report - week 38, September 19–25 - Comedy Central". Thinkbox.tv. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  13. ^ "Top programmes report – week 51, December 19–25 – Comedy Central". Thinkbox. 2 January 2023. Archived from the original on 8 January 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  14. ^ "Top programmes report – week 4, January 23–29 – Comedy Central". Thinkbox. 6 February 2023. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  15. ^ "Top programmes report – week 6, February 06 – 12 – Comedy Central". Thinkbox. 20 February 2023. Archived from the original on 26 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  16. ^ "Top programmes report – week 7, February 13–19 – Comedy Central". Thinkbox. 27 February 2023. Archived from the original on 28 February 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  17. ^ "Top programmes report – week 8, February 20–26 – Comedy Central". Thinkbox. 6 March 2023. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  18. ^ "Top programmes report – week 9, February 27 - March 05 – Comedy Central". Thinkbox. 13 March 2023. Archived from the original on 13 March 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
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