Series like David Mitchell's Outsiders

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   Have You Been Paying Attention?

   Strong story similarity

   2013 · Comedy · Talk

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   Topical comedy-quiz show featuring five guests competing to see who can remember the most about events of the week. A fast-paced, funny look at international affairs, politics, sport and entertainment news, we test just how well our contestants have been paying attention.

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   • strong story and style similarity
   • substantial genre overlap
   • shared theme: panel show

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   Hypothetical

   Strong story similarity

   2019 · 45 min · Comedy

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   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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   • strong genre and series-style overlap
   • shared theme: panel show

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   The Mitchell and Webb Situation

   Same creator

   2001 · 30 min · Comedy · Talk

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   Comedy sketch show with hilarious characters and absurdist twists from the duo that brought us Peep Show and The Smoking Room - David Mitchell and Robert Webb.

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   • strong story and style similarity
   • the same creator
   • substantial genre overlap

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   Duck Quacks Don't Echo

   Strong story similarity

   2014 · 45 min · Comedy

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   Lee Mack wrangles a team of scientists and celebrity guests to find the truth behind the trivia on this bizarrely educational panel show.

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   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong genre and series-style overlap
   • shared theme: panel show

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   Comedy World Cup

   Strong story similarity

   2012 · 47 min · Comedy

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   David Tennant hosts the competition to determine which of Britain's comedians have the biggest fountain of funny knowledge

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   • strong genre and series-style overlap
   • shared theme: panel show

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   Insert Name Here

   Strong story similarity

   2016 · 30 min · Comedy · Reality

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   Comedy panel show about people with the same first name, hosted by Sue Perkins.

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   • strong story and style similarity
   • substantial genre overlap
   • shared theme: panel show

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   Upstart Crow

   Shared cast

   2016 · 30 min · Comedy · Drama

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   Comedy about the life and times of William Shakespeare as he starts to make a name for himself in London, whilst also trying to balance life as a husband and father for his family in Stratford-upon-Avon.

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   • substantial genre overlap
   • a principal cast member

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   A League of Their Own

   Strong story similarity

   2010 · 44 min · Comedy

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   Two teams comprised of comedians, celebrities and sports stars compete against each other in a test of their sporting knowledge, taking place over three rounds.

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   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong genre and series-style overlap
   • shared theme: panel show

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   The Comedy Lineup

   Shared cast

   2018 · Comedy

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   A diverse group of up-and-coming comedians perform 15-minute sets in this stand-up comedy showcase series.

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   • strong story and style similarity
   • strong genre and series-style overlap
   • a principal cast member

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    The Great American Joke Off

    Shared cast

    2023 · Comedy

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    A comedy series that celebrates gags, wisecracks, one-liners and the simple art of telling a great joke. Hosted by Dulcé Sloan, the show features several riotous rounds in each episode that involve telling as many quick gags as possible on given categories, mashing different subjects together to create delicious puns, coming up with hilarious setups to different punchlines, or even using the texts on an audience member's phone as a springboard for jokes.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and series-style overlap
    • a principal cast member

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