A HIT comedy panel show has been axed after four series despite two star names on the cast.
The show, Hypothetical, has been officially cancelled after four series on Dave.
Josh Widdicombe and James Acaster fronted the popular programme during its run on the network.
However the broadcaster has since confirmed that a fifth series is not in the works.
A Dave and UKTV original, the show attempted to bring all the laughs by featuring top-class comedians in a series of bizarre settings and shown dealing with a stream of hypothetical scenarios.
They are then scored on just how well they performed during the task.
It created for a world of disaster when the clock began ticking as they rushed to find the best possible outcome.
Confirming the show’s end, a spokesperson for Dave said: “We are proud to have brought four series of Hypothetical to Dave but can confirm it is not returning for another series.
“It was hugely enjoyable working with James and Josh, and the team at Hat Trick to bring this panel show to life for the last few years…
“Hypothetical provided us with an opportunity to work with the biggest names in comedy, offer a platform for up and coming talent and create a hit podcast spinoff and we look forward to finding new opportunities to work with the team in the future.”
The show’s axing comes after it was confirmed that Dave was ploughing ahead with a fifth series of one of its most popular shows, Meet The Richardsons’.
In an interview with The Sun’s TV Mag, Meet The Richardsons’ creators and stars Jon Richardson and Lucy Beaumont admitted they were thinking up storylines for the next series of the mockumentary-style sitcom in which the husband and wife play fictionalised versions of themselves.
Lucy said: “Yes, we have another series commissioned. The idea for the next series is that we want to do a sitcom and make it a bit like Heartbeat with gags, but because Jon wants to retire soon, he wants to win an award, so he wants the sitcom to be more surreal and abstract.
“So each of us goes and comes up with ideas for our own sitcom, then we take it to a focus group and we have to come back together.”