Lateral with Tom Scott

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Lateral with Tom Scott
Presentation
Hosted by Tom Scott
GenrePuzzles
FormatComedy, quiz
Created byTom Scott
Developed byTom Scott
David Bodycombe
LanguageEnglish
Publication
Original release7 October 2022
Related
Website lateralcast.com

Lateral with Tom Scott is a comedy quiz podcast hosted by Tom Scott and produced by David Bodycombe. The show was performed live, and has had a book written about it. It was inspired by QI and a previous game show Scott had created.

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History

Lateral was originally the title of a 2018 six-episode game show on Scott's main YouTube channel, one of several game show concepts co-developed with David Bodycombe. [1] Scott stated in an interview with IGN that the show was inspired by QI. [2]

In 2022, a revival of Lateral was announced. [3] [4] Scott has continued hosting the podcast into 2024 despite indefinitely pausing his weekly YouTube release schedule. [1] [5] The podcast is produced by Bodycombe. [6]

Book

In November 2024, the Lateral puzzle book was released. The book contains questions and clues from the podcast so fans can play their own version of the game. [7] It was published by Pan Books, after the publishing house won a three way auction for the book. [8]

Live shows

The show was performed live at the 2024 Cheerful Earful podcast festival, [9] and again in 2025. [10]

Reaction

The Daily Mirror has written articles about multiple questions asked on the show. [11] [12]

References

  1. 1 2 Gutelle, Sam (2018-05-25). "YouTuber Tom Scott Pits Creators Against One Another In Game Show Based Around Lateral Thinking". Tubefilter. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  2. ↑ Anderson, Robert (2024-11-15). "Exclusive: Tom Scott on YouTube Departure, New Book, and His Move Into Quiz Games". IGN. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
  3. ↑ "Lateral with Tom Scott on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. 11 August 2023. Archived from the original on 14 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  4. ↑ Gutelle, Sam (25 May 2018). "YouTuber Tom Scott Pits Creators Against One Another In Game Show Based Around Lateral Thinking". Tubefilter. Archived from the original on 6 March 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Lateral with Tom Scott Podcast - Listen, Reviews, Charts".
  6. ↑ "Lateral with Tom Scott on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. 2023-08-11. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  7. ↑ Scott, Tom (2024-11-12). Lateral. Pan Macmillan UK. ISBN   978-1-76156-606-6.
  8. ↑ "Pan Macmillan scoops YouTube star Tom Scott's innovative quiz book in eight-way auction". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
  9. ↑ Guide, British Comedy (2024-09-05). "Cheerful Earful Podcast Festival returns in October 2024". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
  10. ↑ "The world's funniest podcast festival returns - Cheerful Earful 2025 expands into the US". podnews.net. 2025-07-02. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
  11. ↑ Eklund, Zahna (2025-08-07). "Baffling riddle can only be solved by people who enjoy knitting". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
  12. ↑ Eklund, Zahna (2025-07-02). "People struggle with 'impossible' riddle but answer is 'staring you in the face'". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
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