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Podcast hosted by Tom Scott

Podcast

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.

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]

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]

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

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

  1. ^ a b 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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