Three guests become a panel of fictional experts on an absurd subject while the audience asks increasingly specific questions. Everyone knows it is invented; the pleasure is watching a shared mythology appear in real time.
Before guests arrive
- Write absurd disciplines that invite invention without impersonating real expertise.
- Prepare name plates for expert names, titles, and institutions.
- Give the audience blank cards for specific, answerable questions.
The three moments
Draw the disciplines
Use topics such as competitive napping, elevator etiquette, or the migratory habits of garden gnomes.
Convene the panel
Experts choose titles, give opening statements, and answer five audience questions without contradicting established facts.
Publish the findings
The moderator summarizes three discoveries, then the audience names the Most Convincing Citation and Best Recovery.
Host-ready schedule
Your run of show
Select three experts and reveal the first fictional discipline.
Give experts two minutes to choose titles and align on one core fact.
Run opening statements followed by five moderated questions.
Rotate the panel, then close by publishing the evening's discoveries.