A new comedy series hosted by David Mitchell is set to begin airing tonight (Wednesday September 29).

Outsiders will see Mitchell test the skills of six comedians as they camp together in the woods for a week.

Those pairs taking part will be Jamali Maddix and Jessica Knappett, Kerry Godliman and Toussaint Douglass, plus Ed Gamble and Lou Sanders.

The premise of the programme is imagining situations in which a post-apocalyptic disaster has occurred, leaving humans to be forced to live in the woods.

Challenges will involve chopping down a tree, milking goats, writing a rousing anthem and designing flags amongst other things.

Mitchell began developing the concept of the programme back in summer 2020 when the coronavirus pandemic was in full swing.

Back in May 2021, Mitchell said: “Civilisation is clearly crumbling so it’s high time we worked out whether we can cope without it.

“And if you can think of a better way of doing that than making six comedians learn survival skills, then you weren’t involved in the development process of this programme.”

Outsiders is filling in the slot on Dave for another celebrity comedy/challenge show Taskmaster, which made the move to Channel 4 last year.

Here’s how to watch the programme.

How to watch Outsiders

Outsiders begins airing at 10pm tonight on the UKTV channel Dave.

It will last for six episodes, airing at the same time every Wednesday on the channel until November 3.

You can also tune in online through the UKTV Play website for free.