Alex Horne
- 46 years old
- English
- Writer, producer, musical comedian, composer and actor
Press clippings
Alex Horne hosts care home competition
Taskmaster creator Alex Horne has hosted a competition inspired by the Channel 4 TV show at a care home.
BBC, 3rd June 2025Liza Tarbuck to become Taskmaster when Greg Davies leaves?
Alex Horne has lined up Greg Davies' replacement if he ever steps down from Taskmaster, nominating former contestant Liza Tarbuck for the title role.
British Comedy Guide, 28th May 2025Alex Horne: Opera is too hard for me. I prefer Jingle Bells
The Taskmaster creator on passing on his Prison Break obsession to his son, refusing to read The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and why his favourite Christmas song beats Puccini.
Alex Horne, The Times, 26th May 2025Alex Horne: "I'm a white man in my late forties. There's no point trying to say things"
The Taskmaster creator talks about the joy of stupidity, being jealousy of ex-flatmate Tim Key, and the new season of The Horne Section TV Show.
Tom Nicholson, i Newspaper, 22nd May 2025Alex Horne discusses speculation about the one Taskmaster person he didn't like
During an interview on Radio X with ] and Pippa Taylor, Taskmaster's Alex Horne has said that since he last appeared on the show and mentioned there was one person on Taskmaster that he didn't like, there's been lots of speculation, with various contestants asking if he was talking about them.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 21st May 2025Why Taskmaster's Greg Davies should never abdicate his throne
The small group of complainers who have called time on this series have clearly never watched it or have no sense of humour - Taskmaster is endlessly, relentlessly funny.
Sara Wallis, The Mirror, 15th May 2025The Horne Section TV Show Series 2 launches Thursday 22nd May
The second series of Alex Horne's sitcom, The Horne Section TV Show, launches on Channel 4 on Thursday 22nd May. You can watch the trailer here.
British Comedy Guide, 8th May 2025Taskmaster Series 19 launches on Thursday 1st May
Series 19 of Taskmaster - featuring Fatiha El-Ghorri, Jason Mantzoukas, Mathew Baynton, Rosie Ramsey and Stevie Martin - launches on Channel 4 on Thursday 1st May.
British Comedy Guide, 16th April 2025Alex Horne's Taskmaster fears for contestants' "cancellation"
Alex Horne says he fears for Taskmaster if a contestant were to be "cancelled" or became seriously ill, but has revealed that he might consider appearing in the show as a contestant himself.
British Comedy Guide, 26th March 2025Will I get cancelled? I wish! - top comedians on being funny
Alan Davies, Bridget Christie, Mo Gilligan, Harry Hill and others reveal what tickles their funny bones.
The Sunday Times, 23rd March 2025