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Taskmaster review
As easy as keeping a cushion spinning on a finger.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 19th March 2021TV review: Taskmaster, Series 11, Episode 1
This opening episode was one of the strongest out of all of them, and I'd be amazed if by the end this wasn't seen as one of the best, right up their with series 5 and 7.
Alex Finch, Comedy To Watch, 19th March 2021Taskmaster brought theatrical silliness to panel shows
The Greg Davies-fronted show is a hit for Channel 4 after making the leap from Dave, but execs took some convincing that it could work, creator Alex Horne tells Isobel Lewis.
Isobel Lewis, The Independent, 18th March 2021Alex Horne interview
Taskmaster creator Alex Horne on filming the socially distanced 11th series of the Channel 4 hit.
The Irish News, 15th March 2021Comedies nominated in Broadcasting Press Guild Awards
Friday Night Dinner, Inside No. 9, Staged, This Country and The Trip are up for Best Comedy in the 2021 Broadcasting Press Guild Awards.
British Comedy Guide, 18th February 2021Comedy.co.uk Awards 2020 winners
After Life, Staged, Horrible Histories, Would I Lie To You?, Taskmaster and Inside No. 9 have won prizes in the Comedy.co.uk Awards 2020. Radio 4 comedies Michael Spicer: Before Next Door, Dead Ringers, I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue and Joe Lycett's Obsessions have also won.
British Comedy Guide, 8th February 2021No More Jockeys interview
The quarantine quiz show, invented and played by comedians Tim Key, Mark Watson and Alex Horne, has been a surreal coronavirus balm.
Tom Wiggins, Esquire, 22nd January 2021Taskmaster Series 11 line-up revealed
Charlotte Ritchie, Jamali Maddix, Lee Mack, Mike Wozniak and Sarah Kendall will take part in Series 11 of Taskmaster, due on screens in 2021. Channel 4 has also confirmed a second Champion Of Champions tournament.
British Comedy Guide, 17th December 20202020 in comedy: where will future stars come from?
As established names go global online, the next generation of stand-ups face losing their launchpad.
Tristram Fane Saunders, The Telegraph, 12th December 2020Taskmaster goes even more global
After reaching its highest ratings on record with three million watching the tenth series premier on Channel 4, more countries have picked up Alex Horne's BAFTA winning Taskmaster. TV4 have picked up the UK show for Sweden and Finland, and SBS Viceland for Australia, bringing the total number of countries to 106.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 9th December 2020