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Review: why serious silliness is so ludicrously funny
There shouldn't be anything entertaining about a grumpy quiz enthusiast searching for a lost baby monitor in a caravan. More interesting things happen to every one of us daily. But the spectacle on Taskmaster (Dave channel) of a furious and frustrated Paul Sinha, better known as The Sinnerman from teatime general knowledge gameshow The Chase, was ludicrously funny.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 9th May 2019Alex Horne: 'I've been sent somebody's heart in a jar'
We chat to Taskmaster creator Alex Horne about the show's early hurdles, dedicated fans, the US remake and the power of jealousy...
Louisa Mellor, Den Of Geek, 8th May 2019Review: The Horne Section, That's How I Like My Tour
This show is full of surprises, and the group slather on the layers of ridiculousness as though they are icing a cake. There is no time to rest during this noisy, vibrant comedy extravaganza, and that's what makes it so thrilling.
Becca Moody, Moody Comedy, 8th May 2019Review - Taskmaster: Series 8, Episode 1 - Hello
While it is of course to early to tell who is the most dominant in this series so far, there are some things we can already gather. Chief among these is that the Sinnerman is not as smart as he looks.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 8th May 2019Taskmaster review - a cheap, childish comedy miracle
A gang of comics play silly games, then squabble about them. This is totally pointless comfort TV - but that's precisely why it's become a hit.
Jack Seale, The Guardian, 8th May 2019Alex Horne on The Krypton Factor
A childhood longing to scale the fearsome assault course of ITV's show sowed the seeds for Taskmaster's fiendish challenges.
Alex Horne, Broadcast, 7th May 2019Paul Sinha had "very strange" approach to Taskmaster
"As you imagine, he's intelligent. But that doesn't mean he's got any common sense."
Susannah Alexander & Laura Jane Turner, Digital Spy, 6th May 2019Alex Horne names "the worst" Taskmaster contestant
"I think Roisin [Conaty], if I'm frank, has been the worst. But also one of my favourites."
Chris Edwards & Laura Jane Turner, Digital Spy, 4th May 2019Alex Horne: the CBB contestant he wants on Taskmaster
"Jack Dee is the person I mention in every interview, because I'm desperate for him to do it. I don't know if you saw, in the first Celebrity Big Brother, Jack Dee was in it, and tried to escape by digging a hole with a spoon."
Joe Anderton and Laura Jane Turner, Digital Spy, 4th May 2019Taskmaster in talks for a celebrity special
Taskmaster's Alex Horne has revealed that the show has been in talks for a celebrity special. (And by celebrity, we mean of the non-comedian kind.)
Chris Edwards & Laura Jane Turner, Digital Spy, 4th May 2019