Taskmaster
- TV comedy
- Channel 4 / U&Dave
- 2015 - 2025
- 181 episodes (19 series)
TV format in which Greg Davies and Alex Horne set a group of comedians various outlandish challenges. Also features Romesh Ranganathan, Frank Skinner, Roisin Conaty, Josh Widdicombe, Tim Key and more.
- Continues on Thursday on C4 at 9pm with Series 19, Episode 5
- Catch-up on Series 19, Episode 4
Streaming rank this week: 13
Press clippings
Alex 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 2025Improv Corner - Improv in the Media - Taskmaster pt. 3
This week we are back into the world of Taskmaster to look at another game they have played that I have definitely played myself in improv rehearsals. So I thought I would put the show in the limelight again.
Holly, Phoenix Remix, 19th May 2025Taskmaster is tired - it's time to end
Alex Horne's competition comedy has been on TV for 10 years. If it wants to retain its magic, it needs to say goodbye.
Emily Baker, i Newspaper, 15th 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 2025Taskmaster: the oddball British comedy show I thought I'd hate (and learned to love)
The cult favorite Taskmaster has a nonsensical premise that slowly bowled me over.
David Sims, The Atlantic, 8th May 2025Taskmaster needs to end before we all grow sick of it
The quirky comedy game show has been one of British TV's great modern success stories. But Louis Chilton reckons the only way to go is down.
Louis Chilton, The Independent, 2nd May 2025Jason Mantzoukas on setting out to be Taskmaster's ugly American villain
The comedy mainstay talks at length with The A.V. Club about pitching himself as the first American to fly over to be on the British phenom.
William Hughes, The AV Club, 2nd May 2025BAFTA Craft Awards 2025 winners
Inside No. 9 creators Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton picked up the trophy for comedy writing at the BAFTA Craft Awards 2025. Other winners included Taskmaster and Lucia Keskin.
British Comedy Guide, 28th April 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 2025BAFTA TV Awards 2025 nominations
Alma's Not Normal, Brassic, G'wed and Ludwig are amongst the nominees in the 2025 BAFTA TV Awards.
British Comedy Guide, 27th March 2025