Press Clippings
Comedy.co.uk Awards 2020 shortlist
60 TV and radio programmes have been shortlisted across 10 categories for the Comedy.co.uk Awards 2020. Voting is now open to determine the winners.
British Comedy Guide, 11th January 2021Comedy this Christmas: 20 funnies to enjoy today
Comedy critic Dominic Maxwell picks 20 funny things to watch or listen to this Christmas.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 25th December 2020Taskmaster podcast to return in 2021
After reaching 1.5 million downloads with its debut series, the official Taskmaster podcast is set to launch a second series in the new year hosted by Series 9 Taskmaster Champion Ed Gamble.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 21st December 2020Taskmaster 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 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 2020Samsung launches comedy channel
The new channel will feature Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish, Russell Howard & Mum, Russell Howard's Good News, a series of Taskmaster highlight shows, and a series of short films.
Samsung Newsroom, 4th December 2020Taskmaster special line-up revealed
John Hannah, Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Nicola Coughlan, Rylan Clark-Neal and Shirley Ballas will take part in the Taskmaster festive special.
British Comedy Guide, 30th November 2020Taskmaster's Rosalind appears as Chase contestant
Rosalind, a woman always doing cool stuff / a f***ing nightmare who was the subject of two songs for a task on Taskmaster, appeared as a contestant on yesterday's episode of The Chase.
Lewis Knight, The Mirror, 25th November 2020Taskmaster Christmas special revealed
Taskmaster is to return for a one-off Christmas special, featuring different contestants than those involved in Series 10.
British Comedy Guide, 19th November 2020This Country USA remake gets 14 episode series order
US network Fox is remaking hit BBC sitcom This Country. A fourteen-episode series is now set to go into production.
British Comedy Guide, 30th October 2020