Taskmaster
- TV comedy
- Channel 4 / Dave
- 2015 - 2024
- 160 episodes (17 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 17, Episode 5
- Catch-up on Series 17, Episode 4
Streaming rank this week: 8
Press clippings Page 18
Alex Horne promises fans Taskmaster will be the same
Alex Horne reveals why he had no concerns about switching channels, and the secrets of the show's cult success...
Steven Perkins, What's On TV, 8th October 2020Greg Davies reveals prop which didn't survive the pilot
An eccentric accessory took things a little too far.
David Craig, Radio Times, 7th October 2020Taskmaster Series 10 review
Taskmaster may have changed channels but it's still just as side-splittingly silly as before.
Lauren Morris, Radio Times, 6th October 2020One Taskmaster contestant left Greg Davies "speechless"
The Taskmaster host has revealed that one celebrity contestant managed to shock him during a challenge in the upcoming series.
Lauren Morris, Radio Times, 5th October 2020The joy of Taskmaster, TV's funniest show
By setting comedians surreal challenges and watching them lose the plot, Greg Davies and Alex Horne have created a hit. As the series returns, they explain its twisted appeal.
Luke Holland, The Guardian, 3rd October 2020The 30 shows to look forward to this autumn
Includes comedies The Duchess, Spitting Image and Taskmaster.
Phil Harrison and Graeme Virtue, The Guardian, 29th August 2020Comedy shows nominated in Edinburgh TV Festival Awards 2020
Defending The Guilty, Feel Good, GameFace, Mum, Sex Education and Stath Lets Flats are amongst the nominees for the Edinburgh TV Festival Awards 2020.
British Comedy Guide, 25th August 2020US broadcasts of Taskmaster move to streaming service
The CW moved its British game show acquisition Taskmaster to its free streaming app CW Seed Tuesday after pulling the show from its broadcast Sunday slot last week.
Margeaux Sippell, The Wrap, 11th August 2020America dumps Taskmaster after only one episode
One task that Taskmaster couldn't quite, erm, master is making it beyond a single episode on The CW. The U.K. panel game show has been dumped from the US network's Sunday schedule after it premiered to terrible numbers last weekend.
Will Thorne, Variety, 5th August 2020Taskmaster: the cult UK comedy coming to save the USA
This is no exaggeration. British comedy show Taskmaster is airing in the US for the first time and, just as it has in the UK, it will make Americans' lives better.
Louisa Mellor, Den Of Geek, 31st July 2020