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 24
Alex Horne reveals who turned Taskmaster down - and why
Dawn French, Richard Ayoade and Kathy Burke are among the people to turn down doing Taskmaster.
Dan Seddon & Laura Jane Turner, Digital Spy, 3rd May 2019Exclusive clip: sneak up on Alex without being caught
Taskmaster is about to return for an eighth series of madness and fun, and Digital Spy have an exclusive first-look clip, featuring some of our favourite TV stars taking on Alex Horne. The task: Alex alternates between being on lookout and hiding, and our contestants need to sneak up on him across a train station without getting noticed.
Joe Anderton, Digital Spy, 3rd May 2019The one part of Taskmaster that was nearly cut
"After the first series, there's a bit in the beginning where they have to bring in what becomes the prize. I thought, 'Oh, maybe that should go.' But people seemed to like it."
Sam Warner & Laura Jane Turner, Digital Spy, 2nd May 2019Taskmaster Series 8 contestants revealed
The contestants for Taskmaster Series 8 will be Iain Stirling, Joe Thomas, Lou Sanders, Paul Sinha and Sian Gibson.
British Comedy Guide, 18th February 2019Comedies nominated for Broadcasting Press Guild Awards 2019
Car Share, Derry Girls, Inside No. 9 and Women On The Verge are amongst the nominees in the BPG Awards 2019.
British Comedy Guide, 13th February 2019Comedy.co.uk Awards 2018 winners revealed
The public have voted Derry Girls as Best New TV Sitcom in the Comedy.co.uk Awards 2018, with Inside No. 9 named Comedy Of The Year 2018 for the second year running. Other winners include Friday Night Dinner, Taskmaster and Vic & Bob's Big Night Out.
British Comedy Guide, 4th February 2019Comedy.co.uk Awards 2018 shortlist
The shortlisted TV and radio shows for the Comedy.co.uk Awards 2018 have been announced. 60 programmes are now in the running for the Comedy Of The Year title.
British Comedy Guide, 21st January 2019Alex Horne's TV diary
Alex Horne, creator of comedy hit Taskmaster, receives an unusual delivery and consults his children for advice.
Alex Horne, Royal Television Society, 5th January 2019UKTV originals among top rated shows on network in 2018
Highest rated shows included Taskmaster on Dave, Death on the Tyne on Gold and Murder on the Blackpool Express on Drama.
Patrick Nunn, TV Wise, 4th January 2019It's cliched but true: we are truly in a golden age of television. It's easy to be drawn to the glitz and glamour of high-end drama, but hidden between Top Gear re-runs on banter channel Dave, Taskmaster has steadily been building a reputation as the funniest show on television. Birthed from an Edinburgh Fringe concept, Taskmaster Greg Davies and sidekick Alex Horne (also show creator) set a group of comedians a series of inane challenges. It's a winningly simple formula - get funny people to do silly things in a pressured environment, from finding the boiled egg in a line-up to just making "the best noise". The show's genius lies in its casting, avoiding the rotating line-up typical of panel shows, and instead securing the same people for 10 episodes. In-jokes develop and tensions rise as you follow contestants desperately attempting to win a golden replica of Davies's cranium. It might not be the most fashionable choice, but there's been nothing more reliably funny on television in 2018.
Owen Richards, The Arts Desk, 27th December 2018