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 8
Alex Horne on the secret to his cult show Taskmaster
How does the comedian and creative genius come up with the show's endless stream of inventive challenges?
Simon Parkin, The Guardian, 24th December 2022Alex Horne is always thinking up tasks
A chat with the mastermind behind Britain's funniest export.
Fran Hoepfner, Gawker, 6th December 2022Fern Brady wants to share 'positive depiction' of autism on Taskmaster
The 36-year-old comedian announced she had been diagnosed with autism in 2021.
Siobhan Macdonald, Daily Record, 2nd December 2022Why won't Jack Dee do Taskmaster & other dream contestants
As Taskmaster's Series 14 champion is crowned and we discover the Series 15 cast, we draw up our wishlist for future contestants.
Laura Vickers-Green, Den Of Geek, 1st December 2022Taskmaster Series 15 line-up revealed
Frankie Boyle, Ivo Graham, Jenny Éclair, Kiell Smith-Bynoe and Mae Martin have been revealed as the comedians taking part in Series 15 of Taskmaster.
British Comedy Guide, 1st December 2022How Taskmaster's international remakes put their own bonkers twists on the UK original
Moustaches, a female Taskmaster, cameos by Greg Davies... here's how Denmark, Finland, Sweden and more have adapted the UK show.
Laura Vickers-Green, Den Of Geek, 17th November 2022Taskmaster to return for new New Year Treat
Channel 4 has commissioned another celebrity special of Taskmaster. The one-off New Year Treat programme is expected to air on New Year's Day.
British Comedy Guide, 4th November 2022Why Taskmaster fans need to watch The Horne Section TV Show
Little Alex Horne plays a fictionalised version of himself in his new sitcom, alongside his comedy band, Georgia Tennant, Desiree Burch and more.
Laura Vickers-Green, Den Of Geek, 3rd November 2022Alex Horne interview
Alex Horne on his new Channel 4 sitcom, his "peculiar little double act" with Greg Davies and how to win Taskmaster.
Lauren Morris, Radio Times, 2nd November 2022Taskmaster's Alex Horne: I'm a beta male
The Taskmaster comedian on bad losers, Richard Osman and the funniest show on TV - it's not his!
Francesca Angelini, The Sunday Times, 30th October 2022