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Alex Horne

Alex Horne

  • 46 years old
  • English
  • Writer, producer, musical comedian and composer

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Alex Horne interview

Taskmaster creator Alex Horne on filming the socially distanced 11th series of the Channel 4 hit.

The Irish News, 15th March 2021

Comedies nominated in Broadcasting Press Guild Awards

Friday Night Dinner, Inside No. 9, Staged, This Country and The Trip are up for Best Comedy in the 2021 Broadcasting Press Guild Awards.

British Comedy Guide, 18th February 2021

Comedy.co.uk Awards 2020 winners

After Life, Staged, Horrible Histories, Would I Lie To You?, Taskmaster and Inside No. 9 have won prizes in the Comedy.co.uk Awards 2020. Radio 4 comedies Michael Spicer: Before Next Door, Dead Ringers, I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue and Joe Lycett's Obsessions have also won.

British Comedy Guide, 8th February 2021

No More Jockeys interview

The quarantine quiz show, invented and played by comedians Tim Key, Mark Watson and Alex Horne, has been a surreal coronavirus balm.

Tom Wiggins, Esquire, 22nd January 2021

Taskmaster 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 2020

2020 in comedy: where will future stars come from?

As established names go global online, the next generation of stand-ups face losing their launchpad.

Tristram Fane Saunders, The Telegraph, 12th December 2020

Taskmaster 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 2020

Taskmaster 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 2020

Taskmaster 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 2020

Taskmaster wins 1.7million viewers for Channel 4

That figure is roughly in line with what the show scored on Dave when catch-up viewing was also counted - which means the show is sure to grow its audience with the change in broadcaster, once on-demand requests are also counted. Channel 4 has also hailed the fact that the show won its 9pm slot among the key 16-34 year-old demographic.

Chortle, 16th October 2020

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