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Taskmaster moves to Channel 4
Channel 4 is taking over the rights to broadcast Taskmaster. It has signed a six series deal to broadcast the hit comedy format, starting with Series 10 in late 2020.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd November 2019Comedies shortlisted for Broadcast Awards 2020
Derry Girls, Fleabag, Inside No. 9, Mum, Stath Lets Flats, This Time With Alan Partridge, Taskmaster, Horrible Histories and There She Goes are nominated in the Broadcast Awards 2020.
British Comedy Guide, 21st November 2019The ninth season of this daft and yet oddly endearing comedy challenge concludes. Tonight, in order to win the favour of Greg Davies and Alex Horne, David Baddiel, Ed Gamble, Jo Brand, Katy Wix and Rose Matafeo are challenged to "do the most preposterous thing with this chickpea". Their creative solutions are suitably ridiculous.
Phil Harrison, The Guardian, 6th November 2019Taskmaster becomes a board game
A board game based on hit TV comedy show Taskmaster has been launched.
British Comedy Guide, 24th September 20191,000 fans respond to Taskmaster challenge
Around 1,000 people descended on a small Buckinghamshire park yesterday to complete one of the challenges in the Taskmaster book.
Chortle, 16th September 2019Taskmaster: series 9, episode 2: review
Jo Brand and David Baddiel together make a potent comic force.
Sarah Hughes, i Newspaper, 11th September 2019Taskmaster Series 9 contestants revealed
David Baddiel, Ed Gamble, Jo Brand, Katy Wix and Rose Matafeo will take part in Series 9 of Taskmaster
British Comedy Guide, 10th July 2019Fringe: 25 of the all-time funniest jokes
These are some of the best jokes and one-liners we've heard at the Edinburgh Fringe over the past few years.
Sarah Wilson, The Scotsman, 9th July 2019Taskmaster: Series 8, Episode 9 - review
In the penultimate episode of the series, we witness the invention of the bounce stabiliser, listen to delicious dust, and see a terrible remake of The Human Centipede.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 3rd July 2019Taskmaster: Series 8, Episode 8 - review
This week we come across the power of ice, flashbacks in sand, and the most unlikely cheat in the history of Taskmaster.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 26th June 2019