Alex Horne
- 46 years old
- English
- Writer, producer, musical comedian, composer and actor
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America 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 2020Stath Lets Flats leads comedy results at BAFTA TV Awards 2020
Stath Lets Flats, Sian Clifford, Jamie Demetriou, Mo Gilligan, Romesh Ranganathan, Taskmaster and Gavin & Stacey were the winners in the BAFTA TV Awards 2020.
British Comedy Guide, 31st July 2020Can Taskmaster make it in America?
A show about comedians performing bizarre tasks has won thousands of fans via YouTube reruns, and now The CW has picked it up.
Jeremy Fuster, The Wrap, 30th July 2020Taskmaster Series 10 line-up revealed
Daisy May Cooper, Johnny Vegas, Katherine Parkinson, Mawaan Rizwan and Richard Herring will take part in Series 10 of Taskmaster.
British Comedy Guide, 29th July 2020Taskmaster now filming: how covid will change series 10
The new series of Taskmaster is currently filming and still set to air on Channel 4 in October. Alex Horne and Greg Davies tell Den of Geek what will be different this time around...
Louisa Mellor, Den Of Geek, 27th July 2020US network The CW picks up Taskmaster
US broadcast network The CW has acquired four unscripted shows to bolster its summer schedule, including UK comedy competition format Taskmaster.
Inigo Alexander, C21 Media, 17th June 2020Alex Horne's tips for surviving lockdown
The comedian and Horne Section frontman shares some much needed tips.
Danielle De Wolfe, ShortList, 25th April 2020Facebook cabaret, gamer gags and a WhatsApp panel show
From Iain Stirling's Fifa banter to Jayde Adams live from her lounge, comedians isolated by the lockdown are reaching audiences online.
Chris Wiegand, The Guardian, 9th April 202025 funny jokes from comedians to cheer you up
If you're feeling in need of a bit of light relief, enjoy these one-liners from top stand-ups and rising stars of the comedy scene.
The Telegraph, 30th March 2020