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Alex Horne to be awarded honorary doctorate by Warwick
The comedian and writer Alex Horne will be awarded with an honorary doctorate from the University of Warwick.
Thomas Bartley, The Boar, 28th September 2023Alex Horne given honorary doctorate
Alex Horne is to receive an honorary doctorate from Warwick University. The degree recognises his support for School Tasking, created at the university to put Taskmaster-style challenges into classrooms. It has now grown into a national competition which will take place across 26 British universities from September.
Chortle, 9th August 2023Edinburgh TV Festival Awards 2023 nominees
Big Boys, Derry Girls, Don't Hug Me I'm Scared, Everyone Else Burns, Extraordinary, Trying, Late Night Lycett, Taskmaster and The Graham Norton Show are amongst the nominees in the Edinburgh TV Awards 2023 shortlists.
British Comedy Guide, 27th June 2023The Horne Section TV Show returning to Channel 4 for Series 2
The Horne Section TV Show is returning for a second series on Channel 4 with Kiell Smith-Bynoe, Ronni Ancona and US comedian and bandleader Reggie Watts among those joining the cast and Tim Key, John Oliver and Desiree Burch also coming back.
British Comedy Guide, 25th June 2023Was Taskmaster Series 15 its best cast yet?
A grumpy dad, an eccentric mum, and three wayward siblings battling for approval... Series 15 got the sitcom family dynamic spot-on.
Louisa Mellor, Den Of Geek, 2nd June 2023Taskmaster Series 16 line-up revealed
Julian Clary, Lucy Beaumont, Sam Campbell, Sue Perkins and Susan Wokoma have been announced as the contestants for Series 16 of Taskmaster.
British Comedy Guide, 1st June 2023Taskmaster to sponsor Chesham United football club
TV show Taskmaster looks set to be the main shirt sponsor for Chesham United next season. Alex Horne, who sits on the football club's board, has organised the deal.
British Comedy Guide, 30th May 2023Taskmaster's Greg Davies and Alex Horne joke fans can expect "more sex and violence"
Though in their true hilarious fashion, we'll have to take what the duo have said with a slight pinch of salt.
Morgan Cormack and Jo Berry, Radio Times, 16th May 2023The Taskmaster tasks they weren't allowed to air
Questionable prize task entries, "legally compromising" task outcomes and controversial costume choices - discover the Taskmaster moments they couldn't show us.
Laura Vickers-Green, Den Of Geek, 11th May 2023Taskmaster viewers are opening up about how Mae Martin helped them to use they/them pronouns
Mae Martin has sent a sweet message to a fan who tweeted about how the comedian's appearance on Channel 4 gameshow Taskmaster helped them understand they/them pronouns.
Marcus Wratten, Pink News, 14th April 2023