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Taskmaster 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 2020Comedians of the month: lockdown edition
I cannot be alone in thinking that I have watched everything that Netflix, Sky Go and Amazon Prime have to offer, so any unheard-of recommendations that I find from friends, I cherish. Therefore, I thought I'd write my own cheat-sheet of comedy shows and podcasts that are easily accessible and will certainly distract you from everything going on in the news or on MyEd.
Honey Kettle, The Student Newspaper, 7th May 2020Greg Davies pilots comedy about a crime scene cleaner
Greg Davies is piloting a dark BBC One sitcom about a specialist crime scene cleaner.
Jay Richardson, Chortle, 5th March 2020Chortle Awards 2020 nominees
Bob Mortimer, Greg Davies, Katherine Ryan, Romesh Ranganathan and Tom Allen are amongst the nominees for the Chortle Awards 2020. Jonny Pelham, Jessica Fostekew and Catherine Cohen have two nods.
British Comedy Guide, 27th February 2020Greg Davies: C4 Taskmaster will be very much same show
"It'll be very much the same show is our plan with Taskmaster, because people seem to like the show and we like doing it the way it is," insisted Davies, who hosts alongside show creator Alex Horne. "So I think you'll barely notice a difference, other than I will be just that little bit older and fatter... and angrier!"
Morgan Jeffery, Radio Times, 15th February 2020Greg Davies to star as a psychotherapist in Safe Space
Greg Davies is to star in Safe Space, a new Sky One sitcom series about a psychotherapist.
British Comedy Guide, 13th February 2020Taskmaster: Top ten tasks
With over 200 tasks to date so far, here is a roundup of some of our favourites.
Imani Cottrell, Royal Television Society, 15th December 2019Greg Davies switches on Xmas lights in hometown of Wem
He had one task and Shropshire-born comedian Greg Davies mastered it well when he performed the annual Wem Christmas Lights switch on.
Lucy Todman, The Shropshire Star, 7th December 2019Taskmaster 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 2019