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Greg 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 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 2019