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Taskmaster series smashes ratings
The current series of Taskmaster, the award winning and critically acclaimed series on UKTV's Dave, has eclipsed all previous series in terms of ratings.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th October 2018Greg Davies to host Royal Variety Performance 2018
Greg Davies has been announced as the host of The Royal Variety Performance 2018.
British Comedy Guide, 10th October 2018London's most influential people 2018 - Comedy
Including Katherine Ryan, Rachel Parris and Will Sharpe.
Evening Standard, 10th October 2018Series seven of Dave's hands-on challenge show continues, with Greg Davies passing snide judgment on five comedic rivals from his elevated throne of games. Tonight's oddball tasks include a writerly fun run and some airhorn psychology, but Phil Wang deserves a special rosette for his snug Bruce Lee jumpsuit.
Graeme Virtue, The Guardian, 12th September 2018Cuckoo, series 4 ep 1, review
There's still life and laughs in this daft family comedy.
Catherine Gee, The Telegraph, 6th August 2018Cuckoo season four review
Having killed off its title character three seasons ago, this perky comedy revels in an anything-can-happen perversity.
Tim Dowling, The Guardian, 4th August 2018Review: Cuckoo, BBC Three, series 4, episode 1
All this really needs is a few more laughs.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 2nd August 2018Greg Davies interview
"It's nice that I'm humiliating my mother internationally now."
Jessica Barrett, i Newspaper, 12th July 2018Taskmaster Series 7 line-up revealed
Contestants have been revealed for the next series of Taskmaster. The players in the seventh series of Dave's hit comedy will be James Acaster, Jessica Knappett, Phil Wang, Kerry Godliman and Rhod Gilbert.
British Comedy Guide, 4th July 2018Taskmaster, which started as a comedy routine at the Edinburgh Fringe, has become the most popular show in Dave's admittedly short and unspectacular history -- such a success that another three series have been commissioned. That's good news for anyone who can't get enough of stand-ups and comic actors creating art with whipped cream or hurling dolls into trees.
It works because the five contestants, who this time include one-liner king Tim Vine and sitcom stalwart Liza Tarbuck, happily submit to the show's sadistic style. Watching them make fools of themselves is quite entertaining: seeing presenter Greg Davies mock and sneer at their efforts can be shamefully funny.
Creator of the concept, and butt of Greg's harshest jibes, is Alex Horne, who also oversees all the tasks. He understands the importance of a rigid format, and each episode follows a precise rhythm. It's possible to gauge almost to the second when he will make a self-conscious quip, or a jangling piano will introduce a clip to introduce the next task.
Eventually the format will become stale, changes will be introduced, and the whole thing will fall apart. For now, we can wallow in telly that manages to be inane, spiteful and hilarious at the same time.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 24th May 2018