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Taskmaster gets 40 more episodes
Channel Dave has ordered four more series of Taskmaster, each extended to 10 episodes. Alice Levine, Asim Chaudhry, Liza Tarbuck, Russell Howard and Tim Vine will take part in Series 6.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd February 2018Chortle Awards 2018 nominees
The nominees for the Chortle Awards 2018 have been announced. Mat Ewins, Hannah Gadsby, John Kearns and Joseph Morpurgo are up for Best Show.
British Comedy Guide, 7th February 2018Taskmaster: Champion of Champions, Episode 2 - review
Helped by Josh Widdicombe singing the theme tune (for no points), tonight we find out who is greatest champion of all.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 20th December 2017Taskmaster: Greg Davies and Alex Horne interview
Taskmaster is called the game show with a difference - which is an understatement and then some.
David Stephenson, The Daily Express, 17th December 2017Just last month, Bob Mortimer was crowned fifth season champion of Taskmaster. But now the man who so emphatically demonstrated he could tear an apple into perfect halves with his bare hands must compete in a two-part tournament against previous victors Josh Widdicombe, Katherine Ryan, Noel Fielding and Rob Beckett, all to determine who is the ultimate master of tasks. As ever, Greg Davies both officiates and castigates.
Graeme Virtue, The Guardian, 13th December 2017Taskmaster: Champion of Champions, Episode 1 review
The very best people at doing pointless tasks have returned to see who is the best of all.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 13th December 2017Man Down review
The end of the fourth series of Man Down had plenty to get your teeth into, with chaos, comedy and pathos all thrown in.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 29th November 2017Should comedians change their act for different times?
Should Greg Davies' show have started with a trigger warning for anyone that might have been traumatised by a GP?
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 25th November 2017Comedy review: Greg Davies at the Eventim Apollo, W6
There is a new coarseness at play in this show, a diminution of the sense of generosity that used to make Davies such delicious company.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 21st November 2017Greg Davies, comedy review
The 6ft 8in comedian hits the comic heights by being "a dirty boy", writes Bruce Dessau.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 17th November 2017