Press clippings
British comedian 'to appear in Taskmaster Australia'
Welsh stand-up Lloyd Langford is reportedly taking part in the series with his partner, the Australian comedian Anne Edmonds.
Chortle, 21st March 2024Lloyd Langford: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)
The Welsh comedian on what makes him laugh online, including The League Of Gentleman, a swearing child and a clip of his partner shooing away a dildo on the ABC.
Lloyd Langford, The Guardian, 9th August 2023Dave drops The Island
Tom Allen-fronted comedy format The Island has been cast away after one series.
Chortle, 24th January 2023Fringe: Kiri Pritchard-McLean's guide to Welsh acts
Working within an industry that fetishises London in a way that would make Dick Whittington cringe, it can also be a way for acts from across the country to be seen.
Kiri Pritchard-McLean, The National (Wales), 20th August 2022Australians at Edinburgh Fringe 2022
The 75th Edinburgh Fringe Festival begins this week and, after a bit of an enforced break, there will be a strong contingent of Australian acts (as well as Aussie Expats and adopted Aussies) back in Auld Reeky town raring to tread the boards again. Here is a list of those we could find along with any reviews we have previously written.
Squirrel Comedy, 1st August 2022Ten Edinburgh Fringe shows from former Chortle Student winners (mostly)
Winners and finalists of the Chortle Student Comedy Award so often go on to great things. Here are eight previous title-holders (plus one finalists up and a show we can guarantee will include a future champion) making their returns to Edinburgh this year...
Chortle, 25th July 2022The Island review
I watched Dave's new comedy format The Island, not knowing it had been devised by stand-ups James Acaster, Ed Gamble, Lloyd Langford and John Robins when they got stranded in New York by a storm. That fact came as something as a surprise, given the show feels less than an idea created organically by some fine comic minds, and more like the brainchild of a UKTV exec trying to engineer something to fill a Taskmaster-shaped hole left after their biggest show got poached by Channel 4.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 23rd March 2022Tom Allen to host Dave show The Island
Tom Allen will front channel Dave's new format The Island, which has been devised by comedians James Acaster, Ed Gamble, Lloyd Langford and John Robins.
British Comedy Guide, 5th May 2021Mark Watson: Wish You Were Here review
A review of a virtual gig at the Melbourne Comedy Festival, plus reviews of other shows from the fest.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 24th March 2021Bruce Dessau on doing the first Taskmaster in Edinburgh
Taskmaster began life as an Edinburgh Fringe show 10 years ago. Comedy critic Bruce Dessau, one of the first contestants, recalls the fun, chaos and rivalry.
Bruce Dessau, i Newspaper, 14th October 2020