The Horne Section shoots Channel 4 pilot
- The Horne Section are piloting a "secret and exciting" show for Channel 4
- The 30 minute scripted comedy stars Alex Horne and his bandmates
- The band are touring the UK this autumn
Channel 4 hopes to double down on its relationship with Alex Horne, by piloting a new show with his band The Horne Section, British Comedy Guide can exclusively reveal.
The Taskmaster creator and his bandmates - Ben Reynolds, Ed Sheldrake, Joe Auckland, Mark Brown and Will Collier - shot At Home With The Horne Section in the spring.
The 30-minute pilot was directed by Barbara Wiltshire (Frankie Boyle's New World Order, 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown) and produced by the band's management company Avalon. BCG understands that the scripted comedy is substantially different to The Horne Section's 2018 pilot for Dave, which was filmed at the London Palladium.
Further details have yet to come to light, although Horne hinted at "something secret and exciting" in their most recent podcast and the band posted a couple of cryptic images in April on Instagram of themselves in transit with their familiar Henry Hoover props:
The Horne Section provides the theme music for Taskmaster, which Channel 4 poached from Dave in 2019, have appeared as a group on 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown and been The Last Leg's house band on occasion. They are currently fulfilling that same role on Peter Crouch's Year Late Euros on BBC One.
The six-piece will be embarking upon their That's How I Like My Tour on the 30th of September at Guildford's G Live, and have launched a range of merchandise that includes this Horne Session IPA beer keg:
A Channel 4 spokesperson declined to comment on the pilot.