Taskmaster New Year Treat 2025 line-up revealed
- Taskmaster's New Year Treat 2025 line-up: David James, Hannah Fry, Martin Lewis, Melanie Blatt and Sue Johnston
- The one-off special will air on Channel 4 at the start of 2025
The contestants taking part in the next Taskmaster one-off special have been revealed. They are:
David James: England and Liverpool footballer.
Professor Hannah Fry: Mathematician, science presenter and academic.
Martin Lewis: Presenter and Money Saving Expert founder.
Melanie Blatt: Singer-songwriter and All Saints star.
Sue Johnston: Actor and Royle Family star.
Talking about the New Year Treat 2025 episode, the producers say: "Gathering an eclectic mix of well-known faces from all corners of the entertainment world, Alex Horne and Greg Davies will put them through their paces in the name of festive cheer.
"Which of these stars, each renowned in their fields, will impress the Taskmaster the most and ring in the new year grabbing Greg's golden eyebrows, the most coveted prize in all of showbiz?"
The special will air on Channel 4 in the first week of 2025. The exact date has yet to be confirmed. The 2023 special aired on New Year's Day, and the 2024 special on 2nd January.
Here is a 20 second teaser trailer:
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The line-up news was announced as Series 18 concluded on television. Meanwhile the ten-part Series 19, which will air next year, has already been filmed. The line-up for this series is expected to be announced at the end of the New Year episode. As previously revealed by BCG, the next run will feature a US star of film and television who has previously shared their love for the series.
New spin-off Junior Taskmaster is currently airing on Friday nights, meanwhile the Live Experience runs in London until 25th January. The latest Taskmaster book, An Absolute Casserole: The Taskmaster Compendium, was published last week.
An Absolute Casserole: The Taskmaster Compendium
How many eggs have been broken in the making of this programme? What is the worst thing Alex has eaten? Are you more likely to win Taskmaster if you wear a hat? Why is the Taskmaster always right?
This hilarious compendium celebrates a decade of Taskmaster's inspired chaos. Relive the most outrageous tasks, iconic meltdowns, and ingenious victories from your favourite contestants.
Inside you'll find:
- Unforgettable challenges: From the brilliantly bizarre to the wonderfully pointless, revisit the tasks that left us howling with laughter.
- Comedy gold moments: Contestant blunders, inspired madness and Greg Davies's withering put-downs.
- Behind the scenes: Get the inside scoop on the show's creation, meet the show's creators and find out which tasks nearly set the Taskmaster house on fire.
- Statistical analysis: 17 series, 85 contestants and thousands of smashed eggs - what's the best star sign to be if you want to win?
This is the ultimate gift for any Taskmaster fanatic. So grab a cup of 'warm milk' (or something stronger) and relive ten years of comedic chaos!
First published: Thursday 7th November 2024
- Publisher: Quercus
- Pages: 320
- Catalogue: 9781529441529
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