Taskmaster
- TV comedy
- Channel 4 / U&Dave
- 2015 - 2025
- 171 episodes (18 series)
TV format in which Greg Davies and Alex Horne set a group of comedians various outlandish challenges. Also features Romesh Ranganathan, Frank Skinner, Roisin Conaty, Josh Widdicombe, Tim Key and more.
- Returns on Sunday 29th December on C4 at 9pm with New Year Special
Streaming rank this week: 98
Press clippings Page 2
Taskmaster: The Live Experience review
My main gripe would be the tasks are designed to be quantitative, and not qualitative. When judgement comes into proceedings it can allow for a lot more humour, something fans have grown to love about the series.
Josie Copson, Metro, 30th October 2024Televisual Bulldog Awards 2024 comedy shortlist
Big Boys, Boarders, The Change, Dreaming Whilst Black, Extraordinary, Juice, Sex Education and Such Brave Girls are shortlisted for Best Comedy in the Televisual Bulldog Awards.
British Comedy Guide, 21st October 2024Alex Horne reveals he wants Bill Bailey to appear on Taskmaster
Horne says the stand-up has always been a comedy hero of his, and would welcome him on to his hit show any time.
Chortle, 15th October 2024I tried the Taskmaster live experience - it didn't go to plan
I might have been rubbish at Alex Horne's tasks, but this is one live experience that's certainly worth saving up for.
Rachael Healy, i Newspaper, 7th October 2024Review: Taskmaster: The Live Experience
The Taskmaster Live Experience is very enjoyable and very memorable.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th October 2024Taskmaster hosts dig into long-running British comedy game show's viral appeal
Hosts Alex Horne and Greg Davies talk about the long-running show.
John Kapetaneas, Stephanie Ramos, and Sean Keane, ABC News (USA), 6th October 2024Pinewood TV studios set to close
The studios have been used to film Taskmaster, Red Dwarf and Would I Lie To You?.
Danny Fullbrook, BBC, 2nd October 2024Taskmaster: The Live Experience, spoiler-free review
The first rule of the Taskmaster Live Experience should be that you do not talk about the Taskmaster Live Experience, given that not quite being sure what to expect is a big part of the fun.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 2nd October 2024Count the bounces! Balance the egg! Can Taskmaster triumph as a live experience?
Playing gimcrack games and being teased by Greg Davies' digital avatar in a facsimile of the Taskmaster house will delight fans of the TV show - once the kinks are ironed out.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 2nd October 2024Taskmaster to feature US screen star
Taskmaster is to feature an American film and television star as the hit Channel 4 series seeks to extend its pool of participating comedians. Meanwhile, Taskmaster: The Live Experience is launching a lottery for fans to win £25 tickets.
British Comedy Guide, 27th September 2024