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 23
Taskmaster gets more Nordic exposure
A second series has been announced in Norway for the Discovery channel, a fifth series has been ordered in Sweden for SVT, a fourth in Denmark for TV2, and a second series in Finland for MTV3. And the Norwegian version, Kongen Befaler, was recently named best entertainment show at the country's Golden Screen Awards.
Chortle, 23rd July 2020US network The CW picks up Taskmaster
US broadcast network The CW has acquired four unscripted shows to bolster its summer schedule, including UK comedy competition format Taskmaster.
Inigo Alexander, C21 Media, 17th June 2020BAFTA TV Awards 2020 nominations
Catastrophe, Derry Girls, Fleabag and Stath Lets Flats are amongst the nominees in the BAFTA TV Awards 2020.
British Comedy Guide, 4th June 2020Greg Davies: C4 Taskmaster will be very much same show
"It'll be very much the same show is our plan with Taskmaster, because people seem to like the show and we like doing it the way it is," insisted Davies, who hosts alongside show creator Alex Horne. "So I think you'll barely notice a difference, other than I will be just that little bit older and fatter... and angrier!"
Morgan Jeffery, Radio Times, 15th February 2020Comedies up for Broadcasting Press Guild Awards
Brassic, Derry Girls, Fleabag, Gavin & Stacey and Mum are amongst the nominees in the Broadcasting Press Guild TV Awards 2020 .
British Comedy Guide, 13th February 2020New Zealand's TVNZ to make local version of Taskmaster
A local version of UK comedy game show Taskmaster will air on TVNZ 2 next year after the project was awarded NZ on Air funding.
Stuff.co.nz, 7th February 2020Comedy.co.uk Awards 2019 shortlist
60 TV and radio programmes have been shortlisted across 10 categories for the Comedy.co.uk Awards 2019. Voting is now open to determine the winners.
British Comedy Guide, 13th January 2020Taskmaster: Top ten tasks
With over 200 tasks to date so far, here is a roundup of some of our favourites.
Imani Cottrell, Royal Television Society, 15th December 2019Channel 4 paid £20m for Taskmaster?
Channel 4 is estimated to have paid £20m for six 10-part series of the innovative comedy format.
Alex Farber, Broadcast, 4th December 2019Ed Gamble reveals what wasn't shown in Taskmaster 9
"What I CAN tell you is that after the last ep tie break, Rose (Matefeo) went to the producers and asked if she could have won with any of the other tie breaks. Pretty desperate behaviour imo. Happy to announce that I beat her in every tie break."
Joe Anderton, Digital Spy, 25th November 2019