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 24
Ed Gamble gives his verdict on Taskmaster's move
The short answer is: he thinks it's great.
Louise McCreesh, Digital Spy, 24th November 2019Taskmaster moves to Channel 4
Channel 4 is taking over the rights to broadcast Taskmaster. It has signed a six series deal to broadcast the hit comedy format, starting with Series 10 in late 2020.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd November 2019Comedies shortlisted for Broadcast Awards 2020
Derry Girls, Fleabag, Inside No. 9, Mum, Stath Lets Flats, This Time With Alan Partridge, Taskmaster, Horrible Histories and There She Goes are nominated in the Broadcast Awards 2020.
British Comedy Guide, 21st November 2019The ninth season of this daft and yet oddly endearing comedy challenge concludes. Tonight, in order to win the favour of Greg Davies and Alex Horne, David Baddiel, Ed Gamble, Jo Brand, Katy Wix and Rose Matafeo are challenged to "do the most preposterous thing with this chickpea". Their creative solutions are suitably ridiculous.
Phil Harrison, The Guardian, 6th November 2019Taskmaster to move to Channel 4?
Industry reports are suggesting UKTV has not yet managed to secure the rights to broadcast further series of Taskmaster, and Channel 4 are now in talks to take over the show.
British Comedy Guide, 6th November 2019Taskmaster becomes a board game
A board game based on hit TV comedy show Taskmaster has been launched.
British Comedy Guide, 24th September 20191,000 fans respond to Taskmaster challenge
Around 1,000 people descended on a small Buckinghamshire park yesterday to complete one of the challenges in the Taskmaster book.
Chortle, 16th September 2019Taskmaster to get Norwegian & Finnish versions
Finland's MTVand Discovery in Norway have picked up the rights from Avalon, adding to Taskmaster's growing presence in the Nordic region with Denmark continuing production on its third series with TV2, and Sweden producing its fourth series of the award-winning show for SVT 1.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 13th September 2019Taskmaster: series 9, episode 2: review
Jo Brand and David Baddiel together make a potent comic force.
Sarah Hughes, i Newspaper, 11th September 2019Taskmaster Series 9 Episode 1 review
For the first time it might be a series which I slightly struggle with.
Alex Finch, Comedy To Watch, 5th September 2019