Taskmaster

Taskmaster review - a cheap, childish comedy miracle

A gang of comics play silly games, then squabble about them. This is totally pointless comfort TV - but that's precisely why it's become a hit.

Paul Sinha had "very strange" approach to Taskmaster

"As you imagine, he's intelligent. But that doesn't mean he's got any common sense."

Alex Horne names "the worst" Taskmaster contestant

"I think Roisin [Conaty], if I'm frank, has been the worst. But also one of my favourites."

Alex Horne: the CBB contestant he wants on Taskmaster

"Jack Dee is the person I mention in every interview, because I'm desperate for him to do it. I don't know if you saw, in the first Celebrity Big Brother, Jack Dee was in it, and tried to escape by digging a hole with a spoon."

Taskmaster in talks for a celebrity special

Taskmaster's Alex Horne has revealed that the show has been in talks for a celebrity special. (And by celebrity, we mean of the non-comedian kind.)

If you've yet to have the pleasure, Taskmaster is simply one of the most joyful series around. Which other TV show gets you inside the boot of Bob Mortimer's car or turns Noel Fielding into a tiny banana? Five comedians, doing very silly things in the presence of creator Alex Horne and the Taskmaster himself, Greg Davies. This year's contestants are Paul Sinha, Joe Thomas, Iain Stirling, Lou Sanders and Sian Gibson. A sheer delight.

Alex Horne reveals who turned Taskmaster down - and why

Dawn French, Richard Ayoade and Kathy Burke are among the people to turn down doing Taskmaster.

Exclusive clip: sneak up on Alex without being caught

Taskmaster is about to return for an eighth series of madness and fun, and Digital Spy have an exclusive first-look clip, featuring some of our favourite TV stars taking on Alex Horne. The task: Alex alternates between being on lookout and hiding, and our contestants need to sneak up on him across a train station without getting noticed.

The one part of Taskmaster that was nearly cut

"After the first series, there's a bit in the beginning where they have to bring in what becomes the prize. I thought, 'Oh, maybe that should go.' But people seemed to like it."