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 30
Taskmaster: How does the USA version compare to UK one?
Reggie Watts is an altogether more calm and collected presence than Greg Davies, and less prone to aggressive outbursts.
Den Of Geek, 1st May 2018Taskmaster Alex Horne on loving his job
"Comedy is so worthwhile, it makes people happy."
Mike Ward, Daily Star, 1st May 2018TV review: Taskmaster, Series 6, Dave
This programme is getting so popular it can only be a matter of time before Taskmaster becomes an Olympic sport.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th April 2018The entertainingly daft gameshow returns for a sixth series. The USP is bewildering and pointless tasks - towers of lemons, wheelbarrow stunts etc - attempted by game, silly comics including Liza Tarbuck, Russell Howard and Asim Chaudhry.
The Guardian, 27th April 2018Fall in love with UK's Taskmaster before US ruins it
Because Taskmaster could be the next Whose Line Is It Anyway?
James Watkins, Ozy, 25th April 2018Alex Horne pens Taskmaster book
Taskmaster creator Alex Horne is to publish a book to accompany the show, allowing fans to play their own challenges at home.
British Comedy Guide, 24th April 2018BAFTA TV Award nominees 2018
Catastrophe, Chewing Gum, This Country and Timewasters are amongst the BAFTA TV Awards 2018 nominees. Stars including Adam Hills, Graham Norton, Michael McIntyre and Sandi Toksvig have also been nominated.
British Comedy Guide, 4th April 2018Taskmaster USA begins next month
Last year, Comedy Central USA ordered a game show from Reggie Watts called Taskmaster, and today the network released the trailer and premiere date.
Megh Wright, Split Sider, 23rd March 2018Taskmaster set for Spain with RTVE
Spanish pubcaster RTVE has ordered an eight-episode local adaptation of comedy format Taskmaster from production giant Grupo Secuoya, after the latter picked up the rights from Avalon in the UK.
Ryan Watson, C21 Media, 5th March 2018Taskmaster gets 40 more episodes
Channel Dave has ordered four more series of Taskmaster, each extended to 10 episodes. Alice Levine, Asim Chaudhry, Liza Tarbuck, Russell Howard and Tim Vine will take part in Series 6.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd February 2018