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 4
Taskmaster's runaway success makes creator Alex Horne one of TV's highest earners
Alex, 45, may play second-fiddle to taskmaster Greg Davies in the hit C4 show but accounts posted by his company, Shakey Productions Ltd, reveal it is earning him around £7.5million a year.
Janine Yaqoob, The Mirror, 1st June 2024Taskmaster's Rosie Jones blasts "hurtful" abuse from trolls
Rosie Jones is enduring a wave of online abuse after it was announced that she would to appear on Series 18 of Channel 4's Taskmaster.
Marcus Wratten, Pink News, 31st May 2024Taskmaster Series 18 line-up revealed
Andy Zaltzman, Babatunde Aléshé, Emma Sidi, Jack Dee and Rosie Jones will take part in Series 18 of Taskmaster, which is coming to Channel 4 later this year.
British Comedy Guide, 30th May 2024How Taskmaster became a stratospheric, and very silly, success story
The Greg Davies-fronted show has become a mega hit for Channel 4 after making the leap from Dave years ago, but execs took some convincing that it could work, creator Alex Horne tells Isobel Lewis.
Isobel Lewis, The Independent, 30th May 2024Taskmaster to go behind-the-scenes with new specials
Channel 4 is to air Taskmasterclass, a series of hour-long Taskmaster specials in which Greg Davies and Alex Horne, with the help of former contestants, lift the lid on the "best, worst and somewhat middling tasks".
British Comedy Guide, 22nd May 2024Taskmaster's Nick Mohammed finally explains Dracula costume choice
Speaking to comedian Ed Gamble on the official Taskmaster podcast, the actor explained that he wanted to dress up for the series after feeling "nervous" about being himself.
Sara Baalla, Digital Spy, 19th April 2024The first ever Taskmaster was a very different beast
No Greg Davies, 20 contestants, post-midnight... the original Taskmaster didn't start out as the show it is now.
Louisa Mellor, Den Of Geek, 11th April 2024Taskmaster is The White Lotus of the entertainment world
The acclaimed and award-winning British comedy panel game show Taskmaster is back for a 17th season. After almost a decade on air, how does the duo behind the hit keep it fresh?
Simon Thompson, Forbes, 31st March 2024Alex Horne and Greg Davies on 17 series of Taskmaster
After 17 series of playing minion to Greg Davies, you'd think Alex Horne would have his eyes on the Taskmaster's throne. But when the duo Zoomed in from a press day in New York - testament to its trans-Atlantic, if not global appeal - there were no signs of a mutiny. The long-suffering sidekick still knew his place.
Harrison Bennett, Royal Television Society, 28th March 2024The Taskmaster effect: How a game show became the comedian's golden ticket
Up-and-coming comedians aren't focused on creating the next big sitcom or being on Live At The Apollo, as they would have a decade ago. No, they all wanted a spot on Taskmaster.
Isobel Lewis, i Newspaper, 28th March 2024