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.
- Due to return for Series 19
- Champion Of Champions, Episode 2 repeated Monday at 11pm on U&Dave
Streaming rank this week: 137
Press clippings Page 6
Royal Television Society Awards 2024 nominations
Black Ops, Extraordinary, Such Brave Girls, Big Boys, Juice and There She Goes are amongst the nominees in the Royal Television Society Awards 2024.
British Comedy Guide, 7th March 2024Chortle Awards 2024 results
Paddy Young, Sam Campbell, Lorna Rose Treen, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, John Kearns, James Acaster, Joe Lycett, Munya Chawawa, Fern Brady and Taskmaster are amongst the winners of the Chortle Awards 2024.
British Comedy Guide, 4th March 2024Lee Mack's Taskmaster task too far
Lee Mack has revealed that his stint on Taskmaster put a crimp on his relationship with his wife.
British Comedy Guide, 25th February 2024Comedy.co.uk Awards 2023 winners
Ghosts, Queen Of Oz, Taskmaster, Horrible Histories, Would I Lie To You?, Good Omens, Whatever Happened To Baby Jane Austen?, Dead Ringers, The Unbelievable Truth and You're Dead To Me are the winners in the public-voted Comedy.co.uk Awards for 2023.
British Comedy Guide, 12th February 2024Chortle Awards 2024 nominees announced
Julia Masli, Ian Smith, Ahir Shah, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Paddy Young and Sam Campbell are amongst the comedians nominated in the 2024 Chortle Awards.
British Comedy Guide, 8th February 2024Dara O Briain wore is Taskmaster prize wig at a gig in New Zealand
This particular outtake which has just gone viral on Twitter, Dara's tale of when he wore a wig for a gig in New Zealand and it's a minute very well spent.
John Plunkett, The Poke, 17th January 2024Taskmaster's Mae Martin responds to Kiell Smith-Bynoe on Champion of Champions
"The most intense FOMO I have ever felt."
Stephanie Chase, Digital Spy, 16th January 2024Taskmaster Series 17 line-up revealed
Joanne McNally, John Robins, Nick Mohammed, Sophie Willan and Steve Pemberton will take part in Series 17 of Taskmaster. It's also been revealed that the format clocked up 2.3 billion viewing minutes on Channel 4's streaming platform in 2023.
British Comedy Guide, 14th January 2024Taskmaster: Champion of Champions, review
A cult classic no more - this is a British comedy great.
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 14th January 2024Ghosts was the most-watched TV comedy of 2023
Ghosts, Michael McIntyre's Big Show, Have I Got News For You, Blankety Blank and Mrs Brown's Boys were the most-watched British comedies on TV in 2023.
British Comedy Guide, 10th January 2024