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
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Taskmaster'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 2024Comedy.co.uk Awards 2023 shortlist
The 60 TV and radio programmes shortlisted across the 10 categories in the Comedy.co.uk Awards 2023 have been revealed. Voting is now open to determine the winners.
British Comedy Guide, 8th January 2024Alex Horne lines up legendary comic for comeback on Taskmaster
Alex has declared he wants to get Jasper Carrott back on screens for the show.
Mia O'Hare, The Mirror, 3rd January 2024Taskmaster's New Year Treat review
A magical, miraculous hour guaranteed to lighten your mood.
Jack Seale, The Guardian, 2nd January 2024Kiell Smith-Bynoe to stand in for Mae Martin on Taskmaster special
The next Taskmaster Champion of Champions special will follow in early 2024. Mae Martin is unavailable for filming, so series runner-up Kiell Smith-Bynoe has stepped up to fill the space.
British Comedy Guide, 14th December 2023Taskmaster Live Experience planned
Greg Davies and Alex Horne have announced that planning for a Taskmaster Live Experience has started.
British Comedy Guide, 13th December 2023Finchampstead comedy carol concert swaps choir master for Taskmaster
Finchampstead Baptist Church (FBC) decided its carol concert needed something a little extra this year, so lead pastor Chris Simpkins and his planning team came up with an idea that will definitely not be a silent night. FBC's Christmas Eve Taskmaster Carols afternoon is based on the television comedy panel game. And, like Taskmaster, the church's event will include some silly challenges.
Emma Merchant, Wokingham Today, 10th December 2023