Taskmaster
- TV comedy
- Channel 4 / U&Dave
- 2015 - 2024
- 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 in January 2025
- Catch-up on Series 18, Episode 10
Streaming rank this week: 22
Press clippings Page 6
Kiell 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 2023Taskmaster to launch VR video game
Taskmaster is to become a virtual reality video game.
British Comedy Guide, 29th November 2023Taskmaster New Year Treat 2024 line-up revealed
Deborah Meaden, Kojey Radical, Lenny Rush, Steve Backshall and Zoe Ball will take part in a one-off Taskmaster special on Channel 4 this festive season.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd November 2023Taskmaster wins at Televisual Bulldog Awards 2023
TV trade magazine Televisual has handed out its annual awards, with Taskmaster, Motherland and Cunk On Earth recognised in the Comedy category.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd November 2023British shows leads comedy entertainment category in Rose d'Or Awards
A Whole Lifetime With Jamie Demetriou, Gregg Wallace: The British Miracle Meat, Hold The Front Page, Prince Andrew: The Musical and Taskmaster are nominated for best comedy entertainment show in the international Rose d'Or Awards.
British Comedy Guide, 6th November 2023Lucy Beaumont is Taskmaster's glorious queen of weird
Wherever Lucy Beaumont's home planet is, we want to live there.
Louisa Mellor, Den Of Geek, 27th October 2023Taskmaster's Sam Campbell has all the makings of a new fan-favourite
Among the Taskmaster series 16 cast is surreal Aussie comedian Sam Campbell. Here's this Edinburgh Fringe winner's past highlights, from Stath Lets Flats to Bloods.
Laura Vickers-Green, Den Of Geek, 21st September 2023Taskmaster's best tasks ranked
To celebrate the arrival of Series 16, we celebrate the 50 best Taskmaster tasks of all time (so far!).
Den Of Geek, 21st September 2023