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 8
Taskmaster's best prize tasks: from dead pets to hiding in Greg Davies's wardrobe
From David Baddiel's dead cat to an unforgettable haircut reveal, these are Taskmaster's finest prize task entries.
Louisa Mellor, Den Of Geek, 13th June 2023Was Taskmaster Series 15 its best cast yet?
A grumpy dad, an eccentric mum, and three wayward siblings battling for approval... Series 15 got the sitcom family dynamic spot-on.
Louisa Mellor, Den Of Geek, 2nd June 2023Taskmaster Series 16 line-up revealed
Julian Clary, Lucy Beaumont, Sam Campbell, Sue Perkins and Susan Wokoma have been announced as the contestants for Series 16 of Taskmaster.
British Comedy Guide, 1st June 2023Taskmaster to sponsor Chesham United football club
TV show Taskmaster looks set to be the main shirt sponsor for Chesham United next season. Alex Horne, who sits on the football club's board, has organised the deal.
British Comedy Guide, 30th May 2023Broadcast Digital Awards 2023 nominations
Ellie & Natasia, Extraordinary, Funny Woman, Live At The Moth Club, Plebs and We Are Not Alone are amongst the nominees for the Broadcast Digital Awards 2023.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd May 2023Rose Matafeo and Mike Wozniak to host Junior Taskmaster
Rose Matafeo will act as the Taskmaster in the new junior version of the show, with Mike Wozniak as her assistant.
British Comedy Guide, 16th May 2023Taskmaster's Greg Davies and Alex Horne joke fans can expect "more sex and violence"
Though in their true hilarious fashion, we'll have to take what the duo have said with a slight pinch of salt.
Morgan Cormack and Jo Berry, Radio Times, 16th May 2023The Taskmaster tasks they weren't allowed to air
Questionable prize task entries, "legally compromising" task outcomes and controversial costume choices - discover the Taskmaster moments they couldn't show us.
Laura Vickers-Green, Den Of Geek, 11th May 2023How long does Taskmaster take to film?
They fit a lot in to a short space of time.
Laura Vickers-Green, Den Of Geek, 9th May 2023Taskmaster: the greatest comedy show of all time?
Taskmaster, the British experimental comedy competition, has taken off around the world with spin-offs produced in more than a dozen other countries. Surviving an ill-fated U.S. iteration, as well as Covid stealing its live audience and its intimate group setting, Taskmaster continues to expand.
Joe Giambrone, The Smart Set, 27th April 2023