Taskmaster - C4 Comedy - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)

  1. 21st August: New Taskmaster companion book announced
  2. 30th June: Alex Horne debunks Greg Davies Taskmaster story: "It's not quite true" (Radio Times)
  3. 26th June: Edinburgh TV Festival 2024 awards nominees

Taskmaster. Image shows from L to R: Greg Davies, Alex Horne. Copyright: Avalon Television

Genre

Comedy

Broadcast

2015 - 2024

Channels

Channel 4, U&Dave

Episodes

170 (18 series), plus 1 Highlights episode

Creator

Alex Horne

Stars

Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Romesh Ranganathan, Frank Skinner, Roisin Conaty, Josh Widdicombe, Tim Key, Jon Richardson and more

Writers

Alex Horne and Tim Key

Directors

Andy Devonshire and Peter Orton

Producers

Andy Cartwright, Alex Horne, Richard Allen-Turner, James Taylor, Jon Thoday, Hilary Rosen, Rob Aslett, Richard Watsham and more

Company

Taskmaster sees Greg Davies take the title role of 'The Taskmaster'; setting a group of well-known comedians challenges and then ultimately deciding who wins.

Whether trying to paint the best picture of a horse while riding a horse, filling an egg cup with tears or trying to high-five a 55-year-old, one thing is for sure: Comedians have never been so competitive.

But it's much more than just a test of skill, wit and guile. They're risking more than their reputations, because in order to take part, they must put something personal into the prize pot... anything from valuable art to favourite items of clothing, even a wedding ring is on offer! Not only that, but at the end of each series the person who has scored the most points over the entire run will win the greatest prize in all television: a golden trophy of the Taskmaster's head.

The comedians do these tasks individually, under the careful gaze of (Little) Alex Horne. When they are brought together for the Taskmaster to judge their efforts, none of them know how they've done or, even more crucially, how the others did.

Here they must try and convince the Taskmaster to reward their efforts. The results are sometimes up for debate but the Taskmaster's word is always final. With their personal possessions up for grabs, they have everything to play for - especially their dignity.

Rivalry is encouraged, dodgy tactics rewarded and bribes accepted in what is set to be the most the most dogged, hard-fought and ridiculous comedy show on TV.

Taskmaster started out as a critically acclaimed live show, also devised by Alex Horne, which ran at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2010 and 2011.

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Production

Studio

Camera set-up

Multi-camera

Picture

Colour

Soundtrack

Title music by The Horne Section.

Broadcast details

First broadcast

Tuesday 28th July 2015 at 10pm on U&Dave

Next repeats

  1. Series 18, Episode 3: Today at 11:35pm on 4seven
  2. Series 18, Episode 3: Saturday at 1:10am on 4seven
  3. Series 18, Episode 3: Monday at 2:15am on 4seven
  4. Series 18, Episode 3: Wednesday at 12:35am on C4
  5. Series 18, Episode 3: Thursday 3rd October at 3:15am on 4seven
  6. Series 18, Episode 4: Friday 4th October at 1:50am on 4seven
  7. Series 18, Episode 4: Saturday 5th October at 2:15am on 4seven
  8. Series 18, Episode 4: Sunday 6th October at 1:45am on 4seven
  9. Series 18, Episode 4: Sunday 6th October at 10pm on 4seven

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