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Taskmaster Returns 18th March on Channel 4

5/3/21

Brand new Taskmaster starts Thursday 18th March, 9pm on Channel 4!

Series 11 of the BAFTA-winning show sees Charlotte Ritchie, Jamali Maddix, Lee Mack, Mike Wozniak and Sarah Kendall face The Taskmaster, Greg Davies, and his assistant, Little Alex Horne.

Further Musings . . .

The Return of #HomeTasking

12/1/21

Alex Horne returns with more HomeTasking, to make staying at home and social distancing slightly more bearable. Every Thursday at midday Alex will set a new task on the Taskmaster YouTube channel...

Series 11 Line-Up Announced

17/12/20

We are very excited to announce the next line-up of contestants who will be competing for Greg Davies' approval in Series 11! Yet more of the UK’s most elite comedy minds are throwing themselves...

Taskmaster's New Year Treat

3/12/20

For the first time ever, the Taskmaster's doors will be flung open to ring in the new year with a brand new, one-off special, 'Taskmaster's New Year Treat' on Channel 4. Competing to win the...

Play Taskmaster At Home for Charity

3/12/20

Taskmaster At Home puts you in charge. You are the Taskmaster, Little Alex Horne is your assistant and there are ten fiendish tasks to set remotely to your friends and family. All the proceeds...

Taskmaster returns 15th October on Channel 4

12/10/20

Brand new Taskmaster starts Thursday 15th October on Channel 4! Daisy May Cooper, Johnny Vegas, Katherine Parkinson, Mawaan Rizwan & Richard Herring will attempt a series of incredibly...

Taskmaster Official Store Live

12/10/20

Do you own the Taskmaster board game and need more tasks? Do you live in the US and don't have a spare $300 for shipping? Do you want to don a masktaster or maskmaster Taskmaster mask while you...

Official Taskmaster Podcast Announced

12/10/20

We’re very excited to announce the official Taskmaster podcast! It will coincide with Series 10 airing on Channel 4, hosted by critically-acclaimed stand-up (and Series 9 champion) Ed Gamble....

Taskmaster wins BAFTA TV Award

4/8/20

We're delighted to announce that Taskmaster is the winner of the BAFTA TV Award for Comedy Entertainment Programme! This is a victory for pineapple lovers, caravan enthusiasts and banana...

Series 10 Line-Up Announced

29/7/20

Hello there! We are very excited to announce the latest quintet of contestants who will be competing to take home a replica of Greg's magnificent bonce. Hoping to impress the...

Hello! Taskmaster is moving

To Channel 4

Hello! Taskmaster is moving. To Channel 4. I promise the show won't change & there'll be the same amount of personal and professional humiliation. Thank you to everyone at UKTV for...

#taskmasterbook update

May 2019

Hello everyone, So, we’re close to halfway through Series 8 of Taskmaster on telly, and nearing the end of filming for series 9. Which means that I’m finally getting closer to getting a chance of...

#taskmasterbook update

April 2019

Hello everyone, Eighth thing first; the brand new series starts a week today! May 8th, 9pm, Dave. Please watch! Record the second leg of Tottenham vs Ajax and watch it later in the week – that’s...

#taskmasterbook update

March 2019

Ok, here’s what happened this month; still surprising, silly and often stupid. But also ingenious, inventive and infectious (in a good way). Thanks, well done and keep making good choices. But...

Taskmaster at Schools

3/5/19

Hi there, One of my favourite things about doing this silly show is that a number of schools (in a number of countries!) have started running their own Taskmaster clubs and events. I think this is...

#taskmasterbook update

February 2019

Hi there, February went quick, didn’t it? Sorry I’m late. I blame February. (also, this update goes up to March 4th, in case you were wondering). So, I want to start by focusing on the...

#taskmasterbook update

December 2018

Hello Taskers, Welcome to the December newsletter, on the same day as the launch of the inaugural Twitter Advent Taskendar. It’s a dramatic day. Nearly as dramatic as @OMalley2013 ‘s mum’s...

#taskmasterbook update

November 2018

Welcome to November’s Taskmaster Book report. Here we are. Sorry it’s late. I hope you are well. I am well, but still tired because of (1) a Taskmaster Book event in Manchester on Monday night that...

#taskmasterbook update

October 2018

Hello and welcome to the first Taskmaster Book update. If you’ve embarked upon your Task ship, I hope the sailing is good and you’re enjoying the voyage. If you’re yet to either buy, open or attempt-...