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Series 15 contestants

Series 15 Line-Up Announcement

2/12/22

As the sun sets on the latest series of the international hit show, Taskmaster reveals a brand-new line-up of contestants who are set to compete in the 15th series of the critically-...
Taskmaster's New Year Treat

Taskmaster's New Year Treat

23/11/22

Feeling in an unusually festive mood, the almighty Greg Davies accompanied by his dutiful sidekick Little Alex Horne star in the brand-new one-off special Taskmaster’s New Year Treat which returns to...
Taskmaster Education Logo

COMING SOON TO A SCHOOL NEAR YOU

16/11/22

Taskmaster Education takes elements of your favourite TV show and uses them to inspire, engage and teach children and young people. Tasks can be adapted to meet any desired aims that the teacher...
The Game Collection

New Board and Card Games for 2022

4/8/22

Two brand-new Taskmaster games are available to exclusively pre-order today, only from the Taskmaster Store at www.TaskmasterStore.com They’ll be in stock in September, but you can beat the...
Series 14 line-up announcement

Series 14 Line-Up Announcement

23/6/22

The BAFTA and National Comedy Award winning Taskmaster reveals the next line-up of comedy’s best and bravest souls set to feature in the 14th series of the critically-acclaimed global hit. The news...

Series 13 Coming Soon

Brand new Taskmaster

We have a brand new series 13 line-up featuring five courageous comedians eagerly waiting their turn to step into the Taskmaster house, and show their mettle in the most hard-fought but utterly...
Taskmaster SuperMax+ SVOD Launches

Taskmaster SuperMax+ SVOD Launches

Ad-free on-demand streaming

Don’t have access to full episodes of Taskmaster where you live? We are excited to announce the launch of Taskmaster SuperMax+, our very own subscription based streaming platform. Watch every episode...
Taskmaster wins at National Comedy Awards

National Comedy Awards Winner

Taskmaster wins Best Comedy Entertainment Show

Thank you to everyone who voted for Taskmaster at the National Comedy Awards, because we won Best Comedy Entertainment Show! Watch Little Alex Horne deliver our acceptance speech below....
New Years Treat Announcement

Taskmaster’s New Year Treat

9/12/21

Feeling in a particularly festive mood, the almighty Taskmaster Greg Davies has once again gathered five famous faces from radically different specialities for another standalone special on Channel 4...
Series 13 Announcement

Series 13 Line-Up Announced

3/12/21

Following the crowning of the latest champion, BAFTA winning show Taskmaster reveals the brand-new series 13 line-up featuring five courageous comedians eagerly waiting their turn to step into the...

Bring Me The Head Of The Taskmaster

26/5/21

We are very excited to announce the release of a new Taskmaster book, Bring Me The Head Of The Taskmaster. This will be released later this year. Watch this space and follow the Taskmaster...

Series 12 Line-Up Announced

20/5/21

In the wake of another heroically fought task tournament, BAFTA winning and International Emmy nominated Taskmaster has revealed a new host of comedy minds signing up for a fresh round of surreal...

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...

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...
Taskmaster Series 11 Contestants

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

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...
Taskmaster at home

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-...