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The waiting is over! It's time once again to perform wacky random tasks to earn the appreciation of the Taskmaster, thereby being doled out valueless points so we can win a cheap likeness of the Taskmaster's head! ...Or, more accurately, it's time blablablah random tasks vicariously, by watching five unlucky comedians attempting said wacky shit, blablablah etc. Let's welcome to the stage: Andy Zaltzman! Babatunde Aléshé! Emma Sidi! Jack Dee! and Rosie Jones! Their time starts NOW! [more inside]
posted by not_on_display on Sep 13, 2024 - 62 comments

Flanked by his efficient assistant Alex Horne, Greg Davies returns to remorselessly judge five quaking comics desperate to get their hands on his fabled golden head trophy. [more inside]
posted by merriment on Mar 30, 2024 - 82 comments

Four champions and one runner up from series 11 to 15 compete in a special episode to crown the third Taskmaster Champion of Champions. (Note: post and links contains spoilers for the winners of previous seasons). The episode is available on the Taskmaster YouTube channel in the USA, and on Channel 4's website in the UK. [more inside]
posted by merriment on Jan 16, 2024 - 9 comments

Taskmaster: Series 16! (TRAILER) — This autumn, battling it out for the Golden Head Of The Taskmaster will be: Julian Clary!, Lucy Beaumont!, Sam Campbell!, Sue Perkins!, and Susan Wokoma!. Make the biggest bowl of popcorn: your time starts on September 21, 2023.
posted by not_on_display on Sep 12, 2023 - 141 comments

The 15th series kicks off with Frankie Boyle, Jenny Eclair, Ivo Graham, Mae Martin, and Kiell Smith-Bynoe.
posted by ellieBOA on Mar 31, 2023 - 80 comments

Amelia Dimoldenberg, Carol Vorderman, Greg James, Mo Farah and Self Esteem compete in this one-off event, featuring lots of dots and countless carp pellets, to win Greg Davies' eyebrows.
posted by Kyol on Jan 1, 2023 - 11 comments

Little Alex Horne (6'2") kicks off Season 14 by posting his interview with/analysis of Dara Ó Briain. The other contestants vying for the Golden Noggin are Fern Brady, John Kearns, Munya Chawawa, and Sarah Millican. The fourteenth series airs Thursday, September 29 through December 1, 2022, on BBC 4 (never mind on their goofy-named streaming service, Taskmastersupermaxplus). There's another series preview on their twitter channel. Who will win? Hopefully, the audience.
posted by not_on_display on Sep 27, 2022 - 63 comments

Greg Davies is the Taskmaster. Little Alex Horne is the Taskmaster's assistant. A special / one-off: Adrian Chiles, Claudia Winkleman, Jonnie Peacock (Alan Davies in-studio), Lady Leshurr, and Sayeeda Warsi. Available on Youtube and channel4.com.
posted by Pronoiac on Jan 5, 2022 - 8 comments