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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

Answer 10 questions to win a million dollars. Or don't, as long as you can convince people that you know more than you do. [more inside]
posted by Etrigan on May 5, 2022 - 12 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

Alan Davies, Desiree Burch, Guz Khan, Morgana Robinson and Victoria Coren Mitchell all vie for the Golden Head of the Taskmaster—and to eventually advance to the Champion of Champions III! But first they have to elbow their way through the ten-episode labyrinth of odd tasks overseen by Little Alex Horne... and then convince Greg Davies—the Taskmaster—that they actually performed said tasks, nevermind whether they may have done well. See the astonished looks on everyone's faces when Greg totally mishandles the doling out of precious points. [more inside]
posted by not_on_display on Sep 25, 2021 - 76 comments

Teams compete to navigate rooms flooded with lava by leaping from chairs, hanging from curtains and swinging from chandeliers. Streaming on Netflix. [more inside]
posted by Etrigan on Jun 29, 2020 - 18 comments

The NFL's Watt brothers host an American Gladiators-style game show where contestants race around a course pursued by professional "taggers" (heavy on the crossfit and parkour), complete with nicknames and intimidating promos. [more inside]
posted by Etrigan on May 22, 2020 - 2 comments

New challenges for the bladesmiths, and, for the first time, some contestants are women. [more inside]
posted by brainwane on Feb 1, 2018 - 0 comments

Knife- and sword-making blacksmiths (bladesmiths) from around the US compete to make strong, sharp, elegant weapons in this History Channel game show. In each episode, four bladesmiths each forge a knife blade under time and materials constraints. The best three then add handles to and polish/finish their blades, and the two finalists then each get 5 days at their home forges to re-create a historic weapon. [more inside]
posted by brainwane on Jan 30, 2018 - 8 comments

Contestants have to prepare fish, mac and cheese and deserts while the Bobs try to thwart them.
posted by drezdn on Sep 10, 2015 - 1 comment

The Gang goes on a game show resembling Family Feud, hosted by Keegan-Michael Key. They disagree on how to present themselves.
posted by squinty on Mar 6, 2015 - 2 comments