David Farnor | On 02, Dec 2020

Taskmaster has confirmed the celebrity line-up for its New Year special.

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 episode. Announced earlier this year, Taskmaster’s New Year Treat will welcome five famous faces from radically different specialities and set ludicrous challenges supervised by Greg Davies and his Little Assistant Alex Horne. The news arrives as Season 10 of the hit comedy entertainment show enjoyed its best performance on record with its premiere in its brand-new primetime slot on Channel 4.

Competing to win the coveted Taskmaster trophy will be: acclaimed film actor John Hannah (Four Weddings and Funeral), journalist and leading Channel 4 News anchor Krishnan Guru-Murthy (Ways to Change the World Podcast), actress Nicola Coughlan (Derry Girls), television and radio presenter Rylan Clark-Neal, and internationally renowned dancer Shirley Ballas (Strictly Come Dancing, BBC One). The well-known contestants are experts in their respective fields, but how will they compare in the most hard fought, high stakes, ridiculous game show on television?

 

Channel 4 orders Taskmaster Christmas special

20th November 2020

Channel 4 has ordered a Christmas special of Taskmaster.

Fans will get a festive treat as Alex Horne’s BAFTA winning show will return with a festive special. The news arrives as Season 10 of the hit comedy entertainment show enjoyed its best performance on record with its premiere in its new primetime slot.

The latest season featuring Daisy May Cooper (This Country, BBC Three), Johnny Vegas (Benidorm, ITV), Katherine Parkinson (IT Crowd, Channel 4), Mawaan Rizwan (Live At The Apollo, BBC Two), and Richard Herring (RHLSTP) Taskmaster launched on Channel 4 this October and the debut episode pulled in a consolidated audience of 3 million viewers, making it Channel 4’s biggest new title for young viewers this year. The official Taskmaster Podcast, hosted by Ed Gamble, went to No 1 in the iTunes podcast charts immediately after its release, while #Taskmaster trended at No 1 on Twitter throughout and following transmission of the premiere.

For the first time ever, the Task Cottage doors will be flung open to welcome five brand new faces from the worlds of TV, film, radio, journalism, and shiny floor entertainment, as the almighty Greg Davies sets ludicrous challenges with his Little Assistant scuttling in tow for this one-off episode. The contestants are experts in their respective fields, and will be revealed in due course, but how will they compare in the most hard fought, high stakes, ridiculous game show on television?

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