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Taskmaster’s New Year Treat 2025 – the line up

The New Year brings a footballer, a mathematician, a pop star, a Money Saving Expert and a sitcom legend.  With it’s most recent series concluded, and Junior Taskmaster out of the blocks on Friday nights, Taskmaster is eyeing 2025. Channel 4 have announced the line up for Taskmaster’s New Year Treat 2025, now an annual … >

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Taskmaster Series 18 start date confirmed

The contestants for Taskmaster Series 18 are Babatunde Aléshé, Jack Dee, Rosie Jones, Emma Sidi & Andy Zaltzman.  News has landed that the mighty Taskmaster returns imminently for its 18th series. The popular celebrity challenge show, lorded over by Greg Davies, with little Alex Horne, is back at Channel 4 on September 12th. The new run … >

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Taskmaster Series 18 lineup announced

Five more victims contestants face the judgment of the Taskmaster.  With series 17 wrapped, the mighty Taskmaster juggernaut is already rolling on towards its 18th run. Channel 4 has announced the lineup and it’s the usual mix of comics and famous faces. They are… ●  Comedian, host of The Bugle Podcast and cricket statistician Andy … >

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Taskmaster announces its Series 17 lineup (updated)

The contestants hoping to impress Greg Davies include Steve Pemberton and Nick Mohammed.  Updated 13/03/24: Taskmaster’s start date is revealed. The mighty Taskmaster revealed its line-up for the celebrity quiz challenge show’s 17th regular series back in January. Steve Pemberton and Nick Mohammed will compete alongside Joanne McNally, John Robins and Sophie Willan. Now, we … >

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Taskmaster VR is coming

The hit television gameshow is becoming a fully voice-acted VR experience.  The ever-expanding universe of Taskmaster is heading to a VR console near you next year. Indie developer Scallywag Arcade has revealed details of Taskmaster VR – an interactive version of the show coming to Steam and the Meta Quest 2 and 3. Here’s what … >

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Taskmaster New Year Guests announced

Taskmaster’s New Year Treat will see five famous faces trying to impress Greg Davies.  As a New Year dawns, the supreme Taskmaster Greg Davies and his doting assistant Little Alex Horne welcome five famous faces from all corners of the entertainment world to step up and face a set of ludicrous challenges in the latest instalment of the one-off special, ‘Taskmaster’s New … >

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Taskmaster Series 16 – Channel 4 sets a start date

Series 16 has a new quintet of contestants ready to try and impress the Taskmaster.  The mighty Taskmaster is returning to Channel 4 for series 16. The all-conquering show gameshow was recommissioned by the network for three more years, or six series, back in March. The new run launches at 9 pm on September 21st with five … >

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Channel 4 commissions six more series of Taskmaster

Plus, they are lining up a Junior Taskmaster spin-off too. The seemingly unstoppable Taskmaster, which sees celebrities taking on a series of strange and surreal challenges, continues to thrive. Launching on UKTV’s Dave in 2015, it ran for nine series. Migrating to Channel 4 in 2020, it has continued for six more. Now, Channel 4 have … >

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