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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New Taskmaster Champion of Champions announced

Fresh off the back of the show’s recent New Year Treat special, Channel 4’s Taskmaster has unveiled another special episode. The show is inviting back a group of previous winners to battle for the title of Taskmaster Champion of Champions.  It’s a contest that has been held twice before, but this time the champions are … >

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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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The Cleaner – first look images and cast for Series 2

Simon Callow, Asim Chaudry, Harriet Walter and Zoë Wanamaker all guest star.  As Paul ‘Wicky’ Wickstead returns, the BBC have released first-look images for The Cleaner series 2. The new run of episodes promise bigger crime scenes and even more larger-than-life guests. Here’s what we know: Co-written by and starring Greg Davies, comedy series The … >

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The Cleaner — who is in the cast with Greg Davies?

The BBC has revealed details of the cast for The Cleaner As we first reported in August, Greg Davies is to star in The Cleaner, a remake of German crime scene cleaner comedy Der Tatortreiniger. Now we can report further casting details. The cast includes: Helena Bonham Carter (The Crown), David Mitchell (Upstart Crow, Back), Stephanie Cole (Still Open … >

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