'It’s like trying to impress a stern stepdad who you kind of resent'
Taskmaster day! Meet Johnny Vegas
15/10/2020 … Why did you sign up for Taskmaster? My very good friend Sian Gibson did it, and she said it was really good fun.
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Thu 15 October 2020
'Alex is genius at coming up with ways for people to prove their ineptitude'
Taskmaster day! Meet Richard Herring
15/10/2020 … Why did you sign up to Taskmaster? I’ve loved this show for ages.
'There was this one task that has been haunting me'
Taskmaster day! Meet Mawaan Rizwan
15/10/2020 … Were a fan of Taskmaster? I saw clips of it on YouTube and I thought it was funny but I didn’t understand how the show works.
'You see people failing in all sorts of different ways'
Taskmaster day! Meet Katherine Parkinson
15/10/2020 … Why did you sign up to Taskmaster? The truth is I hadn’t watched the show before I did it, but when I got the tasks I got very heavily into it.
© UKTV 'You’re largely seeing us flying by the seat of our pants'
Taskmaster day! Greg Davies and Alex Horne on the show's return
15/10/2020 … Where did the idea for Taskmaster come from? Alex: Eleven years ago, my wife and I had had a baby, so I didn’t go to Edinburgh Fringe for the first…
Wed 14 October 2020
© Tiger Aspect Judges like Mobeen
Guz Khan comedy wins Broadcast award
14/10/2020 … Man Like Mobeen has been named best comedy at this year’s Broadcasts Digital Awards.
© C4 Rosie Jones makes C4 travel series
Seeking accessible breaks in the UK
14/10/2020 … Rosie Jones has recorded a new travel series for Channel 4.
© Just For Laughs Jimmy Carr joins BBC's new music game show
Comic to appear alongside Alison Hammond and Amanda Holden on on I Can See Your Voice
14/10/2020 … Jimmy Carr is to be one of the panellists on BBC One’s new primetime music game show I Can See Your Voice.