A Channel 4 press launch teased: “The almighty Taskmaster Greg Davies and his trustworthy admin keeper Alex Horne have gathered a few of the most sensible and eclectic comedy minds and assigned them one mission: to turn into a Taskmaster Champion.”
No launch date for the twentieth collection of Taskmaster has been given, however Channel 4 has insisted that extra info will likely be “revealed in the end”.
The final season of Taskmaster aired over a number of weeks earlier within the 12 months, that includes appearances from the likes of Rosie Ramsey, Jason Mantzoukas, Fatiha El-Ghorri, Stevie Martin, and Matthew Baynton.
It’s now been nearly 10 years since Taskmaster first aired on Dave in 2015, earlier than making the transfer to Channel 4 4 years later, shortly happening to turn into one of many broadcaster’s hottest exhibits.
Again in 2020, it gained a Bafta within the Greatest Comedy Leisure Programme, beating competitors from The Graham Norton Present, The Final Leg and The Ranganation, and was nominated in the identical class as soon as once more earlier this 12 months.
Taskmaster has additionally spawned a number of worldwide remakes in territories like Australia, New Zealand, the USA, Sweden, Finland, Norway, and Canada, with various ranges of success, whereas a dwell expertise impressed by the present launched in London final 12 months, earlier than closing in February.