A Channel 4 press launch teased: “The almighty Taskmaster Greg Davies and his trustworthy admin keeper Alex Horne have gathered among the most sensible and eclectic comedy minds and assigned them one mission: to grow to be a Taskmaster Champion.”
No launch date for the twentieth sequence of Taskmaster has been given, however Channel 4 has insisted that extra info will probably be “revealed in the end”.
The final season of Taskmaster aired over a number of weeks earlier within the 12 months, featuring appearances from the likes of Rosie Ramsey, Jason Mantzoukas, Fatiha El-Ghorri, Stevie Martin, and Matthew Baynton.
It’s now been virtually 10 years since Taskmaster first aired on Dave in 2015, earlier than making the transfer to Channel 4 4 years later, shortly occurring to grow to be one of many broadcaster’s hottest exhibits.
Again in 2020, it received a Bafta within the Finest 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, america, Sweden, Finland, Norway, and Canada, with varying levels of success, whereas a dwell expertise impressed by the present launched in London final 12 months, earlier than closing in February.