And then he’s back fronting Taskmaster’s two-part New Year Treat with non comedy acts, Big Zuu, Jill Scott, Sam Ryder, Susie ...

BEING Stanley Baxter: This hour-long tribute was scheduled to air today anyway, but is given added poignancy after the comedian died on December 11, at the age of 99. The film draws on rare archive ...

The much-loved Channel 4, and now Netflix, show has now been running well over a decade. In that time, it has served up laughs galore, as well as the chance to see Britain’s best comedians make prats ...

As of 2025, there are 20 Taskmaster champions roaming the UK, all of whom revel in the prestige of owning the coveted golden ...

Taskmaster was originally a hard sell. Channel execs worried that audiences would be bored by the cast not changing every episode. “People didn’t think viewers would tune in the next week to see the ...

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Highly original”, “innovative, fun and just plain silly”, “incredibly clever” and “best series yet” – the judges’ plaudits poured out thick and fast for the fourth series of Avalon’s anti-panel show.