The contestants for the 19th series of Taskmaster have been announced, with a new line-up of comedians and actors looking to fulfill host Greg Davies’ variety of obstacles.
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The new show coincides with the 10th anniversary of the first series, which debuted in July 2015. Since then, the show has gone on to air in 120 countries, and found success on YouTube with 1.6million subscribers and 895million views since their official channel launched. It also opened Taskmaster: The Live Experience in London.
Hoping to win the Taskmaster trophy this year is Fatiha El-Ghorri, a British stand-up comedian who has been featured on Live At The Apollo, The Jonathan Ross Show, and survival-based game show Outsiders with David Mitchell.
She is joined by American comedian, actor and podcaster Jason Mantzoukas, familiar to TV fans from the animated show Big Mouth, sit-com Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and The Good Place.
Actor and writer Mathew Baynton also takes part, best known for his performance as Deano from Gavin & Stacey, as well as being part of the casts of comedy Ghosts and Horrible Histories.
Rosie Ramsey turned her podcast Shagged Married Annoyed with Chris Ramsey into a huge success, taking the show on an arena tour and taking part in the Strictly Come Dancing 2022 Christmas special. She appears solo on the show, after Chris appeared in series 13 in 2022.
Finally, comedian, actor and podcaster Stevie Martin joins the show. She’s best known for her hit Edinburgh Fringe Show, as well as appearing on the comedy Starstruck with former Taskmaster contestant Rose Matafeo.
No official air date has been announced, although the statement said the series will be available on Channel 4 in the UK, as well as internationally via the Taskmaster YouTube Channel and Taskmaster SuperMax+, the show’s dedicated streaming service.
Last year, the makers of spin-off game Taskmaster VR discussed having the “key to any door” from the show while making the game. Comedian Rob Beckett, who won series three of the show, recently opened up about his mental health struggles.
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