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Taskmaster Season 20 Cast: 5 Celebrities On The New Line-Up Announced

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The five celebrities taking part in the next season of the hit comedy competition series Taskmaster have been unveiled.

On Thursday evening, Channel 4 revealed the line-up for the Bafta-winning show’s 20th run, which will air later this year.

Joining the cast this time around will be The League Of Gentlemen and Inside No. 9 creator Reece Shearsmith and the comedian and actor Sanjeev Bhaskar, best known for his roles in shows like Goodness Gracious Me, The Kumars At No. 42 and Unforgotten.

They’ll be joined by stand-up comedians Maisie Adam, Ania Magliano and Phil Ellis.

The cast of Taskmaster's 20th series
The cast of Taskmaster’s 20th series

A Channel 4 press release teased: “The almighty Taskmaster Greg Davies and his faithful admin keeper Alex Horne have gathered some of the most brilliant and eclectic comedy minds and assigned them one mission: to become a Taskmaster Champion.”

No release date for the 20th series of Taskmaster has been given, but Channel 4 has insisted that more information will be “revealed in due course”.

The last season of Taskmaster aired over several weeks earlier in the year, featuring appearances from the likes of Rosie Ramsey, Jason Mantzoukas, Fatiha El-Ghorri, Stevie Martin and Matthew Baynton.

It’s now been almost 10 years since Taskmaster first aired on Channel 4 in 2015, quickly going on to become one of the broadcaster’s most popular original shows.

Back in 2020, it won a Bafta in the Best Comedy Entertainment Programme, beating competition from The Graham Norton Show, The Last Leg and The Ranganation, and was nominated in the same category once again earlier this year.

Taskmaster has also spawned several international remakes in territories like Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Canada, with varying levels of success, while a live experience inspired by the show launched in London last year, before closing in February.

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Alex Horne Revealed The Guests He’d ‘Love’ To Have On Taskmaster

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If you’re a Taskmaster fan, you likely have favourite seasons, tasks and even comedians that have taken part.

Personally? Mike Wozniak and Fern Brady hit my top spots.

Plus, surely the hosts have favourites, too? Guests they’d invite back in a heartbeat and even guests that they dream of inviting into the Taskmaster house?

Well, according to Alex Horne’s recent interview with Radiox host Chris Moyles, there are a few comedians he is keen on getting on the popular show…

Alex Horne’s ideal Taskmaster contestants

After hinting that there’s one guest he would not like to revisit the show, Alex admitted that he still has some dream guests in mind, and that the only thing that’s prevented them so far is timing.

He said: “Stephen Merchant, we’ve talked for a long time. I’d really like Stephen Merchant to do it. Partly, the height with Greg would be nice, but he’s just a very, very funny man.

“I just want people who I don’t know what they’re going to do when they read the task. Richard Ayoade, we’ve come close. French and Saunders, we’ve come close. And so, there’s plenty of people out there who I still want to do it.”

Stephen Merchant is just an inch shorter than Greg at 6′7 has previously stated that he’d be keen to take part in the show.

Earlier this year, the comic said: “I love Taskmaster and I would happily do the show. It’s just finding the time and the time commitment to do it.

“That’s the only problem for me. It’s not that I have anything against doing it. I think it’d be great fun. Of all those sorts of shows, that’s the one that looks both fun and incredibly frustrating. I’d to think of myself as someone who can kind of think laterally, but I definitely can’t.”

Here’s hoping they find the time soon.

Taskmaster is available to stream on Channel 4.

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