Taskmaster: Trailer, certificate and where to watch
Award-winning offbeat comedy challenge show, now back for series 20
Year: 2015-
Certificate: 15
Over the years since this show first aired in 2015, its creator Alex Horne has been asked - again and again - who his dream contestant would be, and he's always named Jack Dee. In the 18th series of this hit comedy panel show, Alex's dream finally came true as Jack took his place alongside fellow comedians Babatunde Aleshe, Rosie Jones and Emma Sidi and The News Quiz's Andy Zaltzman (who was also a massive cricket geek).
For the uninitiated, Taskmaster began on Dave, quickly gaining a cult following and an armful of BAFTAs before switching to Channel 4. The emphasis is on the strange and surreal, with contestants asked to complete seemingly impossible challenges in the most original way possible. Taskmaster Greg Davies is best-described as dry-as-a-bone, and he goads sidekick 'Little Alex Horne', who clearly does the lion's share of the heavy lifting, while presiding over an enjoyably anarchic game where the prize is a statue of his disembodied head.
The line-up for the latest 20th series features Ania Magliano, Maisie Adam, Phil Ellis, Reece Shearsmith and Sanjeev Bhaskar and, if you've got youngsters who want to join the fun, bleeped and PG-rated versions are also available. New episodes arrive on Channel 4 first. (20 series)
