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“Musical comedy is a weird one, isn’t it?”: Taskmaster’s Alex Horne on global fame, Ferraris and trying to write funny songs with “GarageBand and a really crap microphone”

“If I would ever think of calling myself a musician, it would be a pretty rubbish one,” says the leader of The Horne Section

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Taskmaster 2024: when is season 17 and which contestants are in the new line-up?

Five comedians will go head-to-head to impress Taskmaster Greg Davies in season 17

Evening Standard

Comedian Fern Brady: ‘Bloody everyone says they are bisexual now’

The author of the award-nominated memoir Strong Female Character on her early ambition to be a spy and why she’d never do a film about being autistic

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On my radar: Alex Horne’s cultural highlights

The co-host and creator of Channel 4’s Taskmaster on the British equivalent of Hamilton, the charm of Radio 3 and a cool comedian’s scattergun memoir

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The Horne Section’s Christmas Shindig review – peas and harmony from Taskmaster star

Alex Horne’s musical comedy band serve up peachy and puerile puns in an endearing, occasionally festive show

The Guardian - UK

Chandler Bing pyjamas, a Shrigley frisbee and Bowie’s scarf: it’s the arts Christmas gift guide 2023

A Bear apron, a Van Gogh vase, a reversible Frida Kahlo jacket, a Britney death metal T-shirt … here, curated by our arts team, are 30 fabulous festive suggestions for the culture vulture in your life

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Comedy TV show Taskmaster is getting its own VR game, and I can't stop thinking about how Greg Davies looks like he should be a tank hero in Overwatch 2

Task, master.

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Taskmaster's new VR game promises bizarre comedy challenges

Fans of the Channel 4 show will be able to get involved in its comedy chaos just by putting on their VR helmets

Evening Standard

Taskmaster VR is the Meta Quest 3 game I've been waiting for

Based on the TV series, Taskmaster VR is coming to Meta Quest 2, Meta Quest 3 and Steam VR in 2024

Rose Matafeo on Starstruck, body image and babies: ‘I’ve got a spreadsheet of celebrities who don’t have kids’

The Kiwi comic and ‘Taskmaster’ regular has returned to the Edinburgh Fringe with more tales of millennial woe, and will soon unveil series three of her smash hit romcom subversion ‘Starstruck’. She speaks to Isobel Lewis

The Independent UK

Taskmaster's Alex Horne opens up on the passion behind unique deal with non-league side

Star of Channel 4 comedy series Taskmaster, Alex Horne, has put the show's full weight behind non-league side Chesham United and hopes to inspire the Buckinghamshire side to big things

Daily Mirror

Taskmaster series 16 cast features comedy and Bake Off legends

The quintet of comics who will be trying to impress Greg Davies in the challenges watched over by Alex Horne also includes the winner of last year's Edinburgh Festival Comedy Award

Bristol Post

‘It turns the stomach’ – the biggest mistake from the 2023 TV Baftas

Here is the most egregious shock from the TV Bafta awards – and the many other miraculous shows that went home empty-handed

The Guardian - UK

‘Unzip your tent and take in the magic’: readers’ favourite UK campsites

From the wild Highlands to the sunny Scilly Isles, our campers enjoy the simple pleasures of life: beaches, walks and stargazing

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Taskmaster's Kiell Smith-Bynoe: "This show brings out the worst in me!"

Ghosts star Kiell Smith-Bynoe on facing the challenges set by Greg Davies and Alex Horne.

Daily Record

Bathgate comedian and star of Taskmaster Fern Brady speaks about new book and autism diagnosis

Fern Brady talks about her late diagnosis of the condition in her new book, Strong Female Character

Wales Online

The National Comedy Awards for Stand Up to Cancer, how to watch, host and nominations

The National Comedy Awards are airing live on Channel 4 and viewers will have the chance to vote for one winner on the night

Daily Record

Scots comedian Fern Brady wants to share 'positive depiction' of autism on Taskmaster

The Bathgate-born star has been going from strength to strength after having her first professional comedy gig in 2010, she has since appeared on 8 Out of 10 Cats, Live At The Apollo, and toured her own 25 date show.

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The Guardian - UK

The Horne Section TV Show review – this riotously fun sitcom is an utter delight

Taskmaster’s Little Alex Horne’s boundless energy and likability is captured in a charming show that sits somewhere between Flight of the Conchords and The Goodies

The Guardian - UK

The Horne Section TV Show to Blockbuster: the seven best shows to stream this week

Alex Horne steps out of the Taskmaster’s shadow with a new musical-comedy sitcom, while Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s writer gives us an attention-grabbing retro comedy set in a VHS store

The Guardian - UK

The Rings of Power, the Clintons’ heroes and Planet Sex: the must-see TV of autumn 2022

Middle-earth springs into TV life, Hillary and Chelsea interview gutsy women, Cara Delevingne explores sexuality, plus hellish hotels, pop cults and feuding royals … here is all the unmissable TV coming soon

Chronicle Live

Sarah Millican to join next series of Channel 4's Taskmaster as full line-up revealed

The comedy programme sees five celebrities compete in a series of bizarre challenges

Wales Online

Taskmaster Champion of Champions: Who is competing and when is it on?

The series' past winners return in a bid to become Champion of Champions

The Guardian - UK

Better Call Saul to Taskmaster: your favourite TV of 2022 so far

We asked you what you’ve loved watching this year. From the most joyous, ridiculous show on our screens to a basketball classic, here are Guardian readers’ top TV tips

The Guardian - UK

The Island review – this nautical panel show is so laugh-free it’s a wreck

Four comedians spend an hour sitting around a table, imagining they’re on a cruise ship that has run aground. How is this going to stretch to five episodes?

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