Taskmaster reveals stars for 19th series

Channel 4 will welcome Fatiha El-Ghorri, Jason Mantzoukas, Mathew Baynton, Rosie Ramsey and Stevie Martin…

Laughs aplenty as Taskmaster, hosted by the almighty Taskmaster Greg Davies and his faithful assistant Alex Horne announces a brand-new line-up of comedians for its 19th series. The former UKTV show will air soon on Channel 4 and will be available to stream internationally on the Official Taskmaster YouTube channel and Taskmaster SuperMax+.

Competing in the fiercest and most absurd show on television and preparing to tackle perplexing and extraordinary challenges in the name of critically acclaimed entertainment are comedian and writer Fatiha El-Ghorri, American comedian, actor and podcaster Jason Mantzoukas and actor and writer Mathew Baynton.

Also joining them is podcaster and broadcaster Rosie Ramsey and comedian, actor and podcaster Stevie Martin.

Each are hoping to win valuable points, eternal glory, and favourable treatment from the Taskmaster, but who will emerge victorious, raise the trophy above their head, and call themselves a Taskmaster champion?

“The original UK version of Taskmaster can now be seen in 120 countries. The Taskmaster YouTube channel has seen huge success internationally, reaching over 11 billion impressions since it first launched in October 2019, with just over 895 million views and over 1.6 million subscribers, of which over a third are from North America.

“The channel has had over 200 million hours’ worth of content viewed with 56% of those hours from North America (112 million hours watched). The show has grown significantly in popularity with American audiences and over the last year there have been a total of 124 million views.” – Channel 4

The latest series will air shortly on Channel 4, keeping its air date close to their skimpily dressed chest.