As another series of epic tasking draws to a close,  Greg Davies and Alex Horne are already excited to welcome the next batch of bright-eyed hopefuls to their BAFTA and National Comedy Award winning, international hit show. Taskmaster series 18 is set to air later this year on Channel 4. The news arrives shortly after Taskmaster: The Live Experience has been confirmed to go ahead this September.

Taskmaster VR, the game from Scallywag Arcade, is releasing on Meta Quest and SteamVR on June 13th and is available to pre-order on selected platforms now. The game allows players to step into the contestants’ shoes by competing in extraordinary challenges or to fill the industrious boots of the Taskmaster’s Assistant by creating tasks of their own and challenging their friends in local play.

Taskmaster star Alex Horne has appeared on Chris Moyles' Radio X show to talk about the upcoming tour with his band The Horne Section. He also revealed to stand-in host Toby Tarrant a few titbits about the upcoming series of Taskmaster. You can read an extract of their conversation below:

editor's note - we think that's Toby Tarrant in the picture although it does look a lot like Alex Horne.

In the aftermath of a festive celebrity Taskmaster’s New Year Treat special*(spoiler alert - winner announced below), the time has come for overlord Greg Davies to beckon previous winners of series 11 to 15 to return to the scene of the greatest triumph of their lives and battle once more in a brand-new Champion of Champions tournament, adjudicated by the PA of PAs, Little Alex Horne. This brand-new one-off special will air at 9pm on Sunday 14th January on