The Horne Section TV Show cast: Meet the stars of the Channel 4 sitcom
Little Alex Horne is ready to break out on his own in the new Channel 4 sitcom.
Alex Horne’s brand new Channel 4 comedy, The Horne Section TV Show, has landed with a bang on All4 as a complete boxset.
The new series follows Horne – who is playing the Taskmaster version of himself – and his band as they set about pitching their own chat show to uninterested Channel 4 executive Ash (Georgia Tennant).
However, when his show is commissioned, Alex must enlist the help of his wife's friend Thora (Desiree Burch), stressed-out runner Nelly (Tim Mahendran) and TV researcher Lucy (Camille Ucan) as well as his band to pull off the late night chat show.
Speaking about the show, Horne exclusively told RadioTimes.com: "It is a bit of an amalgamation of all sorts of things. So in the telly show, we get our own TV show. It's a fictional TV show set in my own house."
He continued: "It's a little bit like Alan Partridge. It's been done before – so like The Alan Partridge Show or 30 Rock in America, which is actually quite a big influence."
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But who else stars in the comedy alongside Horne? Read on for the full cast featured in The Horne Section TV Show.
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The Horne Section TV Show cast
Alex Horne plays Alex Horne
Who is Alex Horne? After growing tired of being the little assistant on Taskmaster, Alex Horne decides to pitch his own chat show to Channel 4 along with his comedy band, The Horne Section.
Where have I seen Alex Horne before? Alex Horne is best known for co-hosting Channel 4's Taskmaster alongside Greg Davies, which he also created. The comedian has also appeared on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, The Great Celebrity Bake Off for SU2C, Richard Osman's House of Games and with his comedy band The Horne Section on The Last Leg, Peter Crouch: Save Our Summer.and Crouchy's Year-Late Euros: Live.
Mark Brown
Who is Mark Brown? Mark Brown is a member of The Horne Section, playing saxophone and guitar in the band.
Where have I seen Mark Brown before? Brown has appeared with The Horne Section on Never Mind the Buzzcocks, John Bishop's Christmas Show, The Horne Section Television Programme, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, The Last Leg, Peter Crouch: Save Our Summer and Crouchy's Year-Late Euros.
Will Collier
Who is Will Collier? Will Collier is a member of The Horne Section, playing bass in the band.
Where have I seen Will Collier before? Like Mark Brown, Collier has appeared with The Horne Section on Never Mind the Buzzcocks, John Bishop's Christmas Show, The Horne Section Television Programme, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, The Last Leg, Peter Crouch: Save Our Summer and Crouchy's Year-Late Euros.
Joe Auckland
Who is Joe Auckland? Joe is a member of The Horne Section, who plays trumpet and banjo in the band.
Where have I seen Joe Auckland before? Yes, you guessed it – Auckland has also appeared with The Horne Section on Never Mind the Buzzcocks, John Bishop's Christmas Show, The Horne Section Television Programme, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, The Last Leg, Peter Crouch: Save Our Summer and Crouchy's Year-Late Euros.
Ben Reynolds
Who is Ben Reynolds? Ben Reynolds is a member of The Horne Section, playing drums and percussion in the band.
Where have I seen Ben Reynolds before? You'll never believe it, but Reynolds has also appeared with The Horne Section on Never Mind the Buzzcocks, John Bishop's Christmas Show, The Horne Section Television Programme, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, The Last Leg, Peter Crouch: Save Our Summer and Crouchy's Year-Late Euros.
Ed Sheldrake
Keyboards
Who is Ed Sheldrake? Ed Sheldrake is a member of The Horne Section, playing keyboard in the band.
Where have I seen Ed Sheldrake before? You know the drill by now. Sheldrake has appeared with The Horne Section on Never Mind the Buzzcocks, John Bishop's Christmas Show, The Horne Section Television Programme, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, The Last Leg, Peter Crouch: Save Our Summer and Crouchy's Year-Late Euros.
Georgia Tennant plays Ash
Who is Ash? Ash is a Channel 4 executive who accidentally commissions a sitcom from Alex Horne and his band. She then proves to be generally obstructive in the production process.
Where have I seen Georgia Tennant before? Georgia Tennant is best known for playing Abigail Nixon in The Bill, The Doctor's daughter Jenny in Doctor Who and for her roles in Where the Heart Is and Staged, in which she stars alongside her husband David Tennant. She has also appeared in My Family, Casualty, Merlin, In the Dark, The Sandman and Meet the Richardsons.
Desiree Burch plays Thora
Who is Thora? Thora is a friend of Alex's wife who is visiting when Alex decides to pitch to Channel 4. She takes pity on him and the band, deciding to step in last minute as their show's producer.
Where have I seen Desiree Burch before? American comedian Desiree Burch has appeared on Have I Got News for You, Mock the Week, Frankie Boyle's New World Order, Richard Osman's House of Games, Chris Ramsey's Stand Up Central and Taskmaster. She is best known as the narrator on Netflix's Too Hot to Handle and has hosted Netflix's Flinch. She has also acted in The Sandman, A Castle for Christmas and Master of None.
Camille Ucan plays Lucy
Who is Lucy? Lucy is a phone-obsessed TV researcher who starts working on the Horne Section's TV show.
Where have I seen Camille Ucan before? Camille Ucan has appeared in The Emily Atack Show, Here We Go, EastEnders, Last Night Mash, Lee and Dean and Absolutely Fabulous.
Tim Mahendran plays Nelly
Who is Nelly? Nelly is a flustered intern runner who starts working on the Horne Section's TV show.
Where have I seen Tim Mahendran before? Tim Mahendran has appeared in Stath Lets Flats but is best known for playing Francois Du Bois in & Juliet on the West End.
John Oliver plays John Oliver
Who is John Oliver? John Oliver is a comedian who seems to be the only person desperate to appear on Alex Horne's chat show.
Where have I seen John Oliver before? John Oliver is an Emmy-winning comedian, best known for hosting Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. He rose to fame after working on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and has appeared on Mock the Week, Community, Rick and Morty, Bob's Burgers and The Simpsons. He voiced Zazu in the 2019 remake of The Lion King and took on roles in The Smurfs, Absolutely Anything and Big Mouth.
The Horne Section TV Show is available on All4 as a boxset now and begins airing on Channel 4 on Thursday 17th November at 10pm. Check out more of our Comedy coverage or visit our TV Guide or Streaming Guide to see what's on tonight.
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