Who is Andy Zaltzman? Meet the Taskmaster season 18 contestant
The five contestants are set to battle it out in the final!
Taskmaster is reaching the home stretch over on Channel 4. As the final episode of the season is set to air, we've seen some truly wacky challenges over the last few weeks involving lockets in pockets, air fresheners in sealed jars and Jack Dee in a hotdog suit.
The group of comedians battling it out for the crown this time consists of Babatunde Aléshé, Emma Sidi, Jack Dee, Rosie Jones and Andy Zaltzman, who have attempted a number of tasks testing their wits, reasoning and problem-solving - all judged by Greg Davies and his assistant Alex Horne.
In the final episode this week (airing Thursday 14th November), the five comedians will aim to do whatever it takes to walk out the champion and lift the legendary coveted golden head – with Zaltzman currently in the lead in the overall scores...
As season 18 comes to an end, now's your chance to find out everything you need to know about Andy Zaltzman's career so far before a (potential) glorious victory, including what else he has been in to date.
Who is Andy Zaltzman on Taskmaster?
Andy Zaltzman is a comedian, best known for his comedy work across politics and sport.
Zaltzman first started his comedy career in 1999, after performing at Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and was a finalist in the So You Think You're Funny new act competition.
In the following years, Zaltzman began forming his own shows, including Andy Zaltzman versus the Dog of Doom, John Oliver and Andy Zaltzman Issue a List of Demands and Await Your Response with Interest and Andy Zaltzman: Satirist for Hire.
His comedy work has also made its way to radio and TV, having appeared as a guest star on Russell Howard's Good News Extra and won Celebrity Mastermind - with his specialist subject being French sculptor Auguste Rodin.
What has Andy Zaltzman been in before?
Zaltzman's work is largely on the airwaves. Many will know him as a cricket statistician from BBC Radio 5 Live's Test Match Special, but he has also worked extensively on BBC Radio 4, where he presented the likes of Andy Zaltzman's History of the Third Millennium and Empire-ical Evidence.
He is currently best known as the host of the long-running current affairs comedy series The News Quiz, and for his work on his popular satirical podcast The Bugle.
Is Andy Zaltzman on X or Instagram?
He is! You can give Zaltzman a follow on X @ZaltzCricket, where he posts a variety of content largely around cricket.
He also has an Instagram account under the same username - however, he only has two posts from 2021 and doesn't appear to be active.
Taskmaster season 18 airs Thursdays at 9pm on Channel 4.
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Katelyn Mensah is the Entertainment and Factual Writer for Radio Times, covering all major entertainment programmes, reality TV shows and the latest hard-hitting documentaries. She previously worked at The Tab, with a focus on reality TV and showbiz news and has obtained a BA (Hons) in Journalism.
