Who is Andy Zaltzman? Meet the Taskmaster season 18 contestant
Taskmaster is back with a new group of five comedians!
Taskmaster is back for its 18th season, undoubtedly filled with wacky challenges that'll leave viewers in fits of laughter as five comedians try their luck at winning the coveted golden head.
The group, comprised of Babatunde Aléshé, Emma Sidi, Jack Dee, Rosie Jones and Andy Zaltzman, will attempt a series of tasks to test their wits, reasoning and problem-solving - all judged by Greg Davies and his assistant Alex Horne.
Keen cricket aficionado Andy Zaltzman will be taking on a range of eccentric tasks this time round.
As season 18 kicks off, read on for everything you need to know about the comedian's career so far and what else he has been in.
Who is Andy Zaltzman on Taskmaster?
Andy Zaltzman is a comedian, best known for his comedy work across politics and sport.
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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 weekly from 9pm on Thursday 12th September 2024.
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