Taskmaster's Alex Horne hints at "big name" from overseas for next line-up
Who could it be? Taskmaster fans: get guessing.
As fans wait for Taskmaster season 18 to start airing on Channel 4, the comedy competition show's co-host, Alex Horne, has already given a hint as to one of the celebrities taking part in season 19 next year.
As he was appearing on Sunday Brunch, Horne spoke about arranging the line-ups for each season, and said that he doesn't worry about running out of comedians.
"I don't think we will," he explained. "We will run out of the legend-type, the Dara Ó Briains or the Frank Skinners, but there's always new people coming through.
"We've got someone in the next series, series 19, from abroad, who's a big name overseas, which we've not done before. So yeah, there's always different avenues to go down."
When asked whether he was going to "tap into the Americans", Horne jokingly responded "I'm going to tap into the Americans! Are you going to tap into the Americans?"
He offered to tell host Tim Lovejoy the name of the contestant but noted that he "might not have heard of him", before quickly adding: "Or her, or them!"
Of course, this won't be the first time the show has had comedians from overseas in its line-up.
Katherine Ryan, Rose Matafeo, Sarah Kendall, Desiree Burch, Mae Martin and Sam Campbell have all appeared in previous seasons, although it should be noted that all of them have made their home in the UK, or have had a big following on the comedy circuit here for some time.
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This will no doubt start fans guessing as to who the mystery guest could be, with users on X suggesting names such as Paul F Tompkins, Andy Samberg and Bo Burnham.
However, in the meantime they still have a full new season to look forward to this year, which will feature Andy Zaltzman, Babatunde Aléshé, Emma Sidi, Jack Dee and Rosie Jones.
There's also Junior Taskmaster on the horizon, with Matafeo as the Taskmaster and Mike Wozniak as the assistant, which Horne confirmed will begin airing in November.
"There's 25 kids and we whittle them down to one. They're aged 8-11, the last two years of primary school – before they become annoying," he joked.
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James Hibbs is a Drama Writer for Radio Times, covering programmes across both streaming platforms and linear channels. He previously worked in PR, first for a B2B agency and subsequently for international TV production company Fremantle. He possesses a BA in English and Theatre Studies and an NCTJ Level 5 Diploma in Journalism.
