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Yahoo
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Taskmaster season 20 line-up from Inside No.9 star to Unforgotten actor
Taskmaster has announced the next five comedians who will be taking on the craziest of tasks, including actors in Inside No.9 and Unforgotten. Mathew Baynton was crowned the Taskmaster winner in the season 19 final. The Good Girls Guide to Murder star had gone up against comedians Fatiha El-Ghorri, Jason Mantzoukas, Rosie Ramsey and Stevie Martin. Comedians Alex Horne and Greg Davies will return to front the Channel 4 show. They have enlisted the star quality of five comedians who will bring their own eccentricity and creativity to the most difficult of challenges. "Famous contestants, infuriating challenges and a wheelbarrow of withering putdowns," the official summary said. "Taskmaster Greg Davies and sidekick Little Alex Horne oversee the weird, wonderful, BAFTA-winning comedy game show." The line-up is out but the launch date has yet to be released. Reece Shearsmith will be braving the Taskmaster studio alongside four other celebrity comedians. The BAFTA-winning writer, actor and comedian is one of the writers of dark comedy Inside No.9 and he has starred in the show too. Watch Taskmaster season 20 teaser Other top jobs include his roles in movies Shaun of the Dead, In The Earth and Saltburn. It's hard to believe that comedian and presenter Maisie Adam hasn't starred in Taskmaster already. The witty and outspoken presenter shot to fame in 2016 but she's finally going to be in the hot seat opposite Davies. She is best known for her appearances on comedy panel shows including Mock of the Week, Have I Got News for You? and The Last Leg. Actor and comedian Sanjeev Bhaskar has signed up to the comedy show. Recently, he would be immediately recognised for his lead role as DI Sunny Khan in drama Unforgotten that started in 2015. Bhaskar has also starred in comedy series Goodness Gracious Me and sitcom The Kumars at No.42. Phil Ellis will be competing against the other comedians on Taskmaster. He has written and featured in his radio sitcom Phil Ellis is Trying alongside Johnny Vegas, Sean Lock and Lee Mack. His TV appearances include The Russell Howard Hour, Live at the Apollo and Roast Battle. Comedian Ania Magliano completes the Taskmaster lineup. She has previously written for Amelia Dimoldenberg's Chicken Shop Date and Frankie Boyle's New World Order.
Daily Mail
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Taskmaster announces contestants for series 20 - with A League Of Their Own, Inside No.9 and BBC stars competing in outrageous new challenges
Taskmaster has announced the contestants due to take part for series 20 - with A League Of Their Own, Inside No.9 and BBC stars competing in outrageous new challenges. Greg Davies and Alex Horne will return as hosts of the much-loved Channel 4 show for its anniversary. The 'most brilliant and eclectic comedy minds' have been gathered to appear on the programme and battle it out to become the Taskmaster Champion. The likes of Ania Magliano, 27, Maisie Adam, 31, and Phil Ellis will be up against each other for the top spot. They will also be up against Reece Shearsmith, 55, and Sanjeev Bhaskar, 61. The show's official synopsis on 4oD says: 'Famous contestants, infuriating challenges and a wheelbarrow of withering putdowns. 'Taskmaster Greg Davies and sidekick Little Alex Horne oversee the weird, wonderful, BAFTA-winning comedy game show.' Comedian and writer Ania has appeared on Live at the Apollo. She has also written for Amelia Dimoldenberg's Chicken Shop Date and Frankie Boyle's New World Order. The star has taken part in The Comedy Guide to Life and Succession. Presenter Maisie Adam shot to fame in 2016 and is best known for being a comedian. She has been in A League Of Their Own, The Stand-up Sketch Show, Who I Lie To You and Roast Battle. Meanwhile Phil is a funnyman who has been on The Russel Howard Hour, Roast Battle and Big Night Out. He's also had his own BBC Radio 4 show called Phil Ellis is Trying. Reece has appeared in a number of TV shows and films. He's played parts in Shaun of the Dead, In The Earth and Saltburn. He's also landed roles in Doctor Who, Comedy Showcase and Who I Lie To You? And Sanjeev has also had a very successful career. He's starred in the likes of Goodness Gracious Me, The Kumars at No.42 and Unforgotten. It comes after Taskmaster fans were left appalled by an 'absolutely foul and unhinged' challenge that they 'didn't think could be legally broadcast'. The latest series of the Channel 4 show, presented by Greg Davies, 57, and Alex Horne, 46, hit our screen last month. The programme has seen the likes of Fatiha El-Ghorri, Jason Mantzoukas, Mathew Bayton, Stevie Martin and Rosie Ramsey battle it out to be crowned Taskmaster's goldenhead. Episode Glass Half Most hit our screens on Thursday 12 June and Alex asked the five famous faces to eat yoghurt either the most or least dignified way - and Mathew licked it off of his shoe wearing just his underwear. Taskmaster hit our screens in 2015 and the show aired on Dave until 2019. Then in 2020 the programme moved to Channel for and has been on there ever since. In total, there have been 180 episodes over 19 successful series.
Wales Online
15-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
Maisie Adam's unique hair reason, health diagnosis and wedding hours before Soccer Aid
Maisie Adam's unique hair reason, health diagnosis and wedding hours before Soccer Aid Soccer Aid 2025 returns to our screens on Sunday night and so to does comedian Maisie Adam Maisie Adam is back at Soccer Aid this year (Image:) Soccer Aid is back for its 2025 edition and it boasts yet another star-studded line-up of footballers and celebrities. Old Trafford is the venue as a World XI face off against an England XI in an event that has now raised millions for charity over the past nearly 20 years. Footballing legend Wayne Rooney will take on the role of player-manager for this year's game, while boxing superstar Tyson Fury will be his assistant in the technical area. Peter Schmeichel and Robbie Keane will be in the opposition dugout, with the match kicking off at 7.30pm live on ITV1. Soccer Aid's appeal is across the sporting and showbiz spectrum, with stars of the small and big screen mixing it up with sportsmen and women who have appeared in World Cup finals. Returning this year is Soccer Aid regular Maise Adam, the comedian with a big following. Article continues below "Incredible first day at @socceraid 2025," she wrote this week online. The podcast host is instantly recognisable thanks to her unique hair cuts. From mullet-style chops to a bleached blonde look, Adam always sports an eye-catching 'do. Speaking to ITV's CelebAbility about the fringe look she had a few years ago, she explained: "It is a unique style. I did it in lockdown. I'd always wanted to give it a go but I was never brave enough to do it, so I was like 'come on, do it, be brave. Do it, you'll look just like someone from This is England.' "And then I did it and I thought 'Oh, I don't know if this is This is England. I think it might be back-to-front [Tiger King star] Joe Exotic'." She added to the Evening Standard in 2021: "People sometimes think that I hate my hair, because I've made jokes about it. But I love it. "If you don't make the jokes, someone else will. I think it's a personality thing. I don't want to be a Plain Jane. My mum was a punk – still is – so I take after her in that respect." Adam was diagnosed with epilepsy aged 14 and she has made a TV show called 'Vague' about growing up with the condition. She said: "I'm absolutely chuffed to bits that my show has been recorded for NextUp. This was my debut show and I worked so hard on it. I'm very proud of it, but most importantly, I loved performing it. "I feel that every step of my epilepsy journey has comedic value." She added to Epilepsy Scotland: 'You only get that one image of epilepsy through the media, it is one specific type, which is nowhere near representative of epilepsy. 'Only 3% are photosensitive so I was confused. I thought they had got it wrong and I couldn't be epileptic. That sounds like a big scary word. At that time, I had childhood absence seizures called petite mal at the time. I just remember being very confused. As it went on, I started to realise that this is what I have got. 'They thought it would just be for my teenage years. I went through the trial of being taken off medication. At 16 and 17 it kept happening, so it was something I had to learn on the job. Till I was about 18 or 19, when it was properly diagnosed as juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, I didn't feel I had a proper name for it. 'It was just something I had to deal with in the hope it would disappear one day because it felt so temporary throughout puberty, I didn't really bother accepting it. I think that is why I have had this delayed acceptance and I am only talking about it now.' Away from the comedy scene, the Leeds United fan is married to husband Michael Dobinson. The tied the knot just hours before the 2023 edition of the football match. Reflecting on the jam-packed weekend, Maisie said: 'It was the day after my wedding, so I was hungover. 'For Soccer Aid, you go to the training camp on Thursday, Friday and Saturday - and I had to leave on Saturday to go get married! 'We got married in Brighton and then the next day, at 10 O'clock in the morning, a car comes to take you to Old Trafford. 'It was just such a surreal 48 hours because I got married and then was finding myself on a bus sat next to Nani (the Portuguese footballer) and across from Roberto Carlos and then on the other side there was Lee Mack. Article continues below 'I just thought, 'How have I ended up here?' If you'd have told me as a little kid, 'You'll be doing your dream job and the day after your wedding, you'll be sat next to one of your comedy heroes and two footballing legends ready to go and play at Old Trafford…' 'It was really one of those strange sort experiences where you watch yourself from above.'
