By Grace Henry

Published: Sunday, 01 January 2023 at 12:00 am


The Taskmaster crew will be back on our screens tonight for a New Year’s special.

Greg Davies and his sidekick Little Alex Horne will be joined by five celebs from entirely different and diverse spheres of entertainment to compete in the name of Hogmanay.

They’ll be applying their skill, nerve, and grit to complete a series of intriguing challenges in the hope of laying claim to the special trophy of Greg’s Golden Eyebrows.

So, who will be facing the Taskmaster this festive season?

Read on for everything you need to know about Taskmaster’s New Year Treat line-up.

Taskmaster’s New Year Treat 2022 line-up

Amelia Dimoldenberg

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Amelia Dimoldenberg.
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Instagram: @ameliadimz

Chicken Shop Date star Amelia Dimoldenberg will be taking on the Taskmaster this December.

Amelia is a journalist, comedian and YouTuber. She created the web series Chicken Shop Date, in which she interviews grime artists, YouTubers and Premier League footballers in fried chicken restaurants.

Carol Vorderman

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Carol Vorderman.
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Instagram: @carolvorders

TV presenter Carol Vorderman is another of the contestants in the line-up. She’s best known for appearing on the game show Countdown for 26 years, from 1982 until 2008.

Greg James

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Greg James.
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Instagram: @greg_james

Presenter and writer Greg James is one of the five contestants taking on the Taskmaster this December.

He is the host of BBC Radio 1’s breakfast show, co-presenter on the cricket podcast Tailenders alongside Felix White and Jimmy Anderson, and writer of the Kid Normal book series alongside Chris Smith.

Sir Mo Farah

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Sir Mo Farah.
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Instagram: @gomofarah

Four-time Olympic champion Sir Mo Farah will be showing off his skills for the New Year’s special.

Sir Mohamed Muktar Jama Farah CBE OLY is a British long-distance runner. His 10 global championship gold medals make him the most successful male track distance runner ever, and he is the most successful British track athlete in modern Olympic Games history.

Rebecca Lucy Taylor AKA Self Esteem

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Self Esteem.
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Instagram: @selfesteemselfesteem

Rebecca Lucy Taylor, better known as Self Esteem, is an English singer-songwriter who is best known by her stage name. The inspiration for her name comes from the evolution of her confidence during her early 20s.

Taskmaster’s New Year Treat will air at 9pm on 1st January on Channel 4.

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