Taskmaster will return with series 12 featuring the likes of Alan Davies and Victoria Coren Mitchell.
It’s been just a few months since Sarah Kendall won Taskmaster’s 11th series but her time as the reigning champion is about to be cut short with the Channel 4 show’s return.
While we don’t yet have an official release date for the highly anticipated season 12, Channel 4 did release the very first trailer for the show this week, giving fans a sneak-peak at some of the ludicrous tasks Alex Horne has designed for the five new comedians.
From challenges involving virtual reality and copying Alex, to throwing forks and sitting on a cake, it looks as though the series 12 line-up get up to all sorts in the name of entertainment in the upcoming episodes.
As for the celebrities taking part, Channel 4 announced the Taskmaster series 12 line-up in May, with QI’s Alan Davies, comedian Desiree Burch, Man Like Mobeen’s Guz Khan, The Windsors star Morgana Robinson and Only Connect’s Victoria Coren Mitchell making their Taskmaster debut later this year.
Here’s everything we know so far about Taskmaster season 12 – who’ll be taking part and when we can expect it to arrive on our screens.
Taskmaster series 12 release date
Channel 4 is yet to announce the official release date for Taskmaster’s 12th series. However the broadcaster has revealed that it will arrive on our screens later in 2021.
We shouldn’t face any COVID-related delays for the upcoming series as both series 10 and 11 were filmed during the pandemic and there was a pretty quick turnaround between the two seasons – series 10 finished in December 2020, while series 11 began in March 2021.
If Channel 4 are to follow a similar pattern to the two previous series, we should expect series 12 to air in autumn 2021 – however, it’s possible that it may be pushed back to later in the year if a Champion of Champion series airs in-between series 11 and 12.
Taskmaster series 12 cast
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The line-up for Taskmaster series 12 has been announced and it certainly didn’t disappoint – with a mixture of actors, comedians, impressionists and presenters set to descend on the Taskmaster house for a new list of chaotic challenges. The series 12 contestants are:
- Alan Davies – star of Jonathan Creek and QI panellist
- Desiree Burch – comedian and Too Hot To Handle narrator
- Guz Khan – comedian and Man Like Mobeen star
- Morgana Robinson – impressionist and The Windsors actor
- Victoria Coren Mitchell – professional poker player and Only Connect host
What will happen in Taskmaster series 12?
The upcoming Taskmaster line-up will be “limbering up for an assault course of absurdity”, according to Channel 4, however the broadcaster hasn’t revealed a huge amount about the challenges to come in series 12.
A golden bust of Greg Davies’s head will still be the prize up-for-grabs at the end of the series and of course, Alex Horne is set to take score and offer very little assistance throughout but exactly what we can expect the five celebs to endure in the upcoming episodes is still a huge mystery.
Taskmaster series 12 hosts
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Greg Davies and Alex Horne are returning to host series 12, with Davies back as his formidable alter ego that is the Taskmaster, while Horne welcomes the contestants to the Taskmaster house and meticulously keeps score.
The duo gave fronted the show since its first series on Dave in 2015 and have since hosted every series, including the New Year Treat and the Champion of Champions specials.
Taskmaster series 12 trailer
Channel 4 released the first trailer for Taskmaster’s upcoming twelfth series on 7th September, giving fans a first-look at this year’s contestants performing a whole load of ridiculous tasks.
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