{"id":25073,"date":"2022-11-03T10:00:28","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T09:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1732092"},"modified":"2022-11-03T10:28:08","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T09:28:08","slug":"taskmasters-alex-horne-takes-the-lead-in-the-horne-section-trailer","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/taskmasters-alex-horne-takes-the-lead-in-the-horne-section-trailer\/","title":{"rendered":"Taskmaster\u2019s Alex Horne takes the lead in The Horne Section trailer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Katie Rosseinsky\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 03 November 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">It\u2019s time for <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/people\/alex-horne\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Alex Horne<\/a> to step into the spotlight with his very own TV show.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">The <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/programme\/b-f6in53\/taskmaster\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Taskmaster<\/a> assistant takes centre stage in the trailer for his Channel 4 sitcom The Horne Section TV Show, which promises a brilliant blend of music and meta-comedy, following Horne as he attempts to strike out on his own.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">The teaser clip shows Horne feeling fed up after being introduced as <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/people\/greg-davies\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Greg Davies<\/a>\u2019s sidekick on Taskmaster, prompting him to admit: \u201cI can\u2019t be the little assistant any more, I want to be in charge.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">Joined by his long-suffering band, the trailer then follows Horne as he attempts to produce a late night music chat show that\u2019s \u201caccessible, relatable and very, very cool\u201d \u2013 all from the comfort of his own home.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">The comic\u2019s famous friends make a series of cameos in the clip, with <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/people\/john-oliver\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">John Oliver<\/a> attempting to get in touch via a video call (which Horne promptly shuts down) and a characteristically grumpy Davies arriving on set, only to claim \u201cI haven\u2019t got long.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>You can watch the chaos unfold in the full clip below:<\/p>\n<iframe title=\"&quot;The\" horne=\"\" section=\"\" tv=\"\" show=\"\" thurs=\"\" nov=\"\" on=\"\" channel=\"\" or=\"\" stream=\"\" all=\"\" episodes=\"\" now=\"\" width=\"&quot;200&quot;\" height=\"&quot;113&quot;\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/19nIFCrFeso?feature=oembed&quot;\" frameborder=\"&quot;0&quot;\" allow=\"&quot;accelerometer;\" autoplay=\"\" clipboard-write=\"\" encrypted-media=\"\" gyroscope=\"\" picture-in-picture=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">This Time With Alan Partridge\u2019s <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/people\/tim-key\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Tim Key<\/a> is also set to appear, joined by Live at the Apollo\u2019s Desiree Burch as Horne\u2019s frustrated producer, Staged\u2019s Georgia Tennant as a Channel 4 executive and Camille Ucan as the show\u2019s researcher.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">There will also be special appearances from an eclectic line-up of stars including Big Zuu (who immediately responds with \u201cAsda!\u201d when asked to \u201cname a big place\u201d in the trailer), Martin Kemp, Anneka Rice, Imogen Heap and Dr Ranj Singh.<\/span><\/p> <p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">Meanwhile, The Horne Section \u2013 comprising Joe Auckland on trumpet and banjo, Mark Brown on saxophone and guitar, Will Collier on bass, Ben Reynolds on drums and percussion, and Ed Sheldrake on keyboards \u2013 will be on hand to provide musical accompaniment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">Can \u201cLittle Alex Horne\u201d prove the naysayers wrong with his new venture? Or will it all go horribly wrong like the most chaotic of Taskmaster tasks? 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