The spin-off has enlisted some familiar faces. <\/p>
Rose Matafeo and Mike Wozniak will serve as the Taskmaster and their assistant in a children\u2019s version of the popular comedy game show.<\/p>\n
Spin-off Junior Taskmaster<\/a> was announced by Channel 4 earlier this year and will see a group of five kids aged nine to 11 take on the show\u2019s typically bizarre challenges.<\/p>\n The series was commissioned in light of the all-ages appeal of the main programme, with a censored family-friendly version titled Taskmaster Bleeped also available on the broadcaster\u2019s free streaming service.<\/p>\n Today, it has been confirmed that BAFTA-nominated Starstruck<\/a> creator Matafeo will lead the show, with actor and comedian Wozniak as her suffering underling. Both are former contestants, each placing second in their respective seasons.<\/p> Rose Matafeo, the Junior Taskmaster, said: \u201cTo be appointed as Junior Taskmaster is one of the greatest honours of my already wildly successful career. I am greatly looking forward to the power going to my head.\u201d<\/p>\n Mike Wozniak, the Junior Taskmaster\u2019s Assistant, added: \u201cAll I ever wanted to be when I grew up was a Little Alex Horne (or a regional manager for a major provider of motorway service stations) so this is literally a dream come true.<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cI hereby vow to do my utmost to hold the office of Junior Taskmaster\u2019s Assistant in the spirit of the original Little Alex Horne: with his courage, his grit and his dignity.\u201d<\/p>\n In addition to Junior Taskmaster, the main adult series has also been renewed for an additional six iterations on Channel 4, with the current 15th season<\/a> due to conclude in June.<\/p>