{"id":42975,"date":"2024-01-03T15:48:16","date_gmt":"2024-01-03T14:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1953798"},"modified":"2024-01-03T17:45:20","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T16:45:20","slug":"taskmaster-confirms-champion-of-champions-2024-air-date-with-trailer","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/taskmaster-confirms-champion-of-champions-2024-air-date-with-trailer\/","title":{"rendered":"Taskmaster confirms Champion of Champions 2024 air date with trailer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Who do you think will come out on top? <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By David Craig\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 03 January 2024 at 14:48 PM<\/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>The third <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/programme\/b-f6in53\/taskmaster\/\">Taskmaster<\/a>: Champion of Champions special finally has a confirmed release date, with fans able to tune in on Channel 4 later this month.<\/p>\n<p>Four winners of the zany competition \u2013 plus one runner-up \u2013 will submit themselves to the all-knowing judgement of one Greg Davies in an episode scheduled for <strong>Sunday 14th January 2024<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Dara \u00d3 Briain, Morgana Robinson, Sarah Kendall and Sophie Duker are the past victors taking another run at the bizarre challenges dreamt up by Alex Horne and his team.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, in an unusual twist, runner-up (and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/ghosts-season-6-cancelled-exclusive-explained\/\">Ghosts<\/a> star) Kiell Smith-Bynoe will also return, due to the fact that the winner of his season, Canadian comic Mae Martin, was not available to film.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the trailer for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/taskmaster-champion-of-champions-3-line-up\/\">Taskmaster: Champion of Champions III<\/a> right now:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The search for the Champions of Champions trophy is on\u2026 <br\/><br\/>Catch <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/daraobriain?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@daraobriain<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kfRedhot?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@kfRedhot<\/a>, Morgana Robinson, Sarah Kendall and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sophiedukebox?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@sophiedukebox<\/a> on 14th January on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Channel4<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Taskmaster?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Taskmaster<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8Mahm6tG60\">pic.twitter.com\/8Mahm6tG60<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Taskmaster (@taskmaster) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/taskmaster\/status\/1742304767479828585?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 2, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p>Best known for their stand-up and the acclaimed comedy-drama <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/feel-good-review-netflix\/\">Feel Good<\/a>, Martin expressed regret (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/reality-tv\/a46269313\/taskmaster-champion-of-champions-3-release-date-trailer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Digital Spy<\/a>) that they would not get another chance to compete in the ultimate comic game show.<\/p>\n<p>They said: \u201cI am absolutely fuming at the fact that I am unable to participate in Taskmaster\u2019s Champion of Champions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would love nothing more than to fight for the title of ultimate champion and spend another week of my life being ridiculed by Greg.<\/p> <p>\u201cI am, however, confident in the choice to send Kiell to fight on my behalf. He is an agile and profoundly competitive young man, and also much, much cooler and funnier than me, so we should have it in the bag.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/the-radio-times-podcast-series-five\/\">Radio Times Podcast<\/a>, Martin recently described Taskmaster as \u201cthe best show in the world\u201d, and confessed to being \u201cstarstruck\u201d by Davies.<\/p>\n<p>They added: \u201cIt\u2019s a bulletproof format. It doesn\u2019t matter who\u2019s on it, it brings out the best and the worst in people, in the best way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Taskmaster: Champion of Champions returns on Sunday 14th January 2024. Check out more of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/\">Comedy<\/a> coverage or visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\">TV Guide<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\">Streaming Guide<\/a> to find out what\u2019s on.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310 \u2013\u00a0<a id=\"OWAd6a6c3ba-49f5-0b08-841b-80c9962943d5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/?utm_term=evergreen-article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\" data-loopstyle=\"linkonly\">subscribe now<\/a>. 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