{"id":44078,"date":"2024-01-18T12:05:12","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T11:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1962808"},"modified":"2024-01-18T12:41:14","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T11:41:14","slug":"taskmasters-jamali-maddix-to-host-docuseries-from-louis-therouxs-mindhouse","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/taskmasters-jamali-maddix-to-host-docuseries-from-louis-therouxs-mindhouse\/","title":{"rendered":"Taskmaster\u2019s Jamali Maddix to host docuseries from Louis Theroux\u2019s Mindhouse"},"content":{"rendered":"

The comedian will be examining the “more extreme worlds people choose to live in”. <\/p>

By David Craig\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 18 January 2024 at 11:05 AM<\/p>

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Comedian Jamali Maddix will front a four-part docuseries for Dave and UKTV Play titled Follow the Leader, which delves into communities operating on the fringes of mainstream culture.<\/p>\n

The talent, known for his television appearances on Taskmaster and Never Mind the Buzzcocks, will be investigating religious cults, political movements, underground radicals and ostracised groups over the course of the series.<\/p>\n

Maddix hopes to understand the enormous loyalty and devotion that these communities inspire, whilst reflecting on how our world has splintered and changed following the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

He explained: \u201cI\u2019ve always been fascinated by cults and sub-cultures \u2013 people that choose to live as \u2018other\u2019. Comedians are typically outsiders and I\u2019ve made a career from observing people\u2019s behaviour and nuances from this perspective.<\/p>

\u201cWith this show I want to explore the more extreme worlds people choose to live in and discover who they are and crucially why<\/em> they do what they do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Follow the Leader is produced by Louis Theroux\u2019s Mindhouse Productions, with the legendary documentarian serving as creative director on the project.<\/p>\n

Louis Theroux said: \u201cIn times of great weirdness, it gives me some consolation to know that we have intrepid connoisseurs of the dark, the troubling, the downright baffling of the calibre of Jamali.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHe is the real deal: brave funny, curious \u2013 someone who can walk the fine line of challenging and confronting where necessary but also being empathetic and kind. I\u2019m proud to be with him on the Follow the Leader journey, wherever it may take us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Follow the Leader does not yet have a premiere date, but is expected to arrive on Dave and UKTV Play sometime this year,<\/p>\n

UKTV\u2019s commissioning executive Emile Nawagamuwa added: \u201cIn a world that is increasingly fragmented, it\u2019s fascinating to see just what connects us and who our new thought leaders are.<\/p>\n

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