{"id":8184,"date":"2021-12-03T12:27:04","date_gmt":"2021-12-03T11:27:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1529066"},"modified":"2021-12-03T12:59:08","modified_gmt":"2021-12-03T11:59:08","slug":"taskmasters-new-year-treat-reveals-line-up-for-one-off-special","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/taskmasters-new-year-treat-reveals-line-up-for-one-off-special\/","title":{"rendered":"Taskmaster\u2019s New Year Treat reveals line-up for one-off special"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Flora Carr\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 03 December 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Greg Davies has once again gathered a group of unwitting celebrity contestants for a new, standalone episode of Taskmaster<\/a> for New Year\u2019s.<\/p>\n

The festive Channel 4 episode, titled Taskmaster\u2019s New Year Treat, will feature \u201cludicrous challenges\u201d overseen by Greg\u2019s ever-faithful assistant Little Alex Horne, who also created the series.<\/p>\n

The five celebrity contestants are Strictly Come Dancing<\/a>\u2018s Claudia Winkleman, broadcaster Adrian Chiles, Paralympic champion Jonnie Peacock, rapper and TV personality Lady Leshurr, and former Cabinet minister Baroness Sayeeda Warsi.<\/p>\n

The group was announced on 3rd December in a promotional video posted to the official Taskmaster Twitter account, with all five celebrities emerging from clouds of colourful smoke.<\/p>\n

Get ready for #Taskmaster<\/a>‘s New Year Treat with\u2026Adrian Chiles @ClaudiaWinkle<\/a> @LadyLeshurr<\/a> @JonniePeacock<\/a> and @SayeedaWarsi<\/a>. Coming soon! pic.twitter.com\/EZuKh2fU8b<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Taskmaster (@taskmaster) December 3, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>