Taskmaster is coming to 10 and 10 Play on Thursday, February 2 at 7.30pm.
Each week, tough-love Taskmaster, Tom Gleeson, and his trusty sidekick Tom Cashman set Julia Morris, Luke McGregor, Jimmy Rees, Nina Oyama and Danielle Walker a series of challenges to discover who will master the tasks.
In a first look at the series, viewers can glimpse the nation’s top comics battling it out for points as they complete menial tasks with as much speed as they can.
Beverley McGarvey, the executive vice president and chief content officer for Paramount ANZ told Mediaweek last October, “Taskmaster, I’m sure you’re probably aware is a hit in the UK. We’ve really wanted to make the show for years. It’s a really particular show to cast, if you don’t get the cast right, you can’t really make the show.
“We’re really excited to have Tom Gleeson as the Taskmaster, it feels like he was kind of born to be the Taskmaster. Comedy is resonating really well with our audience at the minute, and in the economic environment we’re in, we tend to find comedy does well in these types of cycles.”
The lineup of comedians ready to risk their reputations, includes Julia Morris, Luke McGregor, Jimmy Rees, Nina Oyama and Danielle Walker.
Who’ll master the tasks? At the series’ end, the comedian with the most points will be crowned the champion.
Taskmaster Tom Gleeson said: “Taskmaster is a popular comedy game show from the UK where the host belittles comedians while they carry out tedious tasks.
“People have been asking me to host an Australian version for years. How could I say no? Hosting this show is a bloody match made in heaven.”
Produced by Avalon / Kevin &Co, executive producers are Alex Horne, Richard Allen-Turner, Rob Aslett, James Taylor, Jon Thoday and Andy Devonshire (The Apprentice and The Great British Bake Off), who also acts as series director.