Taskmaster The Podcast

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Reece Shearsmith - Series 20 Ep.3 Sep 25, 2025

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This week Ed is joined by comedy royalty, it's Reece Shearsmith!

Reece talks to Ed about one of his worst performing episodes yet. There's twins, there's snakes and there is also some arts and crafts. It's all here for Reece to discuss and share why he didn't think he was the angriest contestant on the show.

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Ania Magliano - Series 20 Ep.2 Sep 18, 2025

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On this week's podcast Ed is joined by the brilliant comedian and current contestant, Ania Magliano! Ania shares details about when she was last in the Taskmaster House and what she had for desert! She also tells Ed how she thought she could fix Greg and why she had such an issue with Maisie's indescribable object. All of this plus the pair dig deep in to episode two, task by task.

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Jason Mantzoukas - Series 20 Ep.1 Sep 11, 2025

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Get locked in because Taskmaster is BACK baby and we have the perfect guest to kick of Series 20! Jason Mantzoukas returns to the podcast and shares he thoughts of the brand new line-up! Jason also explains how Taskmaster fans are the best and why he thinks he was the real champ of Series 19!

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Taskmaster The Podcast - Series 20 Trailer Sep 05, 2025

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It's almost time! On 11th September at 9pm on C4 our new contestants will be taken to task on Series 20 of Taskmaster! Which also means the podcast is BACK!

As well as the new contestants joining Ed in the caravan, we will have some additional special guests to share their thoughts on how the Series 20 line up are doing!

The podcast will be available from 10pm, after the main show, wherever you get your podcasts!

Taskmaster the Podcast Live with Nish Kumar - Part Two Aug 29, 2025

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It's part two of the first ever Taskmaster Podcast Live! It's the first ever live Taskmaster Podcast!

Ed recorded the podcast back in July at the Just For Laughs Comedy festival in Montreal! Ed was joined by Taskmaster Royalty (and his best mate) Nish Kumar!

Ed and Nish attempt to create Nish's ultimate episode and in this part they chat about the legendary Rosalind song and how he and Mark made a bond through being in a team together. And of course they also discuss Bob Mortimer's high anus (naturally). All of this plus plenty BTS and Nish's live task pick!

Taskmaster the Podcast Live with Nish Kumar - Part One Aug 21, 2025

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It's the first ever live Taskmaster Podcast! Ed recorded the podcast back in July at the Just For Laughs Comedy festival in Montreal! Ed was joined by Taskmaster Royalty (and his best mate) Nish Kumar!

Ed and Nish attempt to create Nish's ultimate episode and in this part they chat about his favourite prize task and of course the infamous basketball task! They also discuss how the Mantouzas x Kumar friendship blossomed and why Nish was always going to be a part of Jason's Taskmaster journey.

Come back next week to hear the rest of Nish's picks for his ultimate ep!

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Taskmaster The People's Podcast - Sudoku for a Poodle Aug 14, 2025

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This week on the Taskmaster Podcast we share the latest People's Podcast which if you don't know is hosted each week by the brilliant Jenny Eclair and Jack Bernhardt!

Enjoy!

This week our homework comes from a listener who wanted Jenny and Jack to re-live Greg's best moments of being angry at everyone, and Victoria Coren-Mitchell's complete misunderstanding of a task assignment. Also we have a new Jason Mantzoukas vs Nish Kumar comparison, and a new Patatas goof to unpack for next week's homework.

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Q&A With Greg Davies and Alex Horne at The Town Hall in NYC - Part Two Aug 07, 2025

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This week Taskmaster The Podcast brings you part two of a Q&A Alex and Greg took part in back in early 2025 in New York City. The Q&A was moderated by Josh Gondelman and followed the premiere of the first two episodes of Series 19! As well chatting about Series

Alex and Gregg discuss how making Taskmaster has changed over ten years (very little!), how you would describe Taskmaster in 5 words and who would win between Alex and Greg if they took part in the show!

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Q&A With Greg Davies and Alex Horne at The Town Hall in NYC - Part One Jul 31, 2025

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This week Taskmaster The Podcast brings you part one of a Q&A Alex an Greg took part in back in early 2025 in New York City.

The Q&A was moderated by Josh Gondelman and followed the premiere of the first two episodes of Series 19! As well chatting about Series 19 Alex and Greg also took questions from the audience which covered all manner of topics!

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Taskmaster x English Heritage : A short history of games with Taskmaster’s Alex Horne Jul 24, 2025

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On this week's Taskmaster Podcast we have something a little different! We are sharing an Episode of the English Heritage Podcast which features our very own Little Alex Horne!

This summer, Taskmaster have teamed up with English Heritage to set you silly challenges as you explore 17 of their sites. So, we couldn’t miss the opportunity to discuss some of the more unusual games and entertainments enjoyed in the past.

In this episode, Amy Matthews is joined by Taskmaster creator Alex Horne and English Heritage curator Peter Moore for some gaming nostalgia, stories of weird and wonderful games from our sites and a selection of Lady Braybrooke’s after-dinner riddles to solve.

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