Alex Horne by no means will get bored of ‘Taskmaster’.
The 46-year-old comic created the comedy panel sport present that’s now in its nineteenth collection and admits that he by no means finds engaged on the programme that sees comedians making an attempt to carry out wacky challenges tiresome.
Alex advised Nick Grimshaw and Angela Hartnett on the ‘Dish from Waitrose’ podcast: “I feel we’re filming collection twenty-one for the time being, which is sort of a very long time – so it is 10 years. And there is not an oz of me that is bored of it. I actually get pleasure from it.
“So, when the brand new individual walks in for the primary time, it is such an thrilling factor. Trigger everybody’s completely different.
“We have had, you realize, 120 comics or no matter. I need individuals on that I am enthusiastic about how they’re gonna (do). As a result of generally I’ve an thought what they’re gonna do, however when any person does one thing that surprises me, I am simply so excited.”
Alex first got here up with the idea for ‘Taskmaster’ whereas performing on the Edinburgh Competition Fringe in 2010 and defined that fellow comic Greg Davies was his “solely selection” to tackle the titular Taskmaster position – judging the contestants and awarding them factors primarily based on how they carry out.
The funnyman defined: “Nicely, personality-wise, it was clear I could not host a TV present. I used to be at all times gonna not be the host, however at all times be the assistant, who form of wields the facility actually. Unseen.
“And Greg was the one selection. So, I knew Greg earlier than from the standup world. He was simply, I imply, I am unable to think about anybody else doing that.”
Alex is usually topic to humiliation by the comics on the Channel 4 present, however is prepared to sacrifice his dignity for the sake of high quality TV.
He defined: “They know that I am the one who comes up with the duties – to place them in these positions.
“So, when Rhod Gilbert, for instance, says, ‘I need you to take your trousers off and put a candle…’. Between… you realize. And it goes via my head pondering, ‘Oh, no, Anne’s gonna watch this,’ my mother-in-law. But in addition it is good TV. So, you weigh it up and go…
“All of the dignity went fairly early. Liza Tarbuck made me sit in a cake with no trousers or pants on – as soon as you’ve got executed that, you may sort of do something. It adjustments all the pieces.”
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