Taskmaster has revealed its New Yr Deal with line-up.
The festive particular of the Channel 4 favorite will function a celeb five-some competing in two episodes over the vacation interval in a format change for the present.
Its New Yr line-up might be comprised of Huge Zuu, 30, Jill Scott, 38, Rose Ayling‑Ellis, 30, Sam Ryder, 36, and Susie Dent, 60.
The announcement got here as collection 20 concluded and the present additionally confirmed the forthcoming fourth “Champion of Champions” occasion.
Collection 20 of Taskmaster drew to its shut on Thursday (13.11.25), and the brand new New Yr Deal with would be the first time the seasonal particular extends throughout two instalments relatively than a single episode.
The 5 contestants have been described as “radically totally different well-known faces from all corners of the leisure world”.
Huge Zuu, the BAFTA-winning TV chef and musician, Jill Scott, the previous England footballer, Rose Ayling-Ellis, the actress and youngsters’s-book writer, Sam Ryder, the BRIT-nominated musician, and Susie Dent, the lexicographer and presenter, will every battle for the coveted Golden Eyebrows trophy awarded by Greg Davies, along with his assistant Alex Horne protecting tabs on the proceedings.
Concerning the Champion of Champions particular, the present confirmed the winner of collection 20 joins previous winners Andy Zaltzman, John Robins, Mathew Baynton and Sam Campbell within the fourth instalment of its face-off.
No broadcast dates have but been introduced for the New Yr Deal with or the Champion of Champions particular.
In the meantime, collection 21 of Taskmaster is scheduled to air in 2026.
Taskmaster has turn into one of many UK’s most profitable and recognisable comedy codecs, rising from a small concept on the Edinburgh Fringe into a world hit.
Created by Alex Horne and fronted by Greg Davies, the present’s mixture of absurd challenges, improvisation and aggressive chaos has received a devoted viewers.
Its transfer to Channel 4 boosted its profile, whereas a number of worldwide variations have launched in nations together with New Zealand, Sweden and Portugal.
The collection has additionally spawned books, stay reveals and an enormous on-line following.
