Alex Horne teases major change for Taskmaster season 21 including 'special guest'

Taskmaster creator Alex Horne has teased big changes in store for the Channel 4 programme’s 21st season.

For the uninitiated, the long-running comedy series sees a batch of five celebrities pitted against each other as they take on various bizarre tasks to be crowned the winner.

From filling an egg cup with their own tears, attempting to make a bridge out of straws, rubbers and chewing gum, to hula hooping on stage in front of a live audience, or making a creepy nursery rhyme, Taskmaster really has seen it all.

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The series, hosted by Greg Davies and “Little” Alex Horne as his assistant, first aired in 2019, and over that time has seen more than a hundred celebrities take part, including Munya Chawawa, Judi Love, Joe Lycett, Katherine Ryan and Bob Mortimer.

The latest season featured Fatiha El-Ghorri, Jason Mantzoukas, Matthew Baynton, Rosie Ramsey and Stevie Martin battle it out, with Ghosts actor Mathew crowned the winner.

And although season 20’s line-up has only just been announced, with the series yet to air later this year, Alex has already teased the following instalment.

In an interview with Radio Times, he shared: “There are two things that are new. We're filming somewhere as well as the house – somewhere that's pretty mad."

He then added: "And we have a special guest this series from somewhere exotic who you'll recognise. That's all I can say."

He went on to tell the publication: "20's coming out soon. All going well. We're just in the middle of filming the next one and I'm still enjoying it. I'm still weirdly finding it exciting."

Though there’s no telling who that could be, fans were left delighted when the season 20 line-up dropped.

It will see Ania Magliano, Maisie Adam, Phil Ellis, Reece Shearsmith and Sanjeev Bhaskar go head to head to be named champion, while a New Year ’s special is also presumed to air, with past specials having seen the likes of Claudia Winkleman, Sir Mo Farah, Carol Vorderman, Martin Lewis and Rylan Clark take part.

After a teaser showing the five new comedians filming a task for season 20, as part of the line-up announcement, fans were left delighted.

One wrote: “My prayers have been answered I have wanted maisie adam on taskmaster for so long.”

Another said: “Oh this is going to be GOOD!!”

“FINALLY REECE OH MY GOD IVE WAITED MY WHOLE LIFE FOR THIS,” a fourth commented.

Meanwhile, Horrible Histories star Mathew reflected on his win in a recent interview with Metro, and revealed his plans to return.

“I’m just really happy. I was having so much fun…,” he shared.

After a suggestion of returning for the Champion of Champions series, which has the previous winners battle it out against each other, he added: “I did start thinking, oh, it would be really nice [to win] because winning means a repeat of the experience. The number one thing about winning is thinking, Oh, great, I get to go back.

“I guess the only sadness about getting to go back is that I won’t be sat with those guys [the season 19 contestants] because they were so much fun.”

Taskmaster is available to watch on Channel 4.