About this episode

Jesse Thorn interviews Alex Horne and Greg Davies about the British game show Taskmaster and its unique comedic tasks.

We’re talking all things Taskmaster ! The British game show in which comedians compete against each other through a series of odd, sometimes very funny, tasks. The show’s creator, Alex Horne, and his co-host, Greg Davies, join us to chat about some of their favorite past tasks, why most of the contestants are comedians, and how they come up with tasks for the show. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

People in this episode

Host: Jesse Thorn

Guests: Alex Horne, Greg Davies

Topics covered

• game show
• comedy
• tasks
• interview
• creativity

Keywords

• Taskmaster
• comedians
• game show
• interview
• comedy tasks

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NPR

Books & works: Taskmaster

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