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Taskmaster

Taskmaster

Channel 4 2015

Greg Davies is the Taskmaster, and with the help of his ever-loyal assistant Alex Horne, they will set out to test the wiles, wit, wisdom and skills of five hyper-competitive comedians. Who will be crowned the Taskmaster champion in this brand new game show?
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The Top 10 Actors and Characters of Taskmaster (Ranked Cast in 2024)

Paul Sinha

#1 - Paul Sinha (Himself - Chaser)

Supriya Kumar "Paul" Sinha is a British comedian, broadcaster, quiz player, and doctor of Bengali descent. He is one of the Chasers on the ITV game show The Chase.

Paul Sinha plays as Himself - Chaser in Taskmaster.
Paul Sinha is the top #1 member of the cast and appears in 896 episodes.

Jon Richardson

#2 - Jon Richardson (Self - Team Captain)

Jon Richardson plays as Self - Team Captain in Taskmaster.
Jon Richardson is the top #2 member of the cast and appears in 91 episodes.

Russell Howard

#3 - Russell Howard (Himself)

Russell Howard is a British stand-up comedian, actor, radio presenter, and television host.

Russell Howard plays as Himself in Taskmaster.
Russell Howard is the top #3 member of the cast and appears in 63 episodes.

Romesh Ranganathan

#4 - Romesh Ranganathan (Himself - Host)

British comedian.

Romesh Ranganathan plays as Himself - Host in Taskmaster.
Romesh Ranganathan is the top #4 member of the cast and appears in 50 episodes.

Rob Beckett

#5 - Rob Beckett (Self - Team Captain)

Robert "Rob" Beckett is an English stand-up comedian and presenter, best known for being a co-host on the ITV2 spin-off show I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! NOW! from 2012 to 2014.

Rob Beckett plays as Self - Team Captain in Taskmaster.
Rob Beckett is the top #5 member of the cast and appears in 45 episodes.

Iain Stirling

#6 - Iain Stirling (Self - Narrator (voice))

Scottish comedian, writer, and TV personality.

Iain Stirling plays as Self - Narrator (voice) in Taskmaster.
Iain Stirling is the top #6 member of the cast and appears in 38 episodes.

Hugh Dennis

#7 - Hugh Dennis (Toby)

Peter Hugh Dennis is an English comedian, actor, writer, impressionist and voice-over artist, best known for being one half of Punt and Dennis with comedy partner Steve Punt, and playing Pete Brockman, the father in the BBC One sitcom Outnumbered. Since 2005, Dennis has been a regular panellist on the BBC Two satirical comedy show Mock the Week.

Hugh Dennis plays as Toby in Taskmaster.
Hugh Dennis is the top #7 member of the cast and appears in 37 episodes.

Tim Vine

#8 - Tim Vine (Tim Adams)

Tim Vine plays as Tim Adams in Taskmaster.
Tim Vine is the top #8 member of the cast and appears in 34 episodes.

James Acaster

#9 - James Acaster (Self - Host)

James William Acaster is an English comedian originally from Kettering, Northamptonshire. He has performed for several consecutive years at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and has been nominated for Best Show five times. Acaster has appeared on several panel shows, including Mock the Week, Taskmaster, 8 out of 10 Cats, and Would I Lie to You?. He has a 2018 Netflix show entitled Repertoire, consisting of four hour-long stand-up comedy performances. In 2019, Acaster won the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Award, making him the first UK comedian to do so in nine years.

James Acaster plays as Self - Host in Taskmaster.
James Acaster is the top #9 member of the cast and appears in 32 episodes.

Jo Brand

#10 - Jo Brand (Herself - Host)

Jo Brand plays as Herself - Host in Taskmaster.
Jo Brand is the top #10 member of the cast and appears in 30 episodes.

Last updated: apr 14, 2024

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