Taskmaster Season 21: Everything You Need to Know
- Taskmaster is returning to Channel 4 for its 21st series, with the premiere scheduled for Thursday, 9 April 2026.
- The cast for series 21 has been confirmed as a lineup of comedians and industry professionals.
- Among the new contestants is 38-year-old comedian and actress Amy Gledhill.
Taskmaster is returning to Channel 4 for its 21st series, with the premiere scheduled for Thursday, 9 April 2026. The new season will air at 9pm, continuing the long-running format where five celebrities compete in a series of random challenges to impress the Taskmaster, Greg Davies and his assistant, Alex Horne.
The cast for series 21 has been confirmed as a lineup of comedians and industry professionals. The five contestants taking part in the competition are Amy Gledhill, Armando Iannucci, Joanna Page, Joel Dommett, and Kumail Nanjiani.
Cast Spotlight: Amy Gledhill
Among the new contestants is 38-year-old comedian and actress Amy Gledhill. Gledhill began her career in various comedy sketch groups and received the Caroline Aherne Bursary in 2018, an award intended to support new comedy talent that provided her with mentoring from a BBC editor and a cash prize.
Between 2020 and 2021, Gledhill wrote and starred in the CBBC children’s sketch show Big Fat Like
. She also appeared as the character Leslie in the BBC Two comedy series Alma’s Not Normal
starting in 2021.
In 2024, Gledhill won the award for best comedy show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. She also appeared as a participant in the second season of the Prime Video series Last One Laughing
.
Production Theme and Location
Series 21 will feature an American diner theme. For the location-based tasks, production will primarily take place at Hampton Court Palace.
The series consists of 10 episodes. The full release schedule on Channel 4 is as follows:
- Episode 1: 9 April
- Episode 2: 16 April
- Episode 3: 23 April
- Episode 4: 30 April
- Episode 5: 7 May
- Episode 6: 14 May
- Episode 7: 21 May
- Episode 8: 28 May
- Episode 9: 4 June
- Episode 10: 11 June
Episode six, airing on 14 May 2026, will mark a significant milestone for the production as the 200th episode of the show.
Future of the Franchise
Channel 4 has confirmed that Taskmaster has been recommissioned for six additional series. This ensures the continuation of the format well beyond the conclusion of series 21 on 11 June 2026.
In addition to the main series, existing spin-offs are set to return. These include Taskmaster Champion of Champions
and Taskmaster’s New Year Treat
.