10 short weeks ago, none of us had seen Richard Herring feed half a watermelon to a slathering Daisy May Cooper, and frankly, we were the worse off for it. Neither had we witnessed The IT Crowd’s Katherine Parkinson philosophically asking “Am I the spider?”, known how rigorously Johnny Vegas would apply himself to the task of putting the heaviest thing through a Christmas tree-bagger, or enjoyed Mawaan Rizwan thinking that if he filled an egg with helium, it would float like a happy little bee. All these, the tiny joys of a new series of Taskmaster.
Now that series 10 is over, eyes to the horizon for series 11. The new contestant line-up has been announced, along with confirmation of a second Champion of Champions mini-series featuring the winners of 6-10. First up, here’s who’ll be competing for the Taskmaster’s approval in series 11:
Lee Mack
The comedy TV veteran, creator and star of long-running BBC sitcom Not Going Out and quick-witted team captain on almost-as-long-running BBC comedy show Would I Lie To You?
Charlotte Ritchie
Actor and singer currently starring in BBC One’s brilliant Ghosts and Channel 4’s excellent Feel Good, previously of Fresh Meat, Siblings and Call the Midwife fame. Here she is as painful wannabe poet Oregon in Fresh Meat.
