Taskmaster's Greg Davies & Alex Horne

DS1ST 18 DAILY STAR, Thursday, October 15, 2020 Moo-ved ON THE THRONES: ■ Greg and Alex are in by voices charge of the fun tasks A TENTH CURRY TALKING directly to cows helps them relax more than playing voice recordings over a loudspeaker says a study by the University of ON REGARDLESS Veterinary Medicine in ONE in 10 Brits have never ■ by TOM HUTCHISON Vienna, Austria. eaten an Indian curry or launches a range called tried French food. DNA Dishes, to help people And a quarter of all adults uncover their hidden herit- Town hits have never tasted Caribbean age and discover new grub dishes or Japanese sushi. based on the results. high notes Most rely on cooking old It teamed up with favourites such as bangers genealogy specialist A YORKSHIRE town has 22 and mash, roast dinners and Living DNA and the musical acts vying for chart spaghetti bolognese. survey of 2,000 Brits positions. !e new study "ndings also revealed that 84% Bands and artists from come as recipe subscription are in the dark about their Horsforth, near Leeds, in- box company Gousto family origins. HOT STUFF: Dish clude Bethany Hare, Scum and !e State Of Georgia This task is beyond Ken! GREGour Davies and Alex Horne THE MIKE WARD INTERVIEW are arguing over whether or not to invite Ken Dodd on to GREG DAVIES their show Taskmaster. Yes, that Ken Dodd – the legendary & ALEX HORNE comedian who passed away in 2018. “I don’t think he’s right for it,” Alex is TASKMASTERS insisting. “Even though he’s my favourite person.” Brooke-Taylor. In the end, he backs “I can’t believe you rejected Ken!” down and also gives Doddy a place. Greg cries in horror. “As if it’s not bad So that makes six. It’s only meant enough for him that he’s dead!” to be "ve, but what the hell? I doubt Taskmaster’s move to Channel 4, it’ll get commissioned in any case. after nine series on Dave, has attract- !e "ve playing for real in the new ed loads of attention and it should at- series are Johnny Vegas, Katherine tract a huge audience. It’s hilarious, Parkinson, Richard Herring, Mawaan with comedians competing in ridicu- Rizwan and Daisy May Cooper. lous challenges Alex has set and a ty- !ey get o# to a cracking start. rannical Greg doling out the points. Want to see a comic attempt to inject But the move has also meant an egg with helium? Or make they have done heaps of a cow vanish into thin air? interviews, so I’ve Look no further. racked my brains for Barmy as it is, it’s something they When vital to Taskmaster’s won’t have been comedy appeal that asked before. people everyone seriously “Our ideal line- wants to win. up of deceased throw a Luckily, there’s no comics? Oh, great problem there. question, Mike!” Comics are notori- Alex exclaims. strop, it’s ously competitive. “No-one’s asked “When people us that,” says Greg. so funny throw a strop about “!at’s remarkable.” the tiniest thing on this Cheers, guys. And your ludicrous game show, it’s answers? “I’d start with Frankie so funny,” says Alex. Howerd,” says Greg. “!e thing I love !at said, the hosts aren’t immune about Taskmaster is you can’t rely on from the lunacy. your comedy persona to hide behind. “When we’re making the show, we And Frankie was so notoriously live and breathe the Taskmaster guarded. He’d be a mess!” world,” admits Greg. “I really do con- Alex’s "rst pick is Victoria Wood. vince myself I’m all-powerful.” Also making the cut are Tommy ● Taskmaster returns at 9pm to- Cooper, Richard Pryor and Tim night on Channel 4..

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