Taskmaster Australia

Taskmaster Australia
Also known asTaskmaster
GenreComedy
Panel game
Created byAlex Horne
Developed byCam Bakker
Written by
Directed by
  • Tom Furniss
  • Andy Devonshire
Presented byTom Gleeson
StarringTom Cashman
Theme music composerThe Horne Section
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes30
Production
Executive producers
  • Alex Horne
  • Richard Allen-Turner
  • Rob Aslett
  • James Taylor
  • Jon Thoday
  • Andy Devonshire[1]
  • Sarah Thornton[2]
ProducerCam Bakker
Production locationsSydney, Australia (S1, S2, S4 studio filming)
Melbourne, Australia (S3, studio filming)
New Zealand (task filming)
Running time47 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkNetwork 10
Release2 February 2023 (2023-02-02) –
present
Related
Taskmaster (British TV series)
Taskmaster New Zealand
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Taskmaster Australia is an Australian comedy panel game show first broadcast on Network 10 on 2 February 2023.[3] Based on the British show Taskmaster created by comedian Alex Horne, the program revolves around a group of five celebrities – mainly comedians – attempt to complete a series of challenges, judged by the "Taskmaster", Tom Gleeson, and accompanied by his assistant, comedian Tom Cashman, frequently referred to as “Lesser Tom”.[4]

The show's first season was broadcast in early 2023, with a second broadcast in mid-2024.[5] Season three started airing in late 2024,[6][7] with a fourth filming in late 2024 and due for broadcast in 2025.[8]

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  2. ^ Gollasch, Grace (2 February 2023). ""Imperfectly perfect": How 10 is putting an Aussie spin on comedy game show Taskmaster". Mediaweek. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  3. ^ Knox, David (16 January 2023). "Airdate: Taskmaster". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  4. ^ Laidlaw, Kyle (6 October 2022). "TOM GLEESON takes comedians to task on TASKMASTER AUSTRALIA coming to CHANNEL 10 in 2023". TV Blackbox. Archived from the original on 11 March 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  5. ^ Knox, David (21 March 2024). "Taskmaster Australia cast revealed". TVTonight. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  6. ^ Knox, David (1 May 2024). "Returning: Taskmaster Australia". TVTonight. Archived from the original on 1 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  7. ^ Cashman, Tom [@tomcashman1] (1 May 2024). "The cast for our next season of Taskmaster AU! First ep will be out 23 May! PLUS there's another season airing straight after this one. Lots of Taskmaster AU happening". Retrieved 1 May 2024 – via Instagram.
  8. ^ Knox, David (28 August 2024). "Audience Tix: Taskmaster Australia". TVTonight. Retrieved 27 August 2024.