Alex Horne to set families tasks in new Channel 4 show

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I just personally think 5’4 is too short for a TV host but I wish the little tike the best

That is what the article says, yes. It's unknown whether it will be a revival or a Taskmaster spinoff, but the premise sounds similar.

It does sound very “The Button but make it Horne.” Honestly I’d watch if they lean into full Taskmaster-style stats and weirdly specific family leaderboards.

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I think they mentioned avoiding general public versions of taskmaster. Hopefully by doing this they found formula that worked or channel four are throwing enough money around to get him to change his mind

I have not really been a fan of anything in the expanded Taskmaster Universe. I love the show (and love some of the international versions of it), but none of the "spin-offs" have worked for me, like the New Years Treats, Junior Taskmaster, Taskmasterclass, Taskmastermind, the board game, etc. Power to them though. Horne is a busy guy.

Other than variations of or straight up ports of existing UK tasks, the tasks on the international versions are set by the local production teams, with Horne/Avalon signing off on the final output to make sure they keep the overall Taskmaster feel. He does still generate the majority of the UK tasks though, with some input from "Task Consultant" Tim Key (which Key says is just him and Alex talking over ideas in the pub, most of which Alex has already come up with, and in some cases adding some twist or addition). The Avalon producers then test the ideas and check for the legal/safety stuff. Which is why in the most recent stage task, Greg laughed at Alex's "it actually works!" face. He'll have been genuinely worried his bagpipe task wasn't going to work.

He has been playing it for like 15 years before the show even was green lit! He would just do it for fun with other comics in the UK

It's watching people do strange, often impossible tasks. The contestants then either attempt to follow the cryptic instructions to the letter, or find a creative way to subvert or circumvent those instructions. The fun comes in seeing them either fail spectacularly, or succeed spectacularly. Each episode generally involves everything from broad slapstick to clever wordplay, and even genuine athleticism or brilliant skill. If you can't find *anything* entertaining in the show, entertainment might not be your thing.