TVTV NewsChannel 4's Taskmaster is returning for series 22 and viewers don't have long to wait19:54, 20 Aug 2026Updated 19:55, 20 Aug 2026Channel 4 has confirmed the start date for Taskmaster's new series.‌Now on season 22, the hit show fronted by Greg Davies and Alex Horne is a back with a host of TV favourites. And among the cast are Peep Show's Isy Suttie, Doctor Who's Matt Lucas, ventriloquist comedian Nina Conti, stand-up comedian Chloe Petts and The Bad Guys' Richard Ayoade.‌The show will return to the UK on Thursday, September 3 at 9pm - its usual time slot - and will then drop an hour later on the Taskmaster YouTube channel around the world.‌The tasks this time around will see the celebs "crawl through secret tunnels, look for faces on toast, go on holiday with shoes and make interesting use of their armpits", reports Digital Spy.Recently, Greg admitted there are things his co-host does that "always genuinely irritate" him.‌He told Metro: "I think he deliberately sits down and thinks: 'I know how to get Greg into character, and it's to properly wind him up.' He says things that have no structure, punchline [or] comic premise, and it genuinely annoys me."[The scoring] is my revenge. It's the little things he doesn't like. When I give two contestants the same score, if you look into his eyes, his little brain is on fire with rage because he wants things put into boxes."‌Taskmaster has been expanding across the globe in recent years, with the YouTube channel almost doubling its views across 2025.Earlier this year, it was announced that a Polish version is on the way, which is the 14th international version. The upcoming season of Taskmaster UK will be its 22nd.Meanwhile, Channel 4 has also given the green light to a pilot for a brand new Taskmaster spin-off.Article continues belowCurrently titled Your Time Starts Now, the programme, hosted by Taskmaster's Alex Horne, will see British households go head-to-head in a series of challenges without ever stepping outside their front doors.It's a similar concept to Alex's previous BBC programme The Button, while also drawing on the hugely popular HomeTasking series that unfolded online throughout the Covid lockdowns of 2020 and 2021.Taskmaster returns to Channel 4 on September 3Choose Daily Mirror as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.‌YouTubeChannel 4