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Videos
Here’s Nina Conti’s interview task for the new series of Taskmaster, starting tonight.
As with the other contestants, she had to take Alex Horne on a tour of the London Museum of Water and Steam.
Contributions from Richard Ayoade, Isy Suttie, Matt Lucas and Chloe Petts have already been released here.
Meet Taskmaster contestant Nina Conti
Giving Alex Horne a museum tour
Meet Taskmaster contestant Richard Ayoade
Giving Alex Horne a museum tour
Meet Taskmaster contestant Matt Lucas
Giving Alex Horne a museum tour
Meet Taskmaster contestant Isy Suttie
Giving Alex Horne a tour of a water and steam museum