Phil Ellis
A contestant in the 20th season of Taskmaster, Phil Ellis Winner of the panel prize at the 2014 Fosters Edinburgh Comedy Awards for his twisted kids show Funz and Gamez. He also won the 2025 Chortle Award for best compere.
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Phil Ellis and Anna Thomas launch podcast
Early Worms starts Friday
Taskmaster contestant Phil Ellis and fellow comic Anna Thomas are launching a new podcast called Early Worms.
Ellis said: ‘Can’t wait to bring people into our shared breakdown. I think people are really going to enjoy two mates just talking about whatever pops into their heads, which I believe is uncharted territory for podcasting."
Thomas added: ‘It’s an absolute dream to be making a podcast with such a lovely flock of people. Can’t wait to make more and for everyone to plop our horrible little chats into their lovely little ears."
Early Worms is produced by A Lovely Time Productions, a Manchester-based production company founded by John Stansfield and Chris Cantrill. This is their third podcast, following the agricultural comedy Rural Concerns, and the short-lived A Lovely Time with Amy Gledhill
Early Worms launches on all podcast platforms on Friday.
Published: 15 Oct 2025
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