Air date set for Taskmaster series 21 | Episodes will again go out on YouTube too © Avalon / C4

Air date set for Taskmaster series 21

Episodes will again go out on YouTube too

Taskmaster’s 21st series will air on Channel 4  from April 9,  it has been announced.

The five new contestants are Amy Gledhill, Armando Iannucci, Joanna Page, Joel Dommett and Kumail Nanjiani.

Over ten episodes, the contestants will be set a new sereies of absurd tasks by  Alex Horne, with Greg Davies awarding points.

As with the last series, episodes will drop on YouTube as soon as they have aired on Channel 4 for viewers outside the UK.

The show’s channel has accumulated more than 1.4 billion views and over 2.1 million subscribers since launching in October 2019.

Published: 25 Mar 2026

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