The BAFTA-winning behemoth that is Taskmaster is back for its 19th series, with the formidable Greg Davies and his faithful assistant ‘little’ Alex Horne inviting Ghosts star Mathew Baynton, US actor Jason Mantzoukas (The Good Place), podcaster Rosie Ramsey, and comics Fatiha El-Ghorri and Stevie Martin to compete in a series of silly missions. And for Mathew, he’s finally following in the footsteps of former Ghosts co-stars Lolly Adefope, Charlotte Ritchie and Kiell Smith-Bynoe…
“One by one, I’ve watched other actors from Ghosts doing it and thinking, ‘Well, they might get round to asking me!’” he shares. “And Taskmaster looked so much fun that I did think, ‘If they ever come knocking, I’ll say yes.’”
And Mathew certainly enters with aplomb, rocking up in an eye-catching 80s-style athlete’s kit!
“I…