Taskmaster season 22 will start on Channel 4 on Thursday 3 September 2026 at 9pm, with the new run also going out worldwide on the Taskmaster YouTube channel at 10pm BST the same night. The five-comedian line-up includes Chloe Petts, Isy Suttie, Matt Lucas, Nina Conti and Richard Ayoade, while Greg Davies and Alex Horne are back in place for the next round of tasks.
The date gives viewers something concrete to mark, and it lands after the cast was already announced earlier this summer. Petts arrives with a growing profile built through panel shows including Have I Got News For You and Hypothetical, and the season now has a clear slot in the autumn schedule rather than being left as a vague return. Channel 4 is treating the series as a key part of its comedy line-up, with the YouTube release ensuring the same episodes reach viewers beyond the channel's own broadcast window.
That announcement also matters because it arrives alongside hints that the Taskmaster universe is about to stretch further. Channel 4 has commissioned a pilot for a new game show set inside that world, which suggests the format is no longer being treated as a single series but as something broader that can branch out. The season itself is said to carry an ancient Greece theme, a choice that follows the success of Christopher Nolan's blockbuster The Odyssey and gives the next set of tasks a more specific visual frame than usual.
There is still one detail that hangs over the wider plan: an Oscar winner is due to take part next year, but no name has been attached to that appearance. For now, the fixed point is the return of Davies and Horne, the arrival of five new comedians, and a launch date that leaves little doubt about when Taskmaster season 22 begins. The next question is not whether the show is coming back. It is how far Channel 4 intends to push the Taskmaster universe once this season is underway.
