Junior Taskmaster Press Pack

Junior Taskmaster is the brand-new offspring of the BAFTA and National Comedy Award-winning, Taskmaster. Taking to the thrones are Junior Taskmaster Rose Matafeo (Comedy Award winner, BAFTA & RTS Award nominated comedian, director, writer and actor) and Assistant Mike Wozniak (Double Comedy Award nominee, comedian, writer, ex-GP and star of Man Down). 

Set to take on the fiendishly baffling series of tasks are 25 contestants aged between nine and 11 who show up, ready and willing to give their all in the name of entertainment. Matafeo will pass judgement as they complete the typically idiosyncratic challenges in the brand-new Junior Taskmaster house, equipped with a shed, a caravan and a laboratory, alongside a dazzle of zebras, sandcastle pedestal and revolving top hat spinning wheel. With tasks that are designed to encourage and inspire wile, wit, creativity and athleticism, Wozniak is in his element enthusiastically overseeing each and every task.

During the series, our 25 young heroes compete across five heats and two semi-finals before the top five players will head through to the to the Grand Final, where they will hope to become the very first Junior Taskmaster Champion and, continuing the Taskmaster tradition, have the honour of taking home a trophy of the Junior Taskmaster’s magnificent golden head.

Episode 1 – Happy Birthday bandana. 
It’s the first episode of the first series of Junior Taskmaster and there’s a new sheriff in town: Rose Matafeo is our brand-new Junior Taskmaster and she reigns over her tweed-wearing assistant, Mike Wozniak. It’s Heat One this week and our five, pint-sized contestants, Anita, Lazer, Nyarah, Persia and Reuben are sniffing mashed potato and throwing a plethora of items into a large hat, all in the hope of making it through to the semi-finals. 

Stream or watch live Friday 8th November, 8pm, Channel 4