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2 time winner! This is getting Pasta joke.x"I tried to steal spaghetti from the shop but the female gaurd saw me and I couldn't get Pasta".xPosted by Masai Graham on Sunday, August 21, 2022Reacting to his second win, the comedian wrote on Facebook: “2 time winner! This is getting Pasta joke.x”.The runner-up joke for 2022 was from Mark Simmons, which went: “Did you know, if you get pregnant in the Amazon, it’s next day delivery?”Olaf Falafel had two jokes in the Top 10, including: “My attempts to combine nitrous oxide and Oxo cubes made me a laughing stock,” at three, and: “I spent the whole morning building a time machine, so that’s four hours of my life that I’m definitely getting back,” at six.“This is Dave’s first Joke of the Fringe award in three years, and the quality of the submissions has been incredibly strong,” said Dave’s channel director Cherie Cunningham (via The Guardian). “It’s a fantastic top 10 full of newcomers and comedy veterans, and it’s a delight to crown Masai Graham as winner once more.”Other comedians that are on the list include Sophie Duker, Tim Vine and Hannah Fairweather, with women only making up two out of all the entries in total.This year’s Fringe has attracted some controversy after comedian Jerry Sadowitz had his show cancelled.

Channel 4’s Taskmaster is welcoming back its winners to compete in a special round of silly shenanigans with hosts Alex Horne and Greg Davies. Returning alongside Morgan Robinson, Sophie Duker and other previous series victors is Dara O Briain, who admits that despite his love for the show, it has been a bad influence on his three children. “It became a family favourite during lockdown and it also broke a few boundaries for us in our parenting – it was when we gave up the fight against bad language,” laughs Dara, who shares a daughter, 15, and two sons, 12 and 18, with his wife Susan.

Channel 4 has announced that series 14 of Taskmaster will air weekly from Thursday September 29 at 9pm.Hosted by Greg Davies and his assistant Alex Horne, the comedy game show returns this month to put a new line-up of celebrity contestants through a series of bizarre challenges.The line-up for this series includes comedians Dara Ó Briain, Fern Brady, John Kearns, Munya Chawawa and Sarah Millican.A synopsis reads: “Across the series, Greg will be presented with visual evidence of the competence, or otherwise, of this cross-section of comics trying to complete a range of tasks that may or may not be useful in everyday life. Can they find pleasure in construction equipment? Can they play billiards with yoga balls? And, most crucially, can they laminate?Contain your excitement, your time starts now! #Taskmaster returns, with @daraobriain, @FernBrady, @johnsfurcoat, @munyachawawa and @SarahMillican75, Thursday 29th September on @Channel4.

Apple TV+’s Pachinko and Netflix’s Sex Education are among the big winners at the Edinburgh TV Awards. Jodie Comer, Mo Gilligan and Sharon Horgan’s indie also scooped goings at the event, held this evening in Scotland’s capital as the Edinburgh TV Festival’s second day comes to an end.

A comedian has won an award for the best joke at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with a gag about spaghetti.

K.J. Yossman Actor, writer and director Diane Morgan is set to receive the Variety Outstanding Achievement Award, distributed in association with the Edinburgh TV Festival.The honor, which is awarded as part of the Festival’s prestigious TV awards, is being awarded to the BAFTA-nominated star in recognition of her extensive body of work, which ranges from Ricky Gervais’ “After Life” to “Charlie Brooker’s Weekly Wipe” and includes fan-favorite “Motherland.” Morgan’s award will be paired with a wide-ranging conversation with Variety, taking place on Thursday, Aug. 25 at the festival.

Naman Ramachandran Popular shows “Squid Game,” “Succession,” “Sex Education” and “Landscapers” are among the nominees at the Edinburgh TV Festival’s annual TV awards, which will take place as an in-person event on Aug. 25.“Sherlock” producer Sue Vertue serves as this year’s jury President and stand-up comedian and writer Sophie Duker as awards host.Nominees in the acting categories include Jodie Comer in “Help,” Lesley Manville in “I Am Maria,” Letitia Wright in “I Am Danielle,” Maxine Peake in “Anne,” Sharlene Whyte in “Stephen” and Stephen Graham in “Time.”BBC, Channel 4, Sky and Netflix have the most nominations. Channel of the Year nominees are BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Three, Channel 4, Channel 5 and ITV.

Channel 4 has announced a second Taskmaster Champion Of Champions special will air later this month.Following the first edition back in 2020, the comedy show will invite back winners of series six to ten to compete in a Champions Of Champions tournament.The former champions include Richard Herring, Liza Tarbuck, Kerry Godliman, Lou Sanders and Ed Gamble, with Greg Davies and Alex Horne back as hosts.You can check out a trailer below.Who will take home the ultimate trophy?The best of the best face off in #Taskmaster Champion of Champions 2.Thursday 23rd June at 9pm on @Channel4. pic.twitter.com/D1uNo8Q1vA— Taskmaster (@taskmaster) June 8, 2022A synopsis reads: “Returning to the scene of the greatest triumph of their lives to try and become the next Champion of Champions, Greg’s expectations will be sky high as he watches previous Taskmaster champions Ed Gamble destroy a bath toy, Kerry Godliman rolling a bobbin, Liza Tarbuck avoiding low-flying bananas, Lou Sanders painting on skates and Richard Herring revealing his bare feet.“Who will emerge as the ultimate victor and bask in the glory of the greatest triumph in television?”Taskmaster Champion Of Champions 2 will air on Channel 4 on Thursday June 23 at 9pm.The main show is currently airing its 13th series, featuring Chris Ramsey, Bridget Christie, Sophie Duker, Ardal O’Hanlon and Judi Love.

Taskmaster star Chris Ramsey has set a new record for the highest first episode score in the show's history. During tonight's (April 14) season premiere, the comedian was up against Death in Paradise star Ardal O'Hanlon, Bridget Christie, Judi Love and Sophie Duker. Ramsey won the episode with a record score of 23 points, the highest score a contender has ever reached in a season premiere of the Channel 4 game show.

Taskmaster has released a trailer for series 13 – you can watch it below.The Channel 4 comedy game show will return on Thursday, April 14, when a new line-up will join regular hosts Greg Davies and Alex Horne.Comedians Chris Ramsey, Bridget Christie and Sophie Duker will appear in the new series, alongside Father Ted star Ardal O’Hanlon and Loose Women panellist Judi Love.A description for the new series reads: “Survival for this courageous quintet will depend on their abilities to paint perfectly with their lips, effectively wrangle a cement mixer and chase Alex around a tree while he’s pedalling a tricycle.“Should they impress the Taskmaster, he will reward them with points and the occasional admiring word. But should they stumble or show any kind of weakness… he’ll scent blood and pounce on them like a puma.

Taskmaster has cryptically shared the forthcoming release date for series 13.In a graphic introducing the new participants, there also features a QR code guiding fans to an external page which itself redirects to the Taskmaster Twitter account banner.There, a message in the bottom left corner tells fans to go and visit the Taskmaster Instagram page.A message in the bottom right corner of the latest post reads the URL https://bit.ly/tmseries13, which redirects to the below YouTube video.Take a look here:In it, the show’s creator Little Alex Horne can be seen saying to camera that series 13 will begin on April 14 at 9pm on Channel 4 and All4.Comedians Chris Ramsey, Bridget Christie and Sophie Duker will all appear in series 13, alongside Father Ted star Ardal O’Hanlon and Loose Women panellist Judi Love.The most recent series featured Robinson, Alan Davies, Victoria Cohen Mitchell, Desiree Burch and Guz Khan.Another Taskmaster: Champion Of Champions special, which brings back previous winners, is scheduled to be released this year. The show will feature Liza Tarbuck, Kerry Godliman, Lou Sanders, Ed Gamble and Richard Herring, who won series six to 10 respectively.

I May Destroy You creator Michaela Coel has revealed that the BBC show was littered with many easter eggs and secret messages.Coel told Obsessed with… I May Destroy You podcast: “There are Easter eggs littered all over that show and I think you have to rewatch and rewatch and rewatch to really begin enjoying it.”While on the podcast with presenter Sophie Duker, the writer who starred as Arabella talked about a Metro UK article where hair and makeup artist Bethany Swan explained the significance of each wig and hairstyle.Swan told the outlet: “When we first meet Arabella, she has pink hair.