Alex Horne

Biography

Alexander James Jeffrey "Alex" Horne is a British comedian. Horne is the creator of Taskmaster, a comedy panel show in which he is the assistant to "Taskmaster" Greg Davies, who judges comedians on various absurd tasks they are asked to perform. He is also the host of "The Horne Section", a live music variety show which has been broadcast on BBC Radio 4.

Personal Facts

Known For

Creator

Gender

male

Known Credits

39

Birth Date

1978-09-10 00:00:00

Birth Place

West Sussex, UK

Known For

Credits

• actors (22 credits)

  • Burger Van Man

    Police Dispatcher (Voice)

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Have I Got a Bit More News for You

    - Episode 10 (2024) ... Self - Presenter actor actors
    2026
  • Chess Ham

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • Time Travel Is Dangerous!

    The Unreason Band (as the Horne Section)

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • Jazz Emu: Ego Death

    Qwæsian

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • The Wrestling

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • The Candlenights 2021 Special

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Taskmaster’s New Year Treat

    Self - Taskmaster's Assistant

    actor

    actors

    - Taskmaster’s New Year Treat 2026 (Part 2) (2026) ... Self - Taskmaster's Assistant actor actors

    - Taskmaster's New Year Treat 2026 (Part 1) (2026) ... Self - Taskmaster's Assistant actor actors

    - TaskMaster's New Year's Treat 2025 (2024) ... Self - Taskmaster's Assistant actor actors

    - Taskmaster's New Year Treat 2024 (2024) ... Self - Taskmaster's Assistant actor actors

    - Taskmaster's New Year Treat 2023 (2023) ... Self - Taskmaster's Assistant actor actors
    2021
  • Michael McIntyre's The Wheel

    - Episode 8 (2025) ... Self - Expert actor actors
    2020
  • Game Changer

    - One and Done (2025) ... Self - Special Video Apperance actor actors
    2019
  • Ken Dodd: How Tickled We Were

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • The Royal Variety Performance 2018

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • The Horne Section Television Programme

    Self – Performer, The Horne Section

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer

    - Emma Willis, Clara Amfo, Blake Harrison, Alex Horne (2022) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    2018
  • Taskmaster: Champion of Champions

    Self - Taskmaster's Assistant

    actor

    actors

    - Put That on My Gravestone (2025) ... Self - Taskmaster's Assistant actor actors

    - Spider in My Pocket (2024) ... Self - Taskmaster's Assistant actor actors

    - The Alpine Darling (2022) ... Self - Taskmaster's Assistant actor actors

    - I've Sinned Again (2017) ... Self - Taskmaster's Assistant actor actors

    - Wiley Giraffe Blower (2017) ... Self - Taskmaster's Assistant actor actors
    2017
  • Richard Osman's House of Games

    - Episode 20 (2019) ... Self - Contestant actor actors

    - Episode 19 (2019) ... Self - Contestant actor actors

    - Episode 18 (2019) ... Self - Contestant actor actors

    - Episode 17 (2019) ... Self - Contestant actor actors

    - Episode 16 (2019) ... Self - Contestant actor actors
    2017
  • Taskmaster

    Self - Taskmaster's Assistant

    actor

    actors

    - Domestic Bumfluff (2026) ... Self - Taskmaster's Assistant actor actors

    - Maybe Someone Else Wrote Veep? (2026) ... Self - Taskmaster's Assistant actor actors

    - I Don't Got Any (2026) ... Self - Taskmaster's Assistant actor actors

    - Putting Things on Things (2026) ... Self - Taskmaster's Assistant actor actors

    - An Even Bigger Spoon (2026) ... Self - Taskmaster's Assistant actor actors
    2015
  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    - Michelle Yeoh, Kristen Welker (2025) ... Self - Guest actor actors

    - Adam Scott, Julia Fox, Greg Davies & Alex Horne (2025) ... Self actor actors

    - Cecily Strong, Nicholas Galitzine, Greg Davies, Alex Horne (2024) ... Self actor actors
    2014
  • 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

    - Harry Hill, Rose Matafeo, Alex Horne (2020) ... Self - Dictionary Corner actor actors

    - Richard Ayoade, Jessica Knappett, Alex Horne (2018) ... Self - Dictionary Corner actor actors

    - Jason Manford, Joe Wilkinson, Lee Mack, Fay Ripley, Alex Horne (2017) ... Self actor actors

    - Lee Mack, Bob Mortimer, Victoria Coren Mitchell, Alex Horne (2016) ... Self actor actors

    - Isy Suttie, Richard Osman, Alex Horne (2016) ... Self actor actors
    2013
  • The Games That Time Forgot: Cricket on Horseback and Other Forgotten Sports

    Self - Presenter

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Would I Lie to You?

    - Joel Dommett, Sindhu Vee, Alex Horne and AJ Odudu (2021) ... Self actor actors
    2007
  • Have I Got News for You

    - Alex Horne, Jack Dee, Carol Vorderman (2024) ... Self - Host actor actors
    1990

• production (4 credits)

  • Chess Ham

    finance

    production
    2025
  • Door(s)

    executive producer

    production
    2022
  • Oo my baby

    executive producer

    production
    2022
  • Taskmaster

    executive producer

    production

    - Domestic Bumfluff (2026) ... executive producer production

    - Maybe Someone Else Wrote Veep? (2026) ... executive producer production

    - I Don't Got Any (2026) ... executive producer production

    - Putting Things on Things (2026) ... executive producer production

    - An Even Bigger Spoon (2026) ... executive producer production
    2015

• writing (7 credits)

  • Door(s)

    writers' assistant

    writing
    2022
  • Oo my baby

    writers' assistant

    writing
    2022
  • The Horne Section Television Programme

    writer

    writing
    2018
  • Taskmaster: Champion of Champions

    original concept

    writing

    - Put That on My Gravestone (2025) ... original concept writing

    - Spider in My Pocket (2024) ... original concept writing

    - The Alpine Darling (2022) ... original concept writing

    - I've Sinned Again (2017) ... original concept writing

    - Wiley Giraffe Blower (2017) ... original concept writing
    2017
  • Taskmaster Sweden

    original concept

    writing

    - Episode 10 (2026) ... original concept writing

    - Episode 9 (2026) ... original concept writing

    - Episode 8 (2026) ... original concept writing

    - Episode 7 (2026) ... original concept writing

    - Episode 6 (2026) ... original concept writing
    2017
  • Taskmaster

    writer

    writing

    - Domestic Bumfluff (2026) ... writer writing

    - Maybe Someone Else Wrote Veep? (2026) ... writer writing

    - I Don't Got Any (2026) ... writer writing

    - Putting Things on Things (2026) ... writer writing

    - An Even Bigger Spoon (2026) ... writer writing
    2015
  • The Games That Time Forgot: Cricket on Horseback and Other Forgotten Sports

    writer

    writing
    2010

• crew (1 credits)

  • Taskmaster’s New Year Treat

    creator

    crew

    - Taskmaster’s New Year Treat 2026 (Part 2) (2026) ... creator crew

    - Taskmaster's New Year Treat 2026 (Part 1) (2026) ... creator crew

    - TaskMaster's New Year's Treat 2025 (2024) ... creator crew

    - Taskmaster's New Year Treat 2024 (2024) ... creator crew

    - Taskmaster's New Year Treat 2023 (2023) ... creator crew
    2021

• creators (4 credits)

  • Taskmaster’s New Year Treat

    creator

    creators
    2021
  • Taskmaster: Champion of Champions

    creator

    creators
    2017
  • Taskmaster Sweden

    creator

    creators
    2017
  • Taskmaster

    creator

    creators
    2015

• sound (1 credits)

  • The Horne Section Television Programme

    original music composer

    sound
    2018