Horne created the original format of Taskmaster, and reprises his assistant role from the British series.
The format was picked up for a UK television show on in 2015 with Greg Davies hired in the role of Taskmaster, the figurehead ostensibly assigning and ultimately judging the tasks, and Horne acting as his assistant.
After several seasons of the UK series, an American adaptation was commissioned in 2017 to be aired on Comedy Central.
[5] As with the original UK series, Taskmaster pits five comedians against each other in a competition to earn points by completing assigned tasks.
The winner of each episode receives a prize brought in by one of the contestants, Horne or Watts as an object that is meaningful to them, though generally of little value to anyone else.
Points are also totaled over the course of the season, with the highest scorer winning a trophy in the shape of the Taskmaster's head.
[11][12] Greg Davies and Alex Horne (Taskmaster and umpire of the British version) later said the show would have worked better with fewer changes from the UK format.