Channel 4 has announced a three-year, six-series recommission for comedy challenge show Taskmaster.
The format, presented by Greg Davies and Alex Horne, aired for 10 series on Dave between 2015 and 2019 before being poached by C4 in 2020.
As well as a long-term renewal, C4 has also announced a new eight-part "children-focused spinoff" called Junior Taskmaster featuring contestants aged from nine to 11.
"I've watched many, many comedians flounder when given simple instructions over the past few years and I fully expect the competitors in Junior Taskmaster to be both more competent and just as funny," said Horne, also the show's creator.
"For that series, I will be handing over my assistant's clipboard to someone equally as efficient and persistent as myself because I have a lot more admin to do with six further handfuls of supposedly talented adults. I live for bureaucracy so this is all excellent news."
Davies added: "My long-term contempt for young people is a matter of record but other people here at Taskmaster HQ seem convinced that they have merit.
"I am thrilled that two new team members are putting this questionable hypothesis to the test and will take on the challenge of corralling and assessing them on television. I will be watching closely to ensure standards are met.
"I am also delighted that Alex and I return to test the intelligence of comedians in the most scientific of ways. I'll be pretty angry. It's not even an act anymore."
Channel 4 plans to announce hosts for the junior format in the near future.
Neil Wilkes
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