March is fast approaching which means it’s time to scour the Glasgow Comedy Festival programme for the best shows to see.
The physical programme was launched last month, with hundreds of shows taking place at venues across the city from March 12-30.
For fans of the hugely popular television series Taskmaster it’s tempting to see at least a couple of familiar faces from the show.
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Presented by Greg Davies and Alex Horne (who also created the programme, originally as a show for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe), the first series of Taskmaster was broadcast in 2014 on comedy channel Dave, before expanding its audience after being poached by Channel 4 in 2020.
In total there have been 20 series, along with a number of special one-off episodes.
That means there are plenty of former contestants, 10 of whom are appearing in Glasgow this year.
Here’s who to book on the Glasgow Comedy Festival website.
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9. Ania Magliano
Ania_Magliano appeared in the last series of Taskmaster - the 20th. She's at the Stand Comedy Club on March 10. | Contributed
10. Alan Davies
Alan Davies came third in the 12th series of Taskmaster in 2021. He also filled in for Jonnie Peacock on the 2022 New Year's Treat. You can see him play the King's Theatre on March 29. | Getty Images