Yahoo News Taskmaster star's The Horne Section confirmed for Channel 4 return
Taskmaster star Alex Horne's musical sitcom The Horne Section TV Show will be returning to our screens for another season.
Announced today (June 26), the Channel 4 series has been given a second run following its critically acclaimed debut last year.
The mockumentary follows Horne as he attempts to rise above his position as Taskmaster assistant and create his own late night talk show for himself and the band, combining music and comedy.
Horne serves as the writer and creator for the series, as well as starring alongside his band of the same name.
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Joining the group for season two are musician, comedian and actor Reggie Watts alongside Ronni Ancona (Friday Night Live), Kiell Smith-Bynoe (Ghosts), Stevie Martin (8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown), and Anna Crilly (Horrible Histories: The Movie).
Tim Key, John Oliver, Desiree Burch, Georgia Tennant, and Camille Ucan are also confirmed to be returning.
The Horne Section have risen to prominence over the past couple of years, following their first performance at 2010's Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
They have since gone on to appear multiple times on Channel 4 shows such as The Last Leg and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown while also hosting two successful podcasts.
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Separately, the band, which is made up of Joe Auckland, Mark Brown, Will Collier, Ben Reynolds, and, Ed Sheldrake, have all worked with major recording artists such as Robbie Williams, Amy Winehouse and Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds.
Meanwhile, Horne will be returning for the upcoming season of long-running quiz show Taskmaster alongside Greg Davies, with the series 16 line-up including Bake Off's Sue Perkins and comedian Lucy Beaumont.
Season two of The Horne Section is yet to receive an air date.
Taskmaster will return on Channel 4. Six further series and a spin-off, Junior Taskmaster, have been confirmed.
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