Is this Alex Horne's TRICKIEST task yet? | Dish Podcast | Waitrose

This week on Dish, Nick and Angela are joined by the master of multitasking – comedian, writer, musician, and Taskmaster creator, Alex Horne. Born in Chichester, Alex first launched onto the comedy scene with open mic gigs while studying at the University of Cambridge. After his fair share of Edinburgh Fringe appearances, he eventually brought Taskmaster to life – debuting at the Fringe before landing on TV screens via Dave in 2009. Now showing on Channel 4 and a global phenomenon, the show is in its 19th series, has been broadcast in over 120 countries, and even has its own live immersive experience in London. When he’s not dreaming up ridiculous tasks (in a hot tub, no less), Alex is fronting his “six-headed musical comedy band,” The Horne Section. Their hit TV show returns for a second series later this year, and the band’s 2025 UK and Ireland tour is well underway. At the Dish table, things start – as all good evenings should – with a Guinness and a tube of Pringles, before moving onto Angela’s classic meatballs in tomato sauce, paired with a glass of Primitivo di Manduria Riserva. Over the episode, Alex teaches Angela a vital lesson about Pringles, reveals his love for food that’s named after its shape, and settles the all-important debate: who would be better on Taskmaster – Nick or Angela? We are doing a live episode in Sheffield! On Friday 4 July, Dish will be at The Crucible Theatre at Crossed Wires Festival. For our second ever live show, Nick and Angela will be joined by the newly announced and hilariously funny comedian, Lucy Beaumont. Tickets are available now at www.crossedwires.live Find all Dish episodes here: https://pod.link/1626354833 All recipes from this podcast can be found at https://www.waitrose.com/dishrecipes A transcript for this episode can be found at https://www.waitrose.com/dish Follow Dish: https://www.instagram.com/dish_podcast/ https://www.tiktok.com/@dishpodcast Follow Waitrose: https://www.instagram.com/waitrose/ https://www.tiktok.com/@waitrose Follow Nick: https://www.instagram.com/nicholasgrimshaw/ https://www.tiktok.com/@nickgrimshaw Follow Angela: https://www.instagram.com/angelacooking/ Follow Cold Glass Productions: https://www.instagram.com/coldglassproductions/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/cold-glass-productions We can’t all have a Michelin star chef in the kitchen, but you can ask Angela for help. Send your dilemmas to [email protected] and she’ll try to answer in a future episode. Dish is a Cold Glass Production for Waitrose ------------------------------------ Timestamps: 00:00 - Episode preview 00:45 - Welcome to Dish! 2:18 - Listener Question 4:20 - Welcome Alex Horne! 4:35 - Time for Guinness! 6:05 - Alex’s staple drinks 6:48 - Alex’s passion for Pringles 7:49 - Once you pop… 8:47 - Food likes and dislikes 10:28 - Dish reveal 10:45 - Food names as their shape 13:11 - Alex’s food growing up 13:37 - Being the middle child 14:48 - Mealtime in the Horne household 16:13 - Time to eat 16:48 - Recipe information 17:38 - Wine pairing 18:12 - Taskmaster 21:24 - Brainstorming tasks 22:59 - Fast food quiz 25:26 - Alex’s jazz band ‘The Horne Section’ 27:41 - Season 2 of ‘The Horne Section TV Show’ 28:22 - Alex’s comedy football match 30:07 - Our very own ‘Taskmaster-esque’ challenge 32:07 - End of the show question 33:43 - Outro