Taskmaster creator Alex Horne has spoken about celebrities who've turned down the opportunity to appear on the show.

The comedy gameshow – which airs on Dave – has proven to be incredibly popular over the course of its screen life, but it sounds like some people would rather enjoy it from the comfort of their sofa rather than get physically involved.

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Chatting to Digital Spy, Alex admitted "there's a few" when it comes to stars who've had to drop out due to other commitments.

"Richard Ayoade has expressed— well, we were very close, and then he had to do all his Travel Man stuff. And I think his brain would be very interesting. Dawn French has been close, but is a busy lady. But equally, most of them say, 'Please ask me again.'

"So we will keep trying."

He continued: "Kathy Burke is quite an interesting one. Kathy has done the opposite. She said she really, really— she tweeted something saying that she really enjoyed watching it, which is lovely to hear. Someone tweeted back, saying, 'Please go on it.'

"She straight away said, 'No. And please don't ask me ever to be on it. I just want to watch it. I don't want my enjoyment of it to be marred by the thought of—'. Which is fair enough. She said she likes to watch it, but wouldn't want to do it. And it's different like that."

Taskmaster returns to Dave on May 8. In the meantime you can catch-up with series 1-7 on UKTV Play.

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