Taskmaster creator and host Alex Horne has revealed who he thinks is the "worst" contestant to ever go on the show.

The comedy gameshow, which airs on Dave and is co-hosted by Greg Davies, challenges the wit of five comedians by presenting them with a variety of bizarre tasks, many of which are failed miserably.

But Horne believes there's one comedian in particular who is especially rubbish at taking on the challenges.

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"Roisin [Conaty] set a pretty low bar," he told Digital Spy. "So probably her. I quite like that in series 1, Romesh [Ranganathan] was one of the few people – maybe the only person – who never won an episode. But he was actually quite good. He came second, I think.

"Yeah, in terms of really bad people, Nish Kumar was joyfully bad at stuff. But he was so enthusiastic. I like it when people are bad but they’re still competitive. Everyone seems to be… No one’s been consistently good at everything.

"But yeah, I think Roisin, if I’m frank, has been the worst. But also one of my favourites."

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Horne also revealed that there have been a few celebrities who have had to drop out of the show due to other work commitments, including Richard Ayoade, who was busy filming Travel Man.

Dawn French was also too busy, while Kathy Burke – a major fan of the show – said she'd rather watch it than be on it.

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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