Qor qoraal sii soconaya faqradan - "Taskmaster" wuxuu ahaa maskax uu sameeyay majaajiliiste Alex Horne, oo fikraddiisu ay ku salaysnayd dhowr arrimood: "The Crystal Maze"; shaqadiisii "Big Brother"; iyo masayrkiisa Tim Key, oo ahaa saaxiib dhow, ku guuleysiga abaalmarinta Edinburgh Comedy Award
sanadkii 2009. Fikradda asalka ah ee barnaamijku waxay socotay muddo laba sano ah. Sanadkii 2009, 20 majaajiliiste, oo ay ku jiraan Stuart Goldsmith, Josie Long, Mark Watson, Tim Key, Joe Wilkinson iyo Mike Wozniak, waxay heleen shaqooyin bille ah oo ay ku diraan emayl sanad gudihiis oo ay ku qoran yihiin hawlo kala duwan. Horne ayaa markaa soo bandhigay dadaalkooda iyagoo qayb ka ah bandhig laba saacadood ah, oo cinwaan looga dhigay "The Taskmaster", oo ka dhacay 2010 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, oo diiradda lagu saaray soo bandhigida isku dayga kala duwan ee tartamayaasha ka hor inta aan la shaacin cidda ku guuleysatay iyada oo ku saleysan waxqabadkooda. Mike Wozniak ayaa ku guuleystay tartankii ugu horeeyay ee Taskmaster. Sanadkii 2011, Horne wuxuu qabtay bandhig kale oo masraxa ah, oo cinwaan looga dhigay "Taskmaster II", iyadoo toban tartame ay wax ka qabtaan howlaha.