Last One Laughing has become one of 2025’s breakout comedy hits after debuting on Prime Video earlier this year – breaking records in the process.
The show sees a group of comedians put together in a room and tasked with not laughing – while also trying to make each other corpse.
The Jimmy Carr-hosted series includes a number of Taskmaster favourites, including Bob Mortimer, Daisy May Cooper, Joe Lycett, Lou Sanders and Judi Love.
The Channel 4 series has proven a great pipeline for comedy talent to take on Last One Laughing, and with a second season on the way, we’ve listed nine more alumni that would be great for the series.
Channel 4
Phil Wang
The comedian competed on the seventh season of Taskmaster – though his stint didn’t exactly end in glory. As well as coming last, Wang is also among only eight contestants in the show’s history to never win an episode.
Still, he had plenty of memorable hilarious moments, including slow-mo hula hooping and a Bruce Lee jumpsuit that left little to the imagination.
Channel 4
Fatiha El-Ghorri
El-Ghourri is currently leaving fans in stitches on the ongoing 19th season of Taskmaster, and was named the winner of the most-recent sixth episode. In it, she aced challenges including making a contestant look like they’re the parent of the others.
No doubt she’d have her fellow comedians struggling on Last One Laughing.
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James Acaster
Acaster appeared alongside Wang in the seventh season, giving fans many memorable moments including trying to ride a bike while hula hooping and hilariously ignoring Horne at the start of each task.
Acaster ended up in fourth place on his season (though became the highest-scoring fourth-placed contestant in the show’s history with 165 points), and would no doubt be a strong competitor on Last One Laughing – in his own words: “Expect the unexpected, babay.”
Channel 4
Noel Fielding
The Great British Bake Off co-host competed on Taskmaster all the way back in 2017’s season four, which he ended up winning, before going on to compete on the first Champions of Champions season.
The comedian’s drawing skills put him in good stead – and who could forget putting a cake in a washing machine. We certainly could expect the unexpected with Fielding.
Channel 4
Mike Wozniak
One of Taskmaster’s most memorable contestants, Wozniak produced a goldmine of all-timer moments – including his thrilling attempt to produce a fart only to dislodge a haemorrhoid, and an explanation of a symbolic nipple, to name a few.
The comedian came second in season 11, though was so beloved that he has gone on to appear as the assistant on Junior Taskmaster. No doubt he would cause utter chaos on Last One Laughing.
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Fern Brady
Brady came joint-fourth on season 14 of Taskmaster – though only ranked last in two tasks throughout the season, the least out of any of the show’s bottom placed stars.
The comedian’s memorable moments include putting Horne in a rubber chute and giving him a makeover, and a half-hearted attempt at acrobatics in an airport. One that would certainly have others in stitches.
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Nish Kumar
Another last-placed comedian, Kumar appeared on season 5 of Taskmaster, and is among the eight contestants to never win an episode of the show. Still, his maddening flits between moods proved a highlight of the season, which would no doubt put him in good stead for Last One Laughing.
Channel 4
Susan Wokoma
Chewing Gum star Wokoma took part in season 16 in 2023, taking third place with 139 points.
The star put her RADA-trained skills to good use with a bizarre, nightmarish and hilarious version of ‘Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes’ involving a rubber duck and Horne in a funereal outfit – and fans would no doubt love to see what she’d have in store in a room full of comedians.
Channel 4
Sophie Duker
Duker was the champion of season 13, and proved a high scorer after becoming only one of a few champions to never score less than 10 points.
She went on to finish as runner up on Champion of Champions, and going by her brilliant Taskmaster antics – including her face-off building a toilet roll tower – she would be a strong Last One Laughing contender.
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