The transmission date has been revealed for the new series of Taskmaster on Dave.

The eighth series of the award-winning comedy game show will air from May 8.

The line-up for this series is comedian/Love Island narrator Iain Stirling, Inbetweeners/Fresh Meat star Joe Thomas, comedian/Chase boffin Paul Sinha, comedian Lou Sanders and Car Share star Sian Gibson.

The eighth series will be presented, as ever, by Greg Davies and Alex Horne.

Produced by Avalon, Taskmaster’s viewing figures have increased series on series. The seventh series of the Dave show starring James Acaster, Jessica Knappett, Kerry Godliman, Phil Wang, and Rhod Gilbert was the most successful to date with an average of 1.5 million viewers per episode, increasing by 7% compared to the last series and remains the most watched show on UKTV Play with over 7.4 million views.