Alex Horne

Alexander James Jeffery Horne (born 1978) is a British comedian. Horne is the creator of BAFTA award-winning TV series Taskmaster, in which he takes the role of assistant to the Taskmaster Greg Davies. He is the host and bandleader of comedic band The Horne Section. Horne hosts the band's eponymous podcast and television series, and has appeared with them on BBC Radio 4, TV channel Dave, and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. Early life Alexander James Jeffery Horne was born in Chichester, West Sussex, England in 1978. He was educated at independent Lancing College (1991–1996) and at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, where he studied classics and graduated in 2001. While at Cambridge, he was a member of the Footlights. Career Horne made his first appearance at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2000 in the show "How To Avoid Huge Ships". His 2003 Edinburgh show "Making Fish Laugh", was nominated for a Perrier Award for Best Newcomer. In 2004, he won a Chortle Award for Best Breakthrough Act. In 2004 and 2005, he performed "Every Body Talks" and "When in Rome", in which Tim Key played his personal assistant and he used Microsoft PowerPoint for presentation. In early 2006, Horne performed "When in Rome" on a tour exclusively visiting Roman towns in Britain. As a solo performer, Horne wrote and performed "Birdwatching" at the 2007 Edinburgh Festival and "Wordwatching" at the 2008 Edinburgh Festival. He wrote a book entitled Birdwatchingwatching in 2009 as well as Wordwatching in early 2010.