Outsiders

Outsiders is a British comedy game show broadcast on Dave. Pairs of comedians compete in survival-themed tasks for badges awarded by the host David Mitchell. The show was widely compared upon release to Taskmaster, a Dave original programme where comedians were set tasks to complete as individuals, which had moved to Channel 4 in 2020. In the first series, which premiered in September 2021, the contestants were Toussaint Douglass, Ed Gamble, Kerry Godliman, Jessica Knappett, Jamali Maddix and Lou Sanders. Series2 aired November through December 2022 and featured Maisie Adam, Fatiha El-Ghorri, Darren Harriott, Jessica Hynes, Phil Wang and Joe Wilkinson. Series3 of Outsiders premiered on 11October 2023, with contestants Roisin Conaty, Alan Davies, Guz Khan, Judi Love, Chris McCausland and Laura Smyth. Production The panel show Outsiders was announced alongside other Dave productions—Question Team, The Island, British As Folk—on 5 May 2021. It consists of six hour-long episodes, featuring David Mitchell judging three pairs of comedians. The first series debuted on 29 September 2021. Mitchell was approached by producers with a Scouting-based theme where comedians compete for badges. To add significance to the concept, he suggested the programme should be "about the survival of humans in the wild", with specific reference to the COVID-19 pandemic, and as such it was filmed entirely outdoors. Mitchell reported good relations with Dave, who welcomed the production team's input and were pleased with the final product. The filming lasted a week and saw good weather. The tent in which Mitchell resided was designed after his personality, with old-style furniture and military paraphernalia. While contestants slept in tents overnight, Mitchell returned to his home.