ALEX HORNE reveals TASKMASTER SECRETS, his NEW book, WOULD he use AI & WHAT happened with him and the PRIME MINISTER of Norway! + WIN signed book & shirt. INTERVIEW, BEST OF LONDON podcast Ben Holland
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ALEX HORNE reveals TASKMASTER SECRETS, his FIRST EVER FICTION BOOK and his embarrassing dalliance with the Norwegian Prime Minister, his thoughts on AI and if he’d ever use it and why he rips up his birthday cards! PLUS the amazing new HORNE SECTION TOUR.
You can WIN a signed Alex Horne book and the customised Horne Section t-shirt worn in this interview by commenting below the video of this episode on Spotify or YouTube and I would really love you if you’d also Follow or Subscribe you can always unfollow and unsubscribe at any time.
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00:00:00 Intro to B.O.L.
00:00:45 YOU can WIN a book signed by Alex Horne and shirt.
00:02:02 Horne Section Hit Show Tour
00:03:10 Alex’s NEW BOOK his first ever fiction book
00:05:17 Does Alex Horne still birdwatch
00:09:10 Would Alex and Greg do Taskmaster USA?
00:10:28 Taskmaster Tour
00:10:36 Dalliance with the Danish Prime Minister
00:17:06 Alex Horne’s Comedy Inspirations, Ken Dodd and Monty Python
00:22:07 Alex Horne on AI
00:25:15 Taskmaster NEW Series , what Ed Gamble thinks
00:26:39 An independent podcaster who does a podcast about a city would make THE IDEAL guest for The Horne Section and Taskmaster
00:27:36 Earliest memories of London
00:30:41 Best venue
00:32:54 Best thing he’s seen
00:35:22 Best event he’s has attended
00:38:32 Best place to eat
00:39:52 Best place to buy things
00:46:02 Best area of London? Phoebe Waller Bridge loves it there.
00:48:50 Alex Horne & Lily Allen on a plane
00:49:50 Chesham & Chesham United
00:53:08 What's Alex Horne’s best life hack
00:57:22 Meaning of Neologism
01:00:53 Tim Key’s show which mentions Alex Horne
I hugely recommend going to see The Horne Section live. The Guardian called them Britain's Funniest Band. You can book tickets to THE HORNE SECTION’S HIT SHOW TOUR here and there’s new dates released for 2025:
https://www.thehornesection.com/
Alex’s books including BirdWatchingWatching, WordWatching, The Horne Section book and all the Taskmaster books:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Alex-Horne/author/B003DPFT4Q
Official Horne Section merch:https://www.hornesectionmerch.com/
The Horne Section Bandcamp :https://hornesection.bandcamp.com/music
Pre-order Alex’s new fiction book aimed at kids using one of these links and be the first to receive it. Let’s get it to number 1 in the kid’s fiction charts:
https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-last-pebble/alex-horne/9781529502565
https://www.foyles.co.uk/book/the-last-pebble/alex-horne/9781529502565
https://www.walker.co.uk/9781529502565/the-last-pebble/
https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/9781529502565
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Last-Pebble-Alex-Horne/dp/152950256X
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