Amanda | Illuminescence
@illuminescence.bsky.social
Retired game designer. Fanfic writer. Learning digital artist. Big fan of Taskmaster. Love escape rooms, fungus and mosses, pop-up paper design, and weird stuff generally. Hello.
Happy birthday, @watsoncomedian.bsky.social !
Hope you have a fantastic one and a great year to match.
Hope you have a fantastic one and a great year to match.
February 13, 2026 at 9:53 AM
Happy birthday, @watsoncomedian.bsky.social !
Hope you have a fantastic one and a great year to match.
Hope you have a fantastic one and a great year to match.
Have you heard that wild story about the man turned on by exaggeration?
It grows in the telling.
It grows in the telling.
February 12, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Have you heard that wild story about the man turned on by exaggeration?
It grows in the telling.
It grows in the telling.
There's absolutely no good reason why the keys on a keyboard/piano have to look so similar to each other! What an awful interface! They could all look different. Gimmie 'home keys' at a bare minimum!
February 9, 2026 at 11:38 AM
There's absolutely no good reason why the keys on a keyboard/piano have to look so similar to each other! What an awful interface! They could all look different. Gimmie 'home keys' at a bare minimum!
A joke:
My mum didn't know what I meant when I told her I have aphantasia, but she bought me the sequel on Disney DVD.
My mum didn't know what I meant when I told her I have aphantasia, but she bought me the sequel on Disney DVD.
February 8, 2026 at 12:16 PM
A joke:
My mum didn't know what I meant when I told her I have aphantasia, but she bought me the sequel on Disney DVD.
My mum didn't know what I meant when I told her I have aphantasia, but she bought me the sequel on Disney DVD.
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This year there's a Comic Relief/Taskmaster collab going on! Have Taskmasterey fun & make money for a great cause. Click the link for more info from Greg Davies & Alex Horne & to order your Red Nose Day Taskmaster kit!
www.comicrelief.com/getinvolved/...
@gregdaviescomedian.bsky.social
#gregdavies
www.comicrelief.com/getinvolved/...
@gregdaviescomedian.bsky.social
#gregdavies
February 3, 2026 at 5:58 PM
This year there's a Comic Relief/Taskmaster collab going on! Have Taskmasterey fun & make money for a great cause. Click the link for more info from Greg Davies & Alex Horne & to order your Red Nose Day Taskmaster kit!
www.comicrelief.com/getinvolved/...
@gregdaviescomedian.bsky.social
#gregdavies
www.comicrelief.com/getinvolved/...
@gregdaviescomedian.bsky.social
#gregdavies
Escape room game????!??!??
👀👀👀👀👀👀👀
My goodness - two of my most favorite things in one box.
I need it.
👀👀👀👀👀👀👀
My goodness - two of my most favorite things in one box.
I need it.
The brand new Taskmaster Board Game AND Escape Room Game will be available for pre-order tomorrow.
Sign up to the mailing list to be the first to hear when you can get your hands on them. taskmaster.tv/mailing-list
Sign up to the mailing list to be the first to hear when you can get your hands on them. taskmaster.tv/mailing-list
January 29, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Escape room game????!??!??
👀👀👀👀👀👀👀
My goodness - two of my most favorite things in one box.
I need it.
👀👀👀👀👀👀👀
My goodness - two of my most favorite things in one box.
I need it.
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EARTH MUST DIE is OUT NOW.
Starring Joel Fry, Martha Howe-Douglas, @alexhorne.bsky.social @misterabk.bsky.social @benstarr.bsky.social @5teviem.bsky.social Tamsin Greig, Don Warrington and LOADS of other people.
It's cheap | good | funny, check it out.
store.steampowered.com/app/3639780/...
Starring Joel Fry, Martha Howe-Douglas, @alexhorne.bsky.social @misterabk.bsky.social @benstarr.bsky.social @5teviem.bsky.social Tamsin Greig, Don Warrington and LOADS of other people.
It's cheap | good | funny, check it out.
store.steampowered.com/app/3639780/...
Save 25% on Earth Must Die on Steam
These moronic Terranoids think they can just roll in here and take over my beautiful Tyrythian kingdom? The kingdom that I built from the ground up with my bare hands, and only sort of inherited from ...
store.steampowered.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:18 PM
EARTH MUST DIE is OUT NOW.
Starring Joel Fry, Martha Howe-Douglas, @alexhorne.bsky.social @misterabk.bsky.social @benstarr.bsky.social @5teviem.bsky.social Tamsin Greig, Don Warrington and LOADS of other people.
It's cheap | good | funny, check it out.
store.steampowered.com/app/3639780/...
Starring Joel Fry, Martha Howe-Douglas, @alexhorne.bsky.social @misterabk.bsky.social @benstarr.bsky.social @5teviem.bsky.social Tamsin Greig, Don Warrington and LOADS of other people.
It's cheap | good | funny, check it out.
store.steampowered.com/app/3639780/...
I found the origin site of The Shorts!
From seeing the event with my own eyes in New York, to seeing where they'd come from just a day later - what a weird sequence of events. Thank you Lisa, Alex, Greg, and #taskmaster
From seeing the event with my own eyes in New York, to seeing where they'd come from just a day later - what a weird sequence of events. Thank you Lisa, Alex, Greg, and #taskmaster
January 26, 2026 at 2:28 AM
I found the origin site of The Shorts!
From seeing the event with my own eyes in New York, to seeing where they'd come from just a day later - what a weird sequence of events. Thank you Lisa, Alex, Greg, and #taskmaster
From seeing the event with my own eyes in New York, to seeing where they'd come from just a day later - what a weird sequence of events. Thank you Lisa, Alex, Greg, and #taskmaster
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The Horne Section TV Show has been nominated for some @britishcomedy.bsky.social awards. HOORAY! So stop what you’re doing and go vote for us RIGHT NOW! www.comedy.co.uk/awards
January 21, 2026 at 9:08 PM
The Horne Section TV Show has been nominated for some @britishcomedy.bsky.social awards. HOORAY! So stop what you’re doing and go vote for us RIGHT NOW! www.comedy.co.uk/awards
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Thanks Chicago! The Taskmaster tour rolls on to Boston. See you tomorrow!
January 16, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Thanks Chicago! The Taskmaster tour rolls on to Boston. See you tomorrow!
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We’re in Chicago.
January 15, 2026 at 10:15 PM
We’re in Chicago.
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I'm in Chicago specifically to see their show but still shocked I ran into Greg Davies and @alexhorne.bsky.social at The Bean
January 15, 2026 at 8:45 PM
I'm in Chicago specifically to see their show but still shocked I ran into Greg Davies and @alexhorne.bsky.social at The Bean
Huh. They photoshopped out Greg's 🪱worm socks to be 🇺🇸USA flag patterned instead.
Good luck to everyone trying for #Taskmaster Live USA production tickets!
Check your mailing-list addresses for the links for Chicago, Philadelphia, and Washington DC going live at 2PM EST.
Good luck to everyone trying for #Taskmaster Live USA production tickets!
Check your mailing-list addresses for the links for Chicago, Philadelphia, and Washington DC going live at 2PM EST.
January 14, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Huh. They photoshopped out Greg's 🪱worm socks to be 🇺🇸USA flag patterned instead.
Good luck to everyone trying for #Taskmaster Live USA production tickets!
Check your mailing-list addresses for the links for Chicago, Philadelphia, and Washington DC going live at 2PM EST.
Good luck to everyone trying for #Taskmaster Live USA production tickets!
Check your mailing-list addresses for the links for Chicago, Philadelphia, and Washington DC going live at 2PM EST.
Safe travels, @taskmaster.tv folks! I know folks eager to see you in Chicago. 🛫
(Can recommend the architectural boat tour - my favourite building is the Carbide And Carbon).
@alexhorne.bsky.social @gregdaviescomedian.bsky.social
(Can recommend the architectural boat tour - my favourite building is the Carbide And Carbon).
@alexhorne.bsky.social @gregdaviescomedian.bsky.social
January 13, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Safe travels, @taskmaster.tv folks! I know folks eager to see you in Chicago. 🛫
(Can recommend the architectural boat tour - my favourite building is the Carbide And Carbon).
@alexhorne.bsky.social @gregdaviescomedian.bsky.social
(Can recommend the architectural boat tour - my favourite building is the Carbide And Carbon).
@alexhorne.bsky.social @gregdaviescomedian.bsky.social
I made it! Woohoo! Yay for the trains.
January 9, 2026 at 2:49 PM
I made it! Woohoo! Yay for the trains.
Trying to get to Bradford today, and the West Midlands train situation has evolved (not devolved) into beautiful chaos.
My ticket? Valid for any route, any time.
Pure rail anarchy.
My ticket? Valid for any route, any time.
Pure rail anarchy.
January 9, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Trying to get to Bradford today, and the West Midlands train situation has evolved (not devolved) into beautiful chaos.
My ticket? Valid for any route, any time.
Pure rail anarchy.
My ticket? Valid for any route, any time.
Pure rail anarchy.
Golly it's rather cold. Here's a guide I made aaaages ago for cheap and/or easy ways to keep yourself a bit warmer in a cold snap.
My faves: hot water bottle, slippers, and a hat.
(Sorry the Alt text won't include everything - it was a .pdf available here: bioluminescence.itch.io/hotcold-tact... )
My faves: hot water bottle, slippers, and a hat.
(Sorry the Alt text won't include everything - it was a .pdf available here: bioluminescence.itch.io/hotcold-tact... )
January 4, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Golly it's rather cold. Here's a guide I made aaaages ago for cheap and/or easy ways to keep yourself a bit warmer in a cold snap.
My faves: hot water bottle, slippers, and a hat.
(Sorry the Alt text won't include everything - it was a .pdf available here: bioluminescence.itch.io/hotcold-tact... )
My faves: hot water bottle, slippers, and a hat.
(Sorry the Alt text won't include everything - it was a .pdf available here: bioluminescence.itch.io/hotcold-tact... )
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Taskmaster’s New Year Treat. Tonight! 9pm! Channel 4!
January 2, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Taskmaster’s New Year Treat. Tonight! 9pm! Channel 4!
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Not long to go! The first episode of All-In: Chesham United is almost here.
We’re all very proud of this and would love you to watch it. Sign up here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUP_...
We’re all very proud of this and would love you to watch it. Sign up here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUP_...
Why Does Alex Horne Love This Place? | All In: Chesham United | EP1
YouTube video by All In: Chesham United
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December 28, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Not long to go! The first episode of All-In: Chesham United is almost here.
We’re all very proud of this and would love you to watch it. Sign up here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUP_...
We’re all very proud of this and would love you to watch it. Sign up here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUP_...
Ho ho ho, Jacobs. Ho ho ho, Ritz.
(It's my Christmas cracker joke.)
(It's my Christmas cracker joke.)
December 27, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Ho ho ho, Jacobs. Ho ho ho, Ritz.
(It's my Christmas cracker joke.)
(It's my Christmas cracker joke.)
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Our podcast is coming back! This time, we’ll be joined by some VERY SPECIAL GUESTS and it’ll be recorded LIVE at the Leicester Square Theatre!
Tickets are available exclusively via our mailing list. There aren’t loads left, so sign up quickly - www.thehornesection.com/mailing-list
Tickets are available exclusively via our mailing list. There aren’t loads left, so sign up quickly - www.thehornesection.com/mailing-list
December 22, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Our podcast is coming back! This time, we’ll be joined by some VERY SPECIAL GUESTS and it’ll be recorded LIVE at the Leicester Square Theatre!
Tickets are available exclusively via our mailing list. There aren’t loads left, so sign up quickly - www.thehornesection.com/mailing-list
Tickets are available exclusively via our mailing list. There aren’t loads left, so sign up quickly - www.thehornesection.com/mailing-list
@thehornesection.bsky.social Madness are playing just along the canal from me in Birmingham - if Joe's there, tell him I say hello! (I can't attend - got a show).
If he's looking for a good local balti, can recommend Shababs.
If he's looking for a good local balti, can recommend Shababs.
December 19, 2025 at 5:19 PM
@thehornesection.bsky.social Madness are playing just along the canal from me in Birmingham - if Joe's there, tell him I say hello! (I can't attend - got a show).
If he's looking for a good local balti, can recommend Shababs.
If he's looking for a good local balti, can recommend Shababs.
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If you’re not signed up to our mailing list, today would be a perfect day to do so. Some pretty exciting news going out exclusively on there VERY soon!
www.thehornesection.com
www.thehornesection.com
The Horne Section
Unruly, ridiculous, and surprisingly satisfying, the six-headed comedy band includes five outstanding musicians and one non-musical stand-up.
www.thehornesection.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:57 PM
If you’re not signed up to our mailing list, today would be a perfect day to do so. Some pretty exciting news going out exclusively on there VERY soon!
www.thehornesection.com
www.thehornesection.com
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I’m ready! Hope all the training was worth it.
Any guesses what my challenge is? Join us live on YouTube from 10pm tonight to find out.
www.youtube.com/live/Xnz6os7...
Any guesses what my challenge is? Join us live on YouTube from 10pm tonight to find out.
www.youtube.com/live/Xnz6os7...
December 11, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I’m ready! Hope all the training was worth it.
Any guesses what my challenge is? Join us live on YouTube from 10pm tonight to find out.
www.youtube.com/live/Xnz6os7...
Any guesses what my challenge is? Join us live on YouTube from 10pm tonight to find out.
www.youtube.com/live/Xnz6os7...
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Getting nice and limber for my 24-hour challenge, which starts TONIGHT! You can watch it all live from 10pm on Channel 4’s YouTube channel -
www.youtube.com/live/Xnz6os7...
www.youtube.com/live/Xnz6os7...
December 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Getting nice and limber for my 24-hour challenge, which starts TONIGHT! You can watch it all live from 10pm on Channel 4’s YouTube channel -
www.youtube.com/live/Xnz6os7...
www.youtube.com/live/Xnz6os7...