James Taylor is a British television producer and entertainment executive best known for his work with Avalon, where he has served as a manager and executive producer. He is credited as an executive producer on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver and has also been associated with comedy and entertainment projects including Taskmaster and The Russell Howard Hour. His work sits largely in television comedy, talent management, and live entertainment production, particularly through Avalon's UK and U.S. operations.
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Gordon Ramsay's Secret Service (2025)
Show crew as Co-Executive Producer
(5 episodes)
- Episode 1x06: Wilson's Secret Sauce (Jun 25, 2025)
- Episode 1x04: MacGregor's (Jun 11, 2025)
- Episode 1x03: Mrs. White's Golden Rule Café (Jun 4, 2025)
- Episode 1x02: Caffe Boa (May 28, 2025)
- Episode 1x01: Parthenon (May 21, 2025)
Gordon Ramsay's Food Stars (2023)
Show crew as Co-Executive Producer
(7 episodes)
- Episode 2x06: Mars Attacks (Jun 26, 2024)
- Episode 2x02: The Bootcamp Begins (May 29, 2024)
- Episode 1x05: Campfire Feast (Jun 21, 2023)
- Episode 1x04: Got This In The Bag (Jun 14, 2023)
- Episode 1x03: You've Got Wine (Jun 7, 2023)
- Episode 1x02: Host With The Most (May 31, 2023)
- Episode 1x01: Seaside Shack (May 24, 2023)
Taskmaster (2015)
Show crew as Executive Producer
(145 episodes)
- Episode S16 Special: Taskmaster New Year's Treat (Jan 2, 2024)
- Episode 16x10: Always Forks and Marbles (Nov 23, 2023)
- Episode 16x09: Fagin at the Disco (Nov 16, 2023)
- Episode 16x08: Never Packed a Boot (Nov 9, 2023)
- Episode 16x07: I'm Off to Find a Robin (Nov 2, 2023)
- Episode 16x06: Brother Alex (Oct 26, 2023)
- Episode 16x05: Skateboard Division (Oct 19, 2023)
- Episode 16x04: Dynamite Chicks (Oct 12, 2023)
- Episode 16x03: Languidly (Oct 5, 2023)
- Episode 16x02: Hell Is Here (Sep 28, 2023)
- Episode 16x01: The Natural Friends (Sep 21, 2023)
- Episode 15x10: A Yardstick For Failure (Jun 1, 2023)
- Episode 15x09: A Show About Pedantry (May 25, 2023)
- Episode 15x08: 100% Bosco (May 18, 2023)
- Episode 15x07: Schrödinger's Egg (May 11, 2023)
- Episode 15x06: It's My Milk Now (May 4, 2023)
- Episode 15x05: Old Honkfoot (Apr 27, 2023)
- Episode 15x04: How Heavy Is the Water? (Apr 20, 2023)
- Episode 15x03: I Love to Squander Promise (Apr 13, 2023)
- Episode 15x02: Trapped In A Loveless Marriage (Apr 6, 2023)
- Episode 15x01: The Curse of Politeness (Mar 30, 2023)
- Episode S14 Special: Taskmaster New Year's Treat (Jan 1, 2023)
- Episode 14x10: Did I Meet These Potatoes Before? (Dec 1, 2022)
- Episode 14x09: A New Business End (Nov 24, 2022)
- Episode 14x08: The One That Bats Do (Nov 17, 2022)
- Episode 14x07: The System of Endless Plates (Nov 10, 2022)
- Episode 14x06: Long-legged Lobster (Nov 3, 2022)
- Episode 14x05: Chip Biffington (Oct 27, 2022)
- Episode 14x04: Crumbs in My Bralette (Oct 20, 2022)
- Episode 14x03: Dafty in the Middle (Oct 13, 2022)
- Episode 14x02: Enormous Hugeness (Oct 6, 2022)
- Episode 14x01: The Chassis, The Wings (Sep 29, 2022)
- Episode 13x10: The House Queens (Jun 16, 2022)
- Episode 13x09: It Might Be Wind (Jun 9, 2022)
- Episode 13x08: You Tuper Super (Jun 2, 2022)
- Episode 13x07: Heg (May 26, 2022)
- Episode 13x06: The 75th Question (May 19, 2022)
- Episode 13x05: Having a Little Chuckle (May 12, 2022)
- Episode 13x04: Shoe Who (May 5, 2022)
- Episode 13x03: I Think I've Got This (Apr 28, 2022)
- Episode 13x02: Birdy Hand Finger (Apr 21, 2022)
- Episode 13x01: The Noise That Blue Makes (Apr 14, 2022)
- Episode S12 Special: Taskmaster's New Year's Treat (Jan 1, 2022)
- Episode 12x10: Caring Uncle Minpict (Nov 25, 2021)
- Episode 12x09: Nothing Matters (Nov 18, 2021)
- Episode 12x08: A Couple of Ethels (Nov 11, 2021)
- Episode 12x07: The Integrity of the Product (Nov 4, 2021)
- Episode 12x06: A Chair in a Sweet (Oct 28, 2021)
- Episode 12x05: Croissants Is Croissants (Oct 21, 2021)
- Episode 12x04: The Customised Inhaler (Oct 14, 2021)
- Episode 12x03: The End of the Franchise (Oct 7, 2021)
- Episode 12x02: Oatmeal and Death (Sep 30, 2021)
- Episode 12x01: An Imbalance in the Poppability (Sep 23, 2021)
- Episode 11x10: Activate Jamali (May 20, 2021)
- Episode 11x09: Mr Octopus and Pottyhands (May 13, 2021)
- Episode 11x08: An Orderly Species (May 6, 2021)
- Episode 11x07: You've Got No Chutzpah (Apr 29, 2021)
- Episode 11x06: Absolute Casserole (Apr 22, 2021)
- Episode 11x05: Slap and Tong (Apr 15, 2021)
- Episode 11x04: Premature Conker (Apr 8, 2021)
- Episode 11x03: Run Up a Tree to the Moon (Apr 1, 2021)
- Episode 11x02: The Lure of the Treacle Puppies (Mar 25, 2021)
- Episode 11x01: It's Not Your Fault (Mar 18, 2021)
- Episode 10x10: Dog Meat Trifle (Dec 17, 2020)
- Episode 10x09: Air Horn Andy (Dec 10, 2020)
- Episode 10x08: Moments of Silence (Dec 3, 2020)
- Episode 10x07: Legit Glass (Nov 26, 2020)
- Episode 10x06: Hippopotamus (Nov 19, 2020)
- Episode 10x05: I Hate Your Trainers (Nov 12, 2020)
- Episode 10x04: Toshwash (Nov 5, 2020)
- Episode 10x03: Point of Swivel (Oct 29, 2020)
- Episode 10x02: A Documentary About a Despot (Oct 22, 2020)
- Episode 10x01: God's Haemorrhoid (Oct 15, 2020)
- Episode 9x10: Think About the Spirit (Nov 6, 2019)
- Episode 9x09: Don't Like Them Go Bang (Oct 30, 2019)
- Episode 9x08: Shaqinahat (Oct 23, 2019)
- Episode 9x07: A Cuddle (Oct 16, 2019)
- Episode 9x06: Bready Bready Bready (Oct 9, 2019)
- Episode 9x05: Another Spoon (Oct 2, 2019)
- Episode 9x04: Quisps (Sep 25, 2019)
- Episode 9x03: Five Miles Per Day (Sep 18, 2019)
- Episode 9x02: Butter in the Microwave (Sep 11, 2019)
- Episode 9x01: Join Our Cult (Sep 4, 2019)
- Episode 8x10: Clumpsy Swayey Clumsy Man (Jul 10, 2019)
- Episode 8x09: I've Been a Bit Ill (Jul 3, 2019)
- Episode 8x08: Aquatic Sewing Machine (Jun 26, 2019)
- Episode 8x07: This is Trevor (Jun 19, 2019)
- Episode 8x06: Rock 'n' Roll Umlaut (Jun 12, 2019)
- Episode 8x05: Stay Humble (Jun 5, 2019)
- Episode 8x04: The Barrel Dad (May 29, 2019)
- Episode 8x03: Stuck in a Mammal Groove (May 22, 2019)
- Episode 8x02: A Novel About Russian Gulags (May 15, 2019)
- Episode 8x01: Hello (May 8, 2019)
- Episode 7x10: I Can Hear It Gooping (Nov 7, 2018)
- Episode 7x09: The Pendulum Draws the Eye (Oct 31, 2018)
- Episode 7x08: Mother Honks Her Horn (Oct 24, 2018)
- Episode 7x07: The Perfect Stuff (Oct 17, 2018)
- Episode 7x06: A Coquettish Fascinator (Oct 10, 2018)
- Episode 7x05: Lotta Soup (Oct 3, 2018)
- Episode 7x04: OLLIE (Sep 26, 2018)
- Episode 7x03: Twelve Blush Majesty Two (Sep 19, 2018)
- Episode 7x02: My Eyes Are Circles (Sep 12, 2018)
- Episode 7x01: The Mean Bean (Sep 5, 2018)
- Episode 6x10: He Was a Different Man (Jul 4, 2018)
- Episode 6x09: The Bubble Brothers (Jun 27, 2018)
- Episode 6x08: What Kind of Pictures? (Jun 20, 2018)
- Episode 6x07: Roadkill Doused in Syrup (Jun 13, 2018)
- Episode 6x06: We Met at Mealtimes (Jun 6, 2018)
- Episode 6x05: H (May 30, 2018)
- Episode 6x04: BMXing! (May 23, 2018)
- Episode 6x03: One Warm Prawn (May 16, 2018)
- Episode 6x02: Tarpeters (May 9, 2018)
- Episode 6x01: The Old Soft, Curved Padlock (May 2, 2018)
- Episode 5x08: Their Water's So Delicious (Nov 1, 2017)
- Episode 5x07: Boing Boing (Oct 25, 2017)
- Episode 5x06: Spoony Neeson (Oct 18, 2017)
- Episode 5x05: A Wind-Dried Puffin (Oct 11, 2017)
- Episode 5x04: Residue Around the Hoof (Oct 4, 2017)
- Episode 5x03: Phoenix (Sep 27, 2017)
- Episode 5x02: The Leprechaun or the Lesbian (Sep 20, 2017)
- Episode 5x01: Dignity Intact (Sep 13, 2017)
- Episode 4x08: Tony Three Pies (Jun 13, 2017)
- Episode 4x07: No Stars for Naughty Boys (Jun 6, 2017)
- Episode 4x06: Spatchcock It (May 30, 2017)
- Episode 4x05: Meat (May 23, 2017)
- Episode 4x04: Friendship is Truth (May 16, 2017)
- Episode 4x03: Hollowing Out a Baguette (May 9, 2017)
- Episode 4x02: Look at Me (May 2, 2017)
- Episode 4x01: A Fat Bald White Man (Apr 25, 2017)
- Episode 3x05: The F.I.P. (Nov 1, 2016)
- Episode 3x04: A Very Nuanced Character (Oct 25, 2016)
- Episode 3x03: Little Polythene Grief Cave (Oct 18, 2016)
- Episode 3x02: The Dong and the Gong (Oct 11, 2016)
- Episode 3x01: A Pea in a Haystack (Oct 4, 2016)
- Episode 2x05: There's Strength in Arches (Jul 19, 2016)
- Episode 2x04: Welcome to Rico Face (Jul 12, 2016)
- Episode 2x03: A Pistachio Eclair (Jul 5, 2016)
- Episode 2x02: Pork is a Sausage (Jun 28, 2016)
- Episode 2x01: Fear of Failure (Jun 21, 2016)
- Episode 1x06: The Last Supper (Sep 1, 2015)
- Episode 1x05: Little Denim Shorts (Aug 25, 2015)
- Episode 1x04: Down an Octave (Aug 18, 2015)
- Episode 1x03: The Poet and the Egg (Aug 11, 2015)
- Episode 1x02: The Pie Whisperer (Aug 4, 2015)
- Episode 1x01: Melon Buffet (Jul 28, 2015)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014)
Show crew as Executive Producer
(4 episodes)
- Episode 13x14: New College of Florida (Jun 7, 2026)
- Episode 13x13: Presidential Pardons (May 31, 2026)
- Episode 13x12: Structured Settlements (May 17, 2026)
- Episode 13x11: Shadow Docket (May 10, 2026)