Taskmaster
- TV comedy
- Channel 4 / Dave
- 2015 - 2024
- 160 episodes (17 series)
TV format in which Greg Davies and Alex Horne set a group of comedians various outlandish challenges. Also features Romesh Ranganathan, Frank Skinner, Roisin Conaty, Josh Widdicombe, Tim Key and more.
- Continues on Thursday on C4 at 9pm with Series 17, Episode 5
- Catch-up on Series 17, Episode 4
- Streaming rank this week: 8
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 1 - Melon Buffet
Prize task: Most unusual item.
* Tim Key: A reindeer skull. - 5
* Frank Skinner: A pair of grape scissors. - 4
* Romesh Ranganathan: A snow globe featuring pictures of his children. - 3
* Roisin Conaty: A photo of a bench a tramp had carved words into. - 2
* Josh Widdicombe: A football signed by the Plymouth Argyle squad, with the signatures faded from it. - 1
Task 1: In the lab there is a watermelon. Eat as much watermelon as possible. You have one minute. Your time starts when you open the door to the lab.
* Romesh: 301g - 5
* Tim: 302g (deducted a point for cheating) - 4
* Josh: 218g - 3
* Frank: 179g - 2
* Roisin: 9g - 1
Task 2: Paint the best picture of a horse, whilst riding a horse.
* Frank - 5
* Romesh - 4
* Josh - 3
* Tim - 2
* Roisin - 1 (moved from third to last due to her riding a mechanical horse rather than a real horse.)
Task 3: Completely empty this bathtub. Fastest wins. You must not remove the plug, tip or damage the bath. Your time starts now.
* Romesh: 2:50 - 5
* Frank: 7:42 - 4
* Josh: 8:52 - 3
* Roisin: DNF - 2
* Tim: 2:20 (disqualified for removing the plug) - 1
Live task: Pop up a tent, get in the tent, zip up the tent, put on a onesie in the tent, and emerge from the tent wearing the onesie. Fastest wins.
* Tim - 5
* Frank - 4
* Josh - 3
* Roisin - 2
* Romesh - 1
Final scores
* Frank and Romesh - 19
* Tim - 17
* Josh - 13
* Roisin - 7
Tie-break task: Find Alex. Fastest wins. Your time starts now.
* Frank: 1:50 - Winner
* Romesh: 2:27
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 28th July 2015
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- Dave
- Length
- 60 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Date | Time | Channel |
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Wednesday 29th July 2015 | 10:20pm | Dave |
Friday 31st July 2015 | 12:00am 60 minute version |
Dave |
Saturday 1st August 2015 | 10:00pm | Dave |
Sunday 6th September 2015 | 4:00pm | Dave |
Friday 1st January 2016 | 7:00pm | Dave |
Saturday 6th February 2016 | 10:00pm | Dave |
Sunday 7th February 2016 | 2:00am | Dave |
Tuesday 26th July 2016 | 10:00pm | Dave |
Wednesday 27th July 2016 | 1:55am | Dave |
Saturday 3rd December 2016 | 3:00pm | Dave |
Monday 2nd January 2017 | 10:00pm | Dave |
Saturday 7th January 2017 | 5:00pm | Dave |
Monday 1st May 2017 | 1:20am | Dave |
Monday 8th May 2017 | 2:00am | Dave |
Thursday 1st February 2018 | 10:00pm | Dave |
Monday 12th March 2018 | 11:00pm | Dave |
Tuesday 14th August 2018 | 1:00am | Dave |
Tuesday 14th August 2018 | 12:00pm | Dave |
Sunday 21st July 2019 | 11:00pm | Dave |
Tuesday 23rd July 2019 | 10:00pm | Dave |
Monday 30th March 2020 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Tuesday 31st March 2020 | 12:00am | Dave |
Monday 13th July 2020 | 11:15pm | Dave |
Tuesday 14th July 2020 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Saturday 29th August 2020 | 2:00pm | Dave |
Monday 19th October 2020 | 8:00pm | E4 |
Thursday 28th January 2021 | 2:05am | E4 |
Monday 15th February 2021 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Monday 7th June 2021 | 12:20am | Dave |
Monday 5th July 2021 | 11:20pm | Dave |
Tuesday 4th January 2022 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Tuesday 4th January 2022 | 11:00pm | Dave |
Friday 22nd April 2022 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Monday 25th July 2022 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Tuesday 26th July 2022 | 3:10am | Dave |
Monday 14th November 2022 | 1:55am | Dave |
Tuesday 15th November 2022 | 10:00pm | Dave |
Thursday 2nd March 2023 | 11:00pm | Dave |
Wednesday 8th March 2023 | 5:00pm | Dave |
Friday 16th June 2023 | 9:40pm | Dave |
Wednesday 28th June 2023 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Thursday 27th July 2023 | 11:00pm | Dave |
Cast & crew
Greg Davies | Host / Presenter |
Alex Horne | Host / Presenter |
Romesh Ranganathan | Self |
Frank Skinner | Self |
Roisin Conaty | Self |
Josh Widdicombe | Self |
Tim Key | Self |
Alex Horne | Writer |
Andy Devonshire | Series Director |
Andy Cartwright | Series Producer |
Alex Horne | Producer |
Richard Allen-Turner | Executive Producer |
James Taylor | Executive Producer |
Jon Thoday | Executive Producer |
Hilary Rosen | Executive Producer |
Rob Aslett | Executive Producer |
Richard Watsham | Executive Producer |
Thomas Perrett | Editor |
Mark Sangster | Editor |
James Dillon | Production Designer |
Dru Masters | Composer |
Video
Prize Task
Greg Davies is the Taskmaster, with Alex Horne as his sidekick, in this brand new series coming to Dave. Here the contestants try to impress the Taskmaster with their unusual items.
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Romesh Ranganathan, Frank Skinner, Roisin Conaty, Josh Widdicombe & Tim Key.