Taskmaster
- TV comedy
- Channel 4 / U&Dave
- 2015 - 2025
- 181 episodes (19 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 tomorrow on C4 at 9pm with Series 19, Episode 10
- Catch-up on Series 19, Episode 9
Streaming rank this week: 8
Key details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Broadcast
- 2015 - 2025
- Channels
- Channel 4, U&Dave
- Episodes
- 181 (19 series), plus 2 Taskmasterclass episodes
- Creator
- Alex Horne
- Stars
- Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Romesh Ranganathan, Frank Skinner, Roisin Conaty, Josh Widdicombe, Tim Key, Jon Richardson and more
- Writers
- Alex Horne and Tim Key
- Directors
- Andy Devonshire and Peter Orton
- Producers
- Andy Cartwright, Alex Horne, Richard Allen-Turner, James Taylor, Jon Thoday, Hilary Rosen, Rob Aslett, Richard Watsham and more
- Company
Taskmaster sees Greg Davies take the title role of 'The Taskmaster'; setting a group of well-known comedians challenges and then ultimately deciding who wins.
Whether trying to paint the best picture of a horse while riding a horse, filling an egg cup with tears or trying to high-five a 55-year-old, one thing is for sure: Comedians have never been so competitive.
But it's much more than just a test of skill, wit and guile. They're risking more than their reputations, because in order to take part, they must put something personal into the prize pot... anything from valuable art to favourite items of clothing, even a wedding ring is on offer! Not only that, but at the end of each series the person who has scored the most points over the entire run will win the greatest prize in all television: a golden trophy of the Taskmaster's head.
The comedians do these tasks individually, under the careful gaze of (Little) Alex Horne. When they are brought together for the Taskmaster to judge their efforts, none of them know how they've done or, even more crucially, how the others did.
Here they must try and convince the Taskmaster to reward their efforts. The results are sometimes up for debate but the Taskmaster's word is always final. With their personal possessions up for grabs, they have everything to play for - especially their dignity.
Rivalry is encouraged, dodgy tactics rewarded and bribes accepted in what is set to be the most the most dogged, hard-fought and ridiculous comedy show on TV.
Taskmaster started out as a critically acclaimed live show, also devised by Alex Horne, which ran at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2010 and 2011.
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Additional details
- Also known as
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- Taskmasterclass (Documentary title)
- TM (Acronym)
- Taskmaster's New Year Treat (Special episodes starring celebrities)
- Taskmaster: Champion Of Champions (Special episodes starring past winners)
- Taskmaster Bleeped (Family-friendly repeat title)
- Production setting
- Studio
- Camera set-up
- Multi-camera
- Picture
- Colour
- Soundtrack
- Title music by The Horne Section.
Website links
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Tuesday 28th July 2015 at 10pm on U&Dave
- Next repeats
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- Series 19, Episode 10: Friday at 2:05am on 4seven
- Series 19, Episode 10: Saturday at 3:15am on 4seven
- Series 6, Episode 1: Monday at 11pm on U&Dave
- Series 6, Episode 2: Tuesday at 11pm on U&Dave
- Series 19, Episode 10: Wednesday 9th July at 1am on C4
- Series 19, Episode 10: Wednesday 9th July at 3:40am on 4seven
- Series 6, Episode 3: Wednesday 9th July at 11pm on U&Dave
- Series 6, Episode 4: Thursday 10th July at 11pm on U&Dave
- Series 6, Episode 5: Friday 11th July at 11pm on U&Dave
- Most recent repeats
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- Wednesday 2nd July 2025 at 1:00am on C4 - Series 19, Episode 9
- Tuesday 1st July 2025 at 3:05am on 4seven - Series 19, Episode 9
- Sunday 29th June 2025 at 3:45am on 4seven - Series 19, Episode 9
Recording details
- The Clapham Grand - Series 1
- Fountain Studios - Series 2 and 3
- Pinewood Studios - Series 4 onwards
- Quainton Road Station - Series 8 railway location filming
- The Curzon Cinema - Series 10-12 screenings
- White Waltham Airfield - Series 11 airfield location filming
- Gatwick Airport - Series 14 location filming (South Terminal)
- Frogmore Paper Mill - Series 15 location filming
- Thorpe Park - Series 18 location filming
- Painshill Park (Cobham) - Series 19 location filming