
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 on Thursday on C4 at 9pm with Series 19, Episode 8
- Catch-up on Series 19, Episode 7
Streaming rank this week: 9
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
- U&Dave
- Length
- 60 minutes
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.