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 6
- Catch-up on Series 17, Episode 5
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 5 - Little Denim Shorts
Prize task: Most valuable item.
* Josh Widdicombe: A signed blank cheque. - 5
* Frank Skinner: A ring worth £3,995. - 4
* Romesh Ranganathan: A Peugeot 407 worth £590. - 3
* Tim Key: Eight copies of his book The Incomplete Tim Key, which he could autograph. - 2
* Roisin Conaty: A fake diamond ring worth £12. - 1
Task 1: Get this boulder as far away from this place as possible. You have one hour. Your time starts now.
* Josh: All the way to Windsor. - 5
* Frank: 6.5 miles. - 4
* Tim: 2.3 miles. - 3
* Romesh: 1.75 miles. - 2
* Roisin: 300 yards. - 1
Task 2: Grow the longest nail. You have 10 weeks. Your time starts now.
* Josh: 2.8cm - 5
* Romesh: 2.2cm - 4
* Frank: 2.1cm - 3
* Roisin: 1.8cm - 2
* Tim: DNS - 1
Task 3 (Team Task): Make this bed to a hotel standard while holding hands. The time ends when you get into the bed. Fastest wins. Hold hands now. Your time starts now.
* Frank and Tim: 10:57 - 2
* Josh, Roisin and Romesh: 16:03 - 0
Task 4: Make this Swedish person blush as deeply as possible. You have 10 minutes. Your time starts now.
* Roisin - 5
* Romesh - 4
* Frank - 3
* Tim - 2
* Josh - 1
Live task: Blow up the biggest balloon whilst blindfolded. You have 100 seconds and one balloon.
* Roisin - 5
* Frank - 4
* Romesh - 3
* Josh - 2
* Tim - 0 (disqualified for not tying his balloon up)
Final scores
* Frank - 20
* Josh - 18
* Romesh - 16
* Roisin - 14
* Tim - 10
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 25th August 2015
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- Dave
- Length
- 60 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Date | Time | Channel |
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Wednesday 26th August 2015 | 10:20pm | Dave |
Friday 28th August 2015 | 12:00am | Dave |
Saturday 29th August 2015 | 10:00pm | Dave |
Sunday 13th September 2015 | 5:00pm | Dave |
Saturday 5th March 2016 | 10:00pm | Dave |
Tuesday 23rd August 2016 | 10:00pm | Dave |
Wednesday 24th August 2016 | 1:20am | Dave |
Saturday 17th December 2016 | 3:00pm | Dave |
Friday 6th January 2017 | 10:00pm | Dave |
Thursday 8th February 2018 | 10:00pm | Dave |
Monday 9th April 2018 | 11:00pm | Dave |
Saturday 18th August 2018 | 1:00am | Dave |
Monday 20th August 2018 | 12:00pm | Dave |
Sunday 18th August 2019 | 11:00pm | Dave |
Tuesday 20th August 2019 | 2:40am | Dave |
Tuesday 20th August 2019 | 10:00pm | Dave |
Friday 3rd April 2020 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Saturday 4th April 2020 | 12:00am | Dave |
Friday 17th July 2020 | 10:40pm | Dave |
Monday 20th July 2020 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Saturday 29th August 2020 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Friday 23rd October 2020 | 8:00pm | E4 |
Thursday 11th February 2021 | 2:05am | E4 |
Friday 19th February 2021 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Saturday 10th July 2021 | 12:00am | Dave |
Monday 10th January 2022 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Monday 10th January 2022 | 11:00pm | Dave |
Thursday 28th April 2022 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Friday 29th July 2022 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Saturday 30th July 2022 | 3:10am | Dave |
Tuesday 13th December 2022 | 10:00pm | Dave |
Thursday 9th March 2023 | 11:00pm | Dave |
Friday 10th March 2023 | 5:00pm | Dave |
Friday 23rd June 2023 | 12:00am | Dave |
Tuesday 4th July 2023 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Wednesday 5th July 2023 | 1:00am | 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
Get This Boulder Out Of Here
Watch how Roisin deals with the challenge - in her own beautiful, and slightly slow, way.
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Romesh Ranganathan, Frank Skinner, Roisin Conaty, Josh Widdicombe & Tim Key.