Taskmaster. Image shows from L to R: Greg Davies, Alex Horne. Copyright: Avalon Television
Taskmaster

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.

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Series 10, Episode 10 - Dog Meat Trifle

Taskmaster. Mawaan Rizwan. Copyright: Avalon Television
The comedians gather for the grand final, to find which one of them will be going home with Taskmaster Greg Davies's golden head - a prize that lies within the grasp of four of them. But there are still more games to be played, leading to Katherine Parkinson searching for a spider, Daisy May Cooper destroying a mannequin and Johnny Vegas's pocket watch finally coming in handy.

Prize task: The greatest collection.

* Mawaan Rizwan: A collection of jars onto which he has painted emojis, including one of Greg.
* Daisy May Cooper: A USB stick containing a collection of ghostly electronic voice phenomenons. - 4
* Johnny Vegas: A collection of pub signs. - 3
* Katherine Parkinson: A collection of clay masks that she made herself over a period of six months. - 2
* Richard Herring: The best collection of worthless things. - 1

Task 1: Put these wellies on the spider's feet. You must carry a welly at all times, but you must never carry more than three wellies. You must not cut, untie or snap the twine. Fastest wins. Your time starts now.

* Daisy: 8:08. - 5
* Mawaan: Time not given. - 4
* Richard: 11:48. - 3
* Katherine: Slowest, but bonus point for creating a spider using two tables. - 1
* Johnny: 9:10, but disqualified as the twine snapped. - 0

Task 2 (Team Task): Perform this song [Somebody You Trust by Will Collier]. You have 20 minutes to prepare for your performance. Best all-round performance wins. Your time starts now.

* Daisy and Richard: 5
* Johnny, Katherine and Richard: 2

Task 3: Neatly hang all of Bernard's clothes on that coat rail. You must stay behind the line at all times. Fastest wins. Your time starts now.

* Katherine: 5:14. - 5
* Johnny: 6:50. - 4
* Richard: 8:10. - 3
* Mawaan: 9:35. - 2
* Daisy: 17:09. - 1

Live task: Wearing mittens at all time, balance either all the mints or all the biscuits on a spaghetti bridge. The mints or biscuits must only touch spaghetti. The spaghetti must be balanced on the coconuts. The coconuts must remain on their stands. Fastest wins.

* Richard - 5
* Mawaan - 4
* Daisy, Johnny and Katherine: Disqualified. - 0

Final scores

* Mawaan and Richard - 17
* Daisy - 15
* Katherine - 10
* Johnny - 9

Tie-break task: Guess how many green eggs are under the Taskmaster's chair. Closest wins.

* Richard: 6 (Correct answer: 2) - Winner
* Mawaan: 8

Series scores

* Richard - 162
* Daisy - 158
* Mawaan - 151
* Johnny - 139
* Katherine - 118

Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 17th December 2020
Time
9pm
Channel
Channel 4
Length
60 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Sunday 20th December 2020 12:00am E4
Sunday 20th December 2020 6:35pm E4
Sunday 20th December 2020 10:00pm 4seven
Wednesday 23rd December 2020 12:55am C4
Wednesday 23rd December 2020 10:00pm 4seven
Sunday 14th March 2021 11:00pm E4

Cast & crew

Cast
Greg Davies Host / Presenter
Alex Horne Host / Presenter
Daisy May Cooper Self
Johnny Vegas Self
Katherine Parkinson Self
Mawaan Rizwan Self
Richard Herring Self
Writing team
Alex Horne Writer
Tim Key Task Consultant
Production team
Andy Devonshire Series Director
Andy Cartwright Series Producer
Richard Allen-Turner Executive Producer
James Taylor Executive Producer
Jon Thoday Executive Producer
Rob Aslett Executive Producer
Andy Devonshire Executive Producer
Alex Horne Executive Producer
Dan Trelfer Edit Producer
Vicky Winter Line Producer
Thomas Perrett Editor
Mark Sangster Editor
Rebecca Bowker Editor
James Dillon Production Designer
Sam Montague Director of Photography
John Ford Lighting Designer
Dru Masters Composer
Tom Howe Composer
Martin Rosten Graphics

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