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
- Streaming rank this week: 10
Episode menu
Series 10, Episode 10 - Dog Meat Trifle
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
Cast & crew
Greg Davies | Host / Presenter |
Alex Horne | Host / Presenter |
Daisy May Cooper | Self |
Johnny Vegas | Self |
Katherine Parkinson | Self |
Mawaan Rizwan | Self |
Richard Herring | Self |
Alex Horne | Writer |
Tim Key | Task Consultant |
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 |