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 5
- Catch-up on Series 17, Episode 4
Episode menu
Series 10, Episode 6 - Hippopotamus
Prize task: Most narcissistic thing.
* Mawaan Rizwan: A shrine to himself he made when he was 16. - 5
* Johnny Vegas: A selection of Lego figures of himself. - 4
* Katherine Parkinson: A case of her face, which she painted herself. - 3
* Daisy May Cooper: A sculpture of herself used to promote This Country. - 2
* Richard Herring: A jigsaw of himself. - 2
Task 1: Silently, make the tastiest and prettiest cocktail with the coolest name. If you make any noise over 60dB you most pour anything you've prepared into the bucket and shout the following phrase at a volume of over 100dB - Daisy: "I love this." Johnny: "I've done it again." Katherine: "Woof". Mawaan: "I'm so sorry." Richard: "Failure." - and start again. You have twenty minutes. Your time starts now.
* Mawaan - 5
* Johnny - 4
* Richard - 3
* Daisy - 2
* Katherine - 1
Task 2: Draw the animal that is watching you. The animal is wearing a hat. You may not leave this room and you must look in the mirror at all times. Most accurate drawing wins. You have five minutes. Your time starts now.
* Johnny - 5
* Daisy - 4
* Mawaan - 3
* Richard - 2
* Katherine - 1
Task 3: Get the most water from butt A into butt B. You may not move a butt in the first five minutes. You have ten minutes. Your time starts now.
* Mawaan - 16 inches
* Daisy - 12.5 inches
* Richard - 12 inches
* Johnny - 10 inches
* Katherine - 7 inches
Live task (Team Task): Draw the animal named on your card. Each artist may draw three straight lines on their turn. That artist's teammates may have one guess after these three lines. If the guess is incorrect, the other team's artist can draw their straight lines. You may not speak or communicate with your teammates in any way. Each team member gets two points for each team victory.
* Johnny, Katherine and Mawaan - 4
* Daisy and Richard - 2
Final scores
* Mawaan - 22
* Johnny - 19
* Daisy - 14
* Richard - 12
* Katherine - 10
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 19th November 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 |
| 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 |
Videos
Outtake: Greg's Moment of Insanity
Greg Davies fumbles his words and loses his marbles.
Featuring: Greg Davies.
Get the most water from Butt A to Butt B
Richard Herring and Daisy May Cooper attempt to get the most water from one water butt to another.
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Daisy May Cooper & Richard Herring.
Make a cocktail as quietly as possible
How quietly can a drink be built?
Featuring: Alex Horne, Daisy May Cooper, Johnny Vegas, Katherine Parkinson, Mawaan Rizwan & Richard Herring.