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 11, Episode 6 - Absolute Casserole

Taskmaster. Charlotte Ritchie. Copyright: Avalon Television
Our comical quintet continue their quest to curry favour with the omnipotent Taskmaster. Jamali Maddix decorates the caravan, Sarah Kendall is appalled by a kiwi fruit and, under severe pressure, Mike Wozniak delivers a revelation so visceral that it leaves everyone in a state of horrified delirium.

Preview clips

Prize task: Most annoying thing.

* Jamali Maddix: Face paints. - 5
* Sarah Kendall: A stud finder. - 4
* Mike Wozniak: A symbolic nipple. - 3
* Charlotte Ritchie: Three alarm clocks. - 2
* Lee Mack: A yard of Twix prop from Not Going Out, which turned out to contain wood rather than an actual yard of Twix. - 1

Bonus task: Fart. Fartest wins. Your time starts now.

* Mike: 3 hours 24 minutes, after he completed Task 3, but as well as farting he also dislodged a haemorrhoid. - 1

Task 1: Make the best portrait of the Taskmaster on this door only using your feet. You have ten minutes. Your time starts now.

* Jamali - 5
* Sarah - 4
* Charlotte - 3
* Mike - 2
* Lee - Penalised as he used other parts of his body as well as his feet. - 1

Task 2 (Team Task): Vandalise this wall. Most creative vandalism wins. You have 20 minutes. Your time starts now.

* Mike, Lee: Parody Banksy's "Balloon Girl". - 5
* Charlotte, Jamali and Sarah: Trashed the wall. - 1

Task 3: Identify the contents of the battered items in this fish and chips order. You may lick and sniff all of the items. You may bite into two. You may squeeze one between your elbows. You may really stamp on one. You may look at one through a magnifying glass. You may put one in a glass of water. Most correctly identified items wins. You have ten minutes. Your time starts now.

* Jamali: Correctly identifies all six battered items (a kiwi fruit, a grape, an egg, batter, a leather wallet, and an apple and blackberry pie), after he finds a receipt of all the items inside the wallet. - 5
* Sarah: 5 items - 4
* Charlotte: 4 items - 3
* Mike: 3.5 items - 2
* Lee: 3 items - 1

Live task: Tie the very ends of the string to the arms of the glasses, then put the glasses on. Fastest wins. [The string and glasses are inside a padlocked toolbox.]

* Lee - 5
* Mike - 4
* Sarah - 3
* Charlotte - 2
* Jamali - 1

Final scores

* Jamali and Mike - 17
* Sarah - 16
* Lee - 13
* Charlotte - 11

Tie-break task: Fire as many rubber bands into Alex's dangerously positioned bum bag as possible. Most rubber bands in the bum bag wins. You have two minutes. Your time starts now.

* Jamali: 7 rubber bands - Winner
* Mike: 1 rubber band

Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 22nd April 2021
Time
9pm
Channel
Channel 4
Length
60 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Friday 23rd April 2021 12:10am 4seven
Saturday 24th April 2021 1:15am 4seven
Sunday 25th April 2021 11:00pm E4
Wednesday 28th April 2021 12:10am C4

Cast & crew

Cast
Greg Davies Host / Presenter
Alex Horne Host / Presenter
Sarah Kendall Self
Lee Mack Self
Jamali Maddix Self
Charlotte Ritchie Self
Mike Wozniak 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
Rebecca Bowker Editor
James Dillon Production Designer
Sam Montague Director of Photography
Will Charles Lighting Designer
Dru Masters Composer
Tom Howe Composer
Martin Rosten Graphics

Videos

Mike Wozniak's farting task shock

Mike Wozniak got more than he bargained for in this individual farting task.

Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Sarah Kendall, Lee Mack, Jamali Maddix, Charlotte Ritchie & Mike Wozniak.

Mike Wozniak brings in a nipple

Things get Freudian as Mike Wozniak brings in a symbolic nipple.

Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne & Mike Wozniak.

Painting with your feet

The contestants must paint with their feet.

Featuring: Alex Horne, Sarah Kendall, Lee Mack, Jamali Maddix, Charlotte Ritchie & Mike Wozniak.

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