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 11, Episode 7 - You've Got No Chutzpah
Prize task: The best thing to hang from a wall, that you wouldn't normally hang from a wall.
* Lee Mack: A bed, into which you strap yourself down to. - 5
* Charlotte Ritchie: A book, to be hung opposite the toilet, which comes with a length of bamboo to turn the pages. - 4
* Sarah Kendall: Drawings of herself. - 4
* Jamali Maddix: A mini-fridge. - 2
* Mike Wozniak: A welcome mat. - 1
Task 1: Complete these tasks. Most tasks wins. You may not step beyond this line. You had ten minutes from when the fuse was lit [Alex lights a fuse, setting the paper the task is printed upon on fire]. Attack the biscuit. Chuck the dog. Embrace the fish. Grab the hat. Inspect the jacket. Kick the lemon. Mash the nectarine. Open the plum. Quaff the Ribena. Sniff the turnip. Undermine the vole. Whack the xylophone. Yank the zebra.
* Mike: 7 tasks completed. - 5
* Jamali: 6 tasks completed. - 4
* Lee: 4 tasks completed. - 3
* Charlotte: 3 tasks completed. - 2
* Sarah: 2 tasks completed. - 1
Task 2: Make the best babushka meal. Each course must be presented inside the previous course. Best babushka meal wins. You five minutes to order your ingredients and 20 minutes to prepare your babushka meal. Your time starts now.
* Jamali - 5
* Lee and Sarah - 4
* Charlotte - 2
* Mike - 1
Task 3 (Team Task): Get out of the front gate setting off the alarm the fewest times. Every time the alarm goes off you must start again. You must only step on your stepping stones. Your time starts now.
* Mike, Lee: 21 times. - 5
* Charlotte, Jamali and Sarah: 34 times. - 0
Live task: Make your rubber gloves and wellies as heavy as possible whilst wearing your rubber gloves and wellies. You have 90 seconds. You must only put things in your rubber gloves for the first minute.
* Lee: 6.42kg - 5
* Sarah: 1.12kg - 3
* Mike: 1.09kg - 2
* Jamali: 5.36kg, but penalised for taking off his gloves. - 1
* Charlotte: 0.95kg - 1
Final scores
* Lee - 22
* Mike - 14
* Jamali and Sarah - 12
* Charlotte - 9
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 29th April 2021
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 60 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Cast & crew
| Greg Davies | Host / Presenter |
| Alex Horne | Host / Presenter |
| Sarah Kendall | Self |
| Lee Mack | Self |
| Jamali Maddix | Self |
| Charlotte Ritchie | Self |
| Mike Wozniak | 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 |
| Dru Masters | Composer |
| Tom Howe | Composer |
| Martin Rosten | Graphics |
Video
Sarah Kendall licks a dog
Sarah Kendall attempts to remember a series of disappearing tasks.
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Sarah Kendall, Lee Mack, Jamali Maddix, Charlotte Ritchie & Mike Wozniak.