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 8 - An Orderly Species

Taskmaster. Image shows from L to R: Lee Mack, Charlotte Ritchie, Mike Wozniak. Copyright: Avalon Television
The contestants score points by creatively munching on snacks (Charlotte Ritchie), drawing pretty wings (Jamali Maddix) and being honest about emergency plane landings (Lee Mack).

Preview clips

Prize task: Most satisfying wobbly thing.

* Jamali Maddix: A completed Rubik's cube in a jelly. - 3
* Lee Mack: A jelly in the shape of his belly. - 3
* Charlotte Ritchie: A letter from her therapist detailing her wobbly sense of self-esteem in a jelly. - 3
* Mike Wozniak: A milk tooth. - 3
* Sarah Kendall: A sausage of chicken meat. - 3

Task 1: Say the word "metronome" between every tick of this metronome. You may not touch or stop the metronome. Also, you must blow up and tie a balloon so it's bigger than your head, neatly gift wrap the balloon, and eat three whole poppadoms. You have five minutes. The person who accomplishes the most things within the fewest missed metronomes wins. Your time starts when the metronome starts.

* Mike: 1 missed metronome. - 5
* Jamali and Lee: 3 missed metronomes. - 4
* Charlotte: Failed to eat the poppadoms in the time. - 1
* Sarah: Failed to complete any of the tasks. - 1

Task 2 (Team Task): Draw the best picture of a British animal. Each person must fill in one section at a time and may not look at any other section during that time. Every section must be used, and you may not communicate with each other in any way during the task. Best picture of a British animal wins. You have three minutes per section. Your time starts now.

* Mike, Lee - 3
* Charlotte, Jimali and Sarah - 2

Task 3: Record the greatest aircraft safety announcement, then perform the greatest aircraft safety demonstration. Your announcement must be in an accent or language other than your own, and your demonstration must be unforgettable. You have 20 minutes. Your time starts now.

* Mike: German language. - 5
* Charlotte: Scottish accent. - 4
* Jamali: French language. - 4
* Lee: Australian accent. - 3
* Sarah: Gibberish. - 3

Live task: Stand on either one leg or both legs. You must do so one at a time behind this curtain, with your hands on your head. The Taskmaster will then guess if you are standing on either one leg or both legs. If he guesses correctly you are eliminated. The last person standing on either one leg or both legs wins.

* Lee: Winner - 5
* Jamali and Sarah: Out second round. - 3
* Charlotte and Mike: Out first round. - 1

Final scores

* Lee - 18
* Mike - 17
* Jamali - 16
* Sarah - 12
* Charlotte - 11

Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 6th May 2021
Time
9pm
Channel
Channel 4
Length
60 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Friday 7th May 2021 1:20am 4seven
Saturday 8th May 2021 1:15am 4seven
Sunday 9th May 2021 11:15pm E4
Thursday 13th May 2021 1:00am 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

Outtake: Mike Wozniak's bodily sounds

A listen it to yet another one of Mike Wozniak's bodily sounds...

Featuring: Greg Davies & Mike Wozniak.

Mike Wozniak eats a poppadom whilst saying 'metronome'

From series 11, Mike Wozniak is tasked with eating some poppadoms and wrapping a balloon all whilst saying the word 'metronome' on the beat of a metronome.

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

Outtake: Lee Mack vs. an aeroplane tannoy

Lee has problems replacing a tannoy phone.

Featuring: Lee Mack.

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