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Taskmaster
- TV comedy
- Channel 4 / U&Dave
- 2015 - 2024
- 170 episodes (18 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.
- Returns on Thursday 12th September on C4 at 9pm with Series 18, Episode 1
- Champion Of Champions, Episode 2 repeated tomorrow at 11pm on U&Dave
Streaming rank this week: 93
Episode menu
Series 14, Episode 1 - The Chassis, The Wings
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Prize task: Most jaw-dropping item
- Fern Brady: A framed picture of a rescue chicken which shares her name, which she learned had died on Twitter, scaring her when she read: "Fern Brady has died." - 5
- Dara Ó Briain: A cartoon drawing of Alex Horne's jaw dropping at seeing a sexy Greg Davies. - 4
- Sarah Millican: A porcelain dildo which has one of her jokes inscribed on it. - 4
- Munya Chawawa: A knitted version of his head costing £200. - 2
- John Kearns: The book Guinness World Records 2022. - 1
Task 1: What ten films are you in? You have 15 minutes. Most correct films named wins. Your time starts now. (Each contestant is wearing a cardboard box , and has to feel clues.)
- Munya: 8 - 5
- Sarah: 7 - 4
- Fern: 6 - 3
- John: 4 - 2
- Dara: 3 - 1
Task 2: Land the loo roll in the loo. You must stay on the spot at all times. Most loo roll in the loo wins. You have 15 minutes. Your times starts now. (Each contestant is on a balcony above the loo, in Gatwick Airport South Terminal.)
- Dara: 1 complete roll and 43 sheets.
- Fern: 1 complete roll.
- Sarah: 80 sheets.
- Munya: 61 sheets.
- John: Nothing, but he did through another roll into a bin from a further distance away after the task was finished. - 1
Task 3 (Team Task): Create the best picture of a bird on the black square. You may not step on or do anything to the black square. Alex will walk towards you every time you name a different bird. Alex will stop moving every time you name a different fish. You have a maximum of 15 minutes. Your time starts when Alex withdraws his nail.
- Munya and Sarah: A kingfisher. - 5
- Dara, Fern and John: A chicken. - 2
Live task: Get the most weight on see-saw without popping the balloon. Taking it in turns, you must a single item of your additional clothing in the triangular basket. The most weight in the triangular basket when the balloon pops wins, but if you pop the balloon you get zero points.
- Dara and John: 1,461g - 5
- Fern: 1,310g - 3
- Sarah: 1,071g - 2
- Munya: Pops the balloon. - 0
Final scores
- Sarah: 18
- Dara and Fern: 17
- Munya: 14
- John: 11
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 29th September 2022
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
Greg Davies | Host / Presenter |
Alex Horne | Host / Presenter |
Dara O Briain | Self |
Fern Brady | Self |
John Kearns | Self |
Munya Chawawa | Self |
Sarah Millican | 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 |
Vicky Winter | Line Producer |
Amy Tuckwell | Associate Producer |
Siobhan Newman | Edit Producer |
Mark Sangster | Editor |
Rebecca Bowker | Editor |
Iain Chambers | VT Editor |
Craig Harbour | VT Editor |
James Dillon | Production Designer |
Sam Montague | Director of Photography |
John Ford | Lighting Designer |
Dru Masters | Composer |
Tom Howe | Composer |
Martin Rosten | Graphics |
Video
Get the Loo Roll into the Loo
Is just throwing the loo roll the best method?
Featuring: Fern Brady, Munya Chawawa, John Kearns, Sarah Millican, Dara O Briain, Greg Davies & Alex Horne.