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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 Monday at 11pm on U&Dave
Streaming rank this week: 80
Episode menu
Series 15, Episode 5 - Old Honkfoot
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Prize task: The luckiest thing.
- Kiell Smith-Bynoe: A scratchcard bought by the luckiest woman in Britain. - 5
- Mae Martin: Lucky lenses, namely a pair of sunglasses to which four-leaf clovers, rabbit's feet and a horseshoe have been attacked. - 4
- Frankie Boyle: A bag that was left at a theatre by a fan of his, depicting himself and animals. - 3
- Ivo Graham: A maneki neko Japanese bobtail cat figure, a figure of ex-footballer Steve Bruce, his favourite lucky poker hand, and the silver spoon he was born with in his mouth, all stuck to a mortarboard. - 3
- Jenny Eclair: A photo of herself and her grandson. - 2
Task 1: Fake something. Best fake wins. You have 20 minutes. Ready steady go.
- Frankie: Fakes his own death. - 5
- Ivo: A member of crew pretends to be Ivo, pretending to be an Egyptian mummy. - 4
- Mae: Pretends to be a spirit medium, using information about Alex that they got from his wife. - 4
- Jenny: Fakes a heart attack, then a nosebleed. - 2
- Kiell: Makes a fake hand out of cake and eggshells. - 2
Task 2: Play the instrument indicated by the light. Each time you play an instrument correctly, another will be added to the sequence until you make a mistake. Longest sequence wins. There is a bonus point for the person who sounds the least worst. Your time starts when the first light goes on.
- Frankie and Mae: 9 - 5
- Jenny: 6 - 3
- Kiell: 5, plus bonus point for sounding the least worst. - 3
- Ivo: 5 - 2
Task 3 (Team Task): Salvage the most spoons. You may not leave the lab, and all spoons must be salvaged with a magnet. Your salvager must not remove their headwear. Most salvaged spoons brought to the lab wins. Also, from now on, you must speak in a very high-pitched voice. You have 16 minutes. Your time starts now.
- Jenny, Kiell and Mae: 9 - 0
- Frankie and Ivo: Disqualified for not getting to the lab in time. - 0
Live task (Team Task), Part 1: Stuff all these things in your teammate's outfit. If you are wearing a special outfit, you must stay on your spot and with your hands on your head at all times. Fastest wins. Part 2 (for the winning team only): Say how many things you stuffed in your teammate's outfit. If you are correct, your points are doubled. If you are wrong, the other team gets your points. You have one minute. Your time starts when Alex blows his whistle.
- Jenny, Kiell and Mae: Correctly guess there are 29 items. - 10
- Frankie and Ivo - 0
Final scores
- Mae: 28
- Kiell: 25
- Jenny: 22
- Frankie: 13
- Ivo: 9
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 27th April 2023
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
Greg Davies | Host / Presenter |
Alex Horne | Host / Presenter |
Frankie Boyle | Self |
Ivo Graham | Self |
Jenny Eclair | Self |
Kiell Smith-Bynoe | Self |
Mae Martin | 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 |
Gabby Tomlinson | Edit Producer |
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
Salvage the Most Spoons...
There is lots of high-pitch speaking in this one.
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Frankie Boyle, Jenny Eclair, Ivo Graham, Mae Martin & Kiell Smith-Bynoe.
Spoon salvage
The teams are split into two, which sees one half of the team working to salvage as many spoons as possible while navigated by the other half of the team.
Featuring: Frankie Boyle, Jenny Eclair, Ivo Graham, Mae Martin & Kiell Smith-Bynoe.