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 15, Episode 7 - Schrödinger's Egg

Taskmaster. Jenny Eclair
As the battle for the trophy continues, Greg Davies and Alex Horne take things up a notch by introducing a pulper to proceedings. Jelly Babies also cause friction between the participants.

Prize task: The most brilliant thing that pops up.

- Frankie Boyle: A creepy painting that he keeps trying to get rid of, but it keeps popping back in his home again. - 5
- Ivo Graham: A Whac-a-Mole game with the panel's faces stuck to the moles. - 4
- Jenny Eclair: A pop-up book about the Bauhaus Ballet. - 3
- Kiell Smith-Bynoe: A pogo stick. - 2
- Mae Martin: A Pop-Tart with a picture of Prof. Brian Cox on it. - 1

Task 1: Rotate the pulper wheel without pulping the egg. You must not move from this spot at any point. If you pulp the egg, you are disqualified. Most rotations wins. You have a maximum of ten minutes. Your time starts now.

- Ivo: 56 - 5
- Frankie: 8.5 - 4
- Kiell: 2.75 - 3
- Jenny and Mae: Disqualified for pulping the egg. - 0

Task 2 (Team Task): Completely free yourselves and have a team hug. Fastest team hug wins. Your time starts now.

- Jenny, Kiell and Mae: 17:50 - 5
- Frankie and Ivo: Over 42 minutes. - 2

Task 3, Part 1: Write down a NUMBER between 0 and 100, a length of TIME between one minute and 20 minutes, five INGREDIENTS, a COUNTRY, a NOUN and an ADJECTIVE. You have three minutes. Your time starts now. Part 2: Make a ADJECTIVE COUNTRY NOUN. You must use all these INGREDIENTS and you must also clap NUMBER times. You have TIME. Your TIME starts now.

- Kiell: 5
- Mae: 4
- Frankie, Ivo and Jenny: All penalised for not doing all their claps. - 1

Prize task: Say the word given to you by the Taskmaster in the accent on the card you choose. The Taskmaster will guess what accent you are doing. Highest score after three rounds wins.

- Frankie, Kiell and Mae: 2 - 5
- Ivo and Jenny: 1 - 2

Final scores

- Kiell: 20
- Frankie: 17
- Mae: 15
- Ivo: 14
- Jenny: 11

Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 11th May 2023
Time
9pm
Channel
Channel 4
Length
60 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Thursday 11th May 2023 11:40pm 4seven
Saturday 13th May 2023 1:15am 4seven
Sunday 14th May 2023 2:15am 4seven
Monday 15th May 2023 2:10am 4seven
Tuesday 16th May 2023 3:10am 4seven
Wednesday 17th May 2023 1:05am C4
Wednesday 17th May 2023 4:00am 4seven
Tuesday 29th August 2023 8:00pm E4
Tuesday 6th February 2024 11:05pm E4

Cast & crew

Cast
Greg Davies Host / Presenter
Alex Horne Host / Presenter
Frankie Boyle Self
Ivo Graham Self
Jenny Eclair Self
Kiell Smith-Bynoe Self
Mae Martin Self
Writing team
Alex Horne Writer
Tim Key Task Consultant
Production team
Andy Devonshire Series Director
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
Mark Lucey Edit Producer
Mark Sangster Editor
Rebecca Bowker Editor
Iain Chambers VT Editor
David Abramsky VT Editor
Sakky Barnor 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

Guess the jellybaby flavours

"Completely free yourselves and have a team hug". Two VERY difference approaches.

Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Frankie Boyle, Jenny Eclair, Ivo Graham, Mae Martin & Kiell Smith-Bynoe.

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