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 16, Episode 1 - The Natural Friends
Prize task: The most wonderful wooden thing that they've owned for a while.
- Julian Clary: A specially commissioned table, with four pairs of buttocks carved into it. - 5
- Sue Perkins: A painting on a wooden board by a liberated chimpanzee. - 4
- Sam Campbell: A Pinocchio doll, but where everything other than his nose grows when someone lies to him. - 3
- Susan Wokoma: A wind chime. - 2
- Lucy Beaumont: A picture of a boxer dog in a wooden frame, which she believes is possessed. - 1
Task 1: Build a tower out of the cans in the lab. You must put on your blindfold in this room (the living room), and wear it properly for the rest of the task. Tallest tower wins. You have five minutes. Your time starts now.
- Sam: 20 - 5
- Julian: 17 - 4
- Susan: 11 - 3
- Lucy: 6 - 2
- Sue: 1 - 1
Task 2 (Team Task), Part 1: Connect the most individual parts of one person to individual parts of another person. All members of your team must be connected. You have ten minutes. Your times starts now. Part 2: You are now ready for the actual task. Cross the finish line with all connections still connected. Fastest wins. Your time starts when Alex blows his whistle.
- JLS (Julian, Lucy and Sam): 11.5 seconds - 5
- The Sues (Sue and Susan): Just over 90 seconds. - 2
Task 3: Get the duck into the lake. You must not touch the beak. If the duck leaves the course, it must re-enter at the point it left the course. If your duck touches the boundary, or a flamingo, or a pineapple, one minute will be added to your time. Fastest wins. Your time starts now.
- Susan: 3:20 - 5
- Sue: 9:45 - 4
- Sam: 11:20 - 3
- Julian and Lucy: Disqualified for touching the beak. - 0
Live task: Say whether you think the next item is heavier or lighter than the previous item. If you are wrong, you are eliminated. Last person standing wins.
- Julian, Lucy and Sam: 1 correct guess. - 5
- Sue and Susan: No correct guesses. - 2
Final scores
- Sam: 21
- Julian: 19
- Susan: 14
- Lucy and Sue: 13
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 21st September 2023
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 60 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Cast & crew
| Greg Davies | Host / Presenter |
| Alex Horne | Host / Presenter |
| Julian Clary | Self |
| Lucy Beaumont | Self |
| Sam Campbell | Self |
| Sue Perkins | Self |
| Susan Wokoma | 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 |
| Amy Tuckwell | Associate Producer |
| Rebecca Bowker | Editor |
| Hunter Allen | VT Editor |
| James Dillon | Production Designer |
| Sam Montague | Director of Photography |
| Ric Clark | Director of Photography |
| John Ford | Lighting Designer |
| Dru Masters | Composer |
| Tom Howe | Composer |
| Martin Rosten | Graphics |
Video
Lucy Beaumont's bizarre claims
Lucy Beaumont raises some bizarre questions for the Taskmaster and fellow contestants.
Featuring: Lucy Beaumont & Greg Davies.