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 16, Episode 5 - Skateboard Division

Taskmaster. Susan Wokoma
Susan Wokoma finds something hidden in a flower, Lucy Beaumont gets handy with loo roll, and Julian Clary makes some kitchen receptacles look a bit sinister. Meanwhile, Alex Horne gets intimidated by Sam Campbell.

Prize task: The best thing that has five things on it.

- Susan Wokoma: A specially-made advent calendar, containing an IOU for a foot rub, a photo of herself as a baby, £10, a £100 donation to the charity of your choice, and a poem about Greg. - 5
- Julian Clary: A miniature nudist beach with five people on it. - 4
- Sue Perkins: Terry the triceratops, a toy that she got for her niece which Sue's dog ate the arse off. Sue rebuilt it, including adding a sound-effect device, but it meowed. - 3
- Lucy Beaumont: A Yorkshire melon - a melon with five Yorkshire puddings stuck into it on one side, and the other it has five badges saying "Things" on it. - 2
- Sam Campbell: A Plucka duck from the Australian TV show Hey Hey It's Saturday, with AU$5 (£2.65). - 1

Task 1: Burst this balloon from the furthest distance. You must not be looking at the balloon when you burst the balloon. You have 15 minutes. Your time starts now.

- Sue: 2,459 aspirins. - 5
- Sam: 564 aspirins. - 4
- Julian: 292 aspirins. - 3
- Susan: 71 aspirins. - 2
- Lucy: 15 aspirins. - 1

Task 2: Make the most cool, but scary gang using these eyes. You have 15 minutes. Your time starts now.

- Sam - 5
- Susan - 4
- Julian - 3
- Sue - 2
- Lucy - 1

Task 3: Get all the water in the vase. If you spill any water from the plate, you are disqualified. You may not leave the lab. Fastest wins. Your time starts now.

- Everyone spills some of the water. - 0

Live task: Sip your drink. You may only touch the loo roll, and you may not reach over the line. Fastest wins after three rounds.

- Julian: 13 - 5
- Sam: 10 - 4
- Lucy: 4 - 3
- Sue and Susan: 0 - 2

Final scores

- Julian - 15
- Sam - 14
- Susan - 13
- Sue - 12
- Lucy - 7

Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 19th October 2023
Time
9pm
Channel
Channel 4
Length
60 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Thursday 19th October 2023 11:30pm 4seven
Saturday 21st October 2023 2:30am 4seven
Thursday 26th October 2023 12:20am C4
Thursday 26th October 2023 3:05am 4seven

Cast & crew

Cast
Greg Davies Host / Presenter
Alex Horne Host / Presenter
Julian Clary Self
Lucy Beaumont Self
Sam Campbell Self
Sue Perkins Self
Susan Wokoma 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
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

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