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: 9
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Series 17
1. Grappling With My Life
Thursday 28th March 2024
Joanne McNally, John Robins, Nick Mohammed, Sophie Willan and Steve Pemberton are the formidable five hoping to pass the Taskmaster's muster with their attempts to hunt for patatas, hoopla a gorilla and hug a special friend.
2. Jumungo
Thursday 4th April 2024
Greg Davies has to find a way to award points after watching Nick Mohammed sheath a water bottle with a sock, Joanne McNally tie a noose for a soft toy, and Steve Pemberton repeatedly express a hankering for pancakes. Meanwhile, Little Alex Horne jots down all the facts and figures as John Robins puts his faith in honey and Sophie Willan attempts to take flight.
3. Some Impropriety?
Thursday 11th April 2024
The answers to a great many questions will be answered in this episode. Will Steve Pemberton's no-vowels gamble pay off? Why does Sophie Willan love to balance items on her head? Can John Robins make formula milk? What does Nick Mohammed think is going to happen to those eggs? And, most intriguingly, why is Joanne McNally sniffing Little Alex Horne's beard?
4. Apropos Of Apoppo
Thursday 18th April 2024
Contenders Joanne McNally, John Robins, Nick Mohammed, Sophie Willan and Steve Pemberton are forced to wrangle wild animals - with unpleasant consequences for Sophie and Steve. Taskmaster Greg Davies' loyal valet Alex Horne watches on as Joanne demonstrates a traditional Irish handshake, John reveals a love of pickled onions and Nick sparks controversy with a cardboard tube.
5. Snooker Cue Umbrella Chin
Thursday 25th April 2024
Steve Pemberton experiments with G-force, Joanne McNally rocks a traffic cone, and Sophie Willan splatters a human pigeon, all of which makes scoring a little tricky for the all-powerful Taskmaster, Greg Davies. In other news, Nick Mohammed gets trapped under a bed and John Robins constructs a lengthy homage to Little Alex Horne's hero.
6. A Three Ring Man Next
Thursday 2nd May 2024 at 9pm on Channel 4 New
As the series passes the halfway stage and the epic battle to win Greg Davies' beautiful bonce begins to intensify. Steve Pemberton delivers a timely message of peace. Elsewhere, Joanne McNally invents a new catchphrase, Nick Mohammed and Sophie Willan both struggle with a bottle of water, John Robins gets creative with beans and Little Alex Horne feels the thrill of victory.
7. Dream Date Territory
Thursday 9th May 2024 at 9pm on Channel 4 New
John Robins demonstrates the power of his forearms, Steve Pemberton stains his shirt with orange juice, and Sophie Willan repeatedly shouts the name of a body part in Little Alex Horne's little flustered face. Taskmaster Greg Davies has his usual task of trying to award points for things such as Nick Mohammed constructing a bottle orchestra and Joanne McNally trying to act out the word "beer".
8. The Umbrella Wink
Thursday 16th May 2024 at 9pm on Channel 4 New
Greg Davies has been presented with a great many bizarre moments during his glorious reign as the Taskmaster, but this episode ups the ante in the strangeness stakes. Why has John Robins attached oars to his arms? Why does Nick Mohammed keep winking at Alex Horne? Why is Sophie Willan making a wolf beatbox? Why is Steve Pemberton skinning a mannequin? And why has Joanne McNally wilfully desecrated Greg's noble statue?
9. Episode Nine
Thursday 23rd May 2024 at 9pm on Channel 4 New
Joanne McNally, John Robins, Nick Mohammed, Sophie Willan and Steve Pemberton take part in this series.
10. Episode Ten
Thursday 30th May 2024 at 9pm on Channel 4 New
Joanne McNally, John Robins, Nick Mohammed, Sophie Willan and Steve Pemberton take part in this series.