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 17, Episode 3 - Some Impropriety?

Taskmaster. Sophie Willan
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?

Prize task: The best thing for a person that is meant for an animal.

- John Robins: An elephant chair (howdah). - 5
- Joanne McNally: A trough. - 4
- Sophie Willan: A timed pet feeder. - 3
- Steve Pemberton: A scratching post. - 2
- Nick Mohammed: An anti-scratch cone, to wear on the wrist. - 1

Task 1: Work out who is following you. You must stare at the duck at all times and take an average-length step towards the duck every time it quacks. If the person following you agrees with you, they will say the name of a mammal. If the person following you disagrees with you, they will say the name of a bird. If the person following you doesn't know if they agree or disagree with you, they will say the name of an amphibian. The correct answer furthest from the duck wins. Your time starts when the duck quacks.

- Joanne: 26 paces away from discovering it was Mr Blobby. - 5
- John: 19 paces away. - 4
- Steve: 15 paces away. - 3
- Nick: 0 paces away. - 2
- Sophie: Disqualified for looking at Mr Blobby. - 0

Task 2: Complete the jobstacle course. Each job must be completed to a satisfactory-quality level. The baby [container full of water] must remain in the baby carrier at all times except during nappy change. You must complete the jobstacle course within eight minutes. The least baby spilled wins. You time starts when Alex blows his whistle. Jobstacle course tasks: I. Do the dishes. II. Hang the laundry. III: Dust the carpet. IV: Prepare the milk. V: Clean Greg's shoes. VI: Change the nappy.

- John: None of the baby spilt, as he took off the carrier before doing the course. - 5
- Steve: 7% of the bay spilt. - 4
- Joanne: A sixth of the baby spilt. - 3
- Sophie: A fifth of the baby spilt. - 2
- Nick: A quarter of the baby spilt. - 1

Task 3: Create tension. Most tension created wins. You have 20 minutes. Your time starts now.

- Joanne: Gets physically close to Alex and embarrasses him. - 5
- Nick: Attempts a trick where he tries to hit cardboard tubes to drop some eggs into glasses. - 4
- Steve: Has a duel with Alex, playing hangman. - 4
- John: Causes physical tension using a rope, and throws a marble into a fishing net. - 3
- Sophie: Stands on one leg, on top of a chair, with a cup on head, and hisses. - 1

Live task: Catch the most monsters in your boxes. The monsters must propel themselves from the table. Most monsters in the boxes after two minutes wins.

- John: 10 - 5
- Steve: 8 - 4
- Sophie: 6 - 3
- Nick: 5 - 2
- Joanne: 2 - 1

Final scores

- John - 22
- Joanne - 18
- Steve - 17
- Nick - 10
- Sophie - 9

Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 11th April 2024
Time
9pm
Channel
Channel 4
Length
60 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Friday 12th April 2024 12:10am 4seven
Saturday 13th April 2024 2:15am 4seven
Wednesday 17th April 2024 12:55am C4
Thursday 18th April 2024 2:15am 4seven

Cast & crew

Cast
Greg Davies Host / Presenter
Alex Horne Host / Presenter
Joanne McNally Self
John Robins Self
Nick Mohammed Self
Sophie Willan Self
Steve Pemberton 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
Vicky Winter Line Producer
Amy Tuckwell Associate Producer
Stephanie Kemp Edit Producer
Mark Hardyman VT Editor
Lachlan Wilson VT Editor
James Dillon Production Designer
Sam Montague Director of Photography
Ric Clark Director of Photography
Gary Parkhurst Director of Photography
Will Charles Lighting Designer
Dru Masters Composer
Tom Howe Composer
Martin Rosten Graphics

Video

Create tension

Joanne McNally gets up close and personal, Greg Davies is incredibly underwhelmed with Sophie Willan's performance and Steve Pemberton goes head-to-head with Alex Horne.

Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Joanne McNally, Nick Mohammed, Steve Pemberton, John Robins & Sophie Willan.

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