Taskmaster
- TV comedy
- Channel 4 / U&Dave
- 2015 - 2024
- 170 episodes (18 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 18, Episode 5
- Catch-up on Series 18, Episode 4
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Series 18, Episode 3 - The Gangsters Of The Sea
Prize task: The object with the most soul.
- Babatunde Aleshe: A Nigerian talking drum. - 5
- Andy Zaltzman: Shoes with Dover soles as sole, with a speaker in one shoe playing soul music, and a photo of the sun in Spain, where it is called the sol. Also, Andy has come into the show dressed as a wizard and claims to have fixed into the shoes the soul of Greg's late great-great-great uncle Brian. - 4
- Jack Dee: An effigy of soul singer James Brown. - 3
- Emma Sidi: A Furby. - 2
- Rosie Jones: A saxophone. - 1
Task 1: Put a rocket in your pocket. Fastest wins. Your time starts now. *If you draw, make or write your own rocket, that doesn't count as an actual rocket unless you are a rocket scientist. If you are not a rocket scientist, you must now put two rockets in your pockets. **If you swear at any point after drawing, making or writing your own rocket, you must now put three rockets in your pockets.
- Jack: 1:59 - 5
- Rosie: 2:40 - 4
- Babatunde: 5:52 - 3
- Andy: 18:10* - 2
- Emma: 39 minutes** - 1
Task 2: Recreate a famous 2D piece of art in 3D. Most creative recreation wins. You have 20 minutes. Your time starts now.
- Andy: Pablo Picasso's Guernica. - 5
- Babatunde: Banksy's Flower Thrower - 5
- Emma: Gustav Klimt's The Kiss. - 5
- Jack: Vincent van Gogh's Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear. - 5
- Rosie: Andy Warhol's Campbell's Soup Cans. - 5
Task 3 (Team Task): Win the pub quiz by cheating. The team that wins by cheating in at least five different ways wins. If the quizmaster notices you cheating, you will lose a point and you must use a different method of cheating. This quiz will start in five minutes. Your time starts now.
- Andy, Babatunde and Emma: 22 points, caught cheating six times to leave 16 points. - 5
- Jack and Rosie: 23 points, caught cheating nine times to leave 14 points. - 4
Live task: Rustle Russell, fill Phil, mark Mark, rob Rob and pat Pat. When Alex blows his whistle, you must all immediately either say one word to the person next to you, or perform one action. The people may only say yes or no. If you perform the wrong action, you are disqualified. You will then meet a new person. First person to perform all the right actions to all the right people wins. Winner takes all.
- Andy - 5
Final scores
- Andy - 21
- Babatunde - 18
- Jack - 17
- Rosie - 14
- Emma - 13
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 26th September 2024
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
Greg Davies | Host / Presenter |
Alex Horne | Host / Presenter |
Andy Zaltzman | Self |
Babatunde Aléshé | Self |
Emma Sidi | Self |
Jack Dee | Self |
Rosie Jones | Self |
Sue Perkins | Self (Voice) |
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 |
Vicky Winter | Line Producer |
Amy Tuckwell | Associate Producer |
Will Robbins | Edit Producer |
Rebecca Bowker | Editor |
Hunter Allen | VT Editor |
James Dillon | Production Designer |
Sam Montague | Director of Photography |
Christina Baker (as Chrissie Baker) | Make-up Designer |
Dru Masters | Composer |
Tom Howe | Composer |
Martin Rosten | Graphics |
Chris Kempton | Lighting Designer |
Alex Horne | Creator |
Video
Quiz cheating
Is this the closest Alex Horne has come to breaking character?! The Taskmaster contestants cause complete chaos at the pub as they attempt to master the art of deceit.
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Babatunde Aléshé, Jack Dee, Rosie Jones, Emma Sidi & Andy Zaltzman.