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 2, Episode 3 - A Pistachio Eclair

Taskmaster. Image shows from L to R: Peter Hudson, Jon Richardson
In one of the most difficult challenges of the competition, the rivals find themselves confronted with an intimidating man in gold chains: The Mayor of Chesham.

Preview clips

Prize task: Best dinner party guest.

* Joe Wilkinson: Henry, Britain's sixth strongest man. - 5
* Katherine Ryan: Kerry, Katherine's sister. - 4
* Doc Brown: The Last Sceptic, a DJ and producer. - 3
* Richard Osman: Fraser, a Great Dane dog. - 2
* Jon Richardson: Greg Davies. - 1

Task 1: Impress this mayor. You have a maximum of 20 minutes. Your time starts now.

* Katherine: Rap song about the mayor. - 8/10 from the mayor, 5 from Greg.
* Richard: Juggling while reciting a poem about the mayor. - 8/10 from the mayor, 4 from Greg.
* Joe: Gives the mayor 42 Calippos, 8 cans of strong larger and £15. - 7/10 from the mayor, 3 from Greg.
* Doc: Sings showtunes. - 7/10 from the mayor, 2 from Greg.
* Jon: Singing Desperado by The Eagles and showing a photo of a pistachio éclair. - 5/10 from the mayor, 1 from Greg.

Task 2: Make the most unexpected silhouette on this screen. You have 30 minutes. Your time starts now.

* Jon - 5
* Richard - 4
* Joe - 3
* Katherine - 2
* Doc - 1

Task 3: Buy a gift for the Taskmaster. Here is £20. You have 20 weeks. Your time starts now.

* Richard: Won £250 by betting his £20 on the darts, and gave the money in Greg's name to the charity Child's Eye. - 5
* Katherine: A lordship, making the Taskmaster "Lord Greg Davies". - 4
* Doc: A cricket bat and helmet, in tribute to a game Greg used to play as a child called "Mad Helmet Murderer", where Greg's sister wore the helmet, then Greg and his friend would jump out and hit her with the bats. - 3
* Joe: A pair of antique water skis. - 2
* Jon: The Geeky Chef Cook Book and 701 penny sweets. - 1

Task 4 (Team Task): Part 1 - Put on this blindfold, then instruct only the person closest to you to open their task. Part 2 - Put the earplugs in your ears and the ear protectors over the earplugs, then continue reading. You must remain within your bandstand. Instruct the next person to open their task. Part 3 - Do not read this out loud. Bring a potato to your bandstand. You may not leave your bandstand. You may not speak. Fastest wins. Your time starts now.

* Jon and Richard, with assistance from Josh Widdicome: 4:59 - 3
* Doc, Joe and Katherine: 5:49 - 2

Live task: Throw the rabbits into your hat. The person with the most rabbits in their hat after 100 seconds wins. The belts must stay tied around the wrists. (Each rabbit counts as one series point.)

* Katherine: 15
* Doc and Joe: 12
* Richard: 7
* Jon: 4

Final scores

* Katherine - 30
* Richard - 27
* Joe - 25
* Doc - 21
* Jon - 17

Broadcast details

Date
Tuesday 5th July 2016
Time
10pm
Channel
Dave
Length
60 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Wednesday 6th July 2016 1:00am Dave
Friday 8th July 2016 8:00pm Dave
Saturday 9th July 2016 10:00pm Dave
Sunday 2nd October 2016 11:00pm Dave
Wednesday 28th December 2016 7:00pm Dave
Wednesday 11th January 2017 10:00pm Dave
Tuesday 4th July 2017 9:00pm Dave
Wednesday 5th July 2017 12:00am Dave
Sunday 9th July 2017 10:00pm Dave
Monday 19th February 2018 11:00pm Dave
Tuesday 20th February 2018 3:00am Dave
Wednesday 9th May 2018 6:00pm Dave
Friday 24th August 2018 1:00am Dave
Friday 24th August 2018 12:00pm Dave
Friday 1st February 2019 10:00pm Dave
Tuesday 3rd March 2020 10:00pm Dave
Thursday 9th April 2020 6:00pm Dave
Friday 10th April 2020 12:00am Dave
Thursday 23rd July 2020 11:10pm Dave
Friday 24th July 2020 6:00pm Dave
Sunday 30th August 2020 4:00pm Dave
Tuesday 8th September 2020 6:00pm Dave
Wednesday 7th October 2020 11:00pm Dave
Thursday 29th October 2020 8:00pm E4
Thursday 25th February 2021 2:05am E4
Thursday 25th February 2021 6:00pm Dave
Saturday 27th February 2021 1:15am E4
Friday 14th January 2022 6:00pm Dave
Friday 14th January 2022 11:00pm Dave
Wednesday 4th May 2022 6:00pm Dave
Thursday 4th August 2022 6:00pm Dave
Friday 5th August 2022 3:10am Dave
Sunday 25th December 2022 4:00pm Dave
Wednesday 4th January 2023 5:00pm Dave
Wednesday 15th March 2023 6:00pm Dave
Thursday 16th March 2023 11:00pm Dave
Wednesday 28th June 2023 11:40pm Dave
Monday 10th July 2023 6:00pm Dave
Tuesday 11th July 2023 1:00am Dave
Friday 29th September 2023 11:00pm Dave

Cast & crew

Cast
Greg Davies Host / Presenter
Alex Horne Host / Presenter
Jon Richardson Self
Katherine Ryan Self
Joe Wilkinson Self
Ben Bailey Smith (as Doc Brown) Self
Richard Osman Self
Guest cast
Josh Widdicombe Guest
Peter Hudson Guest
Writing team
Tim Key Task Consultant
Production team
Andy Devonshire Series Director
Peter Orton Director
Andy Cartwright Series Producer
Richard Allen-Turner Executive Producer
James Taylor Executive Producer
Jon Thoday Executive Producer
Hilary Rosen Executive Producer
Rob Aslett Executive Producer
Andy Devonshire Executive Producer
Alex Horne Executive Producer
Thomas Perrett Editor
Mark Sangster Editor
James Dillon Production Designer
Dru Masters Composer
Tom Howe Composer

Video

Impress The Mayor

Doc Brown and Joe Wilkinson take different approaches to impressing a mayor.

Featuring: Doc Brown & Joe Wilkinson.

Press

Former Chesham Mayor takes starring role in Taskmaster

Among the many engagements last year's Mayor of Chesham Cllr Peter Hudson undertook was a starring role in the hit television comedy show Taskmaster.

Debby Thompson-Buck, Buckingham Press, 6th July 2016

Taskmaster: series two, episode 3 review

In this week's episode of Taskmaster we see artistic silhouettes, a huge number of Calippos, and the return of old friends.

Ian Wolf, On The Box, 5th July 2016

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