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
Episode menu
Series 2, Episode 3 - A Pistachio Eclair
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 |
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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
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 |
Josh Widdicombe | Guest |
Peter Hudson | Guest |
Tim Key | Task Consultant |
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 2016Taskmaster: 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