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 today on C4 at 9pm with Series 17, Episode 5
- Catch-up on Series 17, Episode 4
Streaming rank this week: 11
Episode menu
Series 2, Episode 4 - Welcome To Rico Face
Prize task: Coolest blue thing.
* Jon Richardson: A fridge magnet of a pig with a photo album of the pig having sex. - 5
* Joe Wilkinson: The erotic novel Seagoing Sexpot. - 4
* Doc Brown: The album Feel no Fret by the Average White Band. - 3
* Katherine Ryan: A dog shock collar. - 2
* Richard Osman: A riot helmet. - 1
Task 1: Rescue the cat. Best rescue wins. Your time starts now. The cat answers to the name Patatas.
* Katherine - 5
* Doc - 4
* Joe - 3
* Jon - 2
* Richard: DNF - 0
Task 2: Conceal this pineapple upon your person. No part of the pineapple may be thrown away. You have 20 minutes, after which Alex will inspect you. Most incorrect guesses wins. Your time starts now.
* Jon - 5
* Katherine - 4
* Richard - 3
* Doc - 2
* Joe - 1
Task 3: Part 1 - Set a fun task. Your task must take no longer than one minute. You have 10 minutes. Your time starts now.
* Doc: Perform a recognisable rendition of the William Tell Overture using just your hands and cheeks. You have one minute and one attempt. Your time starts now.
* Joe: Prove how strong you are. Whoever looks the strongest wins. You have one minute. Your time starts now.
* Katherine: Present a make-up tutorial. Best tutorial wins. You have one minute. Your time starts now.
* Richard: Enjoy this clip of the Taskmaster. Whoever finds it the funniest wins. You have one minute. Your time starts now.
Task 3: Part 2 - Jon must do the tasks set by the other four panellists, and correctly identify who set which task.
* Jon: Correctly identifies who wrote all the tasks. - 4
Task 4 (Team Task) - Using only the items on the rug construct the best thing for the Taskmaster. You have 30 minutes. Your time starts now.
* Doc, Joe and Katherine: A tiki bar. - 4
* Jon and Richard: A tickle station. - 1
Live task: Create the highest tower using only these potato-based items. Your potato tower must be self-standing. Your potato tower must be built on the table. Your potato tower will be measured from the table top to the highest potato point. You have 100 seconds.
* Doc: Only person with a self-standing tower. - 5
* Joe, Jon, Katherine and Richard: All disqualified for touching their towers after the time had ended. - 0
Final scores
* Doc - 18
* Jon - 17
* Katherine - 15
* Joe - 12
* Richard - 5
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 12th July 2016
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- Dave
- Length
- 60 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Friday 15th July 2016 | 8:00pm | Dave |
| Saturday 16th July 2016 | 10:00pm | Dave |
| Thursday 29th December 2016 | 7:00pm | Dave |
| Thursday 12th January 2017 | 10:00pm | Dave |
| Tuesday 11th July 2017 | 9:00pm | Dave |
| Wednesday 12th July 2017 | 12:00am | Dave |
| Sunday 16th July 2017 | 10:00pm | Dave |
| Monday 26th February 2018 | 11:00pm | Dave |
| Thursday 10th May 2018 | 6:00pm | Dave |
| Saturday 25th August 2018 | 1:00am | Dave |
| Monday 4th February 2019 | 10:00pm | Dave |
| Tuesday 10th March 2020 | 10:00pm | Dave |
| Friday 10th April 2020 | 6:00pm | Dave |
| Saturday 11th April 2020 | 12:00am | Dave |
| Friday 24th July 2020 | 11:50pm | Dave |
| Monday 27th July 2020 | 6:00pm | Dave |
| Sunday 30th August 2020 | 5:00pm | Dave |
| Thursday 8th October 2020 | 11:00pm | Dave |
| Friday 30th October 2020 | 8:00pm | E4 |
| Friday 26th February 2021 | 6:00pm | Dave |
| Wednesday 3rd March 2021 | 2:05am | E4 |
| Monday 17th January 2022 | 6:00pm | Dave |
| Monday 17th January 2022 | 11:00pm | Dave |
| Thursday 5th May 2022 | 6:00pm | Dave |
| Friday 5th August 2022 | 6:00pm | Dave |
| Saturday 6th August 2022 | 3:10am | Dave |
| Sunday 25th December 2022 | 5:00pm | Dave |
| Wednesday 4th January 2023 | 6:00pm | Dave |
| Thursday 16th March 2023 | 6:00pm | Dave |
| Friday 17th March 2023 | 11:00pm | Dave |
| Friday 30th June 2023 | 12:00am | Dave |
| Tuesday 11th July 2023 | 6:00pm | Dave |
| Wednesday 12th July 2023 | 1:00am | Dave |
| Friday 6th October 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 |
| Alex Horne | Writer |
| 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 |
| James Dillon | Production Designer |
| Dru Masters | Composer |
| Tom Howe | Composer |
Videos
Create The Highest Potato Tower
The contestants must create the tallest tower with a variety of potato-based foods.
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Doc Brown, Richard Osman, Jon Richardson, Katherine Ryan & Joe Wilkinson.
Conceal A Pineapple
This task features the rule: 'Conceal A Pineapple On Your Person'.
Featuring: Doc Brown, Richard Osman, Jon Richardson, Katherine Ryan & Joe Wilkinson.
Press
The penultimate episode in this daft challenge series finds our intrepid taskees charged by Greg Davies with rescuing a cat from a tree and smuggling an entire pineapple upon their person. Prizes on offer this week include a range of our comics' most-treasured "blue" items, including Doc Brown's copy of Feel No Fret by the Average White Band, a blue riot helmet from Richard Osman and a mucky fridge magnet from Jon Richardson. It's all to play for, then.
Ben Arnold, The Guardian, 12th July 2016Taskmaster: series Two, episode 4 - review
In the penultimate episode of the series we witness a hostage taking, fruit hiding and vegetable constructing.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 12th July 2016