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
- Streaming rank this week: 10
Episode menu
Champion Of Champions, Episode 2 - I've Sinned Again
Bonus task: Sing along to the Taskmaster theme tune. Most powerful and champion-like wins. Your time starts now.
Josh - 0.
Prize task: Best thing.
* Rob Beckett: Del Boy's ring. - 5
* Noel Fielding: A song from Kasabian called You're the Best Thing. - 4
* Josh Widdicombe: The keys to his house. - 3
* Bob Mortimer: A broccoli rotation and delivery unit. - 3
* Katherine Ryan: A jacket featuring a patch of Romesh Ranganathan which Romesh hated, which is also embroidered with the date of an important gig he was doing. - 1
Task 1: What's in the case? Fastest wins. Your time starts now.
* Noel: 3:19 - 5
* Josh: 5:30 - 4
* Rob: 5:45 - 3
* Bob: 7:42 - 2
* Katherine: 14:03 - 1
Task 2: Make a mask that tastes delicious and looks great. Your mask must be entirely edible and entirely wearable. You have 10 minutes to plan your mask and 20 minutes to make it. You then must wear your mask so that Alex can taste it. Most delicious and great-looking mask wins. Your time starts now.
* Bob - 5
* Josh - 4
* Katherine - 3
* Noel and Rob - 2
Task 3: Make the biggest mess and completely clean it up. You have ten minutes. Your time starts now.
* Katherine - 5
* Noel and Rob - 4
* Josh - 3
* Bob - 1
Live task: Record the highest number of steps on your pedometers. You may not touch your blindfold. You have 100 seconds.
* Katherine: 1,263 - 5
* Josh: 1,059 - 4
* Rob: 840 - 3
* Bob: 730 - 2
* Noel: 627 - 1
Final scores
* Josh - 18
* Rob - 17
* Noel - 16
* Katherine - 15
* Bob - 13
Series scores
* Josh - 37
* Rob - 36
* Katherine - 35
* Noel - 32
* Bob - 24
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 20th December 2017
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- Dave
- Length
- 60 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Date | Time | Channel |
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Thursday 21st December 2017 | 2:00am | Dave |
Friday 22nd December 2017 | 11:00pm | Dave |
Sunday 24th December 2017 | 11:00pm | Dave |
Wednesday 14th February 2018 | 10:00pm | Dave |
Tuesday 1st May 2018 | 11:00pm | Dave |
Wednesday 13th June 2018 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Sunday 22nd July 2018 | 10:00pm | Dave |
Monday 23rd July 2018 | 2:00am | Dave |
Friday 16th November 2018 | 3:10am | Dave |
Wednesday 19th December 2018 | 10:00pm | Dave |
Monday 31st December 2018 | 7:00pm | Dave |
Friday 8th February 2019 | 10:00pm | Dave |
Wednesday 10th April 2019 | 10:00pm | Dave |
Monday 2nd September 2019 | 12:00am | Dave |
Tuesday 3rd September 2019 | 10:00pm | Dave |
Friday 3rd January 2020 | 10:00pm | Dave |
Tuesday 31st March 2020 | 10:00pm | Dave |
Thursday 14th May 2020 | 10:40pm | Dave |
Friday 15th May 2020 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Monday 29th June 2020 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Sunday 13th September 2020 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Monday 14th September 2020 | 2:45am | Dave |
Wednesday 18th November 2020 | 12:20am | Dave |
Sunday 13th December 2020 | 10:00pm | E4 |
Tuesday 29th December 2020 | 11:20pm | Dave |
Wednesday 14th April 2021 | 1:05am | E4 |
Monday 24th May 2021 | 12:20am | Dave |
Monday 24th May 2021 | 10:00pm | Dave |
Wednesday 9th June 2021 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Tuesday 22nd February 2022 | 11:00pm | Dave |
Friday 27th May 2022 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Wednesday 17th August 2022 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Tuesday 27th December 2022 | 1:00am | Dave |
Thursday 29th December 2022 | 11:00pm | Dave |
Tuesday 7th March 2023 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Sunday 7th May 2023 | 7:00pm | Dave |
Wednesday 21st February 2024 | 11:00pm | Dave |
Cast & crew
Greg Davies | Host / Presenter |
Alex Horne | Host / Presenter |
Josh Widdicombe | Self |
Katherine Ryan | Self |
Rob Beckett | Self |
Noel Fielding | Self |
Bob Mortimer | Self |
Alex Horne | Writer |
Andy Devonshire | Series 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 |
Andi Meek | Editor |
James Dillon | Production Designer |
Sam Montague | Director of Photography |
Anthony Dalton | Director of Photography |
Martin Kempton | Lighting Designer |
Dru Masters | Composer |
Tom Howe | Composer |
Videos
Josh Widdicombe sings Taskmaster theme tune
Josh Widdicombe has to sing along to the Taskmaster theme tune.
Featuring: Josh Widdicombe.
Noel Fielding smashes briefcase
Noel Fielding has to smash open a briefcase. How quick can he do it?
Featuring: Noel Fielding.
Make a mess and clean it up
Bob and Josh try to make the biggest mess, and then clean it all up again, all in 10 minutes.
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Josh Widdicombe & Bob Mortimer.
Press
The entertainingly daft gameshow returns for a sixth series. The USP is bewildering and pointless tasks - towers of lemons, wheelbarrow stunts etc - attempted by game, silly comics including Liza Tarbuck, Russell Howard and Asim Chaudhry.
The Guardian, 27th April 2018Taskmaster: Champion of Champions, Episode 2 - review
Helped by Josh Widdicombe singing the theme tune (for no points), tonight we find out who is greatest champion of all.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 20th December 2017