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 3, Episode 1 - Pea In A Haystack
Prize task: Most flamboyant clock.
* Sara Pascoe: A Queen-themed clock (the band rather than the monarch). - 5
* Al Murray: A stove. - 4
* Dave Gorman: A microwave oven. - 3
* Rob Beckett: A tortoise sundial. - 2
* Paul Chowdhry: A pop swatch clock that can be worn on any item of clothing. - 1
Task 1: Get to the microwave in as few steps as possible and open the door before the microwave dings. There are five minutes on the clock. The microwave starts now.
* Rob: 4 - 5
* Al: 8 - 4
* Sara: 27 - 3
* Dave: 50 - 2
* Paul: 125 (disqualified for running out of time) - 0
Task 2: Propel this pea the furthest distance. The pea must land and remain on the red carpet. Your time starts now.
* Al: 18 miles - 5
* Rob: 414.53m - 4
* Sara: 18.27m - 3
* Paul: Missing but propelled. - 2
* Dave: 12.11m (Disqualified for cheating) - 0
Task 3: Make the best snowman. You have one hour. Your time starts now.
* Dave - 5
* Sara - 4
* Al - 3
* Rob - 2
* Paul - 1
Live task: Balance your swedes on your Swede. Your Swede must remain standing at all times. Your swedes may only balance on the exterior of your Swede. Most swedes resting on a Swede after 100 seconds wins.
* Al: 15 - 5
* Paul: 14 - 4
* Dave: 11 - 3
* Rob and Sara: 8 - 2
Final scores
* Al - 21
* Sara - 16
* Rob - 15
* Dave - 13
* Paul - 8
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 4th October 2016
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- Dave
- Length
- 60 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Date | Time | Channel |
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Wednesday 5th October 2016 | 1:00am | Dave |
Sunday 9th October 2016 | 10:00pm | Dave |
Sunday 11th December 2016 | 10:00pm | Dave |
Monday 16th January 2017 | 10:00pm | Dave |
Sunday 26th March 2017 | 10:00pm | Dave |
Tuesday 25th July 2017 | 9:00pm | Dave |
Wednesday 26th July 2017 | 12:00am | Dave |
Sunday 30th July 2017 | 10:00pm | Dave |
Tuesday 2nd January 2018 | 1:40am | Dave |
Tuesday 2nd January 2018 | 10:00pm | Dave |
Monday 14th May 2018 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Wednesday 29th August 2018 | 1:00am | Dave |
Tuesday 12th February 2019 | 10:00pm | Dave |
Wednesday 25th December 2019 | 11:00pm | Dave |
Tuesday 14th April 2020 | 10:40pm | Dave |
Wednesday 15th April 2020 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Tuesday 28th July 2020 | 11:10pm | Dave |
Wednesday 29th July 2020 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Saturday 5th September 2020 | 2:00pm | Dave |
Friday 18th September 2020 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Tuesday 13th October 2020 | 11:00pm | Dave |
Tuesday 3rd November 2020 | 8:00pm | E4 |
Monday 8th February 2021 | 1:00am | Dave |
Monday 8th February 2021 | 10:00pm | Dave |
Tuesday 9th March 2021 | 3:00am | E4 |
Tuesday 16th March 2021 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Tuesday 13th July 2021 | 11:00pm | Dave |
Wednesday 19th January 2022 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Wednesday 19th January 2022 | 11:00pm | Dave |
Monday 9th May 2022 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Tuesday 9th August 2022 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Wednesday 10th August 2022 | 3:10am | Dave |
Thursday 5th January 2023 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Monday 20th March 2023 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Thursday 13th July 2023 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Friday 14th July 2023 | 1:00am | Dave |
Friday 20th October 2023 | 11:00pm | Dave |
Cast & crew
Greg Davies | Host / Presenter |
Alex Horne | Host / Presenter |
Rob Beckett | Self |
Paul Chowdhry | Self |
Dave Gorman | Self |
Al Murray | Self |
Sara Pascoe | 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 |
Mark Sangster | Editor |
James Dillon | Production Designer |
Sam Montague | Director of Photography |
Dru Masters | Composer |
Tom Howe | Composer |
Press
Taskmaster: series 3, episode 1 - review
It is a nice start, but we need to wait a bit to see how it compares to the previous two series.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 4th October 2016Preview: Taskmaster series 3
It feels as if the second series of Taskmaster has only just finished but the third series starts on Dave on Tuesday, October 4 at 10pm.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 2nd October 2016