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 tomorrow 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 2 - The Dong And The Gong
Prize task: The heaviest item that can fit into a shoebox.
* Dave Gorman: Marble (27.3kg) - 5
* Rob Beckett: Concrete (9.3kg) - 4
* Al Murray: Alan Bullock's book Hitler and Stalin: Parallel Lives (0.9kg) - 3
* Paul Chowdhry: Watermelon (3.6kg) - 2
* Sara Pascoe: A poisonous snake that Alex wasn't allowed to weigh. (?kg) - 1
Task 1: Surprise Alex when he emerges from his shed in one hour. Your time starts now.
* Rob: Fires a pressure hose at Alex while cackling and dressed as an old woman. - 5
* Al: Banging a gong wearing nothing but his hat, pants, socks and shoes, while stepping on four airhorns. - 4
* Dave: The entire camera crew are in their boxer shorts, except one wearing a box, then Alex goes to open a jack-in-a-box, but before he does Dave jumps out from a bush behind him. - 3
* Sara: Frames Alex for murder. - 2
* Paul: Dresses up as an evil "Brown Clown" in a large jack-in-the-box. - 1
Task 2 (Team Task): Release Alex. Fastest wins. Your time starts now.
* Rob and Sara: 16:46 - 5
* Al, Dave and Paul: 27:37 - 0
Task 3: Create the best upside-down self-portrait using only the materials supplied [sauces and condiments, onto a brick wall]. The Taskmaster will judge the picture when it has been rotated 180 degrees. You have 20 minutes. Your time starts now.
* Al - 5
* Sara - 4
* Dave - 3
* Paul - 2
* Rob - 1
Task 4: Pop the balloons. Fastest wins. Your time starts when you pop the next balloon.
* Rob: 31.6 seconds - 5
* Paul: 1:26 - 4
* Dave: 1:50 - 3
* Sara: 1:58 - 2
* Al: Failed to pop all of his balloons. - 1
Live task: Unravel a whole roll of sticky tape, put the unravelled sticky tape in your lunch box, and close the lunch box. Fastest wins.
* Al: 0:55 - 5
* Paul: 1:12 - 4
* Dave: 1:14 - 3
* Sara: 1:46 - 2
* Rob: DNF - 1
Final scores
* Rob - 21
* Al - 18
* Dave - 17
* Sara - 16
* Paul - 13
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 11th October 2016
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- Dave
- Length
- 60 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 12th October 2016 | 1:00am | Dave |
| Sunday 16th October 2016 | 10:00pm | Dave |
| Sunday 11th December 2016 | 11:00pm | Dave |
| Tuesday 17th January 2017 | 10:00pm | Dave |
| Sunday 2nd April 2017 | 10:00pm | Dave |
| Monday 3rd April 2017 | 2:40am | Dave |
| Tuesday 1st August 2017 | 9:00pm | Dave |
| Sunday 6th August 2017 | 10:00pm | Dave |
| Wednesday 3rd January 2018 | 10:00pm | Dave |
| Tuesday 15th May 2018 | 6:00pm | Dave |
| Thursday 30th August 2018 | 1:00am | Dave |
| Monday 12th November 2018 | 9:00pm | Dave |
| Tuesday 19th February 2019 | 10:00pm | Dave |
| Thursday 26th December 2019 | 11:00pm | Dave |
| Wednesday 15th April 2020 | 10:40pm | Dave |
| Thursday 16th April 2020 | 6:00pm | Dave |
| Wednesday 29th July 2020 | 11:20pm | Dave |
| Thursday 30th July 2020 | 6:00pm | Dave |
| Saturday 5th September 2020 | 3:00pm | Dave |
| Wednesday 14th October 2020 | 11:00pm | Dave |
| Wednesday 4th November 2020 | 8:00pm | E4 |
| Monday 15th February 2021 | 1:20am | Dave |
| Monday 15th February 2021 | 10:00pm | Dave |
| Wednesday 10th March 2021 | 2:25am | E4 |
| Wednesday 17th March 2021 | 6:00pm | Dave |
| Wednesday 14th July 2021 | 11:00pm | Dave |
| Thursday 20th January 2022 | 6:00pm | Dave |
| Thursday 20th January 2022 | 11:00pm | Dave |
| Tuesday 10th May 2022 | 6:00pm | Dave |
| Wednesday 10th August 2022 | 6:00pm | Dave |
| Thursday 11th August 2022 | 3:10am | Dave |
| Friday 6th January 2023 | 5:00pm | Dave |
| Tuesday 21st March 2023 | 6:00pm | Dave |
| Friday 14th July 2023 | 6:00pm | Dave |
| Saturday 15th July 2023 | 1:00am | Dave |
| Friday 27th 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 |
Videos
Series 3, Episode 2 trailer
Make The Most Special Effect is one of the challenges.
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Rob Beckett, Paul Chowdhry, Dave Gorman, Al Murray & Sara Pascoe.
The fastest to pop all the balloons wins
The fastest person to pop all the balloons wins the challenge. Here's how Dave and Sara did.
Featuring: Alex Horne, Dave Gorman & Sara Pascoe.
Press
Taskmaster: series 3, episode 2 - review
This week Greg Davies's game show featured condiment art, nudity and some furious use of a pair of corkscrews.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 11th October 2016