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Taskmaster
- TV comedy
- Channel 4 / U&Dave
- 2015 - 2024
- 170 episodes (18 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.
- Returns on Thursday 12th September on C4 at 9pm with Series 18, Episode 1
- Champion Of Champions, Episode 2 repeated tomorrow at 11pm on U&Dave
Streaming rank this week: 93
Episode menu
Series 4, Episode 1 - A Fat Bald White Man
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Prize task: Most interesting autograph on the most interesting vegetable.
* Noel Fielding: David Suchet on a broad bean. - 5
* Mel Giedroyc: Howard Donald on a horse radish, Gary Barlow on a butternut squash, Mark Owen on a heritage squash and Robbie Williams on a sweet potato. - 4
* Lolly Adefope: A signed Black Eyed Eyes CD on some black eyed peas. - 3
* Joe Lycett: Greg Davies on a yellow courgette. - 2
* Hugh Dennis: Malcolm X on a carrot (really just a cross). - 1
Task 1: Destroy this cake. Most beautiful destruction wins. You have 30 minutes. Your time starts now.
* Joe: Blows it up using fireworks. - 5
* Noel: Puts the cake into a washing machine. - 4
* Mel: Quickly squashes the cake onto a table. - 3
* Lolly: Paints a heart using the cake, onto a brick wall. - 2
* Hugh: Cuts it up into the shape of a clock. - 1
Task 2: Create the best caricature of the person on the other side of the curtain. You may not look at the person. The person may only say "Yes" or "No". You will get a bonus point if you can find out the person's full name. You have 10 minutes. Your time starts now.
* Noel: No bonus - 5
* Joe: No bonus - 4
* Lolly: No bonus - 3
* Mel: Bonus point - 3
* Hugh: Bonus point - 2
Task 3: Fell all the rubber ducks. Fastest wins. Your time starts when the first rubber duck falls.
* Hugh: 8.9 seconds - 5
* Lolly: 1:02 - 4
* Joe: 1:56 - 3
* Noel: 4:50 - 2
* Mel: 7:25 - 1
Live task: Make the most juice. You must pick one fruit and one tool. If you pick the same tool as someone else, you must juice blindfolded. If you pick the same fruit as someone else, you must juice one-handed. If you pick the same fruit and tool as someone, you must juice blindfolded, one-handed, and bouncing up and down. You have one minute.
* Mel: Lime with shoe, 7ml - 5
* Hugh: Pineapple with tweezers, 4ml - 4
* Joe: Pineapple with hammer, 3ml - 3
* Noel: Grapes with tweezers, 2ml - 2
* Lolly: Grapes with hammer, 0.4ml - 1
Final scores
* Noel - 18
* Joe - 17
* Mel - 16
* Hugh and Lolly - 13
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 25th April 2017
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- U&Dave
- Length
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
Greg Davies | Host / Presenter |
Alex Horne | Host / Presenter |
Lolly Adefope | Self |
Hugh Dennis | Self |
Noel Fielding | Self |
Mel Giedroyc | Self |
Joe Lycett | Self |
Alex Horne | Writer |
Tim Key | Task Consultant |
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 |
Martin McEwan | Editor |
Andi Meek | Editor |
James Dillon | Production Designer |
Sam Montague | Director of Photography |
Will Charles | Lighting Designer |
Martin Kempton | Lighting Designer |
Dru Masters | Composer |
Tom Howe | Composer |
Videos
Outtake: Joe has a joke about Mel
Joe gets a big clap for his joke about Mel's shoe... but wait for what Greg does next.
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Mel Giedroyc & Joe Lycett.
Outtake: Mel burps
Mel Giedroyc interrupts Taskmaster Greg Davies and side kick Alex Horne's final score summary with a burp!
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Noel Fielding, Mel Giedroyc & Joe Lycett.
Press
TV review: Taskmaster
I particularly liked the way Alex Horne glared at them while they worked things out, a little like Karen Brady does in The Apprentice.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 25th April 2017Review: Taskmaster, Series 4, Episode 1
After watching this first episode, it was hard to see any clear favourites to win at this early stage.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 25th April 2017