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 2
- Catch-up on Series 17, Episode 1
- Streaming rank this week: 74
Episode menu
Series 4, Episode 5 - Meat
Prize task: Cutest thing.
* Lolly Adefope: A baby photo of herself. - 5
* Joe Lycett: A photo of his dog Bertie. - 4
* Noel Fielding: A plate of googly eyes, which you could use to make other things cute. - 3
* Mel Giedroyc: A cuddly pod of three talking peas. - 2
* Hugh Dennis: A toy cat that when pressed extends its eyes and meows. - 1
Task 1: Slide the furthest. You have 20 minutes and one attempt. Your time starts now.
* Mel: 56.5m - 5
* Hugh: 18.9m - 4
* Noel: 14m - 3
* Joe: 5.8m - 2
* Lolly: 3.2m - 1
Task 2: Maintaining constant eye contact and making continuous small talk at all times with this Swedish person, put on the wetsuit, flippers, fake mask and snorkel. Your head may not leave the Swedish person's frame at any point. You may not move the laptop from its current position. Fastest wins. Your time starts when the Swedish person smiles at you. You get a five second time penalty every time you break eye contact. A bonus point will go to whoever puts on the wetsuit best.
* Lolly: 5:45 - 5
* Joe: 6:32, plus wetsuit bonus point - 5
* Hugh: 6:45 - 3
* Mel: 7:49 - 2
* Noel: 2:05, but disqualified for putting the wetsuit on his head rather than actually wearing it. However, get bonus point for quality of his small talk. - 1
Task 3 (Team Task): Please whisper this task to Alex. Hugh and Lolly - Put as many different things in the bathtub as possible. Most different things in the bathtub wins. Joe and Mel - Seal the top of this bathtub with cling film. Most successfully cling-filmed bathtub wins. Noel - Fill the bathtub with water. Most water in the bathtub wins. You have three minutes. Your time starts when Alex blows his whistle.
* Mel and Hugh - 5
* Joe, Lolly and Noel - 0
Task 4: Throw something into something. Most unbelievable throw wins. You have ten minutes to plan your throw, then ten minutes to pull it off. Your time starts now.
* Mel - 5
* Noel - 4
* Hugh - 3
* Joe - 2
* Lolly - 1
Live task: Make the longest continuous noise. There will also be a bonus point for the best noise.
* Joe: 32 seconds - 5
* Hugh: 30 seconds, plus bonus point - 5
* Lolly: 21 seconds - 3
* Mel: 14 seconds - 2
* Noel: 4 seconds - 1
Final scores
* Mel and Hugh - 21
* Joe - 18
* Lolly - 15
* Noel - 12
Tie-break task: Eat as many peas as possible. You have one minute. Your time starts now.
* Hugh: 199 - Winner
* Mel: 174
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 23rd May 2017
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- Dave
- Length
- 60 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Date | Time | Channel |
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Wednesday 24th May 2017 | 12:00am | Dave |
Thursday 25th May 2017 | 11:00pm | Dave |
Sunday 28th May 2017 | 11:10pm | Dave |
Sunday 26th November 2017 | 10:00pm | Dave |
Monday 27th November 2017 | 2:00am | Dave |
Monday 15th January 2018 | 10:00pm | Dave |
Friday 25th May 2018 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Sunday 8th December 2019 | 10:40pm | Dave |
Monday 27th April 2020 | 11:00pm | Dave |
Tuesday 28th April 2020 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Monday 10th August 2020 | 11:00pm | Dave |
Sunday 6th September 2020 | 5:00pm | Dave |
Wednesday 28th October 2020 | 11:20pm | Dave |
Saturday 31st October 2020 | 10:00pm | E4 |
Monday 25th January 2021 | 11:00pm | Dave |
Tuesday 26th January 2021 | 2:30am | Dave |
Saturday 27th March 2021 | 2:20am | E4 |
Monday 29th March 2021 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Monday 19th April 2021 | 12:20am | Dave |
Monday 19th April 2021 | 10:00pm | Dave |
Monday 26th July 2021 | 11:10pm | Dave |
Tuesday 1st February 2022 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Tuesday 1st February 2022 | 11:00pm | Dave |
Thursday 12th January 2023 | 5:00pm | Dave |
Friday 31st March 2023 | 1:20am | Dave |
Friday 31st March 2023 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Wednesday 26th July 2023 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Monday 4th March 2024 | 11:00pm | Dave |
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 |
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 |
Martin Kempton | Lighting Designer |
Dru Masters | Composer |
Tom Howe | Composer |
Videos
Outtake: Mel and Noel told off for chewing gum
In this outtake cut from the TV show, Greg Davies relays an irate message from the director to Mel and Noel that they need to stop chewing gum.
Featuring: Greg Davies, Noel Fielding & Mel Giedroyc.
Battle Of The Bath
Hugh Dennis and Mel Giedroyc work together in the battle of the bath, which brings a tear to Taskmaster.
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Hugh Dennis & Mel Giedroyc.
Most Unbelievable Throw
Hugh Dennis, Joe Lycett and Lolly Adefope compete by throwing something in to something in the most unbelievable way.
Featuring: Alex Horne, Lolly Adefope, Hugh Dennis & Joe Lycett.
Bring In The Cutest Item
The contestants bring in the cutest thing they have.
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Lolly Adefope, Hugh Dennis, Noel Fielding, Mel Giedroyc & Joe Lycett.
Press
Review: Taskmaster: series 4, episode 5
This time our challengers engage in small talk, demonstrate differing levels of team work, and attempt some impressive throwing.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 23rd May 2017