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Taskmaster. Image shows from L to R: Greg Davies, Alex Horne. Copyright: Avalon Television
Taskmaster

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.

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Series 6, Episode 5 - H.

Taskmaster. Liza Tarbuck. Copyright: Avalon Television
As the series nears the halfway point, the five comic contestants grow ever more eager to lay their hands on the coveted Taskmaster trophy. Asim Chaudhry has fun with drain pipes, Tim Vine gets stuck in a tunnel and, dissatisfied with his charge's performance, Greg Davies gives Alex Horne a sharp telling off in front of everyone.

Preview clips

Prize task: The sturdiest thing.

* Liza Tarbuck: A donkey. - 5
* Alice Levine: Her mother's polytunnel. - 4
* Russell Howard: His brother's calves. - 3
* Tim Vine: A small plastic St. Bernard. - 2
* Asim Chaudhry: An egg. - 1

Task 1: Without leaving the caravan, work out on long this piece of string is. You have five minutes. Most accurate answer wins. Your time starts now.

* Tim: 308ft [Correct answer: 318ft] - 5
* Asim: 500ft - 4
* Russell: 31m (102ft) - 3
* Alice: 5'7" - 2
* Liza: 4 miles - 1

Task 2: Pull this tablecloth off this table. Most eggs left unbroken on the table wins. You have one attempt and may not tamper with the table, tablecloth or eggs. Your time starts now.

* Everyone manages to avoid breaking any eggs. - 5

Task 3 (Team Task): Find the link and then do it exactly 100 times. Fastest wins. Your time starts now.

* Asim, Liza and Tim: 8:34 - 5
* Team Funk: 11:18 - 3

Task 4: Pull off the most elaborate trick shot. You have 20 minutes. Your time starts now.

* Tim - 5
* Liza - 4
* Russell - 3
* Asim - 2
* Alice - 1

Live task: Throw as many eggs onto the shelf as possible. You must lie flat on your bed at all times. Most eggs on the shelf wins. You have 100 seconds.

* Liza: 6 - 5
* Russell and Tim: 5 - 4
* Asim: 3 - 2
* Alice: 2 - 1

Final scores

* Tim - 26
* Liza - 25
* Russell - 21
* Asim - 19
* Alice - 16

Broadcast details

Date
Wednesday 30th May 2018
Time
9pm
Channel
U&Dave
Length
60 minutes

Upcoming repeats

  1. Tuesday 10th September 2024 at 11:00pm on U&Dave

Cast & crew

Cast
Greg Davies Host / Presenter
Alex Horne Host / Presenter
Alice Levine Self
Asim Chaudhry Self
Liza Tarbuck Self
Russell Howard Self
Tim Vine Self
Writing team
Alex Horne Writer
Tim Key Task Consultant
Production team
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
Dan Trelfer Edit Producer
Thomas Perrett Editor
Joe Haughey Editor
Steve Nayler Editor
James Dillon Production Designer
Sam Montague Director of Photography
Martin Kempton Lighting Designer
Dru Masters Composer
Tom Howe Composer

Videos

Find The Link team task

In this clip from Taskmaster series 6 episode 5, Asim, Tim and Liza take part in a team task to find the link and do it exactly 100 times.

Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Asim Chaudhry, Liza Tarbuck & Tim Vine.

How long is a piece of string?

In this clip from Taskmaster series 6 episode 5, Tim Vine uses a lobster to determine how long a piece of string is.

Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne & Tim Vine.

Outtake: Greg and Alex swinging

In this exclusive outtake from Taskmaster S6 EP 5, Greg Davies and Alex Horne are so excited to see each other they greet each other by swinging. Cute.

Featuring: Greg Davies & Alex Horne.

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