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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 6, Episode 5 - H.
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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
- Tuesday 10th September 2024 at 11:00pm on U&Dave
Cast & crew
Greg Davies | Host / Presenter |
Alex Horne | Host / Presenter |
Alice Levine | Self |
Asim Chaudhry | Self |
Liza Tarbuck | Self |
Russell Howard | Self |
Tim Vine | 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 |
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.