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 5
- Catch-up on Series 17, Episode 4
- Streaming rank this week: 8
Episode menu
Series 6, Episode 6 - We Met At Mealtimes
Prize task: Best thing they have invented.
* Tim Vine: A stage spade, similar to a stage dagger. - 5
* Liza Tarbuck: Cactuses on shoes. - 3
* Russell Howard: Cup cereal - i.e. cereal in a cup. - 1
* Asim Chaudhry: A special pair of 3D printed Nike trainers. - 1
* Alice Levine: A device to tether a phone to another, in order to share battery power. - 1
Task 1: Make the best snow globe. You have ten minutes to order your elements, then 20 minutes to make your snow globe. Your time starts now.
* Russell - 5
* Liza - 4
* Alice and Tim - 3
* Asim - 1
Task 2 (Team Task): Knock over as many ducks as possible. You must all remain on the red carpet throughout the task. You have five minutes. Your time starts now.
* Asim, Liza and Tim: 78 - 5
* Team Funk: Disqualified as Russell steps off the red carpet. - 0
Task 3: Make an announcement. Biggest announcement to the most people wins. You have 12 weeks. Your time starts now.
* Asim: Announced that he was a vegan in the previous episode of Taskmaster, which he no longer is. - 5
* Tim: Tried to make a big version of the word "Announcement" at Bristol Airport, but only got as far as "An" before the police arrived. - 4
* Liza: People making a series of big announcements on her radio show. - 2
* Alice: Tweeted: "BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: Quattro Formaggio pizza has 4 TYPES of cheese, not 4x cheese (aka extra extra extra cheese...aka more cheese than bread). I would not like to disclose until when I held this false knowledge. How did I never encounter the truth!?!" Got 11 retweets and 411 likes. - 2
* Russell: Went to India and shouted to some dogs to be quiet, which they didn't do. - 1
Task 4: Make the best parachute for this wooden spoon. You have ten minutes to order your materials, and then ten minutes to make your parachute. Slowest and most dramatic fall wins. Your time starts now.
* Liza - 5
* Alice - 4
* Tim - 3
* Russell - 2
* Asim - 1
Live task: You will each be given a category. You each have ten seconds to say things that fall into that category. First, you must each predict how many correct answers you will give. The person who has successfully predicted the highest number wins.
* Alice: Correctly names five crustaceans. - 5
* Asim: Correctly names four countries. - 4
* Russell: Correctly names three colours. - 3
* Tim: Correctly names three counties. - 3
* Liza: Fails to name five continents. - 1
Final scores
* Tim - 23
* Liza - 20
* Asim - 17
* Alice - 15
* Russell - 12
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 6th June 2018
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- Dave
- Length
- 60 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Date | Time | Channel |
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Sunday 10th June 2018 | 11:00pm | Dave |
Tuesday 12th June 2018 | 11:00pm | Dave |
Wednesday 9th January 2019 | 10:00pm | Dave |
Monday 12th August 2019 | 7:00pm | Dave |
Tuesday 13th August 2019 | 12:00am | Dave |
Tuesday 24th December 2019 | 11:00pm | Dave |
Monday 23rd March 2020 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Tuesday 24th March 2020 | 12:00am | Dave |
Monday 25th May 2020 | 11:00pm | Dave |
Tuesday 26th May 2020 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Wednesday 2nd September 2020 | 11:20pm | Dave |
Sunday 20th September 2020 | 2:00pm | Dave |
Wednesday 25th November 2020 | 11:20pm | Dave |
Friday 11th December 2020 | 7:30pm | E4 |
Thursday 22nd April 2021 | 1:05am | E4 |
Friday 23rd April 2021 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Wednesday 18th August 2021 | 11:00pm | Dave |
Thursday 24th February 2022 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Wednesday 8th June 2022 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Thursday 25th August 2022 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Monday 9th January 2023 | 11:00pm | Dave |
Thursday 26th January 2023 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Thursday 13th April 2023 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Saturday 30th March 2024 | 1:20am | 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
Tim Vine's big announcement
The Taskmaster contestants are tasked with 'making a big announcement', in this clip from series 6 episode 6 we see how Tim Vine got on, with a little help from his friends...
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne & Tim Vine.
Make The Best Snow Globe
Tim Vine and Liza Tarbuck show us their attempt at making a snow globe, without snow.
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Alice Levine, Asim Chaudhry, Liza Tarbuck, Russell Howard & Tim Vine.
Outtake: Alex Horne's Joy Dance
Alex Horne shares his 'joy dance' that he's prepared specially for the audience, while Greg Davies sings an accompanying song.
Featuring: Greg Davies & Alex Horne.