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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 7 - Roadkill Doused In Syrup
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Prize task: The scariest thing from their kitchen.
* Russell Howard: A doggie cam, which his girlfriend uses to spy on both the dog and Russell. - 5
* Asim Chaudhry: Some fan art of himself. - 4
* Liza Tarbuck: A fake finger in a food blender. - 3
* Alice Levine: Some ham that she left out in the sun. - 2
* Tim Vine: A kitchen cupboard door that a dodgy hinge. - 1
Task 1: Knock the bails off the stumps. You have a maximum of one over. You must make your attempt from behind this stump. No stumps may be moved. Fastest wins. Your time starts now.
* Russell: Knocks stumps off with the first ball in 21 seconds. - 5
* Tim: Pulls the stumps down with a length of rope in 2:28. - 4
* Asim and Alice: Failed to knock the stumps off, in 1:50 and 10:08 respectively. - 0
* Liza: Disqualified for rolling the stumps over with an oil drum, thus being too far forward. - 0
Task 2: Draw a picture of the contents of this box. You may not open the box or look inside. Also, you get a bonus point if you can name the person represented by the contents of the box. You have ten minutes. Your time starts now.
* Liza: No bonus point. - 5
* Alice: No bonus point. - 4
* Tim: Bonus point. - 4
* Russell: Bonus point. - 2
* Asim: No bonus point. - 1
Task 3 (Team Task): Part 1 - Write down as many obscure animals as possible. You have three minutes. Your time starts now. Part 2 - Guess the animals your teammate has on their list. Your teammate must only use mime. They may not write anything down or show you the list. You have ten minutes. Most animals guessed wins. Your time starts now.
* Team Funk: 11 - 3
* Asim, Liza and Tim: 8 - 2
Team 4: Wearing this sweatband around your head at all times, tuck as many items in the kitchen inside the sweatband as possible. Then make a pancake with a diameter of at least nine inches, and eat the whole pancake. You have two minutes tuck things in your sweatband, and then eight minutes to cook and eat your pancake. Most kitchen items successfully kept inside the sweatband wins. Your time starts now.
* Liz, Russell and Tim - 5
* Asim - 3
* Alice - 2
Live task: Get an egg as close to the centre of the target as possible. You must stand on the spot when taking your turn. You must ROLL two of your eggs. The person whose egg is furthest from the centre of the target after each round is eliminated. The person in first place goes first.
* Asim - 5
* Tim - 4
* Alice - 3
* Liza - 2
* Russell - 1
Final scores
* Russell - 21
* Tim - 20
* Liza - 17
* Asim - 15
* Alice - 14
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 13th June 2018
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- U&Dave
- Length
- 60 minutes
Upcoming repeats
- Thursday 12th 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 |
Mark Sangster | Editor |
James Dillon | Production Designer |
Sam Montague | Director of Photography |
Martin Kempton | Lighting Designer |
Dru Masters | Composer |
Tom Howe | Composer |
Videos
Asim Chaudhry lists most obscure animals
Asim Chaudhry starts listing obscure animals, but finds himself in a pickle when he realises there's more to the task than he original thought...
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Asim Chaudhry & Liza Tarbuck.
Tuck as many kitchen utensils inside a sweatband
The contestants are tasked with making a pancake whilst keeping as many kitchen utensils in a sweatband as possible.
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Alice Levine, Asim Chaudhry, Liza Tarbuck, Russell Howard & Tim Vine.