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 today on C4 at 9pm with Series 17, Episode 5
- Catch-up on Series 17, Episode 4
- Streaming rank this week: 11
Episode menu
Series 6, Episode 8 - What Kind Of Pictures?
Prize task: Most interesting footwear.
* Asim Chaudhry: One trainer and one cowboy boot, both originally belonging to Post Malone. - 5
* Tim Vine: A big toe bobble hat. - 4
* Liza Tarbuck: Shoes for dogs. - 3
* Russell Howard: A football boot signed by Philippe Coutinho. - 2
* Alice Levine: Verruca socks. - 1
Task 1: Put something genuinely surprising in this chocolate egg. You have one hour, after which Alex will open your chocolate egg. Your time starts now.
* Alice: Alex's PIN number. - 5
* Tim: A fly that Tim names Philip. - 4
* Asim: A worm. - 3
* Russell: A note saying that Alex has been given a trip for two to see Liverpool FC play, a week's holiday in a Spanish villa, the book How Green Were the Nazis? and a single grain of rice signed by Chris Rock. - 3
* Liza: An electronic device which when the egg opens says: "Jeremy Irons lives in your garage." - 3
Task 2: Find out what you have in common with this person. You must look the person in the eye throughout the task. You must shake hands every time you discover something in common. Most remarkable things in common wins. You have a maximum of ten minutes. Your time starts now.
* Asim - 5
* Russell - 4
* Liza - 3
* Alice and Tim - 2
Task 3: Wearing these high heels, create the best dot-to-dot picture on this [polystyrene] canvas. You have ten minutes. Your time starts now.
* Tim: The wreck of the Titanic and debris on the seabed, as viewed from above. - 5
* Liza: A cock and balls. - 4
* Russell: Picture of Alex, but the dots are not numbered. - 3
* Alice: Makes the letters "TM". - 2
* Asim: His favourite emoji, of a face winking and sticking his tongue out. - 1
Live task: Stick a plaster to the correct body part. Alex will say the names of three body parts. You must stick a plaster to the body part that comes second in the dictionary out of the three body parts. Slowest person to stick a plaster to the correct body part is eliminated. Last player standing wins.
* Russell - 5
* Liza - 4
* Alice - 3
* Asim - 2
* Tim - 1
Final scores
* Liza and Russell - 17
* Asim and Tim - 16
* Alice - 13
Tie-break task: Receive a text message the quickest. Your time starts now.
* Russell: 3:51 - Winner
* Liza: 3:53
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 20th June 2018
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- Dave
- Length
- 60 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Date | Time | Channel |
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Monday 25th June 2018 | 12:00am | Dave |
Wednesday 27th June 2018 | 12:00am | Dave |
Friday 11th January 2019 | 10:00pm | Dave |
Wednesday 14th August 2019 | 7:00pm | Dave |
Thursday 15th August 2019 | 12:00am | Dave |
Wednesday 25th March 2020 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Thursday 26th March 2020 | 12:00am | Dave |
Wednesday 27th May 2020 | 10:40pm | Dave |
Thursday 28th May 2020 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Friday 4th September 2020 | 11:30pm | Dave |
Sunday 20th September 2020 | 4:00pm | Dave |
Friday 27th November 2020 | 11:20pm | Dave |
Tuesday 15th December 2020 | 7:30pm | E4 |
Wednesday 16th December 2020 | 2:25am | E4 |
Saturday 24th April 2021 | 2:35am | E4 |
Tuesday 27th April 2021 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Friday 20th August 2021 | 11:00pm | Dave |
Monday 28th February 2022 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Friday 10th June 2022 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Tuesday 30th August 2022 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Wednesday 11th January 2023 | 11:00pm | Dave |
Monday 30th January 2023 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Monday 6th February 2023 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Monday 17th April 2023 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Friday 5th April 2024 | 11:00pm | 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 |
Joe Haughey | Editor |
James Dillon | Production Designer |
Sam Montague | Director of Photography |
Martin Kempton | Lighting Designer |
Dru Masters | Composer |
Tom Howe | Composer |
Videos
Bring in the most interesting footwear
The contestants have to bring in the most interesting footwear for the prize task. Tim Vine manages to impress with his big toe bobble hat item, and also his feet...
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Alice Levine, Asim Chaudhry, Russell Howard & Tim Vine.
Outtake: Alex Horne Bird of Prey Dance
Greg Davies is up to his old tricks again and gets Alex Horne to show off his 'bird of prey dance'. Original music, as always, by Greg Davies.
Featuring: Greg Davies & Alex Horne.
Dot to Dot Penis
The contestants discuss the world record of the largest dot to dot penis.
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Asim Chaudhry & Liza Tarbuck.
Put something surprising inside a chocolate egg
Alex Horne gets surprised by Asim Chaudhry and Tim Vine's enchanted chocolate egg creatures.
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Asim Chaudhry, Russell Howard & Tim Vine.