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

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.

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Series 7, Episode 7 - The Perfect Stuff

Taskmaster. Image shows from L to R: Alex Horne, Rhod Gilbert. Copyright: Avalon Television
Greg Davies challenges his five fearful funny people to entertain him by completing more baffling challenges which this week involve corneas, crackers and construction.

Preview clips

Prize task: Most exciting thing beginning with "G".

* Rhod Gilbert: Greg's childhood toys. - 2
* James Acaster: Glasses which James claims belonged to Ghandi. - 2
* Phil Wang: A gold $5 bill (costs $3.95). - 1
* Kerry Godliman: A bowl of guacamole. - 1
* Jessica Knappett: A signed poster of Greg. - 1

Task 1: Throw something into the bin on the other side of this fence. You may not use ladders. You may not touch the fence. You must stay this side of the fence. Fastest wins. Your time starts now.

* Rhod: 3:17 - 5
* Phil: 7:19 - 4
* Jessica: 7:35 - 3
* Kerry: 12:02 - 2
* James: 19:10 - 1

Task 2: Don't blink. Last to blink wins. Your time starts in ten seconds.

* Rhod: 7:10
* Jessica: 1:17
* James: 12.4 seconds
* Phil: 12 seconds
* Kerry: 11 seconds

Task 3 (Team Task): Make the best extension to the Taskmaster house. You have 30 minutes. Your time starts now.

* The Girls - 4
* The Boys - 1, except for James who is given 2 because of the pain he went through doing the task.

Task 4: Make the best Christmas cracker. You have ten minutes to order your materials, and 20 minutes to make your Christmas cracker. Your time starts now.

* Phil - 5
* Everyone else - 3

Live task: Walk over and hit that drum in exactly 9.58 seconds. Also, there are two bonus points for the person with the most magnificent walk.

* Rhod: 9 seconds - 5
* James: 11.18 seconds - 4
* Kerry: 6.15 seconds - 3
* Jessica: 27.2 seconds, but gets the bonus points. - 3
* Phil: 6.1 seconds - 2

Final scores

* Rhod - 21
* Jessica - 18
* James and Phil - 15
* Kerry - 14

Broadcast details

Date
Wednesday 17th October 2018
Time
9pm
Channel
Dave
Length
60 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Sunday 21st October 2018 10:00pm Dave
Tuesday 23rd October 2018 11:20pm Dave
Thursday 24th January 2019 10:00pm Dave
Tuesday 27th August 2019 7:00pm Dave
Wednesday 28th August 2019 12:00am Dave
Sunday 22nd December 2019 10:40pm Dave
Tuesday 10th March 2020 6:00pm Dave
Wednesday 11th March 2020 12:00am Dave
Tuesday 9th June 2020 10:40pm Dave
Wednesday 10th June 2020 6:00pm Dave
Wednesday 9th September 2020 7:00pm Dave
Sunday 27th September 2020 3:00pm Dave
Tuesday 29th September 2020 11:00pm Dave
Monday 30th November 2020 7:30pm E4
Tuesday 1st December 2020 1:00am E4
Thursday 10th December 2020 11:20pm Dave
Thursday 6th May 2021 1:10am E4
Friday 7th May 2021 6:00pm Dave
Thursday 2nd September 2021 11:00pm Dave
Friday 11th March 2022 6:00pm Dave
Thursday 23rd June 2022 6:00pm Dave
Monday 12th September 2022 6:00pm Dave
Tuesday 24th January 2023 11:00pm Dave
Friday 10th February 2023 6:00pm Dave
Friday 12th May 2023 6:00pm Dave
Tuesday 13th February 2024 11:00pm Dave

Cast & crew

Cast
Greg Davies Host / Presenter
Alex Horne Host / Presenter
James Acaster Self
Jessica Knappett Self
Phil Wang Self
Kerry Godliman Self
Rhod Gilbert 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
Andi Meek Editor
Joe Haughey Editor
Rebecca Bowker (as Becky Bowker) Editor
Pete Gellatly Editor
James Dillon Production Designer
Sam Montague Director of Photography
Anthony Dalton Director of Photography
Martin Kempton Lighting Designer
Dru Masters Composer
Tom Howe Composer

Videos

Throw Something In A Bin Over A Fence

The contestants are tasked with throwing something over the fence and in to a bin, without using ladders to look over or touching the fence. Rhod has something to say about what constitutes as a ladder.

Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, James Acaster, Jessica Knappett, Phil Wang, Kerry Godliman & Rhod Gilbert.

No blinking challenge

Rhod Gilbert attempts the no blinking challenge, with a painful approach.

Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne & Rhod Gilbert.

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