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 6
- Catch-up on Series 17, Episode 5
Episode menu
Series 8, Episode 7 - This Is Trevor
Prize task: Best slippery think.
* Lou Sanders: A slide with a picture of Nasty Nick from the soap opera EastEnders on it. - 5
* Paul Sinha: A banana skin surrounded by jelly, along with a pair of slippers. - 4
* Joe Thomas: Soap. - 4
* Iain Stirling: A toy alien egg. - 3
* Sian Gibson: A pair of slippers on their own. - 2
Task 1: Find the pink ladies [a type of apple]. If you touch or move a bowl, you must turn it over. If you find the green egg, you are disqualified. Most pink ladies wins. You have ten minutes. Your time starts now.
* Joe: Finds all five pink ladies. - 5
* Lou: Finds four pink ladies. - 4
* Paul: Finds two pink ladies. - 3
* Iain and Sian: Both find the green egg. - 0
Task 2: Part 1 - Choose an outfit that the contestant whose first name comes after yours alphabetically must wear throughout a future task. You have two minutes to make your choice. Your time starts now. Part 2 - Correctly, wearing your complete outfit, identify the flavours of these crisps. Closest guesses wins. You have ten minutes. Your time starts now.
* Joe: 2 out of 5. - 5
* Iain: 1.5 out of 5. - 4
* Paul: 1 out of 5. - 3
* Lou and Sian: 0.5 out of 5. - 2
Task 3: Do the most powerful thing with your little finger. Most powerful thing done with your little finger wins. You have 30 minutes. Your time starts now.
* Joe: Lights a match, uses it to burn a string to drop a cloth, revealing a picture frame inside of which says the word: "recycle". - 5
* Iain: Sets up a £8 a month plus gift aid subscription to the charity Mind, then karate chops some shortbread. - 3
* Paul: Donates £100 to a couple raising cash for a honeymoon. - 3
* Lou: Performs a piece of theatre, rolling a bowling ball and knocking a brick into a bowl full of water, rubber ducks and baby dolls. - 2
* Sian: Uses her finger to bring a "turn" a toy guinea pig into a real one. - 2
Live task (Team Task): Do not release the green egg. Each team will be asked a question in turn. If you pull the string with the correct answer you will not release the green egg. A different member of your team must answer each time. You must pull a string within 30 seconds. The team that doesn't release the green egg wins.
* The Actors - 5
* The Comedians - 0
Final scores
* Joe - 24
* Lou and Paul - 13
* Sian - 11
* Iain - 10
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 19th June 2019
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- Dave
- Length
- 60 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday 23rd June 2019 | 11:00pm | Dave |
| Tuesday 25th June 2019 | 10:00pm | Dave |
| Saturday 10th August 2019 | 8:00pm | Dave |
| Monday 23rd December 2019 | 11:00pm | Dave |
| Tuesday 14th January 2020 | 10:00pm | Dave |
| Tuesday 23rd June 2020 | 10:40pm | Dave |
| Wednesday 24th June 2020 | 6:00pm | Dave |
| Wednesday 16th September 2020 | 1:40am | Dave |
| Sunday 4th October 2020 | 6:00pm | Dave |
| Thursday 24th December 2020 | 11:20pm | Dave |
| Thursday 7th January 2021 | 1:00am | E4 |
| Thursday 20th May 2021 | 1:10am | E4 |
| Friday 21st May 2021 | 6:00pm | Dave |
| Friday 17th September 2021 | 12:00am | Dave |
| Friday 25th March 2022 | 6:00pm | Dave |
| Thursday 7th July 2022 | 6:00pm | Dave |
| Friday 8th July 2022 | 3:10am | Dave |
| Monday 26th September 2022 | 6:00pm | Dave |
| Tuesday 7th February 2023 | 11:00pm | Dave |
| Friday 24th February 2023 | 6:00pm | Dave |
| Friday 26th May 2023 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Cast & crew
| Greg Davies | Host / Presenter |
| Alex Horne | Host / Presenter |
| Iain Stirling | Self |
| Joe Thomas | Self |
| Lou Sanders | Self |
| Paul Sinha | Self |
| Sian Gibson | 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 |
| Vicky Winter | Line Producer |
| Thomas Perrett | Editor |
| Mark Sangster | Editor |
| Rebecca Bowker (as Becky Bowker) | Editor |
| James Dillon | Production Designer |
| Kyz Kistell (as Kyz Kistel) | Production Designer |
| Sam Montague | Director of Photography |
| Christina Baker (as Chrissie Baker) | Make-up Designer |
| John Ford | Lighting Designer |
| Dru Masters | Composer |
| Tom Howe | Composer |
Videos
Alex finally makes Greg laugh
After 8 series' of Taskmaster, Little Alex Horne finally does something to make Greg Davies laugh.
Featuring: Greg Davies & Alex Horne.
Fancy dress outfits task
The contestants have a two part task, which first involves looking through a catalogue of fancy dress outfits modelled by little Alex Horne.
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Iain Stirling, Joe Thomas, Lou Sanders, Paul Sinha & Sian Gibson.
Press
Taskmaster: Series 8, Episode 7 - review
This week's Taskmaster has been marked with a touch of sadness following recent news concerning Paul Sinha.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 19th June 2019