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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 Monday at 11pm on U&Dave
Streaming rank this week: 80
Episode menu
Series 8, Episode 8 - Aquatic Sewing Machine
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Prize task: Nicest thing to hold.
* Paul Sinha: A school chess trophy that he won for three years-in-a-row, and claimed to his father that he was allowed to keep it. He lied and actually just stole the trophy. - 5
* Joe Thomas: A recording of Pavarotti holding the note "cer" when he sings "Vincero" from Nessun dorma. - 4
* Iain Stirling: £200 cash held in a money clip. - 3
* Sian Gibson: A life-size pillow version of herself. - 3
* Lou Sanders: A voucher for a trip to possibly see some dolphins. - 2
Task 1: Make a picture in the sand of a former Taskmaster contestant using one of these implements. You must roll the dice to choose your implement. Nothing but air may touch the sand at any point. You have ten minutes. Your time starts as soon as you roll the dice.
* Iain: Sally Phillips with bellows. - 5
* Paul: Romesh Ranganathan with a barbeque blower. - 4
* Joe: Jessica Knappett with a long horn. - 2
* Lou: Phil Wang originally with long horn, but she continued to roll the dice until she got the barbeque blower. - 2
* Sian: Romesh Ranganathan with panpipes. - 1
Task 2 (Team Task): Catch all the red balls in things from the shed. Catch all the yellow balls in clothing. Don't let the green balls touch anything other than the grass. Catch the blue ball in something from the kitchen. Red balls are worth one point, yellow balls two points, the blue ball five points, but you lose two points for every green ball that touches anything other than the grass. You may not touch the ball machines. Any non-green ball which touches the ground at any point will not count. Highest score wins. The balls will start firing in two minutes from now.
* The Comedians: -27 (Lou 4, Iain -5, Paul -26) - 5
* The Actors: -8 (Sian -12, Joe 4), but disqualified due to Sian cheating. - 0
Task 3: Make this beach ball cross the finishing line. Only water may touch the beach ball. Fastest wins. Your time starts now.
* Iain: 1:10 - 5
* Lou: 5:37 - 4
* Sian: 6:40 - 3
* Paul: 11:30 - 2
* Joe: 16:21 - 1
Live task: Complete the five-syllable word started by the Taskmaster. Honk your horn if you think you know what word the Taskmaster is going to say. If you guess it correctly after one syllable you get five points, if you guess it correctly after two syllables you get four points, three syllables for three points and four syllables for two points. If you guess incorrectly, you lose all your points. You may only guess once per word. Highest score after ten words wins. Winner takes all.
* Paul: 14 - 5
* Iain: 12 - 0
* Sian: 4 - 0
* Joe: 3 - 0
* Lou: 0 - 0
Final scores
* Paul - 21
* Iain - 18
* Lou - 12
* Sian - 8
* Joe - 7
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 26th June 2019
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- U&Dave
- Length
- 60 minutes
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 |
Rebecca Bowker (as Becky Bowker) | Editor |
Steve Nayler | 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
Joe Thomas moves inflatable watermelon ball
Check out Joe Thomas's technique for moving a blow up watermelon ball with water, to the finish line.
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne & Joe Thomas.
Catching balls
Sian Gibson and Joe Thomas try and catch the different coloured balls in different objects.
Featuring: Joe Thomas & Sian Gibson.
Outtake: Greg Davies makes Alex Horne uncomfortable
Greg Davies makes Alex Horne uncomfortable with some physical contact.
Featuring: Greg Davies & Alex Horne.
Press
Taskmaster: Series 8, Episode 8 - review
This week we come across the power of ice, flashbacks in sand, and the most unlikely cheat in the history of Taskmaster.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 26th June 2019