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 8
- Catch-up on Series 17, Episode 7
Streaming rank this week: 17
Episode menu
Series 9, Episode 1 - Join Our Cult
Prize task: Most stressful thing.
* Katy Wix: A teapot she made, with the spout right next to the handle and the lid glazed shut. - 5
* David Baddiel: A cardboard tube from an empty toilet roll. - 4
* Jo Brand: The score for J. S. Bach's Toccata in D Minor, which she tried to learn for a concert at the Royal Albert Hall. - 3
* Ed Gamble: A compilation of stressful sounds, including a baby crying, nails down a blackboard, an announcement saying your plane/train has been cancelled, the sound of your train leaving as you arrive, and the sound of a chair breaking from under you. - 2
* Rose Matafeo: An unspooled cassette tape. - 2
Task 1: Hide three aubergines in this room. Longest time for Alex to find them wins. You have nine minutes, after which Alex will start searching for the three aubergines. Your time starts now.
* Ed: 13:53 - 5
* Rose: 9:03 - 4
* Jo: 7:38 - 3
* Katy: 5:25 - 2
* David: 2:00 - 1
Task 2: Arrange the lollies in rainbow order on the board in front of you. You may only take off your [blacked-out] goggles if you find the dodo. You may only accuse one thing of being a dodo. Most accurate rainbow order wins. You have seven minutes. Your time starts now.
* Ed and Rose - 5
* David and Jo - 3
* Katy - 1
Task 3: Make the most dramatic entrance. You have one hour. Your time starts now.
* Rose - 5
* Ed and Jo - 4
* Katy - 3
* David - 1
Live task: Draw the second-longest snake. You snake must be half-an-inch wide at all points. You snake must be neatly curled up again after three minutes. There is a bonus point for the best snake.
* David: Second-longest snake. - 5
* Rose: Bonus point for best snake. - 1
* Ed, Jo and Katy - 0
Final scores
* Rose - 17
* Ed - 16
* David - 14
* Jo and Katy - 12
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 4th September 2019
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- Dave
- Length
- 60 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday 8th September 2019 | 11:00pm | Dave |
| Tuesday 10th September 2019 | 10:00pm | Dave |
| Monday 20th January 2020 | 10:00pm 60 minute version |
Dave |
| Monday 29th June 2020 | 11:20pm | Dave |
| Tuesday 30th June 2020 | 6:00pm | Dave |
| Monday 21st September 2020 | 6:00pm | Dave |
| Saturday 10th October 2020 | 2:00pm | Dave |
| Thursday 19th November 2020 | 3:05am | Dave |
| Monday 4th January 2021 | 11:00pm | Dave |
| Wednesday 13th January 2021 | 1:00am | E4 |
| Tuesday 2nd March 2021 | 6:00pm | Dave |
| Tuesday 25th May 2021 | 6:00pm | Dave |
| Wednesday 22nd September 2021 | 11:00pm | Dave |
| Tuesday 29th March 2022 | 6:00pm | Dave |
| Monday 11th July 2022 | 6:00pm | Dave |
| Tuesday 12th July 2022 | 3:10am | Dave |
| Wednesday 28th September 2022 | 6:00pm | Dave |
| Monday 13th February 2023 | 11:00pm | Dave |
| Tuesday 28th February 2023 | 5:00pm | Dave |
| Tuesday 30th May 2023 | 6:00pm | Dave |
| Thursday 8th June 2023 | 9:00pm | Dave |
Cast & crew
| Greg Davies | Host / Presenter |
| Alex Horne | Host / Presenter |
| David Baddiel | Self |
| Ed Gamble | Self |
| Jo Brand | Self |
| Katy Wix | Self |
| Rose Matafeo | 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 | Editor |
| James Dillon | Production Designer |
| Sam Montague | Director of Photography |
| Christina Baker (as Chrissie Baker) | Make-up Designer |
| Martin Kempton | Lighting Designer |
| Dru Masters | Composer |
| Tom Howe | Composer |
Videos
Ed and Rose hide aubergines from Alex
Find the aubergine! The tables have turned and its little Alex Horne's turn to do a task as Rose Matafeo and Ed Gamble hide 3 aubergines from him.
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Ed Gamble & Rose Matafeo.
Make a dramatic entrance
See David Baddiel make the most dramatic entrance...
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, David Baddiel, Ed Gamble, Jo Brand, Katy Wix & Rose Matafeo.
Press
Taskmaster Series 9 Episode 1 review
For the first time it might be a series which I slightly struggle with.
Alex Finch, Comedy To Watch, 5th September 2019Preview: Taskmaster Series 9
Greg Davies seems to be playing increasingly fast and loose with the arbitrary scoring system this time round. We won't tell you who the winner of the first episode is, you'll have to watch it to find out. OK, we will tell you - the winner is the audience, who get to see the show back on top form again.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 4th September 2019