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 1
- Streaming rank this week: 103
Episode menu
Series 9, Episode 2 - Butter In The Microwave
Prize task: Best bag.
* Rose Matafeo: A bag she croqueted herself, with the word "Best" croqueted into it. - 5
* Katy Wix: A bagpipe with no pipes. - 4
* Jo Brand: A sanitary towel disposal bag. - 3
* Ed Gamble: A belly bum-bag. - 2
* David Baddiel: A bag of sour sweets. - 1
Task 1: Correctly identify which bin Alex is in. You must adhere to the commandments behind the curtain. [The Seven Commandments: I - You may wheel one bin three metres. II - You may gently shake one bin. III - You may strike one bin with a frying pan. IV - You may push one bin over. V - You may listen to one bin with a stethoscope. VI - You may avert your eyes and drop one thing into one bin. VII - You may phone Alex's phone from the phone in the phone box.] You may only have one guess. No bins are to be opened at any point during the task unless authorised. Fastest correct guess wins. Your time starts now and stops when you have your guess.
* Ed: 3:40 - 5
* David: 6:53 - 4
* Jo, Katy and Rose: Guess incorrectly. - 0
Task 2: Draw a portrait of the Taskmaster using 16 A1 pages. You may not remove the A1 pages from the flipchart during your drawing. After the task, the A1 pages will be laid out in the pattern shown on the front page. You may only draw on the flipchart paper. Best portrait wins. You have 20 minutes. Your time starts now.
* Katy - 5
* Jo - 4
* Ed and Rose - 3
* David - 1
Task 3 (Team Task): Complete this adventure. Unless otherwise stated, you must stick together and only open one task after you have completed the previous one. Fastest wins. Now either look in the toaster or go to the shed. [Bonus rule: Fastest to say the word "demeaning" at any point during the tasks wins.]
* Ed, Katy and Rose: 29:00, with a Task Tally of 24. - 5
* David and Jo: 36:26, with a Task Tally of 9. - 3
Live task: Part 1 - Make a lovely little ball arrangement. You have 100 seconds. Part 2 - [While blindfolded] Flatten all of the yellow balls, throw all of the red balls into the bucket and turn all the blue balls into one big blue ball. Most balls in the right shape and place after 100 seconds wins.
* Jo: Almost 100%, due to her throwing one ball at the audience. - 5
* Ed and Katy: 45% - 4
* Rose: 33% - 2
* David: 12% - 1
Final scores
* Ed - 19
* Katy - 18
* Jo and Rose - 15
* David - 10
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 11th September 2019
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- Dave
- Length
- 60 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Date | Time | Channel |
---|---|---|
Sunday 15th September 2019 | 11:00pm | Dave |
Tuesday 17th September 2019 | 10:00pm | Dave |
Tuesday 21st January 2020 | 10:00pm | Dave |
Tuesday 30th June 2020 | 10:40pm | Dave |
Wednesday 1st July 2020 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Tuesday 22nd September 2020 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Saturday 10th October 2020 | 3:00pm | Dave |
Friday 20th November 2020 | 3:05am | Dave |
Tuesday 5th January 2021 | 11:00pm | Dave |
Thursday 14th January 2021 | 1:00am | E4 |
Wednesday 3rd March 2021 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Wednesday 26th May 2021 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Friday 24th September 2021 | 12:00am | Dave |
Wednesday 30th March 2022 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Tuesday 12th July 2022 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Wednesday 13th July 2022 | 3:10am | Dave |
Thursday 29th September 2022 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Wednesday 15th February 2023 | 11:00pm | Dave |
Tuesday 28th February 2023 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Wednesday 31st May 2023 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Thursday 15th 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 |
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
Draw a portrait of Greg
This week the contestants have to draw a portrait of Taskmaster, Greg Davies, across 16 pieces of A3 paper.
Featuring: Alex Horne, David Baddiel, Ed Gamble, Jo Brand, Katy Wix & Rose Matafeo.
Which bin is Alex Horne in?
Contestants must guess which wheelie bin Alex Horne is in whilst also following the Taskmaster commandments.
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, David Baddiel, Ed Gamble, Jo Brand, Katy Wix & Rose Matafeo.
Outtake: Greg Davies gets annoyed at Alex Horne
Alex Horne has trouble getting his words out, which annoys Greg Davies.
Featuring: Greg Davies & Alex Horne.
Press
Taskmaster: series 9, episode 2: review
Jo Brand and David Baddiel together make a potent comic force.
Sarah Hughes, i Newspaper, 11th September 2019