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 5
- Catch-up on Series 17, Episode 4
- Streaming rank this week: 11
Episode menu
Series 9, Episode 3 - Five Miles Per Day
Prize task: Weirdest wooden thing.
* David Baddiel: A bizarre, unidentifiable wooden ornament made by his brother Ivor. - 5
* Katy Wix: A phallic wooden carving. - 4
* Ed Gamble: A gruesome demon wooden head carving that his father purchased as a gift from Switzerland, which includes human hair and teeth. - 3
* Rose Matafeo: A carving from Colorado of a bearded man wearing a hat. - 2
* Jo Brand: A grabbing claw made by her daughter. - 1
Task 1: Part 1 - Go to the caravan. You must enter the caravan in two minutes of Alex entering the caravan. Part 2 - List all the things that are hanging from the wooden board in the lab. Also, say the colour of the wooden board in the lab. Also, say what Alex said to you in the lab. Most correct answers wins. You have three minutes. You may not leave the caravan. Your time starts now.
* Katy - 5
* David - 4
* Ed - 3
* Rose - 2
* Jo - 1
Task 2, Part 1: Build the most robust statue of the most delicate thing using the materials provided and place it on the red cross. Your delicate thing must be recognisable on the red cross an hour after you finish and should leave you feeling enormously proud of your creation. You have 15 minutes. Your time starts now.
* Katy - 5
* Rose - 4
* Jo - 3
* David and Ed - 2
Task 2, Part 2: Score a goal with this football [a large one, while driving a roller, with your statue as the goalkeeper]. You time starts when Alex blows his whistle.
* Rose - 5
* Jo - 4
* Ed - 3
* Katy - 2
* David - 1
Task 3: Break something into the most parts and completely fix it. You have five minutes to select your item, three minutes to break it and seven minutes to fix it. Your selection time starts now.
* Jo: A bar of chocolate - 5
* Rose: A length of string - 4
* Katy: A slice of bread - 3
* David: Alex's Broadcast Award - 2
* Ed: A bunch of grapes and a bar of chocolate - 1
Live task: Wearing your blindfold correctly at all times, fill a pint glass with water. If you make a big mess, you are disqualified. Closest to a pint of water wins. You have three minutes.
* Ed - 5
* Katy - 4
* David and Rose - 3
* Jo - 1
Final scores
* Katy - 23
* Rose - 20
* David and Ed - 17
* Jo - 15
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 18th September 2019
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- Dave
- Length
- 60 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Date | Time | Channel |
---|---|---|
Sunday 22nd September 2019 | 10:40pm | Dave |
Tuesday 24th September 2019 | 10:00pm | Dave |
Wednesday 22nd January 2020 | 10:00pm | Dave |
Wednesday 1st July 2020 | 10:40pm | Dave |
Thursday 2nd July 2020 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Wednesday 23rd September 2020 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Saturday 10th October 2020 | 4:00pm | Dave |
Saturday 21st November 2020 | 3:05am | Dave |
Wednesday 6th January 2021 | 11:00pm | Dave |
Friday 15th January 2021 | 2:25am | E4 |
Thursday 4th March 2021 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Thursday 27th May 2021 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Friday 24th September 2021 | 11:20pm | Dave |
Thursday 31st March 2022 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Wednesday 13th July 2022 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Thursday 14th July 2022 | 3:10am | Dave |
Friday 30th September 2022 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Monday 3rd October 2022 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Thursday 16th February 2023 | 11:00pm | Dave |
Wednesday 1st March 2023 | 5:00pm | Dave |
Thursday 1st June 2023 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Thursday 22nd 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
Memory task
Alex Horne is back to his sneaky tricks, catching the contestants off guard with a memory task.
Featuring: Alex Horne, David Baddiel, Ed Gamble, Jo Brand, Katy Wix & Rose Matafeo.
Break and mend something
The contestants are tasked with breaking something into the most parts and completely fixing it.
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, David Baddiel, Ed Gamble, Jo Brand, Katy Wix & Rose Matafeo.
Outtake: Greg & Alex's intimate talk
Greg Davies and Alex Horne have an intimate conversation, in this outtake from episode 3 of Taskmaster S9.
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, David Baddiel, Ed Gamble & Rose Matafeo.
Outtake: Greg stops Alex saying 'Hey guys'
Greg Davies won't let Alex Horne say 'hey guys' in his introduction. But luckily the Taskmaster contestants come to his defence.
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne & Rose Matafeo.
Outtake: Alex Horne's nursery rhyme
Greg Davies asks Alex make up a nursery rhyme about a historic event. How does he get on?
Featuring: Greg Davies & Alex Horne.