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 2nd May on C4 at 9pm with Series 17, Episode 6
- Catch-up on Series 17, Episode 5
Streaming rank this week: 11
Episode menu
Series 9, Episode 5 - Another Spoon
Prize task: Best defunct thing.
* David Baddiel: The ashes of his late pet cat Monkey. - 5
* Kerry Godliman, sitting in for Katy Wix: A £5 Woolworths voucher. - 4
* Jo Brand: A Margaret Thatcher nutcracker. - 3
* Ed Gamble: An extensive guide to the Millennium Dome. - 2
* Rose Matafeo: A sharps bin, full of disused syringes, belonging to her flatmate. - 1
Task 1: Lasso Alex. You must stand behind this line at all times. Fastest wins. Your time starts now.
* Jo: 1:20 - 5
* Rose: 2:20 - 4
* Katy: 7:30 - 3
* Ed: 9:30 - 2
* David: 24 minutes - 1
Task 2: Make the most accurate and inventive egg timer. You have ten minutes to plan your egg timer, and then 20 minutes to make your egg timer, after which Alex will boil an egg for as long as your egg timer lasts. The Taskmaster likes his eggs runny, but not too runny. You may not use any pre-existing timing devices. Your time starts now.
* Jo - 5
* Rose - 4
* Katy - 3
* David - 2
* Ed - 1
Task 3 (Team Task): Part 1 - Get to know this person. You will be tested on your knowledge of this person in ten minutes time. You may not write anything down or leave the lab. You must take it in turns to ask a completely different question. The person will tell the truth, lie, then brag in that order, but not necessarily starting with the truth. Your time starts now. Part 2 - The exam. NO cheating. The exam will last ten minutes. Conferring IS permitted. Alex will only accept your first answer. Part 3 - A bonus point for who can best recreate the person's party trick.
* Ed, Katy and Rose: 3.5 out of 5. - 4
* David and Jo: 1.5 out of 5, with Jo getting the bonus point. - 3 for Jo, 2 for David.
Live task: Looking at your mirror and facing forward at all times, build the highest tower of bricks on the table behind you. You must stay on your spot and use your litter pickers at all times. Highest tower after two minutes wins.
* Ed and Rose: 2 - 5
* Jo: 1 vertically - 3
* David and Kerry/Katy: 1 horizontally - 2
Final scores
* Jo - 19
* Rose - 18
* Katy - 16
* Ed - 14
* David - 12
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 2nd October 2019
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- Dave
- Length
- 60 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday 6th October 2019 | 10:40pm | Dave |
| Tuesday 8th October 2019 | 10:00pm | Dave |
| Friday 24th January 2020 | 10:00pm | Dave |
| Friday 3rd July 2020 | 10:40pm | Dave |
| Monday 6th July 2020 | 6:00pm | Dave |
| Friday 25th September 2020 | 6:00pm | Dave |
| Saturday 10th October 2020 | 6:00pm | Dave |
| Monday 23rd November 2020 | 3:15am | Dave |
| Monday 11th January 2021 | 11:00pm | Dave |
| Tuesday 12th January 2021 | 2:30am | Dave |
| Tuesday 19th January 2021 | 1:15am | E4 |
| Monday 8th March 2021 | 6:00pm | Dave |
| Monday 31st May 2021 | 6:00pm | Dave |
| Tuesday 28th September 2021 | 11:00pm | Dave |
| Monday 4th April 2022 | 6:00pm | Dave |
| Friday 15th July 2022 | 6:00pm | Dave |
| Saturday 16th July 2022 | 3:10am | Dave |
| Wednesday 5th October 2022 | 6:00pm | Dave |
| Monday 20th February 2023 | 11:00pm | Dave |
| Thursday 2nd March 2023 | 5:00pm | Dave |
| Monday 5th June 2023 | 6:00pm | Dave |
| Tuesday 6th June 2023 | 1:20am | Dave |
| Thursday 6th July 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 |
| Kerry Godliman | Guest |
| Gareth Kalyan | Guest |
| 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
The Most Inventive Egg Timer
The contestants must make the most inventive and accurate egg timer, without using any pre existing time devices.
Featuring: Alex Horne, David Baddiel, Ed Gamble, Jo Brand, Katy Wix & Rose Matafeo.
Lasso Alex Horne
The contestants must lasso Alex in the quickest time possible...
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, David Baddiel, Ed Gamble, Jo Brand, Katy Wix & Rose Matafeo.
Outtake: David Baddiel mistaken for a cat
David Baddiel worries that he will be mistaken for his cat, due to a name collar mix up, in this outtake from Episode 5 of Taskmaster Series 9.
Featuring: Greg Davies & David Baddiel.
Outtake: Greg can't keep a straight face
Taskmaster Greg Davies struggles to keep a straight face and get his lines out, in this outtake from Episode 5 of Taskmaster Series 9.
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, David Baddiel & Ed Gamble.