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 tomorrow 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 6 - Bready, Bready, Bready
Prize task: The thing that if you found it in a field you would be most pleased about.
* Ed Gamble: A dead body, which you realise is actually a mannequin full of mini eggs. - 5
* Jo Brand: A shopping trolley with a built-in seat. - 4
* David Baddiel: A signpost saying: "This is the way out of the field". - 3
* Rose Matafeo: A cryptex. - 2
* Katherine Ryan, sitting in for Katy Wix: A phone signal. - 1
Task 1: Make a part of your body look abnormally long. Most realistic and abnormally extended body part wins. You have 20 minutes. Your time starts now.
* Jo: Her eyebrows. - 5
* Rose: Both her legs. - 4
* Ed: One leg. - 3
* Katy: Her tongue. - 3
* David: His forehead. - 1
Task 2: Push a melon up the slide and into the caravan with these breadsticks. Only breadsticks my touch the melon at any point. There is a bonus point for the fewest breadsticks used. You may not adjust the slide. Fastest wins. Your time starts now.
* Ed: Only person to complete the task. - 5
* Katy: Failed the task, but gets bonus point. - 1
* David, Jo and Rose: All touched the melon with something other than the breadsticks. - 0
Task 3: Serenade yourself. You have 20 minutes to perform and receive your serenade. Most sensational self-serenade wins. Your time starts now.
* Ed, Jo and Rose - 5
* Katy - 3
* David - 2
Live task: Slide a drink to the Taskmaster. The worst slider each round must leave the bar. Last person at the bar wins.
* Katherine/Katy - 5
* David - 4
* Rose - 3
* Jo - 2
* Ed - 1
Final scores
* Ed - 19
* Jo - 16
* Rose - 14
* Katy - 13
* David - 10
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 9th October 2019
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- Dave
- Length
- 60 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Date | Time | Channel |
---|---|---|
Sunday 13th October 2019 | 10:40pm | Dave |
Tuesday 15th October 2019 | 10:00pm | Dave |
Monday 27th January 2020 | 10:00pm | Dave |
Monday 6th July 2020 | 11:20pm | Dave |
Tuesday 7th July 2020 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Friday 11th September 2020 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Monday 28th September 2020 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Sunday 11th October 2020 | 2:00pm | Dave |
Tuesday 24th November 2020 | 2:40am | Dave |
Tuesday 12th January 2021 | 11:00pm | Dave |
Wednesday 20th January 2021 | 1:05am | E4 |
Tuesday 9th March 2021 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Tuesday 1st June 2021 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Wednesday 29th September 2021 | 11:00pm | Dave |
Tuesday 5th April 2022 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Monday 18th July 2022 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Thursday 6th October 2022 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Wednesday 22nd February 2023 | 11:00pm | Dave |
Thursday 2nd March 2023 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Tuesday 6th June 2023 | 6:00pm | Dave |
Wednesday 7th June 2023 | 1:20am | Dave |
Thursday 6th July 2023 | 10:00pm | 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 |
Katherine Ryan | 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 |
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
Outtake: Alex & Greg's end of part 1 song
Taskmaster Greg Davies and his assistant Little Alex Horne give us an improvised song to take us in to the ad breaks.
Featuring: Greg Davies & Alex Horne.
Outtake: painting a beaver with your tongue
After Katy Wix makes her tongue appear longer than it is, it sparks conversation in the studio about the worlds longest tongue.
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Katherine Ryan, David Baddiel, Ed Gamble, Katy Wix & Rose Matafeo.