Taskmaster. Image shows from L to R: Greg Davies, Alex Horne. Copyright: Avalon Television
Taskmaster

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.

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Series 9, Episode 7 - A Cuddle

Taskmaster. Image shows from L to R: Katy Wix, Alex Horne. Copyright: Avalon Television
Alex Horne lures all five competitors to a remote wasteland for a challenge involving eggs and medical equipment. Meanwhile, David Baddiel spray-paints his face, Rose Matafeo sculpts some vegetables and Jo Brand reveals her stunning psychic superpowers.

Preview clips

Prize task: Best thing they have taken from somebody else's house.

* David Baddiel: Some toilet paper he took from Buckingham Palace. - 5
* Katy Wix: A Taskmaster trophy she took from Kerry Godliman's garage. - 4
* Ed Gamble: An antler head, a stuffed bird and a plaque commemorating performances that Greg gave at the Hammersmith Apollo, which were all stolen from Greg's house. - 3
* Rose Matafeo: A pink cowboy hat she stole from the Taskmaster house. - 2
* Jo Brand: A ceramic phrenology tattoo bust, which she borrowed from her friend Betty's house. - 1

Task 1: Get an entire egg into one of those metal things. Highest single score wins. If you get an entire egg into one of those metal things without the egg breaking, the score is doubled. You may not move the chair or the metal things, and you must release your egg while on the chair. You have ten minutes. Your time starts now.

* Katy: 12 - 5
* Ed: 10 - 4
* David: 8 - 3
* Jo: 2 - 2
* Rose: -10 - 1

Task 2: Forge the best Mount Rushmore. You have ten minutes to write your shopping list and 30 minutes to forge your Mount Rushmore. Your time starts now.

* David and Katy - 5
* Ed and Rose - 4
* Jo - 3

Task 3: Part 1 - Join your hands together so your palms are touching and each finger of one hand is touching the equivalent finger of the other hand. Your hands must stay in this position for the entirety of the task. Now turn the task over. Part 2 - Put the most gold rings on this drumstick. You have five minutes. Your time starts now.

* Ed and Katy: 3 - 5
* Jo and Rose: 2 - 3
* David: 1 - 1

Live task: Read the Taskmaster's mind. The Taskmaster will choose a card. You must state if that card features a horse or a laminator. You will receive one point for every correct answer in a row.

* Jo: 13
* Katy: 5
* Ed and Rose: 1
* David: 0

Final scores

* Katy - 24
* Jo - 22
* Ed - 17
* David - 14
* Rose - 11

Broadcast details

Date
Wednesday 16th October 2019
Time
9pm
Channel
Dave
Length
60 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Sunday 20th October 2019 10:40pm Dave
Tuesday 22nd October 2019 10:00pm Dave
Tuesday 28th January 2020 10:00pm Dave
Tuesday 7th July 2020 11:20pm Dave
Wednesday 8th July 2020 6:00pm Dave
Tuesday 29th September 2020 6:00pm Dave
Sunday 11th October 2020 3:00pm Dave
Wednesday 25th November 2020 3:05am Dave
Wednesday 13th January 2021 11:00pm Dave
Thursday 21st January 2021 1:05am E4
Wednesday 10th March 2021 6:00pm Dave
Wednesday 2nd June 2021 6:00pm Dave
Friday 1st October 2021 12:00am Dave
Wednesday 6th April 2022 6:00pm Dave
Tuesday 19th July 2022 6:00pm Dave
Wednesday 20th July 2022 3:10am Dave
Friday 7th October 2022 6:00pm Dave
Thursday 23rd February 2023 11:00pm Dave
Friday 3rd March 2023 5:00pm Dave
Wednesday 7th June 2023 6:00pm Dave
Thursday 8th June 2023 1:20am Dave
Thursday 13th July 2023 9:00pm Dave

Cast & crew

Cast
Greg Davies Host / Presenter
Alex Horne Host / Presenter
David Baddiel Self
Ed Gamble Self
Jo Brand Self
Katy Wix Self
Rose Matafeo Self
Writing team
Alex Horne Writer
Tim Key Task Consultant
Production team
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

Ed Gamble Egg Throwing

Ed Gamble reaches a new level of frustration as he tries to get an egg in to one of the metal holes, without breaking it.

Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, David Baddiel, Ed Gamble, Jo Brand, Katy Wix & Rose Matafeo.

Five Gold Rings

The contestants must put the gold rings on to a drum stick whilst keeping their hands together at all times.

Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, David Baddiel, Ed Gamble, Jo Brand, Katy Wix & Rose Matafeo.

Outtake: Greg's Surprise for Ed Gamble

Greg Davies has surprise for Ed Gamble....in this outtake from Episode 7 of Taskmaster Series 9.

Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, David Baddiel, Ed Gamble, Jo Brand, Katy Wix & Rose Matafeo.

Outtake: Ed 'Egg' Gamble

Ed Gamble has a new nickname, which some of you may have already picked up on.

Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, David Baddiel, Ed Gamble, Jo Brand, Katy Wix & Rose Matafeo.

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