Taskmaster
- TV comedy
- Channel 4 / U&Dave
- 2015 - 2025
- 171 episodes (18 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.
- Returns on Sunday on C4 at 9pm with New Year Special
- Streaming rank this week: 113
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 2 - The Pie Whisperer
Prize task: Most impressive item.
* Tim Key: A London Marathon participants' medal. - 5
* Frank Skinner: A leather Christmas cracker hat. - 4
* Roisin Conaty: A Methuselah of champagne (8 standard bottles worth). - 3
* Josh Widdicombe: A Pointless Celebrities trophy. - 2
* Romesh Ranganathan: An Arsenal cap thrown from the Arsenal tour bus. - 1
Task 1: High-five a 55-year-old. Fastest wins. Your time starts now.
* Josh: 3:18 - 5
* Roisin: 6:12 - 4
* Tim: 4:29 (deducted a point for lying about filming a show for Comic Relief) - 3
* Frank: 12:44 to high-five two 27-year-olds and a 1-year-old. - 2
* Romesh: An hour to high-five a 50-year-old. - 1
Task 2: Identify the contents of these pies. You may touch the pies, but you may not breach their pastry. Most accurate wins. Your time starts now.
* Tim - 5
* Roisin - 4
* Romesh - 3
* Josh - 2
* Frank - 1
Task 3: Do something that will look impressive in reverse. The Taskmaster will see whatever act you perform played backwards. You must therefore do something backwards, that will look impressive when the footage is played in reverse. Your time starts now.
* Roisin and Romesh - 5
* Josh - 3
* Tim - 2
* Frank - 1
Live task: Crack the code, unshackle yourself and sprint one metre. Fastest wins.
* Roisin - 5
* Romesh - 4
* Josh - 3
* Tim - 2
* Frank - 1
Final scores
* Roisin - 21
* Tim - 18
* Josh - 16
* Romesh - 14
* Frank - 9
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 4th August 2015
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- U&Dave
- Length
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
Greg Davies | Host / Presenter |
Alex Horne | Host / Presenter |
Romesh Ranganathan | Self |
Frank Skinner | Self |
Roisin Conaty | Self |
Josh Widdicombe | Self |
Tim Key | Self |
Alex Horne | Writer |
Andy Devonshire | Series Director |
Andy Cartwright | Series Producer |
Alex Horne | Producer |
Richard Allen-Turner | Executive Producer |
James Taylor | Executive Producer |
Jon Thoday | Executive Producer |
Hilary Rosen | Executive Producer |
Rob Aslett | Executive Producer |
Richard Watsham | Executive Producer |
Thomas Perrett | Editor |
Mark Sangster | Editor |
James Dillon | Production Designer |
Dru Masters | Composer |
Videos
Backwards Task
The comedians have to create some backward films. Here's Romesh Ranganathan's Tree Wizard entry.
Featuring: Romesh Ranganathan & Josh Widdicombe.
Unchained Finale
Who can crack the code first?
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Romesh Ranganathan, Frank Skinner, Roisin Conaty, Josh Widdicombe & Tim Key.