Taskmaster
- TV comedy
- Channel 4 / U&Dave
- 2015 - 2024
- 170 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.
- Continues on Thursday on C4 at 9pm with Series 18, Episode 9
- Catch-up on Series 18, Episode 8
- Streaming rank this week: 16
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 3 - The Poet And The Egg
Prize task: Most meaningful item.
* Romesh Ranganathan: His wedding ring. - 5
* Frank Skinner: His son's hobby horse. - 4
* Tim Key: A piston from the set of his Edinburgh Comedy Award-winning show. - 3
* Josh Widdicombe: I Blame the Beatles by Tom Widdicombe, a self-published book of his father's letters to the local newspaper. - 2
* Roisin Conaty: A dictionary. - 1
Task 1: Throw a teabag into a mug from the furthest distance. You have exactly one hour. Your time starts now.
* Tim: 23.87m - 5
* Frank: 10.04m - 4
* Romesh: 8.5m - 3
* Roisin: 2.4m - 2
* Josh: 15.1m (disqualified for putting milk into his mug first, rather than the fact his mug was wheelbarrow) - 0
Task 2: Using this device to track your route, create the best image for Taskmaster. You have one hour. Your time starts when you take your first step. Pop a balloon to signal you have finished your image.
* Josh - 5
* Romesh - 4
* Tim - 3
* Frank - 2
* Roisin - 1
Task 3: Buy a gift for the Taskmaster. Here is £20. You have ten weeks. Your time starts now.
* Josh: A tattoo of Greg's name on his foot. - 5
* Roisin: A mouse called Greg and £3 worth of scratch-cards. - 4
* Frank: Shades with wing mirrors in them that allow Greg to see behind him. - 3
* Romesh: A picture of Greg as an angel with duck feet. - 2
* Tim: £16 worth of book tokens, which came in a card worth £4. - 1
Task 4: Using only the items currently on this table, get this egg as high as possible. Highest wins. The egg must not break. You have 20 minutes. Your time starts now.
* Josh: 6.8m - 5
* Romesh: 1.11m - 4
* Frank, Roisin and Tim: All break the egg. - 0
Live task: Stand up after 100 seconds. Most accurate wins.
* Josh - 5
* Romesh - 4
* Tim - 4
* Frank - 2
* Roisin - 1
Final scores
* Josh - 22
* Romesh - 22
* Tim - 16
* Frank - 15
* Roisin - 9
Tie-break task: Give Frank Skinner's age in minutes. Closest wins.
* Josh: 200,000 - Winner (Frank was 30,505,028 minutes old at the time)
* Romesh: 150,000
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 11th 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 |