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Taskmaster. Image shows left to right: Greg Davies, Alex Horne
Taskmaster

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 29th December on C4 at 9pm with New Year Special
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Series 1, Episode 5 - Little Denim Shorts

Taskmaster. Image shows from L to R: Tim Key, Alex Horne. Copyright: Avalon Television / UKTV
Greg Davies and Alex Horne host as Frank Skinner takes a boulder onto a train for a pleasant excursion. Then he and the other comedians try to make a Swedish man blush.

Preview clips

Prize task: Most valuable item.

* Josh Widdicombe: A signed blank cheque. - 5
* Frank Skinner: A ring worth £3,995. - 4
* Romesh Ranganathan: A Peugeot 407 worth £590. - 3
* Tim Key: Eight copies of his book The Incomplete Tim Key, which he could autograph. - 2
* Roisin Conaty: A fake diamond ring worth £12. - 1

Task 1: Get this boulder as far away from this place as possible. You have one hour. Your time starts now.

* Josh: All the way to Windsor. - 5
* Frank: 6.5 miles. - 4
* Tim: 2.3 miles. - 3
* Romesh: 1.75 miles. - 2
* Roisin: 300 yards. - 1

Task 2: Grow the longest nail. You have 10 weeks. Your time starts now.

* Josh: 2.8cm - 5
* Romesh: 2.2cm - 4
* Frank: 2.1cm - 3
* Roisin: 1.8cm - 2
* Tim: DNS - 1

Task 3 (Team Task): Make this bed to a hotel standard while holding hands. The time ends when you get into the bed. Fastest wins. Hold hands now. Your time starts now.

* Frank and Tim: 10:57 - 2
* Josh, Roisin and Romesh: 16:03 - 0

Task 4: Make this Swedish person blush as deeply as possible. You have 10 minutes. Your time starts now.

* Roisin - 5
* Romesh - 4
* Frank - 3
* Tim - 2
* Josh - 1

Live task: Blow up the biggest balloon whilst blindfolded. You have 100 seconds and one balloon.

* Roisin - 5
* Frank - 4
* Romesh - 3
* Josh - 2
* Tim - 0 (disqualified for not tying his balloon up)

Final scores

* Frank - 20
* Josh - 18
* Romesh - 16
* Roisin - 14
* Tim - 10

Broadcast details

Date
Tuesday 25th August 2015
Time
10pm
Channel
U&Dave
Length
60 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Greg Davies Host / Presenter
Alex Horne Host / Presenter
Romesh Ranganathan Self
Frank Skinner Self
Roisin Conaty Self
Josh Widdicombe Self
Tim Key Self
Writing team
Alex Horne Writer
Production team
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

Video

Get This Boulder Out Of Here

Watch how Roisin deals with the challenge - in her own beautiful, and slightly slow, way.

Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Romesh Ranganathan, Frank Skinner, Roisin Conaty, Josh Widdicombe & Tim Key.

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