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
- Streaming rank this week: 117
Episode menu
Series 10, Episode 4 - Toshwash
Prize task: The cheekiest food.
* Mawaan Rizwan: A meal of lentils and rice which he stole from his housemate. - 5
* Katherine Parkinson: A cake in the shape of a bum. - 4
* Richard Herring: Beef cheeks. - 3
* Daisy May Cooper: A single slice of Billy Bear ham. - 2
* Johnny Vegas: A piece of heavily buttered bread in an overflowing Pot Noodle. - 1
Task 1: Make this phone ring. Fastest wins. Your time starts now.
* Richard: 10:00 - 5
* Daisy: 11:20 - 4
* Mawaan: 17:07 - 3
* Katherine: 20:46 - 2
* Johnny: Just under half-an-hour - 1
Task 2 (Not quite a Team Task), Part 1: Secretly put something that looks amazing in your bag. You have ten minutes. Your time starts now. Part 2: Persuade the security guard to look in your bag. You may describe what is in your bag, but you must not say what is in your bag. You must stay on your spot at all times, and you must not reveal the contents of your bag at any point, starting with the tallest person. The tallest person can start talking in thirty seconds from now.
* Daisy and Johnny - 5
* Katherine, Mawaan and Richard - 0
Task 3: Drop this water balloon from the greatest height without it bursting. You may not damage the water balloon or remove any water from it. You have ten minutes and one attempt. Your time starts now.
* Daisy, Johnny and Katherine: 7.35m - 5
* Richard: 3.5m - 4
* Mawaan: 1.725m - 3
Live task: Roll an edible sphere across the finish line. The person whose edible sphere crosses the finish line first each round is eliminated. If your edible sphere stops moving before the finishing line you are eliminated. Slowest edible sphere roller wins.
* Johnny - 5
* Katherine - 4
* Daisy - 3
* Mawaan - 2
* Richard - 1
Final scores
* Daisy - 19
* Johnny - 17
* Katherine - 15
* Mawaan and Richard - 13
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 5th November 2020
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
Greg Davies | Host / Presenter |
Alex Horne | Host / Presenter |
Daisy May Cooper | Self |
Johnny Vegas | Self |
Katherine Parkinson | Self |
Mawaan Rizwan | Self |
Richard Herring | Self |
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 |
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 |
John Ford | Lighting Designer |
Dru Masters | Composer |
Tom Howe | Composer |
Martin Rosten | Graphics |
Videos
Daisy May Cooper attempts to seduce a security guard
Who will impress the security guard the best?
Featuring: Alex Horne, Daisy May Cooper, Johnny Vegas, Katherine Parkinson, Mawaan Rizwan & Richard Herring.
Water balloon task
The water balloon task tests the contestants' bravery.
Featuring: Alex Horne, Daisy May Cooper, Johnny Vegas, Katherine Parkinson, Mawaan Rizwan & Richard Herring.
Outtake: Which contestant did a little terrified trump?
Greg Davies discovers that someone did a terrified little trump during a task...
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Daisy May Cooper, Johnny Vegas, Katherine Parkinson, Mawaan Rizwan & Richard Herring.