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
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Series 13, Episode 3 - I Think I've Got This
Prize task: The item that sounds funniest when you says its name over and over again.
- Judi Love: Pickles - 5
- Bridget Christie: Stopcock - 4
- Ardal O'Hanlon: Bubbles - 3
- Chris Ramsey: Cook book - 3
- Sophie Duker: Tweezers to pluck the feathers of a pheasant, i.e. a pheasant plucker - 2
Task 1: Accurately and emotionally recreate a great moment from history using these two traffic cones. Most accurate and emotional recreation wins. You have 30 minutes. Your time starts now.
- Bridget: Laika the Russian space dog. - 5
- Ardal: A Second World War re-enactment. - 4
- Sophie: The extinction of the dinosaurs. - 3
- Chris: The cloning of Dolly the Sheep. - 2
- Judi: The building of the Great Pyramids with Judi as Queen Nefertiti. - 1
Task 2: Make all of these things happen at the same time. The monsters must be squatting. The robot must be walking. The marble must be rolling. The cradle must be clicking. The sand must be falling. The fidget spinner must be spinning. The candles must be out. You must applaud when you think you have finished. Fastest wins. Your time starts now.
- Chris: 2:57 - 5
- Bridget: Time not given, but she is the only other person to complete the task. - 4
- Ardal, Judi and Sophie: All failed to do everything at the same time when they applauded. - 0
Task 3: Enable Alex to bite his duck. You may not encroach upon the decking. Fastest wins. Also, the person who gets Alex the least wet gets a bonus point. Your time starts now.
- Bridget: 1:01, and did not get Alex wet. - 6
- Sophie: 2:13, and did not get Alex wet. - 5
- Judi: 3:15, and did not get Alex wet. - 4
- Ardal: 14:37 - 2
- Chris: 15:38 - 1
Live task (Team Task): As a team, put one of your faces and one of your legs through the hole. The Taskmaster will guess whether the leg belongs to the face or the other contestant. Most wrong guesses after three rounds wins.
- The Girls: Three wrong guesses. - 6
- The Boys: One wrong guess. - 2
Scores
- Bridget - 25
- Judi and Sophie - 16
- Chris - 13
- Ardal - 11
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 28th April 2022
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 60 minutes
- Recorded
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- Friday 29th April 2022, 13:15 at Pinewood Studios
Cast & crew
Greg Davies | Host / Presenter |
Alex Horne | Host / Presenter |
Ardal O'Hanlon | Self |
Bridget Christie | Self |
Chris Ramsey | Self |
Judi Love | Self |
Sophie Duker | 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 |
Vicky Winter | Line Producer |
Roberta Grady | Edit Producer |
Mark Sangster | Editor |
Rebecca Bowker | Editor |
Adam Marangos | VT Editor |
James Dillon | Production Designer |
Sam Montague | Director of Photography |
John Ford | Lighting Designer |
Dru Masters | Composer |
Tom Howe | Composer |
Martin Rosten | Graphics |
Videos
Series 13 Episode 3 outtakes
Some of the best moments from Series 13 episode 3 that didn't make the final episode. Including Alex's naughty pen and Ardal's imaginary sheep sighting.
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Bridget Christie, Sophie Duker, Judi Love, Ardal O'Hanlon & Chris Ramsey.
Judi Love recreates an emotional moment from history
Judi Love's emotional recreating of the building of the Great Pyramids.
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Bridget Christie, Sophie Duker, Judi Love, Ardal O'Hanlon & Chris Ramsey.