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 14, Episode 10 - Did I Meet These Potatoes Before?
Prize task: The thing of your that the Taskmaster would most like to own.
- John Kearns: A fridge magnet depicting Jet from Gladiators. - 3
- Dara O Briain: An asteroid named after himself. - 2
- Munya Chawawa: A mould of his face for Greg to wear around his neck. - 1
- Fern Brady: Tarot cards. - 1
- Sarah Millican: The book The Science Of Likability. - 1
Task 3, Part 1: Order three things for your final task. You may spend up to £50. You have five minutes. Your time starts now.
- Dara: A nice rented man, and two pints of Irish cider.
- Fern: Some potatoes, some pens, and some sort of taxidermy.
- John: A cap, a double cheeseburger, and a magic lamp.
- Munya: Moon shoes, Vaseline and a Swiss army knife.
- Sarah: An A4-sized bar of chocolate, a mirror, and a pair of scissors.
Task 1: Eat the grape. You must not damage the caravan or climb out the window. Fastest wins. Your time starts now.
- Dara: 4:36 - 5
- Sarah: 6:10 - 4
- Fern: 10:44 - 3
- Munya: 11:05 - 2
- John: 20:20 - 1
Task 2 (Team Task): Sculpt your team. Best sculpture wins. Only one person may look at the clay, and that person may not touch the clay. You have a maximum of 15 minutes. Your time starts when Alex blows his whistle.
- Munya and Sarah - 5
- Dara, Fern and John - 3
Task 3, Part 2: Throw one of your objects over the caravan, then completely cover one of your items with one of your other items, then put the covered item on the wooden barrel without touching it with your hands. Fastest wins. Your time starts now.
- Dara: 34.1 seconds - 5
- Munya: 2:18 - 4
- John: 4:48 - 3
- Sarah: 36 seconds, but penalised as her scissors landed on the caravan instead of going over it. - 2
- Fern: 13:40 - 1
Live task: Land a balloon nearest the Taskmaster. You must stay on your spots at all times. The closest balloon to the Taskmaster wins, but if you strike the Taskmaster with a balloon, you are disqualified.
- Dara - 5
- Munya - 4
- Sarah - 3
- John - 2
- Fern: Hits Greg. - 0
Final scores
- Dara - 20
- Munya - 16
- Sarah - 15
- John - 12
- Fern - 8
Series scores
- Dara - 184
- Sarah - 174
- Munya - 150
- John - 144
- Fern - 144
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 1st December 2022
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
Greg Davies | Host / Presenter |
Alex Horne | Host / Presenter |
Dara O Briain | Self |
Fern Brady | Self |
John Kearns | Self |
Munya Chawawa | Self |
Sarah Millican | 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 |
Amy Tuckwell | Edit Producer |
Rebecca Bowker | Editor |
Iain Chambers | VT Editor |
Steve Nayler | Editor |
James Dillon | Production Designer |
Sam Montague | Director of Photography |
John Ford | Lighting Designer |
Dru Masters | Composer |
Tom Howe | Composer |
Martin Rosten | Graphics |
Video
The 'Esgrape' Room
No, it's not in a can of chickpeas.
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Fern Brady, Munya Chawawa, John Kearns, Sarah Millican & Dara O Briain.