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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
  • JustWatch Streaming rank this week: 117

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Series 14, Episode 6 - Long-Legged Lobster

Taskmaster. John Kearns
At the halfway point of the series, Dara O Briain finds himself baffled by a quantity of milk, John Kearns does some elaborate skipping, Munya Chawawa does some elaborate jumping, and Fern Brady walks too slowly. Amid the carnage, Little Alex Horne attempts to offer sound advice to all five competitors but finds himself largely ignored.

Prize task: Best thing you have ever received in the post.

- Sarah Millican: A photo signed by Phillip Schofield of Sarah as a child in her bedroom full of posters of Schofield. - 5
- Munya Chawawa: A mini vacuum cleaner for computer keyboards. - 4
- John Kearns: A Dennis The Menace fan club membership and badges. - 3
- Dara O Briain: An entire turkey. - 2
- Fern Brady: Some ugly underwear sent to her by her mum. - 1

Task 1: Within 30 seconds of opening this task, you must pick up both milk bottles and hold them directly above the microwaves. The clock stops when a milk bottle, hand or arm touches a microwave, or is no longer directly above a microwave. Lowest number on the clock wins, but if the clock reaches zero, you are disqualified. Your time starts now.

- Sarah: 16:58 - 5
- John: 23:30 - 4
- Munya: 25:04 - 3
- Fern: 26:04 - 2
- Dara: 26:55 - 1

Task 2: Get to the end of the lanes in exactly the same amount of time [Lane 1 is flat, Lane 2 is a travelator]. That time must be under one minute. Closest two times wins. Also, you must mirror yourself during your attempts. There are two bonus points for the most stylish mirroring. Both attempts must take place within the next ten minutes.

- Sarah: Negligible time difference. - 5
- John: Half-a-second difference, plus a bonus point for stylish mirroring. - 5
- Munya: 3 second difference, plus a bonus point for stylish mirroring. - 4
- Dara: 4 second difference. - 2
- Fern: 16 second difference. - 1

Task 3: Strike the bullseye with your point. You must only step on the stepping stones and you must step on all the stepping stones. Also, your hands must be below your waist at all times. Fastest wins. Your time starts now.

- Everyone is disqualified, with Dara putting his hands above his waist, and everyone else not stepping on all the stepping stones. - 0

Live task, Part 1: Inches or feet? Part 2: Paint a picture of a unicorn using your head brush [the brush being either six inches or six feet]. You may not handle your head brush at any point. You have two minutes.

- Dara - 5
- Sarah - 4
- Munya - 3
- Fern - 2
- John - 1

Final scores

- Sarah - 19
- Munya - 14
- John - 13
- Dara - 10
- Fern - 6

Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 3rd November 2022
Time
9pm
Channel
Channel 4
Length
60 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Greg Davies Host / Presenter
Alex Horne Host / Presenter
Dara O Briain Self
Fern Brady Self
John Kearns Self
Munya Chawawa Self
Sarah Millican Self
Writing team
Alex Horne Writer
Tim Key Task Consultant
Production team
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 Associate Producer
Siobhan Newman Edit Producer
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

Milk task

The contestants show off the best things they've received in the post, then Alex Horne encourages everyone not to open a task.

Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Fern Brady, Munya Chawawa, John Kearns, Sarah Millican & Dara O Briain.

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