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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 7 - The System Of Endless Plates

Taskmaster. Munya Chawawa
The gullible comics take part in another selection of challenges, highlights of which include Sarah Millican flailing about with a frying pan, Fern Brady enjoying the power of a spiky plant and Munya Chawawa pulling off a spectacular billiards shot. In addition, all five contestants spend far too much time searching for a bath, considering the size of the bath.

Prize task: The thing you would most like to have with you on a car journey.

- Sarah Millican: An escape hammer to get out of a car submerged in water. - 5
- Fern Brady: A she-wee. - 4
- Dara O Briain: A suitcase containing a video game console. - 3
- John Kearns: A sailor's hat. - 2
- Munya Chawawa: A co-ordination game. - 1

Task 1, Part 1: Choose a room and a weapon, then await further instructions. Part 2: Pop 99 red balloons. You must use your weapon to pop your 99 red balloons. Shout, "Stop it", when you think you have popped precisely 99 red balloons. Fastest wins. Your time starts now.

- John: 2:29 with the belt in the caravan. - 5
- Dara: 3:20 with the frying pan in the living room. - 4
- Fern, Munya and Sarah: All failed to pop precisely 99 red balloons. - 0

Task 2 (Team Task): Get this feather into the bath. You must not touch the feather, and the feather must not touch the ground. After the feather has left its cushion it must not touch a single thing for more than five seconds in total. The cushion must not leave the lab. If you make any mistake at all, Alex will blow his whistle and you must start all over again. Fastest wins. Finally, you must not say any words at any point from now on. Your time starts now.

- Dara, Fern, and John: 7:45 - 5
- Munya and Sarah: 24:25 - 2

Task 3: Make an exercise ball touch Bernard. Bernard can't move. You may launch an exercise ball from behind the line, and may not touch any balls after each launch. Most balls actively involved in a successful launch wins. Your task ends when a ball touches Bernard or 15 minutes have elapsed. Your time starts now.

- John: 12 - 5
- Dara: 8 - 4
- Sarah: 5 - 3
- Fern: 4 - 2
- Munya: Disqualified for touching a ball after they were launched. - 0

Live task: Blow an item the furthest on the Knappett. If your item falls from the Knappett you are disqualified. The person who blows something the least far each round is eliminated unless someone is disqualified. You must all select your blowers and items before any blowing commences, and you must not use the same blower or item twice. Last player standing wins.

- Dara, Fern, Munya and Sarah - 5
- John - 1

Final scores

- Dara - 21
- John - 18
- Fern - 16
- Sarah - 15
- Munya - 8

Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 10th 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 Edit Producer
Rebecca Bowker Editor
Steve Nayler Editor
Craig Harbour 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

Get the Feather in the Bath

How well will the Series 14 contestant work together with no touching or talking?

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

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