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 14, Episode 9 - A New Business End
Prize task: Most underestimated item.
- Dara O Briain: A fish finger sandwich. - 3
- Fern Brady: A bottle-opener key ring. - 3
- Sarah Millican: The Joy Of Sex. - 3
- John Kearns: A single penny. - 2
- Munya Chawawa: A Zimbabwean trip boomerang. - 1
Task 1: Snort, then blow a raspberry, then whistle, then repeat that sequence for one minute. Most completed sequences wins. Your time starts when you next snort. (Bonus task for Sarah, hidden under the table: Hello, Sarah.)
- Munya: 24 - 5
- Sarah: 18 - 4
- Dara: 17 - 3
- Fern and John: 0 - 2
Task 2, Part 1: Write a one-minute, one-person play. Best script wins. You have 20 minutes. Your time starts now.
- Fern: Meaning - 5
- John: Door(s) - 5
- Sarah: The Not Cat Cafe - 5
- Dara: Every Time I Look Up I Think Of You - 4
- Munya: The Power Of Silence - 1
Task 2, Part 2: Stage and perform this one-minute, one-person play. Best performance wins. You have 30 minutes. Your time starts now.
- Dara: Performing Door(s).-5
- Fern: Performing The Not Cat Cafe. - 5
- John: Performing Every Time I Look Up I Think Of You.- 4
- Sarah: Performing The Power Of Silence. - 3
- Munya: Performing Meaning. - 2
Task 3, Part 1: Choose one item from each plinth and bring them into the lab. You have one minute. Your time starts now. Part 2: Paint a self-portrait using your brush or sausage on your other chosen object. You must use the business end of your brush or sausage, and in your self-portrait you must be wielding your brush or sausage. Best self-portrait wins. You have 15 minutes. Your time started when you entered the lab.
- Fern: Sausage and toilet seat. -5
- John: Sausage and toilet roll. - 4
- Munya: Electric toothbrush and wheelie bin. - 3
- Dara: Toilet brush and queen-sized bedsheet. - 2
- Sarah: Sweeping brush and toilet roll. -1
Live task, Part 1: Tie your towel as tightly as possible around your body. You have 30 seconds. Part 2: Place your hands on your heads and keep them there until the end of the task. Get your towel completely in your bucket. Fastest wins.
- Dara - 5
- Munya - 4
- Fern- 3
- John and Sarah - 2
Final scores
- Fern - 23
- Dara - 22
- John - 19
- Sarah - 18
- Munya - 16
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 24th November 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 | Associate Producer |
Siobhan Newman | Edit Producer |
Mark Sangster | Editor |
Rebecca Bowker | Editor |
Iain Chambers | VT Editor |
James Dillon | Production Designer |
Sam Montague | Director of Photography |
John Ford | Lighting Designer |
Dru Masters | Composer |
Tom Howe | Composer |
Martin Rosten | Graphics |
Video
Series 14, Episode 9 highlights
Sarah Millican brings in an underestimated book, Fern Brady is in hysterics at what was originally meant to be a tie-break task and Munya, Dara & Fern create some interesting self-portraits.
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Fern Brady, Munya Chawawa, John Kearns, Sarah Millican & Dara O Briain.