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 15, Episode 6 - It's My Milk Now
Prize task: The best thing to play about with, in your bathroom.
- Frankie Boyle: A Bee Gee Ouija board. - 5
- Kiell Smith-Bynoe: A toilet mat that looks like a piano keyboard. - 4
- Ivo Graham: A scale model of the Titanic. - 3
- Mae Martin: Toothpaste Russian roulette. - 2
- Jenny Eclair: A digital mouth brace cleaning pod. - 1
Task 1: Invent an imaginary companion, then complete a domestic task with your imaginary companion. Your imaginary companion must either be much taller or much littler than you. Most poignant scene wins. You have 20 minutes. Your time starts now.
- Frankie - 5
- Ivo and Mae - 4
- Kiell - 3
- Jenny - 2
Task 2: Efficiently shell an egg. You may not touch any part of any egg with your hands, and you may only break the shell of one of the eggs. Fewest pieces of egg-less shell wins. You have a maximum of ten minutes. Your time starts now.
- Mae: 3 - 5
- Kiell: 6 - 4
- Ivo: 13 - 3
- Jenny: 20 - 4
- Frankie: 83 - 1
Task 3: Bash the big bell with the bowling ball. The fastest gets five points. The slowest gets four points. Nobody else gets any points. You are to stay off the grass unless you are wearing gold shoes. If anything other than the bowling ball or gold shoes touches the grass, you are disqualified. You have a maximum of 20 minutes. Your time starts now. Extra rules: Alex will give you his shoes if you do one of the following - deposit £100 in his bank account; give him a perfect dippy boiled egg with buttered soldiers and a glass of milk; physically remove them.
- Mae: 2:57 - 5
- Frankie: 6:50 - 4
- Ivo, Jenny and Kiell: All disqualified for touching the grass while not wearing gold shoes. - 0
Live task: Walk around the chairs listening to Greg's story, then sit on a chair when you hear a word containing to letter Ls [for Round 1]. If you stop walking or touch a chair incorrectly, you are disqualified. If you fail to sit on a chair when you hear a word containing two letter Ls, you are disqualified. Best listener wins. [Round 2: Sit when you hear a word with a U in it. Round 3: Sit when hear a word that starts and ends with the same letter. Round 4: Sit when you hear a six-letter word.]
- Mae - 5
- Ivo - 4
- Frankie - 3
- Jenny - 2
- Kiell - 1
Final scores
- Mae - 21
- Frankie - 18
- Ivo - 14
- Kiell - 12
- Jenny - 7
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 4th May 2023
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
Greg Davies | Host / Presenter |
Alex Horne | Host / Presenter |
Frankie Boyle | Self |
Ivo Graham | Self |
Jenny Eclair | Self |
Kiell Smith-Bynoe | Self |
Mae Martin | 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 |
Emily Pickthall | Edit Producer |
Rebecca Bowker | Editor |
Iain Chambers | VT Editor |
Ally Morgan | Editor |
Sakky Barnor | VT Editor |
James Dillon | Production Designer |
Sam Montague | Director of Photography |
Will Charles | Lighting Designer |
Dru Masters | Composer |
Tom Howe | Composer |
Martin Rosten | Graphics |
Videos
Invent an Imaginary Friend
You do NOT want to be imaginary friends with Frankie, Kiell or Mae.
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Frankie Boyle, Jenny Eclair, Ivo Graham, Mae Martin & Kiell Smith-Bynoe.
Bowling ball and gold shoes
Contestants are tasked with hitting a bell with a bowling ball, though only the fastest and slowest of them will receive points.
Featuring: Alex Horne, Frankie Boyle, Jenny Eclair, Ivo Graham, Mae Martin & Kiell Smith-Bynoe.