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 16, Episode 2 - Hell Is Here
Prize task: Best sign
- Sue Perkins: A sign taken from the BBC television studios when it was being shut down. - 5
- Susan Wokoma: The sign for Cock Pond, Clapham Common. - 4
- Sam Campbell: A sign from the British Library reading: "Please take care, piazza slippery". - 3
- Lucy Beaumont: A pub sign from the pub in her house, The Dog and Bastard. - 2
- Julian Clary: A pair of paper signs in the green room at Hull Literary Festival, one saying: "Food for the" and the other "Artists" with a smiley face. - 1
Task 1: Pull the sword from the stone. You may not force the sword or break the stone. The champion is the one who releases the sword fastest. Your time starts now.
- Julian: 10:23 - 5
- Susan: 14 minutes - 4
- Lucy: 28 minutes - 3
- Sam: 32 minutes - 2
- Sue: 33:21 - 1
Task 2: Make a cheeky picture on this piece of wood using nails and one continuous piece of wire. Also, if any egg timers stop you must stare at the camera, shaking your head for ten seconds. Best cheeky picture wins. You have 20 minutes. Your time starts now.
- Sam: A person who secretly hides their beautiful hair under a hat. - 5
- Sue: A classic cock and balls - 5
- Susan: - A naked woman pulling a dog which is "going a bit of kink", with cheeky bits of the ocean and Hell. - 3
- Julian: A single, rather square sperm. - 2
- Lucy: A winged penis. - 1
Task 3: Make mischief. Most mischievous wins. You have a maximum of half an hour. Your time starts now.
- Susan: Sets a task just for Sam in the toilet: "Stand up and shout 'mice' whenever you see or hear mice. Sit down and whisper 'fish' whenever you see or hear a fish. You have 20 minutes and must stay in this room. Your time starts now." - 5
- Sue: Sets a task for Alex, making him follow a trail of lollipops, putting them all in his mouth, and ending in the caravan where a portcullis falls down so he can't get out. - 4
- Julian: Writes letters under the fake name Peter McDonald to Stephen Mulhern and Jacob Rees-Mogg. - 3
- Lucy: Pretends to be a psychic, and while her clients have their eyes closed, she steals things from them. - 2
- Sam: Tries to trick Alex that he has got his phone wet and then smashes it. Alex does not fall for it. - 1
Live task, Part 1: Write down one thing you like and one thing you don't like. You have 30 seconds. Part 2: Draw your two things at the same time. You must be drawing with both hands and stare at the Taskmaster throughout. Best pair of pictures wins.
- Julian - 5
- Sue - 4
- Susan - 3
- Lucy - 2
- Sam - 1
Final scores
- Sue and Susan: 19
- Julian: 16
- Sam: 12
- Lucy: 10
Tie-break task: Memorise pi. Most digits remembered wins. You have two minutes. Your time starts now.
- Sue: Fifteen decimal places. - Winner
- Susan: Nine decimal places.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 28th September 2023
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
Greg Davies | Host / Presenter |
Alex Horne | Host / Presenter |
Julian Clary | Self |
Lucy Beaumont | Self |
Sam Campbell | Self |
Sue Perkins | Self |
Susan Wokoma | 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 |
Andrew Dames | Edit Producer |
Mark Sangster | Editor |
Rebecca Bowker | Editor |
Hunter Allen | VT Editor |
James Dillon | Production Designer |
Sam Montague | Director of Photography |
Ric Clark | Director of Photography |
Gary Parkhurst | Director of Photography |
John Ford | Lighting Designer |
Dru Masters | Composer |
Tom Howe | Composer |
Martin Rosten | Graphics |
Video
Julian Clary shows Greg Davies his cheeky picture
Greg Davies judges Julian Clary's attempt to make some cheeky artwork.
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Lucy Beaumont, Sam Campbell, Julian Clary, Sue Perkins & Susan Wokoma.