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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
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Series 16, Episode 2 - Hell Is Here

Taskmaster. Sam Campbell
Julian Clary finds a former Taskmaster champion hiding behind a door, Susan Wokoma does something unexpected with mice and fish, and Sue Perkins demonstrates her love of portcullises.

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

Cast
Greg Davies Host / Presenter
Alex Horne Host / Presenter
Julian Clary Self
Lucy Beaumont Self
Sam Campbell Self
Sue Perkins Self
Susan Wokoma 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
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.

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