Taskmaster
- TV comedy
- Channel 4 / U&Dave
- 2015 - 2024
- 170 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.
- Continues on Thursday on C4 at 9pm with Series 18, Episode 9
- Catch-up on Series 18, Episode 8
Episode menu
Series 16, Episode 4 - Dynamite Chicks
Prize task: The best thing for a grown-up that is meant for a child.
- Lucy Beaumont: A bi-pack; a bib with a bag attached to it. - 5
- Julian Clary: Biggles Takes it Rough by Captain W. E. Johns. - 4
- Sue Perkins: A nappy. - 3
- Susan Wokoma: A lava lamp which doubles as a seasonal affective disorder lamp. - 2
- Sam Campbell: His birth certificate. - 1
Task 1: Make a sausage. You can only use seven ingredients, each beginning with the letters of the word "sausage". You have five minutes to order your ingredients and 20 minutes to prepare your sausage. Most surprisingly pleasant sausage wins. You may not order sausages. Your time starts now.
- Sue - 5
- Julian - 4
- Lucy - 3
- Susan - 2
- Sam - 1
Task 2 (Team Task): Complete all the tasks, then put the tubs back on your heads. One person must be looking at a team-mate at all times during the task. Also, one person must be shaking their head and smiling at all times during the task. Also, one person must only shout. Fast wins. Your time starts when Alex blows his whistle. I: Eat one bowl of cereal in the lab. II: Sniff the front door. III: Name a total of five biscuits. IV: Make your buckets look like your faces. V: Do a total of 20 squats. VI: Tell each other something you have done that you regret. VII: Write a powerful message to the other team on the whiteboard. VIII-XII: Shake hands.
- JLS: 6:48 - 5
- The Sues: 7:54, but missed one task. - 2
Task 3: Recreate a well-known piece of art on these memo squares. You must draw on every memo square, but you may only look at one memo square at a time. You have 20 minutes, after which the memo squares will be arranged in a ten-by-ten square. Best memo square art wins. Your time starts now.
- Sam: Edvard Munch's The Scream. - 5
- Sue: Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa. - 5
- Julian: A Damien Hirst spot painting. - 3
- Susan: Mark Rothko's Red. - 3
- Lucy: Vincent Van Gogh's Sunflowers, but she accidentally draws poppies. - 1
Live task, Part 1: Write the name of a different animal on each face of your die. You have 100 seconds. Part 2: Roll your dice to avoid being eliminated by the Taskmaster's category. Last player standing wins.
- Sam: For rolling the animal most like the Taskmaster, a human. - 5
- Lucy: For rolling the animal least like the Taskmaster, a duck-billed platypus. - 4
- Sue: For rolling the worst pet, a giant squid. - 3
- Susan: For rolling the most dangerous animal, a snake. - 2
- Julian: For rolling the most boring animal, a mouse. - 1
Final scores
- Lucy and Sue: 18
- Julian and Sam: 17
- Susan: 11
Tie-break task: Tut the loudest. You may have ten goes, but your tenth will be the one that is recorded.
- Sue: 93.4dB - Winner
- Lucy: 90.2dB
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 12th October 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 |
John Ford | Lighting Designer |
Dru Masters | Composer |
Tom Howe | Composer |
Martin Rosten | Graphics |
Video
Sticky note masterpieces
The contestants must recreate some famous works of art using sticky notes: Munch's The Scream, Mona Lisa and Van Gogh's.... Poppies?
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Lucy Beaumont, Sam Campbell, Julian Clary, Sue Perkins & Susan Wokoma.