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
Episode menu
Champion Of Champions, Episode 2 - I've Sinned Again
Bonus task: Sing along to the Taskmaster theme tune. Most powerful and champion-like wins. Your time starts now.
Josh - 0.
Prize task: Best thing.
* Rob Beckett: Del Boy's ring. - 5
* Noel Fielding: A song from Kasabian called You're the Best Thing. - 4
* Josh Widdicombe: The keys to his house. - 3
* Bob Mortimer: A broccoli rotation and delivery unit. - 3
* Katherine Ryan: A jacket featuring a patch of Romesh Ranganathan which Romesh hated, which is also embroidered with the date of an important gig he was doing. - 1
Task 1: What's in the case? Fastest wins. Your time starts now.
* Noel: 3:19 - 5
* Josh: 5:30 - 4
* Rob: 5:45 - 3
* Bob: 7:42 - 2
* Katherine: 14:03 - 1
Task 2: Make a mask that tastes delicious and looks great. Your mask must be entirely edible and entirely wearable. You have 10 minutes to plan your mask and 20 minutes to make it. You then must wear your mask so that Alex can taste it. Most delicious and great-looking mask wins. Your time starts now.
* Bob - 5
* Josh - 4
* Katherine - 3
* Noel and Rob - 2
Task 3: Make the biggest mess and completely clean it up. You have ten minutes. Your time starts now.
* Katherine - 5
* Noel and Rob - 4
* Josh - 3
* Bob - 1
Live task: Record the highest number of steps on your pedometers. You may not touch your blindfold. You have 100 seconds.
* Katherine: 1,263 - 5
* Josh: 1,059 - 4
* Rob: 840 - 3
* Bob: 730 - 2
* Noel: 627 - 1
Final scores
* Josh - 18
* Rob - 17
* Noel - 16
* Katherine - 15
* Bob - 13
Series scores
* Josh - 37
* Rob - 36
* Katherine - 35
* Noel - 32
* Bob - 24
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 20th December 2017
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- U&Dave
- Length
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
Greg Davies | Host / Presenter |
Alex Horne | Host / Presenter |
Josh Widdicombe | Self |
Katherine Ryan | Self |
Rob Beckett | Self |
Noel Fielding | Self |
Bob Mortimer | Self |
Alex Horne | Writer |
Andy Devonshire | Series Director |
Andy Cartwright | Series Producer |
Richard Allen-Turner | Executive Producer |
James Taylor | Executive Producer |
Jon Thoday | Executive Producer |
Hilary Rosen | Executive Producer |
Rob Aslett | Executive Producer |
Andy Devonshire | Executive Producer |
Alex Horne | Executive Producer |
Thomas Perrett | Editor |
Mark Sangster | Editor |
Andi Meek | Editor |
James Dillon | Production Designer |
Sam Montague | Director of Photography |
Anthony Dalton | Director of Photography |
Martin Kempton | Lighting Designer |
Dru Masters | Composer |
Tom Howe | Composer |
Videos
Josh Widdicombe sings Taskmaster theme tune
Josh Widdicombe has to sing along to the Taskmaster theme tune.
Featuring: Josh Widdicombe.
Noel Fielding smashes briefcase
Noel Fielding has to smash open a briefcase. How quick can he do it?
Featuring: Noel Fielding.
Make a mess and clean it up
Bob and Josh try to make the biggest mess, and then clean it all up again, all in 10 minutes.
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Josh Widdicombe & Bob Mortimer.
Press
The entertainingly daft gameshow returns for a sixth series. The USP is bewildering and pointless tasks - towers of lemons, wheelbarrow stunts etc - attempted by game, silly comics including Liza Tarbuck, Russell Howard and Asim Chaudhry.
The Guardian, 27th April 2018Taskmaster: Champion of Champions, Episode 2 - review
Helped by Josh Widdicombe singing the theme tune (for no points), tonight we find out who is greatest champion of all.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 20th December 2017