Taskmaster
- TV comedy
- Channel 4 / U&Dave
- 2015 - 2024
- 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.
- Due to return in January 2025
- Catch-up on Series 18, Episode 10
- Streaming rank this week: 19
Episode menu
Taskmaster's New Year Treat 2023 - That's A Swizz
Prize task: The thing which Greg would be most surprised that you own.
- Sir Mo Farah: A hairdryer. - 5
- Carol Vorderman: A military-style van with an opening roof, where she lives for most of the year. - 4
- Amelia Dimoldenberg: A coffin for a fly. - 3
- Rebecca Lucy Taylor: An ashtray designed to look like herself in the bath. - 2
- Greg James: A painting depicting Jonathan Ross as the Virgin Mary, and Chris Moyles as a fat baby Jesus. - 1
Task 1: Count all the dots on this card. You may not touch or mark the card. You must give an answer in ten minutes, and you must answer the door and obey the instructions every time the doorbell rings. Most accurate final answer wins. Your time starts now. [Doorbell instructions: I - Wear these goggles until the doorbell rings. II - Stand behind the barrier until the doorbell next rings. III - Shout until the doorbell next rings. IV - Wear boxing gloves and an eye patch, and count like a pirate. V - Feed the blackbird all of the seeds. VI - Put on a swimming hat and swimming goggles, and giggle.]
- Greg: 1,724 (correct answer 1,742) - 5
- Carol: 1,683 - 4
- Amelia: 752 - 3
- Mo: 2,880 - 2
- Rebecca: 293 - 1
Task 2: Recreate the picture that Alex is holding. Your face must not move from this position. Alex will show you the picture for five seconds when you have finished reading the task, and then for a further three seconds every time you land a ball in a bucket. Best recreation of the picture wins. You have ten minutes. Your time starts now.
- Greg and Rebecca - 4
- Mo - 3
- Ameila - 2
- Carol - 1
Task 3: Put the most carp pellets in the fish bowl. You must not bend at the waist or the knees at any point. You have 15 minutes. Your time starts now. (Beware! The rooms are booby-trapped!)
- Mo: 24,546 - 5
- Rebecca: 24,038 - 4
- Greg: 23,292 - 3
- Carol: About 23,000 - 2
- Amelia: About 9,000 - 1
Live task: Obey Greg's instructions. You must only obey the instructions which start with: "Greg says". Greg says the person who obeys Greg's instructions best wins.
- Amelia and Mo - 5
- Carol and Rebecca - 3
- Greg - 1
Final scores
- Mo - 20
- Amelia, Carol, Greg and Rebecca - 14
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 1st January 2023
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
Greg Davies | Host / Presenter |
Alex Horne | Host / Presenter |
Amelia Dimoldenberg | Self |
Carol Vorderman | Self |
Greg James | Self |
Mo Farah (as Sir Mo Farah) | Self |
Self Esteem (as Rebecca Lucy Taylor) | 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 |
Mark Lucey | Edit Producer |
Mark Sangster | Editor |
Hunter Allen | VT Editor |
David Abramsky | VT Editor |
James Dillon | Production Designer |
Sam Montague | Director of Photography |
John Ford | Lighting Designer |
Dru Masters | Composer |
Tom Howe | Composer |
Martin Rosten | Graphics |
Video
Count The Dots
How many dots are on the paper?
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Amelia Dimoldenberg, Carol Vorderman, Greg James, Sir Mo Farah & Rebecca Lucy Taylor.