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 2024 - Huh?
Prize task: The most fun thing to be carrying when you enter a room full of people you don't know.
- Kojey Radical: Six robot puppy toys, doing a synchronised dance. - 5
- Lenny Rush: Beer and cigarettes, which are actually candy cigarettes and squash in disguise. - 5
- Steve Backshall: An irukandji (the most venomous animal in the world) in a jar. - 3
- Zoe Ball: A one-man band. - 2
- Deborah Meaden: A bingo cage. - 1
Task 1: Eat these poppadoms. After each mouthful you must lose a letter of the alphabet from your vocabulary, then either compliment Greg or insult Alex. You insults and compliments must all be different. If you use a lost letter at any time, 10g will be added to your final poppadoms weight. Most poppadoms eaten wins. You have a maximum of ten minutes. Your time starts when Alex blows his whistle.
- Deborah: +15 poppadoms "created" (24 mistakes). - 5
- Steve: +24 poppadoms (38 mistakes). - 4
- Zoe: +41 poppadoms (56 mistakes). - 3
- Lenny: +64 poppadoms (85 mistakes). - 2
- Kojey: +97 poppadoms (131 mistakes). - 1
Task 2: Draw a picture of yourself eating some fruit on this tablet. You may not touch the touch-screen with any part of your hands. You have as long as it takes you to eat an orange (asked to each contestant before opening the task). Also throughout the task you must become increasingly angry. Your time starts now.
- Kojey: 6:23 - 5
- Zoe: 3:00 - 4
- Lenny: 10:00 - 3
- Steve: 0:45 - 2
- Deborah: 3:00 - 1
Task 3: Make these things pop when the time hits zero: toast, popper, monster, jack, gum, feeder, cuckoo, bubble and balloon. Shortest time between the first and last pop wins. You have 15 minutes. Your time starts now.
- Steve: 18 seconds. - 5
- Lenny: 50 seconds. - 4
- Deborah: 72 seconds. - 3
- Kojey: 3:31. - 2
- Zoe: 24 minutes. - 1
Live task: Say whether the item will fit through the hole or not fit through the hole. If you get it right, you lose an egg. Fewest eggs remaining wins.
- Lenny: 3 eggs left - 5
- Steve: 4 eggs left - 4
- Deborah and Zoe: 5 eggs left - 3
- Kojey: 6 eggs left - 1
Final scores
- Lenny - 19
- Steve - 18
- Kojey - 14
- Deborah and Zoe - 13
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 2nd January 2024
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
Greg Davies | Host / Presenter |
Alex Horne | Host / Presenter |
Deborah Meaden | Self |
Kojey Radical | Self |
Lenny Rush | Self |
Steve Backshall | Self |
Zoe Ball | 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 |
Dan Trelfer | Edit Producer |
Vicky Winter | Line Producer |
Amy Tuckwell | Associate Producer |
Rebecca Bowker | Editor |
Hunter Allen | VT Editor |
James Dillon | Production Designer |
Sam Montague | Director of Photography |
Christina Baker (as Chrissie Baker) | Make-up Designer |
John Ford | Lighting Designer |
Dru Masters | Composer |
Martin Rosten | Graphics |
Alex Horne | Creator |
Videos
New Year's Treat 2024 trailer
A peek at what is coming up on 2nd January 2024...
New Year's Treat 2024 outtakes
Some of the best moments that didn't make the final cut in this year's festive treat - including Steve Backshall's attempting to eat an orange in 45 seconds!
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Deborah Meaden, Kojey Radical, Lenny Rush, Steve Backshall & Zoe Ball.
Press
Taskmaster's New Year Treat review
A magical, miraculous hour guaranteed to lighten your mood.
Jack Seale, The Guardian, 2nd January 2024