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
- Streaming rank this week: 17
Episode menu
Series 4, Episode 4 - Friendship Is Truth
Prize task: Most surprising picture of themselves.
* Lolly Adefope: Lolly dressed as Princess Diana, complete with whiteface make-up. - 5
* Joe Lycett: Topless in a hammock, with Joe's back-fat pressing through the hammock strings forming a checkerboard pattern. - 4
* Mel Giedroyc: A normal image of her photoshopped into Edouard Manet's painting Le dejeuner sur l'herbe. - 3
* Noel Fielding: A photo of him as the Virgin Mary, and Julian Barratt as the baby Jesus. - 2
* Hugh Dennis: A mask of himself, which he wears to shops. - 1
Task 1: Make the highest splash. You have 15 minutes and one attempt. Also, before you commence the task you must say who you think will win the task. Those who correctly guess the winner will win an extra five points. Your time starts when Alex blows his whistle.
* Noel: 5.1m, but wrongly says Mel will win the task. - 5
* Mel: 4.5m, but wrongly says Hugh will win the task. - 4
* Joe: 6'2", but wrongly says he himself will win the task. - 3
* Hugh: 1'6", but wrongly says he himself will win the task. - 2
* Lolly: Just a few millimetres off the ground, but wrongly says she herself will win the task. - 1
Task 2: Choreograph a dance for you and Alex to perform to any of the following ringtones: Apex, By the Seaside, Night Owl, Playtime, Radiate, Sencha, Circuit, Crystals, Uplift, Marimba, Strum, Xylophone. You have 30 minutes to prepare. Most stylish dance wins. Your time starts now.
* Mel and Noel - 5
* Lolly - 3
* Joe - 2
* Hugh - 1
Task 3: Create a portrait of a celebrity using loo roll. There is a camera above your head. The mat beneath your feet is your canvas. Best portrait wins. You have 20 minutes. Your time starts now.
* Noel: Self-portrait. - 5
* Joe: Pam St. Clement - 4
* Hugh: Queen Elizabeth II - 3
* Lolly: Harry Potter - 1
* Mel: Kris Kristofferson or Barry Gibb - 1
Task 4: Do the most incredible thing with this pommel horse. You have 10 minutes. Your time starts when you next blink.
* Mel and Hugh - 5
* Joe and Noel - 3
* Lolly - 1
Live task: Make the highest tower using these tubes. You have 100 seconds.
* Mel and Hugh: 3 tubes high. - 5
* Joe, Lolly and Noel: 2 tubes high. - 3
Final scores
* Mel - 24
* Noel - 23
* Joe - 19
* Hugh - 17
* Lolly - 15
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 16th May 2017
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- U&Dave
- Length
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
Greg Davies | Host / Presenter |
Alex Horne | Host / Presenter |
Lolly Adefope | Self |
Hugh Dennis | Self |
Noel Fielding | Self |
Mel Giedroyc | Self |
Joe Lycett | 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 |
Hilary Rosen | Executive Producer |
Rob Aslett | Executive Producer |
Andy Devonshire | Executive Producer |
Alex Horne | Executive Producer |
Dan Trelfer | Edit Producer |
Thomas Perrett | Editor |
Martin McEwan | Editor |
Andi Meek | Editor |
Steve Nayler | Editor |
James Dillon | Production Designer |
Sam Montague | Director of Photography |
Martin Kempton | Lighting Designer |
Dru Masters | Composer |
Tom Howe | Composer |
Videos
Pommel Horse Task
Hugh Dennis and Lolly Adefope express their athletic side by trying to do the most incredible thing they can on a pommel horse.
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Lolly Adefope & Hugh Dennis.
Make The Highest Splash
Hugh Dennis, Joe Lycett and Noel Fielding compete to make the highest splash. Alex Horne gets a little soggy...
Featuring: Alex Horne, Hugh Dennis, Noel Fielding & Joe Lycett.
Press
Review: Taskmaster: series 4, episode 4
This week Greg Davies witnesses toilet paper art, impressiveness on a pommel horse, and perhaps a bit too much of Alex Horne's "back alley".
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 16th May 2017