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: 24
Episode menu
Series 4, Episode 7 - No Stars For Naughty Boys
Prize task: Best chair
* Hugh Dennis: Himself, because his son used to call him his best chair. - 5
* Noel Fielding: A David Bowie-themed chair. - 4
* Lolly Adefope: A massive bean bag. - 3
* Joe Lycett: A sculpture of a planned chair in the shape of Greg's head. - 2
* Mel Giedroyc: Chair from her doll Philip Pennyfield. - 1
Task 1: Stand on one leg then continue reading. Your raised foot must not touch the ground until the task is complete. Bring Alex his dinner. Every time your raised foot touches the ground, you must eat a slice of Alex's dinner. Most dinner delivered fastest wins. You get a five second penalty of every slice of Alex's dinner you eat. Your time starts now.
* Noel - 5
* Hugh - 4
* Joe - 3
* Mel - 2
* Lolly - 1
Task 2: Hide from Alex. Alex is in the caravan. He has already started counting to 100.
* Lolly: 23 minutes - 5
* Mel: 2:34 - 4
* Hugh and Joe: 1:09 - 3
* Noel: 16 seconds - 1
Task 3 (Team Task): Get this wheelie bin across the finish line. One of you must be in the wheelie bin at all times. The other person/people must be blindfolded at all times. The wheelie bin rider must direct the wheelie bin driver(s) to complete the course and the five challenges within it. Also, no-one can speak English. Fastest wins. Your time starts now.
* Joe, Lolly and Noel: 6:03 in German - 3
* Mel and Hugh: 6:39 in French - 2
Task 4: Unveil a new handshake. Best new handshake wins. You have five minutes to develop your new handshake, then three minutes demonstrate your new handshake with Alex. Your time starts now.
* Joe - 5
* Noel - 4
* Hugh, Lolly and Mel - 3
Live task: Make the best and biggest all-round banana out of these bananas. You have 100 seconds, after which the Taskmaster will judge your bananas.
* Lolly - 5
* Joe - 4
* Hugh - 3
* Noel - 2
* Mel - 1
Final scores
* Hugh, Joe and Lolly - 20
* Noel - 19
* Mel - 13
Tie-break task: Open up this jar of mayonnaise covered in Vaseline. The jar may not leave the lab. Fastest wins. Your time starts now.
* Joe: 0 seconds (does the task before reading it out) - Winner
* Hugh and Lolly: Times not given.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 6th June 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 |
| Thomas Perrett | Editor |
| Mark Sangster | Editor |
| James Dillon | Production Designer |
| Sam Montague | Director of Photography |
| Martin Kempton | Lighting Designer |
| Dru Masters | Composer |
| Tom Howe | Composer |
Videos
Outtake: Greg Davies and his fan heater Action Man
An exclusive outtake from Taskmaster Series 4, Episode 7. Greg Davies gets pulled up by Noel Fielding and Mel Giedroyc for his pronunciation of 'fan heater' whilst telling a story about his Action Man.
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Lolly Adefope, Hugh Dennis, Noel Fielding, Mel Giedroyc & Joe Lycett.
Outtake: Joe Lycett Claims The Show Is A Scam
Joe Lycett claims the show is a scam and tries to out smart Taskmaster, Greg Davies in protest.
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne & Joe Lycett.
Joe Lycett's creepy hand tickle
Joe Lycett does a creepy hand tickle with Alex Horne for 3 minutes.
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne & Joe Lycett.
Mel gives Hugh directions
Mel Giedroyc is put in a wheely bin, giving Hugh Dennis directions only in French, whilst he wears a blindfold.
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Hugh Dennis & Mel Giedroyc.
Bring Alex his dinner
The contestants compete against one another to bring Alex Horne his dinner of a sandwich platter and glass of milk, whilst hopping on one leg.
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Lolly Adefope, Mel Giedroyc & Joe Lycett.
Outtake: Greg tells off like a teacher
Greg Davies reverts back to his days as a teacher and tells Mel Giedroyc off for talking.
Featuring: Greg Davies.
Press
Review: Taskmaster: series 4, episode 7
In the penultimate episodes of the series, we hop through some bunting, make more bunting out of bananas, and Alex Horne experiences some uncomfortable handshakes.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 6th June 2017