Taskmaster: Series 9, Episode 5 - Another Spoon

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
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Series 9, Episode 5 - Another Spoon

Taskmaster. Rose Matafeo. Copyright: Avalon Television

Jo Brand shows cowboys how to cowboy, Katy Wix tortures Alex Horne with the help of a garden arch and Rose Matafeo asks a stranger if they have a library card. Plus, after Katy Wix falls ill during the studio records, former champion Kerry Godliman swoops in to take her place, but how will she fare on Katy's behalf?

Preview clips

Prize task: Best defunct thing.

* David Baddiel: The ashes of his late pet cat Monkey. - 5
* Kerry Godliman, sitting in for Katy Wix: A £5 Woolworths voucher. - 4
* Jo Brand: A Margaret Thatcher nutcracker. - 3
* Ed Gamble: An extensive guide to the Millennium Dome. - 2
* Rose Matafeo: A sharps bin, full of disused syringes, belonging to her flatmate. - 1

Task 1: Lasso Alex. You must stand behind this line at all times. Fastest wins. Your time starts now.

* Jo: 1:20 - 5
* Rose: 2:20 - 4
* Katy: 7:30 - 3
* Ed: 9:30 - 2
* David: 24 minutes - 1

Task 2: Make the most accurate and inventive egg timer. You have ten minutes to plan your egg timer, and then 20 minutes to make your egg timer, after which Alex will boil an egg for as long as your egg timer lasts. The Taskmaster likes his eggs runny, but not too runny. You may not use any pre-existing timing devices. Your time starts now.

* Jo - 5
* Rose - 4
* Katy - 3
* David - 2
* Ed - 1

Task 3 (Team Task): Part 1 - Get to know this person. You will be tested on your knowledge of this person in ten minutes time. You may not write anything down or leave the lab. You must take it in turns to ask a completely different question. The person will tell the truth, lie, then brag in that order, but not necessarily starting with the truth. Your time starts now. Part 2 - The exam. NO cheating. The exam will last ten minutes. Conferring IS permitted. Alex will only accept your first answer. Part 3 - A bonus point for who can best recreate the person's party trick.

* Ed, Katy and Rose: 3.5 out of 5. - 4
* David and Jo: 1.5 out of 5, with Jo getting the bonus point. - 3 for Jo, 2 for David.

Live task: Looking at your mirror and facing forward at all times, build the highest tower of bricks on the table behind you. You must stay on your spot and use your litter pickers at all times. Highest tower after two minutes wins.

* Ed and Rose: 2 - 5
* Jo: 1 vertically - 3
* David and Kerry/Katy: 1 horizontally - 2

Final scores

* Jo - 19
* Rose - 18
* Katy - 16
* Ed - 14
* David - 12

Broadcast details

Date: Wednesday 2^nd October 2019
Time: 9pm
Channel: U&Dave
Length: 60 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Greg Davies	Host / Presenter
Alex Horne	Host / Presenter
David Baddiel	Self
Ed Gamble	Self
Jo Brand	Self
Katy Wix	Self
Rose Matafeo	Self

Guest cast
Kerry Godliman	Guest
Gareth Kalyan	Guest

Writing team
Alex Horne	Writer
Tim Key	Task Consultant

Production team
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
Vicky Winter	Line Producer
Thomas Perrett	Editor
Rebecca Bowker	Editor
James Dillon	Production Designer
Sam Montague	Director of Photography
Christina Baker (as Chrissie Baker)	Make-up Designer
Martin Kempton	Lighting Designer
Dru Masters	Composer
Tom Howe	Composer