Taskmaster
- 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
Streaming rank this week: 117
Episode menu
Series 9, Episode 7 - A Cuddle
Prize task: Best thing they have taken from somebody else's house.
* David Baddiel: Some toilet paper he took from Buckingham Palace. - 5
* Katy Wix: A Taskmaster trophy she took from Kerry Godliman's garage. - 4
* Ed Gamble: An antler head, a stuffed bird and a plaque commemorating performances that Greg gave at the Hammersmith Apollo, which were all stolen from Greg's house. - 3
* Rose Matafeo: A pink cowboy hat she stole from the Taskmaster house. - 2
* Jo Brand: A ceramic phrenology tattoo bust, which she borrowed from her friend Betty's house. - 1
Task 1: Get an entire egg into one of those metal things. Highest single score wins. If you get an entire egg into one of those metal things without the egg breaking, the score is doubled. You may not move the chair or the metal things, and you must release your egg while on the chair. You have ten minutes. Your time starts now.
* Katy: 12 - 5
* Ed: 10 - 4
* David: 8 - 3
* Jo: 2 - 2
* Rose: -10 - 1
Task 2: Forge the best Mount Rushmore. You have ten minutes to write your shopping list and 30 minutes to forge your Mount Rushmore. Your time starts now.
* David and Katy - 5
* Ed and Rose - 4
* Jo - 3
Task 3: Part 1 - Join your hands together so your palms are touching and each finger of one hand is touching the equivalent finger of the other hand. Your hands must stay in this position for the entirety of the task. Now turn the task over. Part 2 - Put the most gold rings on this drumstick. You have five minutes. Your time starts now.
* Ed and Katy: 3 - 5
* Jo and Rose: 2 - 3
* David: 1 - 1
Live task: Read the Taskmaster's mind. The Taskmaster will choose a card. You must state if that card features a horse or a laminator. You will receive one point for every correct answer in a row.
* Jo: 13
* Katy: 5
* Ed and Rose: 1
* David: 0
Final scores
* Katy - 24
* Jo - 22
* Ed - 17
* David - 14
* Rose - 11
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 16th October 2019
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- U&Dave
- Length
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
| Greg Davies | Host / Presenter |
| Alex Horne | Host / Presenter |
| David Baddiel | Self |
| Ed Gamble | Self |
| Jo Brand | Self |
| Katy Wix | Self |
| Rose Matafeo | 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 |
| 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 |
Videos
Ed Gamble Egg Throwing
Ed Gamble reaches a new level of frustration as he tries to get an egg in to one of the metal holes, without breaking it.
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, David Baddiel, Ed Gamble, Jo Brand, Katy Wix & Rose Matafeo.
Five Gold Rings
The contestants must put the gold rings on to a drum stick whilst keeping their hands together at all times.
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, David Baddiel, Ed Gamble, Jo Brand, Katy Wix & Rose Matafeo.
Outtake: Greg's Surprise for Ed Gamble
Greg Davies has surprise for Ed Gamble....in this outtake from Episode 7 of Taskmaster Series 9.
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, David Baddiel, Ed Gamble, Jo Brand, Katy Wix & Rose Matafeo.
Outtake: Ed 'Egg' Gamble
Ed Gamble has a new nickname, which some of you may have already picked up on.
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, David Baddiel, Ed Gamble, Jo Brand, Katy Wix & Rose Matafeo.