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Taskmaster

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.

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Taskmasterclass - What's The Point?

Greg Davies and Little Alex Horne narrate this show seeking to answer some of the most burning questions about Taskmaster. In this first episode, they discuss whether there is any point to the seemingly pointless tasks with the help of archive tasks featuring contestants such as Guz Khan, Ed Gamble, Jo Brand, Paul Chowdhry and Morgana Robinson.

Topics

- Series 2, Episode 2, Task 1: Eat me [an egg which turns out to be raw]. Fastest wins. Your

- Series 12, Episode 2, Task 3: Completely paint this space hopper green, without making any mess.

- Series 3, Episode 2, Live task: Unravel a whole roll of sticky tape, put the unravelled sticky tape in your lunch box, and close the lunch box.

- Series 9, Episode 5, Task 2: Make the most accurate and inventive egg timer.

- Series 4, Episode 7, Task 2: Hide from Alex.

- Series 14, Episode 4, Prize task: The greatest addition to a garden.

The development of Paul Chowdhry

- Series 3, Episode 1, Task 1: Get to the microwave in as few steps as possible and open the door before the microwave dings.

- Series 3, Episode 1, Task 3: Make the best snowman.

- Series 3, Episode 2 Prize task: The heaviest item that can fit into a shoebox.

- Series 3, Episode 3, Task 2: Make the best domino rally.

Being mean of Alex?

- Series 4, Episode 8, Task 1 deleted scene: Alex made to walk along the ground like a snake.

- Series 8, Episode 3, Task 3: Alex is in the living room. In 20 minutes from now you must apologise to Alex for something you have done in that time.

- Series 1, Episode 6, Task 3: Make the best meal for the Taskmaster using ingredients beginning with every letter of the alphabet.

- Series 12, Episode 2, Task 2: Work out the contents of these bags.

- Series 7, Episode 3, Task 1: Excite Alex.

Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 6th June 2024
Time
9pm
Channel
Channel 4
Length
60 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Greg Davies Host / Presenter
Alex Horne Host / Presenter
Romesh Ranganathan Self
Roisin Conaty Self
Josh Widdicombe Self
Tim Key Self
Jon Richardson Self
Katherine Ryan Self
Joe Wilkinson Self
Ben Bailey Smith (as Doc Brown) Self
Richard Osman Self
Rob Beckett Self
Paul Chowdhry Self
Dave Gorman Self
Al Murray Self
Sara Pascoe Self
Lolly Adefope Self
Hugh Dennis Self
Noel Fielding Self
Mel Giedroyc Self
Joe Lycett Self
Aisling Bea Self
Nish Kumar Self
Bob Mortimer Self
Asim Chaudhry Self
Liza Tarbuck Self
James Acaster Self
Jessica Knappett Self
Phil Wang Self
Kerry Godliman Self
Rhod Gilbert Self
Iain Stirling Self
Joe Thomas Self
Lou Sanders Self
Paul Sinha Self
Sian Gibson Self
David Baddiel Self
Ed Gamble Self
Jo Brand Self
Katy Wix Self
Rose Matafeo Self
Daisy May Cooper Self
Mawaan Rizwan Self
Jamali Maddix Self
Charlotte Ritchie Self
Alan Davies Self
Desiree Burch Self
Guz Khan Self
Morgana Robinson Self
Victoria Coren Mitchell Self
Ardal O'Hanlon Self
Bridget Christie Self
Chris Ramsey Self
Judi Love Self
Dara O Briain Self
Fern Brady Self
John Kearns Self
Munya Chawawa Self
Sarah Millican Self
Production team
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
Vicky Winter Line Producer
Dan Trelfer Producer
Andy Cartwright Executive Producer
Dru Masters Composer
Tom Howe Composer
Martin Rosten Graphics
Alex Horne Creator

Video

Greg Davies reveals the reasons behind the tasks

Ever wondered why the Taskmaster sets such bizarre tasks? Well now all your questions are answered with Taskmasterclass. Greg and Alex delve into series past, to answer: 'What is the point?'.

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