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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.
- Returns on Thursday on C4 at 9pm with Series 18, Episode 1
- Series 6, Episode 4 repeated tomorrow at 11pm on U&Dave
Streaming rank this week: 111
Episode menu
Taskmasterclass - What's The Point?
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
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?'.