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: 22
Press clippings Page 32
Taskmaster: series 5, episode 2 review
Tonight's episode features dystopian rainbow scenes, a blood-covered loaf of bread in the wrong room, and a woman drenched in urine.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 20th September 2017The series that sees comedians undertaking wildly silly tasks on a competitive basis returns. This time around, the contestants are Aisling Bea, Bob Mortimer, Mark Watson, Nish Kumar and Sally Phillips, and highlights include Phillips revealing a hitherto unexpected link between shoving cake in your armpits and cuddling. Greg Davies hosts, expansively, with show creator Alex Horne acting as his hangdog foil. Verging on Radio 4 clever-clever at moments, but funny.
Jonathan Wright, The Guardian, 13th September 2017Alex Horne on series 5, casting, remakes, the future
Taskmaster returns for a fifth series tonight on Dave, featuring Bob Mortimer, Sally Phillips, Nish Kumar, Aisling Bea and Mark Watson...
Louisa Mellor, Den Of Geek, 13th September 2017Taskmaster Champion Of Champions specials to be filmed
Dave is to show Taskmaster Champion Of Champions, two hour long specials featuring the winners of the first five series of the hit challenge show.
British Comedy Guide, 13th September 2017TV Review: Taskmaster, Series 5, Episode 1
The first episode has a wonderfully messy moment with competitors getting splatted upon from on high.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 13th September 2017Taskmaster: the top 11 tasks so far
Den of Geek has narrowed down our favourite series 1-4 tasks from hugely funny series Taskmaster...
Louisa Mellor, Den Of Geek, 13th September 2017Taskmaster: series 5, episode 1 - Dignity Intact review
The fifth series of Dave's hit comedy sees elegant boating, pear poking, and cake being placed under armpits.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 13th September 2017Taskmaster: how Horne's show became a transatlantic hit
Comedy channel Dave has become more than just a place where panel-show repeats are put out to pasture.
Alex Nelson, i Newspaper, 11th September 2017Greg Davies reveals why we NEED to watch Taskmaster
A group of celebrities taking on nonsensical tasks under the instruction of a tyrannical Greg Davies - what's not to love?
Vicki Newman, The Mirror, 8th September 2017BBC One launches family-friendly take on Taskmaster
BBC One has announced a new entertainment game show format inspired by Taskmaster.
British Comedy Guide, 24th August 2017