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: 98
Press clippings Page 37
5 questionable moments from Taskmaster series 2
Oh boy, Taskmaster's second series was a ride to say the least, and an enjoyable one at that! Looking back, here's our five most questionable moments from the show.
Callum Moorin, The Angry Microwave, 2nd August 2016In the last in the series of Taskmaster, Greg Davies's taskees have all to play for, with an overall series winner set to be crowned out of contestants Doc Brown, Jon Richardson, Katherine Ryan, Joe Wilkinson and Richard Osman. Among this week's tasks are transporting a range of groceries over a small river and into a shopping trolley, and making a stop-motion film starring a potato. To the victor, the spoils, which includes a golden bust of Davies's head.
Ben Arnold, The Guardian, 19th July 2016Taskmaster: series two, episode 5 review
The final episode in this series witnesses the Taskmaster trophy finally presented, and a horror film starring, yes, a potato.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 19th July 2016The penultimate episode in this daft challenge series finds our intrepid taskees charged by Greg Davies with rescuing a cat from a tree and smuggling an entire pineapple upon their person. Prizes on offer this week include a range of our comics' most-treasured "blue" items, including Doc Brown's copy of Feel No Fret by the Average White Band, a blue riot helmet from Richard Osman and a mucky fridge magnet from Jon Richardson. It's all to play for, then.
Ben Arnold, The Guardian, 12th July 2016Taskmaster: series Two, episode 4 - review
In the penultimate episode of the series we witness a hostage taking, fruit hiding and vegetable constructing.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 12th July 2016Ben Bailey Smith interview
Ben Bailey Smith on being Doc Brown, working with Ricky Gervais and keeping things weird.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 8th July 2016Former Chesham Mayor takes starring role in Taskmaster
Among the many engagements last year's Mayor of Chesham Cllr Peter Hudson undertook was a starring role in the hit television comedy show Taskmaster.
Debby Thompson-Buck, Buckingham Press, 6th July 2016Taskmaster: series two, episode 3 review
In this week's episode of Taskmaster we see artistic silhouettes, a huge number of Calippos, and the return of old friends.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 5th July 2016Greg Davies: tricky being anonymous when you're 6ft 8
Funny man Greg Davies, 48, on finding comedy fame late in life, needing therapy, and why he'd love to play a Bond villain...
Lara Kilner, The Mirror, 3rd July 2016Ben Bailey Smith: Don't call me cool...I'm a bookish geek
The star of ITV drama Brief Encounters and the new Ricky Gervais film Life on the Road talks to Ben Dowell about being a rapper who doesn't like to be labelled.
Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 3rd July 2016