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: 17
Episode menu
Series 10, Episode 8 - Moments Of Silence
Prize task: Best thing with wings.
* Richard Herring: Histor, the one-eyed pirate crow from This Morning With Richard Not Judy. - 5
* Mawaan Rizwan: A painting he made of his favourite fried chicken shop, Ferfect Fried Chicken. - 4
* Katherine Parkinson: A dead wasp. - 3
* Daisy May Cooper: A panty liner. - 2
* Johnny Vegas: A plate of chips. - 1
Task 1: Fill this cup so that it overfloweth. The cup must remain atop the cup pole at all times. Only liquids may touch the red green. Fastest wins. Your time starts now.
* Everyone touches the red green or allows something other than liquid to touch the red green, and thus everyone is disqualified. - 0
Task 2: Learn your lines. You have ten minutes to prepare for each of your parts, then one take to pull it off. Best performance wins. Your first ten minutes starts now. [Bonus rule: Everyone is learning two parts, except Richard who is learning five parts.]
* Richard - 5
* Johnny - 4
* Daisy - 3
* Katherine and Mawaan - 2
Task 3: Drink one full tablespoon of coconut water. If you use the same coconut water extraction method as another contestant, you will both be disqualified. Fastest wins. Your time starts now.
* Katherine - 5
* Richard - 4
* Johnny - 3
* Daisy and Mawaan: Disqualified for using the same method. - 0
Live task (Team Task): Stare at your opponent without blinking. You must both be pulling the face that the Taskmaster chooses. First person to blink, look away or do the wrong expression loses. Each team member gets two points for each team victory.
* Johnny, Mawaan and Richard - 4
* Daisy and Katherine - 2
Final scores
* Richard - 18
* Johnny and Katherine - 12
* Mawaan - 10
* Daisy - 7
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 3rd December 2020
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
Greg Davies | Host / Presenter |
Alex Horne | Host / Presenter |
Daisy May Cooper | Self |
Johnny Vegas | Self |
Katherine Parkinson | Self |
Mawaan Rizwan | Self |
Richard Herring | 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 |
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 |
Jennifer Sheridan | Editor |
James Dillon | Production Designer |
Sam Montague | Director of Photography |
John Ford | Lighting Designer |
Dru Masters | Composer |
Tom Howe | Composer |
Martin Rosten | Graphics |
Videos
Everyone disqualified
No one manages to get any points.
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Daisy May Cooper, Johnny Vegas, Katherine Parkinson, Mawaan Rizwan & Richard Herring.
Staring contest
Who can keep their eyes open the longest?
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Daisy May Cooper, Johnny Vegas, Katherine Parkinson, Mawaan Rizwan & Richard Herring.
Outtake: Greg is bored
Greg Davies doesn't hold back in his withering contempt of the contestant's efforts, declaring himself to be the most bored out of all 10 series.
Featuring: Greg Davies.
Outtake: Alex Horne does not like to be touched
Alex Horne shares his discomfort about being hugged by Katherine Parkinson.
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne & Katherine Parkinson.