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 15, Episode 7 - Schrödinger's Egg
Prize task: The most brilliant thing that pops up.
- Frankie Boyle: A creepy painting that he keeps trying to get rid of, but it keeps popping back in his home again. - 5
- Ivo Graham: A Whac-a-Mole game with the panel's faces stuck to the moles. - 4
- Jenny Eclair: A pop-up book about the Bauhaus Ballet. - 3
- Kiell Smith-Bynoe: A pogo stick. - 2
- Mae Martin: A Pop-Tart with a picture of Prof. Brian Cox on it. - 1
Task 1: Rotate the pulper wheel without pulping the egg. You must not move from this spot at any point. If you pulp the egg, you are disqualified. Most rotations wins. You have a maximum of ten minutes. Your time starts now.
- Ivo: 56 - 5
- Frankie: 8.5 - 4
- Kiell: 2.75 - 3
- Jenny and Mae: Disqualified for pulping the egg. - 0
Task 2 (Team Task): Completely free yourselves and have a team hug. Fastest team hug wins. Your time starts now.
- Jenny, Kiell and Mae: 17:50 - 5
- Frankie and Ivo: Over 42 minutes. - 2
Task 3, Part 1: Write down a NUMBER between 0 and 100, a length of TIME between one minute and 20 minutes, five INGREDIENTS, a COUNTRY, a NOUN and an ADJECTIVE. You have three minutes. Your time starts now. Part 2: Make a ADJECTIVE COUNTRY NOUN. You must use all these INGREDIENTS and you must also clap NUMBER times. You have TIME. Your TIME starts now.
- Kiell: 5
- Mae: 4
- Frankie, Ivo and Jenny: All penalised for not doing all their claps. - 1
Prize task: Say the word given to you by the Taskmaster in the accent on the card you choose. The Taskmaster will guess what accent you are doing. Highest score after three rounds wins.
- Frankie, Kiell and Mae: 2 - 5
- Ivo and Jenny: 1 - 2
Final scores
- Kiell: 20
- Frankie: 17
- Mae: 15
- Ivo: 14
- Jenny: 11
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 11th May 2023
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- Channel 4
- Length
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
Greg Davies | Host / Presenter |
Alex Horne | Host / Presenter |
Frankie Boyle | Self |
Ivo Graham | Self |
Jenny Eclair | Self |
Kiell Smith-Bynoe | Self |
Mae Martin | Self |
Alex Horne | Writer |
Tim Key | Task Consultant |
Andy Devonshire | Series Director |
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 |
Amy Tuckwell | Associate Producer |
Mark Lucey | Edit Producer |
Mark Sangster | Editor |
Rebecca Bowker | Editor |
Iain Chambers | VT Editor |
David Abramsky | VT Editor |
Sakky Barnor | VT Editor |
James Dillon | Production Designer |
Sam Montague | Director of Photography |
John Ford | Lighting Designer |
Dru Masters | Composer |
Tom Howe | Composer |
Martin Rosten | Graphics |
Video
Guess the jellybaby flavours
"Completely free yourselves and have a team hug". Two VERY difference approaches.
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Frankie Boyle, Jenny Eclair, Ivo Graham, Mae Martin & Kiell Smith-Bynoe.