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 9, Episode 8 - Shaqinahat
Prize task: Best thing from a shed.
* Jo Brand: A sculpture of herself made by her father. - 5
* Ed Gamble: A garden gnome with a gigantic penis in a wheelbarrow, which Ed gave to his mother as a present. - 4
* Rose Matafeo: A poster of New Zealand fish species. - 3
* David Baddiel: A gold protective suit to avoid spiders. - 2
* Katy Wix: A stepladder and various tools from a doll house shed. - 1
Task 1: Throw something into this pedal bin from the furthest distance. The pedal bin must be shut when you throw your thing. You have a maximum of 20 minutes. Your time starts now.
* Ed: 12.4m - 5
* Jo: 2.6m - 4
* Rose: 2.45m - 3
* Katy: 1.4m - 2
* David: Fails to get a successful throw. - 1
Task 2: Write the best lyrics to the Taskmaster theme tune and perform them in the most memorable way. You have 30 minutes. Your time starts now.
* Rose - 5
* Ed - 4
* Katy - 3
* David - 2
* Jo - 1
Task 3 (Team Task): Supply the sound for this film. You will have one chance to perform all the sounds in time within the film in exactly 20 minutes from now.
* Ed, Katy and Rose - 3
* David and Jo - 2
Live task: Without adjusting your welders mask at any point, draw your own face on the front of your welders mask. Your face should be the same size as your face, and either very angry or very happy. Most detailed and accurate face wins. You have three minutes.
* Katy - 5
* Ed and Rose - 4
* David and Jo - 3
Final scores
* Ed - 20
* Rose - 17
* Jo and Katy - 15
* David - 10
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 23rd October 2019
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- U&Dave
- Length
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
Greg Davies | Host / Presenter |
Alex Horne | Host / Presenter |
David Baddiel | Self |
Ed Gamble | Self |
Jo Brand | Self |
Katy Wix | Self |
Rose Matafeo | 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 |
Hilary Rosen | 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 |
James Dillon | Production Designer |
Sam Montague | Director of Photography |
Christina Baker (as Chrissie Baker) | Make-up Designer |
Martin Kempton | Lighting Designer |
Dru Masters | Composer |
Tom Howe | Composer |
Videos
Throw Something in the Bin
The contestants have to get something in the bin from the furthest distance.
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, David Baddiel, Ed Gamble, Jo Brand, Katy Wix & Rose Matafeo.
David Baddiel's Taskmaster theme song
David Baddiel gives us his own rendition of the Taskmaster theme tune.
Featuring: Greg Davies & David Baddiel.