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Here Are 50 Greatest "Tasks" That Have Ever Been On "Taskmaster"

"Your time starts now."

Hope Lasater

BuzzFeed Contributor

Taskmaster , a British game show where comedians/funny celebrities get judged for how they go about completing outlandish tasks, is easily one of the greatest gifts television has ever given us — eat your heart out, The Wire .

Note: There are international versions, including the great Taskmaster New Zealand , but this post is just about Taskmaster UK .

So — honestly, naively — I decided to rank the 50 best Taskmaster tasks of all time, not realizing how difficult it would be to narrow it down to merely 50. There are so many tasks I cannot believe haven't made this list, from Mawaan's helium egg (Season 10) to H. (Season 6) to Nish with that basketball (Season 5).

But when push comes to shove, here are the 50 best taskmaster tasks of all time, ranked..

(Not including the Champion of Champions or New Year's specials.)

50. "Draw a picture of the object on your card. You may not speak or communicate with your teammates in any way. You must stay on your spots and not move the canvas or turntable. First team to guess their object wins." (Season 10)

Task @ 6:46.

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Task @ 6:46.

49. "Be photographed in the most unusual situation wearing this fez. You have eight weeks. Your time starts now." (Season 7)

Task @ 14:33.

Task @ 14:33.

48. "Complete this adventure. Unless otherwise stated, you must stick together and only open one task when you've completed the previous one. Fastest wins. Now either look in the toaster or go to the shed." (Season 9)

Task @ 25:24.

Task @ 25:24.

47. "Standing in a queue, draw the most accurate pictures. Alex will show the person at the back of the queue a picture. The person at the back of the queue must draw this picture on the back of the person in front of them. The person at the front of the queue must draw the picture they think has been drawn on the back of their pad. You have one minute per drawing. No one may communicate with anyone else. The team with the most accurate three drawings wins." (Season 9)

Some of task @ 0:22.

Some of task @ 0:22.

46. "Write down as many obscure animals as possible. You have three minutes. Your time starts now." ... "Guess the animals your teammate has on their list. Your teammate must only use mime. They may not write anything down or show you the list. You have 10 minutes. Most animals guessed wins. Your time starts now." (Season 6)

Task @ 23:41.

Task @ 23:41.

45. "Poke a part of your body out of the shower curtain and waggle it about for 10 seconds. The Taskmaster will guess what part of the body it is. Biggest part of the body that the Taskmaster incorrectly identifies wins." (Season 13)

44. "make the best snowman. you have one hour. your time starts now." (season 3).

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43. "Follow the instructions on the signs and park this buggy in the parking bay. You have a maximum of 10 minutes to prepare your journey, during which you may not move any of the items on the course. Your journey must start from where the buggy is now. Also, you must be wearing this blindfold correctly at all times during your journey. Most accurate journey wins. Your preparation time starts now." (Season 8)

Video is only some of the task.

Video is only some of the task.

42. "[Bring in as a prize the] thing that makes you look the toughest." (Season 11)

Task @ 2:20.

Task @ 2:20.

41. "Lasso Alex. You must stand behind this line at all times. Fastest wins. Your time starts now." (Season 9)

Task @ 7:56.

Task @ 7:56.

40. "[Bring in as a prize the] most high-octane item." (Season 5)

Task @ 2:01.

Task @ 2:01.

39. "Get to the microwave in as few steps as possible, and open the door before the microwave dings. There's five minutes on the clock. The microwave starts now." (Season 3)

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38. "Destroy this cake. The most beautiful destruction wins. You have 30 minutes. Your time starts now." (Season 4)

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37. "Completely conceal yourself in this phone box. No part of you or your clothing may be visible from outside the phone box. Fastest wins. The time stops when you shout, ‘I’m invisible!’ Your time starts now." (Season 8)

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36. "Conceal this pineapple on your person. No part of the pineapple may be thrown away. You have 20 minutes, after which Alex will inspect you. Most incorrect guesses wins. Your time starts now." (Season 2)

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35. "Make that balloon hover untethered for 20 seconds. During the hovering, the top of the balloon must not be higher than your chin, and the bottom of the balloon must not be lower than your waist. Also, you must sneer throughout the 20 seconds. Fastest wins. Your time starts now." (Season 11)

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34. "[Bring in as a prize the] most desirable thing for the person below you in the alphabet, or the highest alphabetically if you're the lowest alphabetically." (Season 12)

33. "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." (season 9).

Task @ 20:13.

Task @ 20:13.

32. "Hide from Alex. Alex is in the caravan. He has already started counting to 100." (Season 4)

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31. "Make this coconut look like a businessman. You have 10 minutes to plan this, then 10 minutes to make him. Your time starts now." (Season 5)

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30. "Paint the best picture of the Taskmaster. Only the paint and brush may touch the mat, easel, and canvas. You have 10 minutes. Your time starts now. (Also, you must smile at the camera with increasing enthusiasm every 30 seconds.)" (Season 4)

Task @ 13:52.

Task @ 13:52.

29. "Send the Taskmaster an anonymous cheeky text message every single day for the next five months. Your time starts now." (Season 5)

Task @ 2:45.

Task @ 2:45.

28. "Walk over and hit that drum in exactly 9.58 seconds. Also, there are two bonus points for the person with the most magnificent walk." (Season 7)

Task @ 37:50.

Task @ 37:50.

27. "Give Alex a high-five. The third fastest high-fiver wins. If you are the first or the last, you will receive zero points. You must high-five Alex in the next 10 minutes. Your time starts now." (Season 13)

Video is only some of the task.

26. "Complete the course as slowly as possible. You must be riding the bicycle forward within the limits of the course at all times. Every time you put a foot on the ground, the clock will be paused, and your final time will be halved. If you leave the course or miss an instruction, your time will also be halved, and the clock will be paused until you are back in position. Slowest wins. Your time starts when Alex fires his starter's pistol five minutes from now." (Season 12)

taskmaster tasks

25. "Get this camel through the smallest gap. You have 10 minutes. Your time starts now." (Season 4)

taskmaster tasks

24. "Make the best music video for a nursery rhyme. You have one hour. Your time starts now." (Season 2)

taskmaster tasks

23. "Wearing that blindfold at all times, travel as far as possible in three minutes. Alex will be at your side at all times because he is a strong, independent, handsome man. On removing the blindfold, you will then have another three minutes to retrace your steps to your starting position. Longest successful retracing of steps wins." (Season 5)

taskmaster tasks

22. "Record the best multi-track song about your team. You must record all six tracks with your voice or body, and each person must record the same number of tracks. Most powerful multi-track song wins. You have 20 minutes. Your time starts now." (Season 13)

Task @ 30:27.

Task @ 30:27.

21. "Create the best caricature of the person on the other side of the curtain. You may not look at the person. The person may only say yes and no. You'll get a bonus point if you can find out the person's full name. You have 10 minutes. Your time starts now." (Season 4)

Task @ 17:05.

Task @ 17:05.

20. "One at a time, make a noise without the Taskmaster identifying you. The person who makes the most unidentified noises wins." (Season 12)

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19. "Make the best extension to the Taskmaster House. You have 30 minutes. Your time starts now." (Season 7)

taskmaster tasks

18. "Count the beans in this baked bean tin. Your time starts now." / "Count the hoops in this tin of spaghetti hoops. Your time starts now." / "Count the grains of rice in this bag of rice. Your time starts now." (Season 1)

Video is only some of the task.

17. "Tell the Taskmaster you love him in the most meaningful way. You have half an hour. Your time starts now." (Season 6)

Task @ 25:25.

Task @ 25:25.

16. "Catapult this shoe into the bath using a homemade catapult contraption. Only your feet may operate your catapult contraption. You may not move the bath or this red green, and you must build your catapult contraption on this red green. Fastest wins. Your time starts now." (Season 10)

taskmaster tasks

15. "Pop the balloon. You must stay behind the rope at all times. You must not move the rope. You may buy the tools you need with time. Fastest wins. Your time starts when Alex has shown you his tool shop." (Season 12)

Video is only some of the task.

14. "Physically recreate a classic computer game. Best recreation wins. You have one hour. Your time starts now." (Season 7)

taskmaster tasks

13. "Direct your teammate into the red circle. You must stay on your chair at all times. You may only issue one instruction of three words every 30 seconds. Fastest to get one teammate into the circle wins. Your time starts now." (Season 11)

Video is only some of the task.

12. "Buy the best present for the Taskmaster. Here is £20. You have 10 weeks. Your time starts now." (Season 1)

taskmaster tasks

11. "Fart. Fastest wins. Your time starts now." (Season 11)

taskmaster tasks

10. "Alex is on that bridge in the distance with lights on his head. Get as close as you can to Alex without him noticing you. Alex will duck down behind the wall for 10 seconds, then pop up for 10 seconds, then back down for 10 seconds, and so on until he notices you. The task starts when Alex first ducks down behind the wall one minute from now." (Season 8)

Task @ 28:27.

Task @ 28:27.

9. "Do something that will look impressive in reverse. The Taskmaster will see whatever act you perform played backwards. You must therefore do something backwards that will look impressive when the footage is played in reverse. [Your time starts now]." (Season 1)

taskmaster tasks

8. "Please whisper this task to Alex. ... Put as many different things in the bathtub as possible. Most different things in the bathtub wins. Seal the top of this bathtub with cling film. Most successfully cling-filmed bathtub wins. Fill the bathtub with water. Most water in the bathtub wins. You have three minutes. Your time starts when Alex blows his whistle." (Season 4)

Video is only some of the task.

7. "Solve the riddle . You must all stay in your rooms. Fastest wins. Your time starts now. Also, you will get two bonus points if you can make one of your teammates say the word 'submarine.' You may not say submarine at any point. If they think you've tried to make them say 'submarine,' you lose two points." (Season 12)

Video is only some of the task.

6. "In the lab, there is a watermelon. Eat as much watermelon as possible. You have one minute. Your time starts when you open the door to the lab." (Season 1)

taskmaster tasks

5. "Camouflage yourself. You have 10 minutes to plan your camouflage. After a further 10 minutes, you will be photographed in position. Your time starts now." (Season 4)

taskmaster tasks

4. "Get this potato into the golf hole. You may not touch the red green. [Your time starts now.]" (Season 2)

taskmaster tasks

3. "Make the most exotic sandwich. You have 10 minutes to plan your exotic sandwich, then 10 minutes to construct it. Your time starts now. ... Eat your exotic sandwich. Fastest wins. Your time starts now." (Season 4)

Task @ 7:31.

Task @ 7:31.

2. "When you hear this siren during a future task, put on a boiler suit and lie flat on the ground. You may not touch or move a boiler suit until the siren sounds. Fastest wins. ... Tie yourself up as securely as possible. Slowest to be released by Alex wins. You have 10 minutes. Your time starts now." *Siren sounds* (Season 7)

Task @ 6:11, then 26:13.

Task @ 6:11, then 26:13 .

1. "Write and perform a song about this woman. Best song wins. You have 5 minutes to talk to the woman and then 30 minutes to write her a song. Your time starts now." (Season 5)

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Long Distance Painting

Series 4 / episode 2.

I always enjoy a task where one contestant is singled out. Here Joe Lycett demonstrates his special smile and his painting skill.

taskmaster tasks

Spread your Clothes

Series 3 / episode 4.

The contestants often did things I wasn’t expecting, but Paul Chowdhry ALWAYS behaved unpredictably. Sometimes this worked for him. Often it didn’t.

taskmaster tasks

Balls on a Hill

Series 2 / episode 1.

This is how we kicked off the second series and immediately we see Jon Richardson getting cross and Richard Osman being clever. Plus this is my favourite hill in the world.

taskmaster tasks

Wheelbarrow Stunt

Series 6 / episode 1.

Pulling off something epic using household objects is a very Taskmaster idea. Here is Asim Chowdhry nearly doing quite well.

taskmaster tasks

Special Cuddle

Series 5 / episode 1.

I’ll always treasure this memory; being given a special cuddle by Bob Mortimer in the boot of Bob Mortimer’s car, with a banana and some deodorant.

taskmaster tasks

Cake Destruction

Series 4 / episode 1.

Destroy a cake beautifully, they were instructed. And so they did. Here are two Bake Off presenters demonstrating their methods.

taskmaster tasks

Shed Surprise

Series 3 / episode 2.

Here are a few of series 3 champion Rob Beckett’s best bits, including his surprise for me when I came out of my shed.

taskmaster tasks

Series 1 / Episode 6

Two legendary comedians, Frank Skinner and Tim Key, showcase their immense acting skills with this technically excellent blooper video.

taskmaster tasks

Grape in the hand or grape in the mouth

Series 6 / episode 2.

On a similar note to Sausage or Finger, Tim Vine hiding (or not hiding) a grape in his mouth sums up what the show is all about for me.

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Sausage or Finger

Series 7 / episode 10.

This was my favourite ever studio task, and a game that families, friends and Olympic nations should play every Saturday night or more often if possible.

taskmaster tasks

Series 5 / Episode 8

Both teams made truly memorable songs about a stranger called Rosalind. Nish Kumar and Mark Watson won the points with this effort.

taskmaster tasks

Video Games

Just occasionally, the contestants all come up with epic solutions. Here in the climax to series 7, Jessica Knappett and others brought computer games to life.

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Tree Wizard

Series 1 / episode 2.

Tasked with doing something impressive backwards, Romesh Wizard made an iconic music video.

taskmaster tasks

Impress this Mayor

Series 2 / episode 3.

Joe Wilkinson panics while trying to impress the Mayor of Chesham, runs the length of the high street and returns with what he thinks is an impressive haul.

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Taskmaster’s Best Prize Tasks: From Dead Pets to Hiding in Greg Davies’ Wardrobe

From David Baddiel’s dead cat to an unforgettable haircut reveal, these are Taskmaster’s finest prize task entries.

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Warning: contains, well, would you call them spoilers? Anyway, those.

Taskmaster ’s weekly prize task involves each contestant bringing in an item that responds to the same prompt (Most Powerful Smell/Best Chair/Most Important Document…) in the hope of winning the lot at the end of the episode. It’s the first task of every show, a chance for the comedians to land a punchline early doors, and points-wise, to bag what series 15 runner-up Ivo Graham might refer to as “a Sweet Five”.

All that time to plan the perfect response! What a boon for swots and “Be Prepared” types, you might think. Sometimes. And sometimes not. The capricious nature of the Taskmaster’s scoring logic often finds painstakingly honed prize task entries sent away with a single point while zero-thought efforts delivered with conviction sail off with the big money. And by big money, we mean framed photographs of Frankie Boyle’s children, and a promise from Sally Phillips to fossilise a human turd.

From the meticulously designed to the laterally thought-out, to the genuinely daring, let’s count down Taskmaster ’s (main series only) Top 20 prize task submissions. (And yes, of course the mohawk is Top 3.)

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20. David Baddiel’s Best Defunct Thing

My cats have organised themselves into a terrifying gangsters-about-to-turn-on-their-latest-victim way. Even the Love sign looks ironic. pic.twitter.com/6AQnFcLjC9 — David Baddiel (@Baddiel) December 24, 2019

Of all the sentimental possessions volunteered as prizes on Taskmaster (Romesh Ranganathan’s wedding ring, Bridget Christie ’s horror box filled with her children’s discarded hair, teeth and umbilical cords, Greg Davies’ own reconstructed childhood toy…), David Baddiel wins for submitting the ashes of his beloved cat Monkey as “Best Defunct Thing”. Up against a bin filled with used syringes (courtesy of Rose Matafeo’s flatmate), how could it not?

19. Jenny Eclair’s Best Thing To Play With in Your Bathroom

Jenny Eclair wearing a potato hat in Taskmaster (screen grab)

On this list for pure chutzpah, Jenny Eclair (pictured above in her potato hat of joy) is perhaps the only Taskmaster contestant to realise the true potential of the prize task system – namely, that comedians can use it as a shopping list for stuff they want. When asked to submit a “Best Thing to Play With in Your Bathroom” in series 15 , Eclair used it as an excuse to get the show to order a 70 quid mouth guard cleaning pod she very much planned to take home regardless of whether she won the episode. The woman’s a sneaky genius (see also: her getting a plug for her novel snuck in to the ‘Sneakiest Item’ task.) Masterfully underhanded.

18. Noel Fielding’s Most Boastful Item

Joe Lycett has met The Chuckle Brothers, Mel Giedroyc’s guinea pig won best in show, and Lolly Adefope could do GCSE-level Maths aged nine but none of that boast-worthy action compares to Noel Fielding having been voted Sexiest Man of 2008 and bringing in an edition of the NME to prove it. A simple, unarguable win.

17. Dave Gorman’s Most Handsome Relative

Another non-negotiable win here. Taskmaster has done its best to disrupt family harmony over the years, not least when it set ‘Worst Present from a Named Relative’ in series seven (Rhod Gilbert brought in an ornament his wife had given him that Greg Davies had originally gifted to her). In series three though, the show gave the contestants a chance to praise their nearest and dearest by asking for a photo of their most handsome relative. When Dave Gorman could prove that his great-grandmother’s niece had married the cousin of Cary Grant, he won hands down. From 4:38 in the above video.

16. Lou Sanders’ Most Powerful Smell

Series eight comedian Lou Sanders’s prize task entries were always creative and occasionally flirtatious (See: bringing in a computer generated image of the baby she and Greg would have for Best Face.) If flirtatious is the right word for choosing, in the “Most Powerful Smell” category (From 3.55 in the above video), to name a cologne themed around the Taskmaster “Greg Davies All Over Your Neck”.

15. Fern Brady’s Most Jaw-Dropping Thing

Fern Brady Taskmaster screen grab

Read Fern Brady’s excellent memoir Strong Female Character and you’ll know she’s experienced no shortage of jaw-dropping things, but for this task, she plumped for the time a rescue chicken was named after her and then died. This one was all in the delivery. RIP Fern Chicken Brady, second of her name.

14. Mike Wozniak’s Best Thing You Can Carry (But Only Just)

Cryptic crossword-style lateral thinking (so, a flock of chickens for ‘Best Thing With Lots of Layers’, as one example courtesy of Victoria Coren Mitchell) can pay dividends in the prize task. Mike Wozniak found that out when he opted for a tune as the best thing he could carry (but only just), and performed a sweet ditty about the animal world. As a point of order, Joe Thomas technically did the same thing three series earlier when he opted for a musical note as the “Nicest Thing to Hold”, but that only scored him four points.

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13. Munya Chawawa’s Most Underestimated Item

Didn’t win Taskmaster…but mentioned Zimbabwe 496 times and kept the legend of the Norfolk Panther alive. @taskmaster let me on Champion of Champions and I will win 1000% guaranteed. 🫡 Shoutout everyone who tuned in & to the homie Smooth Rupert 🙏🏽❤️ #Taskmaster pic.twitter.com/ruGwUhSZlI — Munya Chawawa (@munyachawawa) December 1, 2022

Anecdotes from Munya Chawawa ’s Zimbabwean childhood became a mainstay of his time on series 14, and though this one only earned him a single point from the Taskmaster (for being total bollocks), the commitment to the bit demands recognition. The most underestimated item in Chawawa’s view was the rock and rope-based “Zimbabwe boomerang” used to deter none other than the (“widely discredited” – Greg) Norfolk panther.

12. Iain Stirling’s Best Pair of Things

Taskmaster screengrab Dick and Dom

Iain Stirling went all out when it came to prize tasks in series eight, once memorably dressing entirely in specially commissioned clothing decorated with the Taskmaster’s mug for “Best Face”. His competitive streak led to some real effort being put in, including this from the ‘wrangle a celebrity mate to do something’ Taskmaster genre. Stirling wrangled two celebrity mates – fellow children’s TV presenters Dick and Dom – for the “Best Pair of Things” prize task. The pair performed a bespoke song to camera , not that it was enough to beat Shirley Bassey’s discarded pop socks. Oi oi. Oi oi.

11. Tim Key’s Most Beautiful Item

Is it weird to visit Cologne just because of the #Taskmaster connection? Either way here I am. @timkeyperson @AlexHorne @joshwiddicombe @FrankOnTheRadio pic.twitter.com/pUAieO2yt5 — Michael Harrop (@hazza1990) September 19, 2022

Sometimes earnest is the way to go. When asked to nominate his Most Beautiful Item, series one’s Tim Key had eyes only for the ecclesiastical majesty of Cologne Cathedral in Germany, and so he bought a flexible return flight there so the lucky episode winner could make the pilgrimage and bask in that beauty with their own eyes. Generosity, ambition, and an early hint at what Taskmaster could be to an unimpeded mind. Obviously he won the whole five points, and had a lovely day trip there in the company of Frank Skinner, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Horne (the others were meant to come too but they all dropped out ).

10. Lolly Adefope’s Most Cash

Taskmaster screengrab Lolly Adefope 2k cash

Josh Widdicombe signing a blank cheque for any amount up to £20k in series one’s “Most Valuable Item” prize task was genuinely thrilling (the rumour goes that Frank Skinner cashed it for £19k and then returned it immediately), but in series four, Lolly Adefope went one better, literally. For “Most Cash” in series four, she brought in a signed blank cheque with the intention of adding 1p to the winning total to ensure a win. And if that didn’t do it, then Lolly whipped out a cool £2k in readies. It was a baller move, and possibly even beats the baby Lolly pic she submitted for the “Cutest Thing” category.

9. Joe Wilkinson’s Most Important Document

Taskmaster Joe Wilkinson

Apply logic and even the slightest research to it and it’s clear that Joe Wilkinson offering up his marriage certificate for series two’s “Most Important Document” prize task isn’t actually that big a gamble (replacements cost £11 and take just four days to issue), but it’s the symbolism of the thing. Back in the day when it was still easy to believe that the episodic prizes were irretrievably lost should the original owner not win the episode, the idea of Wilkinson casually dropping official gov.uk paper on a comedy show was exciting. 

8. Mel Giedroyc’s Most Interesting Autograph on the Most Interesting Vegetable

Taskmaster screen grab best autographs on vegetables task

The absurd simplicity of David Suchet’s signature on a broad bean won this series four task for Noel Fielding, and much of the discussion was devoted to Joe Lycett having fraudulently obtained the scrawl of Greg Davies on a yellow courgette by feeding him the lie that it was “for charity”, but Mel Giedroyc deserves plaudits for determination and vision. She got four fifths of Take That: Howard on a horseradish, Gary on a butternut squash, Mark on a heritage squash and Robbie on a sweet potato (Jason was unavailable). 

7. Phil Wang’s Most Confusing Thing

This one’s here not because it’s a great prize task entry, but because it led to one of Taskmaster fans’ favourite moments on the show. The frustration of watching the Taskmaster struggle to open Phil Wang’s Chinese puzzle box (he haggled for it, obviously) led to a colourful outburst from series seven’s James Acaster , who was duly taken to the side of the stage for a little corrective chat by Greg Davies.

6. Series 12’s Most Desirable Thing for the Person Below You in the Alphabet (or the Highest Alphabetically if You’re the Lowest Alphabetically)

Vive la revolution! When series 12 ’s comedians were tasked with a Secret Santa-style present-buying mission, the idea was that they’d take the piss out of their fellow contestants in gift form. But guess what? Love won. Desiree Burch bought Guz Khan a bespoke painting of a Bully Kutta dog that he adored , Khan gave Morgana Robinson one of his trademark long coats that she adored , and everybody promised that if they won the episode, they’d make sure the presents went to the person intended. “This has really backfired, it’s a love-in!” complained the Taskmaster (from 1:45 in the video above). “We have defeated the format of your show” declared Guz Khan. “You haven’t,” said the Taskmaster, “because I’m going to go backstage and cut that painting up!”

5. Bob Mortimer’s Best Thing They’ve Made Themselves

We proudly introduce the patented @RealBobMortimer ‘sausage and pork pie presentation unit' #Taskmaster pic.twitter.com/yjpoPlrl6B — Dave (@davechannel) October 18, 2017

Bob Mortimer ’s wind-up spinning trunk elephant circus toy made such a memorable entry as a hand-made “Sausage or Pork Pie Presentation Unit” (to encourage his kids to eat the cheaper meats) in series five that it merited a return appearance in the first Champion of Champions special as his Best Thing, this time fulfilling the function of a “Broccoli Rotation and Delivery Unit” (to encourage his kids to fall in love with broccoli, or you know, for adults, if you’re having a do). Indelible genius.

4. Mark Watson’s Most High Octane Item

Taskmaster screen grab Mark Watson's most high-octane item (Greg Davies' trousers)

In series nine, Taskmaster encouraged theft with the prize task category “Best Thing You’ve Taken From Somebody Else’s House”, for which Ed Gamble presented three items stolen from Greg Davies’ house while the Taskmaster was relaxing in his hot tub. That though, was sanctioned stealing; this was a genuine crime, and deserves its own heist movie re-enactment. Picture the scene: Greg Davies performing a stand-up gig, while his support act Ed Gamble hoofs it out of his dressing room with a pair of his trousers, ready to pass on to the fence, Mark Watson. High octane? The highest octane!

3. Bridget Christie’s Item That Sounds the Funniest When You Say Its Name Over and Over Again

A dance as old as time… #Stopcock #Taskmaster pic.twitter.com/ZKwGW8bLGn — Taskmaster (@taskmaster) May 7, 2022

Stop cock. Stop cock. Stop cock. Stop cock. Stop cock. Stop cock. Stop cock. Stop cock. Stop cock. Stop cock. Stop cock. Stop cock. Stop cock. Stop cock. Stop cock. Stop cock. Stop cock. Stop cock. Stop cock. Stop cock. Stop cock. There was even a sort of dance. Unforgettable .

2. Rhod Gilbert’s Creepiest Thing

Rhod Gilbert hiding in Greg Davies' wardrobe Taskmaster screengrab

Rhod Gilbert ’s extra-curricular friendship with the Taskmaster paid off handsomely in series seven’s prize tasks – mostly for Gilbert’s determined efforts to enter a photo of Greg Davies posing in his pants for every single category. Gilbert exposed Davies’ childhood toy sex secrets, got Davies’ mum to wear a Fez in the bath, and never stopped finding the underwear picture funny. His most audacious effort though, was this submission for “Creepiest Thing” in which Gilbert hid inside Davies’ wardrobe after a party one night, and filmed him sleeping . It doesn’t get creepier. 

1. Mike Wozniak’s Thing That Makes You Look Toughest

Mike Wozniak in the Taskmaster series 11 finale

What else could top this list? What. Else. When Mike Wozniak , absolute bloody milk guzzler that he is, was asked to submit the thing that made him look toughest in the series 11 finale, he did not half-arse it. Opening the show wearing a sort of capacious crown, he whipped it off to reveal… the full Travis Bickle. A mohawk as high as our hearts! It was a thrill on the scale of Josh Widdicombe’s foot tattoo. Tick tock, may it forever be tough guy o’clock.

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89 of the 150 episodes of Taskmaster have featured Team tasks . The first team task was in the fourth episode, Series 1 's Down an Octave . The first studio team task was in Series 7 's Lotta Soup . The greatest numbers of team tasks in a single series was 9 in Series 14 . There were no team tasks in the special series' Champion of Champions or New Year's Treat .

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Series 1 [ ]

There was a two-person team, made up of Frank Skinner and Tim Key , and a three-person team, made up of Josh Widdicombe , Roisin Conaty and Romesh Ranganathan . Alex claimed that the total ages of both teams was 100. This is not the case, although between the 8th of April and the 2nd of September 2015, the total age of all the contestants was 200.

  • The episode Down an octave. (#4) featured a task where the teams had to score 11 points in "Taskmaster Squash", where they scored points by touching their heads. The three-person team earned 2 points each, and the two-person team earned 1 point each.
  • The episode Little denim shorts. (#5) featured a task where the teams had to make a bed whilst holding hands. The two-person team won 2 points each, and the three-person team won 0 points.
  • The episode The last supper. (#6) featured a task where the teams had to stage a realistic home movie blooper. The two-person team won 2 points each, and the three-person team won 0 points.

Series 2 [ ]

There was a two-person team, made up of Jon Richardson and Richard Osman , and a three-person team, made up of Doc Brown , Joe Wilkinson and Katherine Ryan . Alex referred to the team of three as the "thirty-somethings" (although Jon was also in his 30s at the time), and the team of two as "father and son" (Richard, and Richard's son).

  • The episode A pistachio eclair. (#3) featured a task where the contestants had to retrieve a potato between various teammates, who between them couldn't hear, speak or see. Series 1 champion Josh Widdicombe joined the two-person team to help them. The two-person team earned 5 points each, and the three person-team earned 0 points.
  • The episode Welcome to Rico Face. (#4) featured a task where the teams had to construct something using flatpack furniture. The three-person team won 4 points each, and the two-person team won 1 point each.
  • The episode There's strength in arches. (#5) featured a task where the teams had to create a stop motion film starring a potato. The two-person team earned 3 points each, and the three-person team earned 2 points each.

Series 3 [ ]

There was a two-person team, made up of Rob Beckett and Sara Pascoe , and a three-person team, made up of Al Murray , Dave Gorman and Paul Chowdhry . The team of three were all bearded, and Greg referred to the team of two as "Aryan twins" on multiple occasions.

  • The episode The dong and the gong. (#2) featured a task where the teams had to solve a puzzle and release Alex. The two-person team won 5 points each, and the three-person team won 0 points.
  • The episode A very nuanced character. ' (#4) featured a task where the teams had to create the most impressive visual effect. The three-person team won 3 points, and the two-person team won 2 points.
  • The episode The F.I.P. (#5) featured a task where the teams had to play charades across a river with giant foam hands. The three-player team earned 5 points each, and the two-player team earned 0 points.

Series 4 [ ]

There was a two-person team, made up of Hugh Dennis and Mel Giedroyc , and a three-person team, made up of Joe Lycett , Lolly Adefope and Noel Fielding . Alex often referred to the team of two as "TV's Mel & Hugh", referring to Mel's role in the comedy duo Mel & Sue.

  • The episode Look at me. (#2) featured a task where the teams had to put as much flour on a target without leaving the bandstand. As Noel stopped Alex 's timer, the three-person team were disqualified and the two-person team won 5 points each.
  • The episode Hollowing out a baguette. (#3) featured a task where the teams had to make a trailer for Taskmaster: The Movie. The two-person team earned 3 points each, and the three-person team earned 2 points each.
  • The episode Meat. (#5) featured a task where the teammates had to either fill a bath with things, cover it with clingfilm or fill it with water. The two-person team earned 5 points each, and the three-person team earned 0 points each.
  • The episode No stars for naughty boys. (#7) featured a task where the teams had to navigate a wheelie bin obstacle course.The three-person team earned 3 points each, and the two-person team earned 2 points each.

Series 5 [ ]

There was a two-person team, made up of Mark Watson and Nish Kumar , and a three-person team, made up of Aisling Bea , Bob Mortimer and Sally Phillips . Nish at one point remarked that his and Mark's grouping was apt due to their often similar approaches to tasks.

  • The episode The leprechaun or the lesbian. (#2) featured a task where the teams had to make the best splat. The two-person team won 3 points each, and the three-person team won 2 points each.
  • The episode Residue around the hoof. (#4) featured a task where the teams had to do something remarkable synchronised. The three-person team won 3 points each, and the two-person team won 2 points each.
  • The episode Their water's so delicious. (#8) featured a task where the teams had to write and perform a song for a stranger. The two-person team won 3 points each, and the three-person team won 2 points each.

Series 6 [ ]

There was a two-person team, made up of Alice Levine and Russell Howard , and three person team, made up of Asim Chaudhry , Liza Tarbuck and Tim Vine . The two person team was nicknamed as "Team Funk" by Russell.

  • The episode Tarpeters. (#2) featured a task where the teams had to keep Alex dry. The two-person team won 4 points each, and the three-person team won 1 point each.
  • The episode BMXing! (#4) featured a two-part team task. The first part saw the teams trying to have the most fun in three minutes. The three-person team won 3 points each, and the two-person team won 2 points each for this part of the task. The second-part saw the teams attempting to recreate what they just did. Both teams received 5 points each for this part of the task.
  • The episode H. (#5) featured a task where the teams had to find the link, and do it 100 times. The three-person team won 5 points each, and the two-person team won 3 points each.
  • The episode We met at mealtimes. (#6) featured a task where the teams had to knock over the most red ducks without leaving the red carpet. The three-person team won 5 points each, whilst the two-person team were disqualified for falling of the red carpet.
  • The episode Roadkill doused in syrup. (#7) featured a task where one member of the team had to write down as many obscure animals, then convey the animals to their teammates through mime. The two-person team won 3 points each, and the three-person team won 2 points each.
  • The episode The Bubble Brothers. (#9) featured a task where the teams had to perform a song for 'Taskmaster: The Musical'. The two-person team won 3 points each, and the three-person team won 2 points each.

Series 7 [ ]

There was a two-person team, made up of Jessica Knappett and Kerry Godliman , and a three-person team, made up of James Acaster , Phil Wang and Rhod Gilbert . The theming for the teams was a team of boys and a team of girls, although James at one point remarked that he had wished to be on the girls' team.

  • The episode My eyes are circles. (#2) featured a task where the teams had to paint the best still life, with the painter blindfolded and guiders limited to using certain words. The three-person team won 3 points each, and the two-person team won 2 points each.
  • The episode Lotta soup. (#5) featured a task where the teams had to make themselves appear as big or as small as possible. The three-person team won 3 points each, and the two-person team won 2 points each.
  • The episode Lotta soup. (#5) featured a studio task (the first studio team task of the whole show) where the teams had to alternatively place an item on a hanger until it falls. The two-person team won 5 points each, and the three-person team received 0 points.
  • The episode A coquettish fascinator. (#6) featured a task where the contestants had to write and perform the most suspensul soap opera cliff hanger. The two-person team won 3 points each, and the three-person team won 2 points each.
  • The episode The perfect stuff. (#7) featured a task where the contestants had to make the best extension to the Taskmaster House. The two-person team won 4 points each, James Acaster received 2 points and Phil Wang and Rhod Gilbert received 1 point.
  • The episode The pendulum draws the eye. (#9) featured a task where the teams had to rally to exactly 24. The two-person team earned 5 points each, and the three-person team earned 0 points. The three-person team did receive a bonus point for most ambitious equipment.

Series 8 [ ]

There was a two-person team, made up of Joe Thomas and Sian Gibson , and a three-person team made up of Iain Stirling , Lou Sanders and Paul Sinha . The team of two are both comedic actors, while the team of three are all stand-up comedians.

  • The episode A novel about Russian Gulags. (#2) featured a task where one person had to convey the object in the chest, using facial expressions, sounds, adjectives, then verbs. The two-person team won 3 points each and the three-person team won 2 points each.
  • The episode The barrel dad. (#4) featured a task where the teams had to put the most weight in a hammock without anything falling out. The two-person team won 3 points each, whilst the three-person team were disqualified for dropping an item.
  • The episode Stay humble. (#5) featured a task where the teams had to play a long distance game of catch with a beach ball. The ball had to be shown going offscreen so another teammate could catch it. The three-person team won 3 points each and the two-person team won 2 points each. Paul Sinha also received an extra point (bringing his total to 4 points from the task) for making the most videos for the task.
  • The episode Rock 'n' roll umlaut. (#6) featured a task where the teams had to create the most iconic album cover. The two-person team won 4 points each and the three-person team won 2 points each.
  • The episode This is Trevor. (#7) featured a studio task where the teams had to answer questions to avoid releasing the green egg, with the losing team being the one to release it. The two-person team won 5 points each and the three-person team won 0 points each.
  • The episode Aquatic sewing machine. (#8) featured a task where the teams had catch different coloured balls in different items from different areas of the house. The three-person team won 3 points each, whilst the two-person team were disqualified.
  • The episode I've been a bit ill. (#9) featured a two-part team task. The first part saw the teams trying to make themselves look like one person. The three-person team won 3 points each and the two-person team won 2 points each. The second part of the task saw the teams, remaining as one person, put on the wellingtons, eat the banana and put the banana skin in the bin. The two-person team won 4 points each and the three-person team won 1 point each.

Series 9 [ ]

There was a two-person team, made up of David Baddiel and Jo Brand , and a three-person team, made up of Ed Gamble , Katy Wix and Rose Matafeo . The teams are split by age, which is often remarked about Greg.

  • The episode Butter in the microwave. (#2) featured a task where the teams had to complete the adventure and say the word demeaning. The three-person team won 5 points each and the two-person team won 3 points each.
  • The episode Quisps. featured a task where the teams had to bring a classic board game to life. Both teams were awarded 3 points each.
  • The episode Another spoon. (#5) featured a task where the teams were tested on their knowledge about a stranger, but he took it in turns telling the truth, lying or bragging (not necessarily in that order). The three-person team won 4 points each and the two-person team won 2 points each.
  • The episode Shaqinahat. (#8) featured a task where the teams had to supply the sound to a silent film. The three-person team won 3 points each and the two-person team won 2 points each.
  • The episode Don't like them go bang. (#9) featured a studio team task, where the teams were made up of David Baddiel and Ed Gamble as a two-person team and Jo Brand , Katy Wix and Rose Matafeo as a three-person team. The teams had to draw the most accurate pictures by drawing the image on their teammates backs through a queue to the drawer. The three-person team won 5 points each and the two-person team won 3 points each.
  • The episode Think about the spirit. (#10) featured a task where the teams had to make the best cup of tea using the items locked down to the table. The two-person team won 5 points each and the three-person team won 1 point each.

Series 10 [ ]

There was a two-person team, made up of Daisy May Cooper and Richard Herring , and a three person team, made up of Johnny Vegas , Katherine Parkinson , and Mawaan Rizwan . Due to recording their teams tasks at different times, the two-person team underwent their tasks under normal circumstances whilst the three-person team had to perform their tasks with social distancing rules.

  • The episode A documentary about a despot. (#2) featured a task where the teams had to solve a puzzle to find the treasure. Katherine Parkinson and Mawaan Rizwan won 5 points each, and the two-person team won 4 points each. As Johnny had to do a separate task to keep social distancing, he also won 4 points for his task.
  • The episode Point of swivel. (#3) featured a studio task where the teams had to draw a picture for their teammates to guess whilst the canvas was on a turn table. The two-person team won 6 points each and the three-person team won 0 points each.
  • The episode Toshwash. (#4) featured a task where the teams had to put something amazing in their individual bags, then persuade a security guard to look in their individual bags. Daisy May Cooper and Johnny Vegas won 5 points each, whilst the others received 0 points.
  • The episode I hate your trainers. (#5) featured a task where the teams had to eat the most watermelon but could not feed it to themselves. The two-person team won 5 points each and the three-person team won 3 points each.
  • The episode Hippopotamus. (#6) featured a studio task where the teams had to draw an animal, using only three straight lines at a time, for their teammates to guess. The three-person team won 4 points each and the two-person team won 2 points each.
  • The episode Legit glass. (#7) featured a two-part task. The first part saw one team member having to record a message for their teammates telling them what was in a safe, aware that the message would be heard backwards. The second part saw the other team members try to decipher the message and discover what was in the same safe. The three-person team won 3 points each, and the two-person team won 0 points each.
  • The episode Moments of silence. (#8) featured a studio team task, where the teams were made up of Daisy May Cooper and Katherine Parkinson as a two-person team and Johnny Vegas , Mawaan Rizwan and Richard Herring as a three-person team. Taking it in turns, team members had to take part in a stare contest, whilst maintaining the facial expression selected by the Taskmaster. The three-person team won 4 points each and the two-person team won 2 points each.
  • The episode Dog meat trifle. (#10) featured a task where the teams had to perform the karaoke song the best. The two-person team won 5 points each and the three-person team won 2 points each.

Series 11 [ ]

There was a two-person team, made up of Lee Mack and Mike Wozniak , and a three person team, made up of Charlotte Ritchie , Jamali Maddix and Sarah Kendall . Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the teams had to perform their tasks under current social distancing rules.

  • The episode The Lure of the Treacle Puppies. (#2) featured a team task where the contestants had to have the longest argument, taking it in turns to make a point of no more than 10 words, ending with a unique 4-letter word. The two-person team won 5 points each, and the three-person team won 2 points each.
  • The episode Run up a tree to the moon. (#3) featured a live team task where the contestants had act out nursery rhymes for the Taskmaster to guess. The two-person team won 5 points each, and the three-person team won 3 points each.
  • The episode Premature conker. (#4) featured a team task that involved transporting a bag of salt to the table across the field. The contestants were each had a belt that was attached to a rope with bells on, and if the bells, rope, or the bag of salt touched the ground, they had to start again. No-one was allowed to move while holding the salt. The team of two were disqualified for mistakenly transporting a bag of sugar, and so the team of three won 5 points each.
  • The episode Slap and tong. (#5) featured a live team task where one team attempted to grab a marshmallow with their tongs, within 10 seconds of the Taskmaster saying. A member of the other team attempted to bat away the marshmallow. As the winner of each round won 1 real point for their team, the three-person team won 4 points each, and the two-person team won 2 points each.
  • The episode Absolute casserole. (#6) featured a team task asking the contestants to vandalise a wall in the most creative way. The team of two were awarded 5 points each, and the team of three each got 1 point.
  • The episode You've got no chutzpah. (#7) featured a team task where the team had to get out of the front gate, only stepping on the stepping stones, without setting off the alarm. As the two-person team set off the alarm the fewest times, they won 5 points each, whereas the three-person team won 0 points each.
  • The episode An orderly species. (#8) featured a team task where the contestants had to draw the best picture of a British animal, with each member filling in one section at a time, and unable to see the other sections. The two-person team won 3 points each, and the three-person team won 2 points each.
  • The episode Activate Jamali. (#10) featured a team task where one contestant had to guide at least one of their blindfolded teammates to a red circle, using only three words every 30 seconds. The two-person team won 5 points each, and the three-person team won 2 points.

Series 12 [ ]

There was a two-person team, made up of Alan Davies and Victoria Coren Mitchell , and a three person team, made up of Desiree Burch , Guz Khan and Morgana Robinson . Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the teams had to perform their tasks under current social distancing rules.

  • The episode Oatmeal and death. (#2) featured a team task where the contestants had to pretend to scale a mountain in the most thrilling way. The three-person team won 5 points each, and the two-person team won 3 points each.
  • The episode The end of the franchise. (#3) featured a studio team task where the contestants had to guess their teammates object, but their teammate could only communicate through the medium of shadows on the screen. The three-person team won 4 points each, and the two-person team won 2 points each.
  • The episode The customised inhaler. (#4) featured a team task where the contestants had to solve a riddle whilst staying in their individual rooms. The two-person team won 5 points each, and the three-person team won 2 points each. Morgana received 2 bonus points for being able to get one her teammates to say the word "submarine" without them knowing it was a secret task.
  • The episode Croissants is croissants. (#5) featured a team task where the contestants had to get the most balls in the net, with only the person throwing the balls being allowed to touch the balls, whilst the person in the middle had to repeatedly sit down and stand up. Any balls left between the person throwing and the person in the middle was deducted from their ball total. Despite the three-person team getting a better score than the two-person team, as both teams had negative scores, they both received 0 points.
  • The episode A couple of Ethels. (#8) featured a two-part team task where the contestants had to play a brilliant minute of of a socially distanced sport they had created, then provide commentary on the sport they had just created. Both teams received 5 points.
  • The episode Nothing matters. (#9) featured a studio team task where the contestants had to try and get the highest score over three rounds by sliding ducks along a rope. The three-person team won 5 points and the two-person team won 0 points.
  • The episode Caring Uncle Minpict. (#10) featured a team task where one teammate (Alan and Morgana) had to describe the Taskmaster in characters made out of their whole body, whilst another teammate (Victoria and Desiree) tried to guess what the teammates' task was. Guz had to lick a chocolate button, stick it to his head and transfer the chocolate button into his mouth. The two-person team received 5 points and the three-person team received 4 points.

Series 13 [ ]

There was a two-person team, made up of Ardal O'Hanlon and Chris Ramsey , and a three person team, made up of Bridget Christie , Judi Love and Sophie Duker .

  • The episode Birdy hand finger. (#2) featured a team task where the contestants had to score three goals with exercise balls whilst riding on a buggy controlled by their own personal set of wheels. The two-person team won 5 points each, and the three-person team won 3 points each.
  • The episode I think I've got this. (#3) featured a studio team task where the teams had to put a face and a leg through a holes in a booth, trying to fool Greg as to if the leg belonged to the face or not. The three-person team won 6 points each, and the two-person team won 2 points each.
  • The episode Shoe Who. (#4) featured a team task where teams had to give Alex the best stag minute. The two-person team won 5 points each, and the three-person team won 4 points each.
  • The episode Heg. (#7) featured a team task where the contestants had to make a cocktail for Greg, but had to send the ingredients through the tubes on their heads. The three-person team won 5 points each and the two-person team won 2 points each.
  • The episode You tuper super. (#8) featured a studio team task where the teams had to write down five things that fit a category, aiming to get the same as their teammate but not the same as the other team. The two-person team won 5 points each, and the three-person team won 3 points each.
  • The episode The House Queens. (#10) featured a team task where the contestants had to record the best multi-track song about their team. The three-person team won 5 points each, and the two-person team won 3 points each.

Series 14 [ ]

The two-person team consisted of Munya Chawawa and Sarah Millican , meanwhile the three-person team was made up of Dara Ó Briain, Fern Brady , and John Kearns.

  • The episode The chassis, the wings. (#1) featured a team task where the contestants had to create the best picture of a bird on mat by directing Alex, who would follow somebody who said the name of a bird and would stop if they say the name of a bird. The two-person team won 5 points each, and the three-person team won 2 points each.
  • The episode Enormous hugeness. (#2) featured a live team task where the contestants had to make the Taskmaster say their word by asking a six-word question, only being allowed to say 2 words at a time. The three-person team won 3 points each, and the two-person team won 2 points each.
  • The episode Dafty in the middle. (#3) featured a team task where the contestants had to get as much sand into a shopping trolley whilst having half of their hands on half of their hips. However, John was given a secret task to sabotage his team's attempts. As the two-person team won, Munya, Sarah and John received 5 points each, whilst Dara and Fern received 0 points each.
  • The episode Chip Biffington. (#5) featured a team task where the contestants had to perform the best routine to a musical backing. The three-person team won 5 points each and the two-person team won 4 points each.
  • The episode Chip Biffington. (#5) featured a live team task where the contestants had to communicate the other team's animal list by saying the letter the comes before it in the alphabet and doing an impression of the animal. Both teams won 5 points each.
  • The episode The system of endless plates. (#7) featured a task where the contestants had to get a feather in the lab into the bath in the living room. The feather could only touch a single thing for 5 seconds, could not touch the floor or the contestants, and the the contestants could not say any words. The three-person team won 5 points each, and the two-person team won 2 points each.
  • The episode The one that bats do. (#8) featured a task where the contestants had to come up with a secret language to use in a task. Then, one person had to convey the instruction of feeding three giraffes and one elephant to the clown. The two-person team won 5 points each and the three person team won 0 points each for conveying the wrong message.
  • The episode The one that bats do. (#8) featured a live team task where the contestants had to guess the fully extended lengths of different objects. The two-person team won 3 points each, the three-person team won 2 points each.
  • The episode Did I meet these potatoes before? (#10) featured a task where the teams had to sculpt a model of their teams, but only one team member could see and the other team members could sculpt. The two-person team won 5 points each and the three-person team won 3 points each.

Series 15 [ ]

The two-person team consisted of Frankie Boyle and Ivo Graham , meanwhile the three-person team was made up of Jenny Eclair Kiell Smith-Bynoe , and Mae Martin .

  • The episode Trapped in a loveless marriage. (#2) featured a team task where the contestants had to build a bridge over the middle of the Red Green for a potato without anything touching the red green. The two-person team won 5 points each, and the three-person team won 3 points each.
  • The episode I love to squander promise. (#3) featured a team task where the contestants had to choreograph the most elaborate and enthralling fight scene performed in slow motion. The two-person team won 5 points each, and the three-person team won 4 points each.
  • The episode Old Honkfoot. (#5) featured a team task where one of the contestants was blindfolded and had to be guided by their teammates in the lab. The blindfolded contestant had to gather spoons using a magnet and bring them to the lab. The three-person team received 5 points each, whilst the two-person team were disqualified for not getting Ivo back to the lab in time.
  • The episode Old Honkfoot. (#5) featured a live team task where the contestants had to stuff all of the items in a trolley into one of their teammates waders. Afterwards, the winning team had to say how many items they had stuffed into the waders, with a correct answer meaning they doubled their score and an incorrect answer meaning the other team won the 5 points. The three-person team received 10 points each for stuffing all of the items and correctly guessing how many items were stuffed, whilst the two-person team received 0 points each.
  • The episode Schrödinger's egg. (#7) featured a team task where the contestants had to free themselves from handcuffs and give each other a team hug by working out the code with flavoured jelly babies and a periodic table. The three-person team won 5 points each, whilst the two-person team won 2 points each.
  • The episode 100% Bosco. (#8) featured a task where Frankie and Mae had to remove balls from their suits using the scratching posts. Meanwhile Ivo was throwing balls at Mae's suit whilst Jenny and Kiell had to hold hands and threw balls at Frankie's suit. The three-person team received 5 points each, whilst the two-person team received 3 points each.
  • The episode A show about pedantry. (#9) featured a team task where the contestants had to paint objects the same colour as a potato, aubergine and mango. However, one contestant was on a spot with the objects, and the others were on spots with paint. As both teams did a good job at painting the objects the same colour as the fruit and vegetables, they both received 5 points.
  • The episode A yardstick for failure. (#10) featured a team task where the contestants had to write and performan a lullaby about the profession that they'd chosen. The three-person team received 5 points each, whilst the two-person team received 4 points each.

Series 16 [ ]

The two-person team consisted of Sue Perkins and Susan Wokoma , meanwhile the three-person team was made up of Julian Clary , Lucy Beaumont , and Sam Campbell .

  • The episode The natural friends. (#1) featured a team task where the contestants had to first connect the most individual parts of the body to individual part of another team members body. They then had to cross the finish line with all their connections still connected. The three-person team received 5 points each, and the two-person team received 2 points each.
  • The episode Languidly. (#3) featured a live team task where the contestants had to hit a member of the opposite team lying on the other side of the barrier with a pillow. The team of three received 5 points each, and the two-person team received 0 points.
  • The episode Dynamite chicks. (#4) featured a team task where the contestants had to complete 12 tasks attached to them, with one person always looking at a teammate, one person having to shout and one person having to shake their head and smile at all times. The team of three received 5 points each, and the two-person team received 2 points each.
  • The episode Brother Alex. (#6) featured a team task where Lucy and Sue had to instruct their teammates to recreate the scene in the garage, but they could not say certain words. Whilst the team of three's scene was more accurate, Lucy said more banned words than Sue so both teams received 3 points each.
  • The episode Never packed a boot. (#8) featured a live team task where contestants had to mime the proverbs on their card whilst waving. The two-person team received 5 points each, and the three-person team received 3 points each.
  • The episode Always forks and marbles. (#10) featured a team task where the contestants give Alex the best service at the Taskmaster Hotel. The two-person team received 5 points each, and the three-person team received 2 points each.
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taskmaster tasks

Taskmaster ’s 50 best ever tasks

taskmaster tasks

The greatest and silliest show in the world is back! We run down the comedians taking part in series 15, plus a look back at the 50 greatest tasks of all time

By Simon Ward, Content Editor

It’s hard to pick the greatest show on television because it’s so subjective. For many people, The West Wing , The Wire or The Sopranos stand head and shoulders above everything else. But we ask you: did any of those Peak TV shows feature a comedian vindictively making another comedian sit bare-bottomed on top of a cake for your entertainment? No, they didn’t. Tony Soprano definitely missed a trick there.

Yes, we’re talking about Taskmaster . (The comedian was Liza Tarbuck and the victim was Alex Horne, just in case you needed that case closed.) And now it’s back for its 15th series with another stonking line-up of comedians. They are…

  • Frankie Boyle ( Frankie Boyle’s New World Order )
  • Ivo Graham ( British As Folk )
  • Jenny Eclair ( Grumpy Old Women )
  • Kiell Smith-Bynoe ( Ghosts )
  • Mae Martin ( Feel Good )  

taskmaster tasks

Amazing the people you see in a doctor’s waiting room Each week for 10 weeks, the comics will compete against each other (and occasionally as a team) in a series of tasks judged by the titular Taskmaster Greg Davies ( The Cleaner ). Each episode has a winner who takes home a collection of rubbish prizes from the initial “Prize task”, while the comedian with the most points across the series takes home a golden statue in the shape of Greg’s head.

Making sure all the tasks are followed to the letter is the much-maligned Taskmaster’s assistant/punching bag, “Little” Alex Horne (who, in reality, is actually quite tall; he also created the entire show, comes up with the fiendish tasks, and probably does the catering and make-up).

Why the show has remained so fresh is a testament to the creativity applied to the tasks. But there’s something more. Taskmaster gets the contestants to reveal themselves over the 10 weeks like nothing else on TV could: their foibles, their pettiness, their annoyances and how their brains work. It all comes out in the wash. You root for some, you sympathise for others (hello, Nish Kumar!). It’s also without doubt one of the funniest things on TV.

And who could have predicted that series would feature Frankie Boyle, a funny man who seems deadly serious? “I think that’s a perfectly reasonable thing to be surprised about,” says Greg. “He’s on it because his children like it.” And like all Taskmaster contestants before him, he didn’t hold back.

“I make a lot of jokes in this series about him not caring whether he wins or not but he really entered into the spirit of it,” Greg says. “It’s not that he was sitting there going, “Who cares?” He tried, and was often bad. It’s nice to see someone like Frankie being incompetent.”

Over the 14 series so far, there have been a lot of incredible tasks. So ahead of Taskmaster series 15 starting on Channel 4 HD (CH 104/108) on Thursday 30 March at 9pm , we’ve picked out the 50 best ever tasks (in series order).

Your task is to read the whole thing translated into a language that isn’t your own (or you could just read it normally, we guess). Your time starts… now.

1. Reverse, reverse

Series 1, Episode 2

Film tasks are always a highlight. In the OG one, contestants had to film something that looked impressive in reverse. Romesh Ranganathan made the immediately iconic music video for “Tree Wizard”, the story of a Tree Wizard who magicked balloons into existence.

2. The present

Series 1, Episode 3

This task to buy the Taskmaster the best present for £20 featured in the opening three series, but it was never bettered than in series 1 when Josh Widdicombe got a real tattoo of Greg Davies’s name on his foot. Greg has still never looked so shocked. Five sweet points.

3. Counting conundrum

Series 1, Episode 4

Occasionally, contestants get individual tasks for the sheer hell of it. Ahead of an ad break, Greg wondered aloud how many baked beans were in a tin. It then cut to a filmed segment of Josh Widdicombe answering that very question in a task he did alone. Then for ad break two, Greg speculated the same about spaghetti hoops in a tin. The same happened, and again, just Josh. But the cruellest was yet to come as he finally questioned the number of grains of rice in a bag. Cruel, yes. Funny? Very.

4. Hole in one (almost)

Series 2, Episode 1

Get the potato into the golf hole. You may not touch the red green. Joe Wilkinson stepped forward and flung that spud into the hole on his first attempt. No camera trickery. He really did it. The audience lost their minds. Joe called it the “best thing [he’d] ever done.” It was so good, that we just had to see it again. Then came a replay that showed… Joe’s foot had been touching the red green. It led to a crushing disqualification. It was, to quote Greg, “genuinely harrowing”.

5. Nursey crime

Series 2, Episode 2

In which Jon Richardson in the task to make the best music video for a nursery rhyme showed the bloody aftermath of “Three Blind Mice” with accompanying horror film-style instrumental. Were the discarded walking canes and glasses too much? You decide…

6. Mayoral race

Series 2, Episode 3

How many Mayors have had a rap and a poem written about them (Katherine Ryan and Richard Osman) and have been serenaded by the country’s best comedians (Jon Richardson and Doc Brown)? Despite Katherine winning this task to impress the Mayor of Chesham (“That’s Peter Hudson, you know that you can trust him”), it was Joe Wilkinson’s effort to impress that sticks in the mind: 42 Calippos, 8 cans of lager and £15 in cash.

7. Spread your clothes

Series 3, Episode 4

Lateral thinking goes a long way in Taskmaster . Here, contestants had to spread their clothes as far as possible at their own expense. Al Murray spent £340 on two taxis to send his clothes across 6.2 square miles. Paul Chowdhry, meanwhile, put his socks on a tree in the Taskmaster Garden. He might have received only one point, but he also saved £340, so…

8. Destroy this cake

Series 4, Episode 1

If you’ve ever wanted to know what Bake Off hosts really feel about baking, in this task to destroy a cake, just watch the glee on Mel Giedroyc’s face as she violently squashed a cake into a table with her bare hands or Noel Fielding’s joy at putting his cake in a washing machine. You wouldn’t get a “Hollywood Handshake” for that!

9. Long-distance painting

Series 4, Episode 2

Joe Lycett was a revelation on Taskmaster , and one of his highlights came when he had to paint a picture of the Taskmaster at a distance from the canvas. Joe had an extra task: to smile at the camera with increasing enthusiasm every 30 seconds and, well, the results were incredible.

10. Fishbowl fails

Series 4, Episode 3

Two reasons why the task to move water from one fishbowl to the other without moving the bowls was an all-time great. The first is any task that has the contestant reading the rules and then immediately breaking them (Lolly Adefope, who instantly moved the fishbowls). The second is when there’s a hidden rule they miss. Random objects were left out to help them move the water, including a bar of chocolate. The secret rule on the back of the envelope said that any contestant who ate the chocolate would be deducted five points. Guess what Joe Lycett and Mel Giedroyc did…

11. Special cuddles

Series 5, Episode 1

Bob Mortimer was the  Taskmaster G.O.A.T. When the task called for him to give Alex a special cuddle, he opted to do it in his closed car boot – largely because, he confessed, he’d been looking for an excuse to get into his car boot. Quite amazing.

12. Hoop dreams

Nish Kumar was brilliant, although more through lack of accomplishment than anything else. But in episode 1, we all thought he was a Michael Jordan-like God in the task to get a basketball through a hoop without using his hands. First go, he kicked the ball straight into the hoop. The audience went wild. That was until it was revealed there had been more than 50 previous attempts over half an hour. It set a precedent for Nish.

13. Coconut businessman

Series 5, Episode 3

The task to make a coconut look like a businessman involved Bob Mortimer drawing a face on a coconut. That’s it. But boy, was it funny.

14. Eat, throw, balance

Contestants were offered a jelly, a Weetabix and a Twiglet. They had to balance one item, throw an item into a bucket at a distance and eat the remaining item, all in the fastest time. Sally Phillips was bing (threw the jelly), bang (ate the Twiglet), bosh (balanced the Weetabix). It was very impressive.

15. Cheeky texts

Series 5, Episode 5

Oh, Mark Watson! Has an individual task ever been this cruel? Mark had to send the Taskmaster an anonymous “cheeky” text message every day for five months. Yes, you read that right – five months! Which he dutifully did. 148 texts, in fact. The only issue was that the task required 150, so he failed. Never have you seen a man so utterly broken.

16. Birthing footage

Series 5, Episode 6

Sally Phillips should (arguably) have won series 5. Her finest moment was when she had to record the most incredible footage with a camera strapped to her head, which she interpreted as showing the very vivid, graphic, horribly realistic birth of Alex as a 183lb baby. Other notables in this task were Aisling Bea’s parody of Taken called Took and Bob Mortimer discovering his own head in a box of Wotsits.

17. Taskonbury

Series 5, Episode 8

Arguably Peak Taskmaster is a team task to write and perform a song about a woman named Rosalind. In front of Rosalind. Aisling Bea, Bob Mortimer and Sally Phillips wrote an unhinged ballad called “Quite Good Considering” about her being “a nightmare” and “an average cellist”, while Mark Watson and Nish Kumar – in their finest hour on the show – did a lovely, heartwarming, really-quite-excellent song called “I’m Always Seeing You (Do Cool Stuff)”. Taskmaster has had a lot of song tasks, but this was a cut above them all.

18. Extraordinary journey

Series 6, Episode 2

The comedians were presented with a little wind-up man and instructed to make him go on the most extraordinary journey. So, Liza Tuckbuck made the little man cross the road where he was quickly hit by a car. To complete the journey, she stamped on him. Well, death is the final journey, which is extraordinary in its way…

19. Bedtime story

Series 6, Episode 3

Contestants had to write, illustrate and read out a bedtime story for grown-ups. Liza Tarbuck wrote a story about a scatterbrained man who ate an old prawn sandwich and pooed himself. It was a moment.

20. 100 times

Series 6, Episode 5

This team task wasn’t so great because of the task per se. It was because of how it played out. Asim Chaudhry, Liza Tarbuck and Tim Vine were presented with a series of clues connected by string that spelt out the word “hop”. Once you’d worked that bit out, you had to do it 100 times. Liza worked out the link in under a minute, while Asim and Tim ignored her and continued trying to work it out. So, Liza did the 100 hops herself and won the task for her team.

21. Cake love

Series 6, Episode 10

Liza Tarbuck is a national treasure, and much of that national treasure status was formed in her 10 weeks on Taskmaster . She proved herself inventive, quick-thinking and some kind of evil genius. In the task to tell the Taskmaster you love him in the most meaningful way, she leaned into that inventiveness and turned full-blown Bond villain as she made Alex put his bare backside on a cake inside the shed. The funniest part was watching her run away giggling to herself. She later admitted she felt dirty, as did we all.

22. Fast story

Series 7, Episode 2

Two very important parts of this task to write a 10-word story before you reach the finish line: you must be running while writing, and the fastest across the finish line wins. Rhod Gilbert took 10 minutes and 12 seconds (his accurate one-point claiming effort: “The man ran for exactly 10 minutes 12 seconds, losing”). James Acaster, meanwhile, gave us this legend in just 20 seconds: “The boy ran to France, and I loved that boy.”

23. Excite Alex

Series 7, Episode 3

The most notable thing about Phil Wang in Taskmaster wasn’t necessarily his task performance. Rather, it was his Kill Bill outfit that showed – well – everything . But the task to excite Alex so his heart rate would increase, as measured on a blood-pressure monitor, was his high point. No, it didn’t involve his revealing outfit. Rather, he gave Alex a sugary coffee, did martial arts in front of him and then showed him videos of near misses. Alex was so relaxed that it decreased his heart rate.

24. Soap opera cliff-hanger

Series 7, Episode 6

More Peak Taskmaster with Jessica Knappett and Kerry Godliman teaming up to write and perform the most suspenseful soap opera cliff-hanger. Their one took place in soap opera Cul de Sac , as Donna (Kerry) fights with Donna (Jessica) who was about to sleep with Alex. It’s then revealed Alex is the son of Donna (Kerry), who then promptly throws up. No notes.

25. Don’t blink

Series 7, Episode 7

Genuinely distressing as the contestants had to not blink for the longest time with Rhod Gilbert taping his eyelids and tipping the tears out of his eyes for 7 minutes and 10 seconds. It has scarred us for life. Very much a “don’t try this at home” moment.

26. Hula oops

Series 7, Episode 9

This two-part task nearly broke James Acaster. First, you had to hula for a minute with a hula hoop. Then, whatever time you got, you had to improve on it live in the studio. Poor Acaster. He had really practised to improve on his time of 6 seconds. But when it came to showtime, he only managed 5 seconds. He then begged for a second attempt and showed everyone how good he had got. But the task clearly stated he had only one attempt…

27. Extension detention

Seeing James Acaster lose his mind is always a quality watch. During the task to build the best extension to the Taskmaster House, Acaster had a full-blown rant at Rhod Gilbert for ignoring the garage, which was filled with building materials. Classic.

28. Video games

Series 7, Episode 10

One of those tasks where everyone does well. Here, contestants had to physically recreate a classic computer game. Jessica Knappett did a brilliant Mario Kart , Phil Wang did a clever GoldenEye , Rhod Gilbert seemed to want to get some frustration out by throwing tennis balls at a crowd of people to mimic Space Invaders , while Kerry recreated a very accurate Tetris . But it was James Acaster’s perfect impression of the movements in Grand Theft Auto – including the funny jump and runs – that won the sweet points.

29. Hiding in plain sight

Series 8, Episode 1

As much for Joe Thomas’ awkwardness as anything else. Alex was stationed on a railway bridge and contestants had to get close to him without Alex noticing them. He would duck down for 10 seconds and then pop up again for 10 seconds. Stealthy Joe won the task and got within a metre of Alex, but was then so awkward, it was a joy to watch.

30. Distant moustache

Series 8, Episode 2

If you’ve never seen Taskmaster , you’ve probably stumbled across this clip where comics had to make a moustache that looked different from a distance from how it did close up. Lou Sanders (fake flies and real mealworms) and Paul Sinha (caviar) were great, but what sticks in the mind is how (probably unjustifiably) annoyed Greg was with Iain Stirling’s map of the village of Liphook.

31. Who’s a pretty boy?

Series 8, Episode 3

In which the comedians had to guess what costume Alex was wearing by asking him questions, and Alex could only communicate with a horn. Great for the parrot costume alone. Even better for Joe Thomas’s animal breakdown.

32. Card counting

Series 8, Episode 6

Basically: Paul Sinha managed to (almost) memorise the order of an entire deck of cards in five minutes. Ladies and gentlemen, “The Sinnerman”.

33. Aubergine hiding

Series 9, Episode 1

The task was simple. Hide three aubergines in the room for Alex to find. The longest time it takes for Alex to find all three, wins. David Baddiel, an exceptionally clever man, taped one to the Taskmaster portrait (that immediately fell off the wall and alerted Alex), placed another in a fruit bowl and put the other down his trousers but forgot to do his flies up. It took Alex two minutes, and it’s amazing it took that long.

34. Taskmaster lyrics

Series 9, Episode 8

The task: write the best lyrics to the Taskmaster theme tune, and perform them in the most memorable way. David Baddiel, co-writer of the greatest England football song of all time, put in quite a poor effort, while Rose Matafeo’s Western-themed rap was properly brilliant. But it’s Ed Gamble’s attempt we’ll remember, as he was dressed as a baby crying about missing his mum (Alex). Weird, surreal, brilliant.

35. Chickpea romance

Series 9, Episode 10

In the task to do the most preposterous thing with a chickpea, everyone stepped up. David Baddiel staged a modern telling of the nativity (“chickpea-tivity”) and Ed Gamble went on a date with it, saw it die in a car accident and then… probably best if you watch it yourself. Meanwhile, Rose Matafeo hosted a funeral for her chickpea, “Chick Pataki”. Stunning.

36. Into the frying pan

Series 10, Episode 1

The first series on Channel 4, but also a scaled-back, Covid-safe series. Did it mean there would be any less craziness or competitiveness? No, quite the opposite. Here, comics had to land the most eggs in a frying pan while standing on a balcony. Every contestant had a breakdown, Johnny Vegas was genuinely broken. Only one point was given (to Daisy May Cooper). It was the perfect start to a new era.

37. Shoe won’t believe it

Series 10, Episode 3

Here, comedians had to fling a shoe into the bath using a homemade catapult contraption. Johnny Vegas tried to catapult the shoe with a rake on a ladder. He joked about falling off the ladder. You can probably guess what came next…

38. Most watermelon

Series 10, Episode 5

This team task involved eating the most watermelon, but you couldn’t feed yourself. It descended into something akin to the last days of Rome as Daisy May Cooper and Richard Herring gorged – and we really underline the word “gorged” – on melon in a sight that will probably put your off that fruit (or indeed all fruit) for life.

39. Silent cocktails

Series 10, Episode 6

The comedians had to make tasty, attractive cocktails as quietly as possible. If they made a noise over 60db, they had to scream a phrase and start again. Daisy May Cooper’s was “I love this” and it almost ended her. And, to look into her eyes, she almost ended Alex.

40. Spider feet

Series 10, Episode 10

Actually, the task to put wellies (attached with string that wasn’t allowed to break) on a giant fake spider’s feet was simple. The spider was outside, and all the comics found it very quickly… except for Katherine Parkinson. She didn’t realise she could leave the room, so ended up building her own spider out of table legs. Taskmaster does strange things to people, and this task left Parkinson – at one point – uttering the legend: “Am I the spider?” Wild.

41. Plate delivery

Series 11, Episode 1

So many highlights in this task to deliver unbroken plates to Alex by either scooter, bike or hoverboard. Mike Wozniak on a hoverboard, for a start. Sarah Kendall shouting, “life’s for living”. Lee Mack delivering all the plates in one go on a tiny bike dressed as Evel Knievel. Jamali Maddix leaving a total trail of destruction. And Charlotte Ritchie laughing the whole way through. Brilliant.

42. Loo roll

Series 11, Episode 4

One of those great tasks where if you work it out with lateral thinking, then it becomes a lot simpler – but if you don’t, oh boy. The task was to get a sheet of loo roll as far from the starting point as possible. Only that sheet could touch the ground. The loo roll couldn’t break. And it had to be always in the loo roll holder. However, it didn’t say you couldn’t remove the loo roll holder from the wall – something only Jamali Maddix and Lee Mack worked out.

43. Difficult sounds

Series 11, Episode 6

The individual task for Mike Wozniak was thus: fart. After quite some effort, out came a tiny squelching noise, the sound of which you can’t unhear. But then there was more. He revealed that the effort had also dislodged a haemorrhoid that was still hanging loose, an area he vividly described as an “absolute casserole”. We’ll let that notion dangle, so to speak.

44. Net balls

Series 12, Episode 5

Here because of the quite terrible effort in this team task to get the most balls in the net. It featured a series of intricate rules so complicated that both teams scored negative points (Alan Davies and Victoria Coren Mitchell, with Alex Horne helping, scored -128 points). It meant everyone finished the task with no points, a rare Taskmaster occurrence.

45. More cake sitting

Sit on a cake. Fastest wins. It was here we learned Victoria Coren Mitchell always carries flapjacks with her, which she sat on in 25 seconds for five sweet points. Morgana Robinson, meanwhile, baked a cake from scratch and took 1 hour 45 minutes. So, what we’ve learned is always carry flapjack, because you never know when it’ll come in handy.

46. Dog toy

Series 12, Episode 6

The task was to make a cute dog toy for a cute dog, with the most engaging toy (from the dog’s POV) winning. The highlight – apart from Marco the dog, who was very cute – was Victoria Coren Mitchell being so excited about the prospect of a real dog, and her devastation that she wouldn’t get to meet him. “Whhhyyyyy!”

47. Bite the duck

Series 13, Episode 3

This series was a bit of a classic. Chris Ramsey was very, very good at tasks. But occasionally, he just went for chaotic evil, such as in the task where you had to get a duck into Alex’s mouth by getting him the least wet (the duck was in a bucket you couldn’t reach). After a noble attempt that didn’t pan out, he gave up and just power-hosed Alex.

48. Tongue tasting

Series 13, Episode 8

If there’s one word for the task where comedians had to keep their tongues out and lick a lemon, sherbet and ice lolly and then stand in front of a fan over and over again, it’s this: ick. The tongue out for the longest time would win, so Sophie Duker did it for more than 26 minutes, almost twice as long as Chris Ramsey. Up there with the disturbing likes of Rhod Gilbert’s taped eyes and Daisy May Cooper and Richard Herring’s watermelon orgy.

49. House Queens

Series 13, Episode 10

Another brilliant music task, this time where the comedians had to record six separate tracks and could only use their mouths or body parts as the instruments. Ardal O’Hanlon and Chris Ramsey created a truly bonkers song about trying to please Greg that felt and sounded like a fever dream, while Bridget Christie, Judi Love and Sophie Duker birthed “The House Queens”, which was instantly iconic and involved Bridget doing unnecessary whistling and a weird dance.

50. Duck basket

Some people on Taskmaster don’t think outside the box. Some do the easiest possible version of the task. Some don’t try. Then there was Judi Love, a glorious booking who phoned it in at every opportunity – and we mean that as a compliment. Pick of the bunch was a task to get the most ducks in Alex’s basket while he rode around on a bicycle. Sensing this meant exercise, Judi just cornered him, broke his bike and was at one point on the bike with Alex. Even after all that, she still got disqualified as she failed to follow the rule of not carrying more than one duck. Bob Mortimer levels of greatness!

When is Taskmaster series 15 on TV?

Taskmaster  begins on  Channel 4 HD (CH 104/108) at 9pm on Thursday 30 March . You can also catch up via  Apps & Games > All 4 .

The series will continue for 10 weeks and will conclude on Thursday 1 June .

What contestants have won Taskmaster?

  • Series 1 – Josh Widdecombe
  • Series 2 – Katherine Ryan
  • Series 3 – Rob Beckett
  • Series 4 – Noel Fielding
  • Series 5 – Bob Mortimer
  • Series 6 – Liza Tarbuck
  • Series 7 – Kerry Godliman
  • Series 8 – Lou Sanders
  • Series 9 – Ed Gamble
  • Series 10 – Richard Herring
  • Series 11 – Sarah Kendall
  • Series 12 – Morgana Robinson
  • Series 13 – Sophie Duker
  • Series 14 – Dara Ó Briain

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