Taskmaster
Game & quiz showGames, quizzes and the hosts who run them.This show: 9/10Witty banterRapid-fire verbal sparring.This show: 9/10British TVThe British television sensibility: tone, restraint and format traditions.This show: 9/10Comfort rewatchThe kind of show people return to endlessly.This show: 8/10AbsurdistSurreal, logic-bending comedy.This show: 8/10Feel-goodReliably uplifting television that leaves you lighter than it found you.This show: 8/10Warm humorAffectionate comedy that genuinely loves its characters.This show: 8/10Easy watchingLow-demand television where half your attention is enough.This show: 8/10
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| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | ||
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| S1 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.9 | |||||
| S2 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.2 | ||||||
| S3 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.1 | ||||||
| S4 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.4 | |||
| S5 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.8 | |||
| S6 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.9 | |
| S7 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.7 | |
| S8 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 8.0 | |
| S9 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.3 | |
| S10 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.6 | |
| S11 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.2 | |
| S12 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.5 | |
| S13 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.3 | |
| S14 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 8.0 | |
| S15 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.7 | |
| S16 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 8.2 | |
| S17 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.6 | |
| S18 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.4 | |
| S19 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.7 | |
| S20 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.0 | |
| S21 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.5 | |
| S22 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.2 |
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About
"Comedians humiliated by household objects, joyfully"
A rotating cast of five comedians competes in a series of absurd, deliberately vague tasks (build the tallest thing out of one potato, get an egg into a jar the most impressive way) judged on the whims of one imposing host. There's no real strategy to master, just watching clever people improvise their way through silly challenges and get roasted for it afterward. The tone is warm, chaotic, and genuinely funny rather than mean-spirited, and it works as much for the personalities and friendships that form as for the tasks themselves.
Watch it for
the chemistry between comedians as they fail creatively at deliberately impossible tasks.
Maybe skip if
you need ongoing plot or stakes rather than standalone comedic chaos each episode.
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All Seasons
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Series 12015
8.12K64h 21m
Greg Davies is the all-powerful Taskmaster. Assisted by Alex Horne, he sets a series of devious tasks for comedians Frank Skinner, Josh Widdicombe, Roisin Conaty, Romesh Ranganathan and Tim Key.
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Series 22016
8.12K53h 38m
Greg Davies judges another comedic task force - Doc Brown, Joe Wilkinson, Jon Richardson, Katherine Ryan and Richard Osman - while the efficient but obsequious Alex Horne steers the Taskmaster ship.
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Series 32016
8.12K53h 40m
Not many series can return for a third run and claim they have footage of five comedians making out-of-season snowmen, spreading their clothes as far and as wide as possible and whispering questions at an 83-year-old called Hugh in the hope of winning a golden version of Greg Davies’s head. Taskmaster can.
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Series 42017
8.23K85h 44m
Hugh Dennis, Joe Lycett, Lolly Adefope, Mel Giedroyc and Noel Fielding all believe they have what it takes to win the most coveted prize in comedy. Let Taskmaster Greg Davies be the judge of that...
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Series 52017
8.13K82h 8m
Tasks are set, seals are broken and unpredictable actions take place, as Aisling Bea, Bob Mortimer, Mark Watson, Nish Kumar and Sally Phillips compete to earn the respect of Greg Davies and Alex Horne.
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Series 62018
7.63K107h 11m
Alice Levine, Asim Chaudhry, Liza Tarbuck, Russell Howard and Tim Vine attempt futile tasks that inspire both breathtaking brilliance and rank incompetence. Greg Davies and Alex Horne keep score.
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Series 72018
8.33K107h 19m
James Acaster, Jessica Knappett, Kerry Godliman, Phil Wang and Rhod Gilbert take on more mostly meaningless challenges, as Taskmaster Greg Davies and his assistant Alex Horne host a seventh series.
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Series 82019
7.73K106h 58m
Iain Stirling, Joe Thomas, Lou Sanders, Paul Sinha and Sian Gibson pit their wits against perfectly pointless problems in a bid to impress Taskmaster Greg Davies and his simpering secretary Alex Horne.
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Series 92019
7.93K107h 12m
Five famous faces are put through their paces as Taskmaster Greg Davies and Little Alex Horne set David Baddiel, Ed Gamble, Jo Brand, Katy Wix and Rose Matafeo a series of mystifying missions.
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Series 102020
7.52K107h 38m
Taskmaster settles into its new home on Channel 4, as Greg Davies and Alex Horne put Daisy May Cooper, Johnny Vegas, Katherine Parkinson, Mawaan Rizwan and Richard Herring to the ultimate test.
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Series 112021
7.93K106h 58m
Charlotte Ritchie, Jamali Maddix, Lee Mack, Mike Wozniak and Sarah Kendall are all keen as a condiment to impress Greg Davies and Alex Horne in a series of crafty tasks.
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Series 122021
7.92K108h 3m
The five brave souls desperate to display Greg's regal golden head on their mantelpiece this time are: Alan Davies, Desiree Burch, Guz Khan, Morgana Robinson and Victoria Coren Mitchell.
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Series 132022
7.92K107h 49m
The BAFTA-winning behemoth is back for a 13th series, as Ardal O'Hanlon, Bridget Christie, Chris Ramsey, Judi Love and Sophie Duker battle to win Taskmaster Greg Davies' golden head.
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Series 142022
7.92K107h 51m
Greg Davies and Alex Horne wreak havoc on the lives of noble knights Dara Ó Briain, Fern Brady, John Kearns, Munya Chawawa and Sarah Millican, as they battle to become the 14th Taskmaster champion.
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Series 152023
7.72K103h 44m
Greg Davies is excited to subject Frankie Boyle, Mae Martin, Jenny Eclair, Kiell Smith-Bynoe and Ivo Graham to a barrage of humiliating tasks. Little Alex Horne is excited about all the admin.
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Series 162023
7.72K103h 46m
Greg Davies is ready to pass merciless judgement on Julian Clary, Sue Perkins, Sam Campbell, Susan Wokoma and Lucy Beaumont, while Little Alex Horne watches on from behind his clipboard.
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Series 172024
7.52K103h 46m
Flanked by his flunky Alex Horne, Greg Davies is primed to remorselessly judge Joanne McNally, John Robins, Nick Mohammed, Sophie Willan and Steve Pemberton. Eggs included.
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Series 182024
7.32K103h 45m
Ducks. Eggs. And a honking Horne! Settle in for the 18th series of Taskmaster, as Andy Zaltzman, Babátúndé Aléshé, Emma Sidi, Jack Dee and Rosie Jones tackle the toughest endurance test on television.
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Series 192025
8.52K10
Fatiha El-Ghorri, Jason Mantzoukas, Mathew Baynton, Rosie Ramsey and Stevie Martin risk their reputations as Taskmaster Greg Davies beckons the quintet of quivering comics into his world of misrule...
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Series 202025
8.02K106h 50m
Greg Davies and Alex Horne return for the 20th series as Ania Magliano, Maisie Adam, Phil Ellis, Reece Shearsmith and Sanjeev Bhaskar compete to win both Greg's affection and his shiny head.
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Series 212026
8.01K10
Like so many before them, Amy Gledhill, Armando Iannucci, Joanna Page, Joel Dommett and Kumail Nanjiani all believe that they can impress the Taskmaster. But only one will become the 21st champion.
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Series 22
7.510810
The almighty Greg Davies and his efficient assistant Alex Horne, along with a brand-new five-piece set of distinguished comedians, are set to score and mark with the utmost scrutiny to determine who will emerge victorious, become the next person to hold aloft that remarkably shiny representation of Greg’s incomparable head, and be crowned the 22nd Taskmaster Champion.
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Greg Davies Self - Taskmaster, Self - Host
Alex Horne Self - Assistant, Self - Host
Kerry Godliman Self - Contestant, Self - Guest
Ed Gamble Self - Contestant, Self - Guest
James Acaster Self - Contestant, Self - Guest
Maisie Adam Self - Contestant
Sarah Kendall Self - Contestant
Mathew Baynton Self - Contestant
Sophie Duker Self - Contestant
Richard Herring Self - Contestant
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