Taskmaster
Taskmaster is a game show on Dave. Famous contestants, infuriating challenges and a wheelbarrow of withering putdowns. Taskmaster Greg Davies and sidekick Little Alex Horne oversee the weird, wonderful, BAFTA-winning comedy game show. The program has been available since 2024. A total of 169 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in June 2025.
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1:00:00Taskmaster
Comedy game show. In the penultimate episode of the series, can the comedians impress Greg Davies by giving an item of clothing to a passing cyclist and whispering to an old man? (S3 Ep4/5)
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Rosie Ramsey reveals a talent for trotting. Mathew Baynton spectacularly forfeits any remaining dignity, and in a not-unrelated event, Alex Horne's shoes are doused in yoghurt. (S19 Ep7/10)
Series 18
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1:00:00Our five weary contestants compete one last time, in a grand final featuring tiny chairs, giant eggs and a honking Alex Horne. But who'll lift the legendary Taskmaster trophy? (S18 Ep10/10)
Series 3 1:00:00
1:00:00Comedy game show. Al Murray goes to extreme lengths to maximise his point potential with an egg cup. Sara Pascoe swiftly becomes one of the greatest sporting minds of our time. (S3 Ep3/5)
Series 18 1:05:00
1:05:00As the contest goes down to the wire, Jack Dee makes some tense phone calls and Rosie Jones smears brown stuff on a plate. Can Andy Zaltzman shoehorn cricket into another task? (S18 Ep9/10)
Series 3 1:00:00
1:00:00Comedy game show. Greg Davies sets our five comics more tenuous tasks. Who can give Alex Horne the biggest surprise when he emerges from his shed after an hour cooped up inside? (S3 Ep2/5)
Series 18 1:05:00
1:05:00Andy Zaltzman dirties Alex Horne's trousers, Emma Sidi reveals a startling belief about socks, Jack Dee does some energetic air cycling, and Babátúndé Aléshé phones a friend. (S18 Ep8/10)
Series 3 1:00:00
1:00:00Al Murray, Dave Gorman, Paul Chowdhry, Rob Beckett and Sara Pascoe encounter out-of-season snowmen and swede-on-Swede action. (S3 Ep1/5)
Series 18 1:00:00
1:00:00Rosie Jones feels badly let down by her comedy hero Jack Dee, while Babátúndé Aléshé shouts about a fortune cookie. And Andy Zaltzman predicts the end of the world. (S18 Ep7/10)
Series 2 1:00:00
1:00:00In the last episode of the series, Richard Osman gets carried away with a shopping trolley. Who will emerge victorious clutching Greg's golden head? (S2 Ep5/5)
Series 18 1:05:00
1:05:00Alex Horne shows off his prowess with pliers. Jack Dee adopts a charismatic New York accent. Emma Sidi enjoys a Taskmaster tipple. Babátúndé Aléshé makes a lovely little otter. (S18 Ep6/10)
Series 2 1:00:00
1:00:00Comedy game show. In the penultimate episode of the series, the opponents conceal a pineapple on their person. And one of them is used as a guinea pig in a Taskmaster experiment. (S2 Ep4/5)
Series 19 50:00
50:00Poor Alex Horne is poked, chased and repeatedly dunked in the comics' pursuit of glory, while an unhinged Jason Mantzoukas causes havoc in the once-harmonious Taskmaster House. (S19 Ep6/10)
Series 18 1:05:00
1:05:00Only Emma Sidi has yet to win an episode. Is this her time? Greg Davies gags after opening a big jar, Andy Zaltzman makes a robot sing and a blond Jack Dee discusses hedgehogs. (S18 Ep5/10)
Series 2 1:00:00
1:00:00Comedy game show. Doc Brown, Joe Wilkinson, Jon Richardson, Katherine Ryan and Richard Osman are confronted with an intimidating man in gold chains: the mayor of Chesham. (S2 Ep3/5)
Series 18 1:05:00
1:05:00Andy Zaltzman takes a carrot-based risk. Emma Sidi performs some cartwheel tricks. Rosie Jones menaces a member of the crew. Alex Horne rings a bell (or two!) (S18 Ep4/10)
Series 2 1:00:00
1:00:00Comedy game show. Greg Davies judges our famous five. Jon Richardson gives his disturbing take on Three Blind Mice as he tries to create the best music video for a nursery rhyme. (S2 Ep2/5)
Series 18 1:00:00
1:00:00Babátúndé Aléshé almost certainly knows what a rocket is, and Jack Dee's a dead ringer for a famous artist. Greg Davies awards points (some), praise (little) and pity (plenty). (S18 Ep3/10)
Series 2 1:00:00
1:00:00Comedy game show. Doc Brown, Joe Wilkinson, Jon Richardson, Katherine Ryan and Richard Osman tackle tricky tasks, including a potato hole-in-one that will go down in TV history. (S2 Ep1/5)
Series 18 1:00:00
1:00:00Jack Dee has a dramatic wardrobe change, Rosie Jones presents her new baby, and Emma Sidi's got Tamzin Outhwaite on the brain. Plus: multi-headed beasts, and a very dull ghost. (S18 Ep2/10)