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 2025. A total of 182 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in January 2026.
Last broadcast:09/01/2026 at 23:00Genres: Game Shows
Last episode
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1:00:00Taskmaster
Greg Davies tortures our celebrities one last time in this series finale. Noel Fielding finds his soulmate and Mel Giedroyc bites off more than she can chew.
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1:00:00Fiendish celebrity assignments dished out by evil Greg Davies and Alex Horne. Hugh Dennis wields a blade and Mel Giedroyc destroys a mannequin.
1:00:00The twisted minds of Greg Davies and Alex Horne spell bother for five comedians. Joe Lycett shows no mercy to a camel and Hugh Dennis gets a sleeping bag challenge.
1:00:00Greg Davies and Alex Horne engage in some role play. Swedishman Fred receives an intense video call. And all hell breaks loose in the Battle of the Bath. (S4 Ep5/8)
1:00:00The task onslaught continues as Greg Davies criticises the competitors' ability to camouflage themselves, herd dogs and make trailers for Taskmaster: The Movie. (S4 Ep3/8)
55:00What will Mel Giedroyc do to a humble pommel horse? Should Hugh Dennis climb that high? And why are Alex Horne and Noel Fielding dancing like a pair of shrews? (S4 Ep4/8)
1:00:00Greg Davies sets ludicrous tasks for five comics. This time, there's long-distance painting, bread gloves, a flying trestle table and some flagrant cheating. (S4 Ep2/8)
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Greg Davies and Alex Horne host as Hugh Dennis, Joe Lycett, Lolly Adefope, Mel Giedroyc and Noel Fielding beautifully destroy a cake. (S4 Ep1/8)
Series 3
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1:00:00It's the series finale, but before Greg Davies hands over the trophy, which contestant has the most handsome relative? And why's Rob Beckett livid with a melon? (S3 Ep5/5)
55:00In 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)
1:05:00Al 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)
1:00:00Greg 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 1
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1:00:00Roisin Conaty and Frank Skinner are among the comedians at the mercy of Greg Davies, who sets them some batty challenges - including playing golf with eggs.
Series 3
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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 1
1:00:00
1:00:00Pro-celebrity suffering in Greg Davies' comedy challenge series. Frank Skinner takes a boulder onto a train, and can the comedians make a Swede blush?
Series 2
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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 1
1:00:00
1:00:00Greg Davies lays down tricky tasks to a gaggle of comedians. Josh Widdicombe and Frank Skinner are two of the poor souls who have to fill an eggcup with tears.
1:00:00Celebrities leave their dignity at the door as dastardly Mr Gilbert - aka Greg Davies - sets them some truly bizarre tasks, including building an egg tower.
Series 2
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50:00Comedy 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 1
1:00:00
1:00:00Comedians get competitive as devious Greg Davies sets them some absurd challenges. Identifying pie contents and making a film backwards are on the agenda here.