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 162 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in April 2025.
Last broadcast:29/04/2025 at 21:00Genres: Game Shows
Last episode
1:00:00


Taskmaster
The comics retrieve pineapples from a pond and inventively repurpose umbrellas. And in a fitting climax, Frankie Boyle goes to town on a gigantic cat scratching post. (S15 Ep8/10)
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Greg and Alex take things up a notch by introducing a pulper to proceedings. Jelly babies cause friction. And Mae Martin and Ivo Graham say the word 'duck' a lot. (S15 Ep7/10)


It's episode six, and you know what that means? That's right, it's time to meet everyone's imaginary friends in a domestic and poignant setting. (S15 Ep6/10)


Frankie Boyle impresses with his falsetto. Kiell Smith-Bynoe wows everyone with his spoon retrieval abilities. And Mae Martin fakes their way into Alex Horne's wallet. (S15 Ep5/10)


Kiell Smith-Bynoe finds himself playing bingo without any shoes on. And all the comedians create boats to carry eggs in a race involving eggs (in boats). (S15 Ep4/10)


Things are getting heated between the noble competitors as they bid to impress the Taskmaster. Can they keep it together for the all-important sausage exam? (S15 Ep3/10)


Alex Horne splits his band five ways for a task, which inspires Jenny Eclair to impart her wisdom about piles. Meanwhile, Frankie Boyle has strong opinions about golf. (Ep2/10)


Greg Davies and Alex Horne host, as Frankie Boyle, Ivo Graham, Jenny Eclair, Kiell Smith-Bynoe and Mae Martin unravel some string and throw toilet brushes. (S15 Ep1/10)
Series 14
1:05:00


After nine tense episodes, it's time for the glorious grand final, featuring grapes, ducks and moon boots. Which contestant will stroll away with Greg Davies' golden head? (S14 Ep10/10)


John Kearns blunts the business end of a sausage, Fern Brady struggles with a raspberry, and can Sarah Millican find a novel use for a ping-pong ball? (S14 Ep9/10)


Fern Brady and Munya Chawawa are yet to claim a win. Can a tailless tiger bring them luck? Meanwhile, Dara Ó Briain gets frustrated, and Sarah Millican does something clever. (S14 Ep8/10)


Sarah Millican flails about with a frying pan, Munya Chawawa pulls off a brilliant billiards shot, and all five comics spend far too long searching for a bath, given its size. (S14 Ep7/10)


Dara Ó Briain leads the pack at the halfway point of the series, but even he's baffled by a quantity of milk. John Kearns and Munya Chawawa do some elaborate skipping and jumping. (S14 Ep6)


Sarah Millican gets her hands in some cottage pie, Fern Brady becomes Brandy Alexander, Munya Chawawa demonstrates a mastery of martial arts and John Kearns survives an operation. (S14 Ep5)


Comedy game show. Dara Ó Briain displays a fabulous flair for folding, Fern Brady complains about being forced to tidy up, and Munya Chawawa does DIY magic with a coat hanger. (S14 Ep4)


Can Fern Brady fly? Is Sarah Millican fireproof? And why would the notoriously brutal Taskmaster treat the gang to a tasty dessert? All these questions and more will be answered. (S14 Ep3)


Comedy game show. Munya Chawawa falls in a bath, Sarah Millican searches for a door, and Alex Horne is as happy as a sandboy when he gets to supervise an entire task about admin! (S14 Ep2)


Greg Davies and Alex Horne return to wreak havoc on comics Dara Ó Briain, Fern Brady, John Kearns, Munya Chawawa and Sarah Millican, who fumble frozen peas and shout about fish. (S14 Ep1)
Series 13
1:00:00


It's the final! Why is Chris Ramsey rapping about aubergines? Can Bridget Christie whistle? Will Judi Love ever win an episode? And who will walk away with Greg's golden head? (S13 Ep10/10)


Comedy game show. The race for glory heats up as we reach the business end of the series. Bridget Christie researches Welsh royalty, and Judi Love pokes a shoe under a curtain. (S13 Ep9/10)