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 172 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in July 2025.
Last episode
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1:00:00Taskmaster
Comedy game show. Alex Horne has a makeover, Bob Mortimer champions sausage meat, Sally Phillips returns to the womb, and Nish Kumar has a heart-to-heart with the Taskmaster. (S5 Ep6/8)
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A shiny-new champion is about to be crowned, but not before Fatiha El-Ghorri kicks in a door, Mathew Baynton threatens a puppy and Stevie Martin expertly burns some toast. (S19 Ep10/10)
Series 5
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1:00:00Comedy game show. Alex Horne risks the Taskmaster's wrath by setting a cheeky unsanctioned task, and Sally Phillips locks herself in the caravan with an amorous water cooler. (S5 Ep5/8)
55:00Comedy game show. The five task-hungry comics attempt to make Marmite. Plus: can anyone recognise Alex Horne when he's wearing a hat? (S5 Ep4/8)
1:00:00Comedy game show. Greg Davies ranks five comics in order of competency as they attempt complex tasks such as coconut costumery. Plus: can Mark Watson open an unlocked briefcase? (S5 Ep3/8)
1:05:00Comedy game show. Greg Davies and Alex Horne bear witness as Aisling Bea bleeds on bread, Nish Kumar pretends that he's Robin Hood and Mark Watson feels the wrath of yoghurt. (S5 Ep2/8)
1:00:00Comedy game show. Aisling Bea, Bob Mortimer, Mark Watson, Nish Kumar and Sally Phillips tackle futile tasks: basketball (no hands), rowing (no oars) and cuddles (no kissing). (S5 Ep1/8)
Series 19 55:00
55:00It's the penultimate episode of the series, and Patatas the cat is back! Fatiha El-Ghorri knocks down an egg-shaped Alex Horne. And who's the master of multi-tasking? (S19 Ep9/10)
Series 4 50:00
50:00Comedy game show. It's the series finale, but who will lift Greg Davies' golden head? Noel Fielding finds his soulmate, and Mel Giedroyc bites off more than she can chew. (S4 Ep8/8)
55:00Comedy game show. Greg Davies and Alex Horne watch with despair as five comics take on wheelie bins, bunting and an unstable mannequin in the battle for Greg's golden head. (S4 Ep7/8)
50:00Comedy game show. Expect camel carnage, carrier bag football and the dark secrets of the Taskmaster's sleeping bag, as five comics continue to vie for the highly coveted prize. (S4 Ep6/8)
1:00:00Comedy game show. Greg 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)
1:00:00Comedy game show. What 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)
Series 19 1:15:00
1:15:00For the 12th time this series, Jason Mantzoukas chooses violence as the solution to a task. Fatiha El-Ghorri retches into a balloon. Stevie Martin relives a difficult memory. (S19 Ep8/10)
Series 4 1:00:00
1:00:00Comedy game show. The 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)
55:00Comedy game show. Greg 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)
1:00:00Comedy game show. 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 1:00:00
1:00:00Comedy game show. It'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)
1:00:00Comedy 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)
Series 19 55:00
55:00Rosie 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)