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 176 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in March 2026.
Last broadcast:03/03/2026 at 20:00Genres: Game Shows
Last episode
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1:00:00Taskmaster
There's eraser eating, camera wrecking and caravan crushing in the final episode of the series. Which of our intrepid comics will emerge triumphant? (S8 Ep10/10)
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1:00:00Paul Sinha has some struggles with a basketball, Joe Thomas has a disastrous birthday and will Sian Gibson rescue Little Alex Horne from the sharp beak of an aquatic bird?
55:00Water, sand and beach balls contribute a seaside feel to this episode, but the jovial tone is soured by one contestant's flagrant cheating. (S8 Ep8/10)
55:00Greg Davies hands down brutally honest judgements as five comics fight among themselves to win his golden head. Today: the pink, the powerful and the pirate. (S8 Ep7/10)
1:00:00Tensions bubble to the surface during an apparently simple team task. Plus: what constitutes a loo roll? And how do you entertain a toddler? (S8 Ep4/10)
55:00Greg Davies judges the efforts of five keen comics. Joe Thomas struggles with the definition of a mammal. Sian Gibson sends Greg a NSFW text. (S8 Ep3/10)
1:00:00The race continues for Taskmaster Greg Davies' golden head trophy. Lou Sanders acquires some creepy facial hair. (S8 Ep2/10)
1:00:00Five new contestants - Iain Stirling, Joe Thomas, Lou Sanders, Paul Sinha and Sian Gibson - complete a series of tasks under the watchful eye of Greg Davies and Alex Horne.
Series 7
55:00
55:00The series reaches its majestic climax. Who will win Greg Davies' coveted golden head and become only the seventh Taskmaster champion in history? (S7 Ep10/10)
50:00It's the penultimate episode of the series. Rhod Gilbert's at the centre of satsuma-based controversy. (S7 Ep9/10)
55:00Greg Davies deals out withering looks and occasional faint praise in his role as the Taskmaster. Ever wondered what was underneath Phil Wang's costume? (S7 Ep8/10)
55:00Greg Davies challenges five funny people to entertain him by completing baffling challenges. This time: Christmas crackers and eye-opening techniques. (S7 Ep7/10)
1:00:00Greg Davies and Alex Horne host the 50th ever episode. Kerry Godliman and Jessica Knappett have a catfight. (S7 Ep6/10)
55:00Rhod Gilbert endangers Alex Horne's life (again), Jessica Knappett's sunny outlook is tested by a grumpy man, and Phil Wang has fun with mayonnaise. (S7 Ep5/10)
50:00Jessica Knappett wonders how much water weighs. James Acaster presses the emergency alarm in a lift. Rhod Gilbert comes to regret smearing mustard in his eyes. (S7 Ep4/10)
1:00:00Taskmaster Greg Davies sets our five intrepid comics more tricky tasks. What really gets Alex Horne's pulse racing? (S7 Ep3/10)
50:00Five fearless comics continue their Taskmaster battle. Phil Wang makes ogres poignant. Jessica Knappett mimics a foghorn. James Acaster goes round in circles. (S7 Ep2/10)
50:00James Acaster, Jessica Knappett, Kerry Godliman, Phil Wang and Rhod Gilbert perform pointless tasks involving clothes, construction and baked bean counting. (S7 Ep1/10)
Series 6
50:00
50:00It's the series finale. Tim Vine does a risky impersonation. Liza Tarbuck gifts Alex Horne a messy cake. And one supreme contestant lifts Greg's golden bonce. (S6 Ep10/10)
45:00It's the penultimate episode of the series, and Liza Tarbuck is the leader of the pack vying to win the Taskmaster trophy. This time: hook, feline and singers! (S6 Ep9/10)