Release Date

28 Jul, 2015

Runtime

00:45: (HH:MM)

Total Episode/Season

162/18

Synopsis

Greg Davies is the Taskmaster, and with the help of his ever-loyal assistant Alex Horne, they will set out to test the wiles, wit, wisdom and skills of five hyper-competitive comedians. Who will be crowned the Taskmaster champion in this brand new game show?

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Specials

01 Jan, 2021

Series 1

27 Jul, 2015

Greg Davies is the all-powerful Taskmaster. Assisted by Alex Horne, he sets a series of devious tasks for comedians Frank Skinner, Josh Widdicombe, Roisin Conaty, Romesh Ranganathan and Tim Key.

Series 2

20 Jun, 2016

Greg Davies judges another comedic task force - Doc Brown, Joe Wilkinson, Jon Richardson, Katherine Ryan and Richard Osman - while the efficient but obsequious Alex Horne steers the Taskmaster ship.

Series 3

04 Oct, 2016

Not many series can return for a third run and claim they have footage of five comedians making out-of-season snowmen, spreading their clothes as far and as wide as possible and whispering questions at an 83-year-old called Hugh in the hope of winning a golden version of Greg Davies’s head. Taskmaster can.

Series 4

25 Apr, 2017

Hugh Dennis, Joe Lycett, Lolly Adefope, Mel Giedroyc and Noel Fielding all believe they have what it takes to win the most coveted prize in comedy. Let Taskmaster Greg Davies be the judge of that...

Series 5

12 Sep, 2017

Tasks are set, seals are broken and unpredictable actions take place, as Aisling Bea, Bob Mortimer, Mark Watson, Nish Kumar and Sally Phillips compete to earn the respect of Greg Davies and Alex Horne.

Series 6

02 May, 2018

Alice Levine, Asim Chaudhry, Liza Tarbuck, Russell Howard and Tim Vine attempt futile tasks that inspire both breathtaking brilliance and rank incompetence. Greg Davies and Alex Horne keep score.

Series 7

04 Sep, 2018

James Acaster, Jessica Knappett, Kerry Godliman, Phil Wang and Rhod Gilbert take on more mostly meaningless challenges, as Taskmaster Greg Davies and his assistant Alex Horne host a seventh series.

Series 8

07 May, 2019

Iain Stirling, Joe Thomas, Lou Sanders, Paul Sinha and Sian Gibson pit their wits against perfectly pointless problems in a bid to impress Taskmaster Greg Davies and his simpering secretary Alex Horne.

Series 9

03 Sep, 2019

Five famous faces are put through their paces as Taskmaster Greg Davies and Little Alex Horne set David Baddiel, Ed Gamble, Jo Brand, Katy Wix and Rose Matafeo a series of mystifying missions.

Series 10

14 Oct, 2020

Taskmaster settles into its new home on Channel 4, as Greg Davies and Alex Horne put Daisy May Cooper, Johnny Vegas, Katherine Parkinson, Mawaan Rizwan and Richard Herring to the ultimate test.

Series 11

18 Mar, 2021

Charlotte Ritchie, Jamali Maddix, Lee Mack, Mike Wozniak and Sarah Kendall are all keen as a condiment to impress Greg Davies and Alex Horne in a series of crafty tasks.

Series 12

23 Sep, 2021

The five brave souls desperate to display Greg's regal golden head on their mantelpiece this time are: Alan Davies, Desiree Burch, Guz Khan, Morgana Robinson and Victoria Coren Mitchell.

Series 13

13 Apr, 2022

The BAFTA-winning behemoth is back for a 13th series, as Ardal O'Hanlon, Bridget Christie, Chris Ramsey, Judi Love and Sophie Duker battle to win Taskmaster Greg Davies' golden head.

Series 14

28 Sep, 2022

Greg Davies and Alex Horne wreak havoc on the lives of noble knights Dara Ó Briain, Fern Brady, John Kearns, Munya Chawawa and Sarah Millican, as they battle to become the 14th Taskmaster champion.

Series 15

30 Mar, 2023

Greg Davies is excited to subject Frankie Boyle, Mae Martin, Jenny Eclair, Kiell Smith-Bynoe and Ivo Graham to a barrage of humiliating tasks. Little Alex Horne is excited about all the admin.

Series 16

20 Sep, 2023

Greg Davies is ready to pass merciless judgement on Julian Clary, Sue Perkins, Sam Campbell, Susan Wokoma and Lucy Beaumont, while Little Alex Horne watches on from behind his clipboard.

Series 17

27 Mar, 2024

Flanked by his flunky Alex Horne, Greg Davies is primed to remorselessly judge Joanne McNally, John Robins, Nick Mohammed, Sophie Willan and Steve Pemberton. Eggs included.

Series 18

12 Sep, 2024

Ducks. Eggs. And a honking Horne! Settle in for the 18th series of Taskmaster, as Andy Zaltzman, Babátúndé Aléshé, Emma Sidi, Jack Dee and Rosie Jones tackle the toughest endurance test on television.

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