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 164 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in May 2025.
Last episode
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1:00:00Taskmaster
In the always-awkward first team task of the series, Stevie Martin invents a new way for humans to move, while Fatiha El-Ghorri sweeps the Taskmaster garden with a small broom. (S19 Ep2/10)
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We're halfway through the series, and the comics just want to leave with a bit of dignity intact. Which isn't likely as Lucy Beaumont plays with some toilet roll. (S16 Ep5/10)
1:00:00Greg Davies watches on in wonder, delight and sometimes disgust as Alex Horne chokes down some vaguely cylindrical meals. And Sue Perkins sniffs a door. (S16 Ep4/10)
1:00:00Poor Alex Horne gets insulted by a panpipe-playing Sue Perkins. Meanwhile, Julian Clary destroys a table and Lucy Beaumont munches on a tree. (S16 Ep3/10)
1:00:00Julian Clary finds a former Taskmaster champion hiding behind a door. Susan Wokoma does something unexpected with mice and fish. Sue Perkins loves portcullises. (S16 Ep2/10)
1:00:00Julian Clary, Lucy Beaumont, Sam Campbell, Sue Perkins and Susan Wokoma take on the Taskmaster. In episode one, Greg Davies slaps Alex Horne because of peas. (S16 Ep1/10)
Series 19
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55:00A fresh quintet of quivering comics - Fatiha El-Ghorri, Jason Mantzoukas, Mathew Baynton, Rosie Ramsey and Stevie Martin - enter Taskmaster Greg Davies' world of misrule. (S19 Ep1/10)
Series 15 1:00:00
1:00:00It's the grand final, and the competitors' mettle is tested in the most dramatic gladiatorial arena of all as they all contemplate using a hose. Things just got serious. (S15 Ep10/10)
1:00:00In the penultimate episode, the pressure is so intense that Mae Martin forgets the only rule to a task. Expect paint, stomping and sneaky prizes in this sort-of semi-final. (S15 Ep9/10)
1:00:00The 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)
50:00Greg 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)
1:00:00It'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)
1:00:00Frankie 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)
1:00:00Kiell 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)
1:00:00Things 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)
1:00:00Alex 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)
1:05:00Greg 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
1:05:00After 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)
1:05:00John 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)
1:05:00Fern 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)