Taskmaster

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?

First Air Date: 2015-07-28

Last Air Date: 2026-05-07

Number of Seasons: 21

Number of Episodes: 192

Created By: Alex Horne

Networks: Channel 4, U&Dave

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Top Cast

Greg Davies as Self - Taskmaster
Alex Horne as Self - Taskmaster's Assistant
Kerry Godliman as Self
Andy Zaltzman as Self
Asim Chaudhry as Self
Babatunde Aléshé as Self
Ania Magliano as Self
Emma Sidi as Self
Jack Dee as Self
Maisie Adam as Self

Seasons

Specials (2021) - (7 Episodes)

Series 1 (2015) - (6 Episodes)

Series 2 (2016) - (5 Episodes)

Series 3 (2016) - (5 Episodes)

Series 4 (2017) - (8 Episodes)

Series 5 (2017) - (8 Episodes)

Series 6 (2018) - (10 Episodes)

Series 7 (2018) - (10 Episodes)

Series 8 (2019) - (10 Episodes)

Series 9 (2019) - (10 Episodes)

Series 10 (2020) - (10 Episodes)

Series 11 (2021) - (10 Episodes)

Series 12 (2021) - (10 Episodes)

Series 13 (2022) - (10 Episodes)

Series 14 (2022) - (10 Episodes)

Series 15 (2023) - (10 Episodes)

Series 16 (2023) - (10 Episodes)

Series 17 (2024) - (10 Episodes)

Series 18 (2024) - (10 Episodes)

Series 19 (2025) - (10 Episodes)

Series 20 (2025) - (10 Episodes)

Series 21 (2026) - (10 Episodes)

Specials (2021)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Taskmaster's New Year Treat 2021 (2021-01-01)

John Hannah, Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Nicola Coughlan, Rylan Clark-Neal and Shirley Ballas attempt a series of silly tasks, in a one-off festive special hosted by Greg Davies and Alex Horne
Ep. 2: Taskmaster's New Year Treat 2022 (2022-01-01)

In a festive one-off, Adrian Chiles, Claudia Winkleman, Jonnie Peacock, Lady Leshurr and Baroness Sayeeda Warsi contend with tasks involving eggs, vinegar and a long pole
Ep. 3: Taskmaster's New Year Treat 2023 (2023-01-01)

Amelia Dimoldenberg, Carol Vorderman, Greg James, Mo Farah and Self Esteem compete in this one-off event, featuring lots of dots and countless carp pellets, to win Greg Davies' eyebrows
Ep. 4: Taskmaster's New Year Treat 2024 (2024-01-02)

Who's best at scoffing poppadoms? Deborah Meaden, Kojey Radical, Lenny Rush, Steve Backshall or Zoe Ball? Greg Davies and Little Alex Horne are determined to find out.
Ep. 5: Taskmaster's New Year Treat 2025 (2024-12-29)

David James, Hannah Fry, Martin Lewis, Melanie Blatt and Sue Johnston pit their wits against the mighty Taskmaster, in the annual wrangle for Greg's golden eyebrows. Who'll come out on top?
Ep. 6: Taskmaster's New Year Treat 2026 (1) (2026-01-02)

Big Zuu, Jill Scott, Sam Ryder, Susie Dent and Rose Ayling-Ellis dip their toe in the Taskmaster waters in part one of the annual scramble for Greg's golden eyebrows. But they might wish they hadn't.
Ep. 7: Taskmaster's New Year Treat 2026 (2) (2026-01-03)

With just three points separating the celebs, it's all to play for in the second leg. Big Zuu gets competitive with a shoe. And can Susie Dent make Alex Horne's dream come true?