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 in this brand new game show?

First Air Date: 2015-07-28

Last Air Date: 2025-11-13

Number of Seasons: 21

Number of Episodes: 182

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
Asim Chaudhry as Self
Ania Magliano as Self
Babatunde Aléshé as Self
Maisie Adam as Self
Russell Howard as Self
Phil Ellis as Self
Reece Shearsmith as Self

Seasons

Specials (2021) - (5 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)

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 | 421 steps. (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?