Taskmaster Season 1

July. 27,2015      TV-14
Rating:
9
Trailer Synopsis

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.

Episode 6 : The Last Supper
September. 01,2015
In the last episode of the series, the five comics are not only playing for homemade chowder but also for the inaugural Taskmaster series winner’s trophy. Tasks include playing golf with eggs and cooking a meal using ingredients starting with every letter of the alphabet.
Episode 5 : Little Denim Shorts
August. 25,2015
Greg Davies and Alex Horne host as Frank Skinner takes a boulder onto a train for a pleasant excursion. Then, he and the other comedians try to make a Swedish man blush.
Episode 4 : Down an Octave
August. 18,2015
This week, can Roisin Conaty, Tim Key, Romesh Ranganathan, Frank Skinner and Josh Widdicombe fill an eggcup with tears, remember an Aussie Rules football team or play Taskmaster squash?
Episode 3 : The Poet and the Egg
August. 11,2015
The comedians build a tower for an egg and make a video ‘blooper’. The results are kind of surprising and kind of scary. Plus, Josh Widdicombe gives Greg Davies the ultimate gift – one that they will both remember FOREVER.
Episode 2 : The Pie Whisperer
August. 04,2015
Taskmaster Greg Davies commands his captive band of comedians to identify the contents of a table full of mystery pies, make a film backwards and high-five a fifty five year old.
Episode 1 : Melon Buffet
July. 28,2015
Roisin Conaty, Tim Key, Romesh Ranganathan, Frank Skinner and Josh Widdicombe are tasked with trying to paint the best picture of a horse whilst riding a horse, plus there's melon-eating, bath-emptying and pop-up tents.

Seasons

Season 17
Season 17 2024
Season 16
Season 16 2023
Season 15
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.
Season 15 2023
Season 14
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
Season 14 2022
Season 13
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
Season 13 2022
Season 12
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.
Season 12 2021
Season 11
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.
Season 11 2021
Season 10
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
Season 10 2020
Season 9
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
Season 9 2019
Season 8
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
Season 8 2019
Season 7
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
Season 7 2018
Season 6
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.
Season 6 2018
Season 5
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
Season 5 2017
Season 4
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...
Season 4 2017
Season 3
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.
Season 3 2016
Season 2
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
Season 2 2016
Season 1
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.
Season 1 2015

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