Taskmaster

Cast of Taskmaster

Seasons

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  Specials

  Jan 1, 2021

  7 episodes

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  Series 1

  Jul 27, 2015

  6 episodes

  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.

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  Series 2

  Jun 20, 2016

  5 episodes

  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.

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  Series 3

  Oct 4, 2016

  5 episodes

  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.

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  Series 4

  Apr 25, 2017

  8 episodes

  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...

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  Series 5

  Sep 12, 2017

  8 episodes

  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.

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  Series 6

  May 2, 2018

  10 episodes

  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.

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  Series 7

  Sep 4, 2018

  10 episodes

  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.

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  Series 8

  May 7, 2019

  10 episodes

  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.

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  Series 9

  Sep 3, 2019

  10 episodes

  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.

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  Series 10

  Oct 14, 2020

  10 episodes

  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.

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  Series 11

  Mar 18, 2021

  10 episodes

  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.

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  Series 12

  Sep 23, 2021

  10 episodes

  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.

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  Series 13

  Apr 13, 2022

  10 episodes

  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.

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  Series 14

  Sep 28, 2022

  10 episodes

  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.

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  Series 15

  Mar 30, 2023

  10 episodes

  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.

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  Series 16

  Sep 21, 2023

  10 episodes

  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.

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  Series 17

  Mar 28, 2024

  10 episodes

  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.

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  Series 18

  Sep 12, 2024

  10 episodes

  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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  Series 19

  May 1, 2025

  10 episodes

  Fatiha El-Ghorri, Jason Mantzoukas, Mathew Baynton, Rosie Ramsey and Stevie Martin risk their reputations as Taskmaster Greg Davies beckons the quintet of quivering comics into his world of misrule...

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  Series 20

  Sep 11, 2025

  10 episodes

  Greg Davies and Alex Horne return for the 20th series as Ania Magliano, Maisie Adam, Phil Ellis, Reece Shearsmith and Sanjeev Bhaskar compete to win both Greg's affection and his shiny head.

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  Series 21

  Apr 9, 2026

  10 episodes

  Like so many before them, Amy Gledhill, Armando Iannucci, Joanna Page, Joel Dommett and Kumail Nanjiani all believe that they can impress the Taskmaster. But only one will become the 21st champion.

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  Series 22

  Sep 3, 2026

  10 episodes

  The almighty Greg Davies and his efficient assistant Alex Horne, along with a brand-new five-piece set of distinguished comedians, are set to score and mark with the utmost scrutiny to determine who will emerge victorious, become the next person to hold aloft that remarkably shiny representation of Greg’s incomparable head, and be crowned the 22nd Taskmaster Champion.

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