The WORST episodes of Taskmaster
Every episode of Taskmaster ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Taskmaster!
Greg Davies is the Taskmaster, and with the help of his ever-loyal assistant Alex Horne, he will set out to test the wiles, wit, wisdom and skills of five celebrity contestants. At the end of the series, who will be crowned the Taskmaster champion?
#1 - A Documentary About Despots
Season 10 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/22/2020
Johnny Vegas yells from a tall chair. Katherine Parkinson forgets how balloons work. Richard Herring flails around in a dinghy.
#2 - Legit Glass
Season 10 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/26/2020
Mawaan Rizwan masters remote control cars. Katherine Parkinson is baffled by a giant marble. Can Daisy May Cooper decipher Richard Herring's mysterious messages?
#3 - Tarpeters
Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/9/2018
Greg Davies metes out madcap misery. Liza Tarbuck shows her hatred of small toy men. Asim Chaudhry invents a new rain hat. Alice Levine tries to fathom darts.
#4 - One Warm Prawn
Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/16/2018
Greg Davies dishes out baffling tasks to five comics, who this time have to taste-test some baby food. Liza Tarbuck introduces a plastic lizard to a drill.
#5 - The Old Soft, Curved Padlock
Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/2/2018
5 new guests start the new season; Actor Asim Chaudhry, comedian Russell Howard, TV presenter Liza Tarbuck, 'comedian' Tim Vine, and the lovely DJ Alice Levine. But can they complete the kooky challenges set by little Alex Horne?
#6 - Hello
Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/8/2019
Five new contestants - Iain Stirling, Joe Thomas, Lou Sanders, Paul Sinha and Sian Gibson - complete a series of tasks under the watchful eye of Greg Davies and Alex Horne.
#7 - BMXing!
Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/23/2018
Tim Vine strips to his waist, Russell Howard gets tattooed, while Alice Levine apes Leonardo da Vinci using squirty cream. Greg Davies sets the truly absurd tasks.
#8 - It's My Milk Now
Season 15 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/4/2023
It'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. And nobody understands a simple egg-shelling task.
#9 - How Heavy Is the Water?
Season 15 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/20/2023
Kiell 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).
#10 - It's Not Your Fault
Season 11 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/18/2021
Charlotte Ritchie, Jamali Maddix, Lee Mack, Mike Wozniak and Sarah Kendall catch rats and have a smashing time delivering crockery on a scooter.
#11 - The Curse of Politeness
Season 15 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/30/2023
The 15th series kicks off with Alex Horne unveiling the new snack that's set to take the convenience food world by storm. Frankie Boyle plays with some string. And everyone throws a toilet roll.
#12 - Air Horn Andy
Season 10 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/10/2020
The comics go all out to win in the semi-final: Richard Herring bleeds on beer mats, Mawaan Rizwan volleys oranges and Katherine Parkinson counts plastic balls.
#13 - A Novel About Russian Gulags
Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/15/2019
The race continues for Greg Davies's golden head trophy. Today, an interesting selection of facial hair and a fascinating collection of continuous noises.
#14 - Melon Buffet
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/28/2015
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.
#15 - Snooker Cue Umbrella Chin
Season 17 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/25/2024
Steve Pemberton experiments with G-force, Sophie Willan splatters a human pigeon and Joanne McNally rocks a traffic cone. In other news, Nick Mohammed gets trapped under a bed.
#16 - God's Haemorrhoid
Season 10 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/15/2020
Taskmaster Greg Davies and his sidekick Alex Horne test the wit of Daisy May Cooper, Johnny Vegas, Katherine Parkinson, Mawaan Rizwan and Richard Herring with giant bears and flying eggs.
#17 - Trapped in a Loveless Marriage
Season 15 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/6/2023
Alex Horne splits his band five ways for the sake of a task, leading Jenny Eclair to impart her wisdom about piles. Meanwhile, Frankie Boyle has some strong opinions about golf.
#18 - We Met At Mealtimes
Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/6/2018
It is snowy globes, rubbery ducks and wooden-y spoons, as the competitors use their ingenuity to impress Taskmaster Greg Davies.
#19 - Some Impropriety?
Season 17 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/11/2024
Will Steve Pemberton's no-vowels gamble pay off? What does Nick Mohammed think is going to happen to those eggs? And, most intriguingly, why is Joanne McNally sniffing Little Alex Horne's beard?
#20 - Stuck in a Mammal Groove
Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/22/2019
Joe Thomas struggles with the definition of a mammal, Iain Stirling devises an explosive chemistry experiment and Sian Gibson sends a NSFW text to Greg.
#21 - The Pie Whisperer
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/4/2015
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.
#22 - Moments of Silence
Season 10 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/3/2020
Alex Horne gets an acting role, while Richard Herring delivers a star turn from behind a bush. Mawaan Rizwan nicks a cup of tea. Johnny Vegas takes a tumble.
#23 - Toshwash
Season 10 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/5/2020
Daisy May Cooper flirts with a security guard, Richard Herring is surprised by chickens and Alex Horne wears sparkly high heels while operating heavy machinery.
#24 - Point of Swivel
Season 10 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/29/2020
Pasta disasters and catapult calamities. The contestants are kept in the dark and turned upside-down.
#25 - Little Denim Shorts
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/25/2015
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.