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 - Maybe Someone Else Wrote Veep?
Season 21 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/4/2026
The end is nigh, and four contestants are still in the race to become champion... while Joel Dommett's just having a good time! Alex Horne slaps Armando Iannucci with a flip-flop.
#2 - Dynamite Chicks
Season 16 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/12/2023
Greg Davies watches on in wonder, delight and sometimes disgust as Alex Horne chokes down some vaguely cylindrical meals. And Sue Perkins sniffs a door.
#3 - Skateboard Division
Season 16 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/19/2023
We're halfway through the series, and the comics just want to leave with a bit of dignity intact. Which isn't likely as Lucy Beaumont plays with some toilet roll.
#4 - Brother Alex
Season 16 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/26/2023
Julian Clary gets on his hands and knees. Sue Perkins makes an extraordinary noise. Lucy Beaumont creeps everyone out. And Sam Campbell identifies some colourful birds.
#5 - The Faceless Facilitators
Season 18 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/12/2024
Andy Zaltzman, Babátúndé Aléshé, Emma Sidi, Jack Dee and Rosie Jones search for a seal, hurl yoga balls in a theme park, and force-feed Little Alex Horne a bowlful of bubblegum.
#6 - ...And Then a Detective Comes In
Season 18 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/19/2024
Jack Dee has a dramatic wardrobe change, Rosie Jones presents her new baby, and Emma Sidi's got Tamzin Outhwaite on the brain. Plus: multi-headed beasts, and a very dull ghost.
#7 - I'm a Girl Who Likes a Clean Line
Season 18 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/3/2024
Andy Zaltzman takes a carrot-based risk. Emma Sidi performs some cartwheel tricks. Rosie Jones menaces a member of the crew. Alex Horne rings a bell (or two!)
#8 - Big Stupid Things
Season 18 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/10/2024
Only Emma Sidi has yet to win an episode. Is this her time? Meanwhile, Greg Davies gags after opening a big jar, Andy Zaltzman makes a robot sing and a newly blond Jack Dee discusses hedgehogs.
#9 - A Dance as Old as Time Itself
Season 18 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/17/2024
Alex Horne shows off his prowess with a pair of pliers, Jack Dee adopts a charismatic New York accent, Emma Sidi enjoys a Taskmaster tipple, and Babátúndé Aléshé makes a lovely little otter.
#10 - The Nexus of Truth
Season 18 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/31/2024
Andy Zaltzman deliberately dirties Alex Horne's trousers, Emma Sidi reveals a startling belief about socks, Jack Dee does some energetic air cycling, and Babátúndé Aléshé resorts to phoning a friend.
#11 - The Cockle Children
Season 18 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/7/2024
As the competition goes down to the wire, Jack Dee makes a series of tense phone calls, while Rosie Jones smears brown stuff on a plate. And can Andy Zaltzman shoehorn cricket into yet another task?!
#12 - The Final: Le Goose
Season 18 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/14/2024
Our five weary contestants compete one last time, in a grand final featuring tiny chairs, giant eggs and a honking Alex Horne. But at the end of it all, who'll lift the legendary Taskmaster trophy?
#13 - Sometimes Spit
Season 19 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/1/2025
Fatiha El-Ghorri, Jason Mantzoukas, Mathew Baynton, Rosie Ramsey and Stevie Martin kick-start the series with tasks involving vinegar, raisins and, as is traditional, peas.
#14 - My Presumably Scrotum
Season 19 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/15/2025
Fatiha El-Ghorri has concerns about aggressive waterfowl, while Rosie Ramsey goes flying, but it's Mathew Baynton crawling through a corridor that causes the biggest commotion.
#15 - An Invisible Jump Rope
Season 19 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/8/2025
In the always-awkward first team task of the series, Stevie Martin invents a new way for humans to move, while Fatiha El-Ghorri sweeps the Taskmaster garden with a small broom.
#16 - An Even Bigger Spoon
Season 21 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/14/2026
Coconuts are doused in vinegar, glue and Alex Horne's hair. Kumail Nanjiani impresses with his super-human jaw strength. And don't be alarmed, it's just Joanna Page screaming... again.
#17 - Leg Up, Johnny!
Season 21 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/16/2026
In a particularly active episode, Armando Iannucci performs a daring stunt, Kumail Nanjiani moves bowling pins with oven gloves, and Joanna Page unwisely attempts a handstand
#18 - The Final: The Clever Side?
Season 19 - Episode 10 - Aired 7/3/2025
A shiny-new Taskmaster champion is about to be crowned, but not before Fatiha El-Ghorri kicks in a door, Mathew Baynton threatens a puppy and Stevie Martin expertly burns some toast.
#19 - Getaway Sticks
Season 19 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/26/2025
It's the penultimate episode of the series, and Patatas the cat is back! Fatiha El-Ghorri knocks down an egg-shaped Alex Horne. And who's the master of multi-tasking?
#20 - Science All Your Life
Season 19 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/19/2025
For the 12th time this series, Jason Mantzoukas chooses violence as the solution to a task. Meanwhile, Fatiha El-Ghorri retches into a balloon and Stevie Martin relives a traumatic memory.
#21 - Glass Half Most
Season 19 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/12/2025
Rosie Ramsey reveals a talent for trotting. Mathew Baynton spectacularly forfeits any remaining dignity, and in a not-unrelated event, Alex Horne's shoes are doused in yoghurt.
#22 - It's Got to Be Obsolete
Season 19 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/5/2025
Poor Little Alex Horne is poked, chased and repeatedly dunked underwater in the comics' pursuit of glory, while an unhinged Jason Mantzoukas causes havoc in the once-harmonious Taskmaster House.
#23 - Maybe We're the Monsters
Season 19 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/29/2025
Jason Mantzoukas learns that lollipop ladies exist. Fatiha El-Ghorri tells a disturbing story about a goat. Alex Horne is compelled to join in with Mathew Baynton's ode to DIY.
#24 - Midnight Picnic
Season 19 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/22/2025
Greg Davies makes a regrettable promise involving his trousers, while Alex Horne has trouser issues of his own thanks to Rosie Ramsey. And Stevie Martin repeatedly punches a mannequin in the groin.
#25 - A Documentary About a Despot
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.