The BEST episodes written by Alex Horne

The Final: The Clever Side?
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8.21
108 votes

#1 - The Final: The Clever Side?

Taskmaster - Season 19 - Episode 10

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.

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My Presumably Scrotum
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8.18
131 votes

#2 - My Presumably Scrotum

Taskmaster - Season 19 - Episode 3

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.

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Their Water's So Delicious
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8.14
227 votes

#3 - Their Water's So Delicious

Taskmaster - Season 5 - Episode 8

The celebrity torture is almost over as the series climaxes. Aisling Bea leaps cushions and Bob Mortimer educates us about Dumfries and Galloway.

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Tony Three Pies
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8.13
242 votes

#4 - Tony Three Pies

Taskmaster - Season 4 - Episode 8

Greg Davies tortures our celebrities one last time in this series finale. Noel Fielding finds his soulmate and Mel Giedroyc bites off more than she can chew.

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Maybe We're the Monsters
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8.11
129 votes

#5 - Maybe We're the Monsters

Taskmaster - Season 19 - Episode 5

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.

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Glass Half Most
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8.10
113 votes

#6 - Glass Half Most

Taskmaster - Season 19 - Episode 7

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.

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I Can Hear It Gooping
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8.09
182 votes

#7 - I Can Hear It Gooping

Taskmaster - Season 7 - Episode 10

The series reaches its majestic climax. Who will win Greg Davies's coveted golden head to become just the seventh Taskmaster Champion in history?

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Think About the Spirit
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8.06
155 votes

#8 - Think About the Spirit

Taskmaster - Season 9 - Episode 10

It's the grand final - peas, teas, and absent keys feature as Ed Gamble, Jo Brand, Katy Wix and Rose Matafeo vie to go home with Greg Davies's massive face.

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The Pendulum Draws The Eye
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8.06
188 votes

#9 - The Pendulum Draws The Eye

Taskmaster - Season 7 - Episode 9

Two episodes remain in the series and with Greg Davies's shiny head trophy within touching distance, tensions are beginning to run high between the contestants.

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The Final: Always Forks and Marbles
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8.05
129 votes

#10 - The Final: Always Forks and Marbles

Taskmaster - Season 16 - Episode 10

The series reaches a thrilling climax with Sue Perkins forgetting about the milk and Julian Clary performing a gentle assault. Who will lift Greg's golden head to the heavens?

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The Perfect Stuff
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8.04
195 votes

#11 - The Perfect Stuff

Taskmaster - Season 7 - Episode 7

Greg Davies challenges his five fearful funny people to entertain him by completing more baffling challenges, which this week involve corneas, crackers and construction.

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Meat
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8.03
272 votes

#12 - Meat

Taskmaster - Season 4 - Episode 5

Greg Davies sets five comics a series of bizarre - some would say cruel - tasks. Noel Fielding has a sliding session and Swede Fred receives an intense video call.

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No Stars For Naughty Boys
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8.03
233 votes

#13 - No Stars For Naughty Boys

Taskmaster - Season 4 - Episode 7

Fiendish celebrity assignments dished out by evil Greg Davies and Alex Horne. Hugh Dennis wields a blade and Mel Giedroyc destroys a mannequin.

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Sometimes Spit
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7.99
154 votes

#14 - Sometimes Spit

Taskmaster - Season 19 - Episode 1

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.

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Quisps
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7.99
171 votes

#15 - Quisps

Taskmaster - Season 9 - Episode 4

David Baddiel shows a readiness to bare his chest, Katy Wix robs a piggy bank, and Alex is powerless in the face of Ed Gamble's creative vision.

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The Natural Friends
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7.98
164 votes

#16 - The Natural Friends

Taskmaster - Season 16 - Episode 1

Greg slaps Alex because of peas. Lucy Beaumont marvels at a canned blindfold. And everyone tries to put a big duck in a lake.

Spatchcock It
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7.98
267 votes

#17 - Spatchcock It

Taskmaster - Season 4 - Episode 6

The twisted minds of Greg Davies and Alex Horne spell bother for five comedians. Joe Lycett shows no mercy to a camel and Hugh Dennis gets a sleeping bag challenge.

Look At Me
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7.97
261 votes

#18 - Look At Me

Taskmaster - Season 4 - Episode 2

Surreal celebrity challenges that Greg Davies describes as 'consensual humiliation'. Lolly Adefope tries long-distance painting and Hugh Dennis is befuddled by an egg.

A Fat Bald White Man
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7.97
273 votes

#19 - A Fat Bald White Man

Taskmaster - Season 4 - Episode 1

Hugh Dennis, Joe Lycett, Lolly Adefope, Mel Giedroyc and Noel Fielding fell rubber ducks and destroy a cake to impress the very demanding Greg Davies.

Mother Honks Her Horn
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7.95
187 votes

#20 - Mother Honks Her Horn

Taskmaster - Season 7 - Episode 8

Greg Davies deals out more withering looks and occasional faint praise in his role as the Taskmaster. Ever wondered what was underneath Phil Wang's costume? No? Oh dear.

Don't Like Them Go Bang
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7.94
160 votes

#21 - Don't Like Them Go Bang

Taskmaster - Season 9 - Episode 9

The five comics go undercover as they try to impress Greg Davies with their attempts at high-level espionage.

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It's Got to Be Obsolete
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7.93
115 votes

#22 - It's Got to Be Obsolete

Taskmaster - Season 19 - Episode 6

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.

Butter In The Microwave.
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7.91
172 votes

#23 - Butter In The Microwave.

Taskmaster - Season 9 - Episode 2

Ed Gamble gets reckless with a frying pan, Katy Wix asks for a pencil and Jo Brand shares a leisurely sandwich with David Baddiel.

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A Wind-Dried Puffin
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7.91
227 votes

#24 - A Wind-Dried Puffin

Taskmaster - Season 5 - Episode 5

Greg Davies sets tasks that are bizarre, cruel, and also very funny. Sally Phillips faces an amorous watercooler and Aisling Bea crams a dish into a balloon.

Aquatic Sewing Machine
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7.91
159 votes

#25 - Aquatic Sewing Machine

Taskmaster - Season 8 - Episode 8

This episode feature sand, beach balls, water and an angler's keepnet. There are also coffee pots, which don't help Joe Thomas, and a trumpet, which doesn't help Lou Sanders.

The Mean Bean
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7.89
216 votes

#26 - The Mean Bean

Taskmaster - Season 7 - Episode 1

Taskmaster Greg Davies returns with sidekick Alex Horne as five comics line up to attempt his mostly meaningless challenges. Today: clothes, construction and caravans.

Spoony Neeson
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7.89
226 votes

#27 - Spoony Neeson

Taskmaster - Season 5 - Episode 6

The consensual celebrity humiliation continues at the hands of wicked Greg Davies. Bob Mortimer champions sausage meat and Sally Phillips returns to the womb...

He Was A Different Man
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7.89
188 votes

#28 - He Was A Different Man

Taskmaster - Season 6 - Episode 10

Tim Vine attempts a risky impersonation, Alex Horne receives a gift from Liza Tarbuck, and the recipient of the Taskmaster's golden bonce is revealed.

Twelve Blush Majesty Two
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7.89
192 votes

#29 - Twelve Blush Majesty Two

Taskmaster - Season 7 - Episode 3

Five intrepid comics compete to win Taskmaster Greg Davies's gorgeous golden skull - this time we discover what really makes Alex Horne's pulse race...

Midnight Picnic
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7.88
100 votes

#30 - Midnight Picnic

Taskmaster - Season 19 - Episode 4

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.

The Poet and the Egg
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7.88
291 votes

#31 - The Poet and the Egg

Taskmaster - Season 1 - Episode 3

Celebrities leave their dignity at the door as dastardly Mr Gilbert - aka Greg Davies - sets them some truly bizarre tasks, including building an egg tower.

Residue Round The Hoof
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7.88
239 votes

#32 - Residue Round The Hoof

Taskmaster - Season 5 - Episode 4

Greg Davies dishes out the absurd A-list challenges once more. Mark Watson and Nish Kumar pop toast together and Sally Phillips spreads absinthe on it.

The Last Supper
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7.87
265 votes

#33 - The Last Supper

Taskmaster - Season 1 - Episode 6

Roisin Conaty and Frank Skinner are among the comedians at the mercy of Greg Davies, who sets them some batty challenges - including playing golf with eggs.

Never Packed a Boot
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7.87
122 votes

#34 - Never Packed a Boot

Taskmaster - Season 16 - Episode 8

Excitement reaches volcanic proportions as the mystery of the secret task is finally revealed to the baffled cast of comics. And who will get to wear the Special Hat?

Boing Boing
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7.87
213 votes

#35 - Boing Boing

Taskmaster - Season 5 - Episode 7

Evil Greg Davies sets five comedians cruel conundrums. Nish Kumar is presented with a coconut harness and a blindfolded Sally Phillips handles a slice of bread.

The Final: Le Goose
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7.86
108 votes

#36 - The Final: Le Goose

Taskmaster - Season 18 - Episode 10

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?

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An Invisible Jump Rope
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7.84
140 votes

#37 - An Invisible Jump Rope

Taskmaster - Season 19 - Episode 2

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.

Clumpy Swayey Clumsy Man
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7.84
156 votes

#38 - Clumpy Swayey Clumsy Man

Taskmaster - Season 8 - Episode 10

Lou Sanders chews on some stationery, Sian Gibson is crushed by a caravan, Paul Sinha wrecks a camera, Joe Thomas gets cross and Iain Stirling waves a stick about.

Shaqinahat
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7.83
158 votes

#39 - Shaqinahat

Taskmaster - Season 9 - Episode 8

Greg Davies delivers angry appraisals from his comfy throne as Ed Gamble dons a baby's bonnet, Katy Wix makes Alex Horne wince, and Rose Matafeo does a spot of screaming.

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OLLIE
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7.83
197 votes

#40 - OLLIE

Taskmaster - Season 7 - Episode 4

More apparently meaningless tasks are handed to five comedians by the Taskmaster, Greg Davies. Featuring switches, scales and, of course, a face full of mustard.

Friendship Is Truth
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7.83
249 votes

#41 - Friendship Is Truth

Taskmaster - Season 4 - Episode 4

What will Mel Giedroyc do to a pommel horse, and why are Alex Horne and Noel Fielding dancing like shrews? Dastardly Greg Davies sets the nutty tasks.

A Coquettish Fascinator
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7.82
197 votes

#42 - A Coquettish Fascinator

Taskmaster - Season 7 - Episode 6

The unseemly scramble to win Taskmaster Greg Davies's massive gold-plated noggin continues. This time, Kerry Godliman and Jessica Knappett resort to soapy violence...

The Leprechaun Or The Lesbian
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7.82
240 votes

#43 - The Leprechaun Or The Lesbian

Taskmaster - Season 5 - Episode 2

Greg Davies takes great pleasure in celebrity humiliation. Nish Kumar pretends that he's Robin Hood and Mark Watson feels the wrath of yoghurt.

Getaway Sticks
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7.82
104 votes

#44 - Getaway Sticks

Taskmaster - Season 19 - Episode 9

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?

Phoenix
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7.81
235 votes

#45 - Phoenix

Taskmaster - Season 5 - Episode 3

Proving he's as diabolical in real life as he is in the Inbetweeners, Greg Davies sets our five comedians absurd tasks such as jelly-balancing and coconut costumery.

Hollowing Out A Baguette
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7.81
248 votes

#46 - Hollowing Out A Baguette

Taskmaster - Season 4 - Episode 3

Punishing celebrity challenges. Devious Greg Davies tries to spot our five camouflaged comics, then the gang attempt to herd some dogs and chickens.

Big Stupid Things
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7.80
122 votes

#47 - Big Stupid Things

Taskmaster - Season 18 - Episode 5

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.

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Dignity Intact
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7.80
261 votes

#48 - Dignity Intact

Taskmaster - Season 5 - Episode 1

Greg Davies sets Aisling Bea, Bob Mortimer, Mark Watson, Nish Kumar and Sally Phillips some brilliantly bewildering tasks, including basketball without hands.

Science All Your Life
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7.80
121 votes

#49 - Science All Your Life

Taskmaster - Season 19 - Episode 8

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.

Down an Octave
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7.79
276 votes

#50 - Down an Octave

Taskmaster - Season 1 - Episode 4

Greg Davies lays down tricky tasks to a gaggle of comedians. Josh Widdicombe and Frank Skinner are two of the poor souls who have to fill an eggcup with tears.