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| The faceless facilitators. • ...and then a detective comes in. • The gangsters of the sea. • I'm a girl who likes a clean line. • Big stupid things. • A dance as old as time itself. • Captain Jackie and the hotdog. • The Nexus of Truth. • The cockle children. • Le Goose. | ||||||
A dance as old as time itself. is the sixth episode of Series 18 of Taskmaster and was broadcast on Channel 4 on 17 October 2024. The episode was won by Andy Zaltzman.
Episode breakdown[]
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| Task | Description | Andy Zaltzman | Babátúndé Aléshé | Emma Sidi | Jack Dee | Rosie Jones |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prize: Most fun thing to put in Alex's pocket without him knowing. | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Put one fish in the frying pan. Dottiest fish wins. Your task ends when you put a fish in the frying pan. | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Create, handle and voice the most charismatic new children's television puppet sidekick for Alex. | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Defuse the robot. You must cut all the wires but one. If you cut the danger wire, the robot will spew and you will be disqualified. You must keep your goggles on at all times. | 5 | DQ | DQ | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | Live: Correctly guess this person's job. You must ask a yes or no question on your turn. If you take more than 10 seconds to ask your question, you miss a go. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 18 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 10 | |