Krishnan Guru-Murthy is a British journalist on Channel 4. He presents the Channel 4 News and the foreign-affairs documentary series Unreported World. He has played himself in film Shaun of the Dead and miniseries Dead Set and has appeared on 8 Out of 10 Cats, Never Mind the Buzzcocks and Have I Got News for You.
In 2021, Guru-Murthy appeared as a contestant on Taskmaster's New Year Treat, finishing third with 12 points.
Performance[]
| Task | Description | Krishnan Guru-Murthy |
|---|---|---|
| Episode 1: The fastest duck. (1 January 2021) | ||
| 1 | Prize: Best thing to bring to a party. | 2 |
| 2 | Get the biggest thing through the doughnut without breaking the doughnut. | 3 |
| 3 | Sculpt the scene on the other side of this wall. | 4 |
| 4 | Build the lightest tower on this set of scales. You may not move the scales or tape anything to them, and you may not tamper with or block the fan. The fan will be on for 1 minute every other minute. Your tower must be taller than a wolf and stand by itself for 10 seconds. | 4 |
| 5 | Live: Without your fellow contestants seeing, select one object from your box. If you select the same object as one of your fellow contestants, you will both lose 1 actual point. | -1 |
| Live: Strike the most balls into the bath with your object. If any of your balls touch the Taskmaster, you lose 1 actual point. | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | |
