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| Melon buffet. • The pie whisperer. • The poet and the egg. • Down an octave. • Little denim shorts. • The last supper. | ||||||
Melon buffet. is the first episode of Series 1 of Taskmaster and was first broadcast on Dave on 28 July 2015. The episode was won by Frank Skinner.
Episode breakdown[]
| Task | Description | Frank Skinner | Josh Widdicombe | Roisin Conaty | Romesh Ranganathan | Tim Key |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prize: Most unusual item. | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | In the lab, there is a watermelon. Eat as much watermelon as possible. | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 3 | Paint the best picture of a horse whilst riding a horse. | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Completely empty this bathtub. You must not remove the plug, tip or damage the bath. | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | Live: Pop up a tent. Get in the tent. Zip up the tent. Pop on a onesie in the tent. And emerge from the tent wearing the onesie. | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| T | Find Alex. | ✔ | – | – | ✘ | – |
| Total | 19 | 13 | 7 | 19 | 17 | |
Contestant Introductions[]
Frank Skinner - "He's wearing a suit because he's both professional and from a different generation to the others"
Josh Widdicombe - "A man who's chosen not to wear a suit and who clearly needs a haircut"
Roisin Conaty - "A woman I once genuinely witnessed calling for her mum because she'd seen a mouse"
Romash Ranganathan - "A man who has quickly gained a reputation in comedy for being livid all the time"
Tim Key - "A future Poet laureate, if some massive poet disaster happens"
Greg-Alex Introductory Skits[]
| “ | Hello, I am Greg Davies and this is Taskmaster. In this show, I, Greg Davis, make some accomplished but needy comedians do stupid things for me. Why? Because I can, I'm a powerful man, look at me, thank you....My word is final, the contestants will definitely respect me. | ” |
| - Greg Davies, The Taskmaster | ||
| Opening line | ||
| “ | And as always, I am both aided and fluffed by my personal assistant, Alex Horne | ” |
| - Greg Davies, The Taskmaster | ||
| Introducing Alex Horne | ||
Greg suggested having a "bit of banter", Alex thanked Greg for giving him this opportunity before Greg asked about the prize tasks, after which Alex quickly said "I think you're tremendous" as a reply before he started the prize task.
Closing Line and Winner's Celebration[]
| “ | Thank you for watching, and remember, learning to trust is one of life's most difficult tasks, isn't that right? | ” |
| - Greg Davis, The Taskmaster, whilst glaring at Tim Key | ||
| Closing line | ||
Frank Skinner won this episode, and lifted the Tim Key's reindeer skull to his head like a mask, shook Romesh Ranganathan's snowglobe, lifted up his own grape scissors and threw Joe Widdicombe's football down into the audience.
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