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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. • Episode 8 • Episode 9 • Episode 10 | ||||||
Series 18 is the eighteenth series of Taskmaster that began airing on Channel 4 on 12 September, and will conclude on 14 November 2024. The series features Andy Zaltzman, Babátúndé Aléshé, Emma Sidi, Jack Dee, and Rosie Jones as contestants. The series has a nautical theme.
Series breakdown[]
Spoilers!
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| Task | Description | Andy Zaltzman | Babátúndé Aléshé | Emma Sidi | Jack Dee | Rosie Jones |
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| Episode 1: The faceless facilitators. (12 September 2024) | ||||||
| 1 | Prize: Best thing that has been inside you. | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | Do not say any of this out loud. Carry out each instruction before reading the next. You must remain silent until you've completed all four instructions. Stare at camera number one for at least thirty seconds without smiling. Eat an imaginary fly that has just landed on you. Act like you don't like how it feels in your stomach at all. Look under the 6th, 33rd, 56th, and 91st letters of this task. | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Say a word beginning with Q. | ||||||
| 3 | Knock over exactly 100 cans. You must throw all five balls and pull one rope nice and hard. You must stay on the spot at all times and you may not move the spot. | DQ | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | Do the most beautiful thing with bubbles. | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Live: Drink the vinegar. On your turn, you can either drink from one straw or not drink at all and get a clue from Alex instead. You must stand on the spot when choosing your straw and you must never stray from the spot. Only the vinegar drinker wins. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 9 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 17 | |
| Episode 2: ...and then a detective comes in. (19 September 2024) | ||||||
| 1 | Prize: The most serious object that looks quite silly. | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| S | Wear this outfit throughout one future task and your points will be doubled for that task. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2a | Remember these 10 fine people. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Team: Become the best multi-headed creature. Your creature must prove they are the best by doing something impressive. Also, during that impressive thing, they must speak one word at a time and explain what it is they are doing and why it is impressive. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Capture the most remarkable footage on this doorbell camera. | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 2b | Identify these 10 fine people. | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8[1] | 2 |
| 5 | Live: Spin the wheel the same number of times or more as the person before you. If you land on gold, you are automatically through to the next round and the next person has to spin it one more time than the previous person. Otherwise, you must land on the same colour each time or else you're eliminated. | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Total | 12 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 15 | |
| Episode 3: The gangsters of the sea. (26 September 2024) | ||||||
| 1 | Prize: The object with the most soul. | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Put a rocket in your pocket. | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| If you draw, make or write your own rocket, that doesn't count as an actual rocket unless you are a rocket scientist. If you are not a rocket scientist, you must now put two rockets in your pockets. | - | - | - | |||
| If you swear at any point after drawing, making or writing your own rocket, you must now put three rockets in your pockets. | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3 | Recreate a famous 2D piece of art in 3D. | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 4 | Team: Win the pub quiz by cheating. If the quizmaster notices you cheating, you will lose a point and you must use a different method of cheating. | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Live: Rustle Russell, fill Phil, mark Mark, rob Rob and pat Pat. When Alex blows his whistle, you must all either immediately say one word to the person next to you or perform one action. The people may only say yes or no. If you perform the wrong action, you are disqualified. You will then meet a new person. | 5 | DQ | 0 | DQ | 0 |
| Total | 21 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 14 | |
| Episode 4: I'm a girl who likes a clean line. (3 October 2024) | ||||||
| 1 | Prize: The thing most likely to make Greg say "Oh, Christ, now that is badass!". | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Push the envelope the furthest. | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | Take a bite out of Alex's carrot. Alex will ring his bell every 10 seconds. You must laugh constantly throughout. You must both only walk at gentle pace. | 4 | 10[1] | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Pick the Taskmaster's locket from its pocket. Every time you pick an incorrect pocket, you must high-five Alex. If you touch, tamper or peek into a pocket you must pick it. | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Team Live: Gather a herd of animals with exactly 22 legs. You may not harm any animals. You may only use animals on this side of the wall and you may not use each other. On Alex's whistle, you must hurl one of your herd over the wall. When your herd has 22 legs, only then may you don your tutus. | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 18 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 13 | |
| Episode 5: Big stupid things. (10 October 2024) | ||||||
| TBA | ||||||
| Episode 6: A dance as old as time itself. (17 October 2024) | ||||||
| TBA | ||||||
| Episode 7: Captain Jackie and the hotdog. (24 October 2024) | ||||||
| TBA | ||||||
| Grand Total | 60 | 62 | 56 | 65 | 59 | |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 This contestant's points were doubled for this task as they decided to wear the hot dog outfit.
Videos[]
Series 18 - Line-Up Announcement - Taskmaster
Series 18 Outtakes - Part 1 - Taskmaster
Trivia[]
- The house theme for this series resembles that of a sea shanty. The theme used in the initial teaser following the conclusion of Series 17 is also noticeably different to the theme used in the release date trailer for the series, which features more percussion.
- This is the first series since Series 15 to:
- Not have an interview task.
- Not feature a team task in the series premiere.