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Surprise Alex when he emerges from the shed was a task featured on Series 3 of Taskmaster, as the second task in The dong and the gong. The task was won by Rob Beckett.

Setup[]

Location Taskmaster House
Timing 1 hour
Measurement Most surprising

Summary[]

The task was presented inside of a jack-in-the-box. The contestants were tasked with surprising Alex when he left the shed in one hour.

Performance[]

Al Murray: Al took off his clothes and struck a gong whilst blowing several airhorns with his feet. He received 4 points.

Dave Gorman: Dave paid the crew to dress down to their boxers, before jumping out of a hedge on Alex. He received 3 points.

Paul Chowdhry: Paul dressed as the horror "Brown Clown" and sat in a box for about 45 minutes, pretending to be the jack-in-the-box the task was in. He received 1 point.

Rob Beckett: Rob dressed as a granny and sprayed Alex with a jet wash. He received 5 points.

Sara Pascoe: Sara pretended to murder a member of the crew, Joel and frame Alex for it. She received 2 points.

Other Appearances[]

Bäst i Test[]

The task was featured on Season 2 of Bäst i Test.

Stormester[]

The task was featured on Season 1 of Stormester.

Suurmestari[]

The task was featured on Season 2 of Suurmestari.

Le maître du jeu[]

The task was featured on Season 1 of Le maître du jeu.

Taskmaster (Portugal)[]

This task was featured on Season 2 of Taskmaster (Portugal).

Trivia[]

Behind the Scenes[]

  • Alex and Greg described Al's attempt as being "The Dong and the Gong", the episode's name.

Video[]

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