Taskmaster: The People's Podcast is the second official podcast of Taskmaster, following Taskmaster The Podcast. For the first 73 episodes, Series 8 champion Lou Sanders chats to the biggest Taskmaster Superfans, or TMF’s as she lovingly calls them (Taskmaster Freaks!). From episode 74, Series 15 contestant Jenny Eclair took over from Lou as the host of the People's Podcast. The podcast is co-hosted by Jack Bernhardt, who provides statistical information and participates in a segment called "Askmaster", where Jack competes against that week's Superfan in a quiz about the show.
The podcast began in 2022 during the airing of Series 13 and was released each week, the day after the show was aired on Channel 4.
Alex Horne appears at the end of each episode to provide a tease for the next episode.
Episodes[]
| Episode | Date | Name | Episode Discussed | Guest | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 April 2022 | Firsts | The noise that blue makes. | Nathan | First person to complete the first Taskmaster book |
| 2 | 22 April 2022 | Lunchbox Treats | Birdy hand finger. | Jo | Sets tasks for her son in his lunchbox |
| 3 | 29 April 2022 | Transatlantic Pies | I think I've got this. | Julia | Travelled from America for a Taskmaster meetup |
| 4 | 6 May 2022 | Onion Goggles | Shoe Who. | Mike | Organiser of Portsmouth Taskmaster |
| 5 | 13 May 2022 | Middle-Aged Salesman | Having a little chuckle. | Owen | Host of the "Absolute Casserole" podcast and "My Taskmaster" |
| 6 | 20 May 2022 | Paul Williams | The 75th question. | Paul Williams | Taskmaster's Assistant on Taskmaster NZ |
| 7 | 27 May 2022 | Fondant Thrones | Heg. | Ashley | Planning a Taskmaster-themed wedding |
| 8 | 3 June 2022 | Informative and Sexy at the Same Time | You tuper super. | Kathy | Runs #twittertasks on Twitter |
| 9 | 10 June 2022 | See a Man About a Horse | It might be wind. | Lauren | Runs No Context Taskmaster on Instagram |
| 10 | 17 June 2022 | Olli Wermskog | The House Queens. | Olli Wermskog | Taskmaster's Assistant on Kongen Befaler |
| 11 | 24 June 2022 | Spreadsheet Noises | The Alpine Darling. | Mel and Piper | Creators of a Taskmaster-based board game |
| 12 | 1 July 2022 | Buckle Up Bunty | N/A | Derek | Creator of a Taskmaster-themed Dungeons and Dragons game |
| 13 | 8 July 2022 | Dr Smooch and Our Graham | Catherine and Luke | Got engaged via Taskmaster tasks | |
| 14 | 15 July 2022 | Behind the Scenes - Mark Olver | Mark Olver | Warm-up in the Taskmaster studio | |
| 15 | 22 July 2022 | David Sundin | David Sundin | Taskmaster's Assistant on Bäst i Test | |
| 16 | 29 July 2022 | Cancelled by the Australians | Jim | Australian Mastermind contestant whose chosen subject was Taskmaster | |
| 17 | 5 August 2022 | Is there an Argument to Say Entrancingly? | Ryan | Teacher who has run Taskmaster competitions for his students | |
| 18 | 12 August 2022 | Are you worried Alex is in love with you? | Steve | Completed tasks in the Taskmaster books and is mentioned in a footnote in the second Taskmaster book | |
| 19 | 19 August 2022 | Special Guest - The Mayor of Chesham | Peter Hudson | Former Mayor of Chesham who appeared in the "Impress this mayor" task in Series 2, Episode 3 | |
| 20 | 26 August 2022 | They Locked Eyes Over a Baguette | Lynnea | Created a fan version to fund her local theatre and has wrote Taskmaster themed fan-fiction | |
| 21 | 2 September 2022 | Behind the Scenes - The APs | Amy, Andrew and Gabby | Assistant and Associate Producers on the show | |
| 22 | 9 September 2022 | Special Guest - Rosalind | Rosalind | Subject of the "Write and perform a song about this woman" task in Series 5, Episode 8 | |
| 23 | 16 September 2022 | Behind the Scenes - Dru Masters | Dru Masters | Composer of the incidental music for Taskmaster | |
| 24 | 24 September 2022 | The Great Taskmaster Gathering | Fans at the Taskmaster Gathering, Alex Horne, Greg Davies, Tim Key, Paul Williams & Rick Edwards | ||
| 25 | 30 September 2022 | Jaakko Saariluoma | The chassis, the wings. | Jaakko Saariluoma | Taskmaster on Suurmestari |
| 26 | 7 October 2022 | Behind the Scenes - The Production Team | Enormous hugeness. | Vicky, Sophie and Jenny | Members of the Production Team |
| 27 | 14 October 2022 | Equal Mix of Utterly Baffled and Happy | Dafty in the middle. | Kimberly | Designs colouring book pages based on episode titles |
| 28 | 21 October 2022 | Reject Perfectionism | Crumbs in my bralette. | Sophie and Maddie | Managers of Poorly Drawn Taskmaster on Twitter |
| 29 | 28 October 2022 | I Like The Way That You Pronounce Dara | Chip Biffington. | James | Created a LEGO Ideas of the Taskmaster House |
| 30 | 4 November 2022 | Behind the Scenes - Producer Daisy | Long-legged lobster. | Daisy | Producer of Taskmaster The Podcast |
| 31 | 11 November 2022 | International Guest - Direktor Svemira | The system of endless plates. | Luka Petrušić | Taskmaster's Assistant on Direktor Svemira |
| 32 | 18 November 2022 | International Guest - Angella Dravid | The one that bats do. | Angella Dravid | Winner of Taskmaster NZ Season 1 |
| 33 | 25 November 2022 | Behind the Scenes - The Glam Team | A new business end. | Patrick and Chrissie | Work in the Wardrobe/Hair and Make-up departments |
| 34 | 2 December 2022 | Special Guest - Greg Davies | Did I meet these potatoes before? | Greg Davies | Taskmaster on Taskmaster UK |
| 35 | 9 December 2022 | Special Guest - Hank and Katherine Green | N/A | Hank and Katherine Green | Hosts of the Taskmistress podcast |
| 36 | 16 December 2022 | Taskmaster Education | Ali and James | Creators of Taskmaster Education | |
| 37 | 23 December 2022 | Christmas Special | N/A | ||
| 38 | 31 December 2022 | Behind the Scenes - The Editor | Tom Perret | Editor on Taskmaster Series 1-12 | |
| 39 | 6 January 2023 | One Woman's Trash is Another Woman's Treasure | That's a swizz. | Nathan | Created a Taskmaster-themed treasure hunt for charity |
| 40 | 14 January 2023 | I'm Not Allowed Knives | N/A | Mark Watson | Series 5 contestant who read listeners' cheeky texts |
| 41 | 20 January 2023 | Behind the Scenes - The Task Writer | Sam Smith | Task writer for Taskmaster NZ and Taskmaster Australia | |
| 42 | 27 January 2023 | International Guest - Guy Montgomery | Guy Montgomery | Contestant on Taskmaster NZ Season 2 | |
| 43 | 4 February 2023 | Behind the Scenes - The Antipodean Director | Tom Furniss | Director for Taskmaster NZ and Taskmaster Australia | |
| 44 | 10 February 2023 | It's Me, Fern Brady | Fern Brady | Series 14 contestant | |
| 45 | 17 February 2023 | Behind the Scenes - The Director of Photography | Sam Montaue | Director of Photography on the show | |
| 46 | 24 February 2023 | The Board Game Makers | Ginger Fox | Creators of Taskmaster: The Board Game | |
| 47 | 3 March 2023 | International Guest - Urzila Carlson | Urzila Carlson | Contestant on Taskmaster NZ Season 2 | |
| 48 | 10 March 2023 | Behind the Scenes - The Portrait Artist | Joel Porter | Creator of the Taskmaster Season Portraits | |
| 49 | 17 March 2023 | He Said a Person's Name and then Shoe? | Anna | Creator of a Taskmaster zine | |
| 50 | 24 March 2023 | International Guest - Tom Cashman | Tom Cashman | Taskmaster's Assistant on Taskmaster Australia | |
| 51 | 31 March 2023 | Podcast Rival - Ed Gamble | The curse of politeness. | Ed Gamble | Series 9 contestant and host of Taskmaster The Podcast |
| 52 | 7 April 2023 | Four Legs, Two Eyes, Coming Up The Drive | Trapped in a loveless marriage. | N/A | |
| 53 | 14 April 2023 | Special Guest - Greg Jenner | I love to squander promise. | Greg Jenner | Historian and Taskmaster fan |
| 54 | 21 April 2023 | Special Guest - Liar, Braggart and Truth-Teller Gareth | How heavy is the water? | Gareth | Subject of the "Get to know this person" task in Series 9, Episode 5 |
| 55 | 29 April 2023 | A Gumball in a Washing Machine | Old Honkfoot. | N/A | |
| 56 | 5 May 2023 | International Guest - Danielle Walker | It's my milk now. | Danielle Walker | Contestant on Taskmaster Australia Season 1 |
| 57 | 12 May 2023 | I Can't Just Stand By and Not Challenge This Nonsense | Schrödinger's egg. | N/A | |
| 58 | 20 May 2023 | International Guest - Nina Oyama | 100% Bosco. | Nina Oyama | Contestant on Taskmaster Australia Season 1 |
| 59 | 27 May 2023 | This is a Certified Goof | A show about pedantry. | N/A | |
| 60 | 2 June 2023 | Special Guest - Remarkable Things in Common with Carol | A yardstick for failure. | Carol | Subject of the "Find out what you have in common with this person" in Series 6, Episode 8 |
| 61 | 9 June 2023 | Hands Off Panky, Please! | N/A | N/A | |
| 62 | 16 June 2023 | 24 Parrot Gold | N/A | ||
| 63 | 23 June 2023 | Let's Not Rename Kites | N/A | ||
| 64 | 30 June 2023 | You Can't Fight Big Taskmaster | N/A | ||
| 65 | 7 July 2023 | Grab Your Noni Juice and Let's Go | N/A | ||
| 66 | 14 July 2023 | Special Guest - Phoebe Eclair-Powell | Phoebe Eclair-Powell | Jenny Eclair's daughter | |
| 67 | 21 July 2023 | The Secret Taskmaster Elite Club | N/A | ||
| 68 | 31 July 2023 | This is Full Stat Cream | N/A | ||
| 69 | 4 August 2023 | Find an Andy, Thank an Andy | N/A | ||
| 70 | 14 August 2023 | Taskmaster The People's Podcast: The Best of #1 | N/A | ||
| 71 | 19 August 2023 | Taskmaster The People's Podcast: The Best of #2 | N/A | ||
| 72 | 29 August 2023 | Drilling Down to the Narrative | N/A | ||
| 73 | 4 September 2023 | Cue The Sad Music | N/A | ||
| 74 | 8 September 2023 | Brace! Brace! Yourselves for Our Brand New Co-Host | N/A | ||
| 75 | 18 September 2023 | Legally Not Allowed to Keep Musical Instruments | N/A | ||
| 76 | 22 September 2023 | He's Definitely Can-nier | The natural friends. | N/A | |
| 77 | 2 October 2023 | What Susan Did | Hell is here. | N/A | |
| 78 | 9 October 2023 | The Magna Carta of Taskmaster | Languidly. | N/A | |
| 79 | 16 October 2023 | Why Am I Eating Pants | Dynamite chicks. | N/A | |
| 80 | 23 October 2023 | Spurious, Very Spurious | Skateboard Division. | N/A | |
| 81 | 30 October 2023 | Special Guest - Susie Dent | Brother Alex. | Susie Dent | Expert in Series 2's task "Place these three exercise balls on the yoga mat on the top of that hill" |
| 82 | 6 November 2023 | It's Very Reservoir Dogs | I'm off to find a robin. | N/A | |
| 83 | 13 November 2023 | A Hundred Quid is a Hundred Quid | Never packed a boot. | N/A | |
| 84 | 20 November 2023 | It's a Classic 72 | Fagin at the disco. | N/A | |
| 85 | 27 November 2023 | By a Country Mile | Always forks and marbles. | N/A | |
| 86 | 4 December 2023 | A Mighty Guff | N/A | N/A | |
| 87 | 11 December 2023 | Demanding A Recount | N/A | ||
| 88 | 18 December 2023 | Absolute Casserole | Absolute casserole. | Ali and James | Creators of Taskmaster Education |
| 89 | 25 December 2023 | International Guest - Melanie Bracewell | The F.I.P. | Melanie Bracewell | Winner of Taskmaster NZ Season 4 |
| 90 | 2 January 2024 | International Guest - Ray O'Leary | N/A | Ray O'Leary | Contestant on Taskmaster NZ Season 4 |
| 91 | 8 January 2024 | A New Years Treat Special | Huh? | N/A | |
| 92 | 15 January 2024 | Champion of Champions 3 Special | Spider in my pocket. | N/A | |
| 93 | 22 January 2024 | Well Noel Did Marry a Duck | Tony Three Pies. | Lou Sanders | Series 8 contestant and former host of Taskmaster: The People's Podcast |
| 94 | 29 January 2024 | If This Was Yoga, You Probably Couldn't Do It | H. | N/A | |
| 95 | 5 February 2024 | Punching Pinatas | Fear of failure. | N/A | |
| 96 | 12 February 2024 | Special Guest - David Ha | Their water's so delicious. | David Ha | Creator of Taskmaster: Minnesota |
| 97 | 19 February 2024 | Sausage Mixer | The 75th question. | N/A | |
| 98 | 26 February 2024 | Stats for Pudding | The perfect stuff. | N/A | |
| 99 | 4 March 2024 | A Mule Weed in a Glass | Hippopotamus. | N/A | |
| 100 | 12 March 2024 | Our 100th episode featuring Little Alex Horne | N/A | Alex Horne | Creator of Taskmaster |
| 101 | 18 March 2024 | Geoff Do You Want To Come Sit On My Suitcase | The pie whisperer. | N/A | |
| 102 | 25 March 2024 | Be Really Careful With Your Rococo Mirrors | The barrel dad. | N/A | |
| 103 | 2 April 2024 | Presto Fandingo Dango - it's Series 17! | Grappling with my life. | N/A | |
| 104 | 8 April 2024 | He Poked it in the Jacksie - S17, Ep.2 | Jumungo. | N/A | |
| 105 | 15 April 2024 | Bit of Bonnet Drama - S17, Ep.3 | Some impropriety? | Sophie | Production Manager on Taskmaster |
| 106 | 23 April 2024 | Contain the Prolapse - S17, Ep.4 | Apropos of Apoppo. | Clariz | Runner on Taskmaster and hand in the task "Work out who you are shaking hands with" |
| 107 | 29 April 2024 | Never Trust a Dancing Vole - S17, Ep.5 | Snooker cue umbrella chin. | N/A | |
| 108 | 6 May 2024 | Buck Up! - S17, Ep.6 | A three ring man. | N/A | |
| 109 | 13 May 2024 | You Say Cha-ray-des I Say Char-rah-des - S17, Ep.7 | Dream date territory. | N/A | |
| 110 | 20 May 2024 | Taskmaster Virtual Reality - S17, Ep.8 | The umbrella wink. | Nile Taylor and Faye Wilson | Creators of "Taskmaster VR" |
| 111 | 27 May 2024 | The Penny - S17, Ep.9 | Assistantbury. | N/A | |
| 112 | 4 June 2024 | What Sophie Did Next - S17, Ep.10 | Ambience and information. | N/A | |
| 113 | 10 June 2024 | Special Guest - John Robins | N/A | John Robins | Series 17 contestant |
| 114 | 17 June 2024 | Taste Test Adjacent - S14, Ep3 | Dafty in the middle. | N/A | |
| 115 | 42 June 2024 | Say Dubious Properly - S10, Ep.7 | Legit glass. | N/A | |
| 116 | 1 July 2024 | Beat My Buttock Table - S5, Ep3 | Phoenix. | N/A | |
| 117 | 9 July 2024 | The Bravest Little Girl in the World - S4, Ep3 | Hollowing out a baguette. | N/A | |
| 118 | 15 July 2024 | Sharp as a Button - S9, Ep2 | Butter in the microwave. | N/A | |
| 119 | 22 July 2024 | Comedy Cul-De-Sac - S11, Ep.4 | Premature conker. | N/A | |
| 120 | 29 July 2024 | It's Sort of My Birthday Too - S12, Ep.5 | Croissants is croissants. | N/A | |
| 121 | 5 August 2024 | Who's Greg? - S13, Ep.7 | Heg. | N/A | |
| 122 | Spillage of Tears - S10, Ep. 10 | August 12, 2024 | Dog meat trifle. | N/A | |
| 123 | Special Guest - Nick Mohammed | August 19, 2024 | N/A | Nick Mohammed | Series 17 contestant |
| 124 | Shrunken Onesie | August 27, 2024 | A coquettish fascinator. | N/A | |
| 125 | Series 18 Predictions with Lou Sanders | September 3, 2024 | A pea in a haystack. | Lou Sanders | Series 8 contestant and former host of Taskmaster: The People's Podcast |
| 126 | Three More Sleeps! (And a Series 18 Stats Deep Dive) | September 9, 2024 | N/A | N/A | |
| 127 | Bubbles and Love Bites - S18 Ep1 | September 16, 2024 | The faceless facilitators. | N/A | |
| 128 | Like Guy Fawkes, a Lot at Stake - S18 Ep2 | September 23, 2024 | ...and then a detective comes in. | N/A | |
| 129 | Record Breakers! - S18 EP 3 | September 30, 2024 | The gangsters of the sea. | N/A | |
| 130 | Pushing the Envelope - S18 EP4 | October 7, 2024 | I'm a girl who likes a clean line. | N/A | |
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