Taskmaster was an American comedy programme based on the British show of the same name. The show was produced by Avalon in California and was broadcast on Comedy Central in 2018. Only one season was aired.
The show had a similar format as the British version, but the episodes were only 30 minutes long, and the prize tasks were cut as a result. Reggie Watts was the titular Taskmaster and Alex Horne was the Taskmaster's Assistant.
Contestants[]
The contestants were:
| Name | Notes |
|---|---|
| Dillon Francis | |
| Freddie Highmore | |
| Kate Berlant | Winner |
| Lisa Lampanelli | |
| Ron Funches |
Episode breakdown[]
| Task | Description | Dillon Francis | Freddie Highmore | Kate Berlant | Lisa Lampanelli | Ron Funches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 1: Physics (27 April 2018) | ||||||
| 1 | Get the basketball through the basketball hoop. You may not touch the basketball with your hands. You may not wear gloves or anything that could reasonably be construed to be gloves. | 5 | 4 | DQ | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Do something backwards that will look impressive when the footage is reversed. | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Live: Pop up your tent, pop in your tent, zip up your tent, open your backpack, pop on your onesie, pop out of the tent. | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Total | 11 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 6 | |
| Episode 2: Ebony (27 April 2018) | ||||||
| 1 | Paint the best picture of a horse whilst riding a horse. You may only paint when your horse is in motion. | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Remove the table tennis ball from the pipe. You may not move the pipe. | 5 | 2 | 4 | DQ | 3 |
| Also, you must complete the whole task speaking in accents other than your own. | – | 0 | – | – | – | |
| 3 | Live: Make the longest continuous noise. | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| Bonus: Best noise. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 10 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 8 | |
| Episode 3: Bubbles (4 May 2018) | ||||||
| 1 | Order the following pizza without using any of the following words: Extra large pizza, pepperoni, peppers, pepper, pineapple, tuna, dill. | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Bonus: Make the pizza person say the word "bubbles". | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | Camouflage yourself. | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | Live: Looking at the Taskmaster at all times and with your arms beneath your hairdressing smock, attach as many balloons together as possible. | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Total | 5 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 11 | |
| Episode 4: Die, Die, Die (4 May 2018) | ||||||
| 1 | Make this block of ice disappear. | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 2 | Impress this mayor. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 3 | Live: Wearing your boxing gloves at all times, put as many blue M&Ms in the empty bowl as possible. Any non-blue M&Ms shall be subtracted from your blue M&Ms. | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Tiebreak: Guess the number of Sundays the Taskmaster has been alive. | – | – | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ | |
| Total | 9 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Episode 5: Magnets and Magic (11 May 2018) | ||||||
| 1 | Throw something into something. | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Get to the microwave in as few steps as possible. Open the door before the microwave dings. | 3 | 5 | DQ | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Live: Throw your egg through the hoop and catch it as many times as possible. You have one egg. You may not touch the net or post. | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 12 | |
| Episode 6: Engineering (11 May 2018) | ||||||
| 1 | Create the best flag meal. | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2 | Make a bridge over the swimming pool. You may only use the items on this table. The bridge must support the potato. | 4 | 5 | 2 | DQ | 3 |
| 3a | Live: Prepare these items for the second part of the task. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3b | Live: Hold all your items in one hand and put your other hand on your head. | DQ | DQ | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Total | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | |
| Episode 7: Hostage (18 May 2018) | ||||||
| 1 | Puzzle: Release Alex. | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | With this camera strapped to your head, record the most incredible footage. | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | Live: Put the lowest unique number of doughnuts on your stick. | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 5 | |
| Episode 8: 101 Ducks (18 May 2018) | ||||||
| 1 | Fell all the rubber ducks. Your time starts when the first rubber duck falls. When felling the ducks, you may not step beyond the rope. | DQ | 4 | DQ | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | Do something surprising with this potato. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| 3 | Live: Wearing your blindfold at all times, inflate and tie the biggest balloon. | DQ | 5 | 4 | 3 | DQ |
| Total | 1 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 9 | |
| Grand Total | 61 | 69 | 75 | 63 | 69 | |
External links[]
| Festival Shows | The Taskmaster • Taskmaster II • Edinburgh Does... Taskmaster | |
|---|---|---|
| Televison | Current | Taskmaster • Bäst i Test • Kongen Befaler • Stormester • Suurmestari • Taskmaster NZ • Direktor Svemira • Taskmaster (Portugal) • Le Maître du jeu • Taskmaster Australia |
| Past | Het Grootste Licht • Dicho y hecho • Taskmaster (Germany) Taskmaster (United States) | |