Taskmaster The Podcast

Taskmaster The Podcast is the first official podcast of Taskmaster, not to be confused with Taskmaster: The People's Podcast. Each week Series 9 champion Ed Gamble and a special guest (often a previous Taskmaster contestant) discuss the events of an episode of the show, along with their own interpretations of the tasks and other related topics.

The podcast began with Series 10 and was released each week, immediately after the show was aired on Channel 4. The Taskmaster's New Year Treat followed shortly after. Since then, the podcast retrospectively covered all previous episodes from Series 1 to Series 9 in chronological order, pausing to cover current episodes as they aired. The podcast has released several 'Best of' highlights compilations. Now, the podcast has begun covering international versions of Taskmaster, starting with Taskmaster New Zealand.

Alex Horne often appears in a segment called 'Your BFF (Bonus Fact Finder)' with a bonus fact about the episode or contestants.

Episodes

Episode	Date	Guest	Topic
Series 10
1	15 October 2020	Alex Horne	God's haemorrhoid.
2	22 October 2020	Nish Kumar	A documentary about a despot.
3	29 October 2020	Jo Brand	Point of swivel.
4	5 November 2020	Paul Chowdhry	Toshwash.
5	12 November 2020	James Acaster	I hate your trainers.
6	19 November 2020	Jessica Knappett	Hippopotamus.
7	26 November 2020	Rose Matafeo	Legit glass.
8	3 December 2020	Richard Osman	Moments of silence.
9	10 December 2020	Katy Wix	Air Horn Andy.
10	17 December 2020	Richard Herring	Dog meat trifle.
11	24 December 2020	Greg Davies	Series 10
Taskmaster's New Year Treat
12	1 January 2021	Scroobius Pip	The fastest duck.
Series 1
13	7 January 2021	Alex Horne	Melon buffet.
14	14 January 2021	Tim Key	The pie whisperer.
15	21 January 2021	Josh Widdicombe	The poet and the egg.
16	28 January 2021	Nicola Coughlan	Down an octave.
17	4 February 2021	Jayde Adams	Little denim shorts.
18	11 February 2021	Romesh Ranganathan	The last supper.
Series 2
19	18 February 2021	Joe Wilkinson	Fear of failure.
20	25 February 2021	Sian Gibson	Pork is a sausage.
21	4 March 2021	Ben Bailey Smith AKA Doc Brown	A pistachio eclair.
22	11 March 2021	Kerry Godliman	Welcome to Rico Face.
23	11 March 2021	Richard Osman	There's strength in arches.
Series 11
24	18 March 2021	Richard Herring	It's not your fault.
25	25 March 2021	Jamali Maddix	The Lure of the Treacle Puppies.
26	1 April 2021	Katherine Parkinson	Run up a tree to the moon.
27	8 April 2021	Rick Edwards	Premature conker.
28	15 April 2021	Sarah Kendall	Slap and tong.
29	22 April 2021	Mike Wozniak	Absolute casserole.
30	29 April 2021	Charlotte Ritchie	You've got no chutzpah.
31	6 May 2021	Lee Mack	An orderly species.
32	13 May 2021	Margaret Cabourn-Smith	Mr Octopus and Pottyhands.
33	20 May 2021	Alex Horne & Sarah Kendall	Activate Jamali.
Series 3
34	27 May 2021	Al Murray	A pea in a haystack.
35	3 June 2021	Dave Gorman	The dong and the gong.
36	10 June 2021	Katy Wix	Little polythene grief cave.
37	17 June 2021	Paul Chowdhry	A very nuanced character.
38	24 June 2021	Maisie Adam	The F.I.P.
Series 4
39	1 July 2021	Mark Watson	A fat bald white man.
40	8 July 2021	Jack Bernhardt	Look at me.
41	15 July 2021	Hugh Dennis	Hollowing out a baguette.
42	22 July 2021	Mel Giedroyc	Friendship is truth.
43	29 July 2021	Iain Stirling	Meat.
44	5 August 2021	Phil Wang	Spatchcock it.
45	12 August 2021	Margaret Cabourn-Smith	No stars for naughty boys.
46	19 August 2021	Jack Bernhardt	Tony Three Pies.
Series 12
47	23 September 2021	Mike Wozniak	An imbalance in the poppability.
48	30 September 2021	Paul Williams	Oatmeal and death.
49	7 October 2021	Desiree Burch	The end of the franchise.
50	14 October 2021	Victoria Coren Mitchell	The customised inhaler.
51	21 October 2021	David Correos	Croissants is croissants.
52	28 October 2021	Alan Davies	A chair in a sweet.
53	4 November 2021	Al Murray	The integrity of the product.
54	11 November 2021	Liza Tarbuck	A couple of Ethels.
55	18 November 2021	Richard Herring	Nothing matters.
56	25 November 2021	Morgana Robinson	Caring Uncle Minpict.
Series 5
57	2 December 2021	Nish Kumar	Dignity intact.
58	9 December 2021	Guy Montgomery	The leprechaun or the lesbian.
59	16 December 2021	Josh Widdicombe	Phoenix.
60	23 December 2021	Lou Sanders	Residue around the hoof.
Taskmaster's New Year Treat II
61	1 January 2022	Adrian Chiles	Basic recipe 28.
Series 5 cont.
62	6 January 2022	Mark Watson	A wind-dried puffin.
63	13 January 2022	Jack Bernhardt	Spoony Neeson.
64	20 January 2022	Aisling Bea	Boing boing.
65	27 January 2022	Kerry Godliman	Their water's so delicious.
Champion of Champions
66	3 February 2022	Guz Khan	Wiley giraffe blower.
67	10 February 2022	Alex Horne	I've sinned again.
Series 6
68	17 February 2022	Tim Vine	The old soft curved padlock.
69	24 February 2022	Greg Jenner	Tarpeters.
70	3 March 2022	Russell Howard	One warm prawn.
71	10 March 2022	Chloe Petts	BMXing!
72	17 March 2022	Margaret Cabourn-Smith	H.
73	24 March 2022	Tim Key	We met at mealtimes.
74	31 March 2022	Sarah Kendall	Roadkill doused in syrup.
75	7 April 2022	Dave Gorman	What kind of pictures?
Series 13
76	14 April 2022	Desiree Burch	The noise that blue makes.
77	21 April 2022	Sophie Duker	Birdy hand finger.
78	28 April 2022	Lou Sanders	I think I've got this.
79	5 May 2022	Ardal O'Hanlon	Shoe Who.
80	12 May 2022	Chris Ramsey	Having a little chuckle.
81	19 May 2022	Bridget Christie	The 75th question.
82	26 May 2022	Rick Edwards	Heg.
83	2 June 2022	Rosie Ramsey	You tuper super.
84	9 June 2022	Jack Bernhardt	It might be wind.
85	16 June 2022	Sophie Duker	The House Queens.
Champion of Champions II
86	23 June 2022	Richard Herring	The Alpine Darling.
Series 6 cont.
87	30 June 2022	Laura Daniel	The Bubble Brothers.
88	7 July 2022	Jamali Maddix	He was a different man.
Best of Taskmaster The Podcast
-	14 July 2022	N/A	N/A
-	21 July 2022	N/A	N/A
Series 7
89	28 July 2022	Kerry Godliman	The mean bean.
90	4 August 2022	Liza Tarbuck	My eyes are circles.
91	11 August 2022	Phil Wang	Twelve blush majesty two.
92	18 August 2022	Katy Wix	OLLIE.
93	25 August 2022	Brynley Stent	Lotta soup.
94	1 September 2022	Tim Key	A coquettish fascinator.
95	8 September 2022	Jack Bernhardt	The perfect stuff.
96	15 September 2022	Nish Kumar	Mother honks her horn.
97	22 September 2022	James Acaster	The pendulum draws the eye.
Series 14
98	29 September 2022	Chris Ramsey	The chassis, the wings.
99	6 October 2022	Dave Gorman	Enormous hugeness.
100	13 October 2022	John Kearns	Dafty in the middle.
101	20 October 2022	Fern Brady	Crumbs in my bralette.
102	27 October 2022	Rose Matafeo	Chip Biffington.
103	3 November 2022	Dara Ó Briain	Long-legged lobster.
104	10 November 2022	Sarah Kendall	The system of endless plates.
105	17 November 2022	Richard Herring	The one that bats do.
106	24 November 2022	Greg Jenner	A new business end.
107	1 December 2022	Sarah Millican	Did I meet these potatoes before?
Series 7 cont.
108	8 December 2022	Paul F. Tompkins	I can hear it gooping.
Series 8
109	15 December 2022	Margaret Cabourn-Smith	Hello.
110	22 December 2022	Paul Sinha	A novel about Russian Gulags.
Taskmaster's New Year Treat III
111	1 January 2023	Greg James	That's a swizz.
Series 8 cont.
112	5 January 2023	Joe Thomas	Stuck in a mammal groove.
113	12 January 2023	Andy Cartwright	The barrel dad.
114	19 January 2023	Lou Sanders	Stay humble.
115	26 January 2023	Iain Stirling	Rock 'n' roll umlaut.
116	2 February 2023	John Kearns	This is Trevor.
117	9 February 2023	Alex Horne	Aquatic sewing machine.
118	16 February 2023	Rebecca Lucy Taylor AKA Self Esteem	I've been a bit ill.
119	23 February 2023	Urzila Carlson	Clumpy swayey clumsy man.
Series 9
120	2 March 2023	David Baddiel	Join our cult.
121	9 March 2023	Jo Brand	Butter in the microwave.
122	16 March 2023	Nish Kumar	Five miles per day.
123	23 March 2023	Hugh Dennis	Quisps.
Series 15
124	30 March 2023	Dara Ó Briain	The curse of politeness.
125	6 April 2023	Kiell Smith-Bynoe	Trapped in a loveless marriage.
126	13 April 2023	Jenny Eclair	I love to squander promise.
127	20 April 2023	Frankie Boyle	How heavy is the water?
128	27 April 2023	Ivo Graham	Old Honkfoot.
129	4 May 2023	Charlotte Ritchie	It's my milk now.
130	11 May 2023	Chris Parker	Schrödinger's egg.
131	18 May 2023	Andy Devonshire	100% Bosco.
132	25 May 2023	Sally Phillips	A show about pedantry.
133	1 June 2023	Mae Martin	A yardstick for failure.
Best of Taskmaster The Podcast
-	8 June 2023	N/A	N/A
Series 9 cont.
134	15 June 2023	Greg Davies	Another spoon.
135	22 June 2023	Paul Chowdhry	Bready bready bready.
136	29 June 2023	Sophie Duker	A cuddle.
137	6 July 2023	Paul Williams	Shaqinahat.
138	14 July 2023	Jenny Eclair	Don't like them go bang.
139	27 July 2023	Rose Matafeo	Think about the spirit.
Series 16
140	21 September 2023	Ivo Graham	The natural friends.
141	28 September 2023	Sam Campbell	Hell is here.
142	5 October 2023	Lucy Beaumont	Languidly.
143	12 October 2023	Julian Clary	Dynamite chicks.
144	19 October 2023	Sue Perkins	Skateboard Division.
145	26 October 2023	Susan Wokoma	Brother Alex.
146	2 November 2023	Mark Watson	I'm off to find a robin.
147	9 November 2023	Greg Jenner	Never packed a boot.
148	16 November 2023	John Kearns	Fagin at the disco.
149	23 November 2023	Sam Campbell	Always forks and marbles.
Best of Taskmaster The Podcast Series 16
-	14 December 2023	N/A	N/A
-	21 December 2023	N/A	N/A
Taskmaster's New Year Treat IV
150	2 January 2024	Lenny Rush	Huh?
Champion of Champions III
151	14 January 2024	Dara Ó Briain	Spider in my pocket.
Series 17
152	28 March 2024	John Robins	Grappling with my life.
153	4 April 2024	Steve Pemberton	Jumungo.
154	11 April 2024	Lou Sanders	Some impropriety?
155	18 April 2024	Nick Mohammed	Apropos of Apoppo.
156	25 April 2024	Joanne McNally	Snooker cue umbrella chin.
157	2 May 2024	Paul F. Tompkins	A three ring man.
158	9 May 2024	Chris Ramsey	Dream date territory.
159	16 May 2024	Sophie Willan	The umbrella wink.
160	23 May 2024	Kiell Smith-Bynoe	Assistantbury.
161	30 May 2024	John Robins	Ambience and information.
Best of Taskmaster The Podcast Series 17
-	20 June 2024	N/A	N/A
-	27 June 2024	N/A	N/A
New Zealand Season 1
162	4 July 2024	Jack Bernhardt	Gluten Free.
163	11 July 2024	Brynley Stent	A Political Hotcake.
164	18 July 2024	Paul Williams	D.A.P.
165	25 July 2024	Guy Williams	I'm Queer, I'm Here.
166	1 August 2024	Alice Snedden	Unhealth must be dead.
167	8 August 2024	Angella Dravid	The problem is me.
168	15 August 2024	Madeleine Sami	An Intervention.
169	22 August 2024	Chris Parker	Sweaty socks and depression.
170	29 August 2024	Kura Forrester	Astro blasters.
171	5 September 2024	Leigh Hart	My Uncle John.
Series 18
172	12 September 2024	Babátúndé Aléshé	The faceless facilitators.
173	19 September 2024	John Robins	...and then a detective comes in.
174	26 September 2024	Emma Sidi	The gangsters of the sea.
175	3 October 2024	Andy Zaltzman	I'm a girl who likes a clean line.
176	10 October 2024	Jack Dee	Big stupid things.
177	17 October 2024	Sophie Willan	A dance as old as time itself.

External links

• Official website