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Filmed tasks
Tasks filmed before the studio record, mostly at the Taskmaster house or out on location.
Series 17
Take the most dramatic photo of yourself in mid-air
Take the most dramatic photo of yourself in mid-air. You have 15 minutes and may take five photos. Your time starts now.
Tie yourself to the bed
Tie yourself to the bed. Most tied up person wins. You must be horizontal whilst in the lab. If you pull down the terrible tie, you are…
Create a picture of the person who gave you this hamper using its contents (part 1)
Make a bespoke personal hamper for [the contestant before you in the alphabet].
Have the most exciting thumb war with Alex
Have the most exciting thumb war with Alex. You have 20 minutes. Your time starts now.
Make the most moves on the movement circles
Make the most moves on the movement circles. Your teammate must flip a bottle, then throw a dart at each dartboard to create a move. If…
Create a picture of the person who gave you this hamper (part 2)
Create a picture of the person who gave you this hamper using the contents of this hamper.
What have you caught?
What have you caught? Fastest correct answer wins. You may only give one answer. Your time starts now.
Perform a recognisable piece of classical music without using any musical instrument
Perform a recognisable piece of classical music without using any musical instrument. You may not hum, sing, whistle, or that sort of…
Get the most orange juice in the vase
Take Alex to one side and do the following things to him:. Confess your favorite piece of kitchen equipment. Scream a body part of your…
Flick, flip and flap a flip-flop, flan and flapjack
Flick, flip and flap a flip-flop, flan and flapjack. You may only flick, flip and flap once. Furthest flicked, flipped and flapped…
Put the watermelon on this table
Put the watermelon on this table. The table may not be moved. Once you leave this room, you may not re-enter this room. Also, you may not…
Make this mannequin come alive
Make this mannequin come alive. Most alive mannequin wins. You have twenty minutes. Your time starts now.
Create a new tradition to celebrate Assistant's Day
Create a new tradition to celebrate Assistant's Day. Most notable new tradition wins. You must demonstrate your tradition in the next…
Peg a sock, bin a sock, then don a sock on an appendage
Peg a bastard sock, bin an arsehole sock, then pissing well don a shitting sock on a sodding appendage. Each single fucking action must…
Make the back of your head look like the front of a head
Make the back of your head look like the front of a head. You may not just make a mask. You must demonstrate your new front of head in…
Peg all the tasks to the washing line
Find and complete the real task. Each task has a 1% chance of being the real task. Fastest wins. Your time started when you opened your…
Hug your special friend
Hug your special friend. Every time you touch a letter, you must turn it over and one minute will be added to your time. Fastest wins. Your…
Present the best new short-form shiny floor American gameshow
Present the best new short-form shiny floor American gameshow. Alex will be the contestant, one of you must be his rival and somebody must…
Series 18
Say a word beginning with Q
DO NOT SAY ANY OF THIS OUT LOUD. CARRY OUT EACH INSTRUCTION BEFORE READING THE TASK. YOU MUST REMAIN SILENT UNTIL YOU'VE COMPLETED ALL FOUR…
Knock over exactly 100 cans
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…
Do the most beautiful thing with bubbles
Do the most beautiful thing with bubbles. You have 20 minutes. Your time starts when you haven't said a word beginning with B for five…
Wear this outfit throughout one future task
Wear this outfit throughout one future task and your points will be doubled for that task. You have until your time in Taskmaster is over.
Identify these 10 fine people (part 1)
Remember these 10 fine people.
Become the best multi-headed creature
Become the best multi-headed creature. Your creature must prove they are the best by doing something impressive. Also, during that…
Capture the most remarkable footage on this doorbell camera
Capture the most remarkable footage on this doorbell camera. You have thirty minutes. Your time starts now.
Identify these 10 fine people (part 2)
Identify these 10 fine people.
Put a rocket in your pocket
Put a rocket in your pocket. Fastest wins. Your time starts now.** Part 2: If you draw, make or write your own rocket, that doesn't count…
Recreate a famous 2D piece of art in 3D
Recreate a famous piece of 2D art in 3D. Most creative recreation wins. You have twenty minutes. Your time starts now.
Win the pub quiz by cheating
Win the pub quiz by cheating. The team that wins by cheating in at least five different ways wins. If the quizmaster notices you cheating,…
Push the envelope the furthest
Push the envelope the furthest. You have half an hour. Your time starts now.
Take a bite out of Alex's carrot
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…
Pick the Taskmaster's locket from its pocket
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…
Direct the robot to its charging station
Direct the robot to its charging station and plug it in. You must give the robot an instruction every 10 seconds. The robot will ignore any…
Make the strongest smell
Make the strongest smell. You must seal your smell in this jar and the Taskmaster will open it in the studio. You have twenty minutes. Your…
Present the most heart-warming final story for a local news programme
Present the most heart-warming final story for a local news programme. You have half an hour and your story must last no more than two…
Work out how many days old Alex will be on Christmas Day 2024
Work out how many days old Alex will be on Christmas Day 2024. You have to make eye contact to Alex during the task and you may only give…
Put one fish in the frying pan
Put one fish in the frying pan. Dottiest fish wins. Your task ends when you put a fish in the frying pan. You have fifteen minutes. Your…
Create the most charismatic new children's television puppet sidekick for Alex
Create, handle and voice the most charismatic new children's television puppet sidekick for Alex. You have thirty minutes. Your time starts…
Defuse the robot
Defuse the robot. You must cut all the wires but one. If you cut the danger wire, the robot will spew and you will be disqualified. You…
Ring the bell
Ring the bell. You may not look up. Fewest ropes pulled wins. You have a maximum of ten minutes. Your time start5 now.
Work out what is in the box
Work out what is in the box. You must not look, feel or inspect the box in any way. Your teammate must not show you the contents of the…
Eat and obey five fortune cookies
Eat and obey five fortune cookies. Fastest wins. Your time starts now.
Put on the special glasses
Put on the special glasses. Fastest wins. Your time starts now.
Be at the highest number barrel when Alex blows his whistle again
Be at the highest number barrel when Alex blows his whistle again. You may only move to the next barrel when you have completed the…
Do these three things again and again and again in that same order
Label a part of your body, make a surprising noise and do something interesting with your legs. You have one minute. Your time starts now.…
Walk exactly one furlong in exactly 10 minutes
Walk exactly one furlong in exactly 10 minutes. You may not make use of technology except to make three 5 second phone calls. Also, you may…
Clean the most profound picture of majestic nature on a dirty thing
Clean the most profound picture of majestic nature on a dirty thing. You have 20 minutes. Your time starts now.
Place all the balls in the gutter and the gutter on the cow
Place all the balls in the gutter and the gutter on the cow. The gutter must not enter the dome. You must not use anything floppy during…