Browse / Type of task
Filmed tasks
Tasks filmed before the studio record, mostly at the Taskmaster house or out on location.
Series 21
Get a ball in the glass
Get a ball in the glass. You may not move the pipe or the glass. The ball must travel through the pipe and you must not do anything to…
Be brave
Be brave. Bravest wins. Your time starts now.
Win coconkers
Win coconkers. Coconkers is conkers with coconuts. You can prepare your coconker however you like, as long as it still looks like a…
Appear in the most photos holding a different thing in your mouth
Appear in the most photos holding a different thing in your mouth, each thing bigger than the last thing. Only one of your things may be in…
Turn on the telly
Turn on the telly. You may not touch the telly. Fewest button presses wins. Your time starts now. Part 2: You must now also find and eat a…
Completely revoice this footage to create a dramatic short film
Have serious fun in the lab without smiling. One of you must enter on the first whistle, the other(s) on the second. You must each secretly…
Make the most socks stand up
Make the most socks stand up. You have fifteen minutes. Your time starts now.
Censor yourself unnecessarily
Censor yourself unnecessarily Most intriguing unnecessary censorship wins. You have twenty minutes. Your time starts now.
Take the most photos featuring at least 50% of the Taskmaster's Assistant
Take the most photos featuring at least 50% of the Taskmaster's assistant. The Taskmaster's Assistant must stay within the arena and will…
Put nine nuts and/or nails in the nappy
Do not look away from this task. Put nine nuts and/or nails in the nappy. Every time you look away, one minute will be added to your time.…
Work out what powers the bulb in the lab
Work out what powers the bulb in the lab. You may only give one answer and you may only enter the lab once. Fastest correct answer wins.…
Leave the most pink balls on the other side of the court
Leave the most pink balls on the other side of the court at the end of the task You may only touch balls with rackets. You will lose one…
Write down a forfeit for a contestant who does not complete the flip-flop task
Write down a forfeit for a contestant who does not complete the flip-flop task. The forfeit that pleases the Taskmaster the most wins. Part…
Fill this egg cup with lint
Fill this egg cup with lint. You have ten minutes and the egg cup must stay in the lab. Also, you must stop this clock at exactly 10…
Have the most exhilarating near-miss with this paint balloon
Have the most exhilarating near-miss with this paint balloon. You have twenty minutes. Your time starts now.
Choreograph and carry out the greatest pillow fight of all time
Choreograph and carry out the greatest pillow fight of all time. Greatest pillow fight of all time wins. You have twenty minutes. Your time…
Series 22
Put the golden apple on the golden plate
Your first task is to put the golden apple on the golden plate. If the golden apple touches the ground, you are disqualified. Also, you…
Move this bed into the living room
Move this bed into the living room. You may not look at each other and you may only say words with one syllable. For every stray glance,…
Perform a passionate duet with yourself about yourselves
Perform a passionate duet with yourself about yourselves. You must sing both parts. Best duet wins. You have twenty minutes. Your time…
Work out the height of the tower in baked beans
Work out the height of the tower in baked beans. Closest to the correct answer wins. You have ten minutes and must smile throughout. Your…
Discover a face on a piece of toast
Discover a face on a piece of toast. Most astounding identifiable toast face wins. You have twenty minutes and one loaf of bread and you…
Do either the buggy, bounce or beans task
Pick a three-digit number, then do either the buggy, bounce or beans task. The person who picks and then achieved the highest number wins.…
Guess the temperature of the liquid in the flask
Guess the temperature of the liquid in the flask. Closest wins.
Gleek
Gleek. Fastest wins. You may not use the internet but you may make two phone calls as long as you only yell and the phone calls last no…
Take a pair of photos, one before and one after something happening
Take a pair of photos, one before and one after something happening. Bonus: Most unexpected thing that happened in-between the photos.
Win a game of Noughts and Crosses against your old self
Win a game of Noughts and Crosses against your old self. Your old self will choose squares according to the form they filled in earlier. If…
Say your seven times table
Find and complete the actual task. Everything you say from now on must be a question. If you say something that isn't a question, one…
Create the most powerful piece of art involving one or more of your armpits
Convince everyone you are wearing the official workplace earpiece
Convince everyone you are wearing the official workplace earpiece, or if you are wearing the official workplace earpiece, convince everyone…
Hide from Alex wearing this arrow on your head at all times
Hide from Alex wearing this arrow on your head at all times. You must not remove or cover your arrow and your arrow must remain exposed at…
Learn the name of every country in the world according to FIFA
Learn the name of every country in the world according to FIFA. In ten minutes, you will have two minutes to list every country in the…
Disobey all instructions that start with "Alex says"
Disobey all instructions that start with "Alex says". Obey all other instructions. Any instructions missed or incorrectly followed will be…
Do a whoopsie
Achieve the highest score on the Gregulator
Achieve the highest score on the Gregulator. You have a maximum of five spins. You may ask the Gregs a total of five questions and each…
Get this shoe furthest away from the other four shoes
Get this shoe furthest away from the other four shoes. You have until St Patrick's Day on which date your shoe must be appropriately…
Complete the crossword
Complete the crossword. If you work out the secret word from the shaded squares, you may have one more trip on the train.
Create the greatest shrine to Paul Chowdhry
Create the greatest shrine to Paul Chowdhry. You must all pretend Paul Chowdhry isn't here for the duration of the task.
Wrap your chosen items
Label two of these items with these stickers. Part 2: Wrap your chosen items and present the presents so that the Taskmaster is surprised…