Taskmaster Tasks

Remove the £5 note from under the pint without spilling any of the pint

Remove the £5 note from under the pint without spilling any of the pint. You may not touch the pint glass. If you spill any of the pint,…

Work out how long this piece of string is

Without leaving the caravan, work out how long this piece of string is. You have 5 minutes. Most accurate answer wins. Your time starts now.

Pull this tablecloth off the table

Pull this tablecloth off this table. Most eggs left unbroken on the table wins. You have one attempt and may not tamper with the table,…

Find the link then do it exactly 100 times

Find the link then do it 100 times. Fastest wins. Your time starts now.

Pull off the most elaborate trick shot

Pull off the most elaborate trick shot. You have 20 minutes. Your time starts now.

Make the best snow globe

Make the best snow globe. You have 10 minutes to order your elements, then 20 minutes to make your snow globe. Your time starts now.

Knock over as many ducks as possible

Knock over as many ducks as possible. You must all remain on the red carpet throughout the task. You have 5 minutes Your time starts now.

Make an announcement

Make an announcement. Biggest announcement to the most people wins. You have 12 weeks. Your time starts now.

Make the best parachute for this wooden spoon

Make the best parachute for this wooden spoon. You have 10 minutes to order your materials and 10 minutes to make your parachute. Slowest…

Knock the bails off the stumps

Knock the bails off the stumps. You've got a maximum of one over. You must make your attempts from behind this stump. No stumps may be…

Draw a picture of the contents of this box

Draw a picture of the contents of this box. You may not open the box or look inside. Also, you get a bonus point if you can name the person…

Write down as many obscure animals as possible

Write down as many obscure animals as possible. You have three minutes. Your time starts now. Part 2: Guess the animals your teammate has…

Tuck as many items from the kitchen inside the sweatband as possible

Wearing this sweatband around your head at all times, tuck as many items from the kitchen inside the sweatband as possible. Then make a…

Put something genuinely surprising inside this chocolate egg

Put something genuinely surprising inside this chocolate egg. You have one hour, after which Alex will open your chocolate egg. Your time…

Find out what you have in common with this person

Find out what you have in common with this person. You must look the person in the eye throughout the task and shake hands every time you…

Wearing these high heels, create the best dot-to-dot picture on this canvas

Wearing these high heels, create the best dot-to-dot picture on this canvas. You have 10 minutes. Your time starts now.

Receive a text message as fast as possible

Make the biggest bubble and burst it with your nose

Make the biggest bubble and burst it with your nose. You have 10 minutes. Your time starts now.

Perform a scene from Taskmaster The Musical

Perform a scene from Taskmaster The Musical. Best scene wins. You have 1 hour. Your time starts now.

Make an outfit of things bought from this stationery shop

Make an outfit of things bought from this stationery shop. You have 10 minutes and £50 to spend, then 20 minutes to make your outfit. Your…

Make this plastic bag as heavy as possible

Make this plastic bag as heavy as possible. You have 10 minutes, then it must hang unassisted for one further minute. Heaviest bag at the…

Knock over the fewest skittles

Knock over the fewest skittles. You may place one item on each of the three ramp sections, or you may place two items on one of the ramp…

Blow the candle out from the furthest distance

Blow the candle out from the furthest distance. The furthest from the candle wins. You may not relight the candle. You have a maximum of 10…

Tell the Taskmaster you love him in the most meaningful way

Tell the Taskmaster you love him in the most meaningful way. You have half an hour. Your time starts now.

Design and demonstrate the best quick-change outfit

Design and demonstrate the best quick-change outfit. The best and quickest quick-change outfit wins. You have 1 hour. Your time starts now.

Build the highest tower

Build the highest tower. You have five minutes from when your first box is assembled and a maximum of twenty minutes from now.

Work out the circumference of the caravan in baked beans

Work out the circumference of the caravan in baked beans. You have three minutes. Most accurate wins. Your time starts now.

Write a ten-word story before you reach the finish line

Write a ten-word story before you reach the finish line. You must be running while writing. Fastest across the finish line with a proper…

Paint the best picture of this still life

Paint the best picture of this still life. The painter must remain blindfolded throughout. The other person may not move from their chair…

Predict what another contestant will do with one of the objects

Predict what Jessica Knappett [James only]/Kerry Godliman [Jessica only]/Phil Wang [Kerry only]/Rhod Gilbert [Phil only]/James Acaster…

Draw the biggest and best circle

Draw the biggest and best circle. Biggest and best circle wins. Your circle must be completed in one single sweep. You have 10 minutes.…

Excite Alex

Excite Alex. Greatest increase from Alex's current heart rate wins. You have 20 minutes. Your time starts now.

Make the best noise

Make the best noise. When you are ready to make your noise, you must say "This is my best noise". After you have made your noise, you must…

Get this ball in that hole in as few strokes as possible

Get this ball in that hole in as few strokes as possible. The ball must only be struck. The ball must never be carried. You have a maximum…

Work out what happens when you flick this switch on

Work out what happens when you flick this switch on. You may not take this switch out of this room. Your time starts now.

Dramatically alter your appearance

Dramatically alter your appearance. Most dramatic alteration wins. You may start altering your appearance when you are inside the lift and…

Make these scales read 31.770kg

Make these scales read 31.770kg. The scales must read 31.770kg for at least 5 seconds. Fastest wins. Your time starts now.

Make the best loo roll paper airplane

Make the best loo roll paper airplane. You have 5 minutes and one attempt. Furthest flight wins. Your time starts now.

Deliver this task to Alex in the most spectacular way

Deliver this task to Alex in the most spectacular way. Alex is in his caravan. You have 1 hour. Your time starts now.

Make as many white circles on the target as possible

Make as many white circles on the target as possible. You must not step beyond this rope. You must not move the rope or the target. You…

Cheer up this former traffic warden

Cheer up this former traffic warden. You have 20 minutes. Your time starts now.

Make yourselves look as little or big as possible

Make yourselves look as little or big as possible. You have 20 minutes. Your time starts now.

Put exactly 50 different things in this bin

Put exactly 50 different things in this bin. Fastest wins. Your time stops when you say "I've put exactly 50 different things in this bin".…

Write and perform the most suspenseful soap opera cliff-hanger

Write and perform the most suspenseful soap opera cliff-hanger. Your scene may last no more than one minute. You have 30 minutes. Your time…

Put all the pairs of glasses into the smallest of these boxes

In the lab, there are 10 pairs of glasses. The pairs of glasses may not leave the lab. Without breaking any of the pairs of glasses, put…

Throw something into the bin on the other side of this fence

Throw something into the bin on the other side of this fence. You may not use ladders, you may not touch the fence and you must stay this…

Don't blink

Don't blink. Last to blink wins. Your time starts in 10 seconds.

Make the best extension to the Taskmaster House

Make the best extension to the Taskmaster House. You have 30 minutes. Your time starts now.