Taskmaster Tasks

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Live tasks

Tasks done in the studio in front of the audience, usually at the end of an episode.

8 tasks

  1. Series 1

    Sit, wave, and swim for 30 seconds

    Sit silently with your eyes shut for 30 seconds. Then wave and smile at Rose for 30 seconds. Then lie on the floor and swim for 30 seconds.…

    Episode 1
  2. Guess how much money is in Mike's pocket

    Guess how much money is in Mike’s pocket. The closest wins.

    Episode 1
  3. Write all of the colours in different colours

    Write the names of all of your colours in different colours. You must not write the name of a colour in that colour, or use the same colour…

    Episode 2
  4. Snake-in-a-can roulette

    Open a can. You must open the first can you touch. If you open a can that has something in it, you are out. The person who stays in the…

    Episode 3
  5. Stack the toilet rolls into a tower

    Stack the toilet rolls into a tower. When Mike honks his horn, you must move down two spaces to the left. Mike will honk his horn five…

    Episode 4
  6. Put red clips on the blue spikes and blue rings on the red spikes

    Put red clips on the blue spikes and blue rings on the red spikes. You must not remove your helmets. If you put a thing on the wrong thing,…

    Episode 5
  7. Unravel the tape

    Unroll the roll of sticky tape. Put all the sticky tape into your bum-bag. Zip up the bum-bag and hold the naked cardboard wheel above your…

    Episode 6
  8. Throw wet loo roll at Mike’s moustache

    Throw a ball of wet loo roll at Mike’s moustache. The person whose wet loo roll lands the furthest away from Mike’s moustache in each round…

    Episode 7