Taskmaster Tasks

Series 19 / Episode 4

Midnight picnic.

  1. 1 · Prize task

    The thing that least suits its name if you shout it loudly while we're all looking at it on the screen

    Play at home: ready · All ages · Indoors or garden · 10 min
  2. 2

    Put the most wetsuits on mannequins

    Put the most wetsuits on mannequins. The mannequins must be wearing their wetsuits properly. Also, you must tiptoe throughout and put your…

    GardenPlay at home: with tweaks · Great for 3–7 · Indoors · 15 min
  3. 3 · Team task

    Convince the other team that the following things are the opposite of what they are

    Convince the other team that the following things are the opposite of what they are. The liquid in the cup is very hot or very cold. The…

    GardenPlay at home: ready · All ages · Garden · 20 min
  4. 4

    Tell Alex why the light bulb turns on

    Tell Alex why the light bulb turns on. You may not touch or tamper with the light bulb. Fastest correct answer wins. Your time starts now.

  5. Special

    Read this out loud and in full

    Read this out loud and in full. If you fail to read this out loud and in full, you will fail the current task. Dear [contestant],…

  6. 5 · Live task

    Win a game of Front Ham

    Win a game of Front Ham. One at a time, each person must discard three socks from the washing line and add one. If all your coloured socks…

    Last one standingPlay at home: ready · All ages · Indoors · 5 min

Play this episode at home

4 of 6 tasks can be played at home, about 50 minutes of play.

You’ll need

  • anything from around the house
  • big teddies or chairs
  • clothes
  • cup
  • bag
  • tube of paste
  • sheet as curtain
  • coloured socks
  • pegs
  • string

Prepare beforehand

Changes for playing at home

More tasks to play at home