Taskmaster Tasks

Series 8 / Episode 1

Hello.

  1. 1 · Prize task

    Most powerful smell

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

    Find the receiver of this baby monitor

    Find the receiver of this baby monitor. You must leave your hat on. Fastest wins. Your time starts now.

    Play at home: with tweaks · Great for 3–7 · Indoors or garden · 10 min
  3. 3

    Make the best ventriloquist dummy and be chatted up by it

    Make the best ventriloquist dummy and be chatted up by it. The most seductive ventriloquist dummy wins. You have 30 minutes and your scene…

    ArtPlay at home: ready · 12+ · Indoors · 30 min
  4. 4

    Get as close as you can to Alex without him noticing you

    Alex is on that bridge in the distance with lights on his head. Get as close as you can to Alex without him noticing you. Alex will duck…

    Out and aboutPlay at home: with tweaks · Great for 3–7 · Park or street · 10 min
  5. 5 · Live task

    Get the greatest weight of doughnuts in your bucket

    Get the greatest weight of doughnuts in your bucket. You must have your hands on your hips at all times. You have 100 seconds.

    Play at home: ready · Great for 3–7 · Indoors · 2 min
  6. Tiebreak

    Peel a banana using only your feet

    Peel a banana using only your feet. You cannot touch the banana with your hands. The peeled banana cannot be damaged. Fastest wins. Your…

    LabPlay at home: ready · Great for 3–7 · Indoors · 5 min

Play this episode at home

All 6 tasks can be played at home, about 1 hour 5 minutes of play.

You’ll need

  • anything from around the house
  • two phones (or a baby monitor)
  • hat
  • tape
  • socks, paper bags, craft bits
  • doughnuts
  • a bucket each
  • banana

Prepare beforehand

Changes for playing at home

More tasks to play at home