Taskmaster - Season 8

Season 8
It's Series 8 of Taskmaster and some things remain comfortingly familiar. Greg Davies is still the terrifying Taskmaster who wields enough power in one withering to look to reduce any failing, flailing contestant to a quivering wreck. Alex Horne remains Greg's simpering secretary, fully equipped to provide for all his needs, whether that's in the form of stats, facts or essential grooming products. And there are the tasks themselves, which are, as usual, all at once fiendish, perplexing and utterly pointless.
But there are some vital changes, such as the five courageous contestants who, probably misguidedly, think they have what it takes to impress the Taskmaster. They are: Iain Stirling, Joe Thomas, Lou Sanders, Paul Sinha and Sian Gibson. These five find themselves in a disorienting position. On the one hand, they've bonded as they process the shared trauma of enduring Greg's unpredictable judgements. On the other, they are pitted against each other in a brutal competition to be crowned the new Taskmaster Champion and rightful owner of Greg's 24-carat skull…

Episodes

Hello
Iain Stirling, Joe Thomas, Lou Sanders, Paul Sinha and Sian Gibson take on tasks set by fearsome Greg Davies and fearful Alex Horne. This time: baby monitors and seductive dummies.

A Novel About Russian Gulags
The race continues for Taskmaster Greg Davies' golden head trophy. Lou Sanders acquires some creepy facial hair, and the contestants make fascinating noises.

Stuck in a Mammal Groove
Greg Davies judges the efforts of five comics who are desperate to impress him. Joe Thomas struggles with the definition of a mammal. Sian Gibson sends the Taskmaster a not-safe-for-work text.

The Barrel Dad
Tensions bubble to the surface during an apparently simple team task. Plus: what constitutes a loo roll? And how do you entertain a toddler?

Stay Humble
Taskmaster Greg Davies and his loyal lickspittle Alex Horne take careful notes as Paul Sinha struggles with a basketball and Joe Thomas has a very unhappy birthday.

Rock 'n' Roll Umlaut
Greg Davies and Alex Horne watch in despair as Paul Sinha squats in a phone box and Iain Stirling stakes his claim for the Scottish national football team.

This is Trevor
Greg Davies hands down more brutally honest judgements as five comics fight among themselves to win his golden head. This time: the pink, the powerful and the pirate.

Aquatic Sewing Machine
Water, sand and beach balls contribute a seaside feel to this episode, but the jovial tone is soured by one contestant's flagrant cheating.

I've Been a Bit Ill
In the series semi-final, Alex Horne sucks delicious dust through a makeshift vegetable straw, while Paul Sinha, Lou Sanders and Iain Stirling become one.

Clumpsy Swayey Clumsy Man
There's eraser eating, camera wrecking and caravan crushing in the final episode of the series. Which of our intrepid comics will emerge triumphant?
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