Taskmaster - Season 8

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…

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Episodes10
DatesMay 8, 2019 - Jul 10, 2019
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Episodes

Hello
Season 8Episode 160 min

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.

May 8, 2019
A Novel About Russian Gulags
Season 8Episode 260 min

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.

May 15, 2019
Stuck in a Mammal Groove
Season 8Episode 360 min

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.

May 22, 2019
The Barrel Dad
Season 8Episode 460 min

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?

May 29, 2019
Stay Humble
Season 8Episode 560 min

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.

Jun 5, 2019
Rock 'n' Roll Umlaut
Season 8Episode 660 min

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.

Jun 12, 2019
This is Trevor
Season 8Episode 760 min

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.

Jun 19, 2019
Aquatic Sewing Machine
Season 8Episode 860 min

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.

Jun 26, 2019
I've Been a Bit Ill
Season 8Episode 960 min

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.

Jul 3, 2019
Clumpsy Swayey Clumsy Man
Season 8Episode 1060 min

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?

Jul 10, 2019

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