The essential episodes of Taskmaster
Watch these 15 in order and you've got Taskmaster — each pick states its reason.
- 01
In this inaugural episode of the first season of Taskmaster AU, the contestants must bring in the most beautiful thing, remove a balloon from a caravan, create a one minute montage of their lives, fill a glass with orange juice, and throw, boot, bowl, flick, or propel items towards the edge of the stage.
- 02
In this episode, the contestants must bring in the most satisfying thing to touch, let the cat out of the bag, make an older family member hang up on them, do the bravest thing with a ream of paper, and de-pineapple some pizzas. There is also a thrilling tie-breaker task involving clapping as quickly as possible.
- 03
In this episode, the contestants must: bring in the coolest thing they've found on a walk within 1km of their house, sink a bowling ball, snap, crackle and pop some things, spread generic yeast spread on something, and then clean it up and recreate famous scenes from history, using only four-letter words. There's also a thrilling tie-breaker involving honking a car horn as quietly as possible.
- 04
In this episode, the contestants must bring in the most pretentious thing, protect some popcorn from Tom Cashman, deliver 26 roses to a vase, get a giraffe into a bath, and spell 'Taskmaster' using their own shadows.
- 05
In this episode, the contestants must bring in something someone else will miss, reinvent the wheel, age or de-age themselves, save a sausage from a barbie, and make their monsters meaner, cuter, more prestigious, and sexier.
- 06
In this episode, the contestants must bring in the most surprising thing to bring to a barbecue, make a dream come true, do an incredible once-in-a-lifetime thing, deliver a pizza to Tom Cashman, and dunk their biscuits.
- 07
In this episode, the contestants must bring in the most desirable runny thing, make a doctor look like a fool, throw a tantrum, collect 197 things and then put them back, take a secret photo of the Taskmaster, and bounce or not bounce on a trampoline or a step.
- 08
We're going all out in tonight's finale. Christmas is ruined, aubergines are stabbed, cities are destroyed, and our first Aussie champion will be crowned. Who will win Tom Gleeson's giant golden head?
- 09
Don't Slip on the Chips Old Man
The Taskmaster is back with contestants: Josh Thomas, Jenny Tian, Lloyd Langford, Anne Edmonds & Wil Anderson. Tonight, they build the scariest scarecrow, make chess cool, and dance the silent disco.
- 10
Tonight, the first team task takes place, where life (a.k.a Tom Cashman) gives the contestants lemons. Anne Edmonds writes a sweet potato ballad, and Lloyd Langford paints a home? with a gnome.
- 11
The Moment of Divorce is Recorded
The competition to win Tom Gleeson's cranium in trophy form couldn't be closer. Tonight contestants go on the hunt for Tom Cashman, and teams fight it out to create the next big conspiracy!
- 12
Tonight, Tom Cashman co-stars in the contestants' action-packed short film, secret marshmallows take centre stage in the final live task before a tiebreaker to decide this season's winner!
- 13
In episode three, our contestants learn how to blend into the furniture, invent their own sport and tear cards apart furiously. Rhys has his dreams come true during the live task.
- 14
Taskmaster returns with five new competitors: Dave Hughes, Emma Holland, Lisa McCune, Takashi Wakasugi, and Tommy Little! Here we see them lose the van keys and passionately promote a finger.
- 15
This week's prize task has our comedians trying to conceal the best thing in their mouth. The comedians debut their teams, and who will bring an Olympic level of cringe to the "be cringe" task.
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