Is Taskmaster coming back?
Taskmaster (2015–present) — comedy on Channel 4
The answer: Yes — returns in 5 days.
Next episode · S21E06 · "An Even Bigger Spoon" · on Channel 4
21seasons
189episodes
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About Taskmaster
Taskmaster is currently airing on Channel 4; the next episode airs 2026-05-14.
The show is a comedy series that premiered in 2015. It features Greg Davies as the Taskmaster, who, with his assistant Alex, challenges five comedians to complete a series of inventive and humorous tasks. The contestants compete to earn points, with rivalry and strategic tactics encouraged throughout the competition.
The series has been running continuously, with new episodes released weekly. It has become known for its humorous challenges and the interactions between the contestants and the hosts. As of May 2026, the show is in its 21st season, with the latest episode airing on May 7, 2026. The series has a rating of 8.1 on TVMaze and each episode runs approximately 60 minutes.
Taskmaster episode schedule
2 upcoming · 187 aired . Next episode: May 14, 2026.
Upcoming · 2
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2026 | S21·E6 | An Even Bigger Spoon |
| May 21, 2026 | S21·E7 | Putting Things On Things |
Aired · 187
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2026 | S21·E5 | I Corroborate |
| April 30, 2026 | S21·E4 | Lou Reed And The Wombles |
| April 23, 2026 | S21·E3 | A Creepy Bit Of Advice |
| April 16, 2026 | S21·E2 | Leg Up, Johnny! |
| April 9, 2026 | S21·E1 | Cube Is Good |
| November 13, 2025 | S20·E10 | Supping From The Fountain |
| November 6, 2025 | S20·E9 | A 1970s Camping Kettle |
| October 30, 2025 | S20·E8 | Am I an Idiom? |
| October 23, 2025 | S20·E7 | Drier Than You Think, Chalk |
| October 16, 2025 | S20·E6 | Is That Number Got Curves? |
| October 9, 2025 | S20·E5 | Bats, Bats, Hang Up |
| October 2, 2025 | S20·E4 | Hey Mate |
| September 25, 2025 | S20·E3 | Thompson |
| September 18, 2025 | S20·E2 | Cows Are Made of Milk |
| September 11, 2025 | S20·E1 | 9x7 |
| July 3, 2025 | S19·E10 | The Clever Side? |
| June 26, 2025 | S19·E9 | Getaway Sticks |
| June 19, 2025 | S19·E8 | Science All Your Life |
| June 12, 2025 | S19·E7 | Glass Half Most |
| June 5, 2025 | S19·E6 | It's Got to Be Obsolete |
| May 29, 2025 | S19·E5 | Maybe We're the Monsters |
| May 22, 2025 | S19·E4 | Midnight Picnic |
| May 15, 2025 | S19·E3 | My Presumably Scrotum |
| May 8, 2025 | S19·E2 | An Invisible Jump Rope |
| May 1, 2025 | S19·E1 | Sometimes Spit |
| November 14, 2024 | S18·E10 | Le Goose |
| November 7, 2024 | S18·E9 | The Cockle Children |
| October 31, 2024 | S18·E8 | The Nexus of Truth |
| October 24, 2024 | S18·E7 | Captain Jackie and The Hotdog |
| October 17, 2024 | S18·E6 | A Dance As Old As Time Itself |
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| October 10, 2024 | S18·E5 | Big Stupid Things |
| October 3, 2024 | S18·E4 | I'm a Girl Who Likes a Clean Line |
| September 26, 2024 | S18·E3 | The Gangsters of the Sea |
| September 19, 2024 | S18·E2 | ...And Then a Detective Comes in |
| September 12, 2024 | S18·E1 | The Faceless Facilitators |
| May 30, 2024 | S17·E10 | Ambience and Information |
| May 23, 2024 | S17·E9 | Assistantbury |
| May 16, 2024 | S17·E8 | The Umbrella Wink |
| May 9, 2024 | S17·E7 | Dream Date Territory |
| May 2, 2024 | S17·E6 | A Three-Ring Man |
| April 25, 2024 | S17·E5 | Snooker Cue Umbrella Chin |
| April 18, 2024 | S17·E4 | Apropos Of Apoppo |
| April 11, 2024 | S17·E3 | Some Impropriety? |
| April 4, 2024 | S17·E2 | Jumungo |
| March 28, 2024 | S17·E1 | Grappling With My Life |
| November 23, 2023 | S16·E10 | Always Forks and Marbles |
| November 16, 2023 | S16·E9 | Fagin at the Disco |
| November 9, 2023 | S16·E8 | Never Packed a Boot |
| November 2, 2023 | S16·E7 | I'm Off to Find a Robin |
| October 26, 2023 | S16·E6 | Brother Alex |
| October 19, 2023 | S16·E5 | Skateboard Division |
| October 12, 2023 | S16·E4 | Dynamite Chicks |
| October 5, 2023 | S16·E3 | Languidly |
| September 28, 2023 | S16·E2 | Hell Is Here |
| September 21, 2023 | S16·E1 | The Natural Friends |
| June 1, 2023 | S15·E10 | A Yardstick For Failure |
| May 25, 2023 | S15·E9 | A Show About Pedantry |
| May 18, 2023 | S15·E8 | 100% Bosco |
| May 11, 2023 | S15·E7 | Schrödinger's Egg |
| May 4, 2023 | S15·E6 | It's My Milk Now |
| April 27, 2023 | S15·E5 | Old Honkfoot |
| April 20, 2023 | S15·E4 | How Heavy Is the Water? |
| April 13, 2023 | S15·E3 | I Love to Squander Promise |
| April 6, 2023 | S15·E2 | Trapped In A Loveless Marriage |
| March 30, 2023 | S15·E1 | The Curse of Politeness |
| December 1, 2022 | S14·E10 | Did I Meet These Potatoes Before? |
| November 24, 2022 | S14·E9 | A New Business End |
| November 17, 2022 | S14·E8 | The One That Bats Do |
| November 10, 2022 | S14·E7 | The System of Endless Plates |
| November 3, 2022 | S14·E6 | Long-legged Lobster |
| October 27, 2022 | S14·E5 | Chip Biffington |
| October 20, 2022 | S14·E4 | Crumbs in My Bralette |
| October 13, 2022 | S14·E3 | Dafty in the Middle |
| October 6, 2022 | S14·E2 | Enormous Hugeness |
| September 29, 2022 | S14·E1 | The Chassis, The Wings |
| June 16, 2022 | S13·E10 | The House Queens |
| June 9, 2022 | S13·E9 | It Might Be Wind |
| June 2, 2022 | S13·E8 | You Tuper Super |
| May 26, 2022 | S13·E7 | Heg |
| May 19, 2022 | S13·E6 | The 75th Question |
| May 12, 2022 | S13·E5 | Having a Little Chuckle |
| May 5, 2022 | S13·E4 | Shoe Who |
| April 28, 2022 | S13·E3 | I Think I've Got This |
| April 21, 2022 | S13·E2 | Birdy Hand Finger |
| April 14, 2022 | S13·E1 | The Noise That Blue Makes |
| November 25, 2021 | S12·E10 | Caring Uncle Minpict |
| November 18, 2021 | S12·E9 | Nothing Matters |
| November 11, 2021 | S12·E8 | A Couple of Ethels |
| November 4, 2021 | S12·E7 | The Integrity of the Product |
| October 28, 2021 | S12·E6 | A Chair in a Sweet |
| October 21, 2021 | S12·E5 | Croissants Is Croissants |
| October 14, 2021 | S12·E4 | The Customised Inhaler |
| October 7, 2021 | S12·E3 | The End of the Franchise |
| September 30, 2021 | S12·E2 | Oatmeal and Death |
| September 23, 2021 | S12·E1 | An Imbalance in the Poppability |
| May 20, 2021 | S11·E10 | Activate Jamali |
| May 13, 2021 | S11·E9 | Mr Octopus and Pottyhands |
| May 6, 2021 | S11·E8 | An Orderly Species |
| April 29, 2021 | S11·E7 | You've Got No Chutzpah |
| April 22, 2021 | S11·E6 | Absolute Casserole |
| April 15, 2021 | S11·E5 | Slap and Tong |
| April 8, 2021 | S11·E4 | Premature Conker |
| April 1, 2021 | S11·E3 | Run Up a Tree to the Moon |
| March 25, 2021 | S11·E2 | The Lure of the Treacle Puppies |
| March 18, 2021 | S11·E1 | It's Not Your Fault |
| December 17, 2020 | S10·E10 | Dog Meat Trifle |
| December 10, 2020 | S10·E9 | Air Horn Andy |
| December 3, 2020 | S10·E8 | Moments of Silence |
| November 26, 2020 | S10·E7 | Legit Glass |
| November 19, 2020 | S10·E6 | Hippopotamus |
| November 12, 2020 | S10·E5 | I Hate Your Trainers |
| November 5, 2020 | S10·E4 | Toshwash |
| October 29, 2020 | S10·E3 | Point of Swivel |
| October 22, 2020 | S10·E2 | A Documentary About a Despot |
| October 15, 2020 | S10·E1 | God's Haemorrhoid |
| November 6, 2019 | S9·E10 | Think About the Spirit |
| October 30, 2019 | S9·E9 | Don't Like Them Go Bang |
| October 23, 2019 | S9·E8 | Shaqinahat |
| October 16, 2019 | S9·E7 | A Cuddle |
| October 9, 2019 | S9·E6 | Bready Bready Bready |
| October 2, 2019 | S9·E5 | Another Spoon |
| September 25, 2019 | S9·E4 | Quisps |
| September 18, 2019 | S9·E3 | Five Miles Per Day |
| September 11, 2019 | S9·E2 | Butter in the Microwave |
| September 4, 2019 | S9·E1 | Join Our Cult |
| July 10, 2019 | S8·E10 | Clumpsy Swayey Clumsy Man |
| July 3, 2019 | S8·E9 | I've Been a Bit Ill |
| June 26, 2019 | S8·E8 | Aquatic Sewing Machine |
| June 19, 2019 | S8·E7 | This is Trevor |
| June 12, 2019 | S8·E6 | Rock 'n' Roll Umlaut |
| June 5, 2019 | S8·E5 | Stay Humble |
| May 29, 2019 | S8·E4 | The Barrel Dad |
| May 22, 2019 | S8·E3 | Stuck in a Mammal Groove |
| May 15, 2019 | S8·E2 | A Novel About Russian Gulags |
| May 8, 2019 | S8·E1 | Hello |
| November 7, 2018 | S7·E10 | I Can Hear It Gooping |
| October 31, 2018 | S7·E9 | The Pendulum Draws the Eye |
| October 24, 2018 | S7·E8 | Mother Honks Her Horn |
| October 17, 2018 | S7·E7 | The Perfect Stuff |
| October 10, 2018 | S7·E6 | A Coquettish Fascinator |
| October 3, 2018 | S7·E5 | Lotta Soup |
| September 26, 2018 | S7·E4 | OLLIE |
| September 19, 2018 | S7·E3 | Twelve Blush Majesty Two |
| September 12, 2018 | S7·E2 | My Eyes Are Circles |
| September 5, 2018 | S7·E1 | The Mean Bean |
| July 4, 2018 | S6·E10 | He Was a Different Man |
| June 27, 2018 | S6·E9 | The Bubble Brothers |
| June 20, 2018 | S6·E8 | What Kind of Pictures? |
| June 13, 2018 | S6·E7 | Roadkill Doused in Syrup |
| June 6, 2018 | S6·E6 | We Met at Mealtimes |
| May 30, 2018 | S6·E5 | H |
| May 23, 2018 | S6·E4 | BMXing! |
| May 16, 2018 | S6·E3 | One Warm Prawn |
| May 9, 2018 | S6·E2 | Tarpeters |
| May 2, 2018 | S6·E1 | The Old Soft, Curved Padlock |
| November 1, 2017 | S5·E8 | Their Water's So Delicious |
| October 25, 2017 | S5·E7 | Boing Boing |
| October 18, 2017 | S5·E6 | Spoony Neeson |
| October 11, 2017 | S5·E5 | A Wind-Dried Puffin |
| October 4, 2017 | S5·E4 | Residue Around the Hoof |
| September 27, 2017 | S5·E3 | Phoenix |
| September 20, 2017 | S5·E2 | The Leprechaun or the Lesbian |
| September 13, 2017 | S5·E1 | Dignity Intact |
| June 13, 2017 | S4·E8 | Tony Three Pies |
| June 6, 2017 | S4·E7 | No Stars for Naughty Boys |
| May 30, 2017 | S4·E6 | Spatchcock It |
| May 23, 2017 | S4·E5 | Meat |
| May 16, 2017 | S4·E4 | Friendship is Truth |
| May 9, 2017 | S4·E3 | Hollowing Out a Baguette |
| May 2, 2017 | S4·E2 | Look at Me |
| April 25, 2017 | S4·E1 | A Fat Bald White Man |
| November 1, 2016 | S3·E5 | The F.I.P. |
| October 25, 2016 | S3·E4 | A Very Nuanced Character |
| October 18, 2016 | S3·E3 | Little Polythene Grief Cave |
| October 11, 2016 | S3·E2 | The Dong and the Gong |
| October 4, 2016 | S3·E1 | A Pea in a Haystack |
| July 19, 2016 | S2·E5 | There's Strength in Arches |
| July 12, 2016 | S2·E4 | Welcome to Rico Face |
| July 5, 2016 | S2·E3 | A Pistachio Eclair |
| June 28, 2016 | S2·E2 | Pork is a Sausage |
| June 21, 2016 | S2·E1 | Fear of Failure |
| September 1, 2015 | S1·E6 | The Last Supper |
| August 25, 2015 | S1·E5 | Little Denim Shorts |
| August 18, 2015 | S1·E4 | Down an Octave |
| August 11, 2015 | S1·E3 | The Poet and the Egg |
| August 4, 2015 | S1·E2 | The Pie Whisperer |
| July 28, 2015 | S1·E1 | Melon Buffet |
