Series synopsis
Taskmaster Bonus Material is a British reality television series that premiered on December 13, 2015. It was created by Alex Horne. It stars Frank Skinner, Josh Widdicombe, Roisin Conaty and Tim Key.
Interviews, outtakes and extra footage from Taskmaster UK
Premise
Interviews, outtakes and extra footage from Taskmaster UK
Premise: More tasks, more laughs, more madness!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
Episodes
This series spans 20 seasons with 198 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 18 | October 6, 2022 | January 11, 2026 |
| Season 1 | 5 | December 13, 2015 | August 1, 2020 |
| Season 2 | 4 | December 12, 2019 | July 25, 2020 |
| Season 3 | 3 | January 2, 2020 | June 20, 2020 |
| Season 4 | 22 | April 24, 2017 | August 15, 2020 |
| Season 5 | 8 | September 28, 2017 | March 17, 2024 |
| Season 6 | 5 | January 9, 2020 | March 17, 2024 |
| Season 7 | 11 | September 4, 2018 | August 18, 2023 |
| Season 8 | 9 | May 14, 2019 | August 23, 2023 |
| Season 9 | 11 | August 30, 2019 | August 5, 2022 |
| Season 10 | 8 | October 21, 2020 | August 19, 2022 |
| Season 11 | 7 | April 10, 2021 | July 30, 2022 |
| Season 12 | 11 | October 9, 2021 | October 19, 2022 |
| Season 13 | 11 | April 11, 2022 | July 21, 2023 |
| Season 14 | 13 | September 27, 2022 | November 14, 2023 |
| Season 15 | 10 | March 25, 2023 | July 24, 2024 |
| Season 16 | 12 | September 15, 2023 | November 21, 2024 |
| Season 17 | 11 | March 21, 2024 | June 18, 2025 |
| Season 18 | 10 | September 7, 2024 | November 23, 2025 |
| Season 19 | 9 | April 26, 2025 | July 10, 2025 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
1,000,000 SUBSCRIBER TREAT - Unseen Tie Break: Turn Over the Most Beer Mats 1,000,000 subscribers! Thanks everyone. As promised here are some never-before-seen tie break tasks from series 11, 12 and 13. Turn over the most beer mats - your time starts now! See you at 2 Million! |
October 6, 2022 |
| 2 |
Alex Horne's Reddit AMA - Part 1 Little Alex Horne answers your questions in the first part of this Reddit AMA. |
March 16, 2023 |
| 3 |
Alex Horne's Reddit AMA - Part 2 Little Alex Horne answers your questions in the second part of this Reddit AMA. S |
March 19, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alex Horne Interviews the Series 1 Contestants - And Himself Alex Horne Interviews the Series 1 Contestants - And Himself |
December 13, 2015 |
| 2 |
Romesh Ranganathan's Best Taskmaster Moments 'There was no box mate' - some of Romesh's best Taskmaster moments. |
December 19, 2019 |
| 3 |
Tim Key's Best Taskmaster Moments "I'm shooting a TV show for Comic Relief" - it's some of Tim Key's best Taskmaster moments from series 1. |
March 12, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Katherine Ryan's Best Taskmaster Moments 'I hate eating gross stuff' - some of Katherine Ryan's best Taskmaster moments. |
December 12, 2019 |
| 2 |
Jon Richardson's Best Taskmaster Moments 'Nightmarish, creepy & strangely attractive' - it’s Jon Richardson’s best Taskmaster moments from series 2. |
March 5, 2020 |
| 3 |
Joe Wilkinson's Best Taskmaster Moments "There's strength in arches" - it's some of Joe Wilkinson's best Taskmaster moments, including the famous potato throw controversy of series 2. |
May 22, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Paul Chowdhry's Best Taskmaster Moments 'Snow bear, innit' - some of Paul Chowdhry's best bits on Taskmaster. |
January 2, 2020 |
| 2 |
Al Murray's Best Taskmaster Moments 'The dong and the gong' - it's Al Murray's best Taskmaster moments from series 3! |
March 28, 2020 |
| 3 |
Rob Beckett's Best Taskmaster Moments It's Rob Beckett's best moments from series 3 of Taskmaster. |
June 20, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Lycett Exclusive Interview Task | April 24, 2017 |
| 2 | Hugh Dennis Exclusive Interview Task | April 24, 2017 |
| 3 | Lolly Adefope Exclusive Interview Task | April 24, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Taskmaster S5 EP3 | Outtake | Bob Mortimer's Balls | Dave An exclusive outtake from Taskmaster S5E3. Bob Mortimer and his nicely presented balls... |
September 28, 2017 |
| 2 |
Taskmaster Series 5 EP5 | Exclusive Outtake | Sally Phillips Piggy Make Ya Fat | Dave An exclusive outtake from Taskmaster Series 5 Ep5. Sally Phillips brings in a 'high-octane item', called 'piggy make ya fat'. |
October 12, 2017 |
| 3 |
Taskmaster Series 5 EP5 | Exclusive Outtake | Mark Watson's Extended Text Messages | Dave An exclusive outtake from Taskmaster Series 5 Ep5. After Mark Watson wastes 5 months of his life sending Greg Davies a text message every day, Alex Horne treats us to an extended reading of some of these text messages. |
October 13, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Liza Tarbuck's Best Taskmaster Moments 'Greedy Bottom' - Some of Liza Tarbuck's best moments on Taskmaster. |
January 9, 2020 |
| 2 |
Tim Vine's Best Taskmaster Moments 'I'll use a lobster' - Some of Tim Vine's best moments on Taskmaster. |
February 6, 2020 |
| 3 |
Russell Howard's Best Moments It's Russell Howard's Best moments from Taskmaster. |
April 19, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
James Acaster Interview Taskmaster S7 Alex Horne interviews James Acaster, Taskmaster series 7 contestant, ahead of the brand new series coming to Dave on Wednesday 5th September, 9pm. How many letters does Taskmaster have? What happens to the moon during the day? Which of the contestants is best at the physical tasks? Find out what James Acaster thinks NOW. |
September 4, 2018 |
| 2 |
Jessica Knappett Interview Taskmaster S7 Alex Horne interviews Jessica Knappett, Taskmaster series 7 contestant, ahead of the brand new series coming to Dave on Wednesday 5th September, 9pm. Find out if Jessica can spell Taskmaster backwards, or what colour Jessica thinks the Taskmaster door is...Find out NOW. |
September 4, 2018 |
| 3 |
Kerry Godliman Interview Taskmaster S7 Alex Horne interviews Kerry Godliman, Taskmaster series 7 contestant, ahead of the brand new series coming to Dave on Wednesday 5th September, 9pm. What's the average life expectancy of an ant? Find out what Kerry thinks NOW. |
September 4, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Iain Stirling Taskmaster Series 8 Interview | TASKMASTERMIND Alex Horne interviews Taskmaster series 8 contestant, Iain Stirling, in an intense Mastermind style interview. How good is Iain's general knowledge and how much does he know about specialist subject on himself! |
May 14, 2019 |
| 2 |
Joe Thomas Taskmaster Series 8 Interview | TASKMASTERMIND Alex Horne interviews Taskmaster series 8 contestant, Joe Thomas in an intense Mastermind style interview. How good is Joe's wikipedia knowledge about himself and how much does he know about Taskmaster anagrams. |
May 14, 2019 |
| 3 |
Lou Sanders Taskmaster Series 8 Interview | TASKMASTERMIND Alex Horne interviews Taskmaster series 8 contestant, Lou Sanders in an intense Mastermind style interview. How good is Lou's knowledge of other famous Sanders' and how much does she know about her own wikipedia page. |
May 14, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
David Baddiel Taskmaster Series 9 Interview | TASKMASTERMIND Alex Horne interviews Taskmaster series 9 contestant, David Baddiel, in an intense Mastermind style interview. How good are David's answers on his specialist subject...himself. |
August 30, 2019 |
| 2 |
Ed Gamble Taskmaster Series 9 Interview | TASKMASTERMIND Alex Horne interviews Taskmaster series 9 contestant, Ed Gamble, in an intense Mastermind style interview. How good are Ed's answers on his specialist subject...which isn't type 1 diabetes. |
August 31, 2019 |
| 3 |
Jo Brand Taskmaster Series 9 Interview | TASKMASTERMIND Alex Horne interviews Taskmaster series 9 contestant, Jo Brand, in an intense Mastermind style interview. How good are Jo's answers on her specialist subject... |
September 1, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Daisy May Cooper Interviews Alex Horne | Taskmaster S10 Alex Horne and Daisy May Cooper sit down for a chat about Taskmaster series 10, BAFTAs and whether or not they believe in ghosts. The series has taken an interesting toll on Daisy's appearance. |
October 21, 2020 |
| 2 |
Johnny Vegas Interviews Alex Horne | Taskmaster S10 Alex Horne and Johnny Vegas sit down for a chat about Taskmaster series 10, a love of starting fires, and how to wipe. The series has taken an interesting toll on Johnny's appearance. |
October 28, 2020 |
| 3 |
Katherine Parkinson Interviews Alex Horne | Taskmaster S10 Alex Horne and Katherine Parkinson chat about Taskmaster series 10, naughty things they might've done and the best decision Katherine's ever made. |
November 4, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mike Wozniak: 'I Garage Am Garage Afraid Garage Of Garage Many Garage Things Garage' | Taskmaster We get to know Series 11 contestant, Mike Wozniak, and he tells us some things about himself with some added obstacles. |
April 10, 2021 |
| 2 |
Charlotte Ritchie: "That's So Embarrassing" | Taskmaster | Series 11 Little Alex Horne sits down with series 11 contestant Charlotte Ritchie as she answers some questions with some extra challenges. |
April 17, 2021 |
| 3 |
Jamali Maddix: "I'm Never Going To Get Acting Work With That" | Taskmaster | Series 11 Little Alex Horne sits down with series 11 contestant Jamali Maddix where he answers some questions about himself and tests his acting abilities. |
April 24, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alex Horne Interviews Alan Davies with an Annoying Song Alex Horne interviews series 12 contestant, Alan Davies, with a very annoying song. |
October 9, 2021 |
| 2 |
Alex Horne Interviews Desiree Burch with an Annoying Song Alex Horne interviews Desiree Burch with a very annoying song. |
October 16, 2021 |
| 3 |
Alex Horne Interviews Victoria Coren-Mitchell! Alex interviews @VictoriaCoren with a song that is frankly beginning to outstay its welcome. |
October 24, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ardal O'Hanlon's Series 13 Interview Task It's new Taskmaster week! In the first of our series 13 interview tasks, Alex goes for a stroll with Ardal O'Hanlon. |
April 11, 2022 |
| 2 |
Series 13 Interview Task - Bridget Christie As we continue to get to know the Series 13 cast a little better, Alex goes for a stroll with Bridget Christie. Contains chaos. |
April 18, 2022 |
| 3 |
Alex Horne Interviews Chris Ramsey with a Task We get to know Chris Ramsey a little better as he goes for a ramble with Alex while answering questions. |
April 25, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alex Horne Interviews DARA O'BRIAIN | Series 14 Interviews Get inside the head of series 14 contestant, Dara O'Briain |
September 27, 2022 |
| 2 |
Alex Horne Interviews FERN BRADY | Series 14 Interviews As we continue to get to know our series 14 contestant a little better, Fern Brady answers Taskmaster's assistant-cum-psychoanalyst, Dr Alex Horne's questions. |
September 30, 2022 |
| 3 |
Alex Horne Interviews JOHN KEARNS | Series 14 Interviews Travel with us into the mind of John Kearns as he talks to Dr Sigmund Horne. |
October 1, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
20 Questions with FRANKIE BOYLE Series 15 contestant Frankie Boyle sits down with Alex for a game of 20 Questions. |
March 25, 2023 |
| 2 |
20 Questions with IVO GRAHAM Alex Horne plays a nice game of 20 Questions with series 15's Ivo Graham. |
April 1, 2023 |
| 3 |
20 Questions with JENNY ECLAIR Alex Horne plays 20 Questions with Series 15's Jenny Éclair. |
April 8, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alex Horne Interviews JULIAN CLARY Julian Clary offers up his artistic recreation of Little Alex Horne in the first contestant interview of Series 16 |
September 15, 2023 |
| 2 |
Alex Horne Interviews LUCY BEAUMONT Lucy Beaumont steps up to the easel for the second contestant interview of Series 16. |
September 17, 2023 |
| 3 |
Alex Horne Interviews SAM CAMPBELL Sam 'Caravaggio' Campbell picks up the paints for his Series 16 interview with Little Alex Horne. |
September 18, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alex Horne Interviews JOANNE McNALLY Series 17's Joanne McNally undergoes Alex Horne's rigorous questioning while putting balls in buckets. |
March 21, 2024 |
| 2 |
Alex Horne Interviews JOHN ROBINS Alex interviews Series 17's John Robins. |
March 24, 2024 |
| 3 |
Alex Horne Interviews NICK MOHAMMED Oh look! It's Alex interviewing Series 17's Nick Mohammed from Ted Lasso and stuff. |
March 25, 2024 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alex Horne Interviews ANDY ZALTZMAN Frost… Paxman… Maitlis…. Horne… it's a hard-hitting interview with Series 18 contestant, Andy Zaltzman! |
September 7, 2024 |
| 2 |
Alex Horne Interviews BABATUNDE ALÉSHÉ Probing questions. Gripping answers. None feature in this interview with Series 18 contestant Babatunde Aléshé. |
September 8, 2024 |
| 3 |
Alex Horne Interviews EMMA SIDI Attention! It's an interview with Series 18 contestant Emma Sidi! It's strange, but we thought we'd post it anyway. |
September 9, 2024 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fatiha El-Ghorri's Series 19 Interview Representing Hackney, Fatiha El-Ghorri is confident of the W in Series 19 of Taskmaster. |
April 26, 2025 |
| 2 |
Jason Mantzoukas's Series 19 Interview Alex Horne catches up with Series 19's Jason Mantzoukas representing Team USA in Series 19 of Taskmaster. |
April 27, 2025 |
| 3 |
Mathew Baynton's Series 19 Interview Series 19 contestant Mat Baynton give Alex Horne the scoop on his performance so far. |
April 28, 2025 |
Production
Release
| First aired | December 13, 2015 |
|---|---|
| Last aired | November 23, 2025 |
| Runtime | 27 minutes |
| Status | continue |