Taskmaster The Podcast

Chloe Petts, the English comedian, writer and Series 22 champion, joins Ed to revisit the finale task by task. They unpack the toga costumes, WhatsApp chaos, Wikipedia objects, tiny models, feather acrobatics and gloriously nonsensical movie scenes. Chloe also reveals the story behind those legendary convertible trousers and reflects on their fiercely competitive run to victory.

Joel Dommett, comedian, presenter and host of The Masked Singer UK, joins the conversation for chaotic fun. They revisit the series penultimate tasks, from rare objects and animated stories to lime-and-egg-cup engineering. Joel recalls failing to light Sienna Miller’s cigarette, discusses watching a new lineup take over, and gets drawn into surprising detours about kangaroo steak, placentas and piano pillows.

Joanna Page, the Welsh actress and comedian known for Gavin & Stacey and Series 21 winner, joins a lively review of Series 22. They unpack Nina’s swearing, Isy’s remarkable craftsmanship, Richard’s controversial blindfold tactics, and the contestants’ wonderfully chaotic wool portraits. Joanna also imagines her own self-portrait task and weighs up the terrifying competition in Champion of Champions.

Armando Iannucci, the Scottish-Italian comedy legend behind Veep, The Thick of It and The Death of Stalin, returns to dissect Series 22’s chaos. They tackle dangerous cutlery plaits, absurd inventions, chocolate overload and advent calendars, before reliving crossword confusion on a steam train, bizarre Paul Chowdhury shrines, deceptive wrapping and the legendary nipple-in-a-nappy dice game.

Nina Conti, an English comedian, actor and ventriloquist, revisits her highs and lows on Taskmaster. She recalls childhood perfume-making, caravan nostalgia and an instinctive partnership with Izzy. They explore fearless destruction, the infamous Gregulator, a shoe’s global gap year, psychic Pictionary teamwork and Nina’s beloved Highland cow costume.

Richard Ayoade, the deadpan comedian, actor and director known for The IT Crowd and Travel Man, relives his “traumatic” Taskmaster experience. He and Ed Gamble unpack anxiety, competitive instincts, suspiciously obvious cheating, hidden personas, velvet gloves, brain cake and a freezer packed with stew. Along the way: chocolate allergies, clown training and a gloriously luck-based sausage rope finale.

Isy Suttie, the comedian, actor, musician and writer known for Peep Show, talks Taskmaster, Ellis James’s ripped lucky pants and her instant bond with Nina Conti. She reveals the bizarre fry-up song she sent Matt, explains her papier-mâché fruit tennis triumph, and shares Judy Murray’s surprising motivational role. Expect armpit art, workplace chaos, earpiece confusion and plenty of juicy prizes.

Lou Sanders, English comedian, writer, actor, presenter, and Series 8 champion, joins a lively discussion of Series 22. They tackle the gleeking challenge, bizarre comfort objects, creative photography, Chloe’s emotional onion tale, memory games, oversized chairs, and a chaotic waving toilet-roll finale. Eclipses, shooting stars, cats, and competitive predictions round out the conversation.

Chloe Petts, an English comedian, writer, and Series 22 contestant, joins the conversation for a lively task-by-task breakdown. They reveal the chaos of meeting teammates Richard Ayoade and Matt Lucas, dissect bizarre prize items and toast art, and revisit bean-eating, tower measuring, competitive tactics, touring mishaps, and a particularly frustrating live elimination game.

We are back Baby! That's right, the 22nd Series of Taskmaster is finally here. In the caravan this week to kick us off is Comedy legend, Reece Shearsmith!As well as sharing his thoughts on the new line up, Reece tries out some crowd work with Ed, he gets annoyed at a very old review of League Of Gentlemen and he reveals what kind of experiments he used to do as a child. Reece also makes his prediction on who will do well on the new series!You can pre-order Reece's new book here 'Things I Took From The Dark: The Museum Of MeAnd you can get tickets to Reece's live show here Things I Took From The Dark As Told By Reece ShearsmithTo get all you latest Taskmaster news visit Taskmaster.tvTo Catch up on old episodes visit Channel4.com And if you want to see any more TM content and some behind the scenes, visit the Taskmaster YouTube Channel!