Podcast Directory
Last modified: 2024-09-22 04:10:54 PM
Taskmaster: The People's Podcast
Latest Episodes
Five Nights in Chorley With Special Guest Phil Ellis
17 hours ago
Mon, Dec 1st 2025
This week Phil Ellis joins us to tell us what he REALLY thought about his time on Series 20, how easy it is to meet the mayor of Preston, why he was stopped by police, whether or not the Swash Bucklers are still fighting, and what his parents thought of the show.
Plus Jack gives Phil a run down of his stats and a listener puts Jenny's 'naturally conceived triplets' theory to the mathematical test.
Next week we've got the wondering Ania Magliano on the show - in the meantime, send all your questions and homework suggestions along to fans@taskmaster.tv
If you're in the UK you can watch all of Taskmaster on All 4 www.channel4.com/programmes/taskmaster
Anywhere else, it's the Taskmaster YouTube
Visit the Taskmaster Store for all your TM goodies!
This week Phil Ellis joins us to tell us what he REALLY thought about his time on Series 20, how easy it is to meet the mayor of Preston, why he was stopped by police, whether or not the Swash Bucklers are still fighting, and what his parents thought of the show.
Plus Jack gives Phil a run down of his stats and a listener puts Jenny's 'naturally conceived triplets' theory to the mathematical test.
Next week we've got the wondering Ania Magliano on the show - in the meantime, send all your questions and homework suggestions along to fans@taskmaster.tv
If you're in the UK you can watch all of Taskmaster on All 4 www.channel4.com/programmes/taskmaster
Anywhere else, it's the Taskmaster YouTube
Visit the Taskmaster Store for all your TM goodies!
Return of the Record Breakers! - Series 20 Stats Debrief
7 days ago
Mon, Nov 24th 2025
Jack gives series 20 his full stats run down, including the return of the 'Record Breakers!' and also the introduction of extreme stats. We also get to find out how Jack performed on a global level in Fantasy Taskmaster. Plus we revisit predictions made, hear from The Andy's, and Jenny uses Jack's stats to make a case as to why SHE should be the one on the next Champion of Champions.
Next week we're chatting to Phil Ellis - in the meantime, send all your questions and homework suggestions along to fans@taskmaster.tv
If you're in the UK you can watch all of Taskmaster on All 4 www.channel4.com/programmes/taskmaster
Anywhere else, it's the Taskmaster YouTube
Visit the Taskmaster Store for all your TM goodies!
Jack gives series 20 his full stats run down, including the return of the 'Record Breakers!' and also the introduction of extreme stats. We also get to find out how Jack performed on a global level in Fantasy Taskmaster. Plus we revisit predictions made, hear from The Andy's, and Jenny uses Jack's stats to make a case as to why SHE should be the one on the next Champion of Champions.
Next week we're chatting to Phil Ellis - in the meantime, send all your questions and homework suggestions along to fans@taskmaster.tv
If you're in the UK you can watch all of Taskmaster on All 4 www.channel4.com/programmes/taskmaster
Anywhere else, it's the Taskmaster YouTube
Visit the Taskmaster Store for all your TM goodies!
Splash of Bernoulli - S20, Ep.10 *GRAND FINAL*
14 days ago
Mon, Nov 17th 2025
Jenny and Jack are back to discuss the Series 20 Grand Finale and spoilers abound! Jenny reckons the likelihood of that series outcome is the same as a woman naturally conceiving triplets, Jack tells us how Sanjeev has set a new record, and Phil has an excellent idea. Plus, Jenny explains why Pythagorus is an idiot and the pair learn the difference between a gargoyle and a grotesque.
Next week Jack will break down his Series 20 sats - send all your Series 20 observations along to fans@taskmaster.tv
If you're in the UK you can watch all of Taskmaster on All 4 www.channel4.com/programmes/taskmaster
Anywhere else, it's the Taskmaster YouTube
Visit the Taskmaster Store for all your TM goodies!
Jenny and Jack are back to discuss the Series 20 Grand Finale and spoilers abound! Jenny reckons the likelihood of that series outcome is the same as a woman naturally conceiving triplets, Jack tells us how Sanjeev has set a new record, and Phil has an excellent idea. Plus, Jenny explains why Pythagorus is an idiot and the pair learn the difference between a gargoyle and a grotesque.
Next week Jack will break down his Series 20 sats - send all your Series 20 observations along to fans@taskmaster.tv
If you're in the UK you can watch all of Taskmaster on All 4 www.channel4.com/programmes/taskmaster
Anywhere else, it's the Taskmaster YouTube
Visit the Taskmaster Store for all your TM goodies!
Cat Calendar Classics - S20, Ep.9
21 days ago
Mon, Nov 10th 2025
With only 14 points between top and bottom contestants, Jack and Jenny discuss one of the tightest series so far.
Plus, Jenny continues to dither over her fashionista prize, Jack gets a lesson in smog, and both admire the cinematic efforts in task 3.
Next week it's all about the GRAND FINAL.
Make sure you download the Taskmaster App for all kinds of little easter eggs.
Send all your Series 20 observations along to fans@taskmaster.tv
If you're in the UK you can watch all of Taskmaster on All 4 www.channel4.com/programmes/taskmaster
Anywhere else, it's the Taskmaster YouTube
Visit the Taskmaster Store for all your TM goodies!
With only 14 points between top and bottom contestants, Jack and Jenny discuss one of the tightest series so far.
Plus, Jenny continues to dither over her fashionista prize, Jack gets a lesson in smog, and both admire the cinematic efforts in task 3.
Next week it's all about the GRAND FINAL.
Make sure you download the Taskmaster App for all kinds of little easter eggs.
Send all your Series 20 observations along to fans@taskmaster.tv
If you're in the UK you can watch all of Taskmaster on All 4 www.channel4.com/programmes/taskmaster
Anywhere else, it's the Taskmaster YouTube
Visit the Taskmaster Store for all your TM goodies!
Hedgehog No - S20, Ep.8
28 days ago
Mon, Nov 3rd 2025
It's the ultimate pen ultimate pen ultimate - so can Jack and Jenny pin down a winner? Can Maisie beat the prize task record AND the most smug face award? Will there ever be a hedgehog yes? Should we be more like Sanjeev and just do nothing?
Plus, some listeners get in touch to point out some easter eggs...
Make sure you download the Taskmaster App for all kinds of little easter eggs.
Send all your Series 20 observations along to fans@taskmaster.tv
If you're in the UK you can watch all of Taskmaster on All 4 www.channel4.com/programmes/taskmaster
Anywhere else, it's the Taskmaster YouTube
Visit the Taskmaster Store for all your TM goodies!
It's the ultimate pen ultimate pen ultimate - so can Jack and Jenny pin down a winner? Can Maisie beat the prize task record AND the most smug face award? Will there ever be a hedgehog yes? Should we be more like Sanjeev and just do nothing?
Plus, some listeners get in touch to point out some easter eggs...
Make sure you download the Taskmaster App for all kinds of little easter eggs.
Send all your Series 20 observations along to fans@taskmaster.tv
If you're in the UK you can watch all of Taskmaster on All 4 www.channel4.com/programmes/taskmaster
Anywhere else, it's the Taskmaster YouTube
Visit the Taskmaster Store for all your TM goodies!
Ride With It, Rip With It, Run With It - S20, Ep.7
1 month ago
Mon, Oct 27th 2025
This week Jenny and Jack discuss the episode that is 'traditionally the best episode of every series,' according to Jack and an episde that Jenny thinks should have come with a trigger warning. Also, Jenny lands herself in some penny-farther related hot water, Jack might be ready to start writing for Vogue, and is Maisie on track to break a prize task record?
Make sure you download the Taskmaster App for all kinds of little easter eggs.
Send all your Series 20 observations along to fans@taskmaster.tv
If you're in the UK you can watch all of Taskmaster on All 4 www.channel4.com/programmes/taskmaster
Anywhere else, it's the Taskmaster YouTube
Visit the Taskmaster Store for all your TM goodies!
This week Jenny and Jack discuss the episode that is 'traditionally the best episode of every series,' according to Jack and an episde that Jenny thinks should have come with a trigger warning. Also, Jenny lands herself in some penny-farther related hot water, Jack might be ready to start writing for Vogue, and is Maisie on track to break a prize task record?
Make sure you download the Taskmaster App for all kinds of little easter eggs.
Send all your Series 20 observations along to fans@taskmaster.tv
If you're in the UK you can watch all of Taskmaster on All 4 www.channel4.com/programmes/taskmaster
Anywhere else, it's the Taskmaster YouTube
Visit the Taskmaster Store for all your TM goodies!
Winnie the Pooh's Dark Side - S20, Ep.6
1 month ago
Mon, Oct 20th 2025
Jenny and Jack are here to discuss curvy number episode 6, complete with Sanjeev's genius string theory, funeral fun, and why we'll never get a partnership with Casio watches now. Elsewhere, listeners write in to tout some Preston pride, and Jenny blesses a marriage.
Make sure you download the Taskmaster App for all kinds of little easter eggs, plus the chance to play Fantasy Taskmaster.
Send all your Series 20 observations along to fans@taskmaster.tv
If you're in the UK you can watch all of Taskmaster on All 4 www.channel4.com/programmes/taskmaster
Anywhere else, it's the Taskmaster YouTube
Visit the Taskmaster Store for all your TM goodies!
Jenny and Jack are here to discuss curvy number episode 6, complete with Sanjeev's genius string theory, funeral fun, and why we'll never get a partnership with Casio watches now. Elsewhere, listeners write in to tout some Preston pride, and Jenny blesses a marriage.
Make sure you download the Taskmaster App for all kinds of little easter eggs, plus the chance to play Fantasy Taskmaster.
Send all your Series 20 observations along to fans@taskmaster.tv
If you're in the UK you can watch all of Taskmaster on All 4 www.channel4.com/programmes/taskmaster
Anywhere else, it's the Taskmaster YouTube
Visit the Taskmaster Store for all your TM goodies!
Dastardly Daring-Do's - S20, Ep. 5
1 month ago
Mon, Oct 13th 2025
We're at the halfway mark of the new series, and Jenny and Jack are left with jaws agape. Questions abound: what’s the vibe going to be like on episode 6 after that lamé duck live task? Why does Jenny have inexplicable beef with jelly beans? Where CAN we see Ania's art? (here).
Make sure you download the Taskmaster App for all kinds of little easter eggs, plus the chance to play Fantasy Taskmaster.
Send all your Series 20 observations along to fans@taskmaster.tv
If you're in the UK you can watch all of Taskmaster on All 4 www.channel4.com/programmes/taskmaster
Anywhere else, it's the Taskmaster YouTube
Visit the Taskmaster Store for all your TM goodies!
We're at the halfway mark of the new series, and Jenny and Jack are left with jaws agape. Questions abound: what’s the vibe going to be like on episode 6 after that lamé duck live task? Why does Jenny have inexplicable beef with jelly beans? Where CAN we see Ania's art? (here).
Make sure you download the Taskmaster App for all kinds of little easter eggs, plus the chance to play Fantasy Taskmaster.
Send all your Series 20 observations along to fans@taskmaster.tv
If you're in the UK you can watch all of Taskmaster on All 4 www.channel4.com/programmes/taskmaster
Anywhere else, it's the Taskmaster YouTube
Visit the Taskmaster Store for all your TM goodies!
Thirty-Five Grand is Gorgeous - S20, Ep.4
1 month ago
Mon, Oct 6th 2025
A new week, and a new great episode of Taskmaster for Jack and Jenny to digest. And this week they're asking whether or not Sanjeev does pilates, if Phil could feasibly be the first person to never win a task, and a dentist finally weighs in on the question about human teeth.
Plus, Jack reveals his ranking in the Fantasy Taskmaster league - have you downloaded the app yet to play?
Send all your Series 20 observations along to fans@taskmaster.tv
If you're in the UK you can watch all of Taskmaster on All 4 www.channel4.com/programmes/taskmaster
Anywhere else, it's the Taskmaster YouTube
Visit the Taskmaster Store for all your TM goodies!
A new week, and a new great episode of Taskmaster for Jack and Jenny to digest. And this week they're asking whether or not Sanjeev does pilates, if Phil could feasibly be the first person to never win a task, and a dentist finally weighs in on the question about human teeth.
Plus, Jack reveals his ranking in the Fantasy Taskmaster league - have you downloaded the app yet to play?
Send all your Series 20 observations along to fans@taskmaster.tv
If you're in the UK you can watch all of Taskmaster on All 4 www.channel4.com/programmes/taskmaster
Anywhere else, it's the Taskmaster YouTube
Visit the Taskmaster Store for all your TM goodies!
Daddy Needs a New Pair of Shoes - S20, Ep.3
2 months ago
Mon, Sep 29th 2025
This week Jenny and Jack are back to discuss episode 3, and with it come questions about Maisie's memory, Phil's 'man who lives in the woods with chickens' vibe, and an amateur diagnosis of Sanjeev's sample. Plus listeners provide insights around QR codes.
Make sure you've downloaded the Taskmaster App to play Fantasy Taskmaster.
And keep all your Series 20 observations coming: fans@taskmaster.tv
If you're in the UK you can watch all of Taskmaster on All 4 www.channel4.com/programmes/taskmaster
Anywhere else, it's the Taskmaster YouTube
Visit the Taskmaster Store for all your TM goodies!
This week Jenny and Jack are back to discuss episode 3, and with it come questions about Maisie's memory, Phil's 'man who lives in the woods with chickens' vibe, and an amateur diagnosis of Sanjeev's sample. Plus listeners provide insights around QR codes.
Make sure you've downloaded the Taskmaster App to play Fantasy Taskmaster.
And keep all your Series 20 observations coming: fans@taskmaster.tv
If you're in the UK you can watch all of Taskmaster on All 4 www.channel4.com/programmes/taskmaster
Anywhere else, it's the Taskmaster YouTube
Visit the Taskmaster Store for all your TM goodies!