Taskmaster Series 18, Episode 2 - ...And Then A Detective Comes In - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)

It's the first team task of the series, but how will the two groups fare when they're told to put their heads together and come up with something to impress the Taskmaster? Meanwhile, Jack Dee has a dramatic change of wardrobe, Rosie Jones presents her new baby, Babátúndé Aléshé attaches ducks to his fingers, Andy Zaltzman starts seeing chickens, and Emma Sidi can't stop thinking about Tamzin Outhwaite.

Prize task: The most serious object that looks quite silly.

- Rosie Jones: Her own coffin, decorated with a pride flag, fake boobs, and the phrases: "Boo hoo I am dead" and "Honk if you miss me". - 5
- Andy Zaltzman: A Guy Fawkes effigy. - 4
- Jack Dee: An abseiling harness. - 3
- Emma Sidi: A clock displaying the phrase: "ComicSans Is My Daddy <3" in Comic Sans. - 2
- Babatunde Aleshe: A horned Viking helmet. - 1

Joker Task: Wear this outfit throughout one future task and your points will be doubled for that task. You have until your time in Taskmaster is over.

- Jack: Wears it for the very next task.
- Andy, Babatunde, Emma and Rosie: Joker yet to be shown.

Task 1, Part 1: Remember these ten fine people. You have two minutes to acquaint yourself with these fine people. Best memory wins. Your time starts now. Part 2: Identify these ten fine people. Most fine people correctly identified wins. You have four fine minutes. Your time starts now.

- Jack (PLAYING JOKER OUTFIT): 7 - 4, doubled to become 8
- Emma: 10 - 5
- Babatunde: 6 - 3
- Andy and Rosie: 1 - 2

Task 2 (Team Task): Become the best multi-headed creature. Your creature must prove they are the best by doing something impressive. Also, during that impressive thing, they must speak one word at a time and explain what it is they are doing and why it is impressive. You have 20 minutes. You time starts now.

- Andy, Babatunde and Emma: A beast with many heads making a smoothie. - 2
- Jack and Rosie: A two-headed beast playing an impressive song. - 2

Task 3: Capture the most remarkable footage on this doorbell camera. You have 30 minutes. Your time starts now.

- Rosie: Plays the Virgin Mary and gives to the baby Jesus, played by Alex. - 5
- Jack: Takes the camera off the wall and films the sewer just outside the house. - 4
- Emma: Makes a pancakes and posts it through the front door letterbox. - 3
- Andy: Plays a ghost from the future asking Alex how he brings to bring down Greg. - 2
- Babatunde: Does a variety of activities (badly) while waiting for someone to answer the door, including keepie uppies, crawling through a tube, drinking tea and sitting on Linda the cow. - 1

Live task: Spin the wheel the same number of times or more as the person before you. If you land on gold, you are automatically through to the next round, and the next person has to spin it one more time than the previous person.

- Babatunde: 5
- Emma: 4
- Jack: 3
- Andy: 2
- Rosie: 1

Final scores

- Jack: 20
- Emma: 16
- Rosie: 15
- Babatunde: 13
- Andy: 12