Taskmaster Series 4, Episode 2 - Look At Me - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)
Prize task: Most boastful item.
* Noel Fielding: Winning the NME Sexiest Man of the Year Award 2008. - 5
* Lolly Adefope: A certificate she got demonstrating she was doing GCSE maths, at the age of nine. - 4
* Mel Giedroyc: Winning "Best Rough Boar", "Best Boar in Show" and "Beat New Boar" for her guinea pig, at the age of 45. - 3
* Joe Lycett: A selfie of himself with the Chuckle Brothers. - 2
* Hugh Dennis: A losers' medal from the final the National Public School Six-a-Side Football Tournament. - 1
Task 1: Keep the basketball on the running machine for as long as possible. You may not touch the basketball or the running machine. The running machine will be turned on in two minutes.
* Hugh: Keeps it on the machine, then turns the machine off by unplugging it. - 5
* Lolly: 15.8 seconds - 4
* Mel: 9 seconds - 3
* Joe: 3.8 seconds - 2
* Noel: 3.75 seconds - 1
Task 2: Paint the best picture of the Taskmaster. Only the paint and the brush may touch the mat, easel and canvas. You have 10 minutes. Your time starts now. [Rule only for Joe: Also you must smile at the camera with increasing enthusiasm every 30 seconds.]
* Noel - 5
* Joe - 4
* Mel - 3
* Lolly - 2
* Hugh: Disqualified for having prohibited items touching the mat. - 0
Task 3 (Team Task): Land the flour on the target. You may not leave the bandstand. Most flour lying loose on the target wins. You have 20 minutes. Your time starts now.
* Mel and Hugh: 193g - 5
* Joe, Lolly and Noel: 217g (Disqualified due to Noel tampering with Alex's timer) - 0
Task 4: Without touching the egg or the eggcup, put the egg into the eggcup. You may only use the equipment currently on the table. If you touch a piece of equipment that another contestant touches you will both receive a one minute time penalty per piece of equipment touched. Fastest wins. Your time starts now.
* Lolly: 28 seconds + 1 min penalty - 5
* Noel: 2.5 seconds + 3 min penalty - 4
* Joe: 2.8 seconds + 3 min penalty - 3
* Hugh: 1:40 + 4 min penalty - 2
* Mel: 0:57 + 5 min penalty - 1
Live task: Looking at the Taskmaster at all times and with your arms always beneath your hairdressing smock, attach as many balloons together as possible. You have 100 seconds. Longest balloon chain wins.
* Mel: 7 - 5
* Hugh: 6 - 4
* Lolly and Noel: 4 - 3
* Joe: 3 - 2
Final scores
* Mel - 20
* Lolly and Noel - 18
* Hugh - 17
* Joe - 13
Broadcast details
Date
Tuesday 2nd May 2017
Time
9pm
Channel
Length
60 minutes
Cast & crew
Cast
| Greg Davies | Host / Presenter |
|---|---|
| Alex Horne | Host / Presenter |
| Lolly Adefope | Self |
| Hugh Dennis | Self |
| Noel Fielding | Self |
| Mel Giedroyc | Self |
| Joe Lycett | Self |
Writing team
| Alex Horne | Writer |
|---|---|
| Tim Key | Task Consultant |
Production team
| Andy Devonshire | Series Director |
|---|---|
| Andy Cartwright | Series Producer |
| Richard Allen-Turner | Executive Producer |
| James Taylor | Executive Producer |
| Jon Thoday | Executive Producer |
| Hilary Rosen | Executive Producer |
| Rob Aslett | Executive Producer |
| Andy Devonshire | Executive Producer |
| Alex Horne | Executive Producer |
| Dan Trelfer | Edit Producer |
| Thomas Perrett | Editor |
| Martin McEwan | Editor |
| Andi Meek | Editor |
| Steve Nayler | Editor |
| James Dillon | Production Designer |
| Sam Montague | Director of Photography |
| Will Charles | Lighting Designer |
| Martin Kempton | Lighting Designer |
| Dru Masters | Composer |
| Tom Howe | Composer |
Videos
Get an egg in an egg cup
Mel manages to touch many things in her task to put an egg in a cup.
Featuring: Greg Davies & Mel Giedroyc.
Joe Lycett has to keep smiling
Joe Lycett was set his own personal task, of smiling every 30 seconds.
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne & Joe Lycett.
Press
Review: Taskmaster, series 4, episode 2
This week the challengers have difficulty controlling a runaway basketball, attempt long-distance painting, and take part in some intense staring.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 2nd May 2017