Taskmaster: The People's Podcast

Jenny and Jack discuss part two of the 2026 New Years Treat asking the questions no one else has yet asked, such as; what would it be like to holiday with this cast? Is a moth-eaten squirrel exotic? Is it time to stop the 'thing inside a thing' Taskmaster trend? And we've had Champion of Champions, but should we follow Sweden in hosting a 'Loser of Losers'? A listener writes in to discuss. Next we...

New year, new New Years Treat! Welcome to the first part of 2026's festive offerings, and the reason Jenny and Jack have so much to discuss; including their love for 'Little Baby Big Zu,' why Jenny won't eat chocolate, politically, how Sam was giving 'shades of Zaltzman,' and Jenny's loft theories. Plus the pair get excited for the newly announced series 21 cast! We'll be back next week to digest...

Ho, ho, ho! Jack and Jenny have a big bag of listener letters to get through before the year's end and this is the time to do it! Join us as we engage on listener-led debates - from a flaw in Jacks doors to an education in horse racing - stopping along the way to give deeper analysis for flipper tasks while answering philosophical questions like what is a task? Plus, Jenny makes a New Years resolu...

Hark! A new Champion of Champions has been crowned! If you haven't watched it yet, stop right here and go to Channel 4 for Champion of Champions 4, b4 you 4get! Once you've done that, come back here to hear what Jenny thinks about being a part of Sam's prize task, why Jack was soothed by watching a tiny man be excellent, and witness the birth of Cilla Bowie. Plus Sam breaks a record and Mat gives...

While we wait for Champion of Champions 4 to grace our screens, Jenny and Jack look back at the first ever Champion of Champions episode for a little extra homework. They discuss some surprising similarities between Maisie Adam and Bob Mortimer, why money shouldn't be involved in miracles, whether its worth having your embarrassment glands removed and why Rob's pizza miracle might not be so miracu...

We're keeping the series 20 flame alive this week with Ania Magliano joining us to debrief and give us a few exclusives; such as who she thought Reece was, what her dad said to her to try to cheer her up, and what she thinks will happen on the upcoming Champion of Champions. Plus a listener writes in to ask Ania about THAT awkward task, and Jack's prize task stats get put to the test. Next week we...

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....

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...

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 Jac...

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 2...

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 you...

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...

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...

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 Taskmast...

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 Se...

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...

Jenny and Jack reconvene to discuss the second episode of the new series 20, including why we shouldn’t underestimate Ania, whether or not people were licking real human teeth, Reece's continuing bird obsession and - are doublers being replaced by quadruplers? Plus the debate about the American Jack Dee continues and The People's pod joins Fantasy Taskmaster. If you want to play in our group use t...

It's the first episode of Series 20! And an episode of firsts, according to Jack and Jenny's observations; first impressions, first time a contestant has touched Greg (?), first time a contestant has caused £40 worth of damage to the set while their trousers fell down, and first time seeing Greg and Alex really panic in what might be the funniest live task ever. Plus Jenny identifies which contest...

This week it is, in the words of Jack Bernhardt, the 'big series 20 stats dump' - our seasonal pre-emptive effort to size up the new cast from every statistical angle possible, in an effort to try and predict who will win this next series. If you want to know who's who, what's what and get wise to the why's then this episode is here. for. you. Get all the background information on each new contest...

This week we're taking it right back to the beginning, the big bang of the Taskmaster universe, the very first official episode of Taskmaster UK, in an effort to see how things have changed (or not changed) since the beginning of Taskmaster time. Plus, Jack’s had a think about who he’d want to be on Taskmaster with and... has Jenny goofed?! Next week Jack and Jenny anticipate series 20 with w...

This week we're revisiting what is possibly Jenny's most laugh-out-loud episode of Taskmaster yet, including talks about one of the funniest things Jenny’s seen happen under a table, when to call 'the chaps' in for mice, and one listener writes in midway through his first child’s birth to alert us to a goof.  Plus - should Taskmaster do a one off episode for character comedians? Jack and Jenn...

This week Jenny and Jack go back to series 2 to uncover Patatas's origin story, the power of Katherine Ryan and a little bit of Edinburgh Fringe chat along the way. Plus, some listeners write in with some late series 19 goofs and a new observation on the magic of Rhod Gilbert. Next week we'll be covering series 11, episode 1. Want to suggest next week's homework? Why not write in to fans@taskmaste...

This week our homework comes from a listener who wanted Jenny and Jack to re-live Greg's best moments of being angry at everyone , and Victoria Coren-Mitchell's complete misunderstanding of a task assignment. Also we have a new Jason Mantzoukas vs Nish Kumar comparison, and a new Patatas goof to unpack for next week's homework. Get all your Taskmaster thoughts into fans@taskmaster.tv Download the...

This week Jenny and Jack take a trip back to series 4, episode 4 to find out if Greg and Hugh had beef, discuss the most surprising thing Noel could wear, and debate whether five tasks in one episode is too many. Plus, Jack consults his stats to find out if running the London Marathon makes you better at Taskmaster, and Jenny makes a heartfelt plea for young people to to write more drunken po...

This week Jenny and Jack are straight back into their homework, with Jenny discovering the delights of series 7, episode 6 and with it comes debates about positive and negative pedantry, soap opera endings, and contours of the body. Get all your Taskmaster thoughts into fans@taskmaster.tv Download the new Taskmaster App for all kinds of extended fun. Watch all of Taskmaster on All 4 www.channel4.c...