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Presented by Greg Davies and Alex Horne (who also created the programme, originally as a show for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe), the first series of Taskmaster was broadcast in 2014 on comedy channel Dave, before expanding its audience after being poached by Channel 4 in 2020.
There have been 19 full series to date, along with special one-off ‘Champion of Champion’ and ‘New Year Treat’ programmes, comprising one or two episodes. There’s also been a children’s version hosted by former contestants Rose Matafeo and Mike Wozniak.
The show sees (mainly) comedians take part in a range of challenges which are then marked by the hosts, usually (but not always) winning a maximum of five points per task.
In order to judge which Taskmaster alumini have been most successful, and to take into account the often convoluted rules, we’ve simply looked at who has won the highest percentage of tasks they have been set.
For the purposes of this list we have restricted it to the 95 celebrities who have appeared on the 19 completed full series of the show – one-off special episodes don’t count.
So, ahead of Series 20, here are the current top 11 Taskmasters of all time.
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9. Sarah Millican
In 2022, Sarah Millican appeared as a contestant on Series 14 of Taskmaster, finishing second with 174 points. It would have won most series, but she came up against the might of Dara Ó Briain. She won 19 out of 53 - a 35.8 per cent hit rate. | Getty Images
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10. Rhod Gilbert
Series 7 of Taskmaster was a particularly close one. Rhod Gilbert finished third with 167 points, behind winner Kerry Godliman on 176 and Jessica Knappett on 175. He won more tasks than either of them though - recording a 35.1 per cent hit rate of 20 wins from 57 tasks. | Getty Images
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11. Emma Sidi
Completing our Taskmaster Hall of Fame is 'Starstruck' actress Emma Sidi, who came third in Series 18 with 152 points behind winner Andy Zaltzman. She won 18 tasks out of 52, or 34.6 per cent. | Getty Images