Episode 2: The pie whisperer

Episode synopsis

In this episode the contestants must bring in the most impressive item, high-five a 55-year-old, identify the contents of some pies, do something that'll look impressive in reverse, and unshackle themselves and sprint one metre.

Title context

'Some kind of pie whisperer' was how Greg Davies characterised Frank Skinner during the 'Identify the contents of the pies' task.

Alternate Titles

• On Denmark's TV2 Play streaming platform, this episode is titled 'Tærtehviskeren', which translates as 'The pie whisperer'.
• On Finland's MTV Katsomo streaming platform, this episode is titled 'Piiraskuiskaaja', which translates as 'The pie whisperer'. [Translator credit: zador]
• On Norway's Discovery+ Norge streaming platform, this episode is titled 'Paihviskeren', which translates as 'The pie whisperer'. Note: this Norwegian translation of the title only appears in the subtitles for the episode, whereas the episode title listed on the platform is the original English title. [Translator credit: Jan Harald]

Taskmaster Intro

Hello, I am Greg Davies. This is Taskmaster and I am the Taskmaster. As well as a truly magnificent comedian, I am also a human, which means that like all humans, I take pleasure in watching people struggle to do simple things. So, over the past few months, I've set a series of tricky tasks to five seriously competitive comedians. They have no idea how each other did, but they'll soon find out. I shall be judging both what they did, and how they did it. My word is final. I like this role. Let's meet the contestants now.

Contestant Intros

He's one in a million, as he's from Birmingham, which has a population of one million. It's Frank Skinner.

Secondly, a man whose hair and voice I still find surprising: Josh Widdicombe.

She once dropped by my flat with two family packs of meatballs, one of which she ate by herself: Roisin Conaty.

A man who is as angry as his beard is thick: Romesh Ranganathan.

And finally, he's been in Hollywood films, but when I showed pictures of all of these people to my mother, he was the one she didn't know. It's Tim Key!

Assistant Intro

And, as always, I am helped and massaged by my personal assistant, Alex Horne.

Taskmaster's Sign-off

That's it for this week. And remember, if you try, and lose, then it isn't your fault. But if you don't try, and we lose, then it's all your fault. I don't know what that means. Good night.