The alpine darling

Episode synopsis

This second Champion of Champions special, consisting of a single episode, aired on 23 June 2022, and featured the series champions from Taskmaster series 6 through 10: Ed Gamble (season 9); Kerry Godliman (season 7); Liza Tarbuck (season 6); Lou Sanders (season 8); and Richard Herring (season 10).

These champions must look the most like a champion in the title sequence, bring in something that makes everyone go, "Wow, that really is the greatest thing.", feed themselves a grape in an elaborate way, create a wonderful seaside photo cut-out board, get a duck into a pond, and mislead the Taskmaster about the contents of their suitcases.

Title context

'The alpine darling' was how Liza Tarbuck described her artwork, in the 'Create a wonderful seaside photo cut-out board' task.

Alternate Titles

• On Sweden's SVT Play streaming platform, this episode is titled 'Testarnas mästare', which translates as 'The Test Masters'. [Translator credit: DANI]
• On Norway's Discovery+ Norge streaming platform, this episode is titled 'Elsklingen fra Alpene', which translates as 'The darling of the Alps'. 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]

Assistant Intro

And next to me, the antithesis of a champion. A man whose mother once told me, in a quiet moment that, as a child he was, and I quote, 'So irritating that we paid for a barrage of medical tests.' It's little Alex Horne!

Taskmaster's Sign-off

Richard Herring is the new Champion of Champions. Please go and collect your wow-worthy prizes and your Taskmaster trophy.