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Season 3

Cover image for the third season of the New Zealand show Taskmaster NZ, picturing the cast of the season.
Studio filming dates:
23/05/2022 - 27/05/2022
Air dates:
06/07/2022 - 07/09/2022

Season synopsis

Season 3 of Taskmaster NZ, consisting of 10 episodes, began airing on 6 July 2022.

The contestants for the season were Chris Parker, Josh Thomson, Justine Smith, Kura Forrester, and Paul Ego.

Notes

  • Towards the end of April 2022, NZ On Air (a government agency which provides funding for public media) announced that funding was to be provided for the production of a third season of Taskmaster NZ.
  • Following this announcement, comedy writer Sam Smith confirmed on Reddit that the funding had been received long before the official funding announcement. He shared that he had written the tasks for the season back in February, and that the pre-recorded tasks had already been filmed.
  • On 10 May 2022 a Reddit user who had been assigned tickets for one of the studio filming sessions shared that these sessions were scheduled to take place, two per day, between 23 and 27 May 2022.
  • A TVNZ ad-booking schedule released in May 2022 revealed that it is was anticipated that the season might start airing as early as 6 July 2022, but possibly up to three weeks later.
  • On 18 June 2022 the NZ Herald revealed that the contestants for the season would be Kura Forrester, Chris Parker, Josh Thomson, Justine Smith, and Paul Ego.
  • On 22 June 2022 the first trailer for the season aired, confirming that it will begin airing on 6 July 2022.

Season trailer

Season stats

The following stats are correct as of the end of episode 10.


Hosts

Taskmaster

Jeremy Wells

Assistant

Paul Williams

Season scores

The following scores are correct as of the end of episode 10.

Episodes

Image of a red golf ball on a red tee (a reference to the 'Hit the golf ball into its hole' task), with the episode title, 'F**k golf', superimposed on it.

F**k golf
(06/07/2022)

Image of the remnants of a pie on the table of the caravan (a reference to the 'Recite pi' task), with the episode title, 'Sauce tits', superimposed on it.

Sauce tits
(13/07/2022)

Image of a tangle of toy rubber snakes (a reference to the 'Frighten the Taskmaster' task), with the episode title, 'Mexican lasagna', superimposed on it.

Mexican lasagna
(20/07/2022)

Image of a badly made sandwich and some safety goggles on the top of a plinth (a reference to the 'Drive 11 laps and obey all the rules' task), with the episode title, 'Herbs & Spices', superimposed on it.

Herbs & Spices
(27/07/2022)

Image of a photo of an astronaut on the moon, with Paul Williams' face crudely photoshopped onto it (a reference to the 'Make history' task), with the episode title, 'The Prime Minister thanks you', superimposed on it.

The Prime Minister thanks you
(03/08/2022)

Image of a table loaded with food and drink (it's unclear whether this is a reference to anything from the episode), with the episode title, 'Sweet Navel Orange', superimposed on it.

Sweet Navel Orange
(10/08/2022)

Image of a small felt man wearing a cape, attached to the trunk of a tree (a reference to the 'Enchant the forest' task), with the episode title, 'Butt heavy', superimposed on it.

Butt heavy
(17/08/2022)

Image of a stuffed fabric dummy sat in a chair (a reference to the 'Turn a dummy into your best friend' task), with the episode title, 'Best friends', superimposed on it.

Best friends
(24/08/2022)

Image of a box of Josh Thomson's fictional cereal, 'Mustachios', from the 'Create and advertise an amazing new cereal' task, being held up in the air, with the episode title, 'Well alright!', superimposed on it.

Well alright!
(31/08/2022)

Image of a female mannequin's torso, covered in tomato ketchup, lying on the ground (a reference to the 'Trick or treat Paul' task), with the episode title, 'Wet Ass Cutlery', superimposed on it.

Wet Ass Cutlery
(07/09/2022)

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