Episode
Taskmaster: A Couple of Ethels
Overview
Desiree Burch draws on her face, Guz Khan endures a ball to the groin and Alan Davies loses an eye, as the quest to win Greg Davies' golden head heats up among our comic contenders
Details
- Series
- Taskmaster
- Season
- Season 12
- Episode
- Episode 8
- Air date
- 2021-11-11
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
A Couple of Ethels is Episode 8 in Series 12 of Taskmaster. It aired on 2021-11-11. The runtime is 45 min.
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Episode 1: An Imbalance in the Poppability
Greg Davies and Alex Horne welcome five fresh competitors, including Guz Khan, who are desperate to lay their mitts on Greg's golden head-trophy. This time: creepers, catapults and one (fake) cactus.