Hugh Dennis' Best Taskmaster Moments

Some of Hugh Dennis' best moments from Taskmaster series 5.

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In this Broadcast Award-winning, BAFTA and Emmy Award-nominated entertainment show, Taskmaster tyrant Greg Davies (Man Down, Cuckoo), with the help of his loyal assistant Alex Horne (The Horne Section and the show’s creator), sets out to test the wiles, wit and wisdom of five hyper-competitive comedians.

Comedians that have risked life, limb, and dignity in the hope of making the Taskmaster proud so far include: Frank Skinner (The Frank Skinner Show), Mel Giedroyc (The Great British Bake Off), Romesh Ranganathan (Asian Provocateur), Hugh Dennis (Outnumbered), Sally Phillips (Bridget Jones’ Diary), Rose Matafeo (Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner 2018), and Russell Howard (The Russell Howard Hour). Unaware of what awaits them in each wax-sealed envelope, only one competitor can become the victorious owner of His Royal Task-ness’ golden head and be crowned the next Taskmaster Champion.

[KBJade]

One of my favorite descriptions of Hugh from another video someone described him as 'Terribly cunning yet horribly inept' and it creates a level of comedy that is just so good.

[kitkat]

hugh on tricky tasks: finding excellent loopholes at every turn, doing great

hugh on ANY creative task: gets absolutely drawn and quartered EVERY TIME

[yaya-mknn]

greg’s ruling on hugh’s ringtone dance genuinely breaks my heart

[lizzybridge]

He embodies: “think smart not hard” and I love it

[meatballYF]

If you were to tell me that Hugh is James Acaster’s uncle I’d believe you

[Jayk-kzsh]

Hugh is arguably one of the most clever contestants to appear on the show, but then I remember that he genuinely pays to be part of that Cloud Appreciation Society, so I’m not sure where that puts him in the terms of cleverness

[Mr_Poppers_Penguins]

Who's that man in the thumbnail? It can't be Hugh Dennis, why would he wear a mask of his own face.

[panicatthegasstation]

The sheer brilliance of the man is only dragged down by the baffling display of ineptitude we've all come to love.
Desky, in a way, is all of us. Forever in our hearts.

[iainhewitt]

"How long did the basketball stay on the treadmill?"
"4 months before storm Doris took it off..."
Goddamn.

[tealstorn]

Greg' treatment of Alex seems extremely kind and fair when compared to his treatment of Hugh.

[DeliriousGnome]

The best part of that drawing task is, after Alex brings up the Michael Jackson Man In The Mirror story, Greg says that Hugh turned a black woman into a fat, bald, white man and then finishes with "and in many ways, that IS the Michael Jackson story".

[RawBerserker]

I had a wishlist of contestants, and Hugh was very high on that list. He certainly met and exceeded my expectations.

[erika]

Who else agrees that Hugh was robbed during the ringtone sequence??

[JossieMimo]

Hugh seemed genuinely insulted for a second when Greg insulted his dance lol

[kj]

Hugh is relatable in the sense that he has really smart ways to do the task but then he also has really dumb ways to do it. An icon, a role model and a genius, truly!

[caliaguilar]

Greg was always biased against Hugh (for the laughs, I know) but Hugh was brilliant and when he got first, he always deserved it

[mmgmagic]

Well, never expected Hugh to be the "Loophole" contestant but it was still very entertaining

[Lones]

still think the carrier bag saying "Tasko" is an underrated gag on Tesco.

[valcant]

How can this not include his contribution for "best chair" with the picture of his son on him ?? That was so genuinely sweet and heart warming

[awesomefrankrapid]

Hugh Dennis is my favourite taskmaster contestant they’ve had, perfect mix of being genuinely good and utterly terrible, and hilarious throughout