Taskmaster (Greg Davies sets some comedians daft challenges!)

Toto Wolfcastle · 02-01-2021 1:20pm

I wonder did it make much of a difference that the majority of last night's contestants were working throughout this year and the comedians from series 10 were a bit shellshocked to be back at work having not worked much this year?

Dodge · 02-01-2021 1:44pm

Toto Wolfcastle wrote: »

I wonder did it make much of a difference that the majority of last night's contestants were working throughout this year and the comedians from series 10 were a bit shellshocked to be back at work having not worked much this year?

Some of season 10 was filmed before the pandemic so not sure that’s it

Toto Wolfcastle · 02-01-2021 1:46pm

Dodge wrote: »

Some of season 10 was filmed before the pandemic so not sure that’s it

I meant in terms of them being a bit lifeless in the studio.

salmocab · 02-01-2021 1:49pm

At the start last night I thought Nicola was going to be annoying but thought she was very good albeit useless.

gmisk · 02-01-2021 3:54pm

Really fun episode.
Filthy lol.

dulpit · 03-01-2021 9:27am

To echo what others have said, excellent cast, great mix. It would have made for a great full season...

dulpit · 03-01-2021 1:41pm

Meant to say too, I listened to the podcast with Greg Davies the other day and he mentioned that he gets on really well with Alex, but when he does his "bits" in studio Greg genuinely gets annoyed.

Watching new years specials really demonstrated this...

Degag · 04-01-2021 1:28am

Must be one of the few who thought that it wasn’t great. Rylan the only standout for me.

stargazer 68 · 07-01-2021 12:38am

Currently watching season 9. Loving it. Very funny imo

Tom Mann Centuria · 07-01-2021 1:06am

No More Jockeys continues to make me laugh, another good episode today (well yesterday looking at the time).

Basq · 07-01-2021 9:42am

Tom Mann Centuria wrote: »

No More Jockeys continues to make me laugh, another good episode today (well yesterday looking at the time).

Yep, always good fun!

Tim Key also on House of Games this week.

dulpit · 07-01-2021 12:37pm

I see the podcast has new episode, they're looking back at old series, so starting with series 1, episode 1. Will be a good opportunity to watch back.

Hodors Appletart · 07-01-2021 1:02pm

I noticed in the credits of TM that Tim Key is involved with the invention of tasks.

I think it said "Task Consultant"

Exclamation Marc · 07-01-2021 1:10pm

Hodors Appletart wrote: »

I noticed in the credits of TM that Tim Key is involved with the invention of tasks.

I think it said "Task Consultant"

Sure is, since Season 2 I believe

Hurrache · 09-01-2021 10:41pm

Basq wrote: »

Yeah, the show should definitely stick to comedians..

Looks like few have the same view, I thought it was terrible, worse episode since it started, but then again I liked the last season.

Like I said before though, it just shows you how much humour is subjective.

Penn · 10-01-2021 12:10pm

Hurrache wrote: »

Looks like few have the same view, I thought it was terrible, worse episode since it started, but then again I liked the last season.

Like I said before though, it just shows you how much humour is subjective.

I liked the NY special, but I don't think a full series with them would have worked. And I enjoyed most of last series though there was one truly awful episode in it (with the acting task). The season as a whole though still did have some great moments. Daisy May Cooper and Katherine Parkinson were both great, and Johnny and Mawaan had some great moments too.

lordgoat · 10-01-2021 7:49pm

Penn wrote: »

I liked the NY special, but I don't think a full series with them would have worked. And I enjoyed most of last series though there was one truly awful episode in it (with the acting task). The season as a whole though still did have some great moments. Daisy May Cooper and Katherine Parkinson were both great, and Johnny and Mawaan had some great moments too.

Daisy May Cooper was awful for me. ****ty attitude and came across as a dick. Could have handled it if she was any way funny. Last season really weak.

corcaigh07 · 10-01-2021 8:38pm

All episodes of Taskmaster NZ are on Youtube at the moment. Hard to get into it at first as you don't know anyone in it (including the host and sidekick) but it's worth persevering with

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKw5FDT3PUs

Zaph · 10-01-2021 10:57pm

corcaigh07 wrote: »

All episodes of Taskmaster NZ are on Youtube at the moment. Hard to get into it at first as you don't know anyone in it (including the host and sidekick) but it's worth persevering with

Just watched the first episode and loved it. Tasks were quite simple and straightforward, but some of the execution was superb. Really liked most of the contestants too, the jury's still out on the dark haired woman who sits on the left, and their "Alex" was excellent.

Basq · 10-01-2021 11:05pm

Took me a few to warm to NZ, but it is excellent!

Paul "NZ Little Alex Horne" Williams is brilliant, and there's some truly fantastic tasks in there.

Also, I don't think there's been a contestant in all of Taskmaster that impressed me as much as

Angela Dravid

.

expectationlost · 11-01-2021 1:17am

corcaigh07 wrote: »

All episodes of Taskmaster NZ are on Youtube at the moment. Hard to get into it at first as you don't know anyone in it (including the host and sidekick) but it's worth persevering with

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKw5FDT3PUs

they are sitting so close together its making me uncomfortable. The young comedian guy looks so like Iain Stirling in the actual tasks with the shorter hair.

audience is small, tepid.

Tom Mann Centuria · 11-01-2021 1:31am

Basq wrote: »

Also, I don't think there's been a contestant in all of Taskmaster that impressed me as much as
Angela Dravid
.

They have an amazing past don't they. Fair play to them for putting that behind them.

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 11-01-2021 3:30am

The whole season of New Zealand is great, up there with the best seasons of UK for me, I must give it a full re-watch in a few weeks.

Mr Crispy · 14-01-2021 1:59pm

Hometasking is back (with recycled tasks).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eSvLEqWgYw

maudgonner · 05-02-2021 10:27pm

While waiting for the new season of Taskmaster, why not entertain yourself with a version of the show from a country known for its sense of humour....eh...Finland

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7W3YL_4D8go

gmisk · 05-02-2021 10:30pm

I know people in general really seem to dislike season 6.I never watched it before for some reason, but it's not that bad.
Some great tasks and some giggles.
Maybe my expectations were low but still.

siblers · 06-02-2021 1:41am

gmisk wrote: »

I know people in general really seem to dislike season 6.I never watched it before for some reason, but it's not that bad.
Some great tasks and some giggles.
Maybe my expectations were low but still.

It's miles better than season 10 and of similar quality to season 8

dulpit · 07-02-2021 12:17am

Currently watching 3rd episode of the new Zealand series. Its very entertaining. None of the people are familiar to me but I'm finding as it goes on it gets better. I also like how the taskmaster and their version of Alex Horne are not trying to copy the originals at all.

Definitely recommend.

stargazer 68 · 07-02-2021 1:11am

Finished all of the uk ones. On the 3rd NZ one. There is a US one too, only 1 episode I can see so far though. Seems Alex Horne is on it!

Morathi · 07-02-2021 1:48am

stargazer 68 wrote: »

Finished all of the uk ones. On the 3rd NZ one. There is a US one too, only 1 episode I can see so far though. Seems Alex Horne is on it!

I have yet to watch the NZ one, but will probably remedy that soon, people seem to love it, which is great.

The US one is absolute catmalogen unfortunately.

Taskmaster (Greg Davies sets some comedians daft challenges!)

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