What makes almost every interaction of Bob and Alex more fun to watch is knowing that Alex is a Giant bob Mortimer Fanboy (legit Bob is one of his childhood heroes) but has to try to stay in character 😄😄
My husband actually does this for fun. Some of the most interesting things he's gotten into a balloon include: live flies, a knife, a plastic triceratops, various forms of food, various forms of stationary including a computer mouse...the list goes on. I didn't even watch this before I sent it to him, and he was so excited about the possibilities of this task...and then so disappointed with the results. Still hilarious, but a touch disappointing.
Am I the only one who thought to do this with two balloons? Put another balloon inside the main one and blow it out and voila! You’ve got the biggest thing you could possibly fit inside a balloon!
@@stellar783 That is EXACTLY what I was thinking! Use the inner to stretch out the outer, tie it off, add just a bit more air to the outer so it can be tied off, done!
I never knew my ability to inflate a balloon might be my most attractive quality, but nothing else I've done has gotten a reaction like Aisling's. 2:06
Never did I think that Nish would be the most skilled at blowing up a balloon. Nor did I think people are actually unable/unwilling to blow up balloons.
It occurs to me now that I have never taught my children how to blow up a balloon. Maybe some of them can; I don’t know; I’ve never checked. I’d better remedy that before I send them out into the world.
I can't blow up balloons. Don't know why, I was never able to break the initial barrier of resistance, just as can be seen with Mark at 1:20. Maybe our lungs are to weak, or we just fail to channel the right stream of air or something.
However, I must say that as I got older I became a bit better at it. As a kid I would never succeed; as I got a bit older I would mostly fail to blow up a balloon, but, very rarely, suddenly managed to. I don't know about today, it's not something you do very often if you don't have kids, and also because of my lack of skill I avoid it, generally. But one thing I know for sure is that I cannot fucking tie a balloon. Never have been able to and certainly never will be. I don't know how people do it, it seems impossible to me. In conclusion, I'm not a balloon woman.
@@leftysheppey if you can diagnose people scared of balloons popping off as autism, I can't wait to see you telling people they are actually dogs because they are scared of firecrackers.
@@travelwell6049 Either it's a straight slip of the tongue (same first letter, same length) or she got confused by the fact that the Series Director *and* Series Producer on Taskmaster are both called Andy.
I would've asked/looked for another balloon, put it inside the other and then blown them both up so they're flush against each other and the one inside would've been the biggest thing you could possibly fit into a balloon. I've never tried blowing up two balloons at once though so idk if that might be a wee bit difficult lmao
Get another balloon, put it inside the original balloon, then blow them both up. The interior balloon will be literally the biggest possible thing you could fit inside the balloon. Not that this trick would have worked for any of them, since none of them actually managed to successfully inflate the balloon at all.
I also wondered if air would work, seeing as air is a thing and you are putting it inside the balloon by blowing it up. Of course, this can also fail due to the reason in your second paragraph.
I was like "Yes! FINALLY!" when someone ask if liquid counts as a thing, then seeing him put the water in the bottle AND THEN fill it in the balloon (instead of simply stuck the balloon on the tap to let the water pressure do the work) kills me.
My first thought was to ask Alex for another balloon. Put one balloon inside the other. Blow up and tie the inner balloon before doing the same with the outer one.
"We never have controversy on this show, this is awesome, what are you complaining about Bob?" is just a fun series of words that make me happy. The chaotic invitation that is Greg
Bob should've been allowed his attempt, no where in the task does it say the ballon has to stay inflated. His balloon was bigger than his head at the final whistle
Assuming for the sake of competition air is not a thing, I would argue water is, fill the balloon under a tap like a water balloon until the size of my head and tie it off. Thus having a balloon the size of my head completely full of a thing. And for argument sake: It did not specify a solid, liquid or gas
I now feel my fear of balloons so validated hahaha, the anxiety i have around them is awful, the sound they make when they explote is the worst thing ever
@@goldytwatus1674 of course he was, do you genuinely think he cares about an arbitrary, irreverent competition, when he's getting paid? It's part of his shtick. If he cared, he would have cleaned up the mess he made later in the series.
@@ruqayyahqadri8180 It doesn't matter if he cares about winning, he can still be fed up at some point during a competition. He was saying it in a light-hearted way but he was obviously fed up, completely irrelevant to whether or not he puts in maximum effort in other tasks.
4:27 He said something about a task being 'make a good noise.' I seem to remember, on my binge of watching Taskmaster, a task about making the most pleasing sound. I wonder if this was inspirstion?
"My time starts now" instead of "Your time starts now" really draws out the fact that each time someone reads out that last line, often at the urging of Alex, from the perspective of the reader, it sounds like Alex's time begins at that moment. Only when someone substituted "My" in for "Your" did it make more sense.
Re: Mark's fear of balloons: I wonder if he has very sensitive ears? I sympathised with him so much because it was very familiar. My sister does have very sensitive ears. As in, it's medically proven, she even had trouble flying a plane because her ears hurt. She's always hated all kinds of loud sudden noises, and balloons make her very nervous for the exact same reason. (P.S. Actually, I don't like balloons for much the same reason, although at least in my case it isn't quite so physical, I just don't like sudden noises because I guess an unpleasant surge of adrenaline or something. Or maybe, because we're related, I have borderline the same problem?)
Obvious sarcasm because of Potatogate, Romesh arguing about the box for the teabags, the frequent cheating of Al and Dave etc. in previous series. Although 4 and 5 were generally the most chill, so it was quite surprising to see some arguing.
Air is a thing. Could have just blown it up, job done. Best part is that since a fluid would fill the entirety of the bloon's space, it is infact the largest thing by volume that you CAN put in any given bloon.
At the start of the video, my first thought was to 1) grab a pen and write “outside” on the balloon. Then turn it inside out and just tie it off. I’d then argue the whole universe is inside the balloon.
I would have asked for another balloon. Wouldn't have been the first time I put a balloon in a balloon. And I can't think of anything bigger I could put in it, since a balloon you can inflate while it is already inside the other balloon.
If we are being pedantic, "fiatare" is just italian for to breathe, to expel air. (Non fiatare can also mean Do not speak, do not say a word) Whilst inflate does come from a latin word, but it is "inflatus" which can mean bloated.
Every time Bob opens his mouth you know you're in for a treat. "Am I allowed to have these thoughts?" lol.
What makes almost every interaction of Bob and Alex more fun to watch is knowing that Alex is a Giant bob Mortimer Fanboy (legit Bob is one of his childhood heroes) but has to try to stay in character 😄😄
Bob is simply amazing. Comedy legend.
@@notrelevant6702 When did Alex say that?
@@HOTD108_ Taskmaster podcast not sure which episode
"All I'm saying is I don't want any credit for it, I just wanted to say I'm fed up"
When are they going to have a series where the sound guy and the rest of the crew face off against each other? They’ve definitely earned it.
Imagine if it was filmed by this lot of contestants. Wouldn’t be much to see or hear on telly I reckon!🤣
Never because that's not the point of the show dummy
@@virginiacharlotte7007 just nish laughing off camera the entire time XD
That’s a brilliant idea
Part of their compensation is probably the agreement that they never have to.
Would be fun if they said "The Soundguy won this task by actually blowing up the balloons"
They could add him on the scoreboard 🙃
Yeah, I feel like Sound Guy could have used a few points.
Without putting any thing of size in it?
@stiiigert he put his breath in it. That was pretty large - larger than the contestants head
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Can Bob Mortimer please just be on every show known to man from now on?
Where do I vote for yes for this?
No, cause he's fed up, innit?
Yes please, from the U.S.!
Some one get a petition going!
Bob and Sally together, please.
My husband actually does this for fun. Some of the most interesting things he's gotten into a balloon include: live flies, a knife, a plastic triceratops, various forms of food, various forms of stationary including a computer mouse...the list goes on.
I didn't even watch this before I sent it to him, and he was so excited about the possibilities of this task...and then so disappointed with the results. Still hilarious, but a touch disappointing.
A live fly how does he blow it up, I wouldn't be able to stomach that lmao
@@xxstellastarlightxx9284 he gets his wife (LilDee181) to blow it up. She's had practice. ;)
@@xxstellastarlightxx9284with a pump?
how does the fly go into the balloon?
@neasulavuori4955 you stun the fly somehow, put it in the balloon, inflate and tie.
Bob: it’s a shame the task isn’t “Make the best noise”
Two series later: “Make the best noise”
Rhod: The water feature is closed for today kids
Two series later: "Make the most striking water feature"
I can't believe nobody tore out "the biggest thing" from the task letter & put it in the 🎈!
I would have written ♾️ on a piece of paper and called it a day.
I was thinking turn the balloon inside out and put the whole universe in it but your idea is way more smart arse.
Am I the only one who thought to do this with two balloons? Put another balloon inside the main one and blow it out and voila! You’ve got the biggest thing you could possibly fit inside a balloon!
@@stellar783 haha I was scrolling down to see if anyone else thought of this
@@stellar783 That is EXACTLY what I was thinking! Use the inner to stretch out the outer, tie it off, add just a bit more air to the outer so it can be tied off, done!
You get the feeling Bob has asked the question "am I allowed to have these thoughts" quite a few times in his life.
I never knew my ability to inflate a balloon might be my most attractive quality, but nothing else I've done has gotten a reaction like Aisling's. 2:06
Wait are you SOUNDGUY?
Bob "I had a friend in school nicknamed bytheway" Mortimer asking if he's allowed to have these thoughts is pretty magical to me.
As in “incidentally?!?!”
@@Harambae613 hello David :D
This task has the origin of the "NOW that's what I call Nish's laugh" sound in it!
Ptyahahaha!
Nish casually wandering into the paradox of the heap was not what I was expecting.
Sally is just proper funny. Genuine. Love her way of thinking, always!
Never did I think that Nish would be the most skilled at blowing up a balloon. Nor did I think people are actually unable/unwilling to blow up balloons.
As a child I was unable, but surprisingly glad as an adult I'm able 😅
i find it tiring but its a good exercise for lungs
It occurs to me now that I have never taught my children how to blow up a balloon. Maybe some of them can; I don’t know; I’ve never checked. I’d better remedy that before I send them out into the world.
I can't blow up balloons. Don't know why, I was never able to break the initial barrier of resistance, just as can be seen with Mark at 1:20. Maybe our lungs are to weak, or we just fail to channel the right stream of air or something.
However, I must say that as I got older I became a bit better at it. As a kid I would never succeed; as I got a bit older I would mostly fail to blow up a balloon, but, very rarely, suddenly managed to. I don't know about today, it's not something you do very often if you don't have kids, and also because of my lack of skill I avoid it, generally. But one thing I know for sure is that I cannot fucking tie a balloon. Never have been able to and certainly never will be. I don't know how people do it, it seems impossible to me. In conclusion, I'm not a balloon woman.
a phobia of balloons is a real thing. I have two friends, who don't actually know each other, but are both absolutely terrified of balloons.
I reckon mark is somewhere on the autism spectrum. Loud noises are quite unpopular with a decent portion of the autistic community
@@leftysheppey if you can diagnose people scared of balloons popping off as autism, I can't wait to see you telling people they are actually dogs because they are scared of firecrackers.
god I love Nish's seven stages of shock, disbelief, incredulity, hysteria, anger, violence, and acceptance
"Am I allowed to have these thoughts?" lmao love Bob
Don't we all know and love little Andy Horne?
Who’s that? Does Alex have a little brother?
@@travelwell6049 Possibly. But in this case: Sally called Alex Andy upon entering the room....
@@travelwell6049 Either it's a straight slip of the tongue (same first letter, same length) or she got confused by the fact that the Series Director *and* Series Producer on Taskmaster are both called Andy.
"Bob Mortimer's probably got a penguin in it" is the most underrated TM line ever.
The 4 points that Mark got from this task rank very highly on the list of least input=biggest result chart
I just realized Horne and Key are good friends with Mark... And this task still showed up in his season. Love it.
I would've asked/looked for another balloon, put it inside the other and then blown them both up so they're flush against each other and the one inside would've been the biggest thing you could possibly fit into a balloon. I've never tried blowing up two balloons at once though so idk if that might be a wee bit difficult lmao
A task that all contestants failed to do 😂 this was a win for the sound guy lol
This was the best season of them all.
Get another balloon, put it inside the original balloon, then blow them both up. The interior balloon will be literally the biggest possible thing you could fit inside the balloon.
Not that this trick would have worked for any of them, since none of them actually managed to successfully inflate the balloon at all.
I also wondered if air would work, seeing as air is a thing and you are putting it inside the balloon by blowing it up. Of course, this can also fail due to the reason in your second paragraph.
you have to have some mighty lungs for that... hope the sound guy does
smort
That was my first thought when I saw the title!
Nah, easiest thing to do is just blow up the balloon - hence putting air in it, which is the largest thing in the room as it fills the room
Mark's balloon phobia is legit. I suffer from it too.
*I love this show. Keep it going as long as possible!*
The blowing of the whistle @7:11 was epic! 🤣
I was like "Yes! FINALLY!" when someone ask if liquid counts as a thing, then seeing him put the water in the bottle AND THEN fill it in the balloon (instead of simply stuck the balloon on the tap to let the water pressure do the work) kills me.
When she called Andy “Alex” it was very funny
Good old air horn Andy
Who is Andy?
@@travelwell6049 Andy is the producer.
@@kosefix The director and producer are both named Andy
@@travelwell6049 lol at h the start of the video
I too have a phobia with blowing up balloons and blowing up in my face. Even jumped out of my skin when Nish's balloon popped.
I'd have just blown in it then stated I'm full of hot air and nothings bigger then my ego.
Turn the balloon inside out, then everything will be inside it.
Did you put everything inside it or was everything already there?
My first thought was to ask Alex for another balloon. Put one balloon inside the other. Blow up and tie the inner balloon before doing the same with the outer one.
"We never have controversy on this show, this is awesome, what are you complaining about Bob?" is just a fun series of words that make me happy.
The chaotic invitation that is Greg
Damn he really did have a balloon phobia 😂😂
Just write "Greg's Ego" on a piece of paper, aint nothing bigger than that!
Good one!
😮💨
Always been a series 5 person, never had a reason to change my mind 😊
Bob should've been allowed his attempt, no where in the task does it say the ballon has to stay inflated. His balloon was bigger than his head at the final whistle
right?? and he's a lawyer, should've read it more carefully
The pineapple being right smack on Greg's face is just hilarious to me and I couldn't stop looking at it
It's an homage to Rene Magritte's Son of Man painting
Turn the balloon inside-out and tie it. Now the entire universe is inside it.
But Bob blew up the balloon. He just didn't tie it up. The rules didn't say he had to!
"Must successfully inflated. Tied. And bigger than your head."
@@AlexHaan 😒
@@bugsygoo foiled by LITTLE ALEX HAAN!
Assuming for the sake of competition air is not a thing, I would argue water is, fill the balloon under a tap like a water balloon until the size of my head and tie it off. Thus having a balloon the size of my head completely full of a thing.
And for argument sake: It did not specify a solid, liquid or gas
The sound guy is really cute!
Write the word "THING" in bold capital letters and put it in the balloon
I wrote "THE BIGGEST THING" so I'm afraid I win.
Nah, just blow it up, hence putting air in it - air is the biggest thing
I'd've turned it inside out and claimed "the universe, excepting a small amount of air."
I'm surprised no one thought about putting a balloon inside the balloon, inflating that inner balloon and tying it. Then tying the outer balloon.
They should’ve blew up a balloon within the balloon
Turn the balloon inside out and now nearly the whole of the universe is contained.
I now feel my fear of balloons so validated hahaha, the anxiety i have around them is awful, the sound they make when they explote is the worst thing ever
I'd go for a slightly smaller balloon. I mastered blowing up nested balloons when I was young.
Invert the balloon. Congratulations, almost the entire universe is inside the balloon.
Love the super rare moment in this season of an actual argument between contestants.
I don't think Bob was super argumentative about it, he was just a bit fed up.
@@foobar476 he was joking.
@@ruqayyahqadri8180 No he wasn't.
@@goldytwatus1674 of course he was, do you genuinely think he cares about an arbitrary, irreverent competition, when he's getting paid? It's part of his shtick. If he cared, he would have cleaned up the mess he made later in the series.
@@ruqayyahqadri8180 It doesn't matter if he cares about winning, he can still be fed up at some point during a competition. He was saying it in a light-hearted way but he was obviously fed up, completely irrelevant to whether or not he puts in maximum effort in other tasks.
Fill it with water and put it in the freezer, 1 icecube in the balloon.
If one would turn the balloon inside out, then inflate it, one could argue that the balloon contains nearly the whole universe.
If you turn the balloon inside out, don't inflate it. It has become almost the size of the universe. By inflating it, you are actually deflating it.
4:27 He said something about a task being 'make a good noise.' I seem to remember, on my binge of watching Taskmaster, a task about making the most pleasing sound. I wonder if this was inspirstion?
Anything with bob mortimer in is always gonna be a great watch!
Find another balloon, inflate it inside the balloon
You're the first suggesting this. But I don't think blowing both up and tieing them both up would actually be that easy.
I technically no one won this task but Bob's idea was the best one.
brew-sket-tah
What is it with these guys not being able to blow up balloons. Long ones I understand.
just put another balloon in it and blow up both balloons.
I thought this as well. Isn’t it obvious?
4:49 Well, that's an interesting way to blow up a balloon.
This is a job for Tree Wizard!
Just put another balloon inside the balloon. Then it can only possibly be surpassed by something figuratively huge.
I wonder if they could have gotten another balloon. Just inflate another balloon in it
I would’ve turned the balloon inside out and said that the whole universe in in the balloon now.
An air filled balloon inside the balloon.
Oh yes, fiatare...
I would’ve put a piece of paper with “the biggest secret”
"My time starts now" instead of "Your time starts now" really draws out the fact that each time someone reads out that last line, often at the urging of Alex, from the perspective of the reader, it sounds like Alex's time begins at that moment. Only when someone substituted "My" in for "Your" did it make more sense.
Turn the balloon inside out, declare that the entire universe is now "inside" it.
except thats not how things work.
This comment has literally been posted here 10 times and up to a year before you. Please be original
Turn balloon inside out. Universe is now inside balloon.
just put a balloon in the balloon, and you have the maximum biggest thing in the outer balloon.
Put an inflate balloon inside the balloon. That is the viggest thing.
I jumped at home just watching this when the balloon popped…
Re: Mark's fear of balloons: I wonder if he has very sensitive ears? I sympathised with him so much because it was very familiar. My sister does have very sensitive ears. As in, it's medically proven, she even had trouble flying a plane because her ears hurt. She's always hated all kinds of loud sudden noises, and balloons make her very nervous for the exact same reason.
(P.S. Actually, I don't like balloons for much the same reason, although at least in my case it isn't quite so physical, I just don't like sudden noises because I guess an unpleasant surge of adrenaline or something. Or maybe, because we're related, I have borderline the same problem?)
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Turn the balloon inside out. Then the entire universe is inside the balloon.
We never have controversy on this show?! 5:20
Obvious sarcasm because of Potatogate, Romesh arguing about the box for the teabags, the frequent cheating of Al and Dave etc. in previous series. Although 4 and 5 were generally the most chill, so it was quite surprising to see some arguing.
Air is a thing. Could have just blown it up, job done. Best part is that since a fluid would fill the entirety of the bloon's space, it is infact the largest thing by volume that you CAN put in any given bloon.
Should have put a balloon in another balloon. Blown that balloon up somewhat and then blown the other balloon up around that😂
What a fucking twist.
I'd have filled it with water as much as possible
i worked at party city id be disgustingly amazing at this task
Bob must have never made water balloons as a child....you're supposed to use the kitchen tap...put the balloon around faucet and turn on the water.
Waterballoon is my first thought
What if someone would've put a balloon inside of the balloon and inflate the innermost one?
i bet the trick would have been saying you put a breath in by blowing up an empty balloon
Balloons are scary. I jumped when Nish's popped 😣
The sound guy deserved the points
At the start of the video, my first thought was to 1) grab a pen and write “outside” on the balloon. Then turn it inside out and just tie it off.
I’d then argue the whole universe is inside the balloon.
If your interpretation is accepted that’s certainly a winning answer.
I guarantee that Greg would award that a big fat zero
So brilliant hahah!
A balloon inside a balloon.
I would have asked for another balloon. Wouldn't have been the first time I put a balloon in a balloon. And I can't think of anything bigger I could put in it, since a balloon you can inflate while it is already inside the other balloon.
If we are being pedantic, "fiatare" is just italian for to breathe, to expel air. (Non fiatare can also mean Do not speak, do not say a word) Whilst inflate does come from a latin word, but it is "inflatus" which can mean bloated.
I'd have put some salt into the balloon, added a bunch of water and said "Issan ocean!". :D
adults being confused by balloons
"bigger than your head" - never said which one.
When somebody can't do something like.. blow up a balloon.. its either a horrible transparent excuse to be lazy or you're just a lesser human honestly