@@Alicat231999 There's a Christmas carol called The First Noel that he's singing in the tune of. He misses the L in the alphabet he sings so there is no L. You have to say it outloud for it to make sense.
Like when Greg Davies asks him what his most boastful object is and he replies “I have a cat that was formerly owned by Dali… two things: I didn’t know you were going to ask that and *I* didn’t know I was going to *say* that”
Pretty much and that’s why I love it, you get a homely feel when you switch from 8 out of ten cats does countdown to Big fat quiz of the year to qi to taskmaster and so on. And see all the familiar faces you love on different shows. Makes you really feel like apart of a community.
Thats because all of those shows use comedians signed up to talent company Avalon. As a comedian if you sign with them you get to appear on all these shows and increase your visibility.
I bloody LOVE that bit at the beginning. "....the jazz ensemble that was once described.". The amount of times Alex Horne has made me laugh my ass off is ridiculous!
He is so clever in every way and an amazing musician Comedian and creator Taskmaster is the best show and he started it by just sending tasks to his comedian friends to do before it go picked up 😊
The intelligible chart is tied to latitude in the UK. Birmingham is only mid-latitude so people make medium sense. The only reason he didnt go as high as Liverpool or Manchester is because they wouldn't understand the joke ;) Go as high as Scotland and the UK just throws a divide by zero.
@@neptunestardust The National Trust is a charity that looks after places of historical interest or natural beauty, while the National Front is a far right, fascist political party. To get them confused is pretty ridiculous
Eh. I got pretty tired of it by the Chris Hoy song. Plus if it was every episode itd feel like watching those late night shows like Jimmy kimmel or some shit. Blegh If they just played the typical theme, sure, but what a boring job for them, then :/
Before I knew about Taskmaster, I wasn't sure about Alex Horne and his band whenever they appeared on this show. Now that I've gotten to know and understand Alex's humor by watching Taskmaster, I've enjoyed these clips like I never have before. Thank you Alex Horne for being so awkward!
@@xtrapolis954m would love him as a contestant on Taskmaster but not some crossover thing like Cats does Countdown. Because then it's *cats* doing something which is why the regular countdown host isn't the one hosting Cats does Countdown. And as Greg is as close to a Host as Taskmaster gets, that would be Jimmy's role. They''d also have to figure out a Taskmaster Role for Sean and Jon. I can't see either of them as a Taskmaster's Assistant, can you? But Taskmaster doesn't have 'teams' outside of the Team Tasks. So, while I loved Jon on the show, and would like to see - or wouldn't be against seeing - Sean and Jimmy on the show I have absolutely no desire for a Cats does Taskmaster.
@@BARUtubbig Reasonably you'd say something like: "The Jazz ensemble that was once described as ", usually to laud them. When he shortens it, it just means that one time a dude described the ensemble.
Taskmaster is a genius programme. Thinking out of the box or going the straight way. Sampled some of the tasks and 'lack of rules' for my own event and the participants loved it. Challenging and thinking at the same time
@@kaylawheezy just such a perfect delivery. Series 11 of task master and jamedi (thats probably definitely off) calling him on his crap is hilarious if you haven't seen it.
You 100% know that when the horn section was singing the alphabet and he didnt put in the L Sean was gonna say something smart and catch him out until they sang "no L"
To be honest, i think id like to see Jimmy on taskmaster. Him having to do ridiculous tasks, try to talk back to greg and get put down again lol. Id just have to get past his laugh
And the National Trust is a charity which manages historic buildings. Of course, many of the great mansions of Britain were built with fortunes gained in colonialism and slave dealing, so the joke has a bit of a bite to it.
Some of these songs are actual jams that I would totally want on my Spotify playlist. Also, the egg song and the henry hoover song give me don't hug me I'm scared vibes and I love it. also the saveloy song is surprisingly such a jam tho cause it's more than just a repeated tune
@@Orangecatinahoodie I mean it depends on how one defines an ability, really. Is singing ability only judged by vocals when singing? What about the delivery? The performance? For this kind of satirical or comedic songs, having the voice of an angel would surely ruin it!
@@Amaneuclosis i personally meant the way you would judge a singer professionally, but i do agree with you on the fact that just because you can sing well does not make it entertaining, Alex’s performances are funny and enjoyable for me
@@cthulhu5717He leverage a commandeering and terrifying character of Greg Davies. He know that a Greg character would make TM good with contrast of awkward character he play. TM schtick rely on this, and If any adaptation fail this. It would not be a great TM. For American version, set aside participant or narration nature of it. The taskmaster is a nice person who is not commandeering enough and talk less so Alex horne have to pretty much carry the show which is a bad formula so for only this fact that would be bad TM. And then you count everything I set aside it become a extra shit show that fail miserably.
after discovering taskmaster on RUclips last month i have fallen completely in love with little alex horne and it makes me so happy to see him on another show i love
Perhaps I’m the only person in the western world who hasn’t seen Taskmaster, but I love Alex and his band’s original good-natured humour. Lee Mack looks genuinely impressed.
my first experience with henry hoover was going to the UK for a few days with college, staying in a very sketchy hotel in birmingham, everyone drunk off their ass, and then someone found one in a closet and everyone just lost their minds over how funny we thought it was, i had no idea it was a brand or anything, we just thought that specific hotel had some fun with a vaccuum and put eyes on it, but apparently its a real thing
Pretty sure the taskmaster people loathe Rachel for being a bit of a weirdo neolib about the corbyn years she went a bit too heavily aggressively political
I like listening to to this stuff as I am doing something else, but this guy makes you give your full attention. I saw that "Discribed" thing ages ago, glad you made a video with more of him and the band.
I'll fight anyone that says Alex Horne isn't hilarious in the cheesiest way. He's like a walking dad joke but the misdirection he comes up with just absolutely floors me. Edit: I'm from the US so I could be wrong if I haven't been shown any better examples, but Alex seems to dominate the camera when he's on the screen, even watching Taskmaster when he's supposed to be a sidekick I enjoy every part he plays.
What's your favourite Alex Horne moment?
Watch FULL EPISODES: bit.ly/2vQu7Rm
How was this comment posted 2 days ago when the video's only been up an hour?
I enjoyed "What's Your Favorite Season"
Wasn't in but we can't win them all.
My Favourite also wasn't in. It was Alex's rendition of Lovely Day
We so need a part 2 to this! Come on Channel 4,stop giving us weirdos like Alan Carr and put the scent stuff in
Baker street!
That No 'L' thing is just too good... Please more horn section...
That and the national front/national trust joke absolutely slayed me.
My thoughts: “He forgot the L!... ohhhhhh”
I don't get the joke. Is it a British thing or am I just stupid?
@@Alicat231999 There's a Christmas carol called The First Noel that he's singing in the tune of. He misses the L in the alphabet he sings so there is no L. You have to say it outloud for it to make sense.
How can it be "too" good?
Sometimes I think that Alex's brain and his mouth aren't connected, what with how often he seems genuinely surprised by what he says 😂
"I have a cat that was once owned by Dali."
Look up his lip syncing stand-up bit and you'll see just how disconnected his mouth and brain can really get 🤣
His eyes look like they are asking for help
“Johnnnnn.... my friennnd”
Like when Greg Davies asks him what his most boastful object is and he replies “I have a cat that was formerly owned by Dali… two things: I didn’t know you were going to ask that and *I* didn’t know I was going to *say* that”
As a Canadian, I’m convinced UK tv is just a couple dozen shows with the same 15 or so comedians in all of them
It is
Same, but also don't have a problem with it.
Pretty much and that’s why I love it, you get a homely feel when you switch from 8 out of ten cats does countdown to Big fat quiz of the year to qi to taskmaster and so on. And see all the familiar faces you love on different shows. Makes you really feel like apart of a community.
Shows like this are side-gig hash-up conventions for comedians who have or have had their own shows, so i can see how it feels that way.
Thats because all of those shows use comedians signed up to talent company Avalon. As a comedian if you sign with them you get to appear on all these shows and increase your visibility.
I bloody LOVE that bit at the beginning. "....the jazz ensemble that was once described.". The amount of times Alex Horne has made me laugh my ass off is ridiculous!
Amen! Laugh out loud every time I see it, and incredibly clever!
That he can sit so comfortably with complete silence of waiting for someone to laugh and stay completely in character.
I've also seen this man's ass way too many times in Taskmaster
He is so clever in every way and an amazing musician Comedian and creator Taskmaster is the best show and he started it by just sending tasks to his comedian friends to do before it go picked up 😊
The comedic timing of this man is off the charts
Just at 0:30, the fact that everyone laughed at the silence at the same time shows how good his timing is.
So is his music.
It's really on display in Taskmaster
that's why he is a comedian, don't you reckon?
Alex is a genius. That simple
..."IT'S THE HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE VEHICLLLLLLLLLLE!!" ...OMG I'm DYIN' here :)
Big Bill Wurtz vibes on that one
Had me crying 🤣
@@kimiyamkYOURE SO RIGHT
This is Pedro, he doesn’t speak much English... he’s from Birmingham..
I’ve seen this 10x and it still makes me laugh.
The intelligible chart is tied to latitude in the UK. Birmingham is only mid-latitude so people make medium sense. The only reason he didnt go as high as Liverpool or Manchester is because they wouldn't understand the joke ;) Go as high as Scotland and the UK just throws a divide by zero.
The no L bit was hilarious. You can see him concentrating to NOT say it by accident, unconsciously
Pretty sure you mean subconsciously
Pretty sure they dont
no~el totally caught me off guard 💂♂️ 😂 🤣
The National Front - National Trust joke is still, and always will be one of the funniest things ever said
Can you explain it to me please?
@@neptunestardust The National Trust is a charity that looks after places of historical interest or natural beauty, while the National Front is a far right, fascist political party. To get them confused is pretty ridiculous
AngusMitchell oh okay thank you very much😂
AngusMitchell and it was funny since the bloke had a skinhead 😂
Nikki Barrett HAPPY NOW???
He just doesn't look right sat next to anyone other than Greg Davies.
The funny thing is that he is the actual owner of that show
Like Reggie Watts
They need Alex and Greg as a team on cats countdown!
At least he has his eggs.
@@warsap9299 More like they need an Alex and Greg combo on Big Fat Quiz of the Year
"What was once described" is the greatest punchline for a comedian's comedian that comedy has had in a long time.
Honestly, you could just have them on every episode. Like a house band.
Xensonar that would be amazing!!
Honestly? Why would it be a lie?
@@swanningabout It's a figure of speech.
And if they can't play some nights, Brett Domino Trio can sub for a bit
Eh. I got pretty tired of it by the Chris Hoy song. Plus if it was every episode itd feel like watching those late night shows like Jimmy kimmel or some shit. Blegh
If they just played the typical theme, sure, but what a boring job for them, then :/
“Will, the bassist, short for Willip” Lol 😂
i think that is his real name, Willip Collier
From now on I’m introducing myself as “a former child” 😝
Do you also have a star sign?
lol Me too. And also add that I was once described
"Ex-child, former teenager and soon-to-be adult."
Somewhere in the cosmos Sigmund Freud is laughing in his sleeve.
"And oh LOOK It's *LITTLE ALEX HORNE* "
Before I knew about Taskmaster, I wasn't sure about Alex Horne and his band whenever they appeared on this show. Now that I've gotten to know and understand Alex's humor by watching Taskmaster, I've enjoyed these clips like I never have before. Thank you Alex Horne for being so awkward!
My sentiments exactly
Oh man am I the opposite. This shit was always gold to me and then taskmaster?!
Same!
Since taskmaster, I notice him in the occasional older episode of various panel shows....talented dude.
Taskmaster is pretty shit tbf.
the henry hoover song just bangs doesnt it
No, it sucks!
What?
Should be Xmas No.1
nimesh0775 absolutely
Sounded like something out of The Boosh
Now that Taskmaster has moved to Channel 4, can we please have 8 out of 10 Cats does Countdown does Taskmaster? 🤣
I didn't know it had moved
oh gods please no! If Cats did taskmaster, Carr would be the taskmaster and I have less than no desire to see that.
Tamashi88 oh I very much doubt he would. It’s about time we saw Jimmy doing something other than hosting (apart from QI), isn't it?
@@xtrapolis954m would love him as a contestant on Taskmaster but not some crossover thing like Cats does Countdown. Because then it's *cats* doing something which is why the regular countdown host isn't the one hosting Cats does Countdown. And as Greg is as close to a Host as Taskmaster gets, that would be Jimmy's role.
They''d also have to figure out a Taskmaster Role for Sean and Jon. I can't see either of them as a Taskmaster's Assistant, can you? But Taskmaster doesn't have 'teams' outside of the Team Tasks.
So, while I loved Jon on the show, and would like to see - or wouldn't be against seeing - Sean and Jimmy on the show I have absolutely no desire for a Cats does Taskmaster.
@@Tamashi88 nah hed just be a contestant. Him rachel Suzy sean and the little one.
That Pedro guy can actually sing pretty well
Omg I know! He's actually really good, I wish I could get some info on his music
(6.40) Wonder what part of Birmingham he's from?
6:43
@@exessex3522 His real name's Pete Grogan apparently.
He does kinda look Spanish
No L and National Front are timeless classics
*the national front definitely isn't a timeless classic*
The musical "comedy" and the puns are cringeingly unfunny.
@@cockoffgewgle4993ok.
@@cockoffgewgle4993 And yet, here you are.
I genuinely shouted you missed the letter L. Then “No L” had me crying
Same!
"The Jazz ensemble that was once described......"
I don't get it, is this an English joke?
@@BARUtubbig No, maybe you're just dumb
@@BARUtubbig Reasonably you'd say something like: "The Jazz ensemble that was once described as ", usually to laud them. When he shortens it, it just means that one time a dude described the ensemble.
@@DrZaius3141 ah that's what I thought already. Thought I missed some sort of English wordplay there.
@@BARUtubbig ah, you thought right.
3:50 I like when he skipped L Sean's expression goes very slightly confused
Alex is the master of the anti joke.
i love it when a jazz band gets described.
Every time a jazz band is described, a bassist gets his strings
He looks like an accountant, but everything he says is the funniest stuff I've ever heard.
As an accountant, I too wish I were funnier
Love Alex, he's so low key hilarious. I'm so grateful he came up with Taskmaster, it's been cheering me up throughout this shitty year that is 2020
Same
Taskmaster is a genius programme. Thinking out of the box or going the straight way.
Sampled some of the tasks and 'lack of rules' for my own event and the participants loved it. Challenging and thinking at the same time
He’s so sexy as well 😂
How did I not see No L coming! 🤦♀️
You say that and I literally out loud went wait I think they missed L and didn't catch it lmao
@@ej1493 I did the same thing! I laughed like, “oh, he forgot the L!” And then the damn chorus and I laughed even harder!!
@@kaylawheezy just such a perfect delivery. Series 11 of task master and jamedi (thats probably definitely off) calling him on his crap is hilarious if you haven't seen it.
He's THE example of dry British humour.
I like to call him the Pale Ayoade
@@widexawake_ Richard would never be anywhere near this animated
Gave it a like for "Noel, Noel," which I saw coming, but not soon enough to get away.
You 100% know that when the horn section was singing the alphabet and he didnt put in the L Sean was gonna say something smart and catch him out until they sang "no L"
*iTs LiTtLe AlEx HoRnE*
It's his whole ass Instagram name now
I wish he was in every show ever made. Can't get enough of this guys style of comedy
To be honest, i think id like to see Jimmy on taskmaster. Him having to do ridiculous tasks, try to talk back to greg and get put down again lol. Id just have to get past his laugh
I've been trying to imagine David Mitchell on Taskmaster....
Need to see Susie and Rachel on there too!
@@jeffhoward162 David is a must, hope he goes on it one day
Jimmy would be better for a treat episode methinks than a whole series.
@@jeffhoward162 Unfortunately, he'd likely be boring. His strength is the banter, like Lee Mack, who was on and didn't really work in that format.
The drum and bass part is unironically my favourite piece of d&b I've heard. And it's also great to see Susie smiling so widely
"the jazz ensemble that was once described" is such a brilliant gag in its simplicity. Love it
4:30 For my fellow Americans who may not get that joke:
The National Front is basically the British KKK
And the National Trust is a charity which manages historic buildings.
Of course, many of the great mansions of Britain were built with fortunes gained in colonialism and slave dealing, so the joke has a bit of a bite to it.
@@qwertyTRiG Most buildings they try to maintain are far older than that, such as castles and prehistoric sites.
Thank you for explaining that, I had no idea :)
Swiss guy says “thank you”
I got it from context anyway 🙃
Thank you for the explanation..
'Chris Hoy loves a saveloy' is one of the funniest things ive ever seen. Its like they channeled Chas & Dave.
I just hear his name in Greg Davies voice “it’s little Alex HoOrn!”
Definitely one of the best dictionary corner guests
That no L bit is genuinely too funny for me to watch without pausing 😂
7:01 I have never been so quickly impressed by a singing sax man
Only saw him on Taskmaster before and had no idea how funny and talented he really is!
He invented Taskmaster, and writes all the tasks.
Listen to his podcast with Richard herring
Watching Taskmaster is what made it clear to me that Alex is a comedic genius.
0:28 is actually so funny. Can’t believe I hadn’t heard that joke before
Why can't you believe it? Surely you are you....and know what you know...
It's one of my favourite jokes from him it was so brilliantly delivered
I like how everyone took precisely the same amount of time to realise the joke too lmao.
How come I've only seen one clip before? These guys are hilarious. We think your laugh is F Sharp
Some of these songs are actual jams that I would totally want on my Spotify playlist. Also, the egg song and the henry hoover song give me don't hug me I'm scared vibes and I love it. also the saveloy song is surprisingly such a jam tho cause it's more than just a repeated tune
Been waiting for this for a while. Dryness incarnate.
Probably my second favorite dictionary corner guest, behind Greg Davies
Peter Serafinowicz was hilarious 🤣
Behind Greg Davies? Usually he's next to him.
Why can he properly rap though? He's the most unassuming rap-god I've ever witnessed!
Need more Pedro. That no back story abbreviated song was awesome!
“It’s a highway maintenance vehicleeeee” will always make me laugh
He's still so underrated! Love him
Genuinely one of the most original and innovative brains in comedy ever
I've only known Alex for taskmaster. I didn't know he had a band/could sing... I need more😆
You should check out the Horne section podcast, the man is a genius!
The intro song of Taskmaster is by the Horne Section :)
I wouldnt say he could sing.....
Note: im not dissing alex or his band im just saying ( and hes said it himself) that he isnt the best singer
@@Orangecatinahoodie I mean it depends on how one defines an ability, really. Is singing ability only judged by vocals when singing? What about the delivery? The performance? For this kind of satirical or comedic songs, having the voice of an angel would surely ruin it!
@@Amaneuclosis i personally meant the way you would judge a singer professionally, but i do agree with you on the fact that just because you can sing well does not make it entertaining, Alex’s performances are funny and enjoyable for me
Long overdue brilliantly funny
shame you missed out the zumba class, that was a classic moment
charltonchris74 I also liked the seasons song
Alex Horne has one of the sharpest minds in comedy right now
Lot of folks wondering about Pedro, he is Pete Grogan - one of the two saxophonists with the amazing jazz group Led Bib
Forgot that he genuinely does other things and is a fully realized comedian outside of the taskmasters severely underrated and abused assistant
These guys are there to take a piss, but they are absolutely amazing musicians
That National Front/National Trust bit 😂😂
I watch Taskmaster like a maniac, can''t get enough of it. I never realized that Alex is a funny guy all on his own. Fabulous!!
To be fair Alex writes most of TM. He does most the tasks and I think he is one of the main script writers for it too.
@@cthulhu5717He leverage a commandeering and terrifying character of Greg Davies. He know that a Greg character would make TM good with contrast of awkward character he play.
TM schtick rely on this, and If any adaptation fail this. It would not be a great TM.
For American version, set aside participant or narration nature of it. The taskmaster is a nice person who is not commandeering enough and talk less so Alex horne have to pretty much carry the show which is a bad formula so for only this fact that would be bad TM. And then you count everything I set aside it become a extra shit show that fail miserably.
after discovering taskmaster on RUclips last month i have fallen completely in love with little alex horne and it makes me so happy to see him on another show i love
I never wanted this video to end. Who knew little Alex Horne would be this hilarious!
I like that the shirt Alex wore on actual countdown in the picture at 2:06 reappeared at 12:57, it’s a good shirt.
HOW DO THE HORNE SECTION KEEP THEIR FACES STRAIGHT THE WHOLE TIME 😂😂😂
The Chris Hoy song sounds like it should be a opening theme for a show. It's also stuck in my head.
That 'Chris Hoy Loves a Saveloy' song is something I could see Bob Mortimer doing back in the day.
I love how Whillip in the background of the "Alex, you were on actual Countdown" just barely keeps character
The unexpected major finish of "Highway Maintenance Vehicle" is pure, pure genius.
He looks younger here and more chill outside of taskmaster
Wow, i actually have never seen any of the clips in this compilation, and i watched a lot of compilations
This man's talent knows no bounds.
Yknow I never see any of these clips on other compilations and I think that’s a damn shame because there’s some real gold here
My favourite moment of them is the "Baker Street fits into any song" bit
I like how they just have like 6 people sat in a corner essentially
The Henry Hoover song lives in my head, rent-free.
Same! I think I drive my husband a little nuts because I sing it so often.
What's not love about Alex Horne? The man is a genius.
7:00 he actually does have a good voice, in all fairness
Perhaps I’m the only person in the western world who hasn’t seen Taskmaster, but I love Alex and his band’s original good-natured humour. Lee Mack looks genuinely impressed.
Not sure if you've seen it in the past 7 months, but if you haven't, you REALLY should watch it. The first 12 seasons are free on RUclips
my first experience with henry hoover was going to the UK for a few days with college, staying in a very sketchy hotel in birmingham, everyone drunk off their ass, and then someone found one in a closet and everyone just lost their minds over how funny we thought it was, i had no idea it was a brand or anything, we just thought that specific hotel had some fun with a vaccuum and put eyes on it, but apparently its a real thing
Yep, henry is a national hero. however harry hoover and henrietta hoover are frauds
@@pinkkam They're also competitors with Hoover. So he's definitely not called Henry Hoover.
I still love that Xmas carol, perfect song to sing around the holiday season.
Your family is lucky then, mine are going to be hearing about Britain's preeminent cyclist's admiration for processed meat. HOy HOy HOy!
I'd very much love to see Jimmy, Rachel, Suzie, Jon, and Joe Wilkinson together for a series in Taskmaster.
Considering Joe and Jon have already had a go you'd probably only manage to get the Christmas special if anything.
@@dellavie4319 That would be lovely too.
Pretty sure the taskmaster people loathe Rachel for being a bit of a weirdo neolib about the corbyn years
she went a bit too heavily aggressively political
Alex Horne and Taskmaster got me into British T.V - it's really quite good.
Jimmy Carr's laughter sounds like a hoover not starting to run properly.
Alex Horne is such a brilliant Brit! Sooo talented & unique! He & Greg are two peas in a pod literally!
Why was the Henry hoover song a fucking banger? And why has no one noticed this
That "Chris Hoy loves a Saveloy" song has been stuck in my head for weeks. And this is not a complaint.
I've been curious when a video such as this would be uploaded.... Praise be to the true Task Master.
“Former child” is pretty good 😂
Bingeing on Taskmaster at the moment, and it's totally bizarre watching this and seeing Alex Horne be himself :)
I usually don't enjoy the songs on countdown but this is gooooooooood
Alex Horne and the Horn Section is one of the best Dictionary Corner guests.
When he offered to sing a Carol, I just expected him to just start singing "Vorderman".
That savaloy song is really nice! Sounds like it could be by the kinks or something
I like listening to to this stuff as I am doing something else, but this guy makes you give your full attention. I saw that "Discribed" thing ages ago, glad you made a video with more of him and the band.
I'll fight anyone that says Alex Horne isn't hilarious in the cheesiest way. He's like a walking dad joke but the misdirection he comes up with just absolutely floors me.
Edit: I'm from the US so I could be wrong if I haven't been shown any better examples, but Alex seems to dominate the camera when he's on the screen, even watching Taskmaster when he's supposed to be a sidekick I enjoy every part he plays.
He sort of takes the sidekick role, but his actual role on taskmaster is show runner, executive producer, writer... he basically is the show.
Pedro the sax player looks like Jordan Schlansky
That Highway maintenance one is spot on 👌😂