Champion of Champions 1 - Episode 1 | Full Episode | Taskmaster

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  • Опубликовано: 26 дек 2024

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  • @antster1983
    @antster1983 2 года назад +12502

    Josh revealed on the Taskmaster Podcast that he filmed all his tasks for Champion of Champions in one day (Bob, Katherine, Noel and Rob did their tasks in two days), and he was exhausted because his baby daughter Pearl arrived a few days earlier. When filming was complete, he returned to the green room at the Taskmaster House to find another Task envelope. Inside the envelope was the text: *"Dear Pearl. Have the best life ever. Your time starts now."* Josh later had the opened envelope framed and hung on his daughter's nursery wall.

    • @krikstne
      @krikstne 2 года назад +1282

      That's incredibly sweet, thank you for sharing

    • @Emenblade
      @Emenblade 2 года назад +265

      That's amazing

    • @teriannebeauchamp254
      @teriannebeauchamp254 2 года назад +269

      That will be a treasure she can keep and pass on to her children

    • @joannarobinson4149
      @joannarobinson4149 2 года назад +283

      @@KingofEverything1 Why would the OP make that up? Josh told this story himself on the podcast! So you're saying Josh was making it up?

    • @MinekEzQM
      @MinekEzQM 2 года назад +135

      Admit it, event if this wasn't true (it is) still, it made many readers's day? And this is Taskmaster's impact on us fans.
      The power of a story most of the time does not come from it's reality but it's background and moral.

  • @berkpick
    @berkpick 2 года назад +5654

    I really want to see the loser of losers episode. There's not always a runaway winner but there's usually one contestant who is WAAAAAAAAY in the back and they're often the most entertaining.

    • @mikeyneggs6873
      @mikeyneggs6873 2 года назад +377

      nish nish nish !

    • @blackdragoncyrus
      @blackdragoncyrus 2 года назад +91

      Wouldn't it be Champion of Losers, or Winner of Losers?

    • @iliketrains3495
      @iliketrains3495 2 года назад +39

      Now with the recent season, I'd say the only ones that didn't have a 'runaway loser' are 4, 6 and 14

    • @boreragnarok249
      @boreragnarok249 2 года назад +48

      I don’t think they’d ever do this because it incentivises losing as well as winning.

    • @vappyreon1176
      @vappyreon1176 2 года назад +118

      ​@@boreragnarok249 it's all fun and games in the end

  • @KrisCasey4
    @KrisCasey4 4 года назад +5069

    of course Noel would be embarrassed by a completely normal picture

    • @blackspike2710
      @blackspike2710 4 года назад +153

      What else could possibly embarrass him?

    • @LifeLostSoul
      @LifeLostSoul 4 года назад +99

      I thought everyone is supposed to be extremely embarrassed by those kinds of perfectly normal childhood photos.

    • @nekodromeda
      @nekodromeda 4 года назад +236

      Can we talk about how Noel Fielding has legs for days?

    • @imtheonewhobroughtthebeans915
      @imtheonewhobroughtthebeans915 4 года назад +9

      Diana Hsu *yes* my words exactly!!!

    • @pahlkott
      @pahlkott 4 года назад +83

      Noel and Bob traffic in the absurd and ridiculous as their shtick. Of course they were going to be the worst at that task

  • @thedmbgirl
    @thedmbgirl 3 года назад +2881

    Rob's genuine delight in watching his good friend's most embarrassing moment all over again made me die laughing.

    • @ringofasho7721
      @ringofasho7721 2 года назад +26

      Am I the only one surprised to learn he has a wife?

    • @erwan3204
      @erwan3204 29 дней назад +1

      ​@@ringofasho7721 didn't he mention his child several times during series 3 though ?

  • @Sunprism
    @Sunprism 3 года назад +606

    "Childbirth? That's a miracle"
    "...You have one hour"

  • @Keschet
    @Keschet 4 года назад +2912

    Golden statuette of the taskmaster really needed to be lying down in that 'paint me like one of your french girls' pose that we're so fond of from Greg

    • @lamisamhaz7755
      @lamisamhaz7755 4 года назад +117

      Bahahahahah that would've been epic. Can't believe you remember that... then again Rhod doesn't let anyone forget it

    • @Soloman_Gumball
      @Soloman_Gumball 4 года назад +87

      That Rhod season aired after this though. Maybe after series 10.

    • @blackmagic3286
      @blackmagic3286 4 года назад +20

      too bad they got to mock that picture only in season 7, while this was just before season 6.

    • @TheShakenCondor
      @TheShakenCondor 4 года назад +21

      I think was filmed after season 5 finished. That wasn’t a joke yet! Time travel is weird

    • @JazzyWaffles
      @JazzyWaffles 4 года назад +1

      I wish I could go back in time and suggest that haha, but this was filmed shortly after Series 5.

  • @MrBrabbzy
    @MrBrabbzy 4 года назад +8783

    So awesome that the show runners are embracing RUclips and uploading full episodes. Thanks all involved for bringing your art to the people.

    • @FollowBetulas
      @FollowBetulas 4 года назад +202

      And with no bleeps for the f'in' and jeffin'!

    • @OntarioTrafficMan
      @OntarioTrafficMan 4 года назад +292

      And they lined up the ads with the actual ad breaks!

    • @AllTheArtsy
      @AllTheArtsy 4 года назад +9

      @@kylekinsey2624 get an adblocker

    • @adamfalldorf1581
      @adamfalldorf1581 4 года назад +141

      @@AllTheArtsy or don't and support the content creators...

    • @TinyManNasty
      @TinyManNasty 4 года назад +101

      @@AllTheArtsy or pay for premium and still support the creator qithout watching ads :)

  • @evergreentree8042
    @evergreentree8042 4 года назад +7230

    After 25 seasons they'll be able to have the champion of champions of champions.

    • @mithroth6703
      @mithroth6703 4 года назад +182

      After 30 seasons

    • @generalhargrievous9928
      @generalhargrievous9928 4 года назад +95

      I'm counting on that shit

    • @evergreentree8042
      @evergreentree8042 4 года назад +209

      @@mithroth6703 if you're counting Champions of Champions as a season, then yes. But this is a special and not included in the count.

    • @mithroth6703
      @mithroth6703 4 года назад +17

      @@evergreentree8042 Why whouldn't you count it as a season?

    • @jetthethreat8165
      @jetthethreat8165 4 года назад +79

      Thats like a Quater Quell of Hunger Games

  • @iwong3357
    @iwong3357 4 года назад +2553

    I don't see why they keep having Noel on the show considering the questionable nature of having a magical wood nymph complete against ordinary humans. I swear, anything that can be won instantly mostly by chance or a good toss he has in the bag. Always.
    Then there's that time he turned into a banana. Truly magical.

    • @theTRUTHgroup
      @theTRUTHgroup 4 года назад +180

      Plus he automatically wins anything that has to do with artistic talent.

    • @chelseawildflowerloftinwey1945
      @chelseawildflowerloftinwey1945 4 года назад +77

      @@theTRUTHgroup which was like 30% of the tasks in series 4.

    • @theTRUTHgroup
      @theTRUTHgroup 4 года назад +4

      @@chelseawildflowerloftinwey1945 Ha, true! :D

    • @jasonpost913
      @jasonpost913 4 года назад +97

      "It's all unfair." - Alex Horne 43:18

    • @kurtsudheim825
      @kurtsudheim825 3 года назад +19

      I was upset at your first line, & I'm not even a huge Noel fan

  • @amberdunten1569
    @amberdunten1569 3 года назад +669

    My favorite thing about Josh is that he's so inherently good-natured that even at his most outraged, he's still smiling a little bit and there's a gleam in his eye.

  • @theplasmawolf
    @theplasmawolf 4 года назад +3131

    The "write a word" task was absolute madness with all the rules. Then the pen-debacle makes it all complete :)

    • @maxellis3325
      @maxellis3325 4 года назад +25

      I followed it just fine. Maybe most people are just a little on the slow side.

    • @JO-mr8tp
      @JO-mr8tp 4 года назад +502

      @@maxellis3325 Yes, you are much smarter than the average person. Hooray. You must be very popular!

    • @maxellis3325
      @maxellis3325 4 года назад +17

      @@JO-mr8tp Uh oh. Dumb-dumb got their little feelings hurt for not understanding something simple. Hooray. You must have no friends!

    • @davidchav6795
      @davidchav6795 4 года назад +276

      @@maxellis3325 Thank you for a great example of the Dunning-Kruger effect.

    • @bioguy8329
      @bioguy8329 4 года назад +111

      They needed to keep the permanent markers. Call it an "added complication," where each new word adds to the count.
      Seems to me they missed a golden opportunity there.

  • @desinerd0224
    @desinerd0224 4 года назад +8578

    I would love a redemption series too lol: losers of all series

    • @stargate525
      @stargate525 4 года назад +409

      I don't think the house would be STANDING by the end of it.

    • @DQuaternion
      @DQuaternion 4 года назад +538

      Yeah the losers were often the most entertaining people of the shows

    • @molitovv
      @molitovv 4 года назад +132

      That is a fantastic idea actually

    • @crazyrobots6565
      @crazyrobots6565 4 года назад +204

      Aye, but who wins the series? The loser of the losers or the winner of the losers?

    • @njujuznem6554
      @njujuznem6554 4 года назад +233

      Horney's said he doesn't want to do one because it would encourage people to do badly

  • @nathanfox5861
    @nathanfox5861 4 года назад +3460

    Seeing them do this for a series makes me want to see another series with all the losers (last place) from the first 5 seasons

    • @doing_aok
      @doing_aok 4 года назад +170

      the only thing is we need phil wang

    • @pepesilvia2094
      @pepesilvia2094 4 года назад +91

      @@doing_aok james acaster

    • @deferencetodusk
      @deferencetodusk 4 года назад +20

      Only 2 episodes, not a series

    • @nathanfox5861
      @nathanfox5861 4 года назад +76

      I honestly want joe Wilkinson back on thought he was super funny, him and wang would be fun to see but I agree acaster would also be fun to watch again!

    • @redstorm5628
      @redstorm5628 4 года назад +133

      The trophy for the losers' bracket should be a golden little Alex Horne bust.

  • @bacul165
    @bacul165 4 года назад +1976

    Noah, dyslexic: comes first at spelling
    Josh, asthmatic: comes second at blowing
    Bob, unable to be embarrassed: comes last at the embarrassing thing...

    • @singenstattatmen5096
      @singenstattatmen5096 4 года назад +166

      His name's Noel. ;)

    • @bacul165
      @bacul165 4 года назад +91

      @@singenstattatmen5096 Now I could say that was intentionally, but that would be a lie 😂. Thanks!

    • @singenstattatmen5096
      @singenstattatmen5096 4 года назад +6

      @@bacul165 Happy to help! 😅👍

    • @sinsoftheswamp8346
      @sinsoftheswamp8346 3 года назад +25

      I mean if you can't ve embarrassed you can't have something that embarrasses you

    • @vercingetorix444
      @vercingetorix444 2 года назад +12

      You mean Noeg?

  • @brianm6337
    @brianm6337 4 года назад +1947

    I see Rhod Gilbert was NOT on the trophy design committee...

  • @EatinPaste
    @EatinPaste 4 года назад +5304

    I'm sorry, but Noel being the banana was and still is the greatest surprise twists in TV history.

    • @justincoleman3805
      @justincoleman3805 4 года назад +21

      Someone didn’t watch Newhart.

    • @canadianmoth
      @canadianmoth 4 года назад +70

      @@justincoleman3805 na bananas still tops

    • @MadcapShambleton
      @MadcapShambleton 4 года назад +7

      @@justincoleman3805 Joint first place!

    • @EatinPaste
      @EatinPaste 4 года назад +103

      @@MinekEzQM Alright, fun police.

    • @bisma1352
      @bisma1352 4 года назад +5

      wait where was that?

  • @caliaguilar4
    @caliaguilar4 4 года назад +1132

    Noel during the first real task just confirms Greg's realization from that season that Noel is just a lad

    • @MadcapShambleton
      @MadcapShambleton 4 года назад +53

      From Goth2Bo ...Tony Three Pies

    • @somethingelse9176
      @somethingelse9176 3 года назад +83

      Noel "Secret Lad, Loves a Tidy" Fielding is proof that people are vast and contain multitudes, and somehow devastatingly sexy.

    • @carveylover
      @carveylover 2 года назад +16

      He has gone on record to say before Art School he was a bit of a chav. Is that similar to a lad?

    • @allisonforfornsed
      @allisonforfornsed 2 года назад +2

      @@somethingelse9176 So well said!

    • @allisonforfornsed
      @allisonforfornsed 2 года назад

      @@carveylover No, chav is a word that means something like poor white trash (although there seem to be a significant number of black Brits that are chavs also, so...) but anyway, it's kind of like american trailer trash

  • @eod97
    @eod97 4 года назад +961

    "Josh Widdicombe's last? That means one of two things on this show."
    *cut to Josh slowly shaking his head*

    • @mandine100
      @mandine100 4 года назад +31

      every single viewer: "OH NO"

    • @chelseawildflowerloftinwey1945
      @chelseawildflowerloftinwey1945 4 года назад +12

      never not funny.

    • @nomadicroadrat
      @nomadicroadrat 3 года назад +9

      Why wasn't Josh Widdicombe not cast in the LOTR? He is a perfect 14 year old.

    • @vR-bs7rl
      @vR-bs7rl 2 года назад

      I don't get it plz explain?

    • @andurilcuivie
      @andurilcuivie 2 года назад +14

      @@vR-bs7rl often the person going last is the most … something. Often the most awesome or most terrible. The coconuts were the latter.

  • @fredhasopinions
    @fredhasopinions 4 года назад +360

    I don't care how few points he gets, Bob Mortimer with his unconventional ideas and genuine creativity is an absolute pillar of Taskmaster and they'll be hard pressed to find a better contestant anywhere

    • @A_O_Leary
      @A_O_Leary Год назад +8

      It's like 'Would I Lie To You?' where his absurdities aren't shtick but literally winning. David Mitchell has palpatations the more absurd and lie like things get.

    • @itsflashmf9632
      @itsflashmf9632 11 месяцев назад +7

      he could have crushed the blow your item off the table task if he lubed the table with the wd-40 he found

  • @aryst0krat
    @aryst0krat 3 года назад +504

    I absolutely love Katherine's fierce determination on this show. She's got a plan, she's got backup plans, and she's fully prepared to ream anyone out to defend them afterwards.

  • @RalIix
    @RalIix 4 года назад +988

    What I love about the Champion of Champions special is that over the course of the two episodes, every single of them did something truly impressive and remarkable, so you remember just why they became champions in the first place.

    • @henrietta9206
      @henrietta9206 4 года назад +18

      I love them all ❤

    • @swine13
      @swine13 4 года назад +12

      To be fair, though, its a lot like whose line in that the games are made up and the points don't really matter

    • @MinekEzQM
      @MinekEzQM 4 года назад +76

      The most remarkable thing was Rhod Gilbert's solution of "Tie yourself up." task. Absolutely genius.

    • @kurtsudheim825
      @kurtsudheim825 3 года назад +4

      @@swine13 well the points so matter, it's not that big of a deal who wins, but show are given out somewhat reasonably & there is a winner, that's how we got this coc

    • @swine13
      @swine13 3 года назад +5

      @@kurtsudheim825 key word being "somewhat" - the contestants are under the whimsy and will of Greg for the entire duration, a fact he takes some effort to routinely remind everyone.
      So as long as he can just wave his hand and go "nah I like it better this way" then it's hard for me to put much stock in the voracity of the points system. Its not on par with the significance of points in 8oo10cdc, and even that show it's like... who cares? Sean (may he RIP) lost that show 19 times out of 20 but there's no prizes, they don't keep official tallies... there's no difference for the "contestants" whether they win or lose each week, it's all just a format for the actual show which is comedy. So even there, the points ultimately don't mean anything.
      Its all for a bit of fun, anyway. We're not running national inquiries on Joe's disqualification in the potato toss or Rhods suss qualifications despite visibly failing tasks etc.. as long as we all have a laugh and James has maybe lost his mind a little bit during the process, Greg can do whatever he likes 👍

  • @TheGrumbliestPuppy
    @TheGrumbliestPuppy 4 года назад +1878

    I absolutely love that Noel in heels and feminine fashion is the most athletic man in this show.

    • @stayforthepeelpronpls4774
      @stayforthepeelpronpls4774 4 года назад +170

      Icon. This is why he’s my crush

    • @chelseawildflowerloftinwey1945
      @chelseawildflowerloftinwey1945 4 года назад +111

      ​@@stayforthepeelpronpls4774 in season 4 I was too distracted by my love for Sex Man Joe Lycett but in this one...phwoar, Noel is killing me.

    • @stayforthepeelpronpls4774
      @stayforthepeelpronpls4774 4 года назад +30

      yurig014 exactly. He’s like them but he’s in high definition

    • @disneyrockz12
      @disneyrockz12 4 года назад +6

      @@yurig014 shhhhhh, they overuse every word in the dictionary these days, with all their twittering and whatnot...

    • @amys495
      @amys495 4 года назад +35

      @@disneyrockz12 Words change meaning over time. Stop being a grouchy old fart about it.

  • @slipknot95maggot
    @slipknot95maggot 4 года назад +1299

    "...and see how they've aged!"
    .......I mean, far as I can tell, Josh is still the exact same 14 year old

    • @juliasutter6996
      @juliasutter6996 4 года назад +4

      LOL TRUE

    • @Magitek85
      @Magitek85 4 года назад +16

      And Katherine got even more gorgeous!

    • @Firstanold
      @Firstanold 4 года назад +48

      Are you kidding? Josh is the only one that has noticeably aged. Bob looks old but in exactly the same way. Noel doesn't age, he's a vampire. Catherine wears so much makeup you'd never know. Rob is 90% tooth enamel. But pause on a good shot of Josh in the studio when he's not the one talking and imagine he has a beaded chain coming off the back of his glasses. He looks EXACTLY like my granny. She's got the same hair and glasses as him and her creases are deeper and she's a little more jowly but he's dead on the right track.

    • @Firstanold
      @Firstanold 4 года назад +20

      @5:23 this shot is a perfect example. He looks EXACTLY like my grandmother.

    • @sophiaredwood5825
      @sophiaredwood5825 4 года назад +2

      HAHAHAHA

  • @starstella3427
    @starstella3427 4 года назад +427

    Don't you love how all the British comedians hang out with each other so often they're like a tiny school of friends and history it's great

  • @chestersnap
    @chestersnap 4 года назад +3129

    I'm really upset Rob wasn't called out on the fact that he clearly only ordered two _pizzas_ and 98 _pizza boxes_

    • @Friendlysociopath
      @Friendlysociopath 4 года назад +344

      He got dead-last as it was.

    • @mienzillaz
      @mienzillaz 4 года назад +85

      @@Friendlysociopath true, no reason to bash him more..;)

    • @Quarrel47
      @Quarrel47 4 года назад +10

      Rob shouldn't even be on TV

    • @gravityjuice4055
      @gravityjuice4055 4 года назад +397

      @@Quarrel47 Whoa. Step it back a bit mate.

    • @frang2342
      @frang2342 4 года назад +49

      @@Quarrel47 lol why I wanna know

  • @Crazyivan777
    @Crazyivan777 4 года назад +818

    The marker mistake absolutely killed me! Though I hope no one actually lost their job....

    • @arkayv
      @arkayv 4 года назад +199

      I wish that was actually built in to the task, whoever wrote in big letters have to stick with it because they were confident and the smaller font ones would have more space to write, would've been an amazing twist to the task.

    • @Propulus
      @Propulus 4 года назад +64

      @@arkayv My thoughts exactly, and even better if it was a mistake. Genuinely made me start snort laughing.

    • @sophiaredwood5825
      @sophiaredwood5825 4 года назад +47

      Vishal Royam I was thinking the same thing! I thought it was intentional at first, what with all the other plot twists in this show 😂

    • @kurtsudheim825
      @kurtsudheim825 3 года назад +4

      @@arkayv I thought of that, but it would be a bit unfair on top of this, unless you make this the fake game, & that ends up being the real game/2nd task, like make a silly sandwich, them task 2 eat it

    • @kurtsudheim825
      @kurtsudheim825 3 года назад +1

      Well maybe they should, maybe there's someone who deserves it more? I don't want to sound too harsh, cause it's not nice losing your job, so maybe just demotion

  • @theresayannetty2444
    @theresayannetty2444 4 года назад +679

    Noel, putting on his lizard costume: No one's going to outweird me!
    Bob: Hold me lager.

  • @ethanbrundeen1756
    @ethanbrundeen1756 4 года назад +243

    I love how gleeful Alex was in this episode. You can tell during the tasks he was really enjoying watching these people have fun.

  • @catheriner999
    @catheriner999 4 года назад +214

    Bob is just such a joy, I had forgotten entirely how lovely he is. I hope he's doing great out there with his knicker parties and fishing.

  • @BlackHe4rtQueen
    @BlackHe4rtQueen 4 года назад +276

    Rob is a living breathing proof that nothing is embarrassing if you say it out loud without feeling embarrassed about it.

  • @Itsaluigi123
    @Itsaluigi123 4 года назад +248

    Josh Widdicombe: I’ve brought in a video of me counting Spaghetti-Os for no reason

  • @champo976
    @champo976 4 года назад +316

    Every time I see Josh the hobbit standing next to Greg I lose it lmao
    Its like a dad congratulating his son for a participation trophy

    • @theresayannetty2444
      @theresayannetty2444 4 года назад +10

      Nice! I thought only my partner and I referred to Josh as "The Hobbit."

  • @franka9942
    @franka9942 2 года назад +84

    26:43 i love how alex just put that in as a joke but greg got all teacher mode on him, that was sadistic haha

  • @kabiragnihotri7333
    @kabiragnihotri7333 4 года назад +954

    We need a series where Alex is a contestant. I'd pay to see that. And James Acaster takes Alex's role.

    • @Orangecatinahoodie
      @Orangecatinahoodie 4 года назад +165

      *Alex walks in frame* Hi James!
      James:.....

    • @jeezuschryst
      @jeezuschryst 4 года назад +12

      Genius!

    • @maudglazbrooke1287
      @maudglazbrooke1287 4 года назад +24

      Nah, it should be Rhod.

    • @kabiragnihotri7333
      @kabiragnihotri7333 4 года назад +31

      @@maudglazbrooke1287 disrupts the alex and greg power balance though.....

    • @yogzoth
      @yogzoth 4 года назад +31

      Alex designs literally all the tasks though. Would probably lose some magic without that.

  • @tristancox2156
    @tristancox2156 2 года назад +124

    "I forgot to tell you, my grandfather gave me those cheese puffs" had me rolling 😂

  • @Abhothra
    @Abhothra 4 года назад +171

    _I forgot to tell you, my grandfather gave me those cheesepuffs_ 🤣🤣🤣

  • @Khronosian
    @Khronosian 4 года назад +653

    This, this RIGHT HERE, was the ONLY reason I wasn't sad when the previous series ended.
    I've watched enough british television to know, this was coming eventually. In my opinion, though, TaskMaster might also benefit from the occasional losers-bracket round. Maybe the holiday specials?

    • @pepesilvia2094
      @pepesilvia2094 4 года назад +57

      whatever brings james acaster back im down

    • @googiegress
      @googiegress 4 года назад +1

      @DraKaleel 18 Just do it after the show is winding down and it's only got a series or two left.

    • @Tigercg11
      @Tigercg11 4 года назад +13

      Taskmaster redemption or taskmaster fan favorites would be fun

    • @KL-ol8xf
      @KL-ol8xf 4 года назад +5

      I believe they addressed this previously, felt it didn’t sound good/nice to have a “loser’s round”

    • @MrK4399
      @MrK4399 4 года назад +8

      Special series of team is fun too, think about Mel and Deskie(Hugh), Rob and Sara, Nish and Mark in the same series and they doing the team task~

  • @highvoltage988
    @highvoltage988 4 года назад +289

    Bob Mortimer's world is magical and lovely.

    • @sophiaredwood5825
      @sophiaredwood5825 4 года назад +32

      We all want to live there even though I get the sense that Bob’s the only one who can survive it...

    • @chelseawildflowerloftinwey1945
      @chelseawildflowerloftinwey1945 4 года назад +1

      @@sophiaredwood5825 yes

    • @medievalist
      @medievalist 3 года назад +3

      If you haven't watched Shooting Stars, the very first show he did in the Ninties, I recommend it. Total Bob madness!

    • @RussellCope
      @RussellCope 3 года назад +1

      @@medievalist If you haven't watched the shows Bob did before Shooting Stars in the 90s I recommend them even more. Check out 'Vic Reeves Big Night Out' and 'The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer'

    • @medievalist
      @medievalist 3 года назад

      @@RussellCope Thanks, I will check them out 😊

  • @grumpymonk9908
    @grumpymonk9908 3 года назад +167

    as a pizza delivery driver, the fact that he carried 100 boxes, even if they didn't have pizzas in them, is a miracle. I struggle to carry 20

  • @binaryalgorithm
    @binaryalgorithm 4 года назад +199

    "... tried to blow a giraffe off the table". "I don't know is that uncharacteristic?"

    • @CaesarTjalbo
      @CaesarTjalbo 4 года назад +11

      That was the second time. The first time was when Noel threw a tantrum about the jump rope with the carrots. Greg: "And you don't like flights of fancy" or something like that.

  • @stephengilmore2741
    @stephengilmore2741 4 года назад +1111

    We've got to get David Mitchell on at some point, right? It would just be 10 episodes of him getting progressively more annoyed and passive-aggressive.

    • @dunbar9finger
      @dunbar9finger 4 года назад +239

      Greg has a history of subtracting points when people argue with his rulings. David would have the worst score ever.

    • @afroembrya
      @afroembrya 4 года назад +37

      OMG, this would be so perfect.

    • @wimvaughdan7032
      @wimvaughdan7032 4 года назад +65

      Would love to see it, but I don't think David would enjoy doing this show.

    • @littlered6340
      @littlered6340 4 года назад +25

      I want this so badly for someone I'm pretty sure will never be on this show 😂

    • @benzaiten933
      @benzaiten933 4 года назад +54

      Lee Mack is now in Series 11 - nothing is impossible!

  • @ILuvAyeAye
    @ILuvAyeAye 3 года назад +138

    Noel's reaction to Bob's miracle made me wish they worked the same season. Imagine the two of them on one team. We would have gotten to see some insane shit.

  • @MorningDusk7734
    @MorningDusk7734 4 года назад +462

    I am so disappointed that not a single person brought in their Taskmaster trophy for the Prize Task.

    • @zyaicob
      @zyaicob 4 года назад +23

      You think anyone isn't extremely proud of having won Taskmaster?

    • @MorningDusk7734
      @MorningDusk7734 4 года назад +33

      @@zyaicob Fair, but for the sake of the bit it makes sense

    • @mainie_videoediting
      @mainie_videoediting 4 года назад +10

      Yes! Plus, they could've combined the head and the body... fun!

    • @MinekEzQM
      @MinekEzQM 4 года назад +13

      They've e-bayed it already. :)
      (I'm just a fan of Richard Ayoade asking the contestants not to ebay the commemorative crystal right away after their run in Crystal Maze. :) )

    • @MinekEzQM
      @MinekEzQM 4 года назад +4

      @@mainie_videoediting They were waiting for the eyebrows. :) (See 2021 new year treat)

  • @derekehlmann2126
    @derekehlmann2126 3 года назад +169

    I loved the “Lord Greg Davies” callback, that was indisputably the highlight of Series 2

    • @AmaraEmme
      @AmaraEmme 3 года назад +11

      Nah the potato was

  • @infinite5imal
    @infinite5imal Год назад +79

    I honestly think Noel's "Greg, one more thing: I use Cheetos as contact lenses" tops James Acaster's "my eyes are circles"

  • @firerednaxela
    @firerednaxela 4 года назад +503

    you ever think about how Josh Widdicombe got a karate trophy instead of Greg's head for winning Series 1?

    • @torfrida6663
      @torfrida6663 4 года назад +70

      firerednaxela It was because they didn't think they would get a second series commissioned. They proved far more successful than they dared hope.
      Hope the move to Channel 4 doesn't spoil the fun and you folks in the USA can still get it.

    • @katiehough2499
      @katiehough2499 4 года назад +167

      Alex said they did actually provide him with his own head trophy after they started that tradition.

  • @Movrings
    @Movrings 4 года назад +447

    As someone who worked in tv production before, I genuinely hope nobody got fired because of these waterproof markers...as funny as it was, this can be a damn stressful job!

    • @swine13
      @swine13 4 года назад +35

      Yeah between production crews and ER heart surgeons, I have a hard time telling which one has the more stressful workplace. 😂

    • @amazingabby25
      @amazingabby25 4 года назад +36

      EXQUISITE NACHOS so I work in film, every minute productions are delayed can be anywhere from 1k to 100,000. For one minute. A big blockbuster, being delayed ten minutes could be a million dollars wasted

    • @baconfluffy
      @baconfluffy 4 года назад +69

      Same, in my opinion, the waterproof markers made it way funnier.

    • @FormedUnique
      @FormedUnique 3 года назад +61

      @@amazingabby25 theres no way minutes equate to millions when the entire budget for movies are millions

    • @silverfawkes1219
      @silverfawkes1219 2 года назад +39

      @@amazingabby25 Your hyperbole is ridiculous and unbelievable.

  • @syoudipta
    @syoudipta Год назад +34

    I will never forget Bob's entering the room quip, "heavy door today, Alex"!

  • @rmiraflor
    @rmiraflor 4 года назад +137

    “Were you genuinely embarrassed?”
    “Not really”
    Ladies and gentlemen, the king, Bob Mortimer!

    • @medievalist
      @medievalist 3 года назад +2

      Clearly his son is a chip off the old block!

  • @radsical1392
    @radsical1392 Год назад +9

    Noel Fielding has a lovely laugh. He looks like a little kid when he laughs. It’s so pure

  • @kelzuya
    @kelzuya 4 года назад +268

    God Greg really is huge

    • @captainblacktail8137
      @captainblacktail8137 4 года назад +54

      Little Alex Horne is 6'2" if you believe him

    • @Bulldog1878
      @Bulldog1878 4 года назад +18

      6 foot 8

    • @heatherwhited5735
      @heatherwhited5735 4 года назад +22

      @@captainblacktail8137 I wouldn't believe him at all, honestly. I'm 4'11'' and I *totally* stood next to Alex once and I think he was a bit shorter than I am.

    • @SylviusTheMad
      @SylviusTheMad 4 года назад +6

      @@captainblacktail8137 He also says he's 13 stone. Imagine how thin a 13 stone man would be at that height.

    • @timobeugelink2527
      @timobeugelink2527 4 года назад +5

      i feel obligated to say this.... THATS WHAT SHE SAID! no regrets

  • @rachelwatson5266
    @rachelwatson5266 4 года назад +168

    I could not be more excited it’s Thursday. Highlight of my week is laughing at these guys and this is going to be a FANTASTIC season. Thank you for uploading full episodes. I need this every week to get through my Masters degree.

    • @sirkittius
      @sirkittius 4 года назад +10

      Unfortunately there are only 2 episodes in this series. Series 8 will likely be uploaded after the next episode. Still fun!

    • @rachelwatson5266
      @rachelwatson5266 4 года назад +6

      sir kittius Nooooooooooo

  • @petertaylor4980
    @petertaylor4980 4 года назад +138

    Bob brought in some WD-40 and I expected him to oil the table.

    • @VortexMagus
      @VortexMagus 3 года назад +12

      I thought he was just going to use the aerosol cans to blow things around instead of his lungs.

    • @LoDega
      @LoDega 5 месяцев назад

      @@VortexMagusSame

  • @me-wowlk7402
    @me-wowlk7402 Год назад +7

    "Were you genuinly embarrassed?"
    "Not really"
    Hands down the funniest moment of the episode and he wasn't even trying... I adore Bob!

  • @hotflash4494
    @hotflash4494 4 года назад +118

    I can't believe no one in the audience laughed when Bob almost cracked up when talking about blowing things.

    • @charlespreidis4483
      @charlespreidis4483 4 года назад +18

      I was waiting for someone to ask Alex up onto the table!

    • @chaotickreg7024
      @chaotickreg7024 3 года назад +1

      I want to get blown off the table 😳

    • @silver_biscuit8161
      @silver_biscuit8161 3 года назад +3

      You're probably misunderstanding it, though. He wasn't laughing about blowing, but blowing off. Which means farting.

  • @wowieitssam9457
    @wowieitssam9457 4 года назад +156

    Oh my goshhhhh! I didn’t think they’d actually do it! This is gonna be such a good season.
    Edit: Yeah, I realize the season’s not new. The show’s just not streamed in my area, and I’m just glad they put it online! And also the cast is great together!

    • @luHD007
      @luHD007 4 года назад +8

      It has been on UK PLAY for years. But I think it is made available for the world via YT.

    • @stephengilmore2741
      @stephengilmore2741 4 года назад

      This is quite old...?

    • @stayforthepeelpronpls4774
      @stayforthepeelpronpls4774 4 года назад +4

      Sadly it’s only 2 episodes 😭

    • @altinjpn
      @altinjpn 4 года назад +1

      Is this not new? I thought this was Season 10! Woohoo!

  • @benzaiten933
    @benzaiten933 4 года назад +69

    Noel dancing on water, dressed like a lizard is the contend I needed this week!

  • @Kayworx
    @Kayworx 4 года назад +115

    The "these are permanent markers!" bit on the whiteboards had me cackling

  • @masenneihaus6178
    @masenneihaus6178 Год назад +13

    I love that they brought Katherine's floating candle trick (I know it wasn't "hers" but you know what I mean) back for a future task lol

  • @dallasl3688
    @dallasl3688 3 года назад +104

    The best thing to come out of this show is the fact that his own children call him, "Little Alex Horne."

  • @grapesofwraith1066
    @grapesofwraith1066 4 года назад +161

    I didn't think they were going to post this series, but this is great!!!

  • @oliverthatcher
    @oliverthatcher 4 года назад +22

    Their reactions they each had after walking in to collect the second task perfectly sums up each of their personalities

  • @jonathangordon1457
    @jonathangordon1457 4 года назад +349

    all i want is a "Worst of the worst" mini series, with the people who have the lowest scores.

    • @swine13
      @swine13 4 года назад +1

      Have to have a bonus round for Sean Locks performance on 8oo10cdc, just cause it'd make him grumpy and thats always a good laugh 😂

    • @zyaicob
      @zyaicob 3 года назад +9

      the best part of this concept is that we get more of Roisin

    • @Sharpe1502
      @Sharpe1502 3 года назад +3

      Nish, Katherine, and Roisin!

    • @ladambell
      @ladambell 3 года назад +10

      Another series with Nish Kumar, Joe Wilkinson, Alice Levine, Paul Chowdhry, and Lolly Adefope? Sign me up!

    • @alexchapman8927
      @alexchapman8927 2 года назад +2

      @@Sharpe1502 and Phil

  • @shailejanarain
    @shailejanarain 3 года назад +89

    Why is no one talking about Katherine's DTF outfits 😂🤣

    • @AnotherParamoreFan
      @AnotherParamoreFan 2 года назад +3

      I can’t tell what it says underneath the letters!

    • @somethingelse9176
      @somethingelse9176 2 года назад +15

      It says "Determined to Fight."

    • @fmbz858
      @fmbz858 Год назад

      @@somethingelse9176 thanks, but I've made my choice for what it means in my mind - just as she no doubt intended

  • @berkpick
    @berkpick 2 года назад +303

    Alex Horne is 6'2 and now everyone in his life calls him "Little Alex Horne."

    • @adrenalineunlimited
      @adrenalineunlimited Год назад +12

      In the voice, no less

    • @yazplatt
      @yazplatt Год назад +9

      Compared to Greg he’s little! But I guess compared to Greg, a looooot of people are little 🙃

    • @bannaanlana
      @bannaanlana Год назад +5

      @@yazplatt compared to greg I'm a toddler standing at a whopping 5'1"

    • @yalikebe3ns797
      @yalikebe3ns797 Год назад

      @@yazplatt how tall is greg then?

    • @sparky4878
      @sparky4878 Год назад +5

      @@yalikebe3ns797 about 6’8

  • @jamesroberts3013
    @jamesroberts3013 4 года назад +163

    Rob Beckett’s laugh makes me think he could be a very entertaining Joker.

    • @PimpMacSlickBac
      @PimpMacSlickBac 4 года назад +7

      Certainly has the teeth for it, a la Romero's or Hamill's.

    • @get-the-joke
      @get-the-joke 4 года назад +7

      The perfect Joker should be genuinley intimidating and funny at the same time. That's Greg Davies.

    • @jamesroberts3013
      @jamesroberts3013 4 года назад +14

      @@get-the-joke Wait, would that make Little Alex Horne his Harley Quinn? Alternatively, I could see Greg as an Alfred-esque figure.

    • @PimpMacSlickBac
      @PimpMacSlickBac 4 года назад +5

      @@get-the-joke he'd make a fantastic Kingpin, and Beckett is honestly more cut out for the Green Goblin, Ayoade for Spiderman, Noel for Vulture.

    • @get-the-joke
      @get-the-joke 4 года назад

      @@PimpMacSlickBac Do you really think the British comedic elite are stupid Marvel characters?

  • @peterclarke7240
    @peterclarke7240 4 года назад +12

    The taskmaster theme now plays whenever i do anything remotely task orientated.
    Seriously. Give it a try. I just made some toast and a cup of tea and it was EPIC!

  • @wmaximoff
    @wmaximoff Год назад +33

    Brennan Lee Mulligan would not only smash Taskmaster but would certainly make it onto a winners season.

  • @matthewgriffin3486
    @matthewgriffin3486 Год назад +7

    That they took the table out on the first side shot and left it in for Noel's dismount is just genius

  • @amyjensen9505
    @amyjensen9505 4 года назад +23

    For the perform a miracle one, rob should’ve just taken his contacts out again and put them back in: “I can see!!!”

    • @rapunzelz5520
      @rapunzelz5520 5 месяцев назад

      All he needed was contact solution

  • @doing_aok
    @doing_aok 4 года назад +59

    oh my god yes. i was so worried after series 7 ended i wouldn’t have any more. but this is EXACTLY what i wanted

    • @SueycrazyAJ
      @SueycrazyAJ 4 года назад +10

      theres 2 more seasons out in the uk!! and one more coming out over this next month

    • @rileymichelle4926
      @rileymichelle4926 4 года назад +3

      Series 8 is my favorite

  • @uclo9073
    @uclo9073 4 года назад +75

    "Childbirth is a miracle"
    "You have 1 hour"
    "Better hurry and get those pants off Alex"

    • @shaggypoo4120
      @shaggypoo4120 4 года назад +2

      Pretty sure that 3rd sentence wasnt on the video but that was funny

    • @lealta1481
      @lealta1481 3 года назад

      Id help

  • @doctorsuave
    @doctorsuave 4 года назад +21

    More Noel and Bob? Yes please! I love these episodes, I’m glad they’re on RUclips now!

  • @Ano-Nymous
    @Ano-Nymous 2 года назад +9

    "Interview with Hitler" 🤣
    I want that piece to be released asap! It's of public interest and there's no reason to withhold it from us any longer.

  • @CallMeProm
    @CallMeProm 4 года назад +57

    I don't think it's possible for Bob Mortimer to be embarrassed. He lost that prize task before it started.

    • @peterclarke7006
      @peterclarke7006 Год назад +1

      Yeah. It would be like asking him to tell a tale of his youth without it descending into madness. Can't be done. 😂

  • @Movrings
    @Movrings 4 года назад +452

    I'm rooting for a 'Fan Favourites' series with Mel, Hugh, James, Jessica and Nish or Joe 😂

    • @stargate525
      @stargate525 4 года назад +98

      I want to see Hugh and Rhod doing a task together. It would be terrifying and hilarious.

    • @markbrown7913
      @markbrown7913 4 года назад +45

      My favorite has been Sally Phillips. Mel a close second.

    • @chelseawildflowerloftinwey1945
      @chelseawildflowerloftinwey1945 4 года назад +19

      every fan has different favorites!

    • @maccladoz
      @maccladoz 4 года назад +4

      @@chelseawildflowerloftinwey1945 Correct, I myself would love to see David Baddiel back.

    • @swine13
      @swine13 4 года назад +1

      No Bob?

  • @hiddeheikoop
    @hiddeheikoop 3 года назад +10

    As a viewer in The Netherlands who doesn't get to watch a lot of UK TV outside of the BBC occassionally, this show is amazing and brings me a lot of joy. I have managed to watch 5 series in a week :)

  • @callumcasey9156
    @callumcasey9156 4 года назад +12

    40:11 "What I love about this is that you're all laughing but someone's going to lose their f***ing job!"

  • @toastie1310
    @toastie1310 Год назад +8

    Wow Greg makes everyone look tiny in that intro, especially Bob Mortimer. You could literally fit two Bobs into Greg

  • @studiocelestedesign
    @studiocelestedesign 4 года назад +12

    This show gives me life and is one of the most cheerful and buoyant things in all of 2020. For this you guys deserve an Oscar and a Nobel Prize. Sincere thanks for providing so much joy in a year full of really hard things. ✌🏼

  • @sammorgison3329
    @sammorgison3329 4 года назад +188

    Katherine's in it to win it, but this is gonna be a close season.

    • @mmramish
      @mmramish 4 года назад +24

      The Champion of Champions series only had two episodes, I'm afraid, so it's all a tad anti-climatic.

    • @MechaHeretic
      @MechaHeretic 4 года назад +17

      @@mmramish Good, i can't stand looking at her botox lips too much longer.

    • @andrewcowman852
      @andrewcowman852 4 года назад +36

      @@MechaHeretic she's amazing. stfu

    • @MechaHeretic
      @MechaHeretic 4 года назад +11

      @@andrewcowman852 Oh she is hilarious, as is everyone else on the show, i just can't stop staring at her upper lip everytime she talks and it's super distracting.

    • @gomonkeyfly
      @gomonkeyfly 4 года назад +5

      @@MechaHeretic learn to live with it like she did.

  • @mylatahiri2572
    @mylatahiri2572 4 года назад +37

    Thought bob was gonna try lubricating the table when he grabbed the WD40 but then he just blew the can LOL

  • @Smith.S.E.
    @Smith.S.E. 4 года назад +11

    God Bless Alex Horne, Greg Davies, and everyone who ever appeared or worked on this show

  • @patrickr9716
    @patrickr9716 8 месяцев назад +2

    Holy balls Alex's face after the pen fiasco was priceless. I loved all the contestants confusion and complaining too. My favorite live task of all time.

  • @adamcarlone
    @adamcarlone 2 года назад +7

    I just discovered this show existed a couple days ago. This has got to be one of the funniest and amazing gameshows I've ever seen.

  • @mzmamamiavirgo
    @mzmamamiavirgo 4 года назад +17

    Binge-watching every taskmaster episode ever, has been the best part of quarantine.

  • @johnlong8952
    @johnlong8952 4 года назад +125

    Oh this is gonna be a great season

    • @Zach90888
      @Zach90888 4 года назад +34

      Only 2 episodes unfortunately

    • @HacKer3kk
      @HacKer3kk 4 года назад +4

      @@Zach90888 Wanted to downvote because this is a very saddening information, but that'd be a dick move, so have a sad upvote :(

    • @njujuznem6554
      @njujuznem6554 4 года назад +2

      @@HacKer3kk Thumbs down dont actually affect anything on youtube for some reason

    • @stephengilmore2741
      @stephengilmore2741 4 года назад

      I don't understand what's going on! This was out a few years ago... I feel like I'm on drugs.

    • @amemelia
      @amemelia 4 года назад

      @@stephengilmore2741 yeah its a few years old but they upload old seasons

  • @theTRUTHgroup
    @theTRUTHgroup 4 года назад +34

    As an American, this was the only series I wasn't able to find anywhere on-line. Thank you so much for posting it here. Can't wait to see the rest of the episodes!

  • @allisonforfornsed
    @allisonforfornsed 2 года назад +6

    I can't get enough of Lord Greg's gradually increasing admiration for Noel. LOL! I think Lord Greg has learned his lesson, thanks to Noel the Badass Fielding!

  • @hayleymarie2340
    @hayleymarie2340 4 года назад +9

    As soon as I saw it was Josh, Katherine, Noel, Rob, and Bob, I knew this would be good!

  • @kates8886
    @kates8886 4 года назад +33

    Any time you can get Bob Mortimer on a program you know it will be good

  • @glamazon6172
    @glamazon6172 2 года назад +11

    Bob's miracle is an amazing piece of performance art.

  • @zacharypool
    @zacharypool 4 года назад +24

    I need to see a Hobbit remake with Greg Davies as Gandalf and Josh Widdicomb as Bilbo

  • @brentmakes
    @brentmakes 4 года назад +5

    We just finished season 7 and were going to hunker down for the long, cold winter without Taskmaster and then you go and drop this in our laps like an over-eager Alex!! Thank you for making quarantine a little brighter!

  • @jenexofficial
    @jenexofficial 4 года назад +4

    That match trick involves the holding the matchstick in special position. Next you pull the stick towards you using index and thumb and the middle finger pushing the match stick outwards.(middle finger act as fulcrum and the inward motion act as force ) The position should be such that the matchstick stays against nail. The match stick on applying force goes upward direction and friction causes the jerky motion. Whenever you adjust the other matchstick(popped one) you press the setup and takes it to reset state. I used to trick my classmates with that trick when I was a kid.
    For those who wondered how to do it.

    • @timlong4791
      @timlong4791 4 года назад +1

      Thanks for the honest, non-condescending answer, I slowed it down to .25 and it still looks like the bottom match is motionless, but I believe this is the most likely explanation. Really neat trick.

  • @fluffypuffs
    @fluffypuffs 4 года назад +15

    at the fisrt task i emembere greg saying Noel is a LAD and he Totally is. smashing it lol

  • @pippa_peg
    @pippa_peg 4 года назад +16

    25:23
    Alex stifling his laugh in the background is me whenever I see someone having a breakdown.

  • @RealBradMiller
    @RealBradMiller 4 года назад +6

    Honestly, the best game/panel show I've ever seen.
    Also Noel, do those legs go all the way up? XD

  • @CoolAsFreya
    @CoolAsFreya 4 года назад +10

    Full episodes 😍😍 this season will be great! EDIT: also thanks for putting ads in the actual ad break slots instead of interrupting the content

  • @sophiaredwood5825
    @sophiaredwood5825 4 года назад +7

    Hats off to one of my favorite ever contestant, Josh, the only clown I know who is both asthmatic and afraid of balloons. Can’t wait for this season 🤩🤩

    • @likmijnreet4542
      @likmijnreet4542 Год назад

      He also said he was allergic to watermelons and then gobbled one up. I call BS