@@AdamfromFWCI It seems there is a type of intelligence that does not do well on taskmaster. People with good street smarts/ quick witted/practical minded versus just academic learning. Lots of these comedians are obviously intelligent but maybe this part of the brain is not as important in taskmaster.
Because of mentioning Katy Wix as Barbara in Ted Lasso (love that) I have to say I knew her first as “Burn Victim Mary” from the UK sitcom ‘Ghosts.’ I love it, it’s the OG version and I really hope you start reacting to that as well! Lots of great English comedic actors to see there too. USA version has really picked up steam and praise but the real ones know the UK version is even better. TLDR: @FWCI please please PLEASE start reacting to the UK sitcom Ghosts!!
I'm so excited for this series. Jo Brand is one of my favorite people on this planet. I really hope that you with your Slytherin sense of humor are the type of person who will appreciate her as well.
One of my favourite series, and the first episode shows just how good it is. Hide the aubergines is the perfect opening task. It's not too crazy and it's a great way to demonstrate how each of them think. Ed belittling Alex is always funny. Ice Lollies representing colours is a fun one too, I'm always a fan of the food based tasks. Dramatic entrances are hilarious, and despite never having seen Streetcar, it's definitely the task that made me fall in love with Rose Matafeo. And then a straightforward fun live task. Definitely one I'd love to replicate sometime. (in Norwegian TM 'Kongen Befaler' they did a task where they had to eat the 2nd most Medister cakes, a meatball like thing, that was brilliant). Glad to see you like this lineup already, bodes very well for the rest of the series.
Just recently discovered your Taskmaster reactions so its cool to start a new season with you! And nice shoutout to David vs Film...love his channel as well!
Rose Matafeo dated James Acaster when she first came to London and apparently broke the poor guys heart, I'd never heard of her before Taskmaster and ended up with a bit of a celebrity crush on her by the end, which seems to happen a lot with me and Taskmaster! 🤣
Genuinely gained a new celebrity crush in Rose Matafeo thanks to this series. The whole cast is great, but knew them all from other things prior. Rose just came in and stole the show for me.
Jo is my icon this series. Her comedy style is super 'eff it' and cynical, but she pitches it perfectly for the format imho, and she seems game for most tasks except when its funnier not to be. Her one liners are so good because she is a panel show legend - for years she was just about the only woman you regularly saw on panel shows (until the rules changed and all-male lineups were banned.) Depressingly, this show was one of the first to do better than 4 men/1 woman in their lineups after the ban.
@@AdamfromFWCI It's a bit depressing. It used to be panel shows were mainly all men - not uncommon for the majority of episodes to feature all men, and never more than one woman (usually Jo). We're talking 2008 here, not the 60s! Then the BBC banned all-male line-ups not long before Taskmaster began meaning they had to have at least one woman on every panel show line-up. Roisin, Katherine Ryan and Aisling Bea were among the first wave of female comedians to benefit those new opportunities. This series having 3 women to 2 men felt like quite a big deal to me!
@@AdamfromFWCI To add on, it was mostly due to shows like Mock the Week, proper panel shows, where in that case there was usually 7 men and only men in the early days. Gina Yashere was the only woman other than Jo that broke that up on occasion. I think the ban even got informally named after Mock the Week as well. It was important because Mock the Week was a pipeline for jobbing comedians to become established on TV (Ed Gamble is one such who came through that way). Weirdly, though, I think Godliman is the only woman off your list who went the Mock the Week route haha. Liza and Mel were already established and Knappett was a comedic actor, I think? But yes, it was crucial for people like Katherine Ryan, Aisling Bea and Sara Pascoe in their earlier days.
I love the hide the eggplant 🍆 task. Didn’t know they were called aubergines until taskmaster. I’m from Oklahoma, USA and never heard that word in my life. We call them eggplants. Also same with the satsuma I had no idea what that was, apparently it’s a mandarin orange.
@@AdamfromFWCI Mandarin is a general class of fruit. You have tangerines, satsumas and clementines as specific types of mandarin. Satsumas are easy to tell apart from the other two - thicker, looser skin, and no or very few seeds. Clementines tend to be sweeter than tangerines.
So, your talk of stressful video games has got me thinking back 20 odd years ago - I wanna say we played it on Playstation - does anyone know the name of it, I wonder? Think it was Japanese, you were a guy on a stretcher that at the start of the level shot out the back of an ambulance and sped down roads needing to be steered to avoid objects - super fast and always had me on edge because I think the guy on the stretcher screamed the whole time until you hit something major and had to start again! Possibly something with Hospital or Emergency in the title of the game? Seriously one of the most anxiety inducing games I've ever played - which is saying something considering me and my housemates were hooked on the forbidden Thrill Kill for a few years - a truly gruesome and intense game if ever there was one!
I remember when Thrill Kill came out lol, we also sank some hours into that. Not sure about the video game you're talking about, but there was a stretcher level on Beavis and Butthead's SNES game?
@@AdamfromFWCI the desperation fighting to get those twisted characters out of hell rocked, tbh! Not sure what that says about either of us! 🤔 Definitely not part of a SNES but a quirky hospital game, all of its own 🥰
@@AdamfromFWCI yeah! Bingo! You're a star! Just found a vid on YTube. Incredible Crisis: Let's Go By Stretcher. Poor dude looks terrified hurtling down the streets! 😁😁😁😁
LMAO! Glad i could help. I think I was interested because I once remembered a cartoon that nobody else remembered, and after not knowing what to google to find it "Dinosaurs with guns?", I kind of accepted that I maybe imagined this cartoon. Nope! Terrible Thunder Lizards was a thing, and weirdly, it actually holds up some how
Ed is one of my favorite contestants ever, and yes, Rose is great too. Taken as a whole, series 7, 15, and 5 are still my top three, but this one's close behind!
I really loved the tasks in this episode! Except the rainbow popsicle one. New Zealanders are really funny, love Rose. I love Jo and Ed, Katie is okay but doesn’t stand out for me. David is my least fave contestant on probably all of taskmaster lol
When I first watched through taskmaster s9 was actually my least fav and I just didn’t vibe with it but after rewatching it’s def gone up tho also with it being right before s10-s14 which I consider the golden age of taskmaster prob had a hand of me not loving it as much as it deserves. Still a fantastic season with so many great moments ahead.
I agree. It seems to be a matter of taste because I see people praising later seasons. I hated season 10 intensely and despite quite liking s11, I never loved the show again. I didn't even bother with the latest season.
"I think David's going to do good, he's quite intelligent." Famous last words.
I'm only up to Episode 2 and i already see the cracks in my comment lol
I was just about to quote this too! 😂🤣 IYKYK…
Ed seems like a happy man.
he's an intelligent man, but it's the wrong kind of intelligence
@@AdamfromFWCI It seems there is a type of intelligence that does not do well on taskmaster. People with good street smarts/ quick witted/practical minded versus just academic learning. Lots of these comedians are obviously intelligent but maybe this part of the brain is not as important in taskmaster.
Ed Gamble is exactly the kind of contestant they need each season with the attitude and energy
Because of mentioning Katy Wix as Barbara in Ted Lasso (love that) I have to say I knew her first as “Burn Victim Mary” from the UK sitcom ‘Ghosts.’ I love it, it’s the OG version and I really hope you start reacting to that as well! Lots of great English comedic actors to see there too. USA version has really picked up steam and praise but the real ones know the UK version is even better.
TLDR: @FWCI please please PLEASE start reacting to the UK sitcom Ghosts!!
Yes, Jo Brand is defintely "aw, F it".
dont worry the taskmaster people will find any taskmaster reactions emediatly, no need for a shoutout , its nice though.
I'm so excited for this series. Jo Brand is one of my favorite people on this planet. I really hope that you with your Slytherin sense of humor are the type of person who will appreciate her as well.
lil bit of fun gossip/facts; Ed is James Acasters best friend irl and Rose is an ex-gf James talked about in his cold lasagna stand-up
Katie Wix is very quiet in this, but occasionally comes out with something devastating and brilliant.
One of my favourite series, and the first episode shows just how good it is.
Hide the aubergines is the perfect opening task. It's not too crazy and it's a great way to demonstrate how each of them think. Ed belittling Alex is always funny.
Ice Lollies representing colours is a fun one too, I'm always a fan of the food based tasks.
Dramatic entrances are hilarious, and despite never having seen Streetcar, it's definitely the task that made me fall in love with Rose Matafeo.
And then a straightforward fun live task. Definitely one I'd love to replicate sometime. (in Norwegian TM 'Kongen Befaler' they did a task where they had to eat the 2nd most Medister cakes, a meatball like thing, that was brilliant).
Glad to see you like this lineup already, bodes very well for the rest of the series.
Just recently discovered your Taskmaster reactions so its cool to start a new season with you!
And nice shoutout to David vs Film...love his channel as well!
I loved everyone this season but especially Jo and David. I keep seeing and hearing John Oliver watching David.😄
Here it is, the best cast. David is the source of so much comedy this series.
Rose Matafeo dated James Acaster when she first came to London and apparently broke the poor guys heart, I'd never heard of her before Taskmaster and ended up with a bit of a celebrity crush on her by the end, which seems to happen a lot with me and Taskmaster! 🤣
Genuinely gained a new celebrity crush in Rose Matafeo thanks to this series. The whole cast is great, but knew them all from other things prior. Rose just came in and stole the show for me.
Jo Brand has always been hilarious! I've been enjoying her comedy since the 80's :)
The phone number used to go to a recorded message but its gone now.
One of my favourite series next to season 7 and season 14. Absolutely love the whole cast in this one!
This is my favourite series. So excited for you to watch it
This is a very good series. You're in for a treat.
Such strong cast. And yes David does SO much for the brilliance of this season 😁
13:53 in the uk we use
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And now you know about the legend that is.... Roy G. Biv lol
letsgoooooooooooo, ive been so hyped for this season's reactions
Jo is my icon this series. Her comedy style is super 'eff it' and cynical, but she pitches it perfectly for the format imho, and she seems game for most tasks except when its funnier not to be.
Her one liners are so good because she is a panel show legend - for years she was just about the only woman you regularly saw on panel shows (until the rules changed and all-male lineups were banned.)
Depressingly, this show was one of the first to do better than 4 men/1 woman in their lineups after the ban.
I am already loving the Team of Jo and David especially lol.
What Ban do you mean?
@@AdamfromFWCI It's a bit depressing. It used to be panel shows were mainly all men - not uncommon for the majority of episodes to feature all men, and never more than one woman (usually Jo). We're talking 2008 here, not the 60s! Then the BBC banned all-male line-ups not long before Taskmaster began meaning they had to have at least one woman on every panel show line-up. Roisin, Katherine Ryan and Aisling Bea were among the first wave of female comedians to benefit those new opportunities. This series having 3 women to 2 men felt like quite a big deal to me!
Thats really interested, and given how much i've loved Mel, Godliman, Liza and Knappet... It was for the best lol.
@@AdamfromFWCI To add on, it was mostly due to shows like Mock the Week, proper panel shows, where in that case there was usually 7 men and only men in the early days. Gina Yashere was the only woman other than Jo that broke that up on occasion. I think the ban even got informally named after Mock the Week as well. It was important because Mock the Week was a pipeline for jobbing comedians to become established on TV (Ed Gamble is one such who came through that way).
Weirdly, though, I think Godliman is the only woman off your list who went the Mock the Week route haha. Liza and Mel were already established and Knappett was a comedic actor, I think? But yes, it was crucial for people like Katherine Ryan, Aisling Bea and Sara Pascoe in their earlier days.
I feel like you should watch Doctor Who
Me and my friend tried everywhere to get a copy of that Virtual Simpsons game, but in the end me and Bort gave up looking.
so glad you are onto this one, its a real pick me up after the last one
Yeeeeeeee. Bring it on!! Love season 9.
Rose is great. :) Jo Brand is kind of a national treasure at this point.
I love the hide the eggplant 🍆 task. Didn’t know they were called aubergines until taskmaster. I’m from Oklahoma, USA and never heard that word in my life. We call them eggplants. Also same with the satsuma I had no idea what that was, apparently it’s a mandarin orange.
Yeah i'm with you on both of those lol
@@AdamfromFWCI Mandarin is a general class of fruit. You have tangerines, satsumas and clementines as specific types of mandarin. Satsumas are easy to tell apart from the other two - thicker, looser skin, and no or very few seeds. Clementines tend to be sweeter than tangerines.
So, your talk of stressful video games has got me thinking back 20 odd years ago - I wanna say we played it on Playstation - does anyone know the name of it, I wonder? Think it was Japanese, you were a guy on a stretcher that at the start of the level shot out the back of an ambulance and sped down roads needing to be steered to avoid objects - super fast and always had me on edge because I think the guy on the stretcher screamed the whole time until you hit something major and had to start again! Possibly something with Hospital or Emergency in the title of the game? Seriously one of the most anxiety inducing games I've ever played - which is saying something considering me and my housemates were hooked on the forbidden Thrill Kill for a few years - a truly gruesome and intense game if ever there was one!
I remember when Thrill Kill came out lol, we also sank some hours into that.
Not sure about the video game you're talking about, but there was a stretcher level on Beavis and Butthead's SNES game?
@@AdamfromFWCI the desperation fighting to get those twisted characters out of hell rocked, tbh! Not sure what that says about either of us! 🤔 Definitely not part of a SNES but a quirky hospital game, all of its own 🥰
PlayStation 1 Incredible Crisis? I dont know why I'm so invested in this lol
@@AdamfromFWCI yeah! Bingo! You're a star! Just found a vid on YTube. Incredible Crisis: Let's Go By Stretcher. Poor dude looks terrified hurtling down the streets! 😁😁😁😁
LMAO! Glad i could help.
I think I was interested because I once remembered a cartoon that nobody else remembered, and after not knowing what to google to find it "Dinosaurs with guns?", I kind of accepted that I maybe imagined this cartoon.
Nope! Terrible Thunder Lizards was a thing, and weirdly, it actually holds up some how
Rose is going to be taskmaster for Junior version, and Mike Wozniak from series 11 as her assistant
yess season 9 is my favourite!!!
I think that as the task moved from person to person Alex would have or should have got better at finding aubergines
Jo Brand worked as a nurse.
This is my favourite season. It’s the best I think
I love Rose Matafeo
Series 17 is coming 28th March
I think by time Series 18 airs, I will be all caught up, SO keen to watch along with everyone when that day comes
I love this season!
Startimg to run out of space in the opening i see
You underestimate me lol
I love Rose Matafeo. It's ok, my wife knows about it.
You thinking of the acronym CANZUK
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
United Kingdom
Countries in the Anglosphere.
Ed is one of my favorite contestants ever, and yes, Rose is great too. Taken as a whole, series 7, 15, and 5 are still my top three, but this one's close behind!
Badiel is a fascinating contestant in some ways But at the same time I kind of hate him. It's kind of a love/hate thing.
You'll see.
I'm quite surprised you have skipped champion of champions series 1-5
He hasn't
No I didn't. I did both episodes
@@AdamfromFWCI Oops, must have missed them, sorry
I have said this before, but I think it would be REALLY foolish to skip season 1 of New Zeeland Taskmaster, since it has it's charm also.
I really loved the tasks in this episode! Except the rainbow popsicle one. New Zealanders are really funny, love Rose. I love Jo and Ed, Katie is okay but doesn’t stand out for me. David is my least fave contestant on probably all of taskmaster lol
When I first watched through taskmaster s9 was actually my least fav and I just didn’t vibe with it but after rewatching it’s def gone up tho also with it being right before s10-s14 which I consider the golden age of taskmaster prob had a hand of me not loving it as much as it deserves. Still a fantastic season with so many great moments ahead.
Ah the final series of the Dave Era. One of the best series but it’s all downhill from here…
Downhill because of the Covid restrictions?
I agree. It seems to be a matter of taste because I see people praising later seasons. I hated season 10 intensely and despite quite liking s11, I never loved the show again. I didn't even bother with the latest season.
I disagree with all downhill from here but it is a break for sure
If you haven't already, you should check out the taskmaster podcast and No More Jockeys! 🫶