Series 7, Episode 2 - 'My Eyes are Circles' | Full Episode | Taskmaster

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  • Опубликовано: 12 дек 2024

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  • @TheProfessionalFangirlLilyJ
    @TheProfessionalFangirlLilyJ 4 года назад +15161

    My favorite thing about this group is that they're all insane.

    • @levtokol8649
      @levtokol8649 4 года назад +157

      Who isn't insane on this show?

    • @tychoderkommentator2989
      @tychoderkommentator2989 4 года назад +465

      @@levtokol8649 there were some fairly mild contestants in the past.

    • @SennaAugustus
      @SennaAugustus 4 года назад +576

      1/45 contestants not insane: Richard Osman.

    • @sollosi
      @sollosi 4 года назад +896

      Every series has a crazy one. This time they’re all the crazy one.

    • @lexigold8448
      @lexigold8448 4 года назад +177

      @@sollosi My eyes are circles?

  • @pokerbuddy62
    @pokerbuddy62 2 года назад +3593

    “How dare you even speak” is the best line of the episode

    • @LouCadle
      @LouCadle Год назад +98

      Greg is totally channeling his teacher persona there. :D

    • @Kempster_K
      @Kempster_K Год назад +59

      I'm not done yet but I had to pause the video after the ogre story and Alex's "h-happiness."

    • @Ms_Andrews_PreK_Princess
      @Ms_Andrews_PreK_Princess Год назад +5

      💯 agree!

    • @veggiesarefruits
      @veggiesarefruits Год назад +3

      ​@@Kempster_K was he about to say something else, or was that just an automatic response?

    • @WrenRemm
      @WrenRemm Год назад +9

      38:05

  • @kateinthegrass
    @kateinthegrass 4 года назад +3589

    The blindfolded looks James does to camera during the team task are so good.

    • @VynceMontgomery
      @VynceMontgomery 4 года назад +154

      his eyes were circles.

    • @johnlewis8934
      @johnlewis8934 3 года назад +34

      I wish people would put a time stamp with comments like this

    • @issaposter
      @issaposter 3 года назад +84

      i found that WAY more attractive than i should've... but that applies to a lot of things he does

    • @oliver7496
      @oliver7496 3 года назад +36

      @@johnlewis8934
      21:00

    • @utsukmusic
      @utsukmusic 3 года назад +19

      @@issaposter don't look at the blinking task then. Falling out of love isn't as easy.

  • @Sunprism
    @Sunprism 2 года назад +871

    "Rhod suggested that you're struggling financially."
    "Yeah, I spent 500 quid on fizzy belts"
    That might be the Best callback in the series

  • @csurname
    @csurname 2 года назад +2310

    You would've thought this would be James' most intense hula hoop-related breakdown

    • @hihellohowdyhowsitgoing1032
      @hihellohowdyhowsitgoing1032 Год назад +40

      I really want to know what the first one is then lmao

    • @RNDMBIRD
      @RNDMBIRD 8 месяцев назад +26

      I tried to take a hula hoop into his show in Toronto and they wouldn't let me bring it in😂😅

  • @gogogamma1186
    @gogogamma1186 4 года назад +7003

    Greg staring at James like he's the single most confusing and irritating thing he's ever seen after the circles task -
    Artistic perfection.

    • @kaktees
      @kaktees 4 года назад +311

      It’s the teacher stare and for some reason I got chills too

    • @cannibalbananas
      @cannibalbananas 4 года назад +207

      "My eyes are circles" 😂😂😂

    • @happinesswins
      @happinesswins 4 года назад +63

      I'm laughing so hard right now at the glare.

    • @onthepalehorse
      @onthepalehorse 4 года назад +90

      I've watched that task about 6 times now, I still don't know what James was thinking.

    • @purpleisdebeste
      @purpleisdebeste 4 года назад +16

      And Wang being stared at

  • @lizsheldon570
    @lizsheldon570 4 года назад +5827

    You can really see James die a little inside when he realises he misunderstood the task

    • @vidyaratan8522
      @vidyaratan8522 4 года назад +12

      Time stamp?

    • @LesJupes
      @LesJupes 4 года назад +81

      @@vidyaratan8522 34:29 to 34:35

    • @chaeriplease
      @chaeriplease 3 года назад +23

      Pretty sure he understood

    • @nasekiller
      @nasekiller 3 года назад +21

      i am not sure if there was much to misunderstand.

    • @Kaanfight
      @Kaanfight 3 года назад +143

      What gets me is after he understands he’s fucked he just doubles down and hopes for the best,

  • @firstnamelastname5596
    @firstnamelastname5596 4 года назад +6102

    Phil has the dumbest approach to tasks, but the cleverest ways to justify it

    • @bananaboatcharlie
      @bananaboatcharlie 4 года назад +477

      I used the oral tradition

    • @chickenstrips7618
      @chickenstrips7618 4 года назад +215

      They're quite charming, the Irish.

    • @jocax188723
      @jocax188723 4 года назад +231

      Typical engineer, then.

    • @jk7690
      @jk7690 3 года назад +64

      He called a car with an open door not a car though, to be fair :P that's a pretty dumb justification for calling a box with open flaps not a box

    • @prakharchaurasiya8107
      @prakharchaurasiya8107 3 года назад +35

      Engineers build stuff and then find uses for it.

  • @JohnSmithJane
    @JohnSmithJane 4 года назад +750

    the "How DARE you even speak" at 38:10 is amazing

  • @carll1948
    @carll1948 3 года назад +548

    "which is an act of..."
    "ha - happiness"
    gets me every time I re-watch this series

    • @felipemaldonado8028
      @felipemaldonado8028 2 года назад +5

      I was looking for this comment! I laughed so much with Alex's face when he said it

  • @olscratch74
    @olscratch74 4 года назад +3030

    "You thought, 'I've been told I should draw the biggest circle, but what I'll do is ride around aimlessly on a bike whilst badly spinning a hula hoop, and then I'm gonna crash, accidently notice there's another circle on the floor, and try to claim that as part of my attempt.' That's my reading of what I saw; have you anything different to add?"
    "............................. my eyes are circles?"

    • @creative_commander4973
      @creative_commander4973 4 года назад +185

      The genius and madness of one James Acaster

    • @Elleander1
      @Elleander1 4 года назад +14

      Deep.

    • @olscratch74
      @olscratch74 4 года назад +55

      @@creative_commander4973 His Netflix specials are friggin' awesome!

    • @lesliehunter2241
      @lesliehunter2241 4 года назад +96

      I just love the look on Rhod's face like, yep he's right, they are circles.

    • @SennaAugustus
      @SennaAugustus 4 года назад +92

      @@creative_commander4973 "Started baking, had a breakdown, bon appetit."

  • @emmam4077
    @emmam4077 4 года назад +3243

    Alex wearing a mask, Alex telling Jess "oh too close to me".... way ahead of his time!

  • @austinanderson1729
    @austinanderson1729 4 года назад +3555

    Don't ever stop making this show.

    • @umeshdeshmukh771
      @umeshdeshmukh771 4 года назад +47

      It is getting popular, they are going to start broadcasting in US.

    • @olscratch74
      @olscratch74 4 года назад +16

      @@umeshdeshmukh771 It began on the CW this past Sunday. It............ did not do well. But then why would it on the CW? (Strange decision.)

    • @umeshdeshmukh771
      @umeshdeshmukh771 4 года назад +4

      @@olscratch74 how do you know they did not do well? did cw publish any numbers? I liked it because I know many of the comedians from panel shows and their quirky nature.

    • @AshwinJoshua999
      @AshwinJoshua999 4 года назад +28

      @@umeshdeshmukh771 yes sadly they stopped after just 1 ep. A lot of people didn't even know it will be on it. CWs marketing fault

    • @olscratch74
      @olscratch74 4 года назад +4

      @@umeshdeshmukh771 I read an article. And now apparently the show's been pulled already.

  • @GoudaFetaExpandDong
    @GoudaFetaExpandDong 4 года назад +3498

    James never saying "Hi" back to Alex genuinely hurts me every time.

    • @connormartin1618
      @connormartin1618 4 года назад +549

      That always cracks me up, especially when he just glances over for a second without saying anything

    • @zyoom8796
      @zyoom8796 3 года назад +112

      He did once in the entire series

    • @winterlighthome
      @winterlighthome 3 года назад +210

      Alex Horne is a gift to the population of Earth and must be appreciated and well cared for at all times.

    • @GoudaFetaExpandDong
      @GoudaFetaExpandDong 3 года назад +47

      @@winterlighthome True true true...
      But if I ever see him and he says hi to me, you KNOW I'm not sayin it back.

    • @Juanni
      @Juanni 3 года назад +14

      @@GoudaFetaExpandDong Why not? You even said it hurts you every time you see James not say it back

  • @jessefram2432
    @jessefram2432 4 года назад +984

    I love how Kerry takes every task so seriously meanwhile Phil dresses like that.

  • @GrahamKracky
    @GrahamKracky 4 года назад +2316

    noel and phil should have a task where its just the two of them, battle of the yellow suits

    • @sparo_splat
      @sparo_splat 4 года назад +198

      They can be bananas together.

    • @sophiaredwood5825
      @sophiaredwood5825 4 года назад +3

      @@sparo_splat 😂😂

    • @neithere
      @neithere 3 года назад +22

      @@sparo_splat banaaana. Up!

    • @meetaverma8372
      @meetaverma8372 3 года назад +15

      @@sparo_splat they should make a sitcom where they're bananas

    • @timearly5241
      @timearly5241 3 года назад +1

      Too much banana, in their own right.

  • @sabinrawr
    @sabinrawr 3 года назад +562

    11:11 I think the prompt Greg was going for was "filicide" (the act of killing your own child), because it sounds like the name of the story's author, Phil. But I think Alex's answer was waaay better.

    • @Taolan8472
      @Taolan8472 2 года назад +70

      That sounds exactly like Greg Davies type of humor.
      And Alex just was not on the same track, at all.

  • @kateinthegrass
    @kateinthegrass 4 года назад +677

    Love the small glimpse we get of relaxed James without his full Acaster persona as he is meeting Phil and Rhod! (18:27) I absolutely adore his deadpan, apathetic/detached style but it’s kinda fun to see him chill.

    • @isymitterboeck2287
      @isymitterboeck2287 Год назад +27

      You'd love the off-menu podcast with Ed gamble n

    • @nerdlord2288
      @nerdlord2288 Год назад +51

      He probably got caught of guard by wangs wang,couldn't help but break character

    • @halflink
      @halflink Год назад +15

      @@nerdlord2288 'Never in my life was I so happy to put a blindfold on' = 🪙

    • @avysark2034
      @avysark2034 Год назад +3

      Thanks for pointing it out, I genuinely wouldn't have taken note of that if not for your comment =) I love James's humour and don't get why so many people shit on him, I quite enjoy all of his appearances on all the different shows.

  • @MrMustacrackish
    @MrMustacrackish 3 года назад +2095

    American Game show: Let's have an ordinary person with a devastating Dickensian backstory play a dramatic game with an opportunity to win a life changing amount of money
    British Game Show: Let's have a rotating cast of about 2 dozen comedian/ personalities do mundane stuff and just provide them a platform to be funny

    • @Jesse__H
      @Jesse__H 3 года назад +309

      The UK is light-years ahead when it comes to light entertainment television. In America we can compete when it comes to drama, scripted comedy, and other genres, depending on your tastes. But the UK has a real Monopoly on quality light entertainment and game shows.

    • @no_peace
      @no_peace 3 года назад +1

      I hate this fn country

    • @daniellew3260
      @daniellew3260 3 года назад +25

      yea, except most people in the UK know more shows from the states then people in the states know about shows from the UK.

    • @Jeroen1983
      @Jeroen1983 3 года назад +181

      @@daniellew3260 Popularity and quality are two wholly separate concepts.

    • @tadcooper5717
      @tadcooper5717 3 года назад +89

      As a comedian in the states, I wish we had that kind of platform to aspire to. As is, the most cozy a comedian gets is late night talk or increasingly-not-satire satire news. A regular on the panel circuit? Damn near hedonism.

  • @Nemisis680
    @Nemisis680 4 года назад +435

    "the yellow bits in there, they're gold" nah, THAT was gold lmao

  • @rockyoumonkeys
    @rockyoumonkeys 4 года назад +1985

    I am already suspecting that Phil telling the exact same joke in the prize task of the first two episodes is part of a task.

    • @urablahblah
      @urablahblah 4 года назад +290

      Like Asim's big announcement? That was genius.

    • @Erdnussbuttertoast
      @Erdnussbuttertoast 4 года назад +7

      i missed it, what did he say?

    • @elineverstraeten1872
      @elineverstraeten1872 4 года назад +178

      @@Erdnussbuttertoast I think it's he haggled for it

    • @blessedbees4247
      @blessedbees4247 4 года назад +3

      Mike P I was thinking the same thing.

    • @keeeksmonster
      @keeeksmonster 4 года назад +6

      Omg that could acutally be true 😅

  • @Jayk-kz7sh
    @Jayk-kz7sh 4 года назад +1757

    Unrelated to the episode, but they really should update their description from “BAFTA nominated” to BAFTA winning” since they won the BAFTA last week! Very exciting after they came close to it for so long! 😁

    • @rafael_lana
      @rafael_lana 4 года назад +30

      Jayk1406 just like wilty I think, they would constantly joke about it before getting it

    • @scorchingshark6424
      @scorchingshark6424 4 года назад +3

      They just did lol

    • @SSName
      @SSName 4 года назад +4

      I want to ask what BAFTA stands for, but I can just search that up, but I'm lazy, so what does BAFTA stand for

    • @relentlesslycheerful
      @relentlesslycheerful 4 года назад +35

      @@SSName British Academy of Film and Television Awards, I think. Not sure. I'm too lazy to google it.

    • @Jayk-kz7sh
      @Jayk-kz7sh 4 года назад +24

      S.S. Name Yeah what James said. It’s essentially like their own version of the Oscars or the Emmys, except uhh, British. Its still a big deal considering the show’s only been around for 5 ish years

  • @123bluesssman
    @123bluesssman 3 года назад +265

    38:05 James Acaster trying to chime in but immediately gets shut down by Greg Davies because of his shit task is probably one of my favourite moments in this series.

  • @anthonygoyder6924
    @anthonygoyder6924 3 года назад +466

    It is interesting how in every group task, even though the boys have one more person, it never ends up being an advantage

    • @KelpTheGreat
      @KelpTheGreat Год назад +36

      It's been that way for each series, thankfully. The tasks are varied enough that having 2 or 3 isn't a definite advantage or disadvantage either way.

    • @gaz-l621
      @gaz-l621 Год назад +33

      Pretty sure Alex makes sure not to create tasks that benefit from bigger teams, after the series 2 one where they had to get a third person to even the teams.

    • @iliketrains3495
      @iliketrains3495 Год назад +1

      @@gaz-l621 this aged well with Series 15 lol. In fact that could be said for the majority of live team tasks (save for the back drawings and ones with turn systems)

  • @mog1755
    @mog1755 3 года назад +800

    10 word story:
    "For sale. Baby shoes. Never worn.
    Baby has fat feet."

    • @seawright2307
      @seawright2307 3 года назад +49

      mine was "for sale. baby shoes. never worn. baby is still alive"

    • @daniellew3260
      @daniellew3260 3 года назад +67

      shoes are not for sale. baby is. i hate it.

    • @timearly5241
      @timearly5241 3 года назад +8

      In her shoe story, she could have said she’d never had shoes before because she didn’t have feet.

    • @BlueEyesWhiteTeddy
      @BlueEyesWhiteTeddy 3 года назад +10

      Mine was: "a girl sat high, she fell, she got back up."

    • @poppyharlow4448
      @poppyharlow4448 3 года назад +9

      mine was "A girl had was sick. She had cancer. It was testicular."

  • @teeweezeven
    @teeweezeven 4 года назад +404

    I really would've loved to see James and Jess on a team. They think very much alike (like the first two prize tasks, and their stories) and they are my favorite contestants maybe of all series.

    • @Alex-is8hk
      @Alex-is8hk 3 года назад +44

      They have the same chaotic good energy.

    • @Chirp-chirp
      @Chirp-chirp Год назад +3

      They even look alike!

    • @sophiusdynami3401
      @sophiusdynami3401 Год назад +11

      Also Team Rocket

    • @pinkkam
      @pinkkam Год назад +8

      ​@@sophiusdynami3401a LOT of team rocket energy

  • @crabby7320
    @crabby7320 4 года назад +1747

    I’m really surprised for the “bring the boldest belt” no one brought a strap on.

    • @chelseawildflowerloftinwey1945
      @chelseawildflowerloftinwey1945 4 года назад +393

      Sally would've

    • @LingLingW
      @LingLingW 4 года назад +163

      I feel like Rhod kinda did 🤨😎😂

    • @purpleisdebeste
      @purpleisdebeste 4 года назад +35

      I would’ve brought one that says “daddy” on it

    • @sarahjane5135
      @sarahjane5135 3 года назад +75

      @@chelseawildflowerloftinwey1945 omfg, yes she def would've. I adore Sally and her sexually focused insanity 😂

    • @rolfs2165
      @rolfs2165 3 года назад +16

      My first thought was an SS buckle, because you'd have to be quite bold to wear that in public (at least in Germany), but a strap-on would be even better. Something big and rainbow-coloured. :D

  • @13rooke.
    @13rooke. 4 года назад +1583

    James how DARE you even speak,,

    • @averageperson2131
      @averageperson2131 4 года назад +64

      They knew by making him the thumbnail my ass would WATCH 😔

    • @gaygoc
      @gaygoc 4 года назад +2

      @@averageperson2131 😔

    • @sarahlovesx
      @sarahlovesx 4 года назад +20

      i was losing my shit at this part😂

    • @barrettjolson
      @barrettjolson 4 года назад +19

      Fair play, the balls of the man

    • @kingofcarrotflowers2930
      @kingofcarrotflowers2930 4 года назад +12

      "David why the fuck are you talking" energy

  • @PortsTM
    @PortsTM 2 года назад +115

    I love Greg's face every time after James's circle attempts. Then the outburst later on kills me every time when he tries to argue Rhod's circle! "How dare you even speak!"

  • @RighteousWeevil
    @RighteousWeevil 4 года назад +123

    Easily my favorite series of this show, Acaster and Rhod just bring a level of manic insanity to every task that's wildly appreciated, honestly though everyone here is phenomenal

  • @-parasol-8329
    @-parasol-8329 4 года назад +460

    One of the greatest moments in task history is that circle task

    • @psychxticrose
      @psychxticrose 4 года назад +52

      I died at “my eyes are circles”

    • @freddier5376
      @freddier5376 2 года назад +4

      I think the greatest task was also this series: in Episode 10, involving rope and boiler suits

  • @vanguilder2571
    @vanguilder2571 4 года назад +1159

    As an American, this show is single-handedly getting me through the endless pandemic

    • @Squiddytainment
      @Squiddytainment 4 года назад +19

      It honestly pains me that the CW pulled this show after one episode.

    • @InfactBased
      @InfactBased 4 года назад +2

      Likewise bro

    • @ILuvAyeAye
      @ILuvAyeAye 4 года назад +6

      Same, I first saw the show while crashing with my (luckily, very tolerant) sister, in what turned out to be a 2.5 month quarantine. Hang in there. :(

    • @ELTABULLO
      @ELTABULLO 4 года назад

      You guys know where I can watch the next episode?

    • @wendywatkins628
      @wendywatkins628 3 года назад

      I agree!

  • @nickismagda
    @nickismagda 10 месяцев назад +58

    the man with the body of a writer and the mind of a runner is an incredibly accurate and top tier way to describe acaster

  • @misscryptoria
    @misscryptoria 3 года назад +73

    "Banana Whoops" would be an excellent description of Phil Wang's outfit.

  • @brandynotabrand
    @brandynotabrand 4 года назад +157

    I had British teachers and the scolding tone Greg used with James brought back memories of trying to bullshit my way out of trouble and failing horribly

  • @ELY359
    @ELY359 4 года назад +717

    This show gets better every series. I thought it had peaked with the likes of Bob Mortimer and Noel Fielding but I enjoy it every bit as much when I don't even know the people competing.

    • @caseymartin1053
      @caseymartin1053 4 года назад +16

      Noahhhh feeilllllding. I miss him!

    • @user-pp5oh9ee1k
      @user-pp5oh9ee1k 4 года назад +28

      You have to look into James acaster if you don’t know him, his Netflix special is by far the best stand up special I have ever seen

    • @GodZefir
      @GodZefir 4 года назад +11

      @@user-pp5oh9ee1k Listen to this man. His standup is incredible.

    • @ELY359
      @ELY359 4 года назад +9

      @@user-pp5oh9ee1k My daughter is a huge fan of his and I'm beginning to see why. She's been actively harassing me for a while to read his book/watch his stuff. I might just get around to it!

    • @ELY359
      @ELY359 4 года назад +2

      @@caseymartin1053 I love him on 'Bake Off'!

  • @psychxticrose
    @psychxticrose 4 года назад +734

    I love how alex constantly makes jokes and never laughs at them

    • @mylatahiri2572
      @mylatahiri2572 4 года назад +17

      He was so great during the final can stacking task!

  • @sparo_splat
    @sparo_splat 4 года назад +2058

    Phil's story was a masterpiece compared to the others, he's so robbed that round.

    • @crispsaturday
      @crispsaturday 3 года назад +13

      Yeah

    • @sierra3644
      @sierra3644 3 года назад +9

      i agree

    • @Steffschenko
      @Steffschenko 3 года назад +115

      Why would he be robbed. Not every outside the box thinking deserves points when he just literally was the slowest. And the task was "fastest across the finish line with a proper story wins".

    • @sierra3644
      @sierra3644 3 года назад +130

      @@Steffschenko we were saying he was robbed because his story was really clever and good, not because of his method or timing

    • @Rob-ew9id
      @Rob-ew9id 3 года назад +27

      The task was fastest

  • @RamadaArtist
    @RamadaArtist 2 года назад +48

    Absolute insanity that Jessica didn't guess "eight" but her commitment to insanity (as well as everyone else's) is part of what makes this series so special.

  • @questionforquestion
    @questionforquestion 3 года назад +197

    My conscious mind: This lineup is hilarious
    My subconscious mind: Cleanliman is next to Godliman

  • @theplasmawolf
    @theplasmawolf 4 года назад +224

    First time I saw Greg giving the summary of James's circle task, I was laughing so much I couldn't breathe. James's reaction then killed me :D

  • @ratprophet
    @ratprophet 4 года назад +562

    To anyone who hasn't seen this series yet...you've only seen a bare glimmer of Rhod's madness.

    • @Crazyivan777
      @Crazyivan777 4 года назад +10

      Lovely! This episode made me want to see more of him!

    • @seherling207
      @seherling207 4 года назад +17

      I got a small taste of it on other shows and I can't WAIT to see what mess he causes in this series!

    • @smeetsnoud1
      @smeetsnoud1 4 года назад +7

      I still dream of the grotto task

    • @peterpike
      @peterpike 4 года назад +5

      His hole-in-one golf technique is the best ever.

    • @Sara-tone-N
      @Sara-tone-N 4 года назад +2

      I can’t wait for the freak out.

  • @uneasycylinder
    @uneasycylinder 4 года назад +78

    when James said the episode title I lost it, like the kind of laugh that doesn't make any noise because you’re laughing so hard, the delivery, the prefix, and the twinkle in his eyes really did it for me

  • @christineb1464
    @christineb1464 2 года назад +178

    Greg's experience as a teacher really shows when James completely fails the circle task. 🤣

  • @KishinAsura1
    @KishinAsura1 3 года назад +127

    I love how Kerri almost always takes a straightforward approach to the tasks and ends up on the higher end of the placements because the other contestants are extra 😂

  • @gigitastic90
    @gigitastic90 4 года назад +229

    Everyone on this show is a chaos goblin and I love all of them

  • @Adrianovaz2007
    @Adrianovaz2007 4 года назад +243

    "There might be a profound reason for why she needed shoes..."
    *yeeeaaaahhh*

    • @olscratch74
      @olscratch74 4 года назад +14

      "She'd never *had* shoes her whole life."

  • @chatt9483
    @chatt9483 4 года назад +549

    Phils Story was honestly pretty good

    • @hazimrujhan9039
      @hazimrujhan9039 4 года назад +71

      And the way he justify not writing it is even better.

    • @pechaa
      @pechaa 4 года назад +28

      He should have won that task

    • @thomaskelly5183
      @thomaskelly5183 4 года назад +17

      Fucking genius imo

    • @grischad20
      @grischad20 3 месяца назад

      It was more than 10 words. He should've been disqualified for many reasons.

  • @herrbiggestfan3502
    @herrbiggestfan3502 4 года назад +152

    Watched this episode last night with my dying patient whose ten word story deserves ALL the points. "Beyond the gate is a green meadow and new beginning." Thanks for the laughter, irreverence and cheekiness. Thought I'd share a tear with you.

  • @bush5320
    @bush5320 4 года назад +167

    James acaster staring into the camera like Jim from the office during the blindfold paint thing was 14432/10

  • @cyprel
    @cyprel 4 года назад +300

    "No one had to die, no one ate a kid!"

  • @camacdonnell1
    @camacdonnell1 4 года назад +311

    Acaster and Hugh Dennis are both from Kettering. Coincidence or the same person on two different timeliness. You decide.

    • @zyaicob
      @zyaicob 3 года назад +7

      I mean surely there's more than one person from Kettering and the existence of 2 comedians from Kettering does not necessitate other timelines

    • @tinnagigja3723
      @tinnagigja3723 5 месяцев назад +5

      @@zyaicob Yes it does. It's known as the Kettering Principle of Quantum Mechanics - read Wolfgang Pauli's "Über Kettering vom Standpunkt der neuen Quantenmechanik" from 1924.

    • @zyaicob
      @zyaicob 5 месяцев назад +1

      @@tinnagigja3723 ah. How foolish of me

  • @ShaneMcGraw
    @ShaneMcGraw 4 года назад +341

    So sad to hear the CW run was already cancelled. PLEASE don't stop uploading here! We need it more than ever in the States.

    • @kikiwu9132
      @kikiwu9132 4 года назад +7

      WHATTTTTT NOOOOO :(

    • @nomadicdramatic2496
      @nomadicdramatic2496 4 года назад +5

      There is at least a season 8 and nine, and they've already aired in the UK so I'm guessing they'll still be uploading her pretty frequently for a while ☺

    • @cannibalbananas
      @cannibalbananas 4 года назад +12

      As someone who doesn't have cable, I'm thankful these are on RUclips 🥰

    • @WeirdPros
      @WeirdPros 4 года назад

      Probably couldn't find a way to fit and agenda into it

    • @cannibalbananas
      @cannibalbananas 4 года назад +1

      @5putput The CW is a tv channel in the states

  • @polaricecaps10
    @polaricecaps10 Год назад +11

    The fact that the points were awarded to the group up the line 1 2 3 4 5 in the prize task and backwards 5 4 3 2 1 in the first proper task is sooo satisfying

  • @emmabruh
    @emmabruh 3 года назад +45

    James‘ facial expressions when he just stares at the camera or at someone are literally the funniest
    Especially when he wore the blindfold

  • @siucracos
    @siucracos 4 года назад +358

    James Acaster has probably the quickest wit of any contestants on TM

    • @ahobbit1273
      @ahobbit1273 3 года назад +59

      I have a feeling he'll only hold that title until Lee Mack's season airs, but the two of them are by far two of the quickest witted people I've ever witnessed.

    • @PhoenixFire2
      @PhoenixFire2 3 года назад +43

      Sometimes it does seem like that. And then sometimes he does whatever the fuck that circle thing was.

    • @raxacoon
      @raxacoon 3 года назад +34

      His callbacks are so good. Like when Rhod says he's broke and he says yeah, because he bought 500 pounds worth of fizzy belts.

    • @utsukmusic
      @utsukmusic 3 года назад +10

      Watch him on Mock the week compilations. His wit is surreal.

    • @Kaanfight
      @Kaanfight 3 года назад +1

      @@PhoenixFire2 what is genius without a hint of batshit insanity?

  • @cinderheart2720
    @cinderheart2720 3 года назад +79

    All the bullying they do to Alex is really put into perspective when you realize he's the show creator and Davies is just the points giver.

  • @chancematters
    @chancematters 2 года назад +80

    The haggling bit is the funniest thing ever, and it works shockingly well as a recurring bit. “He said fifty pounds, I said thirty, he said fifty, I said forty… so I paid fifty pounds…”

  • @ShelbyPlatt
    @ShelbyPlatt 2 года назад +54

    Okay but can you imagine the possible outcomes we could’ve had if James and Jess were on a team together? It would be absolutely chaotic and loony. I want it so badly!

    • @Nuclear_Gandhi
      @Nuclear_Gandhi Год назад +4

      Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!

  • @kaemincha
    @kaemincha 4 года назад +302

    This cast shares 1 brain cell among them, and I love it.

  • @tychoderkommentator2989
    @tychoderkommentator2989 4 года назад +538

    Both teams had the option to say: "Right"
    And they chose to say banana

    • @user-pp5oh9ee1k
      @user-pp5oh9ee1k 4 года назад +73

      Because they wanted to use right for the direction

    • @StraightEdgeZap
      @StraightEdgeZap 4 года назад +38

      today you learned that the word "right" means 2 different things

    • @tychoderkommentator2989
      @tychoderkommentator2989 4 года назад +15

      @@StraightEdgeZap it has, but if the drawer asks something and you say "right" it means correct and otherwise it means giving directions.
      It's not that difficult.

    • @tychoderkommentator2989
      @tychoderkommentator2989 4 года назад +4

      @Aslan T Vorlon exactly.
      But banana is still the least helpful word.

    • @tychoderkommentator2989
      @tychoderkommentator2989 4 года назад +2

      @@JS-oh2dp though they had to cheat to establish that.

  • @wfbgenius
    @wfbgenius 2 года назад +20

    I adore the moments when the group starts working together to tell a good joke- like when Greg and Rhod chip in to Kerry’s story.

  • @bencressman6110
    @bencressman6110 Год назад +64

    I think if you’re going to give Rhod the to-scale circle-on-a-map, then you also have to consider the map projection, which would make what he drew very much not a circle. If he was going to be a clever boy, he should have just drawn a straight line along the equator

    • @tinnagigja3723
      @tinnagigja3723 5 месяцев назад

      He could have circled a tiny part of the Hubble Deep Field image: less effort, "bigger" circle.

  • @iliketrains3495
    @iliketrains3495 2 года назад +20

    I've seen the garage door incident so many times that I'm always tripped out by watching the men's other team tasks and seeing James and Rhod actually working well together

  • @leahjorgensen1625
    @leahjorgensen1625 4 года назад +119

    Taskmaster is one of several things that have defined my quarantine experience

    • @no_peace
      @no_peace 3 года назад +1

      Me too, right from the start they did so much to entertain us

  • @Renzsu
    @Renzsu 4 года назад +44

    "that's a lovely straight line to finish it with" I lost it there :)

  • @sequae
    @sequae 4 года назад +142

    10 word story: Little Alex Horne suffers Acaster aftershocks from beard mask pull.

  • @mattjanzen2344
    @mattjanzen2344 3 года назад +61

    James: My eyes are circles.
    Rhod: He has a point...

  • @medusssa_archos
    @medusssa_archos 4 года назад +69

    *Ah my favourite rhyme:*
    “One was spoiled, one was fat-
    One of them got their foot trapped in the measurer like that”

  • @fangman21
    @fangman21 4 года назад +47

    "My eyes are circles" made me laugh so hard for whatever reason I don't yet understand. James is a fuckn treasure

  • @calebcarr3030
    @calebcarr3030 4 года назад +404

    Little Alex Horne's mask was ahead of his time.

  • @thecreebo1
    @thecreebo1 2 года назад +24

    "How dare you even speak" gets me every time, what a great episode

  • @ahobbit1273
    @ahobbit1273 4 года назад +53

    “Which is an act of...?”
    “...Happiness.”
    I think we need to keep to keep Alex away from children.

  • @bluejadeblue
    @bluejadeblue 3 года назад +8

    Prize Task (Boldest Belt): 2:24
    Write a Ten Word Story Whilst Writing Task: 6:45
    Blindfolded Still Life Painting (Team Task): 17:43
    Teammate Prediction Task: 23:57
    Draw the Biggest & Best Circle Task: 29:28
    Live Task (Highest Can Tower): 39:18

  • @curioushoodie
    @curioushoodie 4 года назад +20

    Very few shows makes me “ooo”, “ahhh” and applaud as if I’m among the studio audience. What a blessing Taskmaster is.

    • @houddythequeen
      @houddythequeen 4 года назад +6

      I thought I was the only one sitting here clapping along. I also wave at Alex when they go in and out of commercials (which I really wish youtube would sync with their commercials because it's unsettling to watch the show go in and out of commercial and then about three minutes later get the commercials on youtube. Totally messes with my head)

  • @Calcorperations
    @Calcorperations 4 года назад +272

    As an American I'd just like to say, this show's gonna be a cult hit here as well, just a matter of timing and the right media provider! :D

    • @cak5171
      @cak5171 4 года назад +30

      I thought the same thing when they announced The CW was going to air it. They took it off after 1 episode. I hope they bring it back, I love this show and it needs to be seen by more people.

    • @maryellenbosche9901
      @maryellenbosche9901 4 года назад +22

      CW really should have given it the full series! It takes time to catch on and they aren’t producing anything new right now!!!

    • @cak5171
      @cak5171 4 года назад

      @@maryellenbosche9901 precisely!

    • @dgill441
      @dgill441 4 года назад +3

      Yea idk why US doesn’t live this!!

    • @blazednhazed71
      @blazednhazed71 4 года назад +7

      Yeah I'm a big fan of this show but they got pulled just after 1 episode. Its alright tho it can be our cults Gem

  • @victoriousone4867
    @victoriousone4867 2 года назад +45

    The fact that Greg has started restating the basic instructions of the live task in what is clearly his teacher voice is hilarious to me. It's the voice I've used for basic, unambiguous instructions that I just *know* are about to be entirely disregarded.

  • @hask620
    @hask620 4 года назад +16

    The prediction task is absolutely brilliant. So many levels you can think into it,and yet for your own action you really ought to do the first thing that comes to mind to make it as easy as possible for the other person to guess what you did.

  • @sharkofjoy
    @sharkofjoy 4 года назад +73

    They're laughing like their 10 word stories aren't short poems of genius.

  • @francotomatillo
    @francotomatillo 4 года назад +118

    Congrats to everyone on the Taskmaster team for the BAFTA! Well-deserved!

  • @jacklongston8055
    @jacklongston8055 4 года назад +76

    Just like Alex Horn, sometimes I too confuse the words "happiness" and "cannibalism."

    • @AuDHDarling
      @AuDHDarling 3 года назад +10

      You can't have slaughter without laughter.

  • @mylatahiri2572
    @mylatahiri2572 4 года назад +189

    Not sure I'm comfortable with how attractive I find Rhod

    • @bkilg2509
      @bkilg2509 4 года назад +30

      Im totally comfortable with how attractive i fine Rhod and Greg!

    • @issaposter
      @issaposter 3 года назад +6

      me with james

    • @craZgirl1091
      @craZgirl1091 3 года назад +1

      thank you! im not the only one then

    • @corbeau-_-
      @corbeau-_- 3 года назад +8

      I'm a straight man, even I am totally comfortable by how much power they have over me. Dreamy dudes.
      Being the only one would be a good thing, by the way ;) More for you xD

    • @AuDHDarling
      @AuDHDarling 3 года назад +4

      I have ADHD like our charming boi Rhod and love to analyze stuff, so let me itemize and assess his attractive traits:
      1. His ADHD traits.
      While some people find them initially exciting but eventually annoying, I personally am drawn to other ADHD folk because many of us are creative, spontaneous, risk-seeking, fun, funny, adventurous, etc. Rhod is certainly all of those things.
      For neurotypical people, I imagine that we also give off a sense of being something different than "normal" humans, and if you like us that could seem awe inspiring or intimidating in an arousing way.
      2. His nationality/ethnicity.
      Straight up, the Welsh accent is very sexy to my Midwestern US ear. It's got a lovely singsong quality to it.
      I think it's also very attractive to see confidence in an underdog. Wales has had to fight to get out from under England's thumb for a long time, so it's good to see confident and successful Welsh people in the public eye.
      3. His age.
      For young adults, Rhod is not so old as to seem elderly but he does have enough features of old age (wrinkles, grey in beard and hair, often gruff manner) to be a clear silver fox or Daddy type. And the experience and confidence that that implies.

  • @tairneanaich
    @tairneanaich Год назад +9

    The women doing the painting task were so wholesome and supportive, looked like they were having great fun. This is one of those tasks I’d genuinely enjoy doing myself at home 😂

  • @martinbudinsky8912
    @martinbudinsky8912 4 года назад +8

    I am glad that unlike other shows this places the whole episodes on the RUclips. And not just parts with cut ending and cliffhangers just to make you pay somewhere to watch the whole episode.

  • @newbcake152
    @newbcake152 9 месяцев назад +4

    The way Phil just tosses the apple and yells WANG! Just fucking takes me out

  • @Odion1232
    @Odion1232 2 года назад +11

    12:24 James and Jessica moved their heads in sync with the same expression. Got me crying!

  • @chickenleg5359
    @chickenleg5359 3 года назад +17

    i love the bit phil does in the beginning of every show, where he haggles with someone and always ends up paying the persons original price

  • @kaikim767
    @kaikim767 4 года назад +40

    James' story was beautiful! We need a movie adaptation

  • @xSymphonie
    @xSymphonie 2 года назад +6

    I love Rhod Gilbert's reaction to Acaster's "My eyes are circles?" argument, like... "Well, he's got a point there."

  • @13579kaudreygabe
    @13579kaudreygabe 4 года назад +162

    it didn’t feel like thursday until this came out 💖

    • @magaliebatterie3148
      @magaliebatterie3148 4 года назад +2

      Thursday used to be Jenna Marbles upload day, now it's taskmaster upload day

  • @chefrowlet
    @chefrowlet 3 года назад +8

    "It's Wang, innit?" is one helluva quote xD

  • @MargoMB19
    @MargoMB19 3 года назад +7

    I love the 10-word stories and how much explanation/backstory each person came up with to defend their story. I mean, some of those could be turned into proper book-quality stories!

  • @VendErre
    @VendErre 3 года назад +6

    "I'm over the moon with that." All smiles.
    Simply adorable.

  • @Dafmeister1978
    @Dafmeister1978 2 года назад +4

    Things I never knew I needed in my life, episode 37: Kerry Godliman stroking a goat's head codpiece.

  • @loeuvrededieu
    @loeuvrededieu 4 года назад +128

    Does anyone else just absolutely adore Jessica Knappett?

  • @kellyg358
    @kellyg358 4 года назад +10

    This is my favourite season of all. It honestly still makes me cry with laughter years later.

  • @thebostonbandit66
    @thebostonbandit66 4 года назад +45

    I watched the premiere of Season 8 on TheCW and after watching 6 seasons on RUclips it was weird having the curses bleeped

  • @steviejohn
    @steviejohn 2 года назад +20

    At 32:27 Jessica becomes so upset over how the circle ended she starts to distort reality

    • @Eugen1344
      @Eugen1344 2 года назад +3

      Also try pausing on that frame. There is some creepy stuff

  • @noahblowingless6435
    @noahblowingless6435 4 года назад +7

    This Series’ comics is the equivalent of opening a jarful of wasps in a crowded theatre. Crazy people, witty, hilarious, biting, and awesome.

  • @marcusbell9631
    @marcusbell9631 4 года назад +227

    Alex being a trendsetter with a "mask" on back whenever this was filmed.

    • @Logan5
      @Logan5 4 года назад +30

      Also him telling Jess she was too close too him. What did he know and when did he know it?!

    • @rsxbulma
      @rsxbulma 4 года назад +9

      Taskdemic

    • @alexsmith4702
      @alexsmith4702 4 года назад +6

      Alex is a time traveler. Everybody knows that.

    • @blackmoon9793
      @blackmoon9793 4 года назад +9

      Taskmasker