the joys of taskmaster
mon 27.1.25 | last updated: mon 3.3.25
tag: rambling
i don't often find myself watching shows but taskmaster recently came into my life and i'm utterly addicted to watching clips of the show (and i've been slowly binging through all episodes in the series). i really cherish things that make me laugh and smile, especially when we live in such rough times. thank goodness for gaggl and tie's stream ➚ for introducing the show to me.
as of right now i'm still making my way through season 6 of taskmaster UK, but here's a list of some random highlights of the show that i really enjoyed:
- "make the best snowman" ➚ - i adore all of the snowmen made in this task and will always lose my shit at "bastard's crying, innit?".
- "unholy fists of the very aggrieved scout" ➚ - i really liked the idea of everyone collaborating together on a single task and it was a joy to watch.
- "i'm always seeing you (do cool stuff)" ➚ - it was really endearing to watch nish and mark bond throughout the series and this song was just great.
- "go as low as you can go" ➚ - i think this might have been one of the first clips i saw of the australian version and i knew i needed to try and watch that series as well. bless jenny and tom, i adore them both.
- "make a mask that tastes delicious" ➚ - could not stop laughing at "i've sinned again! i've sinned again man!"
- "declare your love for the taskmaster" ➚ - the cake sitting was truly an insane moment that i will never forget, poor alex, but goddamn what a hilarous time.
- "wow monster" ➚ - this whole task was just a good laugh from start to finish
- "get this camel through the smallest gap" ➚ - oh this poor poor camel
i felt like noting down who and what i enjoyed from each season too, just for fun:
(used TaskMaster.Info ➚ for reference)
- fav contestents: Frank Skinner, Josh Widdicombe, Romesh Ranganathan
- fav tasks: Eat as much watermelon as possible, Identify the contents of the pies, Count the baked beans/spaghetti hoops/grains of rice
- fav contestents: Jon Richardson, Katherine Ryan, Richard Osman
- fav tasks: A photo of an object that looks like you, Conceal a pineapple on your person
- fav contestents: Al Murray, Paul Chowdhry
- fav tasks: Make the best snowman, Burst all of the balloons, Find out the old man’s profession
- fav contestents: Joe Lycett, Lolly Adefope, Mel Giedroyc, Noel Fielding
- fav tasks: Fell all the ducks, Pass a camel through a small gap, Hide from Alex, Create an exotic sandwich + Eat your exotic sandwich
- fav contestents: Aisling Bea, Bob Mortimer, Mark Watson, Nish Kumar
- fav tasks: Retrieve the table tennis ball from the tube, Eat one item, balance one item, throw one item, Word table tennis, Text the Taskmaster every day, Write and perform a song about a stranger
- fav tasks: Make a delicious mask
- fav contestents: Alice Levine, Asim Chaudhry, Liza Tarbuck, Russell Howard, Tim Vine
- fav tasks: Get the highest darts score, Take a little wind-up man on an extraordinary journey, Make something spin for the longest, Knock over the ducks without leaving the carpet
- fav contestents: Jessica Knappett
- fav tasks: Cheer up the traffic warden
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