the joys of taskmaster
mon 27.1.25 | last updated: fri 14.11.25
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?".
- "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.
- "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
- "Greg Davies LOSES CONTROL Of The Contestants" ➚ - series 19 has been delightful chaos so far
- "No matter where you go, Maisie, you're never far from The Dip" ➚ - not an episode clip but this close up of Ed gets me every time
i felt like noting down who and what i enjoyed from each season too, just for fun:
(used TaskMaster.Info ➚ for reference)
- fav contestants: Frank Skinner, Josh Widdicombe, Romesh Ranganathan
- fav tasks: Eat as much watermelon as possible, Identify the contents of the pies, Identify the contents of the pies, Count the baked beans/spaghetti hoops/grains of rice
- fav contestants: Jon Richardson, Katherine Ryan, Richard Osman
- fav tasks: A photo of an object that looks like you, Conceal a pineapple on your person
- fav contestants: Al Murray, Paul Chowdhry
- fav tasks: Make the best snowman, Burst all of the balloons, Find out the old man’s profession
- fav contestants: 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 contestants: 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 contestants: 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 contestants: Jessica Knappett
- fav tasks: Cheer up the traffic warden, Recreate a classic video game
- fav contestants: Joe Thomas, Paul Sinha
- fav tasks: Conceal yourself inside a phone box, Work out the crisp flavours, Move the beach ball across the finish line using only water, Blindly drive a mobility scooter around a course
- fav contestants: David Baddiel, Ed Gamble, Jo Brand, Katy Wix, Rose Matafeo
- fav tasks: Hide three aubergines from Alex, Communicate pictures by drawing on your team-mate’s back
- fav contestants: Johnny Vegas
- fav tasks: Make a portrait of the Taskmaster and his toy using balloons, pegs, and clothing
- fav contestants: Charlotte Ritchie, Jamali Maddix, Lee Mack, Mike Wozniak, Sarah Kendall
- fav tasks: Deliver all the plates to Alex, Make the best uniform for this bee, Slap and tong, The most satisfying wobbly thing, Direct a teammate into the red circle
- fav contestants: Alan Davies, Desiree Burch, Guz Khan, Morgana Robinson
- fav tasks: Strike Alex with a ball, Pop the balloon, Prevent Alex from scoring a goal, Make noises without being identified by the Taskmaster
- fav contestants: Judi Love, Sophie Duker
- fav tasks: Find all ten ducks in the lab, Tie a ribbon round the maypole or hit it with a ping pong ball
- fav tasks: Get the duck into the pond
- fav contestants: Dara Ó Briain, Fern Brady, Sarah Millican
- fav tasks: Land loo roll in the toilet, Get the tarpaulin into one of the containers, Luggage trolley bowling, Pop 99 red balloons, Eat the grape, Land a balloon near the Taskmaster
- fav contestants: Jenny Eclair, Mae Martin
- fav tasks: Fake something, The best Greg Davies merchandise, Do what Alex does
- fav contestants: Julian Clary, Sue Perkins
- fav tasks: Build a tower of cans in the lab, Heavier or lighter?, Get the ball in the hole without touching it, Pineapple bluff, Obey all of the traffic signals
- fav tasks: The best thing to wish for, from a genie
- fav contestants: John Robins, Nick Mohammed, Steve Pemberton
- fav tasks: Create the biggest and best dot-to-dot picture, Completely cover your team-mate in rubber rings, Paint a face on your ball, Bounce a ball on the bar, Hug your special friend
- fav contestants: Emma Sidi, Jack Dee
- fav tasks: Recreate a famous 2D piece of art in 3D, Land your skydiver closest to the seal, The most fun thing to put in Alex’s pocket without him knowing, Put the dottiest fish in the frying pan
note: first UK season that i get to watch as it happens which is exciting (first episode came out on 2.5.25).
- fav contestants: Fatiha El-Ghorri, Jason Mantzoukas, Mathew Baynton, Stevie Martin, Rosie Ramsey
- fav tasks: win the Pealympics, move the most cushions from one bin to the other, capture a classic family home video moment
- fav contestants: Ania Magliano, Reece Shearsmith, Sanjeev Bhaskar
- fav tasks: the thing you were least likely to bring in from home, discover the name of the person in the lab, make a love heart with your team, make things genuinely awkward, the thing Greg would most like to see Alex wearing, the best thing that has a surprise aspect to it, Make a fantastic 15-second full-framed face film
- fav tasks: the biggest betrayal ➚
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