the joys of taskmaster
mon 27.1.25 | last updated: tue 4.3.25
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?".
- "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
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, 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, Recreate a classic video game
- fav contestents: 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 contestents: David Baddiel, Ed Gamble, Jo Brand, Katy Wix, and Rose Matafeo
- fav tasks: Hide three aubergines from Alex, Communicate pictures by drawing on your team-mate’s back
- fav contestents: Johnny Vegas
- fav tasks: Make a portrait of the Taskmaster and his toy using balloons, pegs, and clothing
- fav contestents: 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 contestents: 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 contestents: 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 contestents: 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 contestents: Jenny Eclair, Mae Martin
- fav tasks: Fake something, The best Greg Davies merchandise, Do what Alex does
- fav contestents: 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 contestents: 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 contestents: 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,
< return to archive