What high school yearbook superlatives would you give to contestants? I’ll start:

Most likely to be one-hit wonders: Mark Watson and Nish Kumar

We all know The Taskmaster is a despotic tyrant who rules with an iron hand in an iron glove in a iron mitten.

That being a given, over the course of the entire show, what was the Taskmasters most despotic moment/incident. It can be anything, cruelly giving a panelist "Nil points" for a prize task that the panelist literally chose backstage five minutes before the episode taping began*, or some uber snotty/snide insult directed at a panelists truly mindbendingly awful attempt at completing a task, your choices are yours.

HAVE AT IT!

*Yes, pedants, I realize this can never happen as the crew need to have the object at least a couple of weeks before hand to get a proper picture of it for the episode taping, but you know what I meant.

but I’m socially awkward.. and so team help me out.. what’s your marriage advice?

I think my favs are John Kearns and Ivo Graham, they have a great dynamic with Ed. But my single fav episode was a season 5 ep with Guy Montgomery.

https://preview.redd.it/rgwvbvks9gge1.jpg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=04ec4382ad0d94cf6d8c7b793db71a21759d56e3

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Anyway, if any of you get that Taskmaster itch while eagerly waiting for Series 19, feel free to give it a watch and let me know what you think.

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https://youtu.be/rfSRa9Bib_Y

The whole BRILLIANT segment was on YouTube and I watch it every couple of months when I feel down but it’s disappeared completely. Normally when you search it’s within the top 5 results and then again below that by different channels. A lot of Taskmaster NZ clips have disappeared (and I’m sure whole episodes were on the official TM channel too)

Is TMNZ suddenly cracking down after a few years? I know I can watch the ep on All4 (with fast forwarding then rewinding) but it’s weird that such a lot of clips suddenly aren’t there..

Edit - I’m in the UK. The Taskmaster channel only has U.K. TM. episodes. All4 has 2 seasons of NZ TM. But for a quick fix these clips were perfect!

I’ve just noticed a weird way Alex says Jess’ name in the series. Instead of saying Jessica Knappett, he seems to say Jess…K-Nappett, purposely mispronouncing the K. Am I imagining it?! Seemed most prominent in the dangling studio task.

It was from series 9 episode 9. I can make out a few things but not that much, if anyone has a clearer picture or knows what’s on please tell me I’ve been trying to find out for ages lol 😭

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This isn't part of the outtakes on the official Taskmaster YouTube channel, but it's such a sweet (unexpected?) payback for Greg after Ed stole from him for Mark Watson's prize task and his own S9E7 prize task, especially with the latter happening while Greg was in his inflatable "keeping-it-real" * double chest pound * inflatable hot tub. Ed left his swimmers/swimming trunks behind during a hot tub hangout and Greg decided to wear it for that episode [Prize Task Category: The Best Thing They've Taken from Somebody Else's House].

Also, sorry in case someone already posted this previously. Wasn't able to find any --- wait, saw one here.

Here's the YouTube link to the outtake. And a Tiktok link in case the other's geo-restricted. EDIT: Just saw someone create a compilation of all the stealing and named it as the "Trilogy."

Background Chatter:

Katy: Please be swimmers. Please be women's underwear.

Katy: Is that it?! It's Halloween...
David: Oh god, I thought it was going to be newspaper or something.
Katy: ...Halloween underwear?
* Ed Gamble reacts, audience laughter roars *
Katy: But they are [???] I don't get it.
Rose: They're yours!!!
David: Are they yours?
Rose: Oh myyyyy gooood!
Katy: Ohhh, I get it.

I just want to start counting the days til new Mathew Baynton is on my screen and the best way to widdle away the time is to make an estimation based on previous datasets.

David and Ed were talking about being on 7 days together and Ed looks over and David is an eating an entire wheel of brie. I can't find any clips on YouTube but it looks like they were on Series 9 episode 11 together. Just wondering if someone else can find it?

Ok, this might be a long shot but all I remember is it was a task at the house, there was a woman (possibly Mel or someone ~her age) involved doing the task and they put up a go pro camera on her, she reads the task and then asks Alex: What’s the camera for? And he replies: Oh, cause this is gonna be on TV.

I just loved that bit so much! It’s not in “Hit Alex with a ball” where they also have cameras on their helmets.

Any ideas? I just wanna see that moment again, thanks!

Which means we can work out when series 19 will air surely - 10 weeks from now?? 😄

The video is brand new. https://youtu.be/ZsU2HvG5TWk?si=Bom-R729fGhz94vR

I think they'd definitely have trouble getting Frank Skinner and Doc Brown back. Maybe Katherine Ryan because she definitely didn't enjoy CoC.

However I think Dave Gorman, Al Murray and Mark Watson are outside the gate waiting to do it, whilst the series 4 lot are so lovely theyd all happily come back.

Meanwhile Jon Richardson and Richard Osman would only come back if the points from the rabbit in the hat live task were null and void!

If I remember correctly (IF) everyone from the UK show (including NYT shows) Season 14 and before. My niece did this for me.

Up first was comedian Fern Brady who spoke to Tommy all about her career and navigating her autism diagnosis as an adult.

Fern opened up about being undiagnosed as a child and what her ‘quirks’ were then and now, leading to Tommy wondering whether he should be assessed too.

https://youtu.be/VpBkMPc07G0?si=ft0p306nFSI-jvvb

This interview made me wonder if Fern read up or practised her social skills for Taskmaster?

I wonder if John was so dafty during the sabotage task she just gave up? Maybe made up language task was done before that and that’s why she had patience with him?

The show was great and glad I don't look small on the picture thanks to standing on steps.

What are your thoughts on what will happen in terms of teams for this series?

I am thinking that Jason and Fatiha will be paired up with the other three being the chaotic trio.

My main feeling is that Rosie and Stevie will be in a team whether it's a pair or a trio is up to you.