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TV TASKMASTER
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CaptainWacky
I want to smell dark matter
It's always a bit jarring when really American Americans talk to British people...
CaptainWacky
I want to smell dark matter
Haflway through series 19 and it's VERY good, possibly one of the best! Jason Mantzoukas is completely insane - you can tell why he always plays similar characters on tv shows and why he's so good at it. But the other four are very good too and have the kind of chemistry that they producers must dream about when they're putting a series together.
CaptainWacky
I want to smell dark matter
Sereis 19 is definitely one of the best. Jason was great fun as said, and managed to do the thing where he would abuse Alex and destroy the set without coming across as an actual bad person. Loved her team with Stevie, they were so good together. Stevie (A GIRL DESPITE HER NAME) was really good too in the "young female comic I haven't heard of" spot. Fatiha's voice took a bit getting used to but she had very funny moments. Matthew was great at the tasks and had one of the funniest moments when his balls fell out. Rosie was completely fine too. Great casting and great series!
On to 20 which is looking good too and I'll make sure to record 21 off tv so I don't have to watch adverts EVER AGAIN.
On to 20 which is looking good too and I'll make sure to record 21 off tv so I don't have to watch adverts EVER AGAIN.
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I need to catch up with the latest series.
Watching Last One Laughing, it did strike me as odd that the stars have never aligned for Ayoade to be on Taskmaster yet. Obviously, Last One Laughing is a days filming and Taskmaster is a bigger time commitment but STILL.
Watching Last One Laughing, it did strike me as odd that the stars have never aligned for Ayoade to be on Taskmaster yet. Obviously, Last One Laughing is a days filming and Taskmaster is a bigger time commitment but STILL.
I've been in a lot of waiting rooms the past week or so, so I've had a chance to get through some more Taskmaster I missed the first time around on the ol' phone. AMAZINGLY (well not really) I found out that somehow I totally missed series 6 with Tim Vine, Russell Howard, etc. So I've been watching that. It's pretty good, not an all timer by any stretch but pretty good. I don't know how I skipped it originally. I've obviously seen a lot of series after it.
CaptainWacky
I want to smell dark matter
Is that the one with Alice Levine? That was the first one I watched and mainly because I fancy her. She wasn't the best contestant but it was nice to see her!
HOPE EVERYTHING IS OKAY.
HOPE EVERYTHING IS OKAY.
Finished series 6. Very comfy series. Enjoyed it a lot. Started watching Series 7 and I HAVE watched this one but I certainly don't have strong memories of all the tasks and banter so it's a fun watch. Way more goblin energy in this one and very funny backstabbing banter from the comedians. ALL the comedians are good in this and add a lot. Rhod being the standout for chaos but they all add a lot.
One of the classic moments of the entire show.
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CaptainWacky
I want to smell dark matter
I remember Phil Wang doing the same "I haggled..." joke in every episode and it never getting a laugh.
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CaptainWacky
I want to smell dark matter
Still haven't finished 20. I like it, but I got distracted rewatching Better Call Saul.
CaptainWacky
I want to smell dark matter
Finally finished 20. Another great series. Maybe not quite as great as 19 as that had ALL TIME cast chemistry, but still great. All five contestants were funny and not annoying. That's what you want! Sanjeev you might think could have been annoying doing the "old guy who can't be bothered" act but I think it clearly was an act and he was enjoying himself a lot. Rhys Shearsmith is incredibly intelligent. Never heard of Phil Ellis before (they're good at finding kind of obscure comics like this who haven't been on tv much, aren't they) but he was hilarious. Maisie Adam was good too (I don't know why I'm listing them all when I already said they were all good.) And Ania Magliano has to be one of my all time favourite contestants. Recency bias and cute girl bias, yeah, but she was great. TOP LEVEL SERIES.
(There's no gifs of her from Taskmaster.)
(There's no gifs of her from Taskmaster.)
Kyehlar
Grovel And Subscribe!
If you enjoyed that, I think you'll enjoy Armando Ianucci in Series 21. Still have a couple episodes left of that ourselves.
CaptainWacky
I want to smell dark matter
I got the vague sense maybe 21 isn't as good from the few reactions I saw, but I'll find out.
Kyehlar
Grovel And Subscribe!
Not to spoil anything, but Fucknuckle was said at some point.... yeah we're sticking with Hulu for now.
CaptainWacky
I want to smell dark matter
Four or five episode into series 21. It's good. It's not as good as 19 or 20, but those were all time greats in my mind. The cast chemistry isn't quite as magical this time, and while I don't dislike anyone it probably doesn't have a legendary type contestant. But, again, it's good! They've got the formula down and can't really make a bad series.
Amy - Like her on everything I see her on, very warm and genuine. Maybe not someone who is hilariously funny but always good to watch because she comes across so well and it's nice watching nice people doing things.
Armando - In the 90s and 2000s he had an incredible comedy run. Something happened in the last ten years, sadly, and his recent television output hasn't been good. But he's doing pretty good on this! Very much the grumpy old man role but has done some quite creative things on the tasks and comes across well.
Joanna - Look, I admit I'm biased against her because she's so loud. Her accent is so strong. It's not fair to hold those things against her, but I can't help it. I've always found her a bit...performative. Like she's kind of similar to Amy in the type of contestant she is, but Amy comes across completely genuine where's with Joanna...I don't know. She's a bit much. Also feel like she's Greg's favourite and, again, probably unfair but hard to shake that feeling. BUT, I can't pinpoint anything she's done that's actively bad! She's been funny at times and is good at the tasks. I'm going to try to watch her with an open mind.
Joel - In the "kind of bland nice guy" role. Not fair though, as I actually like him. Not going to be anyone's all time favourite or anything but comes across as a real nice guy and has made some funny comments. NO PROBLEM WITH JOEL.
Kumail - The biggest name worldwide they've ever had. Obviously a big fan of the show and he's thrown himself into it. I agreed with him that it was unfair that Joel got 5 points on that one task after breaking the rules. Not as great as Jason Mantzoukas in terms of AMERICANS but I do like him.
So yeah it's fine!
Amy - Like her on everything I see her on, very warm and genuine. Maybe not someone who is hilariously funny but always good to watch because she comes across so well and it's nice watching nice people doing things.
Armando - In the 90s and 2000s he had an incredible comedy run. Something happened in the last ten years, sadly, and his recent television output hasn't been good. But he's doing pretty good on this! Very much the grumpy old man role but has done some quite creative things on the tasks and comes across well.
Joanna - Look, I admit I'm biased against her because she's so loud. Her accent is so strong. It's not fair to hold those things against her, but I can't help it. I've always found her a bit...performative. Like she's kind of similar to Amy in the type of contestant she is, but Amy comes across completely genuine where's with Joanna...I don't know. She's a bit much. Also feel like she's Greg's favourite and, again, probably unfair but hard to shake that feeling. BUT, I can't pinpoint anything she's done that's actively bad! She's been funny at times and is good at the tasks. I'm going to try to watch her with an open mind.
Joel - In the "kind of bland nice guy" role. Not fair though, as I actually like him. Not going to be anyone's all time favourite or anything but comes across as a real nice guy and has made some funny comments. NO PROBLEM WITH JOEL.
Kumail - The biggest name worldwide they've ever had. Obviously a big fan of the show and he's thrown himself into it. I agreed with him that it was unfair that Joel got 5 points on that one task after breaking the rules. Not as great as Jason Mantzoukas in terms of AMERICANS but I do like him.
So yeah it's fine!