Dafty

I never thought there would be a Taskmaster contestant whose name Greg seems to genuinely enjoys saying more than "Rose Matafeo", but he sure does make a meal out of "Ania Magliano" every time. Cracks me up.

After watching this week's Taskmaster, I really need to see what kind of release they have to sign. At least 2 contestants almost pulled a Knappett during the live task, and I thought for sure poor Maisie broke her nose.

Absolute hilarious chaos...and Alex's deadpan response afterwards was perfect.

I also considered John Mulaney and Anthony Jeselnik for the comedian TM for very different reasons...

And yes, I know Cera is Canadian...I think Hamm and Cera could have a lot of fun playing off that dynamic.

If the US ever gives Taskmaster another go (which they should), the best options I could come up with for TM and TMA are:

Big name actor route:
TM: Jon Hamm
TMA: Michael Cera

Comedian route:
TM: Bill Burr
TMA: @joshgondelman.bsky.social

@pftompkins.bsky.social could also sub in for either TMA.

Thank God for Alice this season...

Thank you! I knew I recognized him from something else but couldn't place it...it was from watching Inside No. 9 to get ready for Series 17.

On a side note, I had planned on just watching an episode or 2 to get a feel for Steve and ended up watching the whole dang series. Great show.

@taskmaster.tv
@alexhorne.bsky.social
@jackbern.bsky.social
@pftompkins.bsky.social
@taraariano.com
@robdelaney.bsky.social
@watsoncomedian.bsky.social
@joshgondelman.bsky.social
@herring1967.bsky.social
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Maisie Adam:
QI - R/6, S/1, T/5, U/11, V/5
WILTY - 14/02
Off Menu Pod - 158
House of Games - 4/13, 7/7, HoG Champions 5/2
Films to be Buried With Pod - 84
GBBO Extra Slice - 13/8
YouTube stand up/clips

Ania Magliano:
Off Menu Pod - 169
Films to be Buried With Pod - 221
YouTube stand up/clips

Sanjeev Bhaskar:
WILTY - 4/01, 6/02
YouTube clips

Phil Ellis:
YouTube stand up/clips

Reece Shearsmith:
WILTY - 3/08
Off Menu Pod - 180
Celebrity Bake off SUTC - 4/3
YouTube clips

This is far from an exhaustive list...if you know of anything that I've missed, or if you're just a big fan of a certain contestant and want to chime in with what we should expect, please feel free to reply.

As an American, whenever a new cast gets announced I've gotten in the habit of scouring YouTube/BritBox/etc trying to figure out who these people are. Since I'm sure I'm not the only one, this year I decided to take a few notes for anyone else who may be in the same boat.

Fellow Taskmaster fans! Since we now have an official premiere date (yay!), I figured it was a good time to send this back out. Hopefully a few of you find it helpful to start getting prepared/excited for the new season :-)

From the video description:

"Sam Campbell reconnects with the Taskmaster himself, Alex Horne."

Trying to pass yourself off as the Taskmaster? Blasphemy! I really hope Greg punished you for this in the traditional way...

Maisie Adam:
QI - R/6, S/1, T/5, U/11, V/5
WILTY - 14/02
Off Menu Pod - 158
House of Games - 4/13, 7/7, HoG Champions 5/2
Films to be Buried With Pod - 84
GBBO Extra Slice - 13/8
YouTube stand up/clips

Ania Magliano:
Off Menu Pod - 169
Films to be Buried With Pod - 221
YouTube stand up/clips

Sanjeev Bhaskar:
WILTY - 4/01, 6/02
YouTube clips

Phil Ellis:
YouTube stand up/clips

Reece Shearsmith:
WILTY - 3/08
Off Menu Pod - 180
Celebrity Bake off SUTC - 4/3
YouTube clips

This is far from an exhaustive list...if you know of anything that I've missed, or if you're just a big fan of a certain contestant and want to chime in with what we should expect, please feel free to reply :-)

Fellow Taskmaster fans! As an American, when a new cast gets announced I've gotten in the habit of scouring the internet/BritBox/etc trying to figure out who these people are. Since I'm sure I'm not the only one, this year I decided to take a few notes for anyone else who may be in the same boat.

"We were going to install new lights at the park, but Kibblesmith threatened to sue again....something about it interfering with his 2am semi-professional hide and seek games..."

I think it sounds more like a Michael Schur background character that you only learn 6 total things about in the entire series, and each new thing is slightly more quirky/bonkers than the last...

A gray t-shirt with a picture of Little Alex Horne and the words "All the Information is on the Task."

Please tell me this is the 1st step towards recruiting Kumail for season 24 of Taskmaster.

You can thank Little Alex Horne for that...he started it all when he introduced "Shaq in a Hat" as an official unit of measurement 🙂

Ha! Well done.

Truly an amazing show. Merry Christmas to all of you who know exactly what I'm talking about 🙂

Me 2 years ago, an American having never seen Taskmaster: Couldn't pick a British comic out of a lineup.

Me yesterday, having seen every season of TM at least 5 times, while breaking out my TM X-mas Crackers: "What, you haven't seen James Acaster's new standup? What, are you living under a rock?"

Josh Gondelman and Gary Gulman are American comedians who have what I could best describe as a Taskmaster vibe. They each have a bunch of stuff on YouTube, plus specials on various streaming platforms. Worth checking out.

I'm so sorry to hear that. It doesn't matter when/if the calendar gets sent out...taking care of your health and your family is way more important 🩵

Plus the format is super flexible, so you could adjust that number pretty easily (or make the final 3 episodes if you need a full 10 ep season, etc).

We all want to see our favorites again in a way that makes sense in the framework of TM...I think this could work.

So if anyone has Alex's number 🙂

Contestants would appear in far fewer episodes, plus no team tasks, so scheduling would be easier. Currently there are 72 contestants who would qualify...25 feels like a good amount that would want to do the show again and can work it into their schedule.

Open to all non-champions (they got their extra episodes with CoC, plus, while I love the guy, nobody wants to watch John Robins completing tasks in the most cooly efficient way possible and winning by 20 points).