The whole "present" bit genuinely upsetting Alex is amazing.

@roarmalf

25 күн бұрын

The whole Alex pretending to be upset about the present bit bit was amazing.

@scully47

25 күн бұрын

@@roarmalfyes, he was definitely pretending. His personality is too good natured to be upset by something that trivial.

@darkithnamgedrf9495

25 күн бұрын

He was not "genuinely" upset, its his character

@diddo9338

25 күн бұрын

i thought that was the point of it this whole time, what would greg like to take home as a gift

@TheGrumbliestPuppy

25 күн бұрын

@@diddo9338 Sometimes it is, but usually he's just judging which one fits the category the best (or he likes the best). The winner of the episode takes home all the prizes.

“Well I fucking have been tonight” Steve Pemberton is a national treasure.

@irogt

25 күн бұрын

I declare him a global treasure.

@ryanmccoy121

23 күн бұрын

I was taking a hit of my vape right as he said that, I nearly died laughing/coughing, that line was gold.

@Aronia55

17 күн бұрын

But not for long

I really enjoy that Joanne and Sophie upset Little Alex Horne by calling their prizes "presents."

@temporaladvisor3958

25 күн бұрын

Oh, the agonized expression on his face every time the word "present" was used. Hilarious.

@notmyrealname3370

25 күн бұрын

Joanne keeps calling them "gifts" on the Taskmaster podcast. I'm not sure if she's that committed to the bit or she genuinely still fails to grasp the format lol

@Gildedmuse

25 күн бұрын

​@@notmyrealname3370So neither of these girls have taken their prizes but they haven't been getting theirs back. Makes sense they'd assume they're gifts.

@thestocksource8393

25 күн бұрын

And when Steve did it at the end, you can tell he did it on purpose, for comedic effect. And it still made Alex cringe.

@KyleBaran90

25 күн бұрын

@@thestocksource8393 This was the most directly and immediately aggravated I've ever seen him

“I was on the college dart team” I thought that was just an excuse to drink beer.. legit talent there.

@Brahlam

23 күн бұрын

He is a dry alcoholic so... not too far off the truth.

@eduardomadruga1920

22 күн бұрын

@@Brahlam I didn't know what a dry alcoholic was, and now I'm sad for John

@DodderingOldMan

19 күн бұрын

@@eduardomadruga1920 Eh, I don't think you need to feel sad for him, he's talked about it openly and he seems to be doing much better now.

@KaiOpaka

17 күн бұрын

Nish Kumar was, of course, 'captain of his school's kissing team.'

Steve's Prize Task has got to be one of the best of all time. So clever

@cheriestolze

25 күн бұрын

He makes them into a task’s task. Genius!

@iluvdissheet

25 күн бұрын

Greg's gifts.....we can make this a thing 😂

@wellyesiamfabulous223

25 күн бұрын

It takes even more value when you realize it's a reference to an episode of Steve's show Inside No. 9

@choosecarefully408

25 күн бұрын

@@iluvdissheet *Lord* Greg's gifts, please.

@Ardnasper

25 күн бұрын

Everything that Steve has done for prize tasks was great - he really put effort into these

I really want Nick to win an episode.

@TakenTook

25 күн бұрын

And I think he should've won the thumb war segment

@merudevi

25 күн бұрын

I love him so much it pains me to watch him keep losing.

@barzdinstone3831

25 күн бұрын

Me too, but hes already won everyones hearts, you can tell hes genuinely nice and tries to be supportive of people while losing and being ribbed. Good sport about it all and I am for the wholesomeness.

@SauravLahiri1

25 күн бұрын

Same here, I think thumb war should have been 5 points

@DrZaius3141

24 күн бұрын

@@TakenTook I call it the "Nish-conundrum". When Greg decides a contestant is bad and the audience mostly accepts that it's funnier if said person is always bad, he will undervalue them to a degree that makes it impossible to win.

Nick: Because I am quite small, I don't think that's an advantage? Sophie: I don't think that's ever been an advantage. Live Task of same Episode:

@eyachouaieb2102

24 күн бұрын

Do you mean live task?

@harshmudhar96

24 күн бұрын

@@eyachouaieb2102 Yes, oops!

@roguishpaladin

22 күн бұрын

Except it didn't turn out to be an advantage. Sophie was right, somehow.

@eyachouaieb2102

22 күн бұрын

@@roguishpaladin it WAS an advantage and they would've won if Steve didn't step over the line

@roguishpaladin

15 күн бұрын

@@eyachouaieb2102 Nevertheless, it was not an advantage because Steve did step over the line.

-"Someone's been kicked out of teh Queen Fan Club." -"I'm actually in the Queen Fan Club" John is an absolute treasure.

@laurazepam8382

17 күн бұрын

Aha! So he's the boyfriend Sarah pascoe stole the queen clock from for her prize task!!!!

Just put it together that the Queen clock that Sara Pascoe brought in for series 3 was John Robins’. They were dating at the time.

@WClarkson

24 күн бұрын

That's where I have seen him before! Mock the week with Sara! Thank you 😊

@timearly8333

24 күн бұрын

😮

@samsprague3158

23 күн бұрын

That's some premium Taskmaster lore you got. much obliged.

@iliketrains3495

22 күн бұрын

@@samsprague3158 if you want some more, I present to you: James Acaster’s prize task in S7E9 which was a drawing by Sam Campbell

John very bold with the "I was CAPTAIN of the darts team..." Not often Greg admits he was impressed

As an American, every series starts with "I maybe know about one or two of these people" and half way through becomes "I want these people as family". I just start to imagine them as aunts, uncles, cousins, and we have shenanigans and they understand me better than my parents ever did. These are the people who both land me in jail/hospital and also come get me out. We go for waffles and never speak of it again.

@kgod.225

25 күн бұрын

Was there a joke that you enjoyed. Or nobody else is willing to be a part of your family

@johnhawk1089

25 күн бұрын

I pretty much fall in love with each of the woman on the show. It's easily one of my favorite shows.

@xXtelepatheticXx

25 күн бұрын

I agree with this. Except series 15 was terrible. Lol

@dontpanic716

25 күн бұрын

One day we will get Paul F as a contestant

@jacobhanson606

25 күн бұрын

@@dontpanic716Paul F as the American taskmaster. Can you see it???

I love how the normally unflappable Alex gets so perturbed by the suggestion that the prize task items are "presents." I'm sure Greg wouldn't have said anything if Alex hadn't brought it up. He's very protective of the format of his show, and it's adorable.

@missilelaunched

24 күн бұрын

it's all he has

@amerfistthepirate

17 күн бұрын

"Greg's Gifts" 😂

Seeing Alex in a bird costume, all I could think about was “Are you hungry baby bird?” 😝😝😝

@iluvdissheet

25 күн бұрын

Im still a bit botherd by that task.... But well done 😁

@brinsonopinion

25 күн бұрын

great callback lol

@gregoryhines7

25 күн бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@iHEARTice94

24 күн бұрын

The image/footage... ingrained in our brain and eyes..

@charliespinoza1966

24 күн бұрын

😂

39:28 small details like this - how they switched their regular pictures for the task ones - are what make this show the masterpiece that it is!

@rebeccagoldscheid3746

22 күн бұрын

I've watched this episode twice already and hadn't noticed that. God, I love this show.

Seeing Nick in a MOUNTAIN of inner tubes just shuffling towards Joanne is amazing

"Behind every head is a skull." That's poetic! 😂😂

Seeing how annoyed Alex is getting by the prizes being called presents, I hope they all continue calling them presents from here on out. 😂😂😂

@MyBiPolarBearMax

25 күн бұрын

“Greg’s gifts” 😂

Nick is such a joy.

greg: [Nick's] not that small also greg in the same episode: Nick's a 3 ring man

@berndarndt9924

25 күн бұрын

nick was ok with the gag. That makes all the difference.

@super-mollio

24 күн бұрын

His adoration for him is just so precious

Steve's joy when he realizes that Sophie is going to win the task for her portrait of him is so lovely

I like the way Steve's mind works, you can tell he's a smart guy

@Taolan8472

23 күн бұрын

Writing a message into a crossword is an amazingly intellectual move.

“Once I saw a fish alive” might be the best call back of the entire show’s run

@cailynpeddle

24 күн бұрын

and no one is talking about it!

@rogerroger9952

24 күн бұрын

i've seen this entire show and some series several times, but i have no idea. what's it a call back to?

@freshbloominclothing

24 күн бұрын

​@@rogerroger9952A nursery song that was sung by a guy who punched a fish. It was truly brilliant! I wish I knew the season.

@rogerroger9952

24 күн бұрын

@@freshbloominclothing oh! Doc was his name but I don't recall the season, either

@raghavns

24 күн бұрын

Series 2, Episode 2 at 22:15

i love how greg always breaks so delightfully. something funny becomes 10x funnier when you see how tickled greg is by it

"THEY ARE NOT PRESENTS" is the most emotion I've ever seen little Alex Horne expressed in the entire 17 series of this show.

I just realized that John is the boyfriend Sara Pascoe was talking about is season 3. With the Freddie Mercury clock 😂😂

"Are the age jokes getting tiresome yet, Steve?" "To be honest they are getting a bit old, Greg,"

John’s a genius for getting Greg into memes, not a decade too soon.

The sheer madness on Alex's face when Steve calls the prizes "presents" brings me unsurmountable happiness.

I love how they used the created portraits in the scoring.

I love sweet contestants like Charlotte Ritchie and Nick Mohammad, but I inevitably spend the entire series longing for them to win an episode!

@jennifermeyer3922

25 күн бұрын

every series I want every contestant to win at least one episode!

@m.6292

24 күн бұрын

The only counter to that was David Beddiel, everyone wished him not too. hehe

"Nick's a three ring man!" actually has a correspondence to an german saying: "Dreikäsehoch", meaning "Three cheese wheels high!" . It's normally referring to a child.

@MrT3a

23 күн бұрын

Similar saying in France, with apples.

"Shots. Speed. Custard...suck it off!" I am so getting that T-shirt!!!🤣🤣

Steve and Nick are such a treat. Steve has put on a genuinely good production in almost episode so far. Nick is just a delight. Love the whole cast but Steve, especially has so many memorable moments

05:54 Alex looking at us like ''Can you believe this shit??''

The shock on John's face when he first saw Sophie flipping the bottle. He looks at Alex in disbelief.

I was most excited for Nick this season, and I love him, but I've fallen in love with Sophie.

@houddythequeen

25 күн бұрын

I have never seen her before in my life but I adore Sophie. I love that she is just having a good time, she knows she's not going to win, she's shit at the tasks but is just having a blast. When Greg gave her the one point she was all "yep, that's fair" and I fell in love with her more. I tend to prefer the ones that are just having a good time to the ones trying to win, and this group actually all seem to be leaning more towards just having fun. I am shocked that this is probably going to be one of my higher ranked series considering I didn't know any of them going in.

@berndarndt9924

25 күн бұрын

@@houddythequeen john & Steve both try very hard to win. Steve puts in a lot of work in the prize tasks and john tries his best to thing outside the box. He is also likely a big fan of this show.

@houddythequeen

24 күн бұрын

@@berndarndt9924 I guess I meant none of them are aggressively competitive. I'm thinking along the Iain Sterling/Lou Sanders level of competitive which wasn't fun for me to watch. I find John and Steve fun to watch because they seem more like me, if they win YAY! but if they don't they will be fine.

@autumnalthoughts

24 күн бұрын

@@houddythequeen Same! This is the first I've seen of her but I'm in love. Her off-tangent stories make me lol

that meme part made me feel so youthful and full of life

Ever so slightly disappointed that of all the 'best things to get into' someone didn't make the joke of acquiring a pair of Greg's trousers.

@K.Arashi

24 күн бұрын

i want a contestant to steal greg's pants at least once every series

I feel really bad for Nick. He is such as sweetheart.

@ArwenGolden

25 күн бұрын

I love him. Such a positive and kind man.

I've never liked the team tasks much, but when the final task is a team one, there is always one team with a significant advantage. Over the line or not, the fact that Steve threw faster than TWO people working together deserved credit

What I love about this show is that while its making fun of everyone at the same time everyone really considerate. It's super wholesome and I love it.

@m.6292

24 күн бұрын

That's Brits for you... You can't have 70m people in that small a space, and them not use manners. Otherwise there would be no one left. So they are trained to cut deep w sarcasm, but in a nice way, their control of the language plays a part. It is an amazing gift.

The "not that way" moment might be one of the funniest things I've ever seen. XDDD

@erinford8138

24 күн бұрын

And then they both change directions 😂

I love how even in last weeks Taskmaster Podcast (hosted by Series 9 Champion & Taskmaster Super Fan Ed Gamble) Joanne kept referring to the “Prize Task” as “Greg’s Gifts” Motion to change the “Prize Task” to “Greg’s Presents Task” or “Gifts for Greg”, especially to annoy Alex

Alex absolutely losing his shit over the Prizes being called presents was bloody hilarious

Joanne is playing the aloof/slightly lunatic role this series, but as Nick points out at the end she is actually doing really well! Probably my favourite out of this bunch, the pillow comment was delightfully unhinged!

@mariekek9934

25 күн бұрын

I love the slightly scared look on Alex's face when he's alone in the room with her.

@mmmdraco

24 күн бұрын

Joanne is definitely the standout for me this series.

@marlowcowan5343

24 күн бұрын

I also loved the 'Thumb war? Then we're going to need tequila!' Just came out of nowhere

@timearly8333

24 күн бұрын

I’d like her to win, but I think John has too much of a lead

@Sandrylene

24 күн бұрын

Seeing her genuine delight in winning this one was a joy

"Respectful in the sack" belongs on a dating profile.

@nostrilsflared3635

15 күн бұрын

her whole description of John was HILARIOUS

Am finding myself increasingly attracted to John Robins as the season goes on.

John is on track to break Dara’s record, we’re 60% of the way through the season and at 113 points, he could go over 184(the previous record) if he even just keeps this pace up.

John's comment about the Queen fan club reminded me of the most flamboyant clock Sara Pascoe brought in as a present in series 3. Then I remembered they dated so that was almost certainly John's clock!

Every contestant (and Alex) was 100% on fire tonight. Great tasks, great callbacks, my favorite episode of this season so far.

I have fallen in love with John Robins.

John is just the millenial experience in human form. The memes 😍

Loved the Alex banter in the beginning. One of his best yet! Who thinks of it? 100 people running 4m? 😂😂

@erinford8138

24 күн бұрын

And Greg gave him no reaction, so he ended it with referencing back to Greg’s intro. It rarely happens, but I do enjoy when it does.

I love Nick, he's very sweet.

@Gildedmuse

25 күн бұрын

Him walking away in the tubeys was so amazing!

@v0dka1ce

25 күн бұрын

The way he asked for five points was just adorable. 😊

Joanne could play a grown up Erin in ‘Derry Girls’. I thought they were sisters!

@laurahoogendoorn5589

15 күн бұрын

When she's doing the tasks and her hair is pulled back, she's 100% Saoirse. It's uncanny

John’s was the best portrait!

@marywood2865

24 күн бұрын

Yes! I couldn't figure out why it wasn't higher than Sophie's.

Steve's thumb war was the best thing I've seen in a while

@m.6292

24 күн бұрын

Steve is about the best thing I'v seen in awhile, amazing imagination!

Getting the sense that Greg is deliberately handicapping John at this point, the producers can’t have one contestant running away with it…

@brittanym2288

25 күн бұрын

I feel that way too for sure.

@Dan_G.R.S.

25 күн бұрын

Dara got a full sweep episode in his series. Sometimes the stats are just that good. Sometimes Greg is just messing around

@jijitters

23 күн бұрын

Since the season is still going we don't know yet if he'll be the winner but I wouldn't doubt it. Sarah Kendall and Mae Martin both very obviously got similar treatment as it was clear they were the runaway winners of their seasons. It becomes most obvious in prize tasks when Greg can be subjective. It's just the nature of reality tv frankly, you have to at least make it seem like the other contestants have a chance if it becomes obvious who the winner will probably be too early.

It's still a mindfuk for me that Sophie is actually the youngest of these contestants at 36. She has the demeanor of an older auntie

I can’t help but love Nick. He’s such a sweetheart.

Thumb Wars might be one of my favorite tasks of all time. Every version was unique and each was SO perfectly stupid & absurd.

My favorite episode of this season so far; I laughed throughout. The tasks were silly fun, there were lots of great quips, there was the theme of Steve's age, and Little Alex Horne's cringing during the gift task ... er, prize task. :) Lots of fun.

@cereal136

24 күн бұрын

It was magnificent!

John throwing darts in a vest did something.

@lightningbolt456

22 күн бұрын

Boy howdy, did it ever! Wink, wink. Nudge, nudge.

This was a solid episode, probably the best of series 17.

It is honestly perplexing that at almost 17 full seasons there is not one bad episode, not even one meh episode , each one is independently great. If at some point , Alex , you decide to take over the world or something bring a snack. [{(Edited for typos.) Should have been for content.}if you do take over though, or want to, I'll help.]

@berndarndt9924

25 күн бұрын

there are plenty meh episondes and even a few bad ones. (mostly because the contestans were unpleasant or didn't care/try)

Steve's prize task is not only genius, it also pays homage to Inside No. 9. Genius!!! ❤

If Steve and Nick hadn't been DQd in the live task (which would give them 5 and the others 0 because it says one team will win), the top 3 would have been so close: Joanne 100, Steve 103 and John 108. But sadly, them's the breaks. 42:52 Steve looks heartbroken 😢

@ilunaker1032

23 күн бұрын

True. Also, thing is *all* of them should have received 0 points as the team of 3 didn't finish the task.

@JithinJacob333

23 күн бұрын

@@ilunaker1032 Yeah, that's true. But if they hadn't stopped the game, the other team would have covered Joanne anyway. It wasn't a timed task, it was the first team to complete it. But the other team may also have DQd themselves. Who knows?

What were the Steve/Alex thumb war costumes? My god!

@annabellathorne8553

25 күн бұрын

Opposing thumbs….

@cheriestolze

25 күн бұрын

@@annabellathorne8553 I got that. I’m concerned about the nylon stockings and tank top? I guess they just used what they had…on hand…

@erinford8138

24 күн бұрын

And why did Alex pull his over his face?

Really love the Greg's Gifts section, they should do it more often!

Please bring back the Buy The Taskmaster The Best Gift task, thank you

If I had a dollar for every time Nick was part of a cinematic masterpiece in which a wholesome quirky underdog completely unexpectedly smashed it at darts I would only have two dollars, but two dollars nonetheless.

Usually I try to come up with a Queen song to match something John's done in the episode but lo and behold he beat me to it in the thumb war task. It was quite eerie, actually..... It's a kind of magic One dream, one task One prize, one Alex One thumb war at Thumbly

@m.6292

24 күн бұрын

Mic drop! "I am the 1, the only 1, I am the God of Taskmaster come... Just gimme the Prize"! Glad I'm not the only complete Queen geek here.(PS. I used to be in a cast of people who acted out Highlander under the movie screen, like Rocky Horror, if that gives ya some idea where I'm coming from. Cheers mate!

@devingibson4463

24 күн бұрын

@@m.6292 Good one! I've heard about Highlander being performed like that. Friends will be friends!

Episode six and this group has absolutely hit their stride. They're getting warmer, disarming Greg regularly, and now rather than hating Alex they're teaming up with him to irritate Greg. This show is brilliant. Here's to a formula that just hasn't missed!

i love that after joane said being small is never an advantage we got this live task :D

I left a comment about how Thumb Wars was one of the best tasks I’ve ever seen, but this entire EPISODE was one of the best.

'One Two three four...Once I caught a fish alive' reminded me of Doc Brown's rap from Series 1!

Love the addition of the portraits just shown for the points board immediately afterwards. Such a well thought out show.

"Shots, Speed, Custard, Suck It Off!" Somebody make that t-shirt logo for red bubble!

Joanne talks about John the same way I would: he’s a romantic and probably great in the sack

@m.6292

24 күн бұрын

He is awfully neurotic in real life, so I don't know, he couldn't hold on to Sara Pascoe... The Queen clock she brought in as a prize task, and said her BF didn't know about it, that was him.

@garybyma7502

24 күн бұрын

​@@m.6292At one time he roomed with Jon Richardson and Russell Howard. In that scenario I'm pretty certain Jon was the neurotic one.

@StrawberryAppleCream

23 күн бұрын

The comment Joanne made about Jon and the cushion made me laugh because I realised ''yeah he does seem like that kind of man'' lol

Alex genuinely upset about them bring in presents not prize tasks. He must be so detail orientated and so precise such a stickler for rules, but his kindness shows through every time he gets tickled. This episode, lots of laugh out loud, but my gosh how can anyone not adore Nick! Sophie is just wonderful! The old man Steve such a good sport and John such a dart player and Joanne, shades of the naughty women before her! Great Job, Great creative tasks!!

Super fun live task! I was heartbroken at the very end😢😢😢😢

Steve's thumb war is the funniest thing of the season! 😆😆😆

Crossing the line of Steve with the last task, gives me flashbacks to Joe and his potatoe throwing 😂

I'm with Nick, I assumed this was a two horse race between Steve and John, but Joanna could run away with it

Joanne's "thumb war" game was so unhinged lmfao

Sophie is mad. I love it.

Love how the picnic portraits are used for the scoreboard right afterwards. What a lovely touch!

Joanne's present was the first thing my mind went to but better

@yuvibitter

25 күн бұрын

ITS NOT A PRESENT

I’ve been on 17 Series journey with this show…this might have been an all-time, top 3 episode.

@ingetuinman8793

24 күн бұрын

What are 2 others?..

@sfshinz

24 күн бұрын

@@ingetuinman8793 About 20 to 30…it’s mutable.

I’ve just had the startling revelation that Queen super fan John Robins is the Freddy Mercury obsessed boyfriend whose clock Sara Pascoe brought in for the “most flamboyant clock prize task on the first episode of series 3! 🤯

Seeing Alex get triggered is the absolute best thing ever!

Did anyone else think John was going to impale himself on a metal post in the thumb war?

@octoberwho

25 күн бұрын

Where were health and safety?

@brinsonopinion

25 күн бұрын

Yes, I said it out loud 😂

They weren't able to edit out Nick's reflection on the plastic dome (26:15) as they had in previous episodes, but now I wonder if there will be any more deletions after this episode. This was a clever bit by TASKMASTER, and I hope they come up with other such creative bits with future contestants!

Steve may not have the points, but he's definitely the greatest!

Steve's only in his 50s???? I also thought he was older

This screen shot already has me audibling an 'oh my god' at those Mike Myers 'Cat in the Hat' abominations to the right. Ohhhh this one's gonna be a doozy!

@jaekicks

25 күн бұрын

Thank you! I thought the cat costumes looked familiar but could not place them. That movie feels like a fever dream.

Greg's gift section is my favourite now hahaha. also how genuinely upset Alex gets about it. loved this episode!

Steve didn't win this episode, but he WON this episode. And a special shout-out to Nick's guest spot as "the Mummy" (shuffling away, covered in rings) 😆

I love Nick and Steve but them getting 2 points in the team task is not charity, it's a relief fund for a country that's just been hit by a tsunami and is struggling to feed it's citizens.

Poor Nick. He can’t catch a break. 😞