The contestants are required to order Taskmaster Reggie Watts an extra-large pizza with pepperoni, peppers, pepper, pineapple, tuna and dill without using any of those words.
@@78625amginE Oh yeah, "especially on the East Coast". Like you have a sample large enough to actually make any reasonable judgment on that front. You people still amaze me from time to time.
You must be new to Comedy Central. TV channels don't put full shows or clips on TH-cam because they think they are going to entice you into paying for cable to watch them. Because obviously, if your channel is pulling in tons of viewers, the network is going to give you more money and connections to do what you want.
@@DocFunkenstein That's exactly what I thought while watching it. Also, who picked these contestants? Who is that needlessly aggressive when ordering pizza?
@@josephchambers2000 uh, what? Are you talking about Romesh? He's British. He has Sri Lankan (not Indian) heritage... but was born, raised, and continues to live in England. Likewise, series 1 contestant Roisin is English, with Irish heritage (as you can tell from her name). Next time might want to check your assumptions/ casual racism...
Kind of telling that the best two elements here are Alex Horne (obviously) and Freddie Highmore. I'm sorry but British humour just works so much better in this setting.
Klay Thompson Of course THIS show is garbage, it's yet another failed American remake of British comedy, what do you expect. It has nowhere near as funny guests, it isn't as long as the UK version and it has Greg Davies, which is enough for any show to be turned into an instant triumph.
I realise Alex Horn has put a lot of work into Taskmaster since he first brought it to the Edinburgh Fringe festival, but did he have to reuse the tasks?
Love Reggie Watts, but Greg works because hes good at the big domineering persona which Alex's timid confusions plays off of very well. Reggie is too nice, and the female contestants in particular seemed overly aggressive in trying to be funny. I'm not going to be the guy that a lot of people in the comments seem to be and say that American humor/comedians is/are bad because it's silly to use such broad statements. But the UK has a lot more panel-based comedy shows to draw on and stand ups seem to have more experience being collaborative and seem more happy to set each other up than some American comedians do.
The main difference is the US version is comics trying to do skits and playing a part where as the uk version is just people being themselves. The format works in the uk as its more authentic, it has charm.
To be fair America also has a reputation for getting things done quickly. Half the "fast food" restaurants here wouldn't survive for a month in the US. I did feel warm glow of pride that the British people took their time to understand the crazy orders though :)
As a Brit, I do join in the crowd who prefers the UK version, but I love the fact that the pizza guys here just rolled with this challenge, while 2 of the American pizza place phone answerers just hung up Also, tuna and dill on a pizza... bit different
Tuna on pizza is actually quite common here in Sweden, and we use a lot of dill. To bad they haven't included that challenge in the Swedish Taskmaster though. :P
They did this same task in the UK one and the pizza restaurants were so much more patient with the nonsense of the guests. And honestly the guests were a lot more polite too, no wonder so many of them hung up here.
If I write an autobiography and sell it to a publisher. They can do what they want with it, but it still has me in it. So yes he is the creator and co-producer, does not mean it was his greedy decision to sell it in the US
My thoughts: Taskmaster's on CC? Nice. They get to see some good comedy. It's an American version... Oh... Oh, ok. They're using the same tasks - this might make it not totally strange Look! It's Little Alex Horne!!!!!
Lisa is just horrible and rude. Not funny at all. She acts so entitled and better than anyone. I'm surprised the man on the phone lasted that long with her
The difference between America and the UK: In the UK, the people at the pizza place patiently tried to understand and help. In America, they answer the phone already impatient and frustrated and hang up at the first sign of annoyance. Americans are so rude.
@@scarletmccluskey8529 It has nothing to do with them being American, they just chose terrible guests for the show. There are plenty of American comedians that would be great
@@dougmcboat7276 idk personally I don’t like any american comedians, I find the way americans delivers jokes just really unfunny?? so the show could never be for me but each to their own of course
Oh man... I love Freddie so much but American task master shouldn't be a thing. Freddie gets the humour and he's literally the best actor, seems cool and is hilarious. Y can't everyone else get it on this abomination
They.. showed a part of an episode, and even then they didn't show anything outside of the contestants ordering.?? CC really need to pick up notes from the UK taskmaster channel
So the biggest size round doughy meal with circular thin slices of meat, green & red crunchy stuff, salt’s friend, Hawaiian fruit, Albacore (I assume), & sour green stuff in tzatziki sauce. Got it!
Cmiiw, didn't the original version had their production team contacted the pizza place beforehand? I mean, if I had a customer that called and babbling (or nonsensically rude like Lisa) like that, I would hung up - I would easily think it's a prank, and even if it's not they're wasting my time and blocking other potential customer's call.
Everyone: hello Freddie: Hello, yeah I'm doing wonderfully. It's a nice day... But Freddie looks kinda upset when the pizza guy starts getting frustrated.
I think it makes actually sense to remade this show in every country they want and I think there is potential in this US version too. Sure there is no Greg Davies but I think thats kinda the point, to have different taste with different people. But this show is just so fucking fast, it's ruined by it's pace. It really needed to be 40 minutes, not 30 (with ads). It doesn't help either that there apparently is an "Applaude" sign.
We don't have the same tradition of panel shows here, so I think this is going to be tough to pull off. Seems like the best bet would be to try to get some reasonably well known comics in the mix, along with a few Canadians and Americans who frequent the U.K. panel circuit .
MrJambot It does get samey. I think that some Americans also prefer the UK version, though. I imagine that the US version will improve over time, as they get used to the format.
I'm not from the UK, but i've been there once and i liked it. Also i think i prefer the UK version, even though i have never acually seen it. But i like Reggea!
Happy to oblige. This is arse gravy in comparison to our homegrown brilliance. Where we grow a tangled weed of fun, the American version sprays weed killer on it, covers it in concrete and builds a fucking shopping mall complete with self-congratulary whooping.
Hi Little Alex Horne, just so you know this endeavor was doomed from the start because nobody in America associates with Lisa Lampanelli. In many areas it is considered a crime.
Can we get a reboot of the US version, but with a new host and assistant (Alex has Greg and the Aussie version showed me it can work with new hosts) and PLEASE have Marshawn Lynch in the line up?
I get the feeling Alex isnt in control of the tasks like he is in the uk version which is a shame as american producers interfering with the concept has provably doomed it to fail
I'm dismayed that, as if some transatlantic passing of an 'English gentleman' baton, they had Freddie 'I'll be a real Hugh Grant one day' Highmore in it.
ugh lisa is cringy. probably one reason the show didn't take off in the states...whoever thought of her for this clearly wanted to tank the show. I wouldn't have been able to watch a whole series with Lisa as a contestant. such a shame because this show is brilliant, but a little too smart for us americans
If I were them I would have just told them I was doing an experiment to see if I could order a thing without saying any of the ingredients needed and hope they would go along and help me out. That or actually say its a competition and I need their help.
Trust the Americans to ruin the most endeering part of a show with its simplistic nature by fucking with it and making it worse. It's classic American philosphy of "America does things better" and ultimately making things tacky as a result.
Why did the American version just do straight up duplicates of tasks that had already aired on the British original? Did they not trust themselves to come up with any ideas of their own?
Am i the only who thought this show was kinda of shit. Loved the uk version but reggie just doesn't measure to greg's vibe. Also they just recycled tasks from the uk version.
It was a muddled attempt at being faithful to the original show and changing it. Both in all the wrong ways. It did reuse UK tasks and they're his tasks so it makes sense but.....who thought Reggie should be the TM and not a contestant I'll never understand. If it had gone on he might have said he was on loan by Greg and they'd find a new TA but it was too half baked for that.
This, doesn't sound the hardest task TBH "hi i'd like to order a 24 inch one with...Uhh that spicy Italian sausage, (Pepperoni) yes that!- those red green and yellow vegetables...bell something (pepper) some of that yellow fruit that goes on a Hawiian pizza (Pineapple) Some Fish..do you have fish for Pizza? you do..can you name them? (person says tuna) yes that one! - season with S and P please and can i get some of that herb that begins with D on the top (Dill) -Awesome!
Americans tune in on our good stuff and make their own version 😅 If this is real though, how unprofessional that they hang up. America. On another note, that English guy in the blue top, *I SWEAR* that’s the boy in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory... it can’t be...
I just love how all the american places hung up on them while the british ones were so accommodating
A fine example to show people who go on about customer service being so much poorer in the UK.
CJJC That’s what I was thinking. Assumed it would be the other way around. Pizza owners in the US can be dicks though. Especially on the East Coast
@@78625amginE Oh yeah, "especially on the East Coast". Like you have a sample large enough to actually make any reasonable judgment on that front. You people still amaze me from time to time.
True but I would hang up on the woman as well she was kind a rude
@@L4cH4nC3 What do you mean, "you people"?
5 full seasons of the superior UK version on TH-cam, and comedy central can't be bothered to show a full task.
You must be new to Comedy Central. TV channels don't put full shows or clips on TH-cam because they think they are going to entice you into paying for cable to watch them. Because obviously, if your channel is pulling in tons of viewers, the network is going to give you more money and connections to do what you want.
It's for the best. This was absolute trash. I feel so bad for Alex Horne.
TEN FULL SEASONS OF THE MARVELOUS ORIGINAL SERIES AND FUCK THOSE PEOPLE HERE!!!
Greg Davies is the one and only taskmaster
@@sobhangholamey2162 that very much indeed
Now lets see how this money affects the future tasks of the show!!!
@@DocFunkenstein That's exactly what I thought while watching it. Also, who picked these contestants? Who is that needlessly aggressive when ordering pizza?
Freddie Highmore should have been on the UK version just saying
I assumed he was in this version because he lives in America but no apparently he lives in London so... yeah why wasn't he in the UK one.
agreed seems wrong to launch a u.s version with one contestant being a brit.
In the first series of the uk version they had a Canadian, how is that different?
@@IDKndIDK I think Catherine Ryan lives in the UK
@@josephchambers2000 uh, what? Are you talking about Romesh? He's British. He has Sri Lankan (not Indian) heritage... but was born, raised, and continues to live in England. Likewise, series 1 contestant Roisin is English, with Irish heritage (as you can tell from her name).
Next time might want to check your assumptions/ casual racism...
I really want to see Freddie again, but in the UK version. He deserves it 😭😭😭
fr he was probably the only contestant in the american version who fully understood the format
This is obviously not as good as the British version, but I'm glad to see that Alex Horne is doing well. He deserves it.
I agree considering that this is far more complex than the original was. But at least the bright side is that they can say tomato sauce & cheese here.
2:28 “salt and it’s friend” I’m sorry I lost it at this part 😂
Kind of telling that the best two elements here are Alex Horne (obviously) and Freddie Highmore.
I'm sorry but British humour just works so much better in this setting.
Freddie is way too nice for this damn challenge omg
what season is freddie on
Melanie X he’s too nice for the world bruh
@@tiyannaleboeuf3860 there’s only one American one
???? Why is there an American version of taskmaster ???? The British one is the best show on TV already
You do realize the UK version continues to exist, right? (and yes, it's much better, but the US one is kinda ok)
This show is garbage. You Brits can keep it.
Klay Thompson Of course THIS show is garbage, it's yet another failed American remake of British comedy, what do you expect. It has nowhere near as funny guests, it isn't as long as the UK version and it has Greg Davies, which is enough for any show to be turned into an instant triumph.
I realise Alex Horn has put a lot of work into Taskmaster since he first brought it to the Edinburgh Fringe festival, but did he have to reuse the tasks?
Ursa Major it’s not on BBC, it’s on Dave
Oh my god that blonde woman was so rude
Nievey Lisa Lampinelli. She’s the worst. Just a gross loud shock comedian.
She does comedy for the gays
@@dogdog6815 that explains everything
@@notDundi
I'm not gay, but I want to stand up for them and just say that I am convinced they don't like her either.
@@Widdekuu91 you're right love
Poor Freddie was trying to order a pizza and they hung up on him 😂
Salt ... and it's friend
Alex Horne must be making an effing fortune.
As an American, I 100% prefer the British episodes.
We all do
Seconded.
I dont think the format works in the US, US comics seem to put 9n am act where as the British ones are just being them self's
Love Reggie Watts, but Greg works because hes good at the big domineering persona which Alex's timid confusions plays off of very well. Reggie is too nice, and the female contestants in particular seemed overly aggressive in trying to be funny. I'm not going to be the guy that a lot of people in the comments seem to be and say that American humor/comedians is/are bad because it's silly to use such broad statements. But the UK has a lot more panel-based comedy shows to draw on and stand ups seem to have more experience being collaborative and seem more happy to set each other up than some American comedians do.
I would've hanged up on the female contestant too, she seemed pretty rude
The main difference is the US version is comics trying to do skits and playing a part where as the uk version is just people being themselves. The format works in the uk as its more authentic, it has charm.
If you watch the British one, all the people are so nice and patient. I thought American was meant to have good customer service 😂
To be fair America also has a reputation for getting things done quickly. Half the "fast food" restaurants here wouldn't survive for a month in the US. I did feel warm glow of pride that the British people took their time to understand the crazy orders though :)
Yeah, we're chock full of pranksters and con artists... ...we don't have a high threshhold for nonsense.
Americans have never had good customer service, lol
Lived in america my whole life..... hands down worst customer service in the world
We just have the “fake American smile.” So our words are polite if you see a transcript of them, but our tone is murderous rage.
Poor Freddie Highmore
Always good to see us take something awesomely British and make it worse. Taskmaster should not have been Americanized.
That is why did not continue after 1 season.
This isn't even Americanized, it's just Americans doing a British show. The AU and NZ versions were the same.
As a Brit, I do join in the crowd who prefers the UK version, but I love the fact that the pizza guys here just rolled with this challenge, while 2 of the American pizza place phone answerers just hung up
Also, tuna and dill on a pizza... bit different
shut up 😁
Tuna on pizza is actually quite common here in Sweden, and we use a lot of dill. To bad they haven't included that challenge in the Swedish Taskmaster though. :P
It's actually funny to see the pizza place hang up on them.
They did this same task in the UK one and the pizza restaurants were so much more patient with the nonsense of the guests.
And honestly the guests were a lot more polite too, no wonder so many of them hung up here.
Alex Horne created this show and co-produces it too so it's not surprising that he wants to sell it in the US. A popular TV show is a gold mine.
If I write an autobiography and sell it to a publisher. They can do what they want with it, but it still has me in it. So yes he is the creator and co-producer, does not mean it was his greedy decision to sell it in the US
The problem being that the reggie is 2 subdued and doesn't mesh with little alex horne's uniquely british style
My thoughts:
Taskmaster's on CC? Nice. They get to see some good comedy.
It's an American version... Oh...
Oh, ok. They're using the same tasks - this might make it not totally strange
Look! It's Little Alex Horne!!!!!
Freddie should return to the UK version
I love how Freddie had a full in convo with the pizza guy at the start 😂
Who ARE those people?
Where is Greg?
I am confused.
Everyone complaining about the pizza places hanging up... some of the contestants were being so aggressive. I'd hang up on them too
Not just rude, but some were audibly snickering. Of course the pizza places think they're being pranked and hang up.
If only they had gotten some comedians on the show... or a funny Taskmaster... At least Alex is there.
Yeah, didnt find these that very funny. Didnt connect with any of them at all. Though havent seen a full episode, just clips.
Well.. Reggie watts isnt a terrible choice but I'd have paid the extra money for Greg davies
@@Tshetyles Reggie would’ve been a better contestant. They needed someone capable of a little shit talking to host.
@@wienersmcbutts 1000%
I think it would work better now as far more people have seen the show.
Alex Horne is the only saving grace . Love Alex
Lisa is just horrible and rude. Not funny at all. She acts so entitled and better than anyone. I'm surprised the man on the phone lasted that long with her
SALT AND ITS FRIEND I DIED
Wow... The way the American pizza places responded compared to the UK says a lot...
As an American I can say that Americans don't have nearly enough patience to have fun with a call like this.
I feel bad for our little Alex Horne
Freddie Highmore in the American version?
He is British but i know he is working in America
The difference between America and the UK: In the UK, the people at the pizza place patiently tried to understand and help. In America, they answer the phone already impatient and frustrated and hang up at the first sign of annoyance. Americans are so rude.
UK version is way better... Even if this US version still does have Alex.
But the US version is so bad that it even makes Alex seem unfunny, just because he doesn’t mesh well with the annoying Americans.
Scarlet McCluskey Exactly!
@@scarletmccluskey8529 It has nothing to do with them being American, they just chose terrible guests for the show. There are plenty of American comedians that would be great
@@dougmcboat7276 idk personally I don’t like any american comedians, I find the way americans delivers jokes just really unfunny?? so the show could never be for me but each to their own of course
Freddie is so cuteeeeeeeeeee
Should have acted high or drunk, they're used to that and would put up with it.
Oh man... I love Freddie so much but American task master shouldn't be a thing. Freddie gets the humour and he's literally the best actor, seems cool and is hilarious. Y can't everyone else get it on this abomination
“Salt and it’s....friend”
salt and its friend
They.. showed a part of an episode, and even then they didn't show anything outside of the contestants ordering.?? CC really need to pick up notes from the UK taskmaster channel
the definition of ‘the book was better’
So the biggest size round doughy meal with circular thin slices of meat, green & red crunchy stuff, salt’s friend, Hawaiian fruit, Albacore (I assume), & sour green stuff in tzatziki sauce. Got it!
Now everyone search up “New Zealand Taskmaster”
Wow the people on the phone were so rude!
They did this exact same challenge on the OG version (the UK version)
Freddieeee 💖
Such a lovely boy with those big blue eyes and snow white skin.
I feel like I need a car wash for my soul after watching this abomination.
2:07 That "Whaddyou want?" is just the most American thing in this.
God Lisa is hard to watch....
Cmiiw, didn't the original version had their production team contacted the pizza place beforehand? I mean, if I had a customer that called and babbling (or nonsensically rude like Lisa) like that, I would hung up - I would easily think it's a prank, and even if it's not they're wasting my time and blocking other potential customer's call.
Some of the candidates literally audibly snickered. Ofc they'll think it's a prank call.
Everyone: hello
Freddie: Hello, yeah I'm doing wonderfully. It's a nice day...
But Freddie looks kinda upset when the pizza guy starts getting frustrated.
I think it makes actually sense to remade this show in every country they want and I think there is potential in this US version too. Sure there is no Greg Davies but I think thats kinda the point, to have different taste with different people.
But this show is just so fucking fast, it's ruined by it's pace. It really needed to be 40 minutes, not 30 (with ads). It doesn't help either that there apparently is an "Applaude" sign.
Every time Americans try to take British shows they're never as good. Prefect example Inbetweeners... You ain't beating us anytime with that
Reggie doesn't have half as much banter with Alex as Greg Davies
We don't have the same tradition of panel shows here, so I think this is going to be tough to pull off. Seems like the best bet would be to try to get some reasonably well known comics in the mix, along with a few Canadians and Americans who frequent the U.K. panel circuit .
It would be great if more UK people could point out that they prefer the UK version. We are really lacking that in the comments section.
MrJambot It does get samey. I think that some Americans also prefer the UK version, though. I imagine that the US version will improve over time, as they get used to the format.
I prefer the UK version personally
I'm from the UK and I prefer the UK version.
I'm not from the UK, but i've been there once and i liked it. Also i think i prefer the UK version, even though i have never acually seen it. But i like Reggea!
Happy to oblige. This is arse gravy in comparison to our homegrown brilliance. Where we grow a tangled weed of fun, the American version sprays weed killer on it, covers it in concrete and builds a fucking shopping mall complete with self-congratulary whooping.
They could have said, pie, as in pizza pie.
Hi Little Alex Horne, just so you know this endeavor was doomed from the start because nobody in America associates with Lisa Lampanelli. In many areas it is considered a crime.
He said calzone beche probably thought "why wouldnt she know what a pizza is?"
Greg's a legend, I prefer the British version, but it still is funny
how did comedy central ruin this amazing show?
UK version is better, this is the same challenge they did in the second series of the uk version.
American customer service is supposed to be legendary but their politeness and helpfulness clearly isn't.
Can we get a reboot of the US version, but with a new host and assistant (Alex has Greg and the Aussie version showed me it can work with new hosts) and PLEASE have Marshawn Lynch in the line up?
Absolute rubbish I'll stick with greg davies thank you very much plus the guests on the uk version are a lot funnier
It's not bad if only I had not seen the UK version before, this would've been my favourite
I get the feeling Alex isnt in control of the tasks like he is in the uk version which is a shame as american producers interfering with the concept has provably doomed it to fail
I'm dismayed that, as if some transatlantic passing of an 'English gentleman' baton, they had Freddie 'I'll be a real Hugh Grant one day' Highmore in it.
Don't diss him. He's a superb actor.
Ngl it's not quite the same without Greg but it's still pretty good, not half bad
ugh lisa is cringy. probably one reason the show didn't take off in the states...whoever thought of her for this clearly wanted to tank the show. I wouldn't have been able to watch a whole series with Lisa as a contestant. such a shame because this show is brilliant, but a little too smart for us americans
If I were them I would have just told them I was doing an experiment to see if I could order a thing without saying any of the ingredients needed and hope they would go along and help me out. That or actually say its a competition and I need their help.
When it comes to complicated order, it reminds me of Bon Qui Qui
Trust the Americans to ruin the most endeering part of a show with its simplistic nature by fucking with it and making it worse. It's classic American philosphy of "America does things better" and ultimately making things tacky as a result.
Ffs not Lisa. Bye
Why does America have to redo every successful UK movie or show. Especially as 70% of the time they fuck it up
God those pizzeria workers are impatient.
As much as I love the british taskmaster, this one is a casting issue genuinely
Such a bizarre choice of 1st season cast for the U.S. Taskmaster, I hope they try again and consider all the casting a lot more, feels thrown together
Why did the American version just do straight up duplicates of tasks that had already aired on the British original? Did they not trust themselves to come up with any ideas of their own?
my point exactly the nz version has their own tasks and it is thriving
It doesn’t work because the American comedians they get are not nearly as funny as the British comedians.
i hate to be THAT person but the us verion doesn't begin to compare to the genius that is the uk version oops
I had no idea Alex was on the American show
Way dont they just order it online
2:21 I'm in love
Lisa is the absolute worst human
Freddie Highmore 💙💙💙
What’s with the American version?
Comedians here takes thing way too seriously. UK version is much more chill and actually funny because contestants are smart and having fun.
It’s such an American thing to get hung up on because your order is annoying 😂
Am i the only who thought this show was kinda of shit. Loved the uk version but reggie just doesn't measure to greg's vibe. Also they just recycled tasks from the uk version.
Oh it’s not going to be the same. Can’t do the same things on tv in America. Bummer
What’s Alex doing there? 😂
It was a muddled attempt at being faithful to the original show and changing it. Both in all the wrong ways.
It did reuse UK tasks and they're his tasks so it makes sense but.....who thought Reggie should be the TM and not a contestant I'll never understand.
If it had gone on he might have said he was on loan by Greg and they'd find a new TA but it was too half baked for that.
There’s an American Taskmaster too?
This, doesn't sound the hardest task TBH
"hi i'd like to order a 24 inch one with...Uhh that spicy Italian sausage, (Pepperoni) yes that!- those red green and yellow vegetables...bell something (pepper) some of that yellow fruit that goes on a Hawiian pizza (Pineapple) Some Fish..do you have fish for Pizza? you do..can you name them? (person says tuna) yes that one! - season with S and P please and can i get some of that herb that begins with D on the top (Dill) -Awesome!
What’s the aggressive women about? So rude. She isn’t a comedian is she. Awful, horrible vile human!
Americans tune in on our good stuff and make their own version 😅
If this is real though, how unprofessional that they hang up. America.
On another note, that English guy in the blue top, *I SWEAR* that’s the boy in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory... it can’t be...
Why????????? Greg and Alex
are needed!
I didn’t know the Americans remade taskmaster and it is probably inferior
Which is why it was only one season.
Little Alex Horne and the autistic doctor