Series 8, Episode 2 | 'A Novel About Russian Gulags.' | Full Episode | Taskmaster

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  • @roscoemak
    @roscoemak 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4552

    On the left of the panda painting, the Chinese reads "the deep love of mother and son". Love it.

    • @fatesDeath
      @fatesDeath 3 ปีที่แล้ว +247

      Lmfao makes it funnier

    • @wanderingyeehaw
      @wanderingyeehaw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +288

      Oh it's deep alright.

    • @Adrianovaz2007
      @Adrianovaz2007 3 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      holy shit

    • @JuQui228
      @JuQui228 3 ปีที่แล้ว +274

      Oedipus and his mother really did commission some weird artwork.

    • @madensmith7014
      @madensmith7014 3 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      How deep are we talking about?

  • @incredulousOtaku
    @incredulousOtaku 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3037

    Sian continuing the grand Taskmaster tradition of not knowing how to use a siphon

    • @qwertyTRiG
      @qwertyTRiG 3 ปีที่แล้ว +177

      As established in S01E01.

    • @kurtsudheim825
      @kurtsudheim825 3 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      But this was the worst I've seen yet

    • @wohlhabendermanager
      @wohlhabendermanager 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      I think the first sucessful use of a siphon happens in the Norwegian version, Kongen Befaler.

    • @EyesOnlyFreedomVid
      @EyesOnlyFreedomVid 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      @@wohlhabendermanager is that pre-Al Murray

    • @anewhero1216
      @anewhero1216 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      It’s happened successfully exactly once, but only because of bribery lol

  • @tabbris
    @tabbris 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6150

    If they ever do a loser of losers show they should compete for a trophy of Alex's head.

    • @joycastle.
      @joycastle. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +298

      Or of Greg's buttocks.
      And they should absolutely do a losers of losers show. The worst participants, scorewise, were often the most entertaining.

    • @joeshafer
      @joeshafer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +381

      Any excuse to get Paul Chowdhry back in the mix is fine with me.

    • @meganpopple9100
      @meganpopple9100 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Absotuduluduly!!

    • @chimairanl9043
      @chimairanl9043 3 ปีที่แล้ว +81

      @@joeshafer now that would be awesome innit

    • @ashleighcalvert8937
      @ashleighcalvert8937 3 ปีที่แล้ว +167

      I desperately want to see Nish and Paul back!

  • @zyaicob
    @zyaicob 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3556

    Never have the contestants been so puzzled by the concept that they're supposed to be in the same room doing a task together as Joe and Sian

    • @rkah6187
      @rkah6187 3 ปีที่แล้ว +554

      Yeah, you can just see that Joe's first thoughts are "Oh no, did I walk in on her task? Am I not supposed to be here? What do I do?" before slowly realising that it's a team task and trying to be friendly but by that time it's just too awkward.

    • @CoRLex-jh5vx
      @CoRLex-jh5vx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +284

      I like to think Joe wasn't told about the team tasks, went in thinking "this is great, I don't have to interact with anyone but Alex, except for at the end. amazing." and then was horribly surprised

    • @ethanlappin
      @ethanlappin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +88

      I love Joe cause he's just so awkward throughout the entire show 😂

  • @miamira1856
    @miamira1856 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3322

    I'm convinced that Joe just walked onto the set with no idea what was going on and they let him play anyways

    • @qwertyTRiG
      @qwertyTRiG 3 ปีที่แล้ว +148

      He's so cute.

    • @yeshua7238
      @yeshua7238 2 ปีที่แล้ว +90

      Listening to the Taskmaster podcast they revealed that’s exactly what happened

    • @Awelbeckk
      @Awelbeckk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@yeshua7238 then who would have been the real 5th candidat3?

    • @CyprusLLama
      @CyprusLLama 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I'm pretty sure that's at least 50% of the contestants to be honest.

    • @RamadaArtist
      @RamadaArtist 2 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      Like, even when he's winning he still looks totally bewildered.

  • @acedino535
    @acedino535 3 ปีที่แล้ว +538

    i can't believe they made josh widdicombe count all that rice

    • @caryn9953
      @caryn9953 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      😂😂😂 that made me laugh harder than it should have 😂

  • @YeesaurusRex
    @YeesaurusRex 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2743

    Joe consistently has that look like he has no idea where he is or how he got there.

    • @platystrophia
      @platystrophia 3 ปีที่แล้ว +104

      And then he was watching a human transform into a lizard.

    • @tomhammersley9664
      @tomhammersley9664 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      That's drugs for ya 🤷🏻‍♂️

    • @TheSongwritingCat
      @TheSongwritingCat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +144

      My theory is that he's so normal that he comes across weird.

    • @kvnopimenta
      @kvnopimenta 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      he looks baffled

    • @michaela5950
      @michaela5950 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@tomhammersley9664 ? He does/did drugs?

  • @Yammenkow
    @Yammenkow 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1992

    This show really reframes what's normal in my brain. They come up with this ridiculous rice moving game and 1 minute in I'm like yes Joe make a bowl of the mango skin and push it in with breadsticks, exactly what I would have done, classic strategy.

    • @kurtsudheim825
      @kurtsudheim825 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      I thought to do the same thing, except I thought they were mangoes

    • @ipanesm
      @ipanesm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      funny, the first thing i tought and i guessed everyone watching would do the same..... wash the honey pot and use the wooden stick to move the rice out the table on the pot and to the other pot.....

    • @creativecredence850
      @creativecredence850 3 ปีที่แล้ว +97

      Before anyone even started I thought I was genius for thinking of using the fruit skin as a bowl. Then Lou just washes the jar and I realise I'm actually an idiot!

    • @wohlhabendermanager
      @wohlhabendermanager 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Weirdly enough, this was only my second idea. My first one was exactly what Iain did. Including just dropping the honey on the floor. Then I saw Lou wash out the glass and though "yeah well.... that would work a bit better now, wouldn't it?"

    • @buskergirl
      @buskergirl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Just cut off the top of the balloon and use it as a funnel, from jar to bottle. No grains wasted. 🤷‍♂️

  • @sherlockwatson101
    @sherlockwatson101 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3368

    Joe Thomas is the human embodiment of Panic - he doesn’t know what’s happening, where he is, why he’s there but he’s absolutely lovely and I’m proud of him

    • @kurtsudheim825
      @kurtsudheim825 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Basically a Harvie version of me

    • @stabileseitenlage
      @stabileseitenlage 3 ปีที่แล้ว +81

      To be fair Iain also seems like he was snooping backstage and got told "What are you doing here, the show started already" so he got on stage and is just winging it with absolutely no idea whats happening.

    • @TheUnsubScribe
      @TheUnsubScribe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      How is that an embodiment of Panic?
      Edit: Ahhh! YOUR Panic. Got it now! 👏

    • @thatoneguyatschool8453
      @thatoneguyatschool8453 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yes, joe, just like panic is absolutely lovely and I'm proud

    • @wadio817
      @wadio817 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I think it's part of what makes him oddly sexy, I may be in love

  • @victoriamk6693
    @victoriamk6693 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1376

    Joe seems like he's going through an existential crisis in every task

    • @kurtsudheim825
      @kurtsudheim825 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      He's just always puzzled

    • @EIonsMusk
      @EIonsMusk ปีที่แล้ว +17

      He somehow looks both sad and surprised in every shot lol

  • @MisterTingles
    @MisterTingles 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2578

    How in the world Joe got more rice into the glass with the wet peel of a mango than Lou with a perfectly clean glass jar is one of the universe's great mysteries...

    • @22grabage
      @22grabage 3 ปีที่แล้ว +347

      I think the rice funnelled in better with the mango peel than from the larger jar

    • @IAmAlgolei
      @IAmAlgolei 3 ปีที่แล้ว +237

      @@22grabage That's just how those little islanders are.

    • @paulwright6044
      @paulwright6044 3 ปีที่แล้ว +243

      Did Joe start his funneling faster? It seems that way from the clip. Also, it would have taken Lou a fair amount of time to empty the jar, wash it out, and dry it to prevent the rice from sticking.

    • @pubcollize
      @pubcollize 3 ปีที่แล้ว +107

      He probably dropped less on the floor when loading the peel due to the wider dia, and dropped less on the table when pouring due to better funneling. Also the wetness of the mango would only wetten a single layer of grains at a time.

    • @NotAfraidToQuestionThings
      @NotAfraidToQuestionThings 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      I think it is justified to say this now: "because he is a MAN".

  • @andracatheduckking257
    @andracatheduckking257 3 ปีที่แล้ว +777

    Greg's face when he realized he was beatboxing was adorable lmaooo

    • @nate1505
      @nate1505 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      i was also trying the boots and cats thing and just beatboxed along with him :D

  • @BrendelC
    @BrendelC 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1725

    the awkwardness between joe and sian was unbearable XD i loved it

    • @stan7aaron474
      @stan7aaron474 3 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      That is exactly the interaction i have with every woman at our first meeting

    • @sturmklinge9642
      @sturmklinge9642 3 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      Honestly such a mood, I would react the same if I was put with someone in a room that I don't know well

    • @kingofrivia1248
      @kingofrivia1248 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@sturmklinge9642 Yeah but sian is so cute you just couldnt do anything besides being happy😂

    • @pvic6959
      @pvic6959 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@kingofrivia1248 thats EXACTLY why i would be so awkward lol

  • @SennaAugustus
    @SennaAugustus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1054

    You may not take the bottle out of the living room.
    You may not move the hoops.
    Without moving the fish bowls.

    • @mannequin_A
      @mannequin_A 3 ปีที่แล้ว +253

      There is a loaf of bread in the lab.

    • @qwertyTRiG
      @qwertyTRiG 3 ปีที่แล้ว +107

      @@mannequin_A Am I the spider?

    • @sophiajohannabrauner126
      @sophiajohannabrauner126 3 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      Only for Taskmaster fans these sentences make sense completely out of context 😂 love it

    • @ericjourdain892
      @ericjourdain892 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Illuminati dialect

    • @ledorod9064
      @ledorod9064 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      I cannot express how much I hope we're going to be given a compilation of these in the future

  • @JamesAreySeattle
    @JamesAreySeattle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +982

    I keep thinking Joe is doing a character: bemused, dithering, failingly earnest. Now I realize: it's just Joe.

    • @helenamirian908
      @helenamirian908 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Don't forget modest!

    • @garfreeek
      @garfreeek 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think I'd be a lot like Joe would I ever make it on! 😂

  • @ObsidianGloria
    @ObsidianGloria 3 ปีที่แล้ว +907

    Joe Thomas and Alex's awkward energies clashing is amazing

    • @zammich3649
      @zammich3649 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      I know this comment is 2 years old, but I was losing it at Alex and Joe. They're both awkward in different ways and as somebody who is awkward myself (probably the same as or moreso than Joe's TV persona) I thought it was the funniest thing.

  • @asterix811
    @asterix811 3 ปีที่แล้ว +630

    “Sometimes my mind is not my friend.”
    I want to get that on a T-shirt.

    • @thewingedporpoise
      @thewingedporpoise 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That'd be a great t shirt

    • @adigun8745
      @adigun8745 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Also “ a BETTER woman”
      And “I’m more of a dancer’
      The latter one is from 8OO10C does Countdown, but in my opinion it’s one of Lou Sanders’ most memorable moments.

    • @evanthorn408
      @evanthorn408 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      time stamp please?

    • @asterix811
      @asterix811 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@evanthorn408 it's when she's thinking about what to make her mustache out of.

    • @jzthompson9598
      @jzthompson9598 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I had brain damage for 17 years, and I have (according to me) recovered, and got back a whole lot of memories that I hadn't known were missing.
      Also, a deep appreciation for how hard the mentally disabled struggle, and how no one deserves ridicule. Kindness is the best gift we can share with the world.
      I need this shirt.
      Hell, I need that as my book title.
      Happy Hindsight!

  • @DerekWrites
    @DerekWrites 2 ปีที่แล้ว +220

    Gotta say, Paul in shades nonchalantly naming birds and eating grapes is a pretty badass vibe, this is the only thing all series that played into his strength 😂

    • @djvWOODSTOCK
      @djvWOODSTOCK หลายเดือนก่อน

      He also nailed memorizing the deck of cards and guessing words with lots of syllables (though some think Iain threw that one intentionally).

  • @RoloFilms
    @RoloFilms 3 ปีที่แล้ว +708

    I miss Phil...
    Phil: "Diamond earrings!"
    Greg: "How much were they?"
    Phil: "Well, they were 2750, but I haggled, I said, 2200, he said 2750, I said 2500, he said 2750, so I paid 2750."

    • @chiptovar
      @chiptovar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      Series 7 is my favorite cast, for sure. It's taking a while for this group to grow on me.

    • @MissAlive1
      @MissAlive1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@chiptovar it will grow don't worry.

    • @mollyjones8115
      @mollyjones8115 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      That’s what she said

    • @quinnlevy8996
      @quinnlevy8996 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That joke was funny the first time. Only then. And yet he just kept doing it.

  • @FerHivore
    @FerHivore 3 ปีที่แล้ว +390

    I like to think that all of Joe’s baffled, just-woke-up, confused faces are the result of him constantly jumping back in time into his own body to prevent a terrible tragedy that happened during the filming of Taskmaster in the prime timeline.

    • @just-tess
      @just-tess 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I will think about this every time I see him for the rest of the series.

    • @vf1923
      @vf1923 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I like this whimsical narrative very much

    • @hiendkle
      @hiendkle ปีที่แล้ว

      Billy Pilgrim became unstuck in time

  • @catheriner999
    @catheriner999 3 ปีที่แล้ว +469

    Joe always looks like someone has just startled him awake, but especially this episode.

    • @WhoamI-yz9nx
      @WhoamI-yz9nx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Oh god, that's such an accurate description

    • @rkah6187
      @rkah6187 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      He was definitely dragged out of bed by the Taskmaster crew the middle of the night and made to do tasks at gunpoint. There is no way he is there willingly.

    • @rp7155
      @rp7155 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Perfect description

  • @lizx7419
    @lizx7419 3 ปีที่แล้ว +595

    I’ve never seen someone move with less urgency than joe

    • @qwertyTRiG
      @qwertyTRiG 3 ปีที่แล้ว +107

      And yet he won the running task.

    • @foolish.principalitee
      @foolish.principalitee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      Wait till you see Jo Brand‘s series😂

    • @echo3841
      @echo3841 3 ปีที่แล้ว +120

      Remember phill wang

    • @qwertyTRiG
      @qwertyTRiG 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      @@echo3841 Phil's wang moved quite a bit, as I recall.

    • @sfshinz
      @sfshinz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      Paul Chowdhry, innit.

  • @Crimson365
    @Crimson365 3 ปีที่แล้ว +676

    Joe and Sian was quite possibly the most uncomfortable exchange I've ever witnessed.
    Thanks for that

    • @wohlhabendermanager
      @wohlhabendermanager 3 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      I think Sian said on the podcast she didn't really know how to interact with Joe, and Ed was like "he's like that for everybody", lol.

    • @iambicpentakill
      @iambicpentakill ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Not even in my top ten personally

  • @joeshafer
    @joeshafer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +343

    “I don’t want a dead mouse on my face....”
    “Well, do you want a live mouse?”

  • @deceaseddevereaux269
    @deceaseddevereaux269 3 ปีที่แล้ว +733

    Joe thomas definitely took a giant leap towards becoming one of my favorite contestants I've ever seen.

    • @ericjourdain892
      @ericjourdain892 3 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      He's adorable 😍

    • @sfshinz
      @sfshinz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      I just about pissed myself watching him being chased by Little Alex Horn while making that noise.

    • @katarzynaborzecka6458
      @katarzynaborzecka6458 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Finally a positive commentary about him.
      I love his reaction, facial expressions. He is a very intelligent creature ;) and the compass thing? I mean - come on :)

    • @AntonStruzik
      @AntonStruzik ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@katarzynaborzecka6458 I don’t think the comments are negative, his interactions were mostly awkward but so are many people so why not laugh kindly at that sort of situation? :)

    • @sargeyo3123
      @sargeyo3123 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      He's so relatable hahahaha

  • @yomokha7676
    @yomokha7676 3 ปีที่แล้ว +252

    "Woodcock. Ian." was one of the most badass things I've ever seen on television

  • @heatherwhited5735
    @heatherwhited5735 3 ปีที่แล้ว +593

    Alex Horne, if you see this, thanks for getting me through 2020.

  • @trekadouble757
    @trekadouble757 3 ปีที่แล้ว +612

    You just saved the evening of every people who has go celebrate new year on their own. I hopd you realise how great that is.

    • @nostylenograce
      @nostylenograce 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      facts

    • @Kiwimarauder
      @Kiwimarauder 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Happy new year!

    • @eddie-roo
      @eddie-roo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      I think that was the intention! They released the first episode of the series on Christmas Eve as well

    • @WenchNightKIshi
      @WenchNightKIshi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And that are working while at it

    • @vikashjha9350
      @vikashjha9350 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That doesn't make me feel better....out of 7 billions i am being counted on the list of 5k lonely ones

  • @tabbris
    @tabbris 3 ปีที่แล้ว +164

    Props buyer: Laurie Law
    I see you you are a vital part of this whole opperation.

    • @ericjourdain892
      @ericjourdain892 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      The lady is a saint. All her life is buying eggs, coconuts and ballons...

    • @WandererTheLost
      @WandererTheLost 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@ericjourdain892 And that one season where they used a ton of potatoes

    • @ericjourdain892
      @ericjourdain892 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@WandererTheLost And a truckload of rubber ducks!

    • @jasperdevries1726
      @jasperdevries1726 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@ericjourdain892 And replacement Ukeleles.

    • @Tabbyclaw
      @Tabbyclaw 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@ericjourdain892 She's the lady from all the math problems.

  • @silentsound22
    @silentsound22 3 ปีที่แล้ว +408

    Heartbreaking to see the early signs of Parkinson's disease when Paul Sinha is doing the rice task. You can almost see the tremors in his hands. He also keeps his right hand stationary while clapping. Wish him well!

    • @claireegoetz697
      @claireegoetz697 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      oh man I had no idea!

    • @themoolag
      @themoolag 3 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      I think he also had a stiff shoulder during the filming so that didn't help

    • @hollanderson
      @hollanderson 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      D:

    • @Kimmie9553
      @Kimmie9553 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      @@themoolag rigidity of muscles is also a Parkinson’s thing :(

    • @tabithasinclair6821
      @tabithasinclair6821 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      @@Kimmie9553 he had shoulder surgery not long before they filmed some of the tasks

  • @benfulfer3260
    @benfulfer3260 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    Joe and Sian have to be one of my favorite teams to come out of Taskmaster if only for the unintentional comedy of their interactions

  • @Pamelalrene
    @Pamelalrene 3 ปีที่แล้ว +176

    The number of human beings I've fallen for from this show is outrageous. This series has added Joe Thomas and Paul Sinha to the list. Right next to last season's Phil Wang and Jessica Knappett

    • @tradtke101
      @tradtke101 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Hahaha Pam I do the same thing for one of the girls every season. Sarah Pascoe, Sally Phillips, now Lou... There's nothing more attractive than someone who can make you laugh.

    • @Pamelalrene
      @Pamelalrene 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@tradtke101 so true. Nish Kumar is one of my favorites for that exact reason.

    • @tradtke101
      @tradtke101 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      That Nish/Mark song duet had you swooning?

    • @theo_aetc
      @theo_aetc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      all of them are very easy to crush on in my opinion

    • @beek.4860
      @beek.4860 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I feel that... Jon Richardson, Mark Watson... this show is ruining all of us

  • @lunelilyonrunescape
    @lunelilyonrunescape 3 ปีที่แล้ว +250

    Taskmaster channel owner(s): would you please consider adding professional subtitles to these videos to make them more accessible? I would really like to share them with one of my friends, but she needs subtitles to follow along. Also, they'd just be helpful for me, even though I have normal hearing--as an American, I sometimes don't understand or don't catch super fast jokes that include British slang, which is kinda sad not knowing what happened to make everyone laugh so hard.

    • @heatherreadsreddit8579
      @heatherreadsreddit8579 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      That would be wonderful!

    • @carissanleipold954
      @carissanleipold954 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      I would volunteer to do the subtitles for free.

    • @lenochod6
      @lenochod6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I would love that. I mean I am not fluent in English and sometimes I did not catch everything.

    • @RectanerTreadway
      @RectanerTreadway 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Just click on the CC button ....

  • @51Dutchman
    @51Dutchman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +241

    Discovering Taskmaster was easily one of the most enjoyable things to come out of 2020 for me. Thanks for the laughs this year, they were often very much needed.

    • @cannibalbananas
      @cannibalbananas 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Agreed. I started watching when lockdowns started, and love every episode that gets put up on YT 🥰

    • @kurtsudheim825
      @kurtsudheim825 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      True, but my q is how did you only find it now, & not years ago?

    • @51Dutchman
      @51Dutchman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@kurtsudheim825 I live in the United States, so I don’t have access to British TV channels.

  • @AboutTimeFFS
    @AboutTimeFFS 3 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    Being from the Orkney Islands, the rice task was one of the best things I've ever seen and Joe is my new hero.

  • @Case16710
    @Case16710 3 ปีที่แล้ว +215

    “Honestly dehumanizing” is really the point of the whole show.

    • @sharkofjoy
      @sharkofjoy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      It's peak human, I argue.

  • @emmeeemm
    @emmeeemm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    Man, seeing Paul auto-pilot reading the rice task and then just...breaking *all* of the multiple, well-defined rules was so painful to watch.

  • @TMTM7
    @TMTM7 3 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    As much as I love Greg's face when he laughs really hard, Alex's losing it face is just so good

  • @Redman-2490
    @Redman-2490 3 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    Jo with his awkwardness and bird knowledge has become my favorite I think

  • @mylatahiri2572
    @mylatahiri2572 3 ปีที่แล้ว +150

    Oh I am all for this Sian and Joe mom and son team lmao

  • @mirandakeigher819
    @mirandakeigher819 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    This is why Joe and Sian are my favorite team. So mismatched, just having a lovely time.

  • @pippa_peg
    @pippa_peg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +311

    Is Joe aware of how utterly adorable he is?

    • @evanthorn408
      @evanthorn408 3 ปีที่แล้ว +102

      i'm not sure he's aware of ANYTHING tbh lmaooo

    • @patiencekillz
      @patiencekillz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@evanthorn408 ASDFGHJKL

    • @EffyGomes
      @EffyGomes 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      @@evanthorn408 but at the same time he seems to be aware of EVERYTHING

  • @illibrium4590
    @illibrium4590 3 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    I spent an inordinate amount of time staring at Joe like "Where do I know you from?" ... and then having that moment ... "Oh, Greg shouted at you in The Inbetweeners."

    • @juliahelm9893
      @juliahelm9893 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      OMG I knew who Joe was and that they where both in the Inbetweeners, but it only just occurred to me, that Greg and Joe knew each other before taskmaster 🙈🤦‍♀️😂. (It doesn’t seem like that on the show.)

  • @liammazzanti2282
    @liammazzanti2282 3 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    I never knew how much I needed the Taskmaster house with anime eyes

    • @AmaraEmme
      @AmaraEmme 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Greg’s anime eyes, per the portrait!

  • @lipeeefl
    @lipeeefl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +137

    I love that joe has that face that he doesn't wanna be there at all

  • @bobstroganof3994
    @bobstroganof3994 3 ปีที่แล้ว +99

    in the first task paul tried to open a mango like an egg lmfao

    • @sfshinz
      @sfshinz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Still better than Romesh's watermelon opening techniques.

    • @just-tess
      @just-tess 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      maybe 'better' in an effectiveness sense. nothing is better than Romesh and the watermelon in my book though.

  • @cat_clawz9473
    @cat_clawz9473 3 ปีที่แล้ว +356

    Everyone is all "Joe Thomas this" or "Joe Thomas that" idk yall I've already emotionally attached to Iain. Hes like that extremely extroverted theatre kid in the DnD club

    • @oliver4705
      @oliver4705 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      I'm a big fan of both

    • @ivnmrtnz
      @ivnmrtnz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Extroverted for Dnd, introverted for Theater kids

    • @heartofgoldfish
      @heartofgoldfish 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He's a British version of Benjamin Wheeler

    • @mirandakeigher819
      @mirandakeigher819 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      As a member of a DnD group made of theater kids, I can confirm this energy is a match

    • @anjobanjo1221
      @anjobanjo1221 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I love both.
      I also have a strange emotional attachment to Paul Sinha.

  • @dark.angel1880
    @dark.angel1880 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    The moment Greg learns how to beat box is adorable. His face at 36:03 XD

  • @ahobbit1273
    @ahobbit1273 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    My first thought for the moustache task was to just get a marker and write “ceci n’est pas une moustache” on my face

  • @dirtz5702
    @dirtz5702 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Paul's face when Greg lists him in the beginning as one of the participants ist just like "wait, I'm in here as well?"

  • @PokerJoker811
    @PokerJoker811 3 ปีที่แล้ว +137

    It been almost every series that somebody has attempted to siphon as a part of a task, and thus far, we are yet to see anybody succeed.

    • @MrMonsterjesus
      @MrMonsterjesus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Didn’t Al Murray succeed one time after Alex carried the bucket for him?

    • @Milktube
      @Milktube 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@MrMonsterjesus You are correct, and PokerJoker is wrong. Al Murray correctly used a siphon in Series 3 moving water from one bucket to the other bucket task (without touching the buckets). He paid Alex to move the buckets closer but Alex refused to pour the water from the start bucket to the destination one, so Al used the included hose to create a siphon and Alex was willing to raise the start bucket for the siphon to begin working correctly.

  • @tsumichama
    @tsumichama 2 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    Joe is the definition of the guy who got on the show against his better judgement, and he can't get out of it because he's signed a contract so he's just suffering through it 🤣

  • @Skywolve1998
    @Skywolve1998 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Joe is one of my all time favorite contestants. He just always looks so lost and confused, even when he's absolutely crushing a task.

  • @KHQMaster
    @KHQMaster 3 ปีที่แล้ว +98

    One of my favourite things about this show is introducing me to hot guy comedians.
    Joe's real cute.

    • @Anarchristian_Beanz
      @Anarchristian_Beanz 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me but with hot female comedians.
      Except Jessica Knappett. She's annoying as hell.

  • @ledorod9064
    @ledorod9064 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    No one is going to talk about Iain casually throwing out "ball gag" at 28:38?

  • @stevemayne24
    @stevemayne24 3 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    I wanted to thank everyone here. 2020 was pretty hard for me and at a point was I was at a particularly low point I discovered your show. It made me laugh out loud for teh first time in so long that I was surprised by the noise. I can't tell you how much that meant to me, thank you.

    • @nohandle508
      @nohandle508 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I hope you're doing better now.

  • @pippa_peg
    @pippa_peg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    10:25
    I hope this year goes happy as Iain was with his Liphook mustache.

  • @drgjs58727
    @drgjs58727 3 ปีที่แล้ว +223

    Watching Paul's hands shiver after knowing his diagnosis breaks my heart.

    • @nicholelarue2499
      @nicholelarue2499 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I'm confused. What did I miss and was it part of this episode? I watched it straight through and missed that bit.

    • @nicholelarue2499
      @nicholelarue2499 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@tonythreepies9272 oh no! Poor guy. Thanks for informing me.

    • @creative_commander4973
      @creative_commander4973 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I think one time is during the rice task, when he’s scooping the rice into the balloon. His hands seem to be quite shaky

    • @vietbabe909
      @vietbabe909 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      It was noticable during the baby monitor task.

    • @70.rashidreyaz62
      @70.rashidreyaz62 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@nicholelarue2499 the comment got deleted , can you share the answer?

  • @somethingelse9176
    @somethingelse9176 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    The shot of Joe and Alex at 37:22 is possibly my favorite moment in the show.

  • @GiovanniBoss
    @GiovanniBoss 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    This series... I simply loved this cast from episode 1. Usually it takes a bit to warm up to everyone, but these people are just so lovely. 💜

  • @furrydreamer4443
    @furrydreamer4443 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    The look on Lord Davies' face as he realises he is beatboxing is precious.

  • @stanlibuda96
    @stanlibuda96 3 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    Hilarious episode! The whole time I was thinking why the hell is Paul Sinha wearing a bathrobe where ever he is? Is he ... Arthur Dent?

    • @platystrophia
      @platystrophia 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I love the jammies!

    • @ahobbit1273
      @ahobbit1273 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I also immediately thought Arthur Dent!

    • @jzthompson9598
      @jzthompson9598 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dent Arthur Dent, if you please.

    • @roundaboutrequiem98
      @roundaboutrequiem98 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@jzthompson9598 As in the late Dent Arthur Dent?

    • @jzthompson9598
      @jzthompson9598 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@roundaboutrequiem98 Indeed! From the best radio show ever performed!

  • @greystatevevo
    @greystatevevo ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Watching Paul try the rice task after learning of the diagnosis he got directly following the show is heartbreaking 🥺🥺

  • @ELY359
    @ELY359 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    Can't think of a better way to spend New Year's Eve, just me and the dog, a microwave dinner and 'Taskmaster'.

    • @zyaicob
      @zyaicob 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That sounds outstanding

  • @bridgetjones9183
    @bridgetjones9183 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Apparently I'm in love with all the Joes. First Lycett, now Thomas. 😍

    • @lenochod6
      @lenochod6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      same... I think I have finally a type.

    • @15skysky
      @15skysky ปีที่แล้ว +6

      what about wilkinson, and, if you count the different spelling, brand?

  • @dr_alejandro
    @dr_alejandro 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    It's good to know after that team meeting that all the characters Joe plays are actually just himself, not acting.

  • @adamradford8053
    @adamradford8053 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    They way Sian says "I think you're lying" has cured me, it's so cute

  • @jeremyk5414
    @jeremyk5414 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I’ve never been happier that season 8 and hopefully 9 are here !!

  • @wfbgenius
    @wfbgenius ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I love Greg’s face when he realizes that ‘boots and cats’ does sound like beatboxing.

    • @egyptiansushi
      @egyptiansushi 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      what is the line between "sounds like" and "is"!

  • @letiziageltz1782
    @letiziageltz1782 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    2020 comes to an end today and a new episode of taskmaster is still the best thing that happens today

  • @veggiesarefruits
    @veggiesarefruits ปีที่แล้ว +6

    That moment of pure joy on Greg's face when he learned the 'boots and cats' beatboxing beginners trick just so beautiful to see.

  • @user-zh4vo1kw1z
    @user-zh4vo1kw1z 3 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    can't let go of how much Joe Thomas reminds me of a flabbergasted Sam Rockwell...

    • @brilliantchaos5397
      @brilliantchaos5397 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Right? Good to know I’m not the only one who sees that

    • @emmathomas6184
      @emmathomas6184 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Never noticed that until you pointed it out! I love Sam Rockwell!

  • @anjobanjo1221
    @anjobanjo1221 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Dear Lovely Taskmaster Merch Department,
    Please make prints available of the striking and variously styled portraits of the handsome Taskmaster displayed in the house.
    I would also be interested in a coffee table book of all Taskmaster related artworks presented throughout the run. I'll bet I'm not the only one.

    • @wfbgenius
      @wfbgenius 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They do have some coasters with the different portraits for sale, if you dare put something on his magnificent face.

  • @talkingscribe8898
    @talkingscribe8898 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I'm glad somebody thought to wash the honey jar.

  • @lfcguitarkid
    @lfcguitarkid ปีที่แล้ว +12

    "Mhmm... yeah... that is weird, isn't it?"
    Joe Thomas providing the most underrated TaskMaster moment in history 😂

  • @pubcollize
    @pubcollize 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    That painting of the Taskmaster is probably the best one so far.

  • @rw4578
    @rw4578 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Happy new year, dear Taskmaster viewers and team. May 2021 bring us lots of happiness and silly hilarious tasks. Love you!

  • @Potato8884
    @Potato8884 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Joe's awkwardness is frankly award winning

  • @4426
    @4426 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    FINALLY I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR SO LONG

  • @evegasse6999
    @evegasse6999 3 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    "There's just a fundamental difference between what Alex and I find funny." ...I think Alex is the funniest person in the world and he can the smallest things funny, be it slight facial expression changes or little phrases like "big if!" or "yet!" I do find Greg funny too though.

    • @TurkeyMeat
      @TurkeyMeat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      They are really great friends off camera it is just a persona for the show. Alex is actually the mastermind behind the whole thing and writes a lot of the jokes!

    • @evegasse6999
      @evegasse6999 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@TurkeyMeat Yes... I know that. Their humour is very different though.

    • @PeterCrighton
      @PeterCrighton 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mert Aksac!

    • @goldenpony822
      @goldenpony822 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@TurkeyMeat great friends? Didn't Greg make fun of Alex genuinely not knowing jack**** about his personal life?

    • @TurkeyMeat
      @TurkeyMeat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@goldenpony822 when?

  • @andrewjorlin
    @andrewjorlin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    That anime painting of the Taskmaster is just the best

    • @Kyrieru
      @Kyrieru 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Unfortunately it's anime as drawn by someone who doesn't know how to draw anime.

    • @sirleebutler
      @sirleebutler 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      the weird orientalist styling of this season slightly ruins it for me.

    • @andrewjorlin
      @andrewjorlin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@sirleebutler Aside from the painting what else did u find orientalistic disturbing if i may ask?

    • @andrewjorlin
      @andrewjorlin 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Kyrieru Maybe its supposed to be a bit goofy too?

    • @andrewjorlin
      @andrewjorlin 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@rachelkim6134 Well too bad u dislike the art, at least u can admit thats what they were going for right? ^,^'

  • @redumptious2544
    @redumptious2544 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I love Paul’s laugh. It’s so happy 😃

  • @driverjayne
    @driverjayne 3 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    Oh man people coming in to a room and hugging. Remember those days?

    • @Uncle_T
      @Uncle_T 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You mean like Joe and Sian? :D

  • @roisinm6292
    @roisinm6292 3 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    Really admire Lou not wanting to waste food. Much as I enjoy taskmaster, there can be serious food or water waste in tasks.

  • @vixtorocha
    @vixtorocha 3 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    The audience really does make a difference

    • @patrickfrancis7560
      @patrickfrancis7560 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      idk dude. i really like how series 10 felt. it felt like comedians having a good time rather than showing off to an audience.

  • @RamadaArtist
    @RamadaArtist 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I know that every time a contestant calls something "dehumanizing" they name the show after Greg's response to it, but I really feel like this show should have been named "Balaflue."

  • @briiimochi3366
    @briiimochi3366 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    *please dont touch that just yet" Paul looking so scared 26:00

  • @elpelagatos
    @elpelagatos 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    When they enter the room for the team task: British social awkwardness at its best

  • @amandaa8342
    @amandaa8342 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The episode was very enjoyable, as always... I especially loved Greg’s reaction to Alex’s joke during the banter section at the beginning.
    Thank you for uploading full episodes during 2020, it really helped me get through this awful year. You brought a lot a laughter to my life when I needed it the most.
    Best wishes for 2021 to Lord Greg Davies, Little Alex Horne, the taskmaster team and the fans. Happy New Year!

  • @ozanyoung2909
    @ozanyoung2909 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    "Oh, of course. It's mango, isn't it? Mango's different. It's different to a bowl."
    Quote of the episode.

  • @vikrantd8415
    @vikrantd8415 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Not exaggerating, every Friday seeing the Taskmaster channel post a new video makes me truly smile. Can't thank little Alex and his team enough for this!

  • @peterwolfraim7728
    @peterwolfraim7728 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Today, to the day, is the one year anniversary of the first time I watched taskmaster. Happy taskmasterversary

  • @panda4247
    @panda4247 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Funny, how when under pressure, they went for the weird birds and not for the basic ones, like duck, goose, stork, albatross, robin, pidgeon,... from the tip of my head

    • @sfshinz
      @sfshinz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ...or Balaflew.

  • @ashleyq8748
    @ashleyq8748 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Anyways Week 2 with a Joe appreciation comment. 10/10 would still cuddle and console the man:)

  • @justyouraveragenerd1493
    @justyouraveragenerd1493 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Each season there is a contestant I would not hesitate to die for, So far I’m thinking it’s gonna be Joe (something about him is so relatable)

  • @oscarinacan
    @oscarinacan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love how they all have tea all the time

  • @somethingelse9176
    @somethingelse9176 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    In fairness to Sian and Paul, I cannot think of a single noise that would convey "compass."

    • @dominateeye
      @dominateeye 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's not a single noise, but a series: heh huh hee hi hee huh. "Never eat slimy worms." A mnemonic device for remembering North, East, South and West.

  • @ClearlyASMR
    @ClearlyASMR 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    omigosh gregs face at 10:25 is hilarious. he just looks so unimpressed lol and then the comment, "the lip hook things annoyed me" haha i love this show

  • @cara_carambola
    @cara_carambola 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    "Aaah... AAAAH! Ah."
    I love Joe

  • @kevinmeyer6427
    @kevinmeyer6427 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Joe & Sian are a fascinating team. Love how they progress throughout the series.