Taskmaster (Greg Davies sets some comedians daft challenges!)

Basq

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123093489#Comment_123093489

Matthew Baynton one of creators and stars of Ghosts and Horrible Histories, plus small part in Gavin and Stacey.

https://youtu.be/WjyGpmAY8BE?si=Oulczv7dyQAnSh4J

Exclamation Marc

Back on May 1st for Series 19!

Basq

Finally - seems like it's been a long time coming.

TM AU isn't doing it for me this year at all.

Also - the opener of Game Changer S7 is worthwhile if you're a fan. It's basically an hour long version of the prize task from Taskmaster.

https://x.com/GameChangerSam/status/1910374825329361062

Mr Crispy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_2xCORlP88

Looking forward to this season.

Basq

^ I've no doubt Fatiha El-Ghorri's "Bruv Schtick" will get old real fast..

Exclamation Marc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123365978#Comment_123365978

No matter what show I seen her on, she's always unfunny. Drab without any humour.

Basq

Basically her entire "bit" is defying Muslim stereotypes by making crude jokes and speaking like a 20 year old "geezer" from London.

It's mind-boggling that she's gotten as far as she has really.

Penn

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123366327#Comment_123366327

I've barely seen her on anything, maybe a clip or two from Outsiders, but isn't the whole "geezer" side of things not the same as the likes of Guz Khan & Jamali Maddox (and a few others like Big Zuu) in that a lot of Muslim youth from London just really do talk like that? Or does she just really lean into it on purpose?

Basq

She definitely leans into it moreso as a female Muslim, given there's more of a stereotype of being reserved and obedient to family values and needs.

Not a huge fan of Guz Khan, but Jamali Maddox is genuinely a very funny guy.. different class of comedian than Fatiha.

Dodge

how funny someone is outside of taskmaster doesn’t always equate to how they are on the show. Jamali was one of the worst contestants ever on it IMO

Happy to wait and see what this cast is like on the show too

Mr Crispy

I don't mind Fatiha. Saw her on Outsiders and I don't remember being annoyed by her at all.

salmocab

I’m happy to wait and see, nearly every season there’s been someone who made my heart sink on announcement that was at worst fine and in some cases quite good.
the format sometimes works for people that on a normal panel show might not

corcaigh07

I dreaded Rosie Jones last season, she was great!

Same with Al Murray in Season 5 (I think), I find his pub persona loathsome, he was good on TM.