Taskmaster (Greg Davies sets some comedians daft challenges!)

Basq · 06-09-2015 4:15pm #1

Anyone else enjoy this? Just finished it's first season on Dave last week.

Greg Davies and Alex Horne (sans band) set often silly tasks to some very funny people including Frank Skinner, Josh Widdicombe and Tim Keyes.

Consistently very funny throughout it's 6 episodes.. definitely worth a look!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Na6wZ_hjRM

Skid X · 06-09-2015 4:19pm

Yeah, I really enjoyed it. They had a great mix of comedians and it became essential viewing for me once I got into it. I'm sure Dave will give it a repeat soon.

A simple idea that cost very little but was executed very well.

Toto Wolfcastle · 06-09-2015 4:19pm

I thought it was brilliant. Very clever idea, especially not showing any of them what the others did until they were filming the show.

Basq · 06-09-2015 4:22pm

Skid X wrote: »

They had a great mix of comedians and it became essential viewing for me once I got into it.

The same 5 comedians throughout was a bit jarring at first.. when you're used to the rotating panel show format - but it was such a fun group of people that it did really work. I don't like Roisin Conaty much at all, but her general dimness throughout was very entertaining - particularly when picked apart by the others!

Basq · 06-09-2015 4:24pm

Skid X wrote: »

I'm sure Dave will give it a repeat soon.

Actually heads-up, Dave are repeating the whole first season this afternoon / evening.. started at 4pm so it's half way through episode 1 but you could easily Sky+ or watch the rest.

EDIT: Actually, it's only episodes 1 - 3.

Degag · 13-09-2015 1:47pm

Episodes 4-6 on Dave from 4pm

Skid X · 11-03-2016 2:11pm

All change for Series 2 ...

The contestants have been announced for the second series of Taskmaster.

Jon Richardson, Richard Osman, Joe Wilkinson, Katherine Ryan and Doc Brown are the comedians who will be set challenges by Greg Davies.

And Alex Horne, who also devised the show, will again be keeping score when the show returns to. Dave later this year.

http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2016/03/11/24364/revealed%3A_whos_in_series_2_of_taskmaster

I would have preferred the Series 1 contestants all over again. Hard to know how the newbies will get on.

Not familiar with Doc Brown, not a fan of the miserable Katherine Ryan but the other three should be decent.

Basq · 11-03-2016 4:30pm

Jon Richardson, Richard Osman and Joe Wilkinson could be great. Katherine Ryan is horrible. And Doc Brown?

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Basq · 15-04-2016 2:30pm

FYI - series 3 contestants are as follows: Dave Gorman, Al Murray, Rob Beckett, Sara Pascoe, Paul Chowdhry.

They're filming two series in quick succession:

Basq · 31-05-2016 6:49pm

Starts back on 21st June..

allybhoy · 01-06-2016 3:41pm

Thanks for the heads up, Really enjoyed season one, clever and simple idea well executed with decent guests. Hopefully season 2 and 3 live up to the first.

Vic_08 · 18-06-2016 6:30am

1st Ep of series 2 is now available on UKTV play and sky on demand.

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 18-06-2016 11:27pm

Watched all of Season 1 today. Great show - very simple format, and always entertaining. Looking forward to season 2.

Degag · 19-06-2016 7:45pm

Watched the new episode earlier. Really good!

Basq · 19-06-2016 8:07pm

Joe Wilkinson slow-mo was tragic, but hilarious!

Mr.Prodston · 21-06-2016 12:13pm

I loved this show last year and the first episode was on top form again. I laughed so hard at that slow mo!! :pac:

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 26-06-2016 12:36am

Just got around to the first episode of Season 2 - smile on my face from start to finish, great stuff.

As much as I loved the Season 1 competitors, I think this season's bunch will outshine them, if episode 1 was any indicator.

Posy · 26-06-2016 12:40am

LOVED this series!!

I have the new episode recorded to watch tomorrow- really looking forward to it, especially after hearing optimistic reviews here.

Toto Wolfcastle · 29-06-2016 8:20pm

The nursery rhyme videos in the second episode were so funny.

Degag · 05-07-2016 11:42pm

Really good episode tonight! This is one of the best things on tv at the moment!

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 06-07-2016 2:01am

"Is there any significance to 42 Calippos?"
"It was all they had..."

Another great episode.

ahlookit · 06-07-2016 10:01am

First time seeing it last night - very entertaining. Joe Wilkinson is just hilarious, the 42 Calippos and 8 cans of extra strong beer were a masterstroke. That'll be my shopping list this evening. I'll try to find first series, although being on Dave I'm sure it'll be repeated soon!

Degag · 06-07-2016 5:35pm

ahlookit wrote: »

First time seeing it last night - very entertaining. Joe Wilkinson is just hilarious, the 42 Calippos and 8 cans of extra strong beer were a masterstroke. That'll be my shopping list this evening. I'll try to find first series, although being on Dave I'm sure it'll be repeated soon!

It's on On Demand if you have it.

Ruu · 07-07-2016 12:59am

This is very good. I went back and watched Series 1. The poor Swedish chap.

maudgonner · 07-07-2016 12:39pm

Ruu wrote: »

This is very good. I went back and watched Series 1. The poor Swedish chap.

Poor Josh Widdicome had it worse, with the beans, rice etc

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 07-07-2016 6:28pm

maudgonner wrote: »

Poor Josh Widdicome had it worse, with the beans, rice etc

My favourite part of that was when he came up with a mathematical solution to figuring out the rice and not having to count the entire bag - he was so smug in the VT about it, thinking the others would've counted each individual grain... It was comedy at its finest...

Shlippery · 09-07-2016 2:41pm

Only heard about by his show from this thread, just binged hrough every episode. Absolutely genius stuff.

Chemistry is unreal! And lord Greg can do no wrong!

Creative brilliance!

Posy · 11-07-2016 12:48am

Toto Wolfcastle wrote: »

The nursery rhyme videos in the second episode were so funny.

Jon's "Three blind Mice" was genius.

I've always thought a nursery rhyme about hacking the tails off small (blind) animals was pretty barbaric!!

Skid X · 11-07-2016 1:40pm

I remember reading a review where someone suggested this show would do really well in an early Saturday evening slot on BBC1.

I'd agree with that, it's a really fun inoffensive show and anyone I know who has watched it enjoyed it. It's a great show for Dave but I suspect lots of people who would love it have never seen it.

Guy:Incognito · 11-07-2016 1:43pm

Dave are making some good shows. Between this, Alan Davies As Yet Untitled and Modern Life Is Goodish, theres some very good comedy there.

Basq · 11-07-2016 2:13pm

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

Dave are making some good shows. Between this, Alan Davies As Yet Untitled and Modern Life Is Goodish, theres some very good comedy there.

Agreed - I think what works for them is they're making shows that I don't think the likes of BBC would ever commission..

"So we're going to do a show with a bunch of comedians doing random tasks like throwing potatoes into a hole?"
"Next..!"
"OK, what about a show where Alan Davies talks to a bunch of comedians for an hour about nothing in particular?"
"Nope..!"
"Last one, what about a guy doing a presentation for an hour?"
"Get out of my office!"

Taskmaster (Greg Davies sets some comedians daft challenges!)

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