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    Taskmaster (Greg Davies sets some comedians daft challenges!)

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    • #1832
      Badly Drunk Boy
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      https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121616476#Comment_121616476

      I'm not a fan of Joanne McNally either but I think this might suit her. Sophie Willan is the one that I'm not interested in. Don't like her at all.

      I saw John Robins on something recently and was thinking "Why hasn't he done Taskmaster?". He has now! 😄



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      https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121617653#Comment_121617653

      John Robins has been pushing for a long time tbh I think he is friends with Alex. Mentioned it a lot on his radio show in a passive aggressive jokey manner.

      I find Joanne McNally incredibly annoying but who knows. I love Sophie Willan have you watched Alma's not normal?



    • #1834
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      Meh on Joanne also but Nick Mohammed has the potential to be brilliant on this. Can't wait to see him. Enjoyed the show last night. Thought Dara and Sophie were excellent. Kinda relieved Mae couldn't make it. Kiell was a better fit.

      Am Yisrael Chai - Bring them home.



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      https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121617674#Comment_121617674

      I think I watched two episodes of Alma's Not Normal before deciding it wasn't for me. I've seen her being interviewed and on something else too.(ETA: As Yet Untitled).

      Who knows? Maybe she'll be great! 😄



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      https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121618104#Comment_121618104

      To be fair, an empty chair would have been more entertaining than Mae Martin.



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    • #1837
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      Series 17 starts on March 28th at 9pm on Channel 4. 



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      https://youtube.com/u3WVJ5HljVc

      Post edited by Basq on


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      Greg Davies playing three nights in Vicar Street in October 2025. Presale for the Friday and Saturday sold out in an hour. Rest of tickets on sale on Thursday. 

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    • #1840
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      https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121940861#Comment_121940861

      Plenty left for all dates when I bought my tickets an hour ago



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      https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121942597#Comment_121942597

      They sold out earlier and then released more later in the day.



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    • #1842
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      Very fecking expensive for a stand up. 133 for two tickets, slightly disappointed with Greg for having such high prices(still going so I can't really moan if I'm willing to pay it) .



    • #1843
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      New series starting in less than half an hour klaxon!

      Series_17.jpg


    • #1844
      Basq
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      That first task.. am convinced that's been done before..

      EDIT: First series.. close enough to it..

      https://youtu.be/FjOZ4vkftmY?si=OYY3yTsmo8bDEa4B

      As expected - enjoying all contestants bar McNally, though Mohammed is incredibly awkward when he's not being "Nate The Great" or "Mr Swallows".



    • #1845
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      God almighty I think this episode is absolutely crap, I haven't even cracked a smile once never mind laugh!



    • #1846
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      That was one of the worst episodes ever, every task was quite poor. Hopefully it'll get better.



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      Quite a poor episode.

      I hope it's not going to be one of those seasons.



    • #1848
      gmisk
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      I like the cast this year in other things...with one big exception...Joanne McNally...how does anyone listen to her screeching on with that bizarre put on accent not to mention that botched face! I can't believe people would pay money to see her live.

      Unlike most of the posters on here I enjoyed episode 1. It takes time to build up.

      Nick Mohammed is adorable (loved his off menu), Johnny JR love him on radio he was grand a bit nervous, Sophie Willan will be excellent value I predict, Steve Pemberton was fine (is he really a comedian though? Or a comedy actor?)



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      Agreed on McNally. Her voice and her demeanour are insufferable.



    • #1850
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      episode was grand. McNally definitely a try hard. Rest of them seem good craic and into it in the right way



    • #1851
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      I didn't mind the episode. The tasks themselves weren't great, which can often be the death of a series with good contestants, but as first episodes go I didn't think it was bad enough to be worried about the rest of the series yet.



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    • #1852
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      Just watched the first episode. I liked the prize task, rest of it was pretty meh.

      Not really getting the anti McNally vibe, she was no worse than anyone else and better than a couple of them.



    • #1853
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      https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121967090#Comment_121967090

      I said previously that I wasn't a Joanne McNally fan but thought she might do okay in this. I still think that, even though the first episode wasn't exactly amazing..for anyone. She was still okay.



    • #1854
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      First episode was OK, had me laughing in a few places. I only really know Steve Pemberton from this lot.



    • #1855
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      Average Taskmaster is still decent telly



    • #1856
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      https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121973776#Comment_121973776

      That's fair. We're probably a bit spoiled with the amount of seasons that have been stonecold classics.



    • #1857
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      were earliest taskers more ambitious



    • #1858
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      Decent episode. Woeful live task, possibly one of the worst.



    • #1859
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      Better than last week but still quite dull. Theres not really much of a dynamic between the contestants yet. But that could be just how it'w being edited though.

      Live task was quite unfair for the team of 2



    • #1860
      Basq
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      https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121977621#Comment_121977621

      I think you've hit the nail on the head regarding contestants.

      There's zero banter between contestants in studio - no slagging of each other or interjecting with funny remarks or comments. They all seem very clinical and polite.



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    • #1861
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      Decent enough episode. Terrible live task again and they could do with retiring those Go-Pros for a while.

      Thought Joanne was quite funny tonight, finding Nick quite dull though



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