Just to note two things... I'm happy to see you back, your reaction videos, especially with Taskmaster are fun. But also just to say, you don't owe any of us this, if you ever feel you need a break again or to just go do something else, we won't be hurt. Make sure you're #1 each day.

I've fallen head over heels for Sophie, she is an absolute lunatic and I love it.

Oh also! In case no one else explains, Nick did an interview where he explained the vampire outfit. He's never been on-camera as "himself" before. Even when he does 8 out of 10 Cats he's playing Mr. Swallow or another character. This was the first time it would be just him, no mask or filter or anything, and he was extremely nervous about putting himself out there like that. So he wanted to separate Task Nick from Real Nick. He also said there was very little thought put into it. "We were discussing options and I said, 'Well, maybe I could be Dracula...' and the producers said, 'Great!' and hung up."

When the world needed him most, he returned

Steve Pemberton is seriously one of the best actors and writers around today, League of Gentlemen, Psychoville and Inside No 9 ( which is a brilliantly darkly comic anthology series ( think Black Mirror, but far better.) His partner in crime is the equally brilliant Reece Shearsmith 😊😊😊😊😊

Oh my god series 16 was an all-timer! The whole cast were fantastic.

I'm absolutely convinced you'd like Inside No.9. Perfect half-hour jewels of standalone storytelling, each with it's own mysteries to ponder.

Steve Pemberton is the best thing to happen to you on taskmaster, he’s opened the door to inside number 9 which you will adore. He’s mainly known for League of Gentlemen which had darkest humour in any tv show ever but amazingly brilliant.

I love how far John Robins went with his homage to Freddie Mercury only to be absolutely upstaged by Nick's vampire costume. If you know John Robins though this just makes it funnier.

Series 16 was my favourite series

I can't tell you how happy I am that you are back. There are other people now doing Taskmaster reactions, but you are by far my favorite. I have always enjoyed that you don't just watch an episode, but talk about it afterwards. Season 17 is amazing so far, but 16 was one of the best in my opinion, so I am really looking forward to seeing what you think of it.

I’m so glad you are well but I’m also glad to see you watch Taskmaster again, your reactions are one of my favourite things

Nick is known by many as Nate from "Ted Lasso", but he does a character - you referenced 8 out ot 10 Cats Does Countdown - as a character, so he's more comfortable having some veil of being someone else when he performs, which I think is why he did the tasks as a vampire, just a bit of camouflage rather than just himself.

Keep an eye out for when Nick is on screen as a vampire, you won't be able to see his reflection!

Pausing during the prize task because I need to comment already. You are clearly so joyful watching this again... tons of laughs - I'm so glad to see that! As I said before, don't push yourself too hard just to satisfy us, but it's immediately obvious you're satisfied yourself with the show!

Sophie and Joanne are the most chaotic for sure..they are the source of most in task entertainment this series, imo. Steve and John are both on the more "efficient" side of things, but both have their moments. Nick is all over the place, surprisingly talented in some areas, and occasionally spectacularly mad.

Welcome back Neil! Glad to see you're back, hope you are doing well! All the best from the Netherlands!

This is my very first series of Taskmaster that I'm following. 7 episodes in, Steve is my favourite task-wise, but Sophie is my favourite for entertainment value.

Yes Neil!!!!! So happy you're ok and back doing reactions. I used to love SO much watching your reaction after watching the episode myself first. Hope you can catch up on the last season too when you have the time.

I'm grateful you're back. That sudden departure (it was sudden as far as I'm aware) scared many of us, I even considered that something tragic had befallen you. Missed your reactions. I'm curious it you're gonna pick up where you left off on them. I would be so giddy.

Awh it's just so great to see you back. I missed your videos. I feel like I'm watching it with a friend I haven't seen in a year 😁❤️🇮🇪

"Poachers are a real danger to eggs ... not as dangerous as boilers..." 😂 Don't you mean ... friars (fryers)? I'll see myself out...

Commenting before the ep starts but I just want to say how happy I am to see you back reacting to TM 😊 nice to get to watch alongside you again

Steve Pemberton is in a show called "inside number 9", which is an anthology of standalone episodes of dark comedy. I think you'd really like it!

Welcome back, Neil! Like you I didn’t care much for his Mr Swallow character but Nick completely won my heart on Ted Lasso. He’s a legit dramatic actor.

Steve Pemberton started in a show called The League Of Gentlemen with Reece Shearsmith and Mark Gatiss who I’m sure you will know. They play almost all of the characters in the show which is gloriously dark humour. I am certain that you would love it. Steve has done a number of films as an excellent supporting actor. Nick has also appeared in a recent show called Renegade Nell. I really enjoyed it.

Glad to see these back, you are THE Taskmaster reactions guy on KZfaq.

You totally made my day. Going to KZfaq and seeing that you uploaded a new video, put a very big smile on my face. Love and hugs from Germany 😊

While I don't watch Fallout, was SO happy to see your name pop back up the other day. Even more excited you're back to TM - happy to be watching a live season with you again though 16 is an all time best so can't wait for you to circle back!

NEIL!!! So happy to see you back!

Miss you and your reactions. Glad you are back

Oh Neil, I’m so happy to see you back. Just so pleased to see you and know that all is well with you.

Welcome back. I've never been a fan of Mr Swallow but the real Nick Mohammed has grown on me.

So glad you are back! Was genuinely worried. Loving this - but also can't wait for you to see S16 which was a chaotic joy.

I'm the kind of person that waited for episode 10 so I could binge whole the series, so I'm late to the party, I'm looking forward hearing your take on it, glad you are posting them and thanks!

Glad to see you're back, Neil. One thing that is absurdly subtle that I didn't pick out until someone else pointed it out, is that the editing team blocked out Nick's reflection in the river while he's speaking to Alex. Because he's a vampire.

You're back! Looking forward to your commentary ❤

Glad you're back and okay!

So good to have you back! Series 17 has been a lot of fun but series 16 was top tier for me, up there with series 7. Hoping copyright treats you kindly from here on out :)

So so lovely to see you back! I want to echo other comments about how this is on YOUR terms, and you don't owe us anything -- everything on this channel is a gift. Hope you're well and thriving xx

Ive been a fan of Steve for ever so was so happy when i saw he was doing TM! I love Nick too ... lovely to see you Neil 👋👋👋 i loved the on stage sausage task 😂

Neil! Couldn’t believe it when I saw the KZfaq notification. So glad to have you back! Taskmaster has not been the same without your reactions. Hope you are well sir and welcome back.

Taken me a minute, but I finally got round to watching this!🤦‍♂️so glad you're back mate,really missed your tm reactions/breakdowns 👌🏼👏👏💜

Love your taskmaster reactions. Watched all three videos since your break and couldn’t be happier to see you back each time.

So nice to see you back and well Neil. 😁

I just realized that you haven't been on my recommended feed in what feels like a year. Time to catch up on my favorite Taskmaster-Reactor's videos!

I've missed your Taskmaster reactions too Neil . They always start with a virtually unknown cast maybe a couple of familiar names and you always get to know and like all of them over the weeks .

Heck yeah let's go! So stoked you're back and SO stoked you're back to reacting to Taskmaster! Fallout reactions have been wonderful but I'm happy for some old familiar 😊 great job as always!

Whoa. Your departure was so sudden, and so long, I assumed something really bad (and permanent) had happened. Glad to see it was just frustration at KZfaq.

Great to see you back!

I'm glad you're back!

Yay for more TM! I was just wondering if you have plans to resume other reactions? I was really enjoying rewatching Fringe with you.

Great to see you back Neil🥰 your videos were missed

Series 16 is the best series of Taskmaster ever!!!

So happy you are back!!!! You are my favourite reaction

I really enjoyed the Taskmaster Podcast for this episode which had John as the guest. I wasn't familiar with him, but I found what he had to say really interesting. Enjoying having you back!

I’m so happy to see you back doing Taskmaster reaction. I’m in hospital at the moment and this has cheered me right up

We are so fucking back

Welcome back, look forward to your reactions to Taskmaster. Surprised and delighted to see you back.

So happy to have you back. I missed watching along with you, so calm. Hope you are well 🎉

I'm happier you're in a place where you can do these videos again than I am about the videos themselves. That said, I'm pretty happy about the videos. Definitely the best TM reactor around, and I hope you enjoy the catchup!

If all we had was your excellent previous commentary, my life would've continued happy, but I'm so glad you're back for as long as you're happy doing videos. I hoped you were off working on some great life stuff. Anyway welcome back to season 17s chaos. "In what regard?" From Nick was awesome, I adore him and Steve Pemberton together. Nicks reason for the vampire outfit is funny and sad - he'd just had his 3rd kid and was tired!

Great to see you and these reactions back, someone may have mentioned it already but John Robins has a KZfaq channel with Alex Horne called ‘Bad Golf’. Whether you’re a golf fan or not, I highly recommend anyone to check it out, very entertaining!

I really hope you continue Person of Interest. I really enjoyed wachting you reaction to that show

thought of you when I watched new TM. glad to see you back Neil

Good to see you back Neil. Please catch up TM with us.

Neil, my Taskmaster passion was flagging a little bit, and having you back sparks it all back again. Hope you're doing well and really happy to see you!

Good to see you back. As othrrs have said, you ahould check out Leqgue of Gentlemen and Inside Number Nine, both of which are quality. Gentlemen is a dark comedy with a cast of characters set in a twisted English village. Inside Number 9, are half hour individual dramas/comedies that take the best elements of well known themes and play with them. Also dark. I remember some atandout episodes featuring a man having a nervoua breakdown after helping the homeless, a witch trial, suicide hotlines and a robbery where there is no dialogue being good eqrly episodes, but some are beyond that, almost shakespearian. An epiaode where someone saves a last breath for money, and one based at Christmas which is genuinely upsetting. But. You have missed taskmaster series 16, with a great cast. I dont know if you watched it on haitus, but it is well worth a series of videos if not. Anyway, keep up the good work, and make sure it is a pleasure for yourself as well as your audience. Peace.

Great to have you back!

Glad Ya Back Mate! 🥰

Neil reacting to Taskmaster again, nature is healing. As others have said, Steve Pemberton is twisty genius. I expected him to run either the Dara O'Briain 'lives up to the clever expectations' experience or join the list of clever types that came unstuck in this series.

It is really good to see you again. 😊

Lovely to have TM reactions back the 2 series you missed were awesome, hope to have those reacted too one day.

I'm so happy you are back. It's like coming home after a long day. Now back to the video :D

Huzzah Taskmaster reactions are back. Like a fair few of the recent series there's only one contestant I was unfamiliar with, that being Joanne. Series 16 is solid, even if I'm not a fan of one contestant. Really fun NY treat for you. And the CoC is also a good one.

Great to see you back Neil.

Came across your channel last week or so, so you came back at a very convenient time for me! Glad to see you are okay. If you watched Season 3, Sara Pascoe brought in a Queen-theme clock for a prize task that belonged to her boyfriend. That boyfriend was John from this season! They are no longer together now, but it's a fun little connection. Definitely can't wait to see series 16 reactions from you, it was an all-timer great cast.

Glad you are back Neil!! I didn’t even find your channel until very shortly before you went away. Hope everything is ok with you now.

Yes... you need to watch the tv series Inside Number 9 ... I think you will love it... half hour long episodes in this anthology series with twists ... fantastic show if you like the armchair detective work.. and I know you do! ... as always I love the videos and it's amazing to see you back 😌

As others have mentioned, the presence of Steve Pemberton has opened you up to an amazing world. I should stress, I'm not prone to hyperbole. I know these days, people say everything is amazing and the greatest film ever was the one they saw last weekend. So when I say this, I mean it literally: THE WORK OF REECE SHEARSMITH AND STEVE PEMBERTON IS ACTUAL GENIUS AND INSIDE No9 IS ONE OF THE GREATEST SHOWS EVER MADE! You should DEFINITELY seek it out!!

Awesome, I was missing your taskmaster reactions!

Welcome back Neil series 16 and 17 were great hope you enjoy and Avalon stays cool this time.

Uah you're back taskmaster hasn't been the same without you

So glad to see you doing Taskmaster again! I laughed out loud at the line about poachers being dangerous to eggs (but not as dangerous as boilers!).

Hey man! I was just thinking this morning about how I hadn't seen your videos for a while and I was wondering how you were doing, so I'm so glad this just popped up! I've been missing going through the episodes with you as they drop.

I'm a little late to this, but boy am I glad to see you back, it's always so much fun to rewatch the episode through your eyes, now I wonder what the next time I think Oh, Neil is going to love that! will be 😁 I'm pretty sure I'd seen Nick around on some panel show and the only things I've seen Steve in was as a nazi in Good omens and when he was on Pointless celebrities with Michael Sheen 😅

This has been my favourite cast in a long time - They're all so silly

It's good to see you again!

Brilliant to see you back reacting to the best TV show. We're 7 episodes in on this series here in the UK. I think it's an enjoyable series with a very likeable set of contestants, but personally Steve Pemberton is my favourite as a brilliantly talented actor and writer, especially for League of Gentlemen and Inside No 9. He's such a try hard on Taskmaster too, no low-effort contestants this series! Truly brilliant 💖

Welcome back! Like the other commenters have said, Steve Pemberton is part of a comedy writing trio/duo/team, and performer that have created some of the weirdest, wonderful comedy shows in the last 25 years. The dvd for one of their shows, The league of gentlemen, starts with a question on screen, "are you local?" . If you pick no, it doesn't play.

Glad to have you back and looking well, I have wondered how you’ve been over the last year, it’s been a good series this one as they are all slightly bonkers

Omg yayyyyyy!! Mate absolutely thrilled to see you back again. Hope life's treating ya well. Every week taskmaster has been on in your break time, I've been a little sad remembering we wouldn't have your reaction to share in the joy with.

Good to see you back.

Yes! I'm so excited for this!

Steve also goes on lots of regular quiz shows in the uk and he always does very well hes smart.

So happy to have you and tm back 💛

Watched the video now and this may sound a little exaggerated but it's felt like there's been something missing from my Taskmaster viewing experience while you've been away, it's so nice you're back and I just love how much you pick up on so many of the small details which others just don't. Looking forward to the next few reactions, enjoy your weekend!

So good to see you back Neil! I always enjoy your reactions. I don't know much about the contestants this series either. I know Nick sometimes goes by the stage name 'Mr Swallow' on panel shows and is also an actor. Steve Pemberton was a part of the league of gentlemen and I think was in Benidorm too. Other than that I have nothing lol

I missed your reactions these past series you were gone, Neil. Glad to see you back, hope everything is okay with you and that you will like series 17 :)

Nick is the son Greg wants. Alex is the son Greg has. Mate, good to see ya❤