I had to reply 10 times…that was genuinely hilarious 😂

That whole clip is just something else

Find the one where he does the same with Nish as well.

@@saltytrey oh I've seen that too. I just really love the back and forth here with James.

The fact that Greg used to be a school teacher makes a lot of sense when you see that.

I won't lie - 40% tempted. £17 a year - that's less than 5p a day to be sent 'interesting' pictures.

@@alexvaraderey I have two of their books (Cloudspotter's Guide and Cloud Collector's Handbook) and bought a membership for my dad some years ago. It's lovely.

I watched a documentary the other day and it was kinda heavy because a part of it dealt with a death on a railway, but they interviewed the people who clean the trains after an accident and the guy said “yeah I just have to do my job, I don’t ask. It doesn’t matter if it was a woman or a female”

@@TheAcdcninja Oh please tell us the name of this documentary

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That is one of my favorite line from Taskmaster

It’s one of those off the cuff things that shows how funny this group of people are at improv. Greg pulling his glasses off, Alex grabbing his arms to try and stop him as he gets up, James playing along beautifully. All pros!

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She also chanted "fight! Fight! Fight!" as they stood up.

Shes a cow.

When he did that, it took me right back to being a teenager; there was a teacher at my school, who sort of looked like an evil gnome/dwarf from an incredibly twisted fairytale: he was balding on top, but had black hair, peppered with a bit of grey, around the sides, and a very angular black beard…oh, and he also had a piercing stare/glare that could freeze bloody Mercury. He was one of those teachers that didn’t have to shout, or scream, in order to be menacing, and feared- though he could yell with the best of them, if the situation called for it; and, if it did call for it…holy fuck, you knew shit was serious. But usually he’d just get incredibly close to your face, constantly maintaining eye contact with you, and speak in a soft, but terrifying voice; and you knew it could turn into his yelling voice at any moment, if you didn’t give him the answers he wanted; that sudden change, from quiet and menacing, to an earsplitting shriek, that was just inches from your face, was bloody jarring, and would make you shit yourself when it came haha. And, when Greg’s inner-teacher took over, all I could think about was that scary old bastard; I preferred the teachers that would just yell, because they were much easier to ignore; rather than being forced to maintain eye contact with an evil gnome/fairytale dwarf, who was barely a few inches from my face, and speaking in a menacing tone, that could suddenly erupt at any moment haha. He was a nice enough guy, if you hadn’t done anything wrong; but you didn’t just have to do something bad in his class, or around him, in order to be on the receiving end of his ire; because other teachers would also send their unruly kids to him, if they’d done something wrong, because he was one of the “Head’s of Year”, and they knew he was quite feared around the school- even by some of the other teachers, who at times, would often seem rather nervous around him haha. Ah, school memories: endless portals of crippling anxiety, and severe depression haha. Apologies for the lengthy reply; brevity is not my strongest attribute. 🙂 I hope you, and your loved ones, have been keeping safe, well, and sane, during the waking nightmare, that’s been the last year and half. 🤞😀 All the best. 👍😀

@@ThisCharmingMan1984 Mate I'm gonna need you to write a book, that paragraph describing your teacher was actually really nice. If you ever publish a book about an evil gnome, let me know

and then to Mr Davies for the hushed conversation

He switched from the Taskmaster to the headmaster.

Innit. Some people have no imagination.

In my mind it's 50% joke and 50% real. Greg was a school teacher for 13 years before pursuing comedy, so I'm sure he's had a number of conversations with students that went EXACTLY like that - but his ability to use that skill set to comedic effect is amazing.

My favourite bit's when Alex grabs his arm to hold him back -- I suspect there was some genuine fear there that things were about to go sour.

@@nugru-bc8wc the fact that he was a teacher doesnt make it more real, he isnt James teacher, if anything only makes it a more accurate joke

@@ivanadriazola1991 Well said - you've phrased it better than I did. It was a joke pulled from 13 years of lived experience.

@@eamonnwalker4512 Seeing Alex shaking his head so vigorously as Greg takes James upstage also makes me think Alex is a bit worried about this

Captain Budwash.

Anything anybody from the last series brought in.

@@fredsmith-kingofthelunatic7810 I wouldn’t take it that far, Mawaan brought in some good stuff.

@@fredsmith-kingofthelunatic7810 Johnny Vegas' Pub signs, JV's one-armed bandit, Mawaan's shrine... there were a few really good ones.

Except for the bottle of wine. That won, can't argue with results, right?

Add Bob Mortimer to that's list and I'd have to agree 👍

@@Daemon1356 yes and Rhod Gilbert. A list of perfection

I’m surprised he didn’t backhand him.

James and Rhod reflected on this on the Froth podcast (the clip is also on KZfaq). Greg was in fact suitably offended 🤣🤣🤣

They film four of these a day once the tasks have all been recorded and edited. It’ll be the same audience hearing the same joke all day

@@mrhaltonok and they change clothes? But that’s so saaaad :(

@@mrhaltonok bro audiance change after each show... people buy tickets to see it.

Yes, they film tasks done the same day, but each studio recording is done separately

To answer: tickets aren’t sold, apply for free on the production companies website. I’ve spent three days watching these now and it’s the same audience all day long, you can’t go for just one show you have to agree to be there all day, the guests change clothes between shows - american progs like Penn And Teller tend to have the hosts or panel wear the same clothes all series so they can edit bits together how they want, but UK tradition is new clothes. If you look at Countdown or Would I Lie To You - exactly the same happens.

the only reason 8 is dismissed is because 7 was the pinnacle. honestly they havent had a bad season.

@@obscurereference6298 i agree! i watched the first 9 seasons mostly out of order and i really enjoyed season 8, especially joe and sian. also iain did come off as a little bit of a dick so i get that the vibes where off compared to season 7

@@obscurereference6298 Season 8 isn't particularly loved because Iain was an insufferable cunt throughout.

Alex’s instant regret at the g spot joke is amazing 😆

@@justindestafney and then Greg's guacamole confusion at the end

Yes and he ruined it for whomever won that episode

Honestly it started to annoy me after a couple of episodes, because the joke never changed at all. Even if he adjusted it so on one of them he somehow ended up paying more, it may have gotten me back on board, but I just found it too repetitive. Same thing with Mel always exclaiming that she was going to take the wax seal and melt it.

@@brooketrotter18 Alright.

@@tastysandwhich true. It was funny first 2 times, then it wasnt funny the next 3 times and then it became funny again lol

I hated it, and thought Phil was an awful contestant.

I beg your pardon. It is Lord Greg Davies.

Genuinely surprised it wasn't that tbh

@@qutuz9495 Series 10 isn't included as I believe these are reuploads from the Taskmaster channel. So they're probably all old videos with nothing new added. :-)

What, the series recorded while no shops were open? Yeah, funny that.

@@LoneKharnivore internet, you're on it pal. You can get literally anything there

That whole first task just kept on giving. From Phil's story, to James' outburst, to Greg's little chat, to Alex opening and closing the box, to Greg's frustration and finally Jess's revenge comment to Greg. This is why Taskmaster is so great.

Why?

Especially since they have different voices.

I believe it was Johnny Vegas

Covering it with plastic wrap pressed against the surface of the guac works very well, too.

@@JonyALB I prefer the lemon juice method especially if you want to leave it open for a while. Plus if you are making a spicy quac the lemon and heat go nicely together.

@@vagabondwastrel2361 lemon juice doesn't work forever though, eventually it goes brown in the fridge unless you completely seal it off from any contact with the air at all

Do you think she'd know that about something as "exotic" as guacamole?

Avalon is the media company that actually produces Taskmaster for Channel 4 (and previously for Dave).

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If you mean the gauges, I believe they were at the start of the episode and Greg forbid anyone from mentioning them to punish Alex.

He was also punished for it in the following episode..... 🥰🥰🥰

They're fake apparently 😅

it was a visual joke that Greg never allowed anyone to mention in that particular episode, which made it funnier.

@@antygod I love Alex's attempts to frustrate and wind up Greg but it's even funnier when Greg completely shuts him down.

Katharina Dembach how do you fake that?

@@eddie-roo Prosthetics like they use in movies and TV shows, i.e pointy ears. At a guess they were probably knocked up by the makeup or prop department for him.

avalon is the production company.............

Avalon Comedy makes Taskmaster. Who do you think is making the videos for that channel? Someone at Avalon.