When they used to do Taskmaster at the Edinburgh Fringe they had 12 or so contestants. I’m sure they could push up to 10 for a two hour special and cut some of the guff.
Actually, they could chuck Greg Davies out. I’ve never understood what he’s doing there other than having a face the average Dave viewer would recognise to front it.
Such a great show. Finding this series a smidge less good as not as much chemistry between the contestants, and Nish is a little too OTT for me. But still 10/10 TV.
Almost everyone on the show* has turned out better on this than anywhere else. It’s such a good vehicle for the genuinely funny human, who needs a vehicle other than stand up, regular panel shows, or a poorly conceived sit com.
*Davis, Murray, Lycett, Ryan, Widdecombe for starters.
I like taskmaster but I’m not a fan of some of some of the tasks like “Give Alex a special cuddle”, “Create the best splat”. Think it is much better when the result is easily measurable and Greg is just there to decide if they broke the rules.
Think “Throw a tea bag into a mug from the furthest distance away” was my favourite task. Simple objective with loads of different ways to do it. Although looking at the list I’ve just realised I only watched half of season 4.
