He is INSANE! .. American Watches TASKMASTER! S1 E4: "DOWN AN OCTAVE"

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I first came to know about Greg Davies when I watched a Best of Miriam Margolyes compilation from Graham Norton several videos back. I loved him immediately, and I got BIG recommendations for me to watch Taskmaster in the comments. So many of you said, "Oh- you have to watch Taskmaster," and now here we are! S1 E4 "Down an Octave" :)
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Alex Horne
Roisin Conaty
Tim Key
Romesh Ranganathan
Frank Skinner
Josh Widdicombe
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@carlgibson285 3 месяца назад

The good news is that the show just gets better and better. Seasons 4 and 7 are particularly great, but honestly there's never been a bad season.

@DavidvsFilm 3 месяца назад

I love hearing this, and it really does seem like 7 stands out in most of the comments I've read. Honestly at this point, I'm not even looking for the show to top itself, or for the tasks to get more zany, crazy, etc.; I really just like the good vibes of the show and the fun.

@irisblue2332 3 месяца назад

It's always been interesting to me that some of my favorite seasons are hated by some people and the ones I'm less keen on are other people's favorites. Same with the contestants. Alex and Co. do a brilliant job of getting the mixes right and keeping things fresh.

@meganpierce392 3 месяца назад

There’s been two. Season 3 and 8

@carlgibson285 3 месяца назад

@@meganpierce392 they weren't bad seasons, they were just unlucky to be sandwiched between absolutely amazing seasons. TBH the closest Taskmaster has gotten to a truly bad season is the current one, season 17. We're only 3 episodes in but it's been really disappointing so far.

@meganpierce392 3 месяца назад

@@carlgibson285 no they were bad. Season 3 is the worst of the lot. I agree season 17 is awful but that’s because of Joanne McNally

@thewheelweave 3 месяца назад

At least for me, a good portion of the fun of a new taskmaster series is discovering someone whom i'd never heard of before and falling in love with them over the course of the series. There are people i wish i got to see more of in a Taskmaster enviroment for sure, but the beauty of it is that these are almost all fairly active comedians. So you can go find their standup specials, or tv-shows, or podcasts or whatever. I think almost every series there has been at least one person who was either completely or mostly unknown to me, that I ended up completely adoring. And actually, that's only gotten more true the later in the series we get.

@jjlonsdale5971 3 месяца назад

It’s like when the Doctor regenerates. There’s a cycle of “nooooo I love the old one” to “nooooo I love the new one now” every time!

@DavidvsFilm 3 месяца назад

Yes!!! Exactly. And even though we all buy into the ruse that the actors and comedians do these shows for the love or the fun (and I don't mean to be cynical- obviously that is a component), but this is also a brilliant self-marketing opportunity on their part as well. I would have probably come across Frank Skinner, for example, at some point, but now he REALLY stands out to me and I feel like I "know" him. Same with Romesh, and CERTAINLY with my unapologetic favorite, Roisin ;) So it's a win-win-win for everyone: the show, the cast, and us :)

@terryworley533 3 месяца назад

The thing I love about the show is it shows how people can solve the same problem so many different ways and also how you interpret the rules.

@jjlonsdale5971 3 месяца назад

Tim and Alex are friends IRL and Tim was a little bit of a “plant” - as it was the first series and they were worried it wouldn’t go well, Tim was asked to do the show and basically create chaos and see how far he could push the boundaries. That being said I’m pretty sure Tim excels at creating chaos in all his endeavors 😂

@DavidvsFilm 3 месяца назад

Hahahaha well-said! Yeah, I get that, and I don't mind it because it works. I'm fairly comfortable suspending disbelief to fit the narrative of something I like, so I'll still believe that his casting is organic, and also that the contestants really do run off with each others' prize possessions when they win ;)

@katzablot599 3 месяца назад

The expression “Monkeys in front of a typewriter” was a reference to a longer expression - “If you put a monkey in front of a typewriter, they’ll eventually type the works of Shakespeare.” 😂 Don’t worry about a new cast. Every season I start off only knowing one if any of the contestants, and by the end they are all my favorites. I’ve usually seen at least one on Graham Norton or The Great British Bake-off.

@irisblue2332 3 месяца назад

It's a common experience for Americans to go not really knowing most of the contestants and then fall in love after a few episodes and then wonder as the season draws to an end how any other season could possibly be as good--only to have the cycle repeat!

@DavidvsFilm 3 месяца назад

Yeah, I would say that definitely is the classification I fit into haha. But one thing about this group- they'll always be my inaugural Taskmaster team.

@JeM130177 3 месяца назад

To be fair at this point 17 seasons in it's starting to be like that for us Brits 😂 "no idea who most of these people are any more...but now i love them" 😂 used to be famous comedians going on the show now they get more famous FROM the show 😂

@caesarvolz6945 3 месяца назад

There are definitely contestants who aren't well liked but people generally don't or can't say anything about them. For example, the Taskmaster Reddit has a culture of toxic positivity. If anyone says a negative word about a contestant, they're attacked and downvoted but generally the comment is never seen because mods delete anything that isn't praise.

@lynnejamieson2063 3 месяца назад

@@JeM130177I’ve actually found that there has mostly been at least one contestant per series that I’ve not really heard of, like for this first series it was Tim Keys for me. I think that’s also part of the appeal, to have mostly familiar faces with the addition of someone new to possibly fall in love with…but even the familiar faces aren’t necessarily how you expect them to be…except for Julian Clary, he was exactly as expected 😊

@Thoughtsmith 3 месяца назад

I have been waiting for you to discover the nightmare that is Josh's solo counting task.

@meganjroy 3 месяца назад

Seasons 1 - 5 fluctuate with the amount of episodes per season. Some are 5, 6 or 8. Thankfully season 6 onwards has 10 as standard so you get more time with the cast which is great!

@DavidvsFilm 3 месяца назад

Thank you!! That's awesome. And hopefully as I get more familiar with the show style, I can maybe start to get faster with my editing and crank out two episodes at once. That's what I'm going to shoot for anyway, which would be helpful when the seasons get longer ;)

@jamesdignanmusic2765 3 месяца назад

The series improves with each season, especially as the Greg/Alex dynamic becomes more defined. Season 7 in particular is amazing, with Rhod Gilbert and James Acaster among the insane contestants.

@o.b.7217 3 месяца назад

Don't worry, David. If you want to see them together in the future, simply watch any of the British comedy games shows...you'll find them all there, in various constellations. Over and over.

@urgoldensyffert4168 3 месяца назад

Every single season, as we come to the end, I think about how much I’ll miss the contestants as a group! Then you start to see them doing other things together and you’re relieved. 😅

@malcolmbell5266 3 месяца назад

This show just gets stronger and stronger as you go through the seasons

@JeM130177 3 месяца назад

Watching this one and giving zero additional context I'm really excited for you to meet Rhod Gilbert on this show 😂😂😂

@faithpearlgenied-a5517 3 месяца назад

Yes! Oh man Rhod was a joy.

@needyverse 3 месяца назад

12:10 Greg saying 'monkeys in front of a typewriter' is a quick reference to a larger context - usually fairly well-known, so the contestants do understand him. Since you haven't heard it - there's a standard thought experiment from probability theory that a million monkeys hammering a million typewriters (or a hundred, or a thousand) will eventually (given sufficient time) bang out entire works of Shakespeare (or Dickens, or all the books) by complete accident. This is a vivid enough mental image that it gets referenced a lot in fiction. So to paraphrase what Greg is implying, he's basically saying here that even three idiots in a room full of objects can eventually accidentally succeed simply by trying EVERYTHING many many times. Hope that helps in some way?

@TheGeekHeroes 3 месяца назад

Taskmaster was my 2020 relief show. Much needed comic relief.

@williamfrancis9832 3 месяца назад

Frank Skinner had a chat show, that ran from 1995 to 2005, and there are many clips available, he’s interviewed Buzz Aldrin, Shania Twain and Britney Spears among many others, may interest you for a casual watch.

@abatage 3 месяца назад

one of the things I love about this series, is that each season's cast is just as good as the last - it's sad to see the current ones go, but it's great to get to know a whole new crew each time =)

@SpoonieD 3 месяца назад

You already know how much I love this show and how happy I am you are enjoying it! You mentioned The Full Monty...It is a fun,great film and actors you WILL recognize. Also, another under rated great film is Waking Ned Devine. It is a great heartfelt comedy of a sleepy town that involves winning the lotto. It is a great film and if I were your Patreon I would have you watch it. Just my two cents.

@DavidvsFilm 3 месяца назад

Hellooooooo!!!!! I hope your Wednesday is off to a great start my friend :) :) :) (oh and I also, I haven't had a chance to revisit the comments for Scream 3, but I saw what looked like some awesome ones from you, so I will check them shortly!!). Yeah, I had no idea that was the plot of Waking Ned Devine! I had only heard the title, and didn't know much about it. That sounds great! I do know more about Full Monty, at least the gist and some of the cast, but I don't know the story. Now that I know it has your stamp of approval, that's going on the list ;)

@SpoonieD 3 месяца назад

@@DavidvsFilm No rush on any of my comments amigo....never, no pasa nada. I just remember The Full Monty got tons of attention whereas Waking Ned Devine was less popular because, I think, it was more an independent film. It's got great heart, quirky hilarity and fantastic accents with even better actors. I think you'll really like it, even if it isn't for the channel.

@qwertyTRiG 3 месяца назад

@@DavidvsFilm It was called _Waking Ned_ originally, and then they added the _Devine_ for some reason.

@JeM130177 3 месяца назад

Every time I really cry at something I think "well I know what to pull up if I need to collect tears in an egg cup" and i honestly completely forgot it was from the very first season 😂

@The-Underbaker 3 месяца назад

When I first watched this episode I was in tears of laughter when it was revealed that Josh was the only one to count the baked beans, and then they did it again to him two other times!

@SpungoCompos 3 месяца назад

In this and the last taskmaster reaction I really love your impression of Josh going WOT

@lisahenry20 3 месяца назад

The "I'm not the one who has to watch this 5 times" is why I think only josh did the counting tasks. Originally everyone was going to do it and josh was first, then he said that and Alex decided to only make him do it.

@jeffmartin1026 3 месяца назад

Such a fun show, thanks for doing these!

@blulouwoohoo2272 3 месяца назад

Yaaaas David. It’s me over in Ireland again! I look forward to you watching this!! You will love this one xx all the best

@DavidvsFilm 3 месяца назад

Helloooooo!!!! Yay! Yeah, it was crazy. If memory serves (usually a 50/50 shot), I think this is the hardest I have laughed so far, with poor Josh and those counting tasks. Also, Romesh's tear strategy caused me real anxiety.

@Hackaway 3 месяца назад

There's a lot more than 15 seasons if you also watch the international versions! Season 2 of the New Zealand version was SO funny with the chaotic energy of David Correos.

@TheFloon 3 месяца назад

So excited for you as you get through the series. I happened to rewatch series 2 yesterday while I was sick and it's such a step up already from series 1 (and I loved series 1 from the get go) in production quality and just general comfort in the format where things have been worked out. The hardest thing is how short some of these early seasons are (2 and 3 especially only being 5 episodes is a shame!). As you mentioned others saying, this show was indeed a godsend over Covid. I rewatched it SO much and looked forward to every Thursday when a new episode would be uploaded. It's only been over the past week that I rewatched some of the earlier stuff again because I rewatched it so much back then!

@DylanSargesson 3 месяца назад

For the "Ice Disappearing" Task, I wish somebody had just tried to cover Alex's eyes and claim the Ice had disappeared within seconds. And I don't want to spoil it, but by the finale of the series Josh's been counting point becomes so much more funny.

@DavidvsFilm 3 месяца назад

OMG Dylan that's brilliant! hahaha. If only you'd been there.

@roaringviking5693 2 месяца назад

I think the washing machine in the kitchen is a British thing. It's definitely not a thing in Scandinavia at least. I'm Swedish and I had never seen it before I went to England to visit some friends there.

@nancyscogin7549 3 месяца назад

Tony Stark dying at the end of Endgame has me weeping hard af. For me, when Taskmaster changes cast each season, it's like when Doctor Who gets a new doctor. First I'm ticked off then I love him.😄 Also...Who Dat!!😄

@pjb3583 3 месяца назад

Still loving this. For me, it’s Steel Magnolias ( Sally Fields marching down the hospital corridor and ranting in the cemetery), and Terms of Endearment (Debra Winger talking to her son). Peace …

@melissaflora8450 3 месяца назад

If I needed to cry, I would either watch the Swamps of Sadness scene from The NeverEnding story or use a nasal swab from a Covid test 😂

@tinyderppotato5410 3 месяца назад

I love your t-shirt!😂

@DavidvsFilm 3 месяца назад

Thank you!!! One day I'll show off the matching Golden Girls pj bottoms I have lol

@tinyderppotato5410 3 месяца назад

@@DavidvsFilm ✨✨👖✨✨ (oh, you need to watch the full monty, also pride from 2014 if I'm not mistaken)

@DavidvsFilm 3 месяца назад

@@tinyderppotato5410 I remember Pride! That’s one of those where I saw the trailer for it, was interested, and then forgot. Thank you for reminding me! It looked really good!

@keith.morgan 3 месяца назад

S'up David, I was really worried you were going to lose your "iced tea" 😜, great vid as always 👍

@DavidvsFilm 3 месяца назад

Sup Keith!! Yes! That's real fear in my face haha.

@JustCallMeMeghan 3 месяца назад

Just in case you didn't actually look at the magic eye, it's of a rubber duck. #yourewelcome 😄😆

@kimaboe 3 месяца назад

I don't know if anyone else has mentioned this, so apologies if they have, but I noticed a few times in your reactions you say things to the effect that the contestants are getting better at the tasks each episode. The tasks are all filmed out of order compared to when they are shown, and all filmed before the studio shows. That means any improvement in how people approach tasks is either accidental (a later task happening to be shown later) or imaginary :)

@jeremiahalonzo 3 месяца назад

You grew up around Nachitoches? Steel Magnolias and True Blood represent!

@jonnajankala2451 2 месяца назад

russell howard is amazing comedin such as jack whitehall

@Hannah.Walker 3 месяца назад

Please watch the full monty!!! 🙏🏻

@amberdawn5372 3 месяца назад

Alex will help contestants when they ask him to sometimes. But generally they are a contestant that he’s already realized is hopeless and whether he assists or not isn’t really gonna affect the overall scores 😂😂

@deggsymarley 3 месяца назад

Josh is always, touching his head, it's his habit , I noticed he does it a lot, in The last leg, wonder if they new it when they devised task

@DavidvsFilm 3 месяца назад

Ahhhhh good point!

@irisblue2332 3 месяца назад

Did you go to St. Olaf's? My sister and Mom both went there.

@DavidvsFilm 3 месяца назад

Lol! No, unfortunately I was not so lucky. Just a supporter. ;)

@AishaIsFabulous-x- 3 месяца назад

S'up! 💜 -x-

@DavidvsFilm 3 месяца назад

S'up!!! Hope your Wednesday is going well, Aisha!!! :)

@AishaIsFabulous-x- 3 месяца назад

@@DavidvsFilm Hey there Hun. I'm a Brit, so it's early evening now here in the UK...Wednesday evening = Wine Time 🍸 Sending you 💜💖❤ -x-

@Panik637 3 месяца назад

I haven’t commented in a while, I’ve been having a very difficult time lately, but I’m really loving these videos. A lot of panel shows are a go-to for my partner and I, but it’s so rare to know any other North Americans who are watching them. It’s fun getting to hang with you and see you enjoy these as much as we do! Cheers (I’m having a gimlet because I have no beer or wine, and nothing to mix with liquor but a small amount of lime juice 😂 but lord knows I need a drink)

@Panik637 3 месяца назад

Oh my god please watch the full Monty on the channel. I only saw it last year for the first time, my mom had it all through my childhood but she only watched it with me last year and I was sooooo mad at her

@SweetHooligan1848 3 месяца назад

Golden Girls t-shirt??

@shaneord7527 3 месяца назад

For the crying one watch James blunt monsters and you'd win.

@DavidvsFilm 3 месяца назад

OMG what the hell was that???? I just watched the video, and now I feel like just going to bed. That was so good and powerful! Very touching. I don't think I've cried that much at a father/son story since the end of the movie Big Fish.

@shaneord7527 3 месяца назад

@@DavidvsFilm I know right, hits right in the feels. Especially when you find out it's his dad in the video and it's a pre-emptive eulogy. I've never watched and not shed tears. BTW, great reaction and thanks for taking the time to go take a look at the suggestion.

@sarika.h 3 месяца назад

hope you filmed it

@samthemoron2 3 месяца назад

I recommend seeking out other things by Tim Key. You'd also be the first "American reacts" channel to do it. Because frankly you guys copy each other way too much

@Linz1489 3 месяца назад

The prizes are funny when they bring such random things in, I believe some of them did use Tim’s flight ticket to cologne, they all agreed to go but I think only Frank and Josh ended up being able to go in the end, with Alex popping over to join them for lunch if I remember correctly