I was really hoping for Greg to turn to Alex at the end and go: "So how old are you Alex?" "Oh thanks Greg. The task was on my 55th birthday as a matter of fact."
I'm not a native speaker and I thought "comic relief" was just another way of saying "I'm, doing this to make people laugh". I thought it was brilliant.
The slowburn development of their relationship really ties all the series together, imo. It's also the closest thing to a plot this show has. I mean I know it's a panel show, but Greg and Alex are clearly playing characters and Alex always says TM is almost like a sitcom.
Nic Q i’ve never heard that sitcom comment before but i was just rewatching and i totally see it! everyone has their familiar roles and each task presents a new problem in the same way every sitcom episode introduces some new conflict to be addressed. dang that’s really cool!
I remember reading somewhere that this sort of task was quickly removed, because Alex didn't want the show to turn into Punked or whatever similar style of show
Yeah, I quickly noticed that after this task, they very very rarely involved public places with other people around ever again. I guess this task didn't sit right with him. Personally I don't mind it, reminds me of impractical jokers, but I can see how some real trouble can be caused by it even unintentionally.
@@KellyJoule i agree. i mean some rare public tasks would be fun (especially if they put a lot of thought on how it plays out), but its not as "safe" as when all the participants are part of the show :/
As Sarah says, it's a bit unfair. It's not about how well you can do the task to the best of your ability and creativity; it's about how lucky you are to encounter the right middle-aged person.
As a Canadian, I had no idea Comic Relief was a charity, I thought he was saying the show is literally for comic relief as a concept. I was very confused for a bit
Watching Tim, and the faces and gestures he was making while staring at the elderly, I cannot for the life of me figure out why security didn't come over to escort him off the premise.
This ended up being brilliant not because the task was anything special just letting the wacky personalities do their thing. My favorite was Frank Skinner threatening to take ice cream from a baby. When the chips are down Frank's not above a little cruelty.
It’s so funny seeing the reaction on the faces of people who grew up in the UK or surrounding. The instant recoiling to the idea of having to try to bother someone in public is so in keeping with British stereotype 😂
@@Amaneuclosis maybe. I think we refer to the name of their days or sub groups more. If you’ve never seen Robin William’s Red Nose Day things, look it up! That’s done by Comic Relief US and hysterical.
I would have just said to a person: Wanna earn 10 pounds? Then give me a high five and say into the camera that you are 55. Bonus points if the person looks far to young :D Make the taskmaster proof that he lied
This is the best! Awesome idea and awesome characters! I think (never watched it really though, just some small bits) we have taken both WILTY and this Taskmaster concept in Sweden and it what I have seen it sucks. This is great though!
Taskmaster/Bäst i test är bra, dom har ändrat det lite för att anpassa det mer för svenskar, det är iallafall långt bättre än amerikanska taskmaster 🤮 . OG Taskmaster är dock bäst😁svenska WILTY klarade jag inte en minut av, rent skit.
Your Julian age is the same as your Gregorian age unless you were born before 1900. I think the only purely lunar calendar in use is the Islamic calendar, which is about 3% faster than Gregorian. So 53 western years would be about 55 Hijri.
You could argue that since the Moon revolves around the Earth, a “Lunar Year” is actually ~29.5 Terran days. I wouldn’t say that a Terran year measured by the revolution of the Moon can be justifiably called a “Lunar” year.
@@stephenbeck7222 That can't possibly be true, because the two calendars aren't synced. Yeah, it probably won't _matter_ for the task, but someone who is using the Julian calendar will be 11 or so days off from someone using the Gregorian.
@@natebit7167 i think this may be a language thing. in some languages age isn't something you are it's something you have. like if you were to translate "I am 55" into french and back into english, it would be "I have 55 years." in this case it kind of makes sense to high five a 60 year old because they have more than 55 years, therefore they also have 55. so if this person speaks a language like that this comment might make more sense to them
To be fair Romesh is higly disadvantaged in this game. No offense to old brits but I don't think that they got better views towards people that look like him than old frenchies. It's kinda amazing no one pointed that out.
If I said I was dating a 27-year-old and turned up with a 54-year-old with no legs, you'd say mate, that's half a 54-year-old but it's not a 27-year-old
I literally didn't know there is a charity in GB called comic relief. Only new the meaing of it like this: "Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character, scene, or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work, often to relieve tension." So I thought he did nothing wrong there at first.
I don't know if it's any better, but I would have shouted, "Is anyone here 55!?" and probably still would have lost, but I would have hoped to have found one, lol.
Ah, the Before Times. When you could go out in public and ask random people for a high five without being a genuine public health problem. It's been so long, I can barely remember the Before Times... These magical portals back to them are all that keeps my memory fresh and hopeful for someday when we can return...
