Joe Wilkinson on Taskmaster and his potato throw - from RHLSTP Book Club 71 

I sometimes forget that Joe Wilkinson is a normal human being capable of having a normal conversation.

“I think I crawled on the floor and begged” Yes Joe, I’ll forever have “Please don’t take this away from me” burned into my memories xD

For me , the best Joe moment from Taskmaster is “Strength In Arches”. The look on his face at that “Eureka” moment is priceless.

I would bet money that the 'potato throw' episode helped catapult the popularity of TM. It is one of the best moments on all of TV. The buildup, the celebration, and the complete gut-wrenching let down. Amazing.

Part of what makes Taskmaster so funny is how completely unfair it is. How random and inconsistent it is. It's all in good fun, and Joe hammed it up and was such a good sport. Absolutely hilarious bit of television.

the potato throw and the discussion about it are both still my favorite moments of taskmaster to this day

joe was one of the best contestants ever! equal parts competitive and a total comedian. so happy to see him on rhlstp!!

As a percentage of the total maximum available points for each series, regardless of the number of tasks or episodes, Joe came second to last with 45.39%. Rosin Conaty was technically the worst contestant with 45.03% of the maximum points.

To be fair it’s still an incredible feat that was broadcast on television for everyone to see. Stuff the points! Joe can still be proud.

For those curious, the tasks that Joe won were the 'most important document' and 'best dinner party guest' prize tasks, the flat pack furniture team task and the shopping trolley task. Doc Brown also won that team task as well as the 'trendiest clothing' prize task, nursery rhyme and the potato tower live task. Sara Pascoe won the 'best clock' prize task, 'free Alex' team task, bread-anchoring live task and fast/slow motion task. (She only won less tasks than Paul Chowdhry because his team won 2 out of the 3 tasks)

Richard couldn't have described his own touching the red green more favorably to himself 😅 Ffs richard you just strolled onto the carpet and then remembered you weren't allowed 😂😂

I felt so bad for Joe on the potato task. Here's a character who is basically "the born loser" who finally gets a total win and it was cruelly snatched away. Looked like kicking a puppy.

I just spent the last two weeks fighting bushfires in Australia and trying to save my property. This gave me a well bloody earned laugh! Thank you ❤

Joe looking more like a Bee Gee every time I see him

The potato throw is the very first Task Master clip I ever watched.

It's weird seeing Joe not wearing a cheap brown suit.

I think a trip to Pompei would be a terrific vacation. But not without a clear and foolproof exit strategy.

This is the first time I’ve seen Joe outside of his usual suit and I can’t help think he looks handsome 😅

More importantly, Doc clearly steps on the red while he's walking around the area. Shouldn't have gotten to vote against Joe.

I literally cried laughing at this last Monday. 🤣

As I watch this distracting me from Top of the Pops on BBC4, I glance up and a young Richard Herring was presenting it and it took a couple of seconds to recognise him, but then I hardly recognise myself sometimes

I think it’s harsh to describe him as the least successful. He had fewer episodes

I'd consider Joe to have won 5 tasks, as he came second and got the bonus point in the pizza ordering task, resulting in 5 points alongside Jon Richardson. Plus he totally outsmarted it by simply asking the worker to simply say 'bubbles', which is lowkey his biggest victory on the show

It’s weird seeing Joe Wilkinson in a different outfit.

But Doc got the punchline to the potato throw decision.

I think the thing people tend to overlook about series 2 and 3, is they only had 5 episodes, against the now standard 10. Hell, even series 1 had 6 episodes.

The best contestant ever. Makes a great breakfast as well!!

Watching season 10 ep2 right now, Richard you are too kind and surprisingly quite chill....but betting the sleeper. 👍

This is the first time I’ve seen Joe without his classic brown suit. I almost didn’t recognize him.

Please don't take it away from me....i nearly pissed myself!

Love me some Joe Wilkinson!

Richard… the legend of my youth… and still the legend as I enter my fecking 40s! RH really is 4ever! Haha

Potato clip is THE clip I show to convince people to start Taskmaster.

My favorite Richard Herring Taskmaster moment was when he acted for 5

Joe is beloved!

Joe is so damn hilarious!

I love seeing task aster contestants interract. The whole goal for me in comedy is to get famous enough in the US that I can move to the UK and be on myself.

This from a universe where Nish doesnt exist? Richard forgetting the first few series had far fewer episodes

#JusticeForJoe!!!

"Ka-Leep-Oh"

surely Nish Kumar is least successful lol it was literally a running joke in that series that they'd rank 1-4 then go.... and here's Nish!

Let's take a second to have a look at Richard's lovely boots. Those toes do not touch the floor

Nice ad and good luck but I'm not paying for loads of different services so I can listen to full podcasts.

I've just joined the acast+, how do I watch thew full video?

He only won 1 task and then 3 prize tasks

RE the worst contestant stat: Joe and Sara were in the 2 series that only had 5 episodes, so there were fewer tasks to complete in total. Not really fair to compare them to the other shit contestants (Sara didn't even come last).

What!? Its just a character? I assumed he was always like that.

Stupid brown suit? I thought that was Joe's normal attire.

Why haven't DAVE paid to show these interviews 6 months later? Seems a no brainer

I'm new here.... so... what the h3ll does bloody "RHLSTP" stand for???!! * Richard Herring Looks Steadier Than Penguins??? .... what?!! *

I feel Joe Wilkinson is the greatest sad clown on TV. He's so sad and pitiful but you can't help but laugh!

Joe may be the lowest scoring competitor, but remember he is from a series of only 6 episodes instead of 10, so a low scorer throughout 10 episodes should rank lower than Joe.

I used to like him up until that business with Poppy Hillstead.

touch also conveys that you physically feel the item. the other contestants that used brooms or whatever to move their potatoes is also touching the red green.

Why is Joe WIlkinson looking like Russell Brand?

excuse me what the fuck is rh wearing?

I’ve always thought Richard was a bit of a wanker and this has just solidified that for me lol, I didn’t need to share this opinion but eh

potato throw still gives me PTSD

We demand better Taskmaster VAR

Lucy Beaumont is giving Joe a run for his money…as one of the worst at TM.

Joe wilkinson looks attractive, what is this madness

Is Herring's head getting massively larger or his body wildly smaller? Or is it the chair, how he's sitting?