Nicola had all 3 of the top 3 lines of this episode. "I'm sat here between sexy and brainy sides and all chump in the middle." "People are talking an awful lot of shite today, I'll tell you that for free." "ANARCHYYYYYYYY!!!" i fucking ADORE HER. Nicola deserves to be on a full series because she's got fantastic comedic sense. 😂
This is genuinely one of the best episodes of this show! Nicola saying "people are talking an awful lot of shite today, I'll tell you that for free" is gold
can't believe no one is talking about nicola's absolutely gorgeous outfit. those heels, dress and little bow in her hair?? she looks like a proper doll!!
"You'd have to find out what the aperture was... and the aperture would be 2 dimensional as opposed to 3 dimensional so that would be a little less than the 1500-" "OoOh i wAs iN a fiLm" "I thought we were friends" "We *were!"* what a fantastic exchange
They probably couldn't due to other engagements, that happens a lot with actors and performers. A one off is a chance for busy people who wouldn't have time for a full season to make a shorted time commitment and appear.
I don't know why, but it feels like Krishnan just wandered onto the set of a random show and decided to play along while actually being completely and utterly confused
@@choosecarefully408 she just comes across as a typical woman in showbiz that have a lot of money and tends to go over the top with anti-aging treatments as well as over compensating for their age by acting like a drunk 20 year old hoping everyone still sees them as 'fun' rather than an old woman.
@@as3609 I was so confused they called him a lollipop man at first until I realized his sign is the same shape. That would be a pretty creepy name here in the US 😅
Anyone else notice the writing on the back of the envelope for the first task? It was a warning informing that any contestants who wrote down 'The Biggest Thing' and passed it through the hole would be disqualified. However, as no-one saw it and no-one attempted it, it was never mentioned in the episode. I think it was mentioned on the podcast though.
aaaah! they must've read the comments from a past task where people kept suggesting writing "the __ thing" and using that, can't remember the details but glad they put the kibosh on that childish trick!
I’d have made something circular and made a link of the doughnut and circular item (possibly tape stuck as a link). A circle has no beginning nor an end, meaning that item goes on forever!
We need them as a New Years regulars who do the special episode every year, cause the chemistry is truly unmatched and I will be forever mad if we dont get more of them together
"Have you tricked me into giving you a test donut?" It's so rare that people manage to manipulate Alex like that, and when it does happen it often involves cheating e.g Dave Gorman and the pea, but she didn't break any rules. I would have been impressed but her final result was still shit, that "test donut" didn't help her at all 😂
A donut to eat is always a help! And if Rylan's counted, the whole cactus at least damn well should've counted, although I enjoy Greg's reverse-trolling rationale.
Same. When the cast was announced I wasn't too excited, but as is Taskmaster tradition, it makes you fall in love with people you usually don't care about.
Gerg saying to Rylan "When I heard you're booked, I was, A. Delighted, and B. I suspected you'll drag this show into the gutter" is exactly what I thought when I realised Rylan was on Taskmaster! Rylan is such a perfect fit for Taskmaster. While I have accepted that it's unlikely, I still really want him for a whole series.
ohmygod, there is no combination that would not be completely bonkers! I think I'd most like to see Krishnan try to cope with Nicola and Rylan, and John and Shirley just madly throwing everything at the wall.
Didn’t know Nicola before this but she’s adorable. Nice seeing her actually get some success with her god awful batting technique in the live task 😂 Also I didn't expect Rylan to get an extra task, I think he might have been the first since Tim Vine
Watching for a second time... these contestants are really fun and have great chemistry and are really enthusiastic! Idk who Rylan is bc I'm not British but he's got a quick wit haha
@@joshuataylor3550 Try to forgive yourself, friend. You feel remorse and that means you are a good person. Fully grown adults find it hard to step in and be the ‘hero’ with bullying, nevermind a schoolchild, especially in those times. Peace and love
Interestingly, the cuts to ad breaks have been removed. Don't get me wrong: I'm beyond thankful for any scrap of Taskmaster that they'll give us so I'm utterly blown away that we get full episodes of current series. Nothing as exciting as Paul Chowdry having fun on a bouncy castle in this episode's ad breaks, but fun gags nonetheless. Mind you, they're present in the latest upload from Series 8, so maybe it's just a one-off side-effect of the reupload.
Rewatching this because I'm listening to the podcast and man I'd love to see a full series with these people. Nicola's "all chump in the middle" had me dying.
As much the same as it is it has a different feel to having just comedians on, rylan and John were great, I'm actually a bit mind blown john hannah is on, the mummy is on of my favourite movies :)
At first I was like "oh no, I don't know any of these people, it won't be as funny to me because I'm not really invested into any of them", since I'm not British. Glad to see I was wrong, this lineup was hilarious
And here I am year later desperately scrolling through comments seeing if anyone posted who they are. I'm enjoying the episode, and obviously some are easily picked up: Hammon I knew. Kristin: News Reader Shirley: Judge On Strickly Come Dancing .but I feel like there are jokes I'm missing because I don't know who the other two are!
@@Gildedmuse Nicola is an actress (Derry Girls, Bridgerton) & Rylan is a general TV personality. Came to fame through singing talent show The X Factor, then won Big Brother but has presented various TV shows since.