20 Questions with IVO GRAHAM | Series 15 | Taskmaster

Alex Horne plays a nice game of 20 Questions with series 15's Ivo Graham.
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Taskmaster Series 15 continues this Thursday at 9pm on Channel 4.
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In this Broadcast Award-winning, BAFTA and Emmy Award-nominated entertainment show, Taskmaster tyrant Greg Davies (Man Down, Cuckoo), with the help of his loyal assistant Alex Horne (The Horne Section and the show’s creator), sets out to test the wiles, wit and wisdom of five hyper-competitive comedians.
Comedians that have risked life, limb, and dignity in the hope of making the Taskmaster proud so far include: Frank Skinner (The Frank Skinner Show), Mel Giedroyc (The Great British Bake Off), Romesh Ranganathan (Asian Provocateur), Hugh Dennis (Outnumbered), Sally Phillips (Bridget Jones’ Diary), Rose Matafeo (Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner 2018), and Russell Howard (The Russell Howard Hour). Unaware of what awaits them in each wax-sealed envelope, only one competitor can become the victorious owner of His Royal Task-ness’ golden head and be crowned the next Taskmaster Champion.

[@christam949]

the fact that there's someone curled up behind the sofa next to alex is very unsettling

[@AndyNicholson]

Thought it was a mannequin until they took a drink!

[@millie_n11]

It's the sound guy 😅

[@charlesalbertini1860]

@@millie_n11 I'm not sure he is...he takes a photo in the Frankie Boyle episode

[@robinheyt7240]

Sorry there's a what now?

[@christianboehlefeld5168]

@@charlesalbertini1860 And had a cuppa in this one.

[@DeadInDenton]

I think what we're learning from these interviews is that comedians would be horrible witnesses in court.

[@peskycritter79]

Most people are extremely unobservant 🤷‍♀

[@Tao_Tology]

Only if they were in court and having to describe 'unimportant' things.

[@DeadInDenton]

@@peskycritter79 it's true! There's a reason eye witness testimony is often extremely unreliable!

[@peskycritter79]

​@@DeadInDenton Yuppers, memory and how quickly it changes is definitely interesting.

[@RealBradMiller]

I wasn't paying attention; what happened? 😂

[@MsNanceePants]

Looping back to add, "I think I probably broke just a sort of national average for a clumsy child in sort of low stakes" is one of the most Ivo Graham-iest things Ivo has done. 🥰😍

[@Patrick-jj5nh]

Person behind the sofa even got a cup of tea now haha

[@Elwaves2925]

I noticed the cup too.

[@icturner23]

Having a collage of each series permanently on display is a great idea, though.

[@ShinyHubCaps]

They do have those, but they’re in the hallway just outside of the living room

[@icturner23]

@@ShinyHubCaps Of everyone or just the winners?

[@comicalcomicsdotcomics726]

What are the odds they'll never even acknowledge the person hiding behind the sofa and they're just there to fuck with us viewers?

[@slake9727]

Quite high I imagine

[@insertgenericusernamehere2402]

I presume unless someone mentions it. No they won't.

[@frankshailes3205]

@@insertgenericusernamehere2402 Ivo looked at them, for definite.

[@insertgenericusernamehere2402]

​@@frankshailes3205 he did but he didn't acknowledge them...

[@kbsheldon]

It's for the podcast listeners

[@HaleyMiller2013]

Not Alex getting flustered with Ivo staring at his eyes lol

[@danplant1674]

Who's your biggest rival this season? Ivo: Frankie Frankie: Everyone but Ivo

[@whereisyourdognow]

"Who's your best friend Noel?" "Mel" "Who's your best friend Mel?" "Not Noel"

[@stellamcvey2669]

Teams revealed??? I'm looking forward to the Frankie and Ivo dynamic!!

[@skw_x]

i’m hoping for a youngs vs olds again. ivo kiell and mae are like three of my fave comedians of all time so i would kill to see them on a team

[@nvrmnde]

tell the rest of the fandom you've not seen the trailer without telling us you've not seen the trailer.

[@skw_x]

@@nvrmnde i haven’t seen the trailer… who is it? i’ve been in a different country for two weeks so i’ve missed all the ads. i’ve seen every episode of this show 3-5 times lmao i feel like ur tryna say i’m not a fan

[@helenl3193]

Teams are Frankie with Ivo, and Jenny's with Kiell and Mae.

[@skw_x]

@@helenl3193 seen it now, one of my favourite seasons of all. time!! enjoyed the dynamic of frankie and ivo, but didn’t feel. that jenny added much to her group

[@felix_christopher]

Just hope for Ivo, they're not trolling him in his hotel room, this time around. Edit: Also; Ivo gives off the impression of a schoolboy at an exam, he should've studied really hard for, but „never got around to” doing it.

[@scifirocks]

I wonder if Al Murray has snuck back on set to hide behind the sofa?

[@freddym6643]

Al Murray wouldn't fit behind a sofa that fat bastard. -Paul Chowdry

[@kris778]

Until proven otherwise this is what I’m assuming

[@MontyMonferno]

of course ivo’s interview is uploaded on April Fool’s Day

[@FutureDeep]

"Winning smile. Older than Styles." Start of a rap right there.

[@algae0]

His list of movies goes on for (Green) Miles

[@Tao_Tology]

3:30 "concentric circles, sort of......boxed in with sort of harder lines and sharp right angles" * looks at record on the floor to Ivo's left. In a box with right angles. And red edging. * 👀

[@lizid5]

I'm getting motion sickness with this camera work!

[@bluejadeblue]

protect ivo at all costs

[@ianbodger1945]

Alex guessed Tom Hanks for Frankie's person and now Ivo has chosen Tom Hanks. Coincidence?

[@Emilio1985]

I'm betting the next interviewee will have picked Usain Bolt.

[@Tao_Tology]

@@Emilio1985 The previous interviewee, surely.

[@matthewvernon3774]

​@@Tao_Tology Filming-wise almost certainly yes, but post-wise no, as it appears they're guessing the next contestant's mystery person. In reality, Frankie would have to have been interviewed after Ivo for it to work. Curious how the loop will be completed though, as obviously someone had to go first. So how's Alex going to suggest Thomas Pynchon for contestant 5?

[@maryjo3255]

If you watch all the 20 Question Interviews you see the pattern: Kiell’s person, Usain Bolt, was Alex’s guess to Ivo. Ivo’s person, Tom Hanks, was Alex’s guess to Frankie. Frankie’s person, Thomas Pynchon, was Alex’s guess to Mae. Mae’s person, Paddington Bear, was Alex’s guess to Jenny. Jenny’s person, David Bowie, was not used for any of Alex’s guesses.

[@niamh5569]

this series is so funny already !!!

[@insertgenericusernamehere2402]

Well... That's confirmed the teams. Gonna be interesting

[@heavenoverhell]

@@FussyPickles I don't believe you

[@johnstickels9172]

@@FussyPicklesthe teams are awful or the episode?

[@ArloQuilt]

@@FussyPicklesit was pretty dull

[@heavenoverhell]

I knew this guy was talking empty nonsense, TM doesn't miss.

[@bloodyfitnerd1947]

@@FussyPickles wrong

[@TheUberjammer]

STILL nobody has asked Alex to stand in front of the things they have to name??? It's like they've never played Taskmaster...

[@androart1817]

He probably wouldn’t do it though. If you’ve watched taskmaster you would know he’s not much of a pushover. Probably the best way to get around it would be say skin as the part of his face and then argue that his skin particles are probably all over the room as skin usually tends to be. But you wouldn’t know that in advance so it’d have to be a lucky guess

[@TheUberjammer]

​@@androart1817 I've watched all of Taskmaster, yes, and Alex does things like that all the time. Alex would certainly move if nobody else had asked him to move, just to troll the other players. It's not entirely easy after all only to use your peripheral vision, so it's not a boring cheat. Also, he tends to reward cleverness.

[@RiyaSDesai]

6:30 i was so distracted by the person hiding behind the couch oh my

[@DocFunkenstein]

Invisible couch guy just sipping away at his drink. Don't mind invisible couch guy.

[@tonygriffin3464]

Reveal the identity of the person behind the couch. You have 24 hours, your time starts now.

[@Elwaves2925]

The answer is on the back of the task.

[@Tao_Tology]

He was spelling out the name of the person in head-nodding morse code. (Plus some of the nods are just head nods.)

[@qwertyTRiG]

Ivo is so deliciously awkward. I love it.

[@marskristin]

Loving these 3d ones- so much fun with this format! Thanks, Taskmaster folks!

[@annapiland8279]

Never seen that side of the room before!

[@jessesutton7985]

It took me till 6:30 to realize there was someone beside the sofa. Had to double back to confirm they were there from the start. I think I detect a theme...

[@TrevorCopter]

You can see Ivo’s celebrity as he writes it in the 360 version. It explains the release order 😂😂

[@nvrmnde]

the release order is their seating order, which is also their alphabetical order. As it was with earlier seasons too.

[@tcdowc]

TM really coming at the Set Designer.

[@DatDenDude]

Just now realizing Alex keeps guessing the other contestants person

[@Autismus_Maximus419]

I was feeling it was gonna be an akinator sort of thing with the famous person and 20 questions

[@conallmclaughlin4545]

The hiding man scares me

[@paulmaloney585]

Was waiting for the guy behind the couch to spring out at some point

[@dannymaliana]

So we know now he is teamed up with Frankie

[@minirock000]

That is some Denis Brown shit that they get them to say Tom Hanks.

[@JohnHoworth]

Maybe that's the set designer sitting behind the sofa and their task is not to swear or shout when the contestants have obviously not noticed any of their hard work

[@lnfreeman]

Ivo did some great lateral thinking and then didn't execute any of it. Foreboding...

[@subbtopp]

ooo Little Alex horne is very strict and Masterful here isnt he.

[@mrbenoit5018]

Bad acid trip

[@liapique]

Ivo had said that the person had hair yet Alex answered with Usain Bolt. He definitely was trolling.

[@thisbitterlife]

I think Alex says the celebrity another contestant said because with Frankie he guessed Tom Hanks.

[@Elwaves2925]

@@thisbitterlife That's a fair possibility.

[@JoeMH1995]

We can't conclusively say that Usain Bolt's body is entirely hairless. Or at least I can't.

[@markheisler5118]

We all know that should the contestants have been tasked with asking only 20 questions before guessing, Alex would have replayed back every small question. (e.g. are you just guessing? Nothing? You never broke anything as a child?)

[@thekuppi1834]

I guess next Interview will be Kiell and he chose Usain Bolt

[@ManWalksDogs]

ahh yep, was thinking there was a link with Tom Hanks from Frankie's turn.

[@paulcummins2962]

we've seen the other side of the room

[@YsrMahmoodVlogs]

How is this not 360

[@brinsonopinion]

This video gave me motion sickness.

[@pinazink7433]

That poor man. Poor. Poor. Poor. Poor man.

[@Elwaves2925]

At least we know the sofa person isn't one of the other contestants. After Frankie, it looked like it could have been Ivo but this upload puts an end to that idea. It may be a crew member and they just want to see if the contestant mentions them.

[@michaelarulanantham8833]

Who and why is there someone hiding on the side of the sofa having a cup of tea?

[@sladeevans1242]

I wonder when or if someone will whip out their phone and use their camera to aid in their search.

[@thefreedweed]

why is someone hiding down the side of the sofa

[@andreraymond6860]

I would love to see Tom hanks do a series of Taskmaster...Have you ever asked him? Heb probably would do it if his schedule allowed it..

[@Mike_Dubayou]

Zero chance he would

[@lonelyone]

He probably would if there were 4 other big name celebrities taking part.

[@Mike_Dubayou]

@@lonelyone zero chance. these kind of big name celebrities need writers and a PR team in order to say or do anything the public sees. They are the very definition of a fake human being. Unless taskmaster becomes a 100% scripted series, all your gonna get is real comedians acting like real people.

[@Schmidtelpunkt]

Maybe if they bribe him with a really beautiful typewriter.

[@beyondlevelmotion2788]

I think i got it as long as Ivo looks at alex's eyes he can actually get up walk over to alex and look around room as he looks at alexs eyes, never said he couldn't stand back up i think the room is mirrored two items on the shelf are also same items in case, 2 sunflowers 2 clocks opposite each other

[@Lezzyboy87]

I don't think there's anything to get?

[@thesupercoach]

What's with the dude hiding in the corner next to the couch?

[@janeeyre1990]

Take a picture of Alex's eyes with your phone, then stare at that as you move around the room examining objects with your peripheral vision. Or physically move Alex in front of the objects he is asking about. ADHD lateral thinking at work!

[@theevildalek5425]

Ivo looks like a young Simon Cowell

[@PaulWrightsonLeeds]

Who is the person hiding at the end of the sofa?

[@qwertyTRiG]

Tom Hanks?

[@Tao_Tology]

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, given human form.

[@axlepacroz]

Still waiting for Danny Dyer, Miles Jupp, Kevin Bridges and Kathy Burke to be on a series. They would be awesome on the show.

[@AndyNicholson]

Still waiting for the man behind Alex to stand up

[@tobyb1018]

Danny dyer? Eurgh wtf…

[@PS-vm3we]

Oh yes, Miles Jupp and Kevin Bridges!! And Hugh Grant, Richard Ayoade and Sandy Toksvig.

[@keithpanton7486]

@@tobyb1018 he was great on 8oo10cdc

[@LankyLegs96]

I'm not going to count the questions, but I really hope "describe the rug" doesn't count as one, being an instruction

[@donnahighley2940]

You never had a question on an exam that was an instruction? For example, list 5 causes of the Civil War?

[@Tao_Tology]

@@donnahighley2940 You could, maybe, have a question that was (also) an instruction but "Describe" is an instruction, not a question.

[@birdrustler]

Some of the questions are also multiple questions. Full name and leg length? How many pictures AND what are they of? Those should count as 2 each!

[@MedEvil1c]

not sure if i trust this video yet... Tis April fools

[@henrietta9206]

Rose is just as beautiful as this darling. They are both good, good good people. Soooo happy for them💕

[@mmbtvs56]

No shit, I guessed Tom Hanks right. Who's the girl behind the couch?

[@lonelyone]

Mae Martin?

[@ManWalksDogs]

Didn't Alex guess Tom Hanks for Frankie's interview, so maybe this one was filmed before it and put the name in his head.

[@lonelyone]

@@ManWalksDogs I’m thinking there’s a theme here. Maybe someone else guessed Usaine Bolt.

[@icturner23]

I wish Alex hadn’t given away the teams. I love when that gets revealed before the first team task.

[@Lizzo13]

They showed at least one of the teams in a preview or something, though.

[@ManWalksDogs]

@@Lizzo13 that's why I tend not to watch those trailers or opening credits too closely if at all (maybe just listen whilst looking away); even if they're just split second clips, I don't want any spoilers of key moments.

[@icturner23]

@@Lizzo13 I didn’t see that, but if I had I’d wish the same.

[@lonelyone]

What is with the person crouched in the corner? That freaks me the fuck out.

[@crispynoodle7042]

I absolutely love Taskmaster. I just wonder a couple of things. 1. Not all the questions were questions. Listing things is not a question. 2. Couldn't they have counted Alex's follow up questions against his 20 questions? I'm not sure how much these comedians have watched the show to figure out ways to beat Alex.

[@ManWalksDogs]

Aren't the list questions phrased as "can you...?"

[@AnaFromTheShire]

.........why is there a person hiding behind the couch drinking tea?????????????????????????

[@PaNDaSNiP3R]

When’s season 15 coming?

[@katiewookie2498]

It's already arrived, started on Thursday!

[@auntlynnie]

I’ve never seen a stat that says there’s only 1 view! 🎉

[@sherryxia8362]

Second!*

[@Snaakie83]

It's just because the counter data is updated by thousands of computers worldwide at the same time...the counts get stacked up and parked until they can be recorded as 'views'. It's very rare indeed to see just 1 view, but it's virtually impossible that's it's actually 1 view 😊

[@toddhollen]

Are we just ignoring the person stuffed in the corner behind the couch?

[@judithb6623]

to be fair this year's decor is rather ugly and disturbing ^^" (not a fan of that period in decoration :D)

[@anyalazor7978]

What IS the theme of this series though? Colorful hippy stuff? I don't mind it, just not sure I got the theme right🤔

[@loujohnson3735]

Yep, its psychedelic art, the big picture of Greg seems to be based on Victor Moscoso's art

[@krablord]

I'd say hippy art/70s theme

[@Tao_Tology]

70s

[@anyalazor7978]

@@loujohnson3735 thank you! Googled this artist and their painting of a sun has the same facial expression Greg often has during TM recordings when contestants do something badly - slightly annoyed and unpleasantly surprised lol. Also, the brows are similar :)

[@seldom_bucket]

the sounds recording on this is shocking, even on full volume it sounds like someone mumbling under their breaath.

[@jp18449]

Turn your volume up or turn on your hearing aid.

[@Elwaves2925]

I had no issues on my laptop and I'm nowhere near full volume.

[@Tao_Tology]

What?

[@seldom_bucket]

@@jp18449 you know there is a difference between sound quality and volume?

[@jp18449]

@@seldom_bucket That's just how Ivo speaks. Don't like it? Leave.

[@Cryten0]

I have no clue who any of these contestents are. Normally I know a few of them from other british game shows and their more famous panel and comedy shows. But this season nothing.

[@ManWalksDogs]

Frankie Boyle, main panellist on the first seven series of Mock the Week (albeit that's going back a good few years). OK, Ivo Graham only clocked up two appearances on there in much more recent series (s15 & s16). Frankie has hosted Live at the Apollo twice and been a guest a further four times. Ivo was on the most recent series of Have I Got News For You (s64 [with s65 starting soon]). He was also on s59 & s58. Frankie hosted one ep of s53 & s51 and appeared as a guest on s35 & s32. I didn't come across Jenny Eclair's name whilst trawling through the episode & panellist lists on Wiki, but have recollection of her turning up on all sorts over the years, but God knows what. Kiell Smith-Bynoe is a comedy actor, so hasn't appeared on the big panel & stand-up shows, but has appeared in well known tv series (Stath Lets Flats, Enterprice (for which he also wrote additional material), Ghosts, Man Like Mobeen and individual episodes of many others). Fair enough Mae Martin is a much more niche name & hasn't appeared on the big stuff. EDIT: forgot to check Would I Lie to You? ! Frankie has appeared on three eps in the first three series (going back a bit). ...Kiell appeared on s15 (s16 being the most recent)!

[@icturner23]

‘Sharpie’ is American English, Alex. :-/

[@Tao_Tology]

A sharpie is a type of pen. I have a pack of them. You could 'draw on someone with a Sharpie' in the same sense that you could draw on someone with a Bic biro.

[@paulcummins2962]

last 2 years these interviews have been boring

[@Peteroranje]

This series apart from Jenny they all seem really lovely but not actually funny.