alex horne getting increasingly exasperated at bridget christie

[@daskiho]

"you have still not taken a normal step" "oh my god!" *proceeds to make highly unnormal steps*

[@tortison]

that shit ALWAYS makes me laugh omg

[@flowerpower2906]

4:42

[@Dacijo]

Walks like Kryton

[@tryskacz]

@@Dacijo haha :D

[@mosermi443]

abnormal but yeah its hilarious.. she was so frustrating to watch sometimes i can't imagine how alex kept sane

[@camokkid]

The only thing better than Bridget being rude to Alex is Bridget consciously and verbally gaslighting herself into believing that certain explicitly worded rules just don't apply

[@craigalexander966]

There’s a myth busters quote that somes that up “I reject your reality and insert my own”

[@ff_s_]

That's not what gaslighting means at all.

[@theprecipiceofreason]

@@ff_s_ It's so overused that it's basically lost all meaning

[@beowulf1417]

gaslighting means there is an abusive controlling intention, people need to stop conflating it with any kind of lighthearted trickery.

[@haddy106]

​@@ff_s_ it means what society decides it means due to the fact that to decide otherwise is stupid

[@awilk418]

You cannot convince me this isn't 100% footage of an alien trying to fake their way through a Taskmaster episode with zero previous knowledge of Earth or humans.

[@gregormacleod36]

and what about Bridget?

[@Tyfuzzle]

@@gregormacleod36 You cannot convince me this isn't 100% footage of 2 aliens trying to fake their way through a Taskmaster episode with zero previous knowledge of Earth or humans.

[@iliketrains3495]

So far, we've seen there's three ways to annoy Alex - make him throw balls over the house, refer to the prizes as "Greg's gifts" or be Bridget Christie

[@garyw370]

😬 "They're not gifts!!" 😄😄

[@Miltroit]

Keep insisting that he's had work done and is all smooth, works pretty well too.

[@justinlettenmair2651]

@@Miltroit lmao that caught him so off guard and everyone ran with it

[@HOTD108_]

Which contestant said "Greg's gifts"?

[@HOTD108_]

​@@MiltroitWho said Alex had work done?

[@walterxbenjamin]

Bridget is the only contestant so far that genuinely broke Alex. Zaltzman might become the second.

[@vaseline69]

I think Sally Philips may have given him trauma🤣🤣

[@supersexygal01]

@@vaseline69ha wasn’t sally the one that hid in the coat cupboard, and Alex brushed against her breasts looking for her?

[@92RedRevolver]

That'll only be because he's actually an annoying twat, Bridget's a fun wind-up.

[@zyaicob]

I think Alex has been broken before... he was never the same after that cake, Lou Sanders is unhinged, all of series 9 was a nightmare

[@petesmart1983]

Strong women break alex

[@sadrevolution]

If you watch Fern Brady's interview from the next season, she brings up the Bridget Christie interview and Alex is once again, hilariously, visibly annoyed.

[@oliviercantas2575]

which one?

[@the_joe_reynolds_foundation]

@@oliviercantas2575 The one with Fern Brady.

[@MaxMalm]

I didn't think he looked so annoyed when Fern said that

[@HOTD108_]

​@@the_joe_reynolds_foundation Which Fern Brady? Narrow it down more.

[@TheIrishAlchemist205]

​@@HOTD108_the one with Fern Brady, yes, Fern Brady.

[@numberonedad]

bridget had one of the coolest outfits of any contestant ever

[@BigyetiTechnologies]

One of the hottest

[@tamialewis5509]

She reminds me of Jack Sparrow lol

[@moe_dk]

Colonel Douglas Mortimer

[@numberonedad]

@@moe_dk oh nice i didn't get the reference. i like lee van cleef but haven't seen it.

[@phily8093]

She's like a Wild West Rabbi, infused with the energy of a West Country Witch.

[@kalimaude3532]

choosing to open this with Bridget implying that Alex has never done anything kinky was a genuinely inspired choice to set the tone for what feels like a serious documentary about a campaign of psychological warfare on a scale I have never seen before. Rhod Gilbert, before every task, chose chaos. Bridget Chistie, when her agent called her and said the word Taskmaster, decided immediately to spend every available moment that followed in pursuit of burning down one particular man on national television.

[@TarithAverin]

I go back and forth on whether I think Bridget was doing it for the bit or if she really didn't understand things at all.

[@LS9646]

She is probably the only thing that has caused him more mental damage than his experience with the cake in the shed. At times she made me feal genuinly sorry for him, while still laughing wildly

[@netneo4038]

She has a long history of knowing greg, so I'm going to assume she wanted to go into this genuinely annoying Alex. It's unique and no contestant actually managed it before on this level. And she managed to do so while remaining incredibly funny and entertaining. I feel like it was absolutely on purpose

[@thebookofsand]

@@netneo4038 i wish i could believe this. when she very proudly missed a syllable pronouncing deoxyribonucleic acid and everyone applauded for her it was pretty clear she's just been applauded her whole life for getting things kind of right. pretty privilege is a hell of a thing. i bet she's charming in most situations but if you had to build an ikea flatpack with her you'd be driven to drink.

[@caitthecat]

She very likely has adhd.

[@MakeSomeNoisePlaylists]

the latter for sure

[@JKSSubstandard]

"Stop talking to the camera people!"

[@spicybiscuit88]

3:03 Poor Alex - Ive never seen him so stressed by a contestant that he gives up on explaining things and just looks around for someone to help him.

[@mrickard85]

I thought he was looking around for hidden cameras, forgetting that there were actual non-hidden cameras already.

[@Alicia-zf3nq]

You could even hear the camera people laughing during her interview. I don't think they had ever seen Alex so annoyed before lol

[@R2k2]

"Is hydro-electricity the answer"? - "To what"?? "To... the... power"??? - "Which power"? "God....." 🤣

[@r.vanderspek3572]

Look at her evil smile at 8:32

[@mrmcawesome9746]

@@r.vanderspek3572 She SO knew what she was doing.

[@TheOrangeRoad]

The power of voodoo

[@robertmarley9380]

who do?

[@PolarBear-rc4ks]

You do

[@justchiling22]

"he-" "NOT MY FAULT." What an amazing end 😂

[@DanteTorn]

After seeing Alex be genuinely abused and humiliated with a straight face in some series it really hammers home how much she is specifically managing to get under his skin in this. It's impressive in a horrifying sort of way.

[@DavidAWA]

One great thing about being an American watching this show is we have no context for anything these (we assume) successful people have done. So, they are just like an array of kooky characters to us.

[@IronResistance]

Don't worry after the first 5 seasons I don't know any of them either

[@SirDistic]

@@IronResistance For me it's season 7 and then it's about 1 per series that I know. After about series 10 I don't know any of them. But I suddenly love Bridget Christy

[@AndrewJW]

Thank you so much for this. These two had SUCH an amazing dynamic. It felt so good to see someone get under Alex's skin for once

[@Pingstery]

She was genuinely useless at everything she attempted to the point of making the show creator visibly regret ever inviting her to the show. I wouldn't call that an amazing dynamic so much so as the most impressive performance of all time by Alex not to go off his head at her lunacy.

[@alexanderjkirk9090]

@@Pingstery The reverse is also true - to be so shockingly incompetent in mind and body is bloody impressive too

[@bichiroloXP]

@@Pingstery I mean, Alex frequently makes up annoying tasks, or tries to make the contestants lose their patience cause they all know it makes for great comedy. This is just him being the victim for once.

[@fartsforeyes7651]

​@@bichiroloXP "for once" Lmao what fucking show have you been watching???

[@orenbell1645]

@@alexanderjkirk9090 Victoria Coren-Mitchell was notoriously terrible at prize tasks. And some of those were genuinely hilarious because of how bad they were

[@aerolycus]

She's so amazing and I always have to laugh so hard when I see her trying to take a "normal step".

[@esmeraldaweatherwaxe970]

it's a lot less funny when you have a parent like that.. it's exhausting.

[@treehousekohtao]

Have you ever walked?

[@TheDarthChic]

When Bridget came along, it felt like Alex was getting a taste of his own weird medicine. How Bridget made him feel is how he’s made many previous contestants feel: confused and annoyed 😝

[@ResettisReplicas]

Never forget that in the phone-finder task, Bridget Christie was the only person who thought to get a bag for carrying her cuddly toys, and to satisfy the noisemaking requirement with something besides her voice.

[@candyhyojung1860]

and had the key in a place she could immediately and easily get it😅

[@daviddieudonne7829]

And still came last… the bag was indeed a good call, making the noises wasn’t at all. Your brain cancels out your voice much more than noises made and that also required her to use both hands.

[@setomotobobo]

Bridget was so entertaining to watch. I especially like her argument with Greg during prize task, with the kimono that was “meant” to be given to him, when each other just kept pointing fingers and go “I put it to you-“ and “NO, I put it to YOU-“. If there will ever be a Taskmaster All-Stars, she needs to get an invitation.

[@ivankudinov4153]

Can we all agree that Alex knew 100% what he was doing giving Bridget the phrase "Ok, and one more thing?". The man knows how to find pleasure in pain

[@comradeniamh7771]

role playing things at home is one of my favourite things that she has ever said

[@TonyTheYouTuba]

I hope everyone here has seen her interview task here on KZbin (those are not broadcast) because it is beautiful. In fact, even if you have, go watch it again. We’ll wait here.

[@stephenmarsh3130]

ohhh shit. i thought i'd blanked an episode, so that's a relief. thanks.

[@marr1235]

Very disappointed that you didn’t end that with “your time starts now”. My night is visibly and physically ruined now

[@CaesarTjalbo]

An innocent bystander may think that this was all there was to it, but it's way better than just this. There was also Judi Love and sometimes they shone together.

[@luciahoneybee]

House Queens for the win!! Honestly, what an amazing season. Inconceivable!

[@PhilLewis-xg7iv]

"do you think your family will watch this ?" "oh i dunno if they'll watch it." she's crazy but a good crazy. and that whole interview is so funny, its one of the best tm clips. its up there with joes potato, romesh grapefruit, ferns snort, rasberry, whistle. and rosalinds a ******* nightmate. inho of course.

[@bichiroloXP]

And don't forget the wow monster.

[@PhilLewis-xg7iv]

@@bichiroloXP yes ! How could I forget the wow 👻

[@SirDistic]

@@PhilLewis-xg7iv Jessica Knappet falling off stage. Romesh with either his watermelon or "There was no box mate"

[@PhilLewis-xg7iv]

@SirDistic oh yeah I've put grapefruit instead of watermelon,

[@ABRouleauville]

You can even hear one of the crew laughing during the 'interview' task @ 8:12

[@simplicity6564]

Alex usually is so relaxed and tends to find something fun in each guest. But, he tried soooo hard dealing with her.

[@RubyGeeScuderia]

Major 'first day on earth' vibes

[@easilystartled2203]

Bridget Christie is the kind of beautiful absurdity that Russell Brand always wanted to be but couldn't authentically achieve, and that's that on that.

[@ryanfrancis827]

This makes me want Bridget to be the next Doctor - that hat and coat is pure Doctor vibes.

[@Lastielion]

Then you are going to love 1960s westerns!

[@John_Doe974]

No, it isn't, it's pure Western. It might be a Doc Holliday costume

[@SennaAugustus]

It’s Lee van Cleef in A Few Dollars More.

[@Yvolve]

Wild West Plague doctor, with the twin holster on the right leg, the long coat and the hat. Just needs the mask and a pale horse.

[@VegaLupina]

2:13 The sound of an annoyed dog owner who is tired of giving the same command over and over to his dog.

[@shadownight5589]

Oh my god this is amazing, I've not seen anything of this season and this might be the best possible introduction to it

[@elemkay5104]

Oh, it's a banger

[@DomWrath]

Their dynamic reminds me a lot of how I interact with one of my close friends. I'll be in the middle of an anecdote and she either pauses me in the middle with complete confusion or runs in the complete opposite direction with a loose thread on it. She's extremely clever and sees angles I could never get but completely fumbles on grasping certain ideas or understanding motives outside her own. I feel like Alex, both flustered and annoyed at times from not being understood or listened too, but also completely enthralled and in awe of witnessing a complete deviation from my perspective. I'd love to see these two in a road trip indie comedy.

[@vaseline69]

can we have a special team task with Bridgett Christie, Sam Campbell and James Acaster , or one with Rhod Gilbert, Sally Philips and Joanne McNally

[@PH4RX]

Why are you asking that here? This was part of a series a while ago and this isn't the official channel. And since those people have been on the show already, the chances of them being there anytime soon are super slim.

[@vaseline69]

@@PH4RX wow bet you are fun at parties

[@PH4RX]

​@@vaseline69 Dude, are you 4 or something? You would have more luck writing to Santa than under a random channel with a single video.

[@PH4RX]

@@vaseline69 wow bet you are fun to be around with your thin skin

[@Lastielion]

@@PH4RX I think this might be one of those light-hearted social media comment sections things.

[@jlachlan1]

"Most of my answers were not I don't know!" "Well what were they?" "I don't know..."

[@Meander_]

I loved how Alex tried to be notably less stoic that season, I hope I'll see that more once I watch further seasons.

[@beansprout9261]

tbf I’m honestly not sure how much was him actually trying to be less stoic and how much was this set of contestants wringing it out of him 😂

[@JHallenbeck]

I typed into the search: Alex Horne Genuinely Annoyed. And I knew that I would find these clips with Bridget.

[@danmayberry1185]

For me, her walking task rates with Sean Lock's Tiger Who Went For a Pint. A high bar, but the quiet tension here is world-class.

[@TheRealCurtisWright]

It’s the hat. When she wears the hat she becomes absolutely batshit

[@ballenboy]

That sound stick sure looked like Alex was carrying around a shotgun aiming it at Bridget the whole time.

[@LuckyBacon]

I love how you can hear a crew member going "oof" at 5:03. At least thats what i think it was.

[@Caeloth]

It's like the smarts of Katherine Parkinson and the calm of Claudia Winkleman put together.

[@glockenrein]

You just made me choke on a slice of cucumber with how spot on that is. 😂

[@1chiefg]

She's so bloody funny. One of the best contestants there's ever been.

[@patrickbyrne5070]

I must be missing something cause I just find her to be an irritating moron

[@CthulhuInc]

the pre-show walk was just hilarious!

[@apb3251]

I just learnt that she is married to Stewart Lee, this goes some way to explaining her irritation at Alex asking the same types of question.

[@CycolacFan]

They split in 2021.

[@esmeraldaweatherwaxe970]

I have more respect for her after looking up which guy she left. Cudos to her for walking out on that.

[@Owen-wc1wr]

Huhh?? ​@@esmeraldaweatherwaxe970

[@bryanfish7303]

One of the best contestants ever, from one of my favourite series. You would think the format would get stale after a while, but it is as funny as ever

[@justsomeguy583]

Specifically this walk 2:32 WRECKS me

[@Barlofontain]

3.05, I have never seen Alex break like that before

[@DanDanDoe]

Like he truly couldn’t comprehend the situation at all and was looking around for help.

[@ShaneT5S]

I'm so glad you recommended the interview stroll. That was hilarious

[@michaeltonus3888]

Honestly what an icon, even on a series chock full of them.

[@MakeSomeNoisePlaylists]

Have you ever walked......is the best question

[@LeeJ2512]

I've said it before and I'll say it again. They'd be either an amazing couple, or mortal enemies. Maybe both.

[@peterclarke7240]

Kind of a nerdy, socially awkward, British version of batman and catwoman.

[@esmeraldaweatherwaxe970]

'maybe both' is gaslighting people into thnking there is romance in abuse. let me assure you: there is no such thing.

[@Dlovellpf]

To be fair, she’s very irritating… and yet, brilliant. I was getting as frustrated as Alex but also laughing my head off.

[@connercoulson9247]

I have a coworker like her. Easier to do things yourself and you’re never sure if she made it seem that way on purpose. Nice lady, poor partner. 😂

[@esmeraldaweatherwaxe970]

exactly that, my mother acted like that I always assumed she was being ridiculous so other people would do just the stuff for her.. and I resented her all my life for it. (because at work the lady was very eager to go above and beyond, only at home she was all incapable adn acted like a deranged helpless southern belle)

[@jekanyika]

I know they are divorced but I'd love to have seen the dynamic between her and Stewart Lee

[@kierancampire]

It was so good watching this season as i have never seen someone get to Alex as much as she clearly did, every second Alex is around her you can see him desperately trying to cling to inner peace :') Also, i dunno if it was an act or if Bridget is really like that, but man, she did so spectacularly awful at every task! Like she was in a league of her own! Though the highlight was definitely the whole walking/dancing thing, like just firstly, she never walked normally and i have no idea how she ended up deciding on that constituting walking? :') But then when they put it with the song and her dancing matched the walking, i was in tears :')

[@SIC66SIC66]

I heard some people saying she does it on purpose. I find that very hard to believe.

[@lrizzard]

to be fair I *hope* she does it on purpose for comedy because otherwise she's just infuriating

[@esmeraldaweatherwaxe970]

me too,my mother was just like that.. it is a huge trigger for me. (but is is possible, she could be imitating Joan Collins for all we know..)

[@maximillianford9301]

You have to have a sharp mind to really have any sort of career in British comedy. I'd say she's a tad away with the fairies/absent-minded/confused in her everyday life and is really playing up that persona

[@TheRoger2244]

7:25 “why won’t you tell anyone 🥺” he was hurt there

[@pacificostudios]

I've heard Alex Horne on the Horne Section. He is a natural conversationalist.

[@momonomay3011]

I se the algorithm has decided to bring us all here again recently

[@thomasgaylard7219]

I only recently found out that she is married to Stewart Lee. I was so delighted, I think they fit very well together.

[@KarldeRavin]

They divorced recently, though they were married for 17 years.

[@thomasgaylard7219]

@@KarldeRavin lol that’s a shame. Thanks for letting me know 🙂

[@patrickbyrne5070]

My estimation of Lee just plummeted ….

[@ianstopher9111]

Bridget Christie let herself go.

[@MrKeefy1967]

@@patrickbyrne5070 He left her for Rosie Holt MP (ex?). A younger woman. Indeed a shame, but that's real life I guess.

[@Ddarkan]

I'm beginning to understand Alex Horne's frustration lol

[@Dave062YT]

My dream woman......I have the oddest dreams .

[@vn43twelve]

omg sameeee

[@vn43twelve]

she’s so cute and gorgeous

[@esmeraldaweatherwaxe970]

you should have met my mother, that would have cured you. Once the looks fade, that behaviour is no longer 'cute' but gets revolting very fast.. I always wonder why men target mentally unwell people, is it the intellectual advantage you hope to gain or is it the myth about the sex being better?

[@kittycat604]

Lovely video. Somehow i had completely missed that series 13 had interview tasks, so thanks for that

[@seanbristow3165]

Bridgette was the craziest contestant ever. The task to get the highest number on the pedometer... i cant imagine another person in humanity to do what she did and mince about as she did. I literally have no understanding of what she was thinking 😂

[@sunayama4650]

I'm both, and I'm in constant pain.

[@Miltroit]

Alex getting exasperated with Bridget is fair play, since this seems exactly like how Greg feels about most of Alex's 'banter' sections.

[@nannyalberte]

oh, this is a fantastic compilation :)

[@spidermanandsnape]

KZbin keeps suggesting this to me again, and it knows that I find bridget just hysterical. She had such moment of clarity when all the other contestants were absolutely absurd, but so many of her tasks were so ridiculous. And I love that the whole time she was shockingly positive when Greg judged her poorly, and that positivity set her out so well.

[@bastiencremer1662]

Fantastic video, your editing is great (i have also never edited a video in my life)

[@medalion1390]

Out of all of Stewart Lee’s wives, she’s my favourite.

[@Nderak]

scariest gunfighter

[@viktorsincic8039]

I honestly read "Alex Jones" and was exhilarated for a second

[@scotttocs]

Technically, if he shuts his garage door, he either gets in/out of a car or goes into a house.

[@YOURteacher_100]

She in her 50s, she allowed to be nuts

[@gerrymandering6669]

bridget and alex, katherine parkinson and alex, and fern and alex all had some of the best chemistry. i also liked how uncomfortable katherine ryan made alex lol

[@thephoenixsystem6765]

I'm insane, now. Thank you, drakesword, that was lovely.

[@portmantologist]

Bridget is the first contestant that I feel like Alex genuinely disliked. In thirteen series of the show, no other contestant made him legitimately lose his cool, and she did it more than once.

[@juwankane5150]

I think that’s harsh. I think he found her infuriating because it’s the furthest away from how he’d like to see the task done. He also clearly thinks she’s really funny so I wouldn’t say he dislikes *her* just how she performed.

[@KaiOpaka]

@juwankane5150 Plus he knew it was going to be good tv. I don't think he minds that part one bit. ​

[@alexanderkonczal3908]

​@@KaiOpaka 100% this. He's playing a character for the show, and he knew this is what would be most entertaining.

[@patpat8727]

Nah, everyone disliked David Baddiel.

[@esmeraldaweatherwaxe970]

maybe not dislike but he can't deal with her being so obstructive and yet being a fully grown mentally sound adult. (well, we assume that, anyway)

[@brightonkat]

She's an absolute menace, it's brilliant!

[@FoCoPuffs]

By far the most inept contestant who isn't named Paul.

[@patpat8727]

Or David.

[@kevinb7649]

I'm with Alex lol, she was very funny but in a very annoying way. Just the outright refusal to take part in some of the basics of the show was frustrating sometimes, and then she'd always blame Alex!

[@lawsonandsonsconstruction]

Immovable object meets unstoppable force

[@AitchJay]

Mens conversation is about exchanging information, Alex is flummoxed by her, it's great!

[@BB8enjoyer]

Little Alex didn't know, its an argument he can win

[@KitagumaIgen]

Folks: keep in mind that Bridget was member of a biker-gang as a teenager, and once they were going to some event and got the brilliant idea to give her the task of keeping the keys to their rented house. Keep this in mind, while watching this madness!

[@bamboozla9977]

Great, another obscure English celebrity crush that my friends won't know when they ask. I already get enough hassle crushing on Katherine Parkinson and Diane Morgan lol

[@harley3262]

If I had to pick 5 contestants to come back for a 'best of', Bridget Christie would definitely be one of them. She was hilarious!

[@jaycielle]

This was at least slightly amusing - in fact, I'd go as far to say this was very competent, well paced, & very pleasant to watch _(essentially the opposite of my experience watching Bridget's full interview)_ p.s. just so you know, I'm being sincere, excellent work

[@drakesw0rd]

thank u so much!!

[@Hello-kx6tf]

6:35 onwards Alex out of breath 8:34 *with undisguised exasperation* "God" 9:01 Alex Horne genuinely annoyed at the shoe task: "You still asked a question - no."

[@SundaraRamanR]

Have the KZbin gods suddenly blessed this video after two months of upload? (Or did you just unprivate it today or something?) This video has made me want to re-watch that whole series, all of them were brilliant contestants in their own way.

[@drakesw0rd]

just suddenly got blessed by the algorithm, i'm as surprised as anyone haha

[@keepcalmandenjoythedecline]

"No, but you can drop your end..." #Bonk -Kanye: "Gotcha, beach!!!"

[@Ally-Oop]

This is astoundingly good.

[@AndrewWhiteKhanty]

"Not my fault". ...LOLOLO

[@helenagackowska8398]

That walk has me cry laughing every time I see it hahaha

[@Jackysutarrodetierra]

that moment where she's about to blame alex for the spinning and she only to manages to get out "he-" before alex is already saying "not my fault" seems straight out of a scripted sitcom. or a couple of siblings that are deeply annoyed by each other.

[@PandaCatXD]

Ngl I'm getting a lot of Crowley from Good Omens vibes - particularly from the outfit and the sheer annoyance she's generating from Alex. 4:41 looks so much like Crowley movements 😆

[@MarcusBourget]

Is hydro electricity the answer? To what? 😂😂😂😂

[@donepearce]

Stewart Lee is a very patient man.

[@rams6527]

I love herrrr

[@slipknot95maggot]

Dropping the tree trunk is pretty crazy tho. You _could_ actually have hurt her doing that. He sure is a dish it out but can't take it kinda guy isn't he xp