Ardal O'Hanlon's Best Taskmaster Moments | Taskmaster

From fruitless duck searches to inexplicably emerging from a curtain trouser-less, take a look at some of Ardal's funniest Taskmaster moments.
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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.

[@theplasmawolf]

My favourite Ardal moments are all the comments he made about other players' attempts in the studio, only to reveal his own attempt that was so much worse :)

[@Klaproossje]

Same!

[@Klaproossje]

WHAT!? SHE CAN'T TALK? HA!

[@Tao_Tology]

"I'm going down, and I'm taking you all with me."

[@Denybreakdown]

He took this to a new level. What a man!

[@klaraleblochova]

​@@Tao_Tologydo you remember the episode? I've been looking for that line for a while And can't find it

[@RickeGnool]

He is responsible for two of Taskmasters biggest mysteries: 1. Why he came out from the shower curtain without his trousers. 2. What he did in the kitchen for 15 minutes that ended up with him having glitter in his hair in the ''Show Off'' task.

[@DanielDiaz-um1xd]

Bridget can be "where did she learn to walk"?

[@Taolan8472]

You would think after this, they would know to run the cameras in the house even if doing a task outside or in the garage. But no! We have no footage of Dara opening the fridge with flippers on.

[@RickeGnool]

@@Taolan8472 True but Dara doesn’t feel like a contestant who would cheat.

[@josephchambers2000]

I imagine both involve panic and a mental breakdown.

[@Taolan8472]

@@RickeGnool Oh i would never accuse him of cheating. I just want to watch him flail about the fridge with the flippers on! That would have been some great television.

[@comicalcomicsdotcomics726]

I love Ardal's extremely specific yet witty remarks for things. Like when he said "They skulk around in the night like a Jazz Drummer trying to score heroin" for foxes

[@forallthestupidshit3550]

That has to go down as one of the beat TM lines in any series.

[@themug406]

Jazz and drummer arent capsed

[@evilspidey0200]

@@themug406*capitalised

[@adeletaylor6143]

"I was under the impression you played a character on Father Ted" might be on the most brutal but true insults in TM history

[@shanghaiallie]

Same with Katherine Parkinson in the IT Crowd. I think one of the many national services performed by Taskmaster is showing which actors playing famously thick and/or hopeless characters weren't really acting that hard.

[@CuthienSilmeriel]

@@shanghaiallie, in fairness some pretty intelligent people have also looked like complete idiots on Taskmaster at times, that’s what makes it so funny. The tasks are so random that it must be really hard to know what you’re expected to do and remember they film several tasks a day over several months so it is hard to switch the mindset from one task to another.

[@ellenmcknight4976]

As a Swede, I'm really impressed! I can't believe he still remembered the song, it was definitely understandable.

[@Star_Joker]

When Ardal stepped out of those curtains looking dejected with no trousers on, he became my second favourite contestant of all time.

[@derdyon7576]

2nd to Mike Wozniak?

[@Jayk-kz7sh]

everyone's reaction to ardal walking out with his trousers off was incredible. Sophie's aww going from adoring to shock, Bridget touching his shoulder and making sure he hasn't completely lost it, Judi who is absolutely losing it, and to top it off Chris just going "my god I'm gonna die" at the end of it 😂

[@Star_Joker]

@@derdyon7576 Mike is number 3. Bob Mortimer will always be number 1.

[@ucmc495]

@@Star_Jokerthis is thee perfect top 3 👌

[@peterclarke7006]

​@@Star_Jokeryou can't have Bob at number 1. He's in his own category. It should go 3rd, 2nd, 1st, Bob. 😂

[@Sunprism]

I still can't get over Ardal disappearing for most of the "Show Off" task, only to reappear with a spoon and his hair full of glitter inexplicably

[@anumeon]

Ardal really nailed the drinking song,, well mostly anyway.. But of course.. "Jag är hungrig, Jag letar efter strömming, är du strömming?" has to be my favorite.. :D

[@joebleasdale5557]

The Swedish task proves Ardal’s definitely been to a few Melodifestivalen wrap parties. My Lovely Horse gained him a huge Nordic fanbase after all 😂

[@Tao_Tology]

"and take him to the horrrrrsse dentist"

[@jessicaandersson4313]

Saw him perform live in Sydney some 12 years ago and he had a whole segment aboit Swedes, Ikea etc

[@hannekevissers4758]

OH MY I FORGOT ABOUT MY LOVELY HORSE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

[@jessesutton7985]

I forgot how much I loved, 'It's just the sound that blue makes.' I think his run left all of us much in the same mind as Greg; not so sure Dougal was a character.

[@Balthazar228]

The more I watched this series, the more I became convinced that 4 contestants were contacted through their agents to be on the show, and Ardal was kidnapped from his home

[@Iamridzal]

You say kidnapped; he was merely following someone with a table tennis bat

[@Tao_Tology]

@@Iamridzal He should have listened to Dr Flynn.

[@iammehowru]

Victoria coren is the only other contestant to share that vibe

[@Harambae613]

What do you mean? Father Dougal was allowed parochial leave to go on this show!

[@adsyoffinch]

@@Harambae613that would be an ecumenical matter

[@nedcurfman3486]

The hapless old guy might be my favorite TM archetype

[@beansontoast9000]

I loved when he referred to Greg as TM

[@praalgraf]

can't believe this isn't just a compilation of every time he's on screen

[@themug406]

Yes you can

[@blackdragoncyrus]

"What were you doing in there?!" "I- I don't know, Greg..."

[@marmarballz]

Ardal singing the Swedish drinking song is classic amazingness.

[@IRiboty]

My favourite Ardal moment was during the third high five task, when he predicted Judi would be first in the recording (which she absolutely was lol) and when questioned by Judi herself on studio he said it was because to him she was first amongst women 😂😂😂

[@fredpowell9621]

Him an Chris had such an amazing bromance an I loved him for that ❤

[@TonyTheYouTuba]

5:47 that hen wink, I love the little creative touches they put in

[@thaifoodtakeaway]

When there are outside tasks they usually edit in an airplane flying over. The direction of some of them can make sense in relation to the London airports, but they also make them fly in directions that if they were to happen the would cause collisions with the normal airplane traffic.

[@drivethru6155]

Ardal was just one big highlight reel, honestly better to just to watch the episodes in full lol

[@holychickenmcnugget7107]

"I don't know Greg!" 😭😭😭❤

[@reemasharma__23]

Ardal taught me that you should never follow your first instinct 😂

[@blueblue232]

Right? He gets an idea and just runs with it. It's hilarious 😂

[@Taolan8472]

I am a little disappointed we didnt get some of Ardal's gems from the 75 questions.

[@bootieos7701]

Are you a French trapeze artist?

[@calum2359]

Ardal's drinking song is great! 😂 To stand by a fence and wobble 😂😂

[@ItsDaElk]

The way Chris was laughing his head off on Ardals comments....funniest TM moments ever....."No Wayyyy"

[@faisz1416]

"You didn't need to not wear trousers!"

[@Efemral]

I learnt a French song while drunk in Nice, for some reason I still remember it 20 years later

[@FloraWest]

I think drinking songs tend to be easy to remember because they are, after all, for drunk people.

[@Meriysi]

"That's just the noise that blue makes"

[@brendanberry7403]

This missed a lot of the banter he had in the studio that was hilarious.

[@Klaproossje]

This is my dream 😍😍😍 a more than 21 minutes long Ardal compilation 🎉🎉🎉

[@kausikvenkat]

I've been waiting for this video ever since I finished his season of Taskmaster. I hope they captured all his snarky remakes 😂

[@LolTollhurst]

My favourite series with my favourite contestant hands down

[@fionarangel9486]

My favourite moment by far was the song he did with Chris Ramsey - literally crying with laughter at that 😅

[@mortenu.5606]

Surely you are going to post a sequel tomorrow you left out memory foam, mirror, the group and stag

[@ItsDaElk]

yes, the memory foam...hilarious😂

[@indoorkites420]

they should do a father ted comback where dougal becomes the new main preist taking teds place and his subordinate priest is actually really smart, with the right writing could be good

[@mpstab6276]

Oh god, when he used the cement mixer for washing hair and thd head fell off 😅😂😂

[@johannahill4466]

ardal is easily one of my favourite competitors on the show! thanks for this!

[@jasminkhangura3832]

They need to have a Stand Up to Cancer special with all the fan favorites, not necessarily losers. We could enjoy it and it would support a good cause in the process. My pick would be Ardal O'Hanlon, Judi Love, Mike Wozniak, Joe Wilkinson, and Paul Chowdhry.

[@freddier5376]

Mark Watson or Sally Phillips surely….

[@dannym1882]

DOUGAL'S DOING TASKMASTER?!! YOU LET DOUGAL DO TASKMASTER?!!

[@blackdragoncyrus]

"There was like a, the, my, the face?"

[@alexskelton4150]

In a recent taskmaster podcast, Sophie duker talks about wanting to maneuver herself over ardal, while they are both suspended in trifle

[@RIXRADvidz]

Taskmaster is an endless source of good giggles and serious Howling Laughter. The Best Medicine and should be taken in copious quantities to balance out any sadness that may be infecting your world right now. Laughing and Dancing, if we can all harness these powers perhaps we can make the world a whole lot less sad.

[@fredrik5827]

Release the Aubergine cut!

[@forallthestupidshit3550]

"That's just the noise that Blue makes." Too good.

[@seldom_bucket]

Wasn't sure about this season, i only know him as dougle (and thermoman) and didn't want that view ruined...i needn't have worried, he literally is dougle irl.

[@sonofscotland67]

Simply Brilliant 👍🏻😂😂😂

[@kischtrine]

That shower curtain task made me really worry about Ardal‘s health. First I thought he was on something. Why does he think that looks somewhat like his neck? And why doesn’t he know what he was thinking? Didn’t he know what exactly the task was? It is still a mystery to me. But all in all. I really loved him on the show very much.

[@kellyheidel4337]

I ❤️ Ardal!

[@bobbarbsokalski5005]

Nooo Wayyy

[@ethanramy]

Thank you guys for always giving us so much hilarious and brilliant content. Thank to All of the team of taskmaster I hope you all are doing well? 🍻❤️

[@drefk1973]

They actually did well with the Swedish for 15 minutes

[@TheRealConcertKing]

I had forgotten the extent of unhinged madness that the combination of Ardal and Bridget were.

[@britnianne4340]

Still no episode 5??

[@4lgorithm]

I don't get why everyone was so confused why Ardal didn't have pants on. Obviously he tried a bunch of random stuff behind the curtains and then the time ran out. But Sophie acted like he's gone senile with her aww's and the rest of it

[@kelzuya]

He's clearly a guy that "acts the eejit" as we say which made him so good for playing Fr Doughal. People take him too serious.

[@LC-le9ew]

The sound that blue makes?

[@daniellamcgee4251]

When you have colour - sound synaesthesia, that makes perfect sense.

[@rayala21]

🤔 I was expecting a different video after reading “Ardel’s best bits”…

[@leeludallas]

Yeah ok but new episode please? Someone forgot to upload it?

[@snonsig2688]

When's the new series 14 ep coming out?

[@get-the-joke]

Wh'r''s the m'rr'r?

[@MichaelM28]

Easily the best contestant in the series

[@_kontingency]

"No.. other lips i can use?!" 😢

[@GNVS300]

I had no idea the Irish use the American pronunciation of 'yoghurt'

[@AndersWatches]

They don’t, they use the Irish pronunciation… it just sounds similar 🙄

[@Dqtube]

@@AndersWatches Or maybe the Irish were the first to bring yogurt to the new world.

[@AndersWatches]

@@Dqtube in what way would that even contradict what I said?

[@Dqtube]

@@AndersWatches I'm not saying this, I was just suggesting that it may be the same because the American version may have Irish origins.

[@johndenverfan]

😅😅😅😅😅

[@katieblade7083]

Comments now

[@C.I...]

Later, Father Hackett. First you have to eat.

[@6Sheepies9]

Happy Snowfurfee

[@marcusreynolds226]

Promo'SM

[@ajorngjdonaydbr]

Ach c'mon Dougal