Best Prize Tasks: Volume 2

Take a look at some of the best moments from the prize task over the years.
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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.

[@aran9952]

The "STOP BEING NICE" is still one of the best moments in the show's history

[@willisverynice]

I would describe that as a “humble opinion”

[@Callhouse]

I'd argue the single best moment was the 'I knew you wouldn't let me down Victoria' that came straight after. Just the fact she genuinely thought she was being nice makes it so much better. Maybe you gotta be a football fan to fully appreciate that.

[@hailsaturn]

@@CallhouseNah, Victoria knew exactly what she was doing. It was obvious especially when she said something like "I thought you'd want to see the winning side for once." Absolutely played into what the Taskmaster wanted, intentionally sacrificing points for comedic effect.

[@theyorkrose5274]

​@Chris T I'm always baffled by people who think she was being an idiot - she's very bright, she knows Alan well, it was a good joke, and she already said she based her jokes on either funny puns or outright comedy because she wasn't really a comedian like the others and felt it was the only way to match the others so there's zero reason to think she was playing it straight (aside from taking Greg at his word when he's also having fun) 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@Callhouse]

@@hailsaturn she also knows absolutely nothing about sport in general.

[@DanieTei]

If you ever are looking for a perfect example of 'stunned silence' it's the moment right after Lolly announces she's sitting on 2 grand.

[@justin.booth.]

Also when Mike takes off the hat

[@jrbship]

She literally bought 5 points for $2k 😂

[@joshyaash]

@@jrbship Al Murry would be proud

[@GabeNotNewell]

Well, that was quite a gamble with £2.000

[@JLF201]

And Alex's reaction was great. I don't think he knew she had done that.

[@glennbertucci941]

"hip hip beret" was such a perfectly clever punchline that nobody laughed they just all agreed unanimously that that is exactly what it should be called.

[@custardbaby4]

That shot of Sally calmly explaining her turd with Nish silently corpsing in the backdrop at 4:05 may well be the most well-composed shot in the history of broadcast television

[@kellyheidel4337]

What about a “Breaking Alex” compilation, where you show tasks that make Alex hide behind his clipboard?

[@crimps321]

I would LOVE that

[@Taolan8472]

Now thats some content right there.

[@megiab]

ohhhhh good idea

[@secretforreddit]

This would be AMAZING!

[@lix2406]

YES PLS

[@sydneyglampe1915]

“Tough guy o’clock” always gets me

[@Paralyzed187]

It's easily the best moment from that series. Has to be in my top 5 Taskmaster moments. 😂😂

[@lilyhart6650]

I love Guz’s childlike excitement when Desiree mentioned the dog. Wholesome!

[@tobyb1018]

You could’ve stopped at “I love Guz” he’s one of my fave contestants ever, pretty much everything he does or says makes me laugh 😂😊

[@joanneking170]

To me it's the best prize task at how genuine they all were

[@janeeyre1990]

As a fellow ADHDer, hats off to Rhod for staying still and quiet inside the closet for so long. That's the kind of psychomotor control we can only exhibit when hyperfocused on something--like a bizarre scheme to stalk a sleeping friend.

[@alicsurn]

it's all about the hyperfocus and for the lolz. Plus, this is what it's like to be friends with someone with ADHD... we literally are the wild card of wild cards

[@averageday]

Ok.

[@TheEvilCheesecake]

bunch of tumbler fake psychology.

[@h0lly_blue]

@@TheEvilCheesecake spoken like a person who refuses to go to a therapist on the grounds that it'll make them look "weak" - we're all human m8

[@TheEvilCheesecake]

@@h0lly_blue spoken like a person who's always trying to work out which box you can put people in so you can ignore what they are saying. I've taken plenty of therapy, more than enough to tell you that the reason people dislike you is not your diagnosed condition.

[@DynamicAero]

Paul Sinha's speech, something which was no doubt prepared to some extent, might be one of the greatest things on Taskmaster, period. You usually never see the old, befuddled players on Taskmaster ever do something significant about being the biggest liability, and some even lean into it, but Paul throughout the series furiously stands up and shouts "Even if Taskmaster makes me look like a fool, I'm still valuable and intelligent." His speech during the bird-naming challenge and this solidify that he is one of the best contestants on the show, period.

[@ElPestino]

He's really underappreciated, that's for sure. He really won my heart, not even considering the state he was in during filming (injured and ill).

[@goliath_red1102]

Season 8 may have been the worst series but it gave us one of my favourite contestants. Paul is such a gem.

[@iliketrains3495]

It's nice knowing that despite being the overall loser, he's the best scorer for prize tasks in that series

[@timothycahalan1540]

Paul is the silver lining of season 8

[@Hexen_Wulf]

Alex's little face when he listens to Mike's song is a thing of beauty.

[@thomasreddy416]

I'm guessing the person playing the back-up music may be a member of Alex's band. Does Mike play guitar himself ?

[@TrevorCopter]

I think Paul’s trophy might be the best of this volume because how everyone thinks it’s absolute rubbish until he reveals it’s stolen 😂

[@greyforge27]

"They're absolute wrong'uns, are prawns" might be the most British thing ever said

[@billykann7725]

"If there is an elephant in the room, you're in the wrong room" has to be the best life advice I've ever heard...

[@oshada]

I’ll always feel a tiny bit sad that Mike Wozniak’s big reveal wasn’t before a live audience, what a moment tho

[@hjt091]

Sally and Mike both feature twice in this compilation, which I feel says something about them both

[@hypernova9704]

5:50 what I love about this is that Rhodd had to wait till morning for the sunlight to come through the window and he could film otherwise it was too dark to film

[@spruhakurlekar261]

Nish's face while Sally is talking about Bob's poop always gets me

[@blairkilgallon8741]

Greg going from genuine shocked face to hysterical laughter after hearing the price of Bob’s poo was brilliant!🤣

[@penguinkaiser]

I’d die for Mike Wozniak

[@marmarballz]

So hard to pick a favorite of these. The Guz dog painting was so epic. Mile Wozniak is a legend. Definitely time for a re-watch.

[@ThatCoalSoul]

* Mike *

[@TVFILMBUFF]

Paul's trophy story is thrilling. Hope its true, but what a buzz either way!

[@flyawaytodie]

Guz Khan: "Just give her the 5 points now"

[@carveylover]

Mike's song still slaps. It is just perfection.

[@-lyvenx3648]

Tick tock, it's tough guy o'clock is so good

[@AsbestosMuffins]

sending the trophy to space was one of the funniest ones ever

[@redelfshotthefood8213]

The Greg Trophy in Space has given me chills. It’s so high up!!!!!! Mike W is a king.

[@kewlwarez]

Stop spoiling the mohawk reveal in your trailers, Taskmaster, says man who has seen it at least half a dozen times in seperate clips already ,but it's the principle of the thing.

[@Jovius2k]

Mike Wozniak's song has a bit of an Eric Idle vibe to it. LOVE IT!!!

[@joshberry4301]

"Hip, hip, beret" is great.

[@paulcook7426]

Mike Wozniak was born for this show.

[@anianikka]

05:42 greg got more checkered shirts than eddie vedder

[@asianpanda888]

Rhod Gilbert's stalkish video will never not be funny 🤣

[@trevorbaum3048]

Hip, Hip, BERET

[@leeks1408]

I sure hope that no matter who was the winner that round, Guz got the mastiff painting

[@Taolan8472]

You shpuld watch the episode, it's a good one. And yes, Guz got his painting. He also tweeted about it after the episode premiered. Apparently it was very difficult for him to not show it off at every opportunity.

[@kaylao6600]

@@Taolan8472 what episode was it?

[@ITLLBGRAND]

The garden gate is the single greatest prize task entry ever submitted and you can't convince me otherwise!!

[@TheOfficialMMPRG]

wozniak is a legend

[@richardlloyd2589]

And has the same number of syllables as “Rosalind”, so 2 songs can be very easily applied….

[@boniakarlo]

​@@richardlloyd2589WOZNIAK IS A F***ING NIGHTMARE

[@b.d.hampton]

Ed Gamble not having a second episode of champion of champions to recover and win is just wrong. It took Josh two episodes to win the first Champions and I'm confident Ed would have pulled it out.

[@iliketrains3495]

Well Josh didn't do bad in episode 1 at all, he was one point behind Katherine and just very consistent overall. In fact, he didn't win a single task in the second episode yet still won the episode and the series. Plus Ed could have won with the live task which was an all-or-nothing if I remember right. Also, the apparent reason for COC II only comprising one episode is due to Richard Herring having testicular cancer

[@gxvq]

Aw… it’s heartwarming how modest Greg Davies’s wardrobe and bedroom is considering how big a star he is!

[@MoakS11]

Always amazing. It s my favourite part of the show. Even when it is like a bottle of wine...

[@MoakS11]

Imagine how good it is when it's "tik tok. It's tough guy clock."

[@StarlahMutiny]

"Drumroll please" *blink blink* hahajha

[@NikolaiProkoschenko]

That Victoria's "most ridiculous thing" is neither in part 1 nor in part 2 is a crime in itself.

[@romanerullier9117]

RIGHT? I was howling in laughter when this happened. I think it has to do with the fact they would need to show the first appearance of Greedy Esq. which wasn't as funny

[@poilboiler]

So many nice prizes! Especially the dog painting. :D

[@yuvibitter]

I love how Guz reacts to it, you can just see how genuinely excited he is

[@AH-te5gs]

Such a great collection. Rhod's prize could also have been sent in to the first one. It got three wow's.

[@Xienixnlpsc]

"things you can carry but only just" I expected someone to say something in line with "I can only just carry this show"

[@happivaras]

"That's the last one I'm giving away" B🤣b 🥇 M😂rtimer

[@jmc7034]

Though I’ve watched all the series, I still laugh and enjoy them

[@Sunprism]

Rhod Gilbert hiding in the closet is the clip I used to use to convince people to watch this show

[@bazzakrak]

Hmmm, for the most surprising expensive thing, I would have gone with Mark Watsons access to the community garden behind his house, which was represented by the gate that cost him 18.000£

[@ThatCoalSoul]

* £18, 000 *

[@pyreau2386]

so thats the balloon the us shot down

[@Mortyrian]

I can't think of a worst prize task from taskmaster, they've all been amusing in one way or another.

[@blackdragoncyrus]

"STOP BEING NICE!!"

[@mikurunrunrun]

When Sally Phillips calls and asks you for a poo.

[@Asheroonis]

"Hip-hip beret" makes me so irrationally happy

[@theonetheonlyjoey]

"Hip hip beret" was very good

[@joaopedrobaker8841]

Can you imagine a "flat earther" seeing the first clip?

[@tobyb1018]

They’d have some bullshit pseudo-“science” explanation I’m sure 😂

[@OriginalPiMan]

​​@@tobyb1018 No need for pseudoscience. The usual excuse is quite plausible: it's a fisheye lens. Well, maybe a little pseudoscience if it turns out that part of the footage is contradictory which how a fisheye would show it, but I haven't taken that close a look at the video. Edit: took another look, and fisheye seems likely. There are times when it looks like Earth is curved the wrong way, which is an artifact of the lens. At the height this would have gone to, the curve would have been possible to see, but only just, as I understand it.

[@bluedunn374]

These need to be longer

[@jofi4580]

I love this show It always makes me laugh

[@Taolan8472]

If i could make an editing recommendation? List the series and episode each clip comes from for easy reference.

[@ThatCoalSoul]

If I could make an editing recommendation ... * I *

[@Taolan8472]

@@ThatCoalSoul no :P

[@_peppermint]

@@Taolan8472 first clip is champion of champions II, 2nd is series 4 ep 8 (finale), third is series 5 ep 7, fourth is 7 ep 8 , fifth is 8 ep 8, sixth 11 ep 1, seventh 5 ep 2, eight 12 ep 6, nineth is 2 ep 1, and last clip is series 11 finale

[@bagginssupercat]

Mike's song is everything

[@williamlarkin152]

For the important documents one, doc brown could have said that Doc. Is short for document, and bought in a picture of himself. Doc. Brown

[@andreaskarlsson5251]

Sooo.. Does this mean that Sir Greg has been to space? Officially an astronaut now right?

[@dippegalant]

It's a hair fine line between the best and the worst prize tasks...

[@YesPlease1]

"We have defeated the format of your show" hahaha

[@jackdaw99]

Joe and his certificate makes me melt.

[@MichaelBranson6]

I thought he was joking when he said he sent it to space 😱

[@KM-rt5jj]

Paul Sinhas was just perfect

[@tobyb1018]

Lilly literally sitting on 2 grand nice one 😂

[@PhilLewis-xg7iv]

Lolly

[@janeeyre1990]

I had the same bedspread as Greg when I was a teenager

[@mickharrison90]

"drum roll please....."

[@vynarellano3686]

"I'm sitting on 2000 pounds" i love lolly

[@Mr.Fabulous-1990]

@13:26, they put the wig on backwards.

[@oliverlachat9062]

Alex Horne kinda fell in love with Mike W when he sang the animal song, it was a bit cute tbh

[@Heroes_of_Qalanor_RPG]

Tough Guy O'clock! Mikes was the best...

[@giffordemma]

When Ed drops the TM trophy from space what is all the "debris" that we see in space?

[@eskileriksson4457]

I think it's balloon shreds. It's minus 56 degrees Celsius up there, so the material is brittle. The balloon bursts when it's inflated to the max. At ground level it's only partially inflated. Then it puffs up more and more, as the air pressure decreases with rising height. So it's like smashing a window.

[@thomassaurus]

what episode is the first one from?

[@michaelward4668]

I’m just gonna write down prawns are wrongins and we’ll move on 😂

[@TheOfficialMMPRG]

lol good prize taskers are getting harder to find

[@davidhoward4715]

No.

[@TheOfficialMMPRG]

@@davidhoward4715 best comment ever

[@BruhDude835]

Romesh wedding ring snubbed hard

[@iliketrains3495]

He won the task...

[@SandmanDP]

0:30 Was there a second Champion of Champions?

[@jk_original]

Yes! The full episode is on the Taskmaster channel :D

[@therookiegamer2727]

yep, between series 13 and 14

[@sparky4878]

Next series is 15 so there’ll be another Champion of Champions. Get to 25 and we can have a Champion of Champion of Champions

[@jk_original]

oh sorry, I just checked, I can't find it on the Taskmaster channel... but it's certainly available somewhere on yt

[@christianboehlefeld5168]

Titled the Alpine Darling o z m a r t i a n community tab

[@Char_siu_Lo_mai_fan]

Hi taskmaster hugemongous fan from Australia. I feel like because taskmaster is not very famous here if you can can you make the show more accessible here because basically no one has binge and I love the show and would like to share it with my friends and other family members?!

[@happivaras]

All 🥇🥇🥇

[@noiseguru3981]

When is next series?

[@shikarifox4337]

Should be this month

[@sparky4878]

10:00 unless I’ve misunderstood he says to buy for the person below in the alphabet. But then they’ve bought for the person above them.

[@mg-oe3qr]

It’s their first names going down alphabetically Alan Desiree Guz Morgana Victoria

[@Callhouse]

The contestants are always sat in the alphabetical order of their first names. Effectively buy it for the person on your left and Victoria gets it for Alan.

[@headlessnotahorseman]

​@@Callhouse Wow, I never knew that. Thanks!

[@JLF201]

I guess it all depends whether you list your letters from top to bottom or bottom to top. I'm with you, though. I thought it was a bit confusing. If you number the letters of the alphabet, a lower letter would come before. They could have phrased that much better.

[@mg-oe3qr]

@@JLF201 but if you wrote their names in a list in alphabetical order (like I did in my other comment) then it is “for the person below you”

[@callumjohnston858]

Hey, i went to that school

[@alecstronach]

9:25 is eyewear not headwear? last I checked my eyes were part of my head, therefore glasses would count as headwear would they not?

[@richardlloyd2589]

Are they too specific? Eye-ware…face-ware…head-ware. 2 steps removed, so depends on how Greg is feeling versus how much of a story the contestant can tell.

[@censorbleep3018]

Is 2 grand, like, a lot of money?

[@artful1967]

The dog hasn't aged well has it

[@parker8120]

I hate the admin, for deleting this last week after uploading accidentally. and I still hate you for sitting there instead of making vol 3.

[@bloodysnowballs8036]

:o

[@goingslowlynowhere]

Second!

[@chair660]

a shame the American trophy got shot down before it could make it to space

[@AsbestosMuffins]

I really wish they'd make a US version of this show

[@cephalogenic]

They did, and it was unwatchable. Lisa Lampanelli was a screeching nightmare. There was also a German version that never made it to air because every contestant solved every task the same way and it was boring and unfunny. Desiree Burch got to the heart of this during the Pop A Balloon task when she said she could have chosen the obvious solution and completed it quickly, but that's not what the show is about. The show is supposed to be funny and character-driven: in the end, it's not about points or winning.

[@AsbestosMuffins]

​@@cephalogenic yikes. I feel like you could still do this if you suppressed the instinct to get a bunch of big stars and instead got a bunch of c-listers or lower

[@iliketrains3495]

@@AsbestosMuffins I mean I'm not sure if the five contestants they got really are 'big stars', the two I knew (Dillon Francis and Freddie Highmore) aren't even comedians. I suppose Ron Jeremy as the Taskmaster had potential but didn't really work

[@jess_ismore]

​@I Like Trains what about a Nick Offerman as a lead?

[@tjazeajn8028]

Alex was the assistant on US version which was weird but understandable. The comedians were not well known to me except Ron Funches; it was horrible. Taskmaster's concept does not go over well with US audience, just a thought. It's probably why we don't have a Bake Off. There's no prize money or TV show deal at the end of the series.

[@MrJohnHoppa]

It’s actually fake right?

[@davidhoward4715]

Eh?

[@squidink3470]

@@davidhoward4715 We're living in a simulation.

[@broccolee4328]

Elon Musk looks like Ed Gamble

[@Antagon666]

Thanks for proving that Earth is clearly flat !

[@mandalorian957]

Paul sinha yeah hes funny not

[@peterpanbigdick.]

Thank you guys from the bottom of my heart this series kept me going throw sun tough time rely cheard me up thank you all stars.