Destroy A Cake As Beautifully As Possible - FULL TASK

Joe, Lolly, Mel, Hugh and Noel try to destroy a cake as beautifully as possible.
------------
Follow the show at / taskmaster
Become a fan at / officialtaskmaster
Get the Taskmaster book and board game: taskmaster.tv/over-you
------------
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.

[@DiegoMartinezCoria]

I love how Joe went the other way, where the beauty wasn't the end result, but the process of destruction.

[@qwertyTRiG]

Noel, too.

[@KristineMaitland]

@@qwertyTRiG but I'm not surprised by Noel's take on the assignment, him being an artist and all.

[@sarahkinsey5434]

I love the Gustav Holst as the backing track.

[@SquidandCatAdventures]

Interesting, I would have thought the beauty in the process was the default way to understand the instruction. The end result, if successful, is total destruction, so I didn't think they'd be trying to make that beautiful.

[@miuhcupcake2285]

That was exactly what I thought when hearing what the task was

[@Jaceric2]

I actually found the dissasemby layer by layer with a knife was quite elegant.

[@ravenousbasilisk5120]

If only some layers didn't break

[@ziomalisty]

You don, don't you, Dexter Morgan?

[@thisflyingpotato4227]

You would love to see my sliced bodies room

[@oscars665]

Mental¡

[@Masood1810]

I didn't like the washing machine one at all. Nothing beautiful about it.

[@gwenythice7230]

i would probably elegantly eat the whole thing

[@FundFreedom]

I'm hungry too.

[@Sammie1053]

I've tried to eat a whole cake in one sitting before. It's next to impossible.

[@misinformedmarti]

@@Sammie1053 Bulimia can make the impossible dream a reality.

[@derpzking1833]

@@Sammie1053 ive done it, hard, but not impossible

[@phonkyalfredo2204]

@@Sammie1053 If you starve yourself the entire day and decide to only have one meal, it's pretty easy.

[@arcticmonkeys59]

“I wasn’t trying to clean the cake” Lmao

[@ryshow9118]

I love Noel. He just seems to be a genuinely enjoyable person.

[@cmtippens9209]

I expected him to say: the cake cycle, of course!

[@citymoose]

I absolutely lost it when he said that 😂

[@objectshowfan362]

r/brandnewsentence

[@Nick-nx1df]

One of my favourite parts of this show are the shots of Alex’s face when the people are doing something strange, they’re always so perfect

[@apathysatragedy3114]

We should replace the surprised pikachu face with different shots of his face during those moments. It's just so perfect for that meme

[@GreenLanternCorps2814]

Alright, Hugh's serial killer tableau definitely deserved more than last place! I mean, it should come with a complimentary trip to Arkham Asylum right after, but still!

[@cortexavery1324]

He pretty much cut it instead of destroying it. His cake is still very much edible and tastefully edible at that.

[@markuseberhardt888]

I just would have thrown the cake in alexes face. Greg would have found that beautiful for sure

[@total_kayhem5193]

I was thinking pick it up, turn around, and give it a good toss at the painting and hope it sticks

[@givrally7634]

I was thinking, have Alex sit on the cake. It's elegant innit ?

[@Simqer]

I was honestly thinking of first throwing it at alex's face, pick up the rest and throw it at the painting and draw a beard and moustache on the painting with it. Maybe even a dick.

[@ellejay5024]

Beautiful cake for a beautiful man

[@cortexavery1324]

a thousand and two hundreds likes for this................................................................................. My god ..................................................

[@gunschevanleiden2900]

Place a layer of mayonnaise on top of the icing of the cake. The cake remains intact and pretty looking but is completely ruined

[@nightsgrow6575]

Günsche Van Leiden oooh!

[@Evija3000]

If it's good mayo, I'd try that.

[@stefansauvageonwhat-a-twis1369]

Nice

[@tess2082]

It said destroy, not ruin. That'd be purely evil though

[@fivemjs]

Yes!

[@degiguess]

I would've invited several people to come eat the cake with me, we'd then spend the next 30 minutes eating cake. The beauty is in the community of it.

[@Agnes.Nutter]

Your Dad - That’s lovely, but you know Greg would put you in last place 🤷‍♀️

[@ZNotFound]

@@Agnes.Nutter Bring it to a homeless shelter or some kind of charity. Greg can't put it in last place now.

[@jackhogan6630]

That's what I was thinking, tbh I wouldn't care if I got last place, I'd have gotten free cake 😂

[@uwu-pe2nt]

Maybe the real beauty are the friends we made along the way...

[@samsowden]

@@ZNotFound Yes, yes he could

[@Bellas61]

My immediate response was "fireworks" too

[@andreashofmann4556]

How do you set that up in 30 min though? Was the firework just laying around?

[@Bellas61]

@@andreashofmann4556 this show is prepared for anything

[@ZNotFound]

The man in-charge of Taskmaster is Alex. If you have a request he's always there. It's not the only time that people have requested fireworks in the show.

[@pws3rd170]

@@andreashofmann4556 most people's first thought at the phrase destruction is an explosion. That is something to stock up on ahead of time. Plus they seem to shop for any requested items before time starts

[@romanlegion5837]

Same

[@TheSpencermacdougall]

It hurts watching 5 perfectly good and delicious looking cakes be utterly wasted.

[@jelkehuisman]

A brilliant thought: just raise the cake slowly into an overpowered cieling fan XD

[@hiffahyphae6707]

Hannah Salter ah, ok. That’s really weird, so do you just have multiple fans in a room???

[@mariagoespro]

@@hiffahyphae6707 I would assume it's because it rarely gets that hot in England🤔 I'm from Finland and most of the people don't have ceiling fans, the insulation in our houses take care of most of the temperature fluctuations and if necessary we get individual fans/heaters with a cooling function (cooler didn't sound right😂)

[@hiffahyphae6707]

Maria K ah, right. Ok thank u for answering me

[@prismthegoddess]

@Hannah Salter I think they're common in the southern united states because it's… hot and some apartments

[@julieannanderson2228]

@@prismthegoddess They're common in the entire united states.

[@thatnike2604]

Why is no one talking about Lolly? That was really creative

[@MyFictionalChaos]

Exactly! And if it was an artist they could have made a real masterpiece out of the different fruits

[@succusage3966]

funny how lolly(loli) is the youngest one

[@MyFictionalChaos]

@@succusage3966 thatts creepy bro

[@powerofthec5908]

We don't do ceiling fans where I'm from.

[@MyFictionalChaos]

@@powerofthec5908 wh..

[@ruslanetss]

5:34 The way they shot it from the inside of the washing machine is just beautiful. I love it.

[@brickbot2.038]

Mel: *Destroys cake* Noel: "So do you need a new host for the Great British Bake Off...?"

[@insanepandaxxx]

You know what made Noel's beautiful? The fact that there's a rubber duck in there too.

[@mezzogal]

i never noticed that till now!! brilliant. 😂

[@lux279]

Idk why but I really wish someone would have tried to separate all the individual parts of the cake into delicate little designs or piles. Like separating each different type of fruit and then trying to scoop all the icing off and then the naked cake and so on.

[@BigBrocolli9]

That'd exactly how I was thinking of destroying it!

[@alyl.9430]

@@BigBrocolli9 Me too!

[@LilChuunosuke]

I was thinking something vaguely similar. Separate all the toppings, then neatly cut up the cake

[@ricebeansrockroll882]

Deconstructed cake

[@lilyliselotte7384]

This was the first thing I thought hahaha

[@timeisacon4805]

I can’t believe Lolly got 4th place, she deserved more

[@ScrambledAndBenedict]

5th. Let's be real. Liza Tarbuck retroactively won this one.

[@PurpleMonkeyCovers]

As a baker, this task hurt me.I really wish someone had just eaten the darn thing. XD

[@shawn7455]

Apentogo As a person who can afford cake, it’s overrated

[@ArmourGX]

I fully expected one of them to just sit there and eat cake for 30 minutes.

[@EchoHeo]

@@shawn7455 but you have a choice??? also like, different people like different things?? also cakes have different flavors?? i dont see your point

[@shawn7455]

Echo can you not take a joke? the comment was a month again

[@shawn7455]

ago*

[@vitrify]

I can only imagine what the crew has to go through to return the cottage to pristine condition after each recording. Dishwasher cake remains...

[@13vatra]

Right, that must be a real mission sometimes.

[@npccarol9659]

​@@13vatraone might even say.... a task...

[@echognomecal6742]

Also Sarah's milk spill in the lab.

[@luigi_border]

when I heard "beautifully" I registered as in a "beautiful destruction" not, create something beautiful BY destroying the cake, right?

[@KNylen]

thats the trick of it, these things are subjective... but ultimately up to greg

[@TheWorldAroundUS.]

Dropping the cake in Slow mo. into an industrial fan pointed straight up!

[@FilthAndRuin]

where's Gavin Free when you need him...

[@coronavirus5610]

Peaceful

[@Aethgeir]

I love how they just get done heaping praise on the fireworks display, then ask about Noel's and it just cuts right to him loading it into the washing machine!

[@rocketcricket3437]

"I wasnt trying to clean the cake" That had me dying

[@teagan8908]

My mind went "Take it to an orphanage and treat the children"

[@echognomecal6742]

Utter destruction & ultimate beauty!!! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@ThePapino134]

destroying a cake artistically i wouldve crushed it witht the painting

[@KristineMaitland]

I was thinking that.

[@isakdahl7875]

I wouldve smeared it across the lines of the painting

[@ScrambledAndBenedict]

I don't know what I love more. Noel laughing like a maniac when the cake is in the wash, or Greg's indignant "Some of your 'dirty?!'"

[@jebronlames4559]

French peasants from the eighteenth century: [angry French noises]

[@maellea8437]

Evan H people are gonna hate me for sure, but it was never « let them it cake » but « let them eat brioche » 😂 and I‘ve never been able to understand the mistranslation

[@jebronlames4559]

• Maellea • I’ve heard that the queen didn’t even say that before the revolution, it was all folktale

[@rizkyanandita8227]

@@jebronlames4559 Anything to inspire the masses.

[@Can.TunaFish]

Haven’t watched it yet- If no one elegantly eats the cake like a proper British person I will sue Update: my disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined

[@taibelke1740]

Filthy Acts at a Resonable Price JOJO

[@trash.j]

mood crafty conspiracies committed for curtailed costs

[@MyFictionalChaos]

I agree but they only had 30 minutes

[@rimshakayastha6850]

@@MyFictionalChaos Make the cameramen/host eat it? Not allowed?

[@ashb7]

@@rimshakayastha6850 I mean you can't MAKE them, but yeah you could probably offer to have it all together.

[@VVF96]

I'm just surprised that no one simply just shoved the cake in Alex's face.

[@ivyginny]

I love that what Joe did was my initial idea, too. And he did it so beautifully

[@Lexlovesuuu]

Okay cmon I am genuinely maf like yeah Hugh's wasn't amazing but they shouldn't have put him in last place, that should've been Mel I mean dang at least Hugh took his time.

[@julietodd2567]

I would have given the cake a Viking funeral

[@cortexavery1324]

? So a burial ? Cause that was the most common funeral for vikings. But I guess you're thinking of a cremation with a ship on water which was incredibly rare and only done for high status people.

[@echognomecal6742]

The classic idea of a Viking funeral (Ofc...who could actually think anything else was meant?) would indeed have been spectacular!!! (Hopefully no one feels the need to intentionally misunderstand any part of my comment in an attempt to appear superior.)

[@luciadilazzaro2285]

mels eye twitching and "dont say the c word" are glorious. so giggly.

[@JackHeadphonius]

What I would’ve done is ask Alex for a pair of drumsticks (preferably for actual drums, but chicken drumsticks could make this funnier), taken the cake outside and put it on a table, put on a smock and some goggles, and drum that cake to smithereens to the tune of Ode to Joy with the most serious look on my face.

[@marielavalon]

What an amazing line up! Can’t wait to see more of them! The pure joy on Joe’s face at the end 🥰🥰🥰

[@girlgamer4444]

And Mel!!

[@SecretLars]

30 minutes to make a cake inedible to others in an appealing manner. Eat the cake with table manners in 25 minutes and then breakdance on the table.

[@leanne7542]

This group was my favorite season of taskmaster, easily. Mel is just such a delight, as are Lolly and Joe.

[@YasmeenCannon]

Mel is just naturally funny, it’s adorable ☺️

[@yellowstarburst3810]

I can't tell you how hard i laughed at 6:26 "some of my dirty" 🤣

[@ObjectsInMotion]

I would find a homeless person and share the cake with them. The cake is destroyed and what’s more beautiful than genuine human decency? I would then pie Alex with the leftover frosting cause I hate frosting.

[@MyFictionalChaos]

@Mia Smith no, joe didnt like it bc it was covered in firework smoke and ashes

[@ErikB605]

Google "Refeeding Syndrom". People could actually die from this.

[@jonathanknight8702]

i just posted this. Beat me to it!

[@raykapi]

That’s exactly what I was thinking!

[@cabbage4254]

Best idea.

[@allute]

I was thinking the most beautiful way to destroy the cake is to find a group of people (either hungry or just nearby) and share the cake

[@proteinaggie]

Being trapped in a washer while Noel cackles outside is now a major fear.

[@sam-yb4yd]

BEST OF JOE LYCETT

[@hiroyoshi00]

From now on every time I wash my clothes I’ll be thinking about what happens to my "dirty"

[@Achilles3666]

Fireworks was my knee jerk reaction and I'm so glad he executed it so well.

[@kat5195]

i would drop flowers in a pool, and then drop the cake into the pool. all filmed in slow-mo.

[@Spikey_Spike]

The best part of this task is that Mel was one of the hosts for the Great British Bake Off in the earlier seasons and Noel is one of the current hosts of Bake Off

[@mercedes3585]

Mel should have said something like "I've always wanted to do that" haha!

[@quinn3110]

I am genuinely happy that Joe and I same idea.

[@entropiCCycles]

3:52 As soon as I saw the goggles and gloves I knew that this one was going to match the sort of beautiful destruction that I was expecting. Nicely done!

[@ununpopular]

Joe Lycett is just adorable.

[@titanuranus3095]

All men destroy the cake that they love; brave men with a sword

[@ickess]

Think he misunderstood. Wasn’t how to beautifully destroy a washing machine

[@mayi6350]

I loved every second of this

[@ellabella7621]

Just Noel's silver sparkly shoes coming up to the washing machine, he kneels down and has a yellow skeleton suit? on. The combination alone should have given him points😂

[@regerbryan]

loli should’ve won the cake or at least 2nd place, she legit made art with it

[@cortexavery1324]

Yeah the taskmaster's decision on loli is not even explained except for a silly joke... She did deserve at least second place.

[@TheAmazingL1nk3rz]

I would have just cut off a slice, said that the cake is beautiful even when sliced and when it's sliced it's technically destroyed since its no longer whole then, of course, eat the slice I cut off since its free cake. Would probably have done really poorly but sometimes in life you need to make sacrifices

[@prevalentdarkness8481]

Opera music playing in the background, dim lights and an entire cake to eat, ahhh yes, beauty.

[@tesscrelli783]

I do not envy whoever had to clean that washing machine afterwards.

[@lxathu]

I have no idea how I've been able to live without this show so far.

[@Dinlek]

My first thought was blow the cake up with fireworks, and now I'm disturbed by the prospect Joe and I are on the same wavelength. Better than Hugh the Ripper, I suppose.

[@bookandquill9571]

I’d ballet with the cake in my hands, spinning around and dropping it while walking gracefully across it. Or I’d arouse it- there’s no debate here.

[@maellea8437]

Government of Pika y e s

[@katiekat470]

More more more please

[@TheMovieSequelDude49]

If they're showing Series 4 tasks, they've gotta do the team task with the tub.

[@Kayytia]

Hm. Weird ratings, i prolly liked the heart most.

[@howardbaxter2514]

Yeah I think the heart should have gotten second. Nothing tops the beauty of fireworks and explosions when it comes to destruction.

[@blitzkrieg7133]

The fireworks one was spectacular

[@chrismanuel9768]

This was mental and I love it

[@SchokoLeander]

My first instinct was “blow it up, film it in slow motion and put Tchaikovsky underneath”. I was in for a surprise…

[@sfshinz]

Liza Tarbuck: "Hold my fucking beer."

[@Ana-pl9hs]

CwH Ach, ja Taskmaster. Ohne Tuatariahausen wäre ich nie auf den Geschmack dieser Wunderbaren Show gekommen. Die nächste Station unserer Schnitzeljagd ist auch schon die letzte. Dann könnt ihr eure Buchstaben zusammen puzzlen. Hatschu🤧 sneezing isn't normal. I never sneeze.

[@italianravioli]

Wait until you watch series 7 of taskmaster. James Acaster is in it

[@justincarrington793]

I would have invited some friends over and eaten the cake. There is something beautiful about people enjoying each other's company and celebrating life

[@thelandylad1022]

Firework in the middle. Boom 💥.

[@tana-db4he]

I liked the heart made of cake, it really was the most beautiful way to destroy it

[@ThelouwseFD]

My favourite season

[@carolynowens5521]

This is the best season!! Love this show.

[@StripedJacket]

ART IS AN EXPLOSION!

[@JoelCarli]

> Destroys a cake with fireworks > Music overlay is Venus

[@deathknelle3868]

From first to last I would have gone Fireworks, Heart, Washing Machine, Flip and Smoosh, and then the Disassemble Layer by layer. You can't tell me that using a cake as paint to create art from art isn't a beautiful and creative idea.

[@savednorwegian]

Smash it elegantly into the painting on the wall behind them lol

[@f.demascio1857]

No performance art? I thought an interpretive dance atop the cake would have been a win for sure.

[@TheJociman]

3:56 Gustav Holst - Venus ; Bringer of Peace

[@morphbal1234]

much thanks man

[@shr1mpleTV]

Hey, when are the other seasons gonna be released on youtube? Not available in my country

[@PanicGiraffe]

Get me a canvas, I'm painting.

[@md.niamulahadchowdhury6407]

The fireworks didn't even destroy the cake as you would expect they would

[@Dloin]

Ah Joe went for the classic. I know why I love him xD

[@TheHybridNinjas]

Joe: True art...is an EXPLOSION!

[@DaftJok3r]

I am in love with Mel, she is so charming in everything she does 😍

[@ChristopherTradeshow]

"destroy this cake" -writes gluten free on a placard and puts in front of the cake-

[@5T4R3790]

Zero hesitation on flipping the cake. First idea best idea.

[@bunnylovesapples]

30 minutes? I would have eaten that Thing...

[@antz045]

I would have done an office space tribute to destroying the cake.

[@DrentseRedneckOfficieel]

Mel should have trown the flowers on the cake before walking out.

[@coverspadeavacado381]

Noel as someone who shares your name. This makes me proud. The rubber ducks were a good touch

[@Vibhorpsingh]

Heart- slicing- firework- machine- crushing it down

[@miralemimamovic7659]

This team is the best

[@joshuamekeel4975]

true art.... IS AN EXPLOSION

[@kirisa8164]

Hahaha omg yes, my immediate response was fireworks, I'm so glad someone had the same idea

[@fivemjs]

I thought it was going to say then they have to beautifully put it back together