Eat The Most Watermelon In 1 Minute - FULL TASK

Frank Skinner, Josh Widdicombe, Roisin Conaty, Romesh Ranganathan and Tim Key attempt to eat as much watermelon as they can in 1 minute.
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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.

[@ScrappyCoCo0]

I can't keep laughing at Romesh smashing that melon into the ground and then the realisation that he messed up so much

[@phi-net2437]

This comment got me going again

[@1Hinken]

hahahahahhaah saaaame

[@pauljmorton]

"Can't KEEP laughing"?

[@ScrappyCoCo0]

@@pauljmorton Shhh nobody had noticed it yet! 😂

[@davidforsling2467]

I can keep laughing at it for the rest of my life ;)

[@davidbird3912]

Romesh's part where he smashes the watermelon gets me everytime

[@woutervanr]

Partly, also seeing Tim's reaction directly after is just great everytime.

[@ThurstonCyclist]

No matter how many times you watch it, it never stops being funny.

[@i.george2321]

yes me too, everytime. i watch it like 5 times a day in the morning and 5 at noon. WHO THE FUCK WATCHES THIS AND CONSIDERS IT GOOD COMEDY? oh sry, ppl like you

[@jaqenhghar6244]

I. George forgot your meds today?

[@davejonacek7934]

I. George Then why are you watching these videos? Lol

[@damascusraven]

Ramesh shows us how a vegan hunts in the wild.

[@emperornortoni2871]

But he had cream in his goulash!

[@regerbryan]

Vegetarian

[@alper8966]

@Mateo Anakin get lost scammer

[@alper8966]

@Manual Capanna you too

[@alper8966]

@Mateo Anakin you dont even have a girlfriend. No one with anakin in their name has a girlfriend

[@curioushoodie]

Romesh’s zero hesitation melon smash aside, I love Alex’s eyes of horror as he silently observe the barbaric melon consumption 7:09

[@sophiaredwood5825]

HAHAHAHA

[@oNtuobAwoH]

For all the hard time Josh got, he showed a classy effort, wound up 3rd, and actually ate about 70% of what the two maniacs achieved.

[@jjj7790]

I feel like every task is the contestant weighing the risks of actually trying to problem solve vs. going pure caveman.

[@CrazyKiller1112]

I love how even the watermelon smashing is done in so many different styles. Frank does it in a straight forward, formal way. Almost like an android or a serial killer from some movie. Tim smashing it is so much more savage and brutal, looking like a zombie or starving person who acts out of just immense hunger. And then Romesh is just pure destruction. Like he doesn't even care for eating it all that much.

[@KevinShinwoo]

"Almost like an android or a serial killer from some movie" Lmao

[@JSmellerM]

If you go the serial killer route then Josh clearly went for the Dexter way.

[@BigChiken44]

android or serial killer? He smashed it as a true gentleman - nice, clean and formal

[@yake222]

My favorite description of this task is "it's like watching the de-evolution of man"

[@Gordyan_Knot]

I've watched this at least a dozen times to see Romesh annihilate that melon. Somehow it still manages to catch me off guard.

[@Gordyan_Knot]

Also the fact that Tim is *so* excited that his bro had the same method as him. Wholesome.

[@Gordyan_Knot]

it's the sound, methinks. There's obviously something that just makes me lol each time.

[@peanu1butt3r]

6:54

[@jbearclowater]

@@Gordyan_Knot BOOOOF

[@abdulmuhaimin9787]

This was the VERY FIRST task of the show. And it immediately and undeniably sold me and hooked me for good.

[@Tibbs142]

I gotta agree with Romesh a bit. He did pulverize the shit outta that melon but those looked like some watery pale watermelons. Like a liquidy soup with seeds.

[@protojager]

It was definitely a more organic variety of watermelon as compared to a standard "seedless" or low seed count american watermelon, so i think they naturally had a more hollow/wet interior, while the genetically modified and specially bred melons most people buy or think of when watermelon is mentioned have a more solid core, like splitting a cork in half.

[@BlairdBlaird]

@@protojager It has nothing to do with organic or any nonsense, it's just bad way-overwatered melons, either because the season was way too rainy or because the farmer sells by the pound and has cheap water, so overwaters to bulk them up. Watermelon will soak up all the water you make available, even if the sugar production doesn't follow, up to bursting themselves.

[@IanFraser420]

Yeah, look at how hollow the melon Frank opens is 2:48. Although, watery melons are probably way easier to eat in a timely fashion than a standard seedless one.

[@m35926]

Frank Skinner opened that watermelon like a badass

[@Jimunu]

He has cracked a noggin or two in his life

[@mauraflanagan3733]

The Watermelon: My plans Romesh: 2020

[@whatsabryan]

Everyone talks about how Romesh destroyed the watermelon and Frank cracked it open like an egg. What a gentleman.

[@bigmama828]

We need a best of the worst series where Greg just goes mental by the end. With Roisin, Paul Chowdry, Hugh Dennis, David Baddiel and James Acaster

[@blublublu306]

And Rhod, just to see another lovely picture of Greg

[@elirosenblith6013]

David, Nish Kumar, Paul Chowdry, Phil Wang, Roisin. That would make the show absolutely bonkers

[@mikewazowksi7938]

hugh wasn't even bad, greg lowkey underscored him lol

[@icturner23]

@@mikewazowksi7938Yup, every time I rewatch it in any clip it annoys me as much as the first time.

[@HunterShows]

I don't think he ate the most. He just vaporized it the most all over the room.

[@MisaelMatute76]

Points for savagery though 🤣

[@caleblim6890]

they weighed it though

[@0gre191]

Taskmaster is a series that often values creativity and outside the box thinking, but I have to give it up for Romesh's hustle. He saw the task and took the straightest path towards it. No bullsh*t. Not in a long time have I seen a contest put enough effort in that they vomit trying to complete a challenge. Totally deserved the win.

[@acolytetojippity]

the way Frank handled this...i have a feeling he's had to do this before. That was calculated.

[@IgiWhiteman]

6:51 I haven´t laughed this hard in ages.

[@Trevor_Hill]

The noise it made when he smashed it on the ground had me in tears.

[@ael-fern]

the last two have me laughing so hard tears are rolling down my face and my eyelids hurt from scrunching together so hard

[@howardbaxter2514]

Definitely see why Alex put them both at the end

[@GordonHugenay]

The very first task of the whole show (except for the price task), and still one of my absolute favorites.

[@Babyteef]

Im european and i cant watch this series cuz ive not got a vpn IS THIS THE FIRST TASK OF THIS SERIES? THIS WAS HOW THIS SERIES STARTED?

[@just-tess]

this was how it all began! and imo it's still never quite topped this.

[@FaerieHijacker]

​@@just-tess Series 7 Video Game task or the Untie me task, Series 4 Gap task was very good.

[@Uzumakipavel]

Let's just say, with 6:52 this show started with a bang

[@Babyteef]

Im from europe, i couldnt watch this particular series apart from the clips ive seen of it i cant fucking believe this was in episode 1

[@ilovebats10]

When it came to those last two, I am genuinely wondering how they managed to weigh that

[@pursutruth]

I imagine they weighed the plastic and the watermelon beforehand and calculated the sum. After the task, they bunched up the plastic, together with any watermelon bits remaining (they'd need to first sweep any remains from the table onto the plastic), and compare its weight to the initial sum.

[@johndukes6323]

He says so right at the end.........

[@rifwann]

Its the lab.. the lab is covered in plastic..you just substract the table or excess vomit.. and weigh it again..

[@cheeseyturtle2792]

The look on Alex's face at 7:10 is golden

[@louis559]

Deserves to be a reaction gif

[@howardbaxter2514]

He's like, what am I watching?

[@tjenadonn6158]

Pure, unadulterated horror.

[@timgras4172]

@@howardbaxter2514 I believe he thought Ramesh was going to die from eating so much watermelon

[@jbearclowater]

It's that look Alex gives around 7:09 that really sells the humour here for me. That mix of terror and fascination.

[@Woodside235]

Just imagine showing someone out of context the couple seconds of Romesh running into a plastic covered room to smash a melon on the ground.

[@davidbatguano9244]

Every single one of them was great in their different ways. Such a great season. Plus Alex is a comedic genius.

[@kpandorastar]

I was having a bad day today, so I came here to watch Romesh murder a watermelon again. I feel better now.

[@Mammutidae]

Romesh's go at it is easily in my all time top 5 TM moments, but I forgot how funny Roisin's attempt is.

[@3ekaust]

Honestly i have seen the watermelon smashing so many times yet i still laugh and come back to this video. Romesh if you ever see this you have made me laugh more with this scene than most people throughout their lives. And you a king for that.

[@TemujinReads]

"Eat as much watermelon as you can in one minute." "Time starts when you open the door to the lab." Surprised nobody realized the loophole here: the rules don't say that you have to eat the watermelon that was already in the lab. Just go out and buy/make some watermelon smoothies, then go in the lab and down them.

[@timdurgan]

You are the genius this world needs

[@timdurgan]

Alternatively, you could get someone else to open the door to the lab.

[@stvia]

@@timdurgan You still have to eat the melon in 1 minute. So if someone else opened the door you could eat the melon but that would not be part of the challenge

[@timdurgan]

@@stvia True. I meant you could go in, get the watermelon from the lab and then do the blending process you mentioned.

[@LuckyPotoo]

then why not go all the way and make your own watermelon buffet?

[@xeros4000]

I had to like lie down and calm myself after Romesh smashed the melon. laughed so much literally couldnt breathe. like i was gonna pass out.

[@price5647]

Same

[@whitegemgames]

Romesh is my spirit animal, I was totally thinking of the same strategy, even though I would fail since I don’t like melon.

[@sternis1]

7:10 You can see the true horror in Alex´s eyes. What he witnessed that day probably scarred him for life.

[@harrisonbuck2749]

7:15 If "i throw up will you weigh it?" lol

[@OwlRTA]

Tim's reaction to Romesh smashing his watermelon on the floor always gets me.

[@bigfishboobs]

Roisin diddling around for 59 seconds and then smashing her face into the watermelon at the literal last second is such an underrated moment from this task

[@mr.conductor4938]

Very similarly to how she later handled the boulder in ANOTHER task.

[@PleaseAlex07]

Every watch, without fail, I lose my shit when Romesh smashes the melon and they cut to him and Tim laughing at each other. It is the ultimate "I had a bad day, what will cheer me up quickly" clip.

[@Norway604]

The sound Romesh's melon makes as it fucking explodes is comedy gold

[@pythonxi]

6:52 Dear lord that sound of explosion...

[@wendyhere7204]

I had literal tears in my eyes from laughing at the Romesh and Tim bit :') That was amazing

[@ThePowerExcess]

This show's premise is as funny as it is stupid - and I love it. And Alex is spot on.

[@jester1894]

I’ve been watching this for 3 hours straight and every time I see Ramesh demolish his melon, I literally start wheezing and choking 😂😂 the sound is just incredible. And you can see for a split second when he freezes and looks down like “oh no…”

[@CheerioCheerio]

Romesh smashing the melon on the ground lives rent free in my head and once a year it comes back to mind. I watch it again and again, and cry every single time.

[@_antisocialmedia6377]

I love how the second the door opened Tim and Romesh went feral

[@toastcrumch]

Bro that melon DISINTEGRATED ON IMPACT

[@phi-net2437]

2:54 I couldn't stop laughing for ten mins, crying hysterical laughter. Thank you for that.

[@srikaneator]

7:48 bastard's chockin innit

[@A_Wild_Dyzzy]

It’s been 2 years I’ve occasionally come back to watch this. And Romesh spiking the watermelon will always be hilarious.

[@AslanW]

The silliness of this show has me in tears

[@bathestyles6525]

I was high out of my mind when I first watched this and you don't know how badly I lost it when Tim and Romesh absolutely destroyed their watermelons. Could not fucking breathe, I was laughing so hard

[@RobertBobert-ty3xu]

This was the first ever task of the show and I still think it's the greatest to this day.

[@mrgabest]

The only thing I can compare the fate of Romesh' watermelon to is the death of a villain in Fist of the North Star.

[@lauranickl8237]

If this is the first Episode of your Show, you know you have done something great

[@coalcreekdefense8106]

Nine grams or not, Romesh deserved that win all day long. What a champion.

[@ArtistocrArt]

The fact that this utter chaos is the first ever task shown in Taskmaster sums up the show perfectly.

[@sparo_splat]

_Stomp stomp stomp_ *BOOSH*

[@likmijnreet4542]

0:31 "I'm allergic to watermelon" 0:56 "I'm all right with melons"

[@jenelaina5665]

First example of cheating in Taskmaster history! Incomplete list of caught cheats that might change as I remember em: Tim Key (melon, charity, tub) Al "Moneybags" Murray (Bribing Alex*) Dave Gorman (pea, bucket) Noel Fielding (clock) Noel, Hugh (2 hands during the juice task) Aisling, Sally (what is a sneeze, really) Sian (balls/net) * Not explicitly cheating but not in the spirit of the game surely, also definitely kinda creepy

[@GordonHugenay]

The fake sneezes of Aisling Bea and Sally Philips, although they're not proven to be fake.

[@emeraldh80]

I can't remember who, but someone dumped their tea in a bucket that they were supposed to be filling with water

[@FH-rp6zs]

@@emeraldh80 Dave Gorman. He also cheated in the pea tossing, I believe.

[@emeraldh80]

@@FH-rp6zs that's right. I knew it wasn't Hugh but couldn't remember who it was

[@theknightinyellowarmor2901]

Al Murray using money to cheat

[@erictripps125]

I love how precisely these tasks are judged.

[@luuketaylor]

The sound Romesh makes at 10:04 sounds like those old timey AWOOGA car horns and it's cracking me up as much as the rest of the video.

[@Forbidaxe]

Oh man, when that watermelon disintergrated like the death star, I giggled until tears started flowing.

[@Adrianovaz2007]

I never realized that RIGHT FROM THE START we had cheaters, first Task Key!

[@mrgoober6320]

I've never used this phrase seriously, but I genuinely do think Romesh smote that watermelon like the fist of an angry god.

[@116ohmygosh]

I literally laughed so hard when ramesh smashed it on the ground that I actually peed myself a little.

[@Damian-Hia]

fun fact: romesh obliterating that melon was what got me into task master

[@franchiberkhoutalbasini636]

"Because I think I produced more melon than I ate"

[@BlueCLupei]

This will forever be one of my favorite videos in existence. Forever. I come back to this a few times a year and I never fail to laugh my guts out

[@asteroidblues402]

6:39 Save myself a good few years of time rewatching

[@nightsgrow6575]

“It was really big, and I kept trying to swallow” 😏

[@fromtheptothab]

this was the first scene i have seen of taskmaster. i was hooked. amazing show

[@kimchi5049]

this is just me at three am chowing down on a bit of sweet watermelon with my bare hands, good times

[@i.k.7221]

That's the equivalent of ten mice 😂😂😂😂

[@ethankegley14]

watermelon eating contest is one of the funniest things i have ever done, its just pure impossible to eat watermelon faster than the human mouth has the capacity to chew and hold.

[@jgg75]

Of everything Romesh has done on tv and he has done a lot, this is by far the funniest.

[@ScrambledAndBenedict]

Romesh just yeeting that fucking watermelon to the floor and Tim's reaction to it just kill me every time hahahahaha

[@CH-od8ni]

I am ugly-cry-laughing (Josh's laugh didn't help). I haven't done that for a while. Thank you! :)

[@kirtirana1048]

I've seen all of taskmaster and it still remains to be my favourite❤️ bit

[@10NobodyElse]

6:52 replay button for anyone who cant stop laughing

[@whereforeartthoume6459]

This (and season 2's pineapple task of course) is my favorite task

[@price5647]

This is my favorite task

[@fiend116]

My first reaction was thinking of using a blender and chugging it. I guess the question is if there is enough time to get a good amount of watermelon in the blender and chug it.

[@narcyz2134]

Just ask Alex to bring it out and eat at leisure pace. If he disagree just go shopping for it. Your time starts after going into the lab.

[@timschnitzel]

The best task yet.

[@airicastarwall1349]

Alternatively, they could have brought in a hand held food processor and soved it into the mellon then drank it

[@veecii465]

i rewatch this video every few weeks just to hear the sound romesh’s watermelon makes when he spikes it

[@Sunprism]

I once went to Hempfest in Seattle (It's exactly what it sounds like) i was so stoned by the end of the day. I headed towards the exit, and two feet before i got there, I heard a vendor yell "Half a watermelon, 50 Cents!" I sat down, and ate a half a full sized watermelon...when i got home, i promptly went to the bathroom and threw up a margarita

[@SploxLabs]

this video never ceases to make me laugh

[@skinkscat]

"Are you a melon fan?" "I'm more of a bum guy, really"

[@zoesy952]

2:17 IS HE TEARING UP?! 😂

[@TheTrevler]

I watched this at midnight while eating a green apple. Mouth full of apple when Romesh annihilated that watermelon. I nearly choked to death on apple and laughter.

[@fredrikpettersson2951]

They had this in the Swedish version to, but the melon was frozen solid 😂😂

[@just-tess]

WOW dastardly!!!

[@matotry]

I love how they have villages. I love that.

[@katerinakireyeva4934]

Tim looking up from the destruction like a kid caught doing something really really naughty

[@josemaria8177]

This task never gets old

[@zipmeister35]

frank walked in and gave into monke instincts

[@zipmeister35]

wow this is really monke instinct vs tool poisoned brain

[@OsamaBinLooney]

how can you pOsSiBlY, after that task, go..."you know what i fancy?..." XD

[@lolaola3937]

Ramesh’s bit is probably my favorite part of all 10 series. I laugh so hard!

[@WillowStudio]

Had to come back after watching daisy's and richard's battle with watermelon

[@dsaipha]

I love Roisin.

[@Nathan-en9dn]

I watched this clip like two weeks ago.. on season 9 now....