Get the Tarpaulin Completely in a Container | Full Task | Taskmaster

From series 14, get the tarpaulin completely in one of the containers. You have a maximum of 5 minutes. Also you must tidy everything up within the 5 minutes.
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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.

[@hjt091]

There's something so deeply Kafkaesque about John. Just him having a silent breakdown holding a bunch of balloons.

[@RuptimusPrime]

He's one of my favorite contestants. It's like he has an absolute breakdown in every task and I find it so freaking funny

[@brendanberry7403]

I think he has one of my favorite taskmaster moments when he was doing the sabotage task. Right up there with Alex’s face when he sat on the cake lol.

[@kiradotee]

It's the second time I read someone mention "Kafkaesque" this week. I can only guess it was probably another comment from you in another taskmaster video. 😂

[@CandygramMongo]

@@kiradotee how very Kafkaesque

[@auntlynnie]

I love that Fern just BREAKS Alex’s composure to the point you can hear him laughing.

[@billbauer9795]

When I first heard it, I thought it was someone laughing in the studio, but you are right, it must have been Alex!

[@FunkyDisco79]

I love Fern. If I'd meet her IRL I would fall in love with her.♥No doubt.

[@ProfX501]

I just realised the stuff in the luggage is the same stuff in Alex’s luggage during the hotel task from S16.

[@nedcurfman3486]

THAT’S why it felt so Taskmastery

[@Tao_Tology]

'always forks and marbles'

[@gilbertjacobs3705]

forks and marbles, always forks and marbles

[@marku304]

I am going to assume that they never emptied that suitcase in the first place, just let it sit somewhere in the corner, knowing that one day, the forks&marbkes suitcase will come in handy again.

[@thompsonnoel]

It's his side hustle

[@emthatyourefuse2494]

Munya's reasoning is actually kind of flawless in principle. It's always absolutely *plausible* that on Taskmaster the obviously ludicrous choice could turn out to be the best one. ... There's still basically no way either budget or health and safety would have signed off on jackhammering a large hole in the pavement as a trick answer for one task.

[@peterclarke7006]

There's a famous line from the film Dodgeball that perfectly sums up Munya's approach here: "It's a bold strategy, Cotton. Let's see how it plays out for him." 😂

[@ResettisReplicas]

True but when the task says "put it in the smallest container possible," it's a fair wager that they'll give you at least one where it's impossible.

[@homagetogorto]

If only Liza had known to look in the breadbox when she needed a tarpeter.

[@craiglewis6145]

Me and my wife always call tarpaulins " tartpeters" 😂

[@FMFvideos]

who is Liza?

[@brainiaotp]

@@FMFvideos She was a former contestant for series 6.

[@Taolan8472]

​@@FMFvideosliza Tarbuck, a previous taskmaster Champion who is a comedic madwoman.

[@AndrewTBP]

Liza was responsible for Alex sitting on a cake

[@BSideWasTaken]

John is one of the best Taskmaster contestants of all time, his utter despair and incompetence combined with his determination to keep trying is beautiful.

[@simontay4851]

Aka useless. One of the worst. He couldn't even get a tarpaulin in a wheely bin, the largest container.

[@emer157]

He's probably one of the least funniest contestants ever

[@user-kv8ky9uz7f]

"Always forks and marbles"

[@puckplayer219]

I can't believe I just spent 9:23 of my life watching five people try to put a tarpaulin away and tidy up and not only do I not regret it, I enjoyed it.

[@Lillireify]

Welcome to Taskmaster :D

[@lhfirex]

Pretty mean of Alex to steal Qrs Tuvwyxz's luggage like that.

[@J0RD4N971]

Did he? Or did Qrs steal Alex's luggage?

[@Kep27966]

I kept waiting for there to be more to the snake, but it really was just there to liven up the folding process.

[@bagandbroad]

Somehow the pointlessness of it is so funny

[@GadBoDag]

I like the concept of random distractions to eat up some of their 5 minutes if they engage with them

[@dwavenminer]

I'm surprised no one was disqualified

[@kiradotee]

6:18 "that's not just possible" I was really hoping for a "all the information is on the task" 🤣🤣🤣

[@keegan1660]

Somewhere, Joe Wilkinson is watching Dara's task in this, and screaming.

[@LegendaryGoku100]

Dara: Why is there a snake underneath the... Sarah: There's a snake. Fern: THERE'S A SNAKE!!! IS IT REAL?! Minuya: What the-?! John: The fuck is that? So which snake reaction is the best?

[@hjt091]

Fern's, easily

[@cephalogenic]

That little leap that Munya did made me think he's seen snakes suddenly show up under things, perhaps in Zimbabwe.

[@Tao_Tology]

​@@cephalogenic Has he spent time in Zimbabwe?

[@Narokkurai]

John, for his grim acceptance of a snake in his life. "No need to remove it, Alex. I know my lot in life. Always snakes, never ladders."

[@RickReasonnz]

@@Tao_Tology He was born and raised there.

[@poilboiler]

1:44 a metaphor for life. :)

[@TheZotmeister]

Underrated comment.

[@the1exnay]

My first thought was “pick the easiest container, pop the balloons while leaving them in there, guaranteed success” Then someone picked the easiest container and i thought “he’s going for my strategy” then he took the balloons out and i was baffled

[@leonhardable]

as was he

[@ResettisReplicas]

FWIW, the task was put in the /smallest/ container, which would have been relevant if more than one person ehad tidied up.

[@DavyFlannagain]

I always just called it a tarp.

[@DannyEastes]

three guesses what tarp is short for

[@nickambe8256]

O M G It's the forks and marbles suitcase from Taskmaster Hotel!!!

[@JamesSkemp]

This was, by far, one of the most hilarious tasks I've seen on Taskmaster.

[@emilybross3628]

Alex dying as Menya explains his logic was so adorable 😭😭😭

[@TheMrAllenBlue]

This was wonderful and I thank you very much for sharing it.

[@usedfuzzbox]

Genuine belly laughs watching this task, thank you

[@discrider1]

Pretty sure I would have thrown the entire tarp in the geodesic dome and then gone for tea

[@michaelparham1328]

My favorite cast of all seasons.

[@jorgelenny47]

Always forks and marbles

[@CallMeProm]

This is one of the tasks I wish I could watch again for the first time.

[@Simqer]

I mean, you COULD put the tarp in the breadbin. It's just a matter of taking the air out.

[@hoot7588]

Are you insane?

[@Simqer]

@@hoot7588 no, I had to fold 3 such similar sized tarps almost everyday. I know it can fit in there.

[@nj.7325]

If you've never vacuum sealed something please try it it's joyous. That said no way that tarp could fit in there

[@DismemberTheAlamo]

Have you ever bought a tarp, they come in containters not much bigger than the breadbox lol

[@Storebj0rn]

As a long time boy scout this was so triggering to watch. you never lock in the air😂😂😂

[@brookewestonctc]

Qrs Tuvwxyz is going to be furious that Fern messed with his case.

[@RickeGnool]

This is one of those tasks where if Greg had been in a meaner mood he woud have DQd everyone except for Sarah. Sometimes he is very strict with the rules and sometimes he is not.

[@BixLovesMiley]

Oh hey that's Qrs Tuvwxyz's suitcase!

[@bantam700]

What's a tarpaulin? Is it like a tarpenter?

[@crazypantaloons]

The tarpaulin is what they put in the binaulin

[@Gegi1992]

Would there - in theory - have been enough time to find an enclosed container, stuff the tarp in in, then burn it, and swoop the ashes into the bread container?

[@Labergemusic]

That's where the intro noise came from!

[@devingibson4463]

Dara and Sarah did this task very well, everyone else........

[@blackdragoncyrus]

There's a snake!!

[@juidatey7387]

Did Qrs Tuvwyxz lose his luggage?

[@ciaramc29]

Mr Qrs Tuvwxyz's suitcase! he's been here before.

[@randyastle3301]

Forks and marbles. Always forks and marbles

[@JosephJamesScott]

It's always forks and marbles.

[@HonestAuntyElle]

If only they had all looked in the containers. I'm guessing the barrel wasn't available to pick? or was there something horrific inside?

[@hotshamesatsuma7942]

seems sarah was the only one clever enough to check the containers. deserves extra point

[@middlekingdomfarmrebeccapa5035]

This one bugs me. Only Sarah completed the task, but they all got points. There was a task shown recently about getting through a flight check in and some people didn't get points because they didn't do some things that were not even on the task such as declaring a water bottle. Such random decisions by the Taskmaster. 😊

[@iliketrains3495]

The two series are very different regarding Greg's judgements, he was pretty generous in this one in general, for example, giving Fern and John 2 points despite not completing any snort-whistle-raspberry blowing sequences. But then again, there was the 'pop 99 red balloons' task where if you didn't pop exactly 99, you would get 0, so only Dara and John scored.

[@BioYuGi]

Dara completed the task as well.

[@middlekingdomfarmrebeccapa5035]

​@@BioYuGihe didn't clean up.

[@notabandicoot5227]

I think fern is my spirit animal

[@nicolasemerson6630]

What episode was this in? I don't remember it...

[@iliketrains3495]

S14E4

[@badenhowell3312]

I remember hearing Fern telling a story once about the extent of how much she hates cleaning that she and her boyfriend came up with a very unique method of tidying their home. 😂

[@beepboop6244]

i am genuinely worried for green bin man. he needs medical attention or something

[@squeakyelbows]

I thought that was called a tarpeter.

[@grit1]

WUHHHHH?!?

[@Vtarngpb]

Fern Brady is my spirit animal 😂

[@mime_exe]

Want me to get it? No!

[@jenniferhanses]

So does anyone know what the point of the snake was? I didn't understand it when I watched this episode and I still don't understand it today.

[@jenniferhruska6039]

The kind of snake is a "tarpaulin". I'm guessing they could have put that in the breadbox

[@jenniferhanses]

@@jenniferhruska6039 Okay. That makes some level of sense. Though at that point, they'd already picked their containers. So it's a bit late to change tactics since it's still got to go in the box that they picked, and everyone who was not Munya picked a container the tarp should have fit in. If they wanted people to change to the snake in the middle of the task, they shouldn't have had them pick their container in the beginning.

[@homagetogorto]

@@jenniferhruska6039 That’s Tasmkastery enough that I’m tempted to believe you but I can’t find any evidence of a tarpaulin snake. Does it have another name?

[@SgtSupaman]

@@jenniferhruska6039 , there is no such snake as a tarpaulin. The phrase "tarpaulin snake skin" refers to a sleeve that holds a tarpaulin for easy transport/storage. Putting the snake in a bin would not have accomplished the task.

[@SgtSupaman]

The snake was there just to scare/distract them (and for Alex to whack with various sticks); a failed attempt at adding humor to the task.

[@carvertcal]

its not like a BAEm man breaking the rules!

[@TomWeiSweden]

Wait... What was the purpose of the snake??

[@The_Cyberz]

It’s a tarpeter, duh

[@hoot7588]

I LOVE John Kearns, he is so chaotic!

[@hoot7588]

Fern - 23 going on 12...

[@emer157]

She's only 23??? Fucking hell, she looks like she's in her late 30's

[@iliketrains3495]

@@emer157 she was 36 at this time. Older than John Kearns, to my surprise

[@aPindiBoy]

John's disinterest is clearly showing in this task. He didn't even fold. It was more annoying than anything else

[@isabellaearnhardt6380]

❤

[@johncameron4194]

🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@riviakstockman]

watching this I'm reminded of how the minimum passing grade in the UK school system is 40% whereas the minimum passing grade here in Texas is 70% lol

[@NeverStopRolling]

Get the Tarpeter Completely in a Container | Full Task | Taskmaster I'm guessing 100% of viewers read the title this way in their head. That includes YOU, right? Admit it :D.

[@leonhardable]

i immediately stumbled upon tarpaulin and had to re read, and i'd imagine this actually happens to most readers, because our mind looks at the first and last letter of a word and the rough length. if a preosn wree to jmbule erevy ohter ltteer, yuor mnid wlil lkiely apdat.

[@valerielevasseur8674]

They obviously meant tarpeter. It must be a typo.

[@llynllydaw]

No. Never even seen or heard the word tarpenter until reading these comments. Tarpaulin is correct in the UK.

[@zouchmusic]

It's a shame that Greg was so demeaning of John through this whole series.

[@samsneeed]

Why tf are there fairy flags?!, ffs.

[@gilbertjacobs3705]

always the return of forks and marbles!

[@TaskmasterMN]

I have never seen utter disdain such as the look Greg gave when Munya was prattling about the Ninja Turtles