Hide 3 Aubergines In This Room | Full Task | Taskmaster

David Baddiel, Ed Gamble, Jo Brand, Katy Wix and Rose Matafeo attempt to hide 3 aubergines from Little Alex Horne, who must find them as quickly as possible.
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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.

[@TheMonina42]

Hello. Just making sure that 6:25 "So far... Naubergines" doesn't go unnoticed. Have a nice day.

[@Delephene]

I’m glad this comment is far up because I had quite the giggle at that

[@trickytreyperfected1482]

That's great. Thank you for pointing it out, otherwise I wouldn't have noticed that

[@Emiliapocalypse]

Thank you!

[@AdamEmond]

Here in the States, this translates to Neggplant

[@Orangecatinahoodie]

@@AdamEmond hehhehe gregplant

[@KellyJoule]

The timing of the Aubergine falling off of the painting was absolutely incredible omfg

[@KubickQ]

Could be in the ranks of the potato throw and the hook trick

[@JesusFriedChrist]

The what?

[@willflint46]

the show is scripted

[@domenikkunz9798]

@@willflint46 blockheaded infidel

[@michaeledmunds7266]

The aubergine: "The jig is up, I'll come quietly."

[@sdjessom]

Pro tip: Don't put all your aubergines in one hardhat.

[@suntzu3905]

sun tzu the art of fruit

[@BringOnTheRainxx3]

Or even 2/3

[@JesusFriedChrist]

Your what?

[@halfbakedvlad]

this is far better than the "dont put all your eggs in one basket" saying

[@pinkfoosballtable7875]

the classic idiom

[@dubious6718]

Flatten it and put under rug was almost genius, but should have put it under the rug, under the table, so he wouldn't walk on it

[@dubious6718]

@Saorla Rodger Don't need to move the rug

[@Aidan303]

She was clever with that one and then hid 2 together, like what were you thinking

[@freealter]

@Saorla Rodger be verrry careful

[@Instinct0425]

@Lukas Marco bruhhhhhh

[@emilyjones3845]

That’s what I thought! Should’ve been under the chair that way once she moved there she was basically guarding it

[@MsHojat]

I think that a small problem with this task is that Alex gets a bigger advantage the further he progresses in the group, since he learns the hiding spots of others.

[@eq2lornick]

yeah, the task is fundamentally flawed in that manner. No good solutions either. You can't have different people do the searches because they would have different skill levels of searching.

[@katiedavis2606]

@@eq2lornick a solution would be having different rooms for each person

[@matastamosiunas8350]

@@katiedavis2606 Some rooms might have better hiding spots compared to others though

[@edmundcarroll3083]

This was my first thought after explaining it, if this was my competitive self I would’ve been annoyed if I went last

[@nyanSynxPHOENIX]

They could have been given different colored vegetables and all hid them in the same room perhaps.

[@JackVermicelli]

"Flattening the old aubergine" sounds like a euphemism.

[@Nuclear_Gandhi]

It's 4pm, time for your aubergine flattening!

[@ColderDay]

@@Nuclear_Gandhi exhausted, drained voice: *yes, honey*

[@jankisi]

i shouldn't have read the replies -.-

[@AeroGold1]

Greg's full quote sounds dirty: "I thought flattening the old aubegerine was a master stroke"

[@janeeyre1990]

@@Nuclear_Gandhi , it's 4:00 pm: do you know where your aubergine is?

[@vlada1582]

Ed Gamble: has a food podcast Also Ed Gamble: my first instinct is to eat a whole raw aubergine

[@meetaverma8372]

That's why he has a food podcast

[@blackchibisan8116]

I mean, as long as I’m in the room it is technically hidden

[@blackchibisan8116]

“The oldest trick in the book, eh? Eat the tele before I have a chance to knick ya!”

[@funwithcoding2818]

That was my first thought

[@Cyberholn]

I hope Alex takes part in more tasks like this in the future, seeing him struggle is hilarious.

[@TheStrawberryization]

Just imagine an episode where greg and alex have to do the tasks!

[@Throku]

Alex is hillarious, period. I Wish he partook in more gameshows in general. I've onlt seen him here and as a special guest on "8 out of 10 cats does countdown", where he always delivers.

[@paiblin]

Agreed!

[@qrowing]

The task where they had to guess the contents of the pie without breaching the pastry was hilarious. Alex got in on it in the worst way.

[@Jane2856]

This has the vibe of a dad who left his 6 year old child alone for ten minutes and has to find where the aubergines got to before the guests arrive

[@ZNotFound]

9:50 That aubergine had perfect comedic timing.

[@BalrogQuote]

It really did.

[@ANLONtv]

So David ate half of the aubergine, just to point out that it was eaten to Alex immediately.

[@Orangecatinahoodie]

Alex’s magic pointer finger is a mystery to us all

[@rinc.979]

“I havent pointed at anything since, just in case” lol

[@DrDespicable]

And we're grateful it's only his finger...

[@emoodie5329]

Especially his wife

[@Woodside235]

"So far, nobergines" was a brilliant joke.

[@sublimesense7761]

Since he has to find all three, it makes no sense to hide more than one in a single spot

[@Skyfighter64]

Unless you are running on the logic that if they are all in one spot, that he has to more thoroughly search the entire room in order to find all of them. This is not to say your wrong: you clearly are correct in this instance, I'm just saying that that there is some logic to trying to lump things together in an all-or-nothing hiding spot.

[@SoWe1]

@@Skyfighter64 yes, some people have faulty logic, you're right

[@PravinDahal]

No. If he had to find any of them, you'd be better off hiding all in one place. Since he has to find all of them, you should hide it in 3 places.

[@sublimesense7761]

@@PravinDahal that's what I said

[@sublimesense7761]

@@Skyfighter64 no, he has to search more thourougly to find just one, but not all of them.

[@sirderpington7704]

"My first instinct is to eat a whole raw aubergine" You and you alone my friend.

[@ethanburnell1985]

Honestly, that was my first thought

[@ConstantChaos1]

Not the hole I would have gone with but hey, to each their own Also I'm sorry someone had to say it and I decided I would be the king of fools ever since gradeschool lmao

[@feyefall4855]

@@ethanburnell1985 Ditto

[@jme3752]

I was thinking it aswell though

[@BlueHat1]

He could've eaten just a little piece of it and would've accomplished the dame goal lol

[@topheavykoolaid]

“Aubergines in a helmet” sounds like a British meal, like “Eggs and soldiers” or “toad in the hole”

[@miimo_channel]

are you joking are those other two actually real what in the absolute hell is a toad in a hole

[@ConstantChaos1]

@@miimo_channel a sausage pastery thingie where the sausages are poking through the crust if I remember correctly Idk abt the other but I think it's safe to assume it contains eggs... and to be honest, with my limited knowledge of British food it is probably eggs and sausages

[@columbus8myhw]

Constant Chaos You mean pigs in blankets…?

[@ConstantChaos1]

@@columbus8myhw not quite, I'd have to check to be sure but I'm pretty sure it's more of a pie/casserole/hotdish situation instead of a pattern corndog situation Now theydo have a different name for pigs in a blanket and for once it's not as weird lol, they just call them sausage roles.

[@ConstantChaos1]

Out of curiosity I just checked and eggs and soldiers is literally just a soft boiled egg and cut toast. And toads in a hole is sausage and Yorkshire pudding batter baked in a dish

[@Yeah_Whocares]

8:06 the way he says "Not in this area" reminds me of James Acaster. Like I honestly hear James saying that. It is really 8:10 but whatever.

[@londontruscott1602]

Definately. I thought that too

[@AlexHaan]

Same here.

[@KroedingersSchatze]

8:06 its not in this area. its in this 8:10

[@godsclown4419]

Holy shit you're RIGHT!

[@painteater]

Thought that too wow

[@ivanstrobl276]

“I haven’t pointed at anything since” proceeds to point at Ed.

[@Mr42watson]

sad that no one cut it into tiny pieces and hid each one in the hundreds of drawers on the left

[@borderlinecomedy5031]

Pretty sure only like 3 of the drawers are real

[@calicoathena]

Or in the books. Slicing them up and hiding them in various books would've at least eaten up some time.

[@calicoathena]

@@ikaro555 yeah I realized that later on

[@mcr0well]

Or eat one. Leave the other two right one the table.

[@josiekorenek2795]

That’s what I was thinking!

[@DracolegacyOfficial]

after discovering that Alex is the mastermind behind this show it fascinates me even more how well he plays his role

[@Drave_Jr.]

Wait, what?

[@isylvia]

@@Drave_Jr. alex horne was the one who created the show, it was his idea to be the co host

[@hannahk.3341]

Aubergine was said so frequently in this video that I legitimately forgot the American word for it until I read the comments

[@no_peace]

I call them aubergines now too, because i watch British tv way more than i have any reason to talk about eggplants

[@cwstevens71]

I love watching Alex smiling, laughing, and having fun on a task knowing what he has to endure from the Taskmaster when he goes home. Chin up Alex! Chin up!

[@Orangecatinahoodie]

I dont wanna imagine the things he would have to do, he doesnt even get his own bed... well he does its just a dog bed

[@tristanlee6538]

Alex is actually the creator of the task. The man behind the curtains. He knows everything

[@daysicanales5324]

Alex Horne: I think i found the third aubergine Ed Gamble: "Its amazing how much it compacts down into a babys head" haha 😂 Brilliant.

[@chrisjones840]

"You've eaten more than half an aubergine?" Is probably the best comment I've ever heard in my life

[@j.elizabeth4621]

Me, an unassuming American: eggplant.

[@weasley313]

but..but... thats not an egg... thats not how eggs work

[@lauraf9860]

@@weasley313 To be fair, eggplants used to look like eggs

[@shanekayat3217]

Me, a South African: Brinjal

[@boxmike87]

They're not referring to it in the American way, so they're wrong.

[@ASGerner]

@@weasley313 of course it's not how eggs work.....that's why its a plant

[@subinmdr]

9:50 The timing here is just impossibly perfect.

[@thehallofvalhalla]

'Nobergines'

[@HarryDoddema]

I had forgotten just how much denim Ed Gamble was wearing.

[@Jayk-kz7sh]

It’s because Rose had all that corduroy (or tweed?) pantsuit so they had to have him wear all jeans to balance it out

[@Throku]

@@Weebandacat In Sweden that's a badge of hillbillyism. Often paired with wooden shoes. Search for "träsko", if you're interested.

[@franksimon8375]

It's the weirdest outfit to consider in 2021

[@janeeyre1990]

@@Throku lol at "hillbillyism" like it's a religion or some other system of belief 😅

[@stavik96]

2:56 that makes no sense, like you could hide it in literally any other place and it would be better than hiding it together with another one...

[@Fabianwew]

She could have so much faith in that hiding place that she thought she could score better that way.

[@Destin5258]

@@Fabianwew Takes a lot of faith to gamble against statistics.

[@halt1931]

Isn't it just "find all three and the timer stops"? How would it be better in any way to keep them together?

[@DeLuneNoir]

The comedic timing of that auberigne falling from the painting just as he points at it? Almost makes me think the aubergine did it on purpose.

[@ganii1804]

the absolute comedic timing of the taped aubergine falling over when it was pointed at

[@themathhatter5290]

So, I presume I'm not the only one watching five Brits hide three eggplants from another Brit today?

[@timowollmann8357]

I don't even know how I got here, but I love it!

[@koolcat6893]

Also the fact that they are calling them the wrong thing.

[@corentinm.105]

@@koolcat6893 "The wrong thing" x) As a French, "eggplant" sounds completely stupid to me

[@koolcat6893]

@@corentinm.105 But that is what it is called.

[@corentinm.105]

@@koolcat6893 In american english at least. But since it's called an aubergine in French, i'd prefer the aubergine british word personnaly ^^

[@theletsplayprincess3894]

See, cutting it up was a good idea, but he should have done super thin slices and hidden them in the books or something. Like 10-15 slices per, probably more.

[@cmarq817]

That was what I thought! But the books would be ruined though 😔

[@theletsplayprincess3894]

@@cmarq817 That's true, and books are important...but they are celebrities, they could probably buy new copies! I'm now guessing that, since Alex was smelling people's breath, Aubergines have a strong smell post-destruction? Lind of like how an onion is 100% fine until you start cutting layers and releasing the oils. If that's the case, he may have been able to smell the slices over on one side of the room, and therefore been able to determine they were around the bookshelves. In that case...cut them up real thing AND bring a fan into the room. Get the smell wafting all over to make the Sense Of Smell clue a bust.

[@Destin5258]

To be fair he had a knife, but I dont know whether it is designed for fine cutting nor if he has the culinary skill to make thin enough slices.

[@theletsplayprincess3894]

@@Destin5258 The books look pressed against each other well enough that placing them between the pages and trying to push the book back in may actually flatten the slices from the pressure? I don't know enough about aubergines to know if a slice of one could flatten further if pressed down hard enough.

[@no_peace]

@@theletsplayprincess3894 just put them on every side of the room lol

[@commentingmythoughts]

Since Alex plays it so serious, I get downright giddy when he's visibly amused. I replayed 10:43 so many times just now

[@videoket]

Watching him crack up at what Greg says always makes my day.

[@no_peace]

I love when he says "raw?!" and he's visibly taken aback lol

[@FrenkTheJoy]

Awesome, my first thought was "what if they just squash the aubergines and hide them in weird places, or cut them into pieces and hide the pieces?" and then Jo just immediately stomped one.

[@meganpopple9100]

And the two youngins immediately did the latter.

[@gary609906]

I first read the title as "Hide 3 Aborigines" and was like well I gotta see this.

[@brennanperry8001]

The eggplant on the portrait had excellent comedic timing. I'm sure they'll go far.

[@chelseawildflowerloftinwey1945]

"old baby-head Gamble" has a lot of meanings this series

[@whitevii1533]

"I've not pointed at anything since, just in case" LMAOOOOO

[@Zebulization]

hrm, the problem with this task is that each time Alex searches he becomes more familiar with each possible hiding place. That would allow him to search more quickly later on. This makes it a great advantage to be the first one to perform the task, and rather unfair to be the last.

[@MrBerryK]

“Is it over here?” “All the information is on the task, Alex.”

[@kael9476]

Well, I was today years old when I learned the English call egg plants, “Aubergines”

[@chiara9767]

Well, pretty much all of Europe calls it aubergine I think. Or something very similiar to it. I'm german and I also use that word so idk.

[@chiara9767]

@Quentin Nooooo😂😂 Eierfrucht??😂 Eggfruit?? I think you may have meant Eier*pflanze*(egg*plant*)😂😂 But well, in german, the word "Eier" (eggs) has a certain connotation with a part of the male body, y'know... the balls. So that would sound reeaallyy weird no matter which version. So yeah, it's definitely Aubergine😆

[@chiara9767]

@Quentin Hahaha omg really? I have NEVER heard someone calling it that. Like, never in my 20 years of being alive. Maybe it's like, the older generation?? Idk. Interesting, though.

[@idadahlberg3761]

@@chiara9767 Swedish over here, we also say Aubergine

[@tbz1551]

0:15 "Aubergines, should I sit down?" ...not an every day sentence. 😂

[@olscratch74]

Katie, putting two aubergines in her helmet: "I'll be so gutted if it's the first thing he asks." Katie, after Alex nearly immediately asks to see the helmet: "Ohhhhh, for fuck's sake."

[@DJAvren]

Has Alex since pointed at anything again just to test it?

[@chickenleg8824]

Even if David took last place I have to admit he made me laugh the most

[@nelle5339]

I love that the taped up aubergine fell down right as Alex pointed at it

[@Luminty99]

The last person he looked around for had it rough cuz he already knew all the hiding spots

[@Case16710]

“Hide the Aubergine” is my favorite game. ;)

[@wiiuandmii7619]

What about "Conceal the Pineapple?"

[@ivarthebonelesslothbrok5918]

@@wiiuandmii7619 hitler from little nicky clenches

[@LobsterSpecial]

But have you ever tried hiding three at once?

[@evansfamily8156]

Not unlike, "hide the purple parsnip". (The Vicar of Dibley)

[@rukakoaye5368]

you are sus

[@NateJ6]

The whole interaction between Alex and David was so uncomfortable and entertaining

[@surinurkholifah2083]

9:49 the way the aubergine fell when Alex pointed it was comical

[@CodenameJD]

When they read the instructions, my first thought was to barricade the door. It just says that after 9 minutes Alex will start looking, and the longest time for him to find them wins; it never said his time would only start once he was in the room.

[@vinny142]

Trust a nincompoop like Baddiel to first eat raw aubergine, then leave his fly open to show where the first bits are hidden and then just flat out admit that he ate some.

[@Cyberholn]

This is the only show I watch nowadays. Too damn good!

[@defectivepikachu4582]

that aubergine has insanely good comedic timing

[@togeka6295]

And if he asks if you ate it, you say "If you know where it isn't, you know where it is.".

[@Isayonelove]

Damn, I thought he had the half-eaten aubergine AND the whole aubergine in his pants. Thought he was a solid winner when he just exposed the half-eaten one. Would that have been cheating? I mean Alex would probably not suspect there was more after the reveal of the first one.

[@angiki9988]

Everything about David's attempt was perfect. It couldn't have been done better if they had scripted it.

[@whatd0605]

6:11 "that's not an aubergine" lol

[@Lauren-hq8uf]

good god i actually laughed so hard i got sick watching david

[@Pseud0nymTXT]

I was surprised no one joked about using a prison wallet...

[@MsHojat]

Too bad this wasn't a task for Katherine Ryan, based on what she previously said.

[@BioHzrd0010]

I love how the aubergine on the painting just had its own sense of comedic timing.

[@Theminecraftian772]

My favorite bit was when he asked why it smelled so strongly.

[@CamKoudo]

9:50 The comedic timing of that aubergine was perfect xD

[@mozzathephrog9409]

One of the first clip of taskmaster I saw. So glad. Very glad.

[@Freckris]

The comedic timing on The Point was just beautiful

[@iiNJenn]

that aubergine had the best comedic timing of the whole show

[@zcvxs]

This show never gets old.... love it

[@pyroguyman096]

The answer is absolutely to tear them to pieces and hide them everywhere, forcing him to put them back together like a puzzle and make sure he has all of them.

[@WenzelSays]

Idk what this is. But I absolutely love it. This is the hardest I've laughed in nearly a decade

[@mch0lic]

This is one of my fav task so far. Brilliant!

[@vvrathhps]

Such a simple, yet brilliant show.

[@brianofmoore]

This would be quite tough... I'd be too busy trying to figure out what an Aubergine is and wondering why there were three eggplants on the table.

[@VideoInformation]

Okay, excited for this season.

[@runarandersen878]

Best KZbin video I’ve watched today, so far.

[@carlh2342]

This was the first clip I ever saw of Taskmaster and I didn’t even know it was a show then

[@machinerin151]

Fun fact: raw eggplants aren't poisonous in any reasonable amounts. The deadly dose is 400 mg of that toxin, while the whole eggplant doesn't contain more than 13 mg. Just don't eat leaves and other plant parts, because those are waaay more toxic. Same goes for raw potatoes, except potatoes can turn green when exposed to sun - in which case never eat them raw, you're gonna get poisoned. Cooking them is fine though

[@hannahathunger]

this was in my recommended for weeks now and i finally decided to watch it... ngl I'm not disappointed

[@belleclose]

Rose deserves an extra point for asking Ed if that's how he made the baby cry!

[@mackenziedesire7515]

I don't know what Taskmaster is, I've never heard of it and if I've been recommended it by YT before, I haven't noticed... before today. I'm honestly not sure how I totally missed out on this, but I've immediately subbed and suspect I will be watching heaps of it in the coming weeks. ETA: Even more confused on how I totally missed this now that I see Greg Davies hosts it!

[@BrokenCurtain]

I instantly had the same idea for flattening the aubergine and hiding it under the carpet.

[@matthewwatson3135]

I have not laughed at any of the taskmaster videos until Alex pointed at the painting right as the tape gave out.

[@omnithewolf3628]

I would of won this one by putting a chair in front of the door. He’ll be searching all day since he can’t get in.

[@user-hm9uq8gk5x]

I'm really starting to fall in love with british tv. This is so funny.

[@PJSproductions97]

This was the first thing recommended to me that introduced me to TM. Now I've seen everything.

[@literallymalware]

9:49 the absolute comedic timing of that

[@XeresKyle]

Putting the eggplant on the painting with tape was something I thought of too, but I would've put it on the grapes side to blend in. I think the seeker found it because the tape unstrapped and it made a sound.

[@Leviwosc]

Ed Gamble 06:11 "That's not an aubergine." ❤

[@TarotVylan]

4:34 i swear to god, it sounds like she's saying "Oh thank you... Egg" instead of Greg

[@TarotVylan]

@Mia Smith good gravy, that is the perfect pun

[@sarahwi05]

ed's canadian tuxedo tied this whole series together. masterful.

[@skycastrum5803]

If those little file cabinets can open, stash slices in the empty spaces behind the drawer after opening. Put half in a drawer to throw him off and waste time opening all the others. The baby head was brilliant, so that gets the other half. If wrecking the couch is allowed (kinda looked like the cushion was cut up, but not sure), slice open the upholstery underneath the couch and slide slices in. Tape one slice to the underside of the table and one to the picture's nose. Smear a slice all over the door and wherever else you have time and place it in the envelope. If Alex asks about the smell, say exactly what you did. Once he sees the envelope, tell him that's the one you used.

[@The328th]

9:51 That eggplant has better comedic timing than I do

[@illegitimate0]

I am going to become a comedian so that I may one day get invited on Taskmaster.

[@peterpaul5130]

love this show

[@ProcrastinatressJ]

This really shows you who would do well in a prison...

[@NatePlays]

this one is my favorite so far! lmao

[@Temper1781]

“Haven’t pointed my finger at anything else, just to be safe” 3 seconds later points at someone

[@itsmebougie]

When the one fell off the painting the timing killed me

[@anonymuspumpkin6709]

i would have tried to hide a piece so well that alex has to give up and then bring it in for a prize task