Impress the Mayor of Chesham | Full Task | Taskmaster

Katherine Ryan, Joe Wilkinson, Jon Richardson, Doc Brown and Richard Osman attempt to impress the mayor of Chesham on series 2 of Taskmaster.
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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.

[@chelseawildflowerloftinwey1945]

I'm sorry. Richard wrote AND MEMORIZED THAT POEM IN 20 MINUTES and then recited it flawlessly while juggling flawlessly??? IMPRESSIVE

[@fahdal-sebaey3322]

10/10

[@StrangeDad]

Also, his poem was quite good, with the flow and rhymes. Reciting it while managing to also juggle, that is quite impressive. He should've won, hands down.

[@firdausansarifard]

Id go for Richard as well

[@co1orful837]

IKR LIKE WHAAAAAATTTTT

[@chelseawildflowerloftinwey1945]

@@notthere83 please don’t use my comment as a platform for anti-feminist rants

[@austinfull8941]

"Didn't go unnoticed" Mayor got game

[@sm79165]

here's another quote "I'm made for pleasure not speed"

[@clemencec3790]

@@sm79165 lmao was NOT prepared for that when he said it

[@linkholder]

Game recognize game, Mr. Mayor

[@SennaAugustus]

"Well done, you've been on Google."

[@luigi_border]

- Bribing a politician ay?" - Always works, doesn't it?

[@madarauchiwas7]

I think politician can be a very ingrate job. A lot of work and a lot of criticism. But, on that fateful day, when he saw the 42 god damn calypos, the Mayor knew it has all been worth it

[@blackwiza24]

as a french canadian who watches lots of UK programs: what the fk is a calypos?

[@madarauchiwas7]

Des glaces sorbets en formes de cônes allongés :)

[@blackwiza24]

@@madarauchiwas7 :)

[@designator7402]

Don't forget the 8 cans of strong beer.

[@ninanina2853]

@@madarauchiwas7 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@alotofthings22]

Katherine and the Mayor's last exchange was basically - "You saw my butt, right?" - "Indeed, I did."

[@zeuxlaught2797]

@@nemo-x because who doesn't love cakes

[@nightspicer]

@@zeuxlaught2797 I mean... You ain't wrong 😅

[@lostpockets2227]

i like katherines feet

[@ILuvAyeAye]

He's a great straight man though, Katherine is hilarious but he got the biggest laugh from her section.

[@unknownuser3000]

I guess I'm singing "that's Peter Hudson you know you can trust him" the rest of the day

[@TearLilyd]

Yyyyeaaahhhh *dancing*

[@frostyflames7864]

*top notch twerking*

[@jasonjk4934]

"3 kids and only one came from his balls" xd

[@raayaswidler1049]

Lol me too 😂😂

[@AlanHope2013]

Yeah but you can't. In summing up he mentioned Joe's ice lollies and beer, said fuck-all about the fifteen quid. Typical.

[@telexghoulie]

the easiest way to a mayor's heart is with 42 calippos

[@jerryyao8872]

rooker and £15

[@malenotyalc]

Don't forget the lagers.

[@coryKoopsVODS]

Joe literally just went and bought out a shop's Calippos and still got 3rd place.

[@anonymousrex8088]

Should have juggled them

[@ronwesilen4536]

He has the most unexpected idea to be honest

[@berkaysaldaml8152]

its the calippos man... get me 42 and id do your bidding for a year

[@JSmellerM]

I mean Jon and Doc just sang an existing song rather badly so going to buy something as ridiculous as 42 Calippos and 8 cans of beer is more than those two did.

[@DexTag]

If I am a mayor and I know the peeps coming in are supposed to impress me, I expect something impressive. If one has the balls to just chug out a whole summer worth of Calippos and beer, that would impress the hell out of me. Simply because it's so stupid that I'd never expect it, but taken to an extreme level.

[@broccolihighkicks3857]

Richard should have won that, his poem was great and he recited it by heart whilst juggling

[@JKLoans]

Considering his visual condition, he does it all the time so whilst impressive not out of the ordinary.

[@zammcut]

@@JKLoans visual condition?

[@AlanHope2013]

Gawd some people are basically just little kids. Look, mummy! The man can do two things at once!

[@JSmellerM]

Katherine wrote a catchy song and danced to it so technically she did two things too.

[@zammcut]

@@AlanHope2013 i highly doubt writing a poem in under 20 minutes, memorising it and reciting it while juggling is a common skill

[@JFein]

Alex and Greg said this was one of their all-time favorite tasks because it was so open to interpretation

[@kodschiec5614]

L

[@wishbearz8889]

M

[@amestea]

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[@Fepe55]

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[@kezzer7499]

Q

[@cescabhi]

How can this man sit in there with a straight face, that's the most impressive thing of all

[@qwertyTRiG]

Rosalind managed a straight face too, but that's because she's a fucking nightmare.

[@maregondrako]

You have to remember, he's a politician. That means he's sitting in a room full of clowns all day

[@ianchandler9993]

If only the store had 43 calippos

[@wowfreaker]

He ate one on the way.

[@JSmellerM]

43 would've ruined it because 42 is a number with great significance while 43 is just a prime number.

[@jakethewolfie119]

@@JSmellerM Pfft, prime numbers. When have Prime numbers anyone saved anyone?

[@lxathu]

@@jakethewolfie119 Some minister becoming a prime one, maybe?

[@briansshare]

Jon’s saga and descent into singing kills me every time

[@melpomeneb-smith3955]

I like that Doc Brown was doing his own task, 'seduce the Mayor of Chesham'

[@SennaAugustus]

He also seduced Fred.

[@cleander3645]

I love the "its all they had" answer

[@ivpt]

You are a bit young for a mayor? 'Yes, yes I am.'

[@zsandmann]

Phineas and Ferb have entered the Chat

[@zammcut]

🤣

[@JossieMimo]

Jon Richardson saying "Oh god" over and over while leaving was so fucking funny.

[@peachysandie]

Creds to Richard for writing a poem that quickly

[@NeatNit]

And the same goes to Katherine!

[@barbeerian]

And memorizing it well enough to recite while juggling!

[@garytracey1690]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣he wrote that a long time ago

[@jeremyfuster7570]

Alex Horne has said that the 42 Calipos is his all-time favorite TM moment.

[@cooljammer00]

I like how none of these comedians decided to do like a quick set of jokes or whatever it is they do for a living to impress the mayor.

[@Blashmack]

His hair said calippos to me Now that is the most impressive part of this vid

[@dkleinman22]

"Bribing a politician eh?" "Its always worked before"

[@katiehough2499]

Katherine’s song is stuck in my head forever now

[@maiNmusica]

Yeaaaaaah 😊

[@maijapoppanen218]

🎶Thaaat's Peter Hudson🎶

[@Rhaphidophile]

@@maijapoppanen218 you know that you can trust him

[@k.r6715]

@@Rhaphidophile yeahhhhh....

[@austinfull8941]

One of my favorite tasks, just Doc singing when he could've just rapped. Lol

[@dopaminecloud]

@@kdpflush yes, because melody is all there is to lyricism, you clearly know very much about music

[@samuelancer6649]

@@dopaminecloud hes literally a rapper

[@billbauer9795]

@@dopaminecloud Melody is all there is to Music. Of course there is more than that to Noise.

[@Plague_Architect]

The last bit of singing done was actually surprisingly decent. I may not be the mayor, but I am indeed impressed

[@hayzyhorses6899]

I know! It honestly was the most impressive thing in the whole video for me

[@ImPeterKe]

"Build for pleasure not for speed" - Chesham Mayor

[@colemantrebor6574]

built*

[@raineca]

Five comedians are asked to impress someone... Zero chose comedy!!

[@hexingale]

*Four comedians and television co-host Richard Osman

[@robinkarlsson562]

uh Joe chose comedy everything he does is comedy.

[@SennaAugustus]

@@hexingale He's a producer/executive.

[@michaeledmunds7266]

You telling me you didn't laugh at all of these?

[@3mtech]

uh oh. I think that was supposed to be comedy. Brits are different apparently

[@jenelaina5665]

Hip Hop Trousers: did not go unnoticed

[@mariejeanne8116]

That's Peter Hudson, you know that you can trust him, yeaaaah

[@inazonitobe737]

I genuinely don't understand why Richard didn't win this. He wrote an incredible poem in a few minutes and performed it while juggling. I can't even remember things I've written down.

[@alexandergrant8092]

3:56 "Bribing a Politician, eh? Says the Politician while slipping the money away instead of returning it

[@Jennyfisch]

I got the feeling the Mayor just really liked Jon

[@kimberly6939]

idk katherine's hip hop anthem DESERVED that win i laughed so hard and it was genuinely catchy "he's got three kids but only one came from his balls THATS PETER HUDSON YOU KNOW THAT YOU CAN TRUST HIM YYEAHH"

[@Zquirrelthing]

jon's part is honest to god one of the funniest moments in TV history. the fucking pistachio eclair

[@simonklein6588]

Built for pleasure, not for speed

[@rivran]

it’s gary brannan

[@wochan7193]

jon’s voice is so good !

[@renforest]

What song was Jon singing?

[@TheMiist]

@@renforest desperado

[@ToasterStud]

Built for pleasure, not for speed 😉

[@5calambres]

This major must be very popular. Seemed like a cool dude.

[@angelfangs.]

jon's impression of a dolphin with strep haunts me in my darkest hours lmao

[@MikeDCWeld]

I'm kinda surprised Joe didn't just pull his pants down and go "here you go."

[@JSmellerM]

It was the mayor of Chesham not the priest.

[@AlecDouglas]

“Are you hungry?” “No thank you, I just ate 42 calippos.”

[@Cuuniyevo]

I have strong second-hand embarrassment for situations like this, so this video took me 37 minutes to muscle through, with all the pausing, cringing, and having to go get ice cream to take the edge off. Richard's was good though, and Katherine's clearly had effort put into it.

[@hayzyhorses6899]

Oh my gosh, finally someone who gets it! I get this so bad and it takes me forever to get through things because of it

[@edwardv1255]

I spent less than 10 minutes, as I have to skip through difficult parts.

[@clashagstrom8840]

Was the ice cream a Calippo?

[@Cuuniyevo]

@@clashagstrom8840 They don't have that brand where I'm from but as I recall it was good Tillamook ice cream from a carton.

[@itchypen15]

RICHARD KILLED THE POEM AND THE JUGGLING. He should have won by a landslide damn :D well done my guy

[@mil0931]

Great! Now Katherine's song will be stuck in my head for another month!

[@theultimatechampion154]

Just here to remind you that you need to sing it this month too.

[@uhhhbobo]

reminder to sing it this month as well

[@mil0931]

@@uhhhbobo Nooooo, I'm back

[@ChristopherTradeshow]

Joe just went out and bought the Mayor's daily lunch for him

[@JSmellerM]

Kinda screwed Jon with that one though :D

[@barryschalkwijk9388]

Katherine's research skills were on point!

[@_REVERIE]

Are you easily impressed Peter? **Folds hands on bench** No.

[@Saltywinterchild]

IMO the funniest attempt at this task was done in the first season of TM Norway where one of the contestants just wordlessly dropped his pants as soon as he read the task, and then explained that he was going to pull them back up without using his hands 😆

[@ospreyphil8995]

“Are you hungry?” “I’ve just eaten” 42 Callipos….?

[@Anne3097]

I would have given first place to Joe bc of the originality of the idea, the balls to do only that and the fact that he was the only one who didn't do anything like a performance

[@ba-it3xz]

Legend has it, he is still saying “oh god” to this very day.

[@victoriamk6693]

Alex’s lil face @ 9:24 😂

[@jamesharaldburrows3153]

Any significance to the 42 Calippos? It's all they had

[@rikuurufu5534]

"Fifteen Quid."

[@pein260]

Leave it to Jon Richardson to bore in a contest meant for impressing, and still make it hilarious 😂

[@JLF201]

Jon is a better singer than I expected him to be.

[@AlanHope2013]

Joe: Good to meet you. Mayor (meeting people expert): And you. Joe (social niceties ninja): And you. I stopped the tape there, cos I could see where this was going.

[@kani75]

I dont think any of my skills would give him good impression in 20 minutes, so I quess I could give him bad impression in 20 seconds.

[@JSmellerM]

I would've done nothing and asked if he was impressed I didn't try anything to impress him.

[@unknownsauce69]

That poem was nice

[@docholliday9058]

I am shocked nobody attempted to impress him with the sheer audacity.

[@MDP1702]

I might have done a dissapearing act: leave and don't come back. In all honestly I wouldn't know at all what to do.

[@eidolor]

Aright, hit them notes Jon

[@EnoVarma]

Props to Doc at 10:20 for having his mate's back.

[@sekkev]

Literally the best show in the world. Such a creative show

[@enochpaultheking]

This is the best group of participants I've watched on Taskmaster so far😁

[@robbieangarone266]

i am SCREAMING at richard's poem

[@connie473]

Catherine's music for the song sounds a lot like the song from Hamilton she does in one of her acts LOL

[@Xendr]

The fact that Richard didn’t get first is almost upsetting

[@zeabeth]

How much did it cost to rent the mayor for a couple hours of filming?

[@highelectricaltemperature]

It's only the third biggest village in Bucks; I'm sure he had the time

[@amazingabby25]

The mayor was probably a huge fan of the show

[@QueenOfBrokenStone]

42 calyppos

[@Adri_Unsung]

@@QueenOfBrokenStone and 15 quid plus a few lagers

[@txtoolfan]

that mayor's hair is like so over the top cliche its hilarious

[@cbrusharmy]

Richard killed it!

[@malenotyalc]

This full episode is in the Taskmaster play list.

[@Pulkkinenmira]

Ooooh, I'm feeling Jon's singing!

[@konayasai]

Doc sang off key more often than not. John could at least hold a tone. How the heck did this not weigh in? Is the mayor tone deaf?

[@chelseawildflowerloftinwey1945]

I think Doc's confidence & commitment was a lot more impressive than Jon's hedging.

[@alias3660]

Jon's obvious uncomfortableness and unwillingness and general awkwardness probably soured his otherwise lovely lil performance. Doc at least seemed committed. Let's not forget Peter having to watch Jon be beaten down into singing.

[@jacintanandi7854]

@@alias3660 yeah it's not very impressive!

[@mathisj6582]

Katherine's song was brilliant. :D:D

[@egalomon]

After the potato moment this is probably my favourite Joe Wilkinson task

[@sophiaredwood5825]

3:31 the ending of Guns and Ships from Hamilton

[@jozefbrodala5318]

Always great to see my hometown on TV

[@Supergn0me]

Catherine is the most British-looking American I've ever seen

[@JuNkyMuNky60]

She’s Canadian ya goof

[@Supergn0me]

@@JuNkyMuNky60 Still technically American

[@JuNkyMuNky60]

@@Supergn0me fair point all the same :)

[@OxyMiracle]

@@Supergn0me Technically not. Though Canada is part of North America, Canadian's aren't referred to as 'Americans.'

[@luufia]

Best task with the best quests!

[@samvousden8082]

Joe is a comedic genius ngl

[@ewanhopper4275]

The awkwardness on both sides for docs attempt

[@lndseymsp]

Jon has a pretty good voice tbh

[@lxathu]

42 calippos -- the family is sleeping while I'm trying to laugh the most silently I can that is suffering from hypoxia.

[@Love-fs1sd]

It’s all they had 🤣🤣🤣

[@user-qb5wy5dg8w]

Are the jocking! Richard was impressive!

[@epiclycrazy5498]

Impressive

[@edawg3094]

The real test of whether or not he's impressed is to ask him 5 years later which acts the mayor remembers.

[@ericadavenport2039]

Jon could sing just fine!

[@chimeradarkoverlordrosanna1846]

DEEEESPERADOOO

[@numbo655]

Osman really impressed me

[@_r1nky]

These earlier seasons are so obscure

[@user-fz3sz2dj4r]

Built for pleasure not for speed

[@chris-hayes]

I'm impressed Joe bought every last Calippo and the number ended up being 42

[@Jtngetabettername]

How big is Chesham, considering that Alex could convince its mayor to appear just in the second series? Edit: Then again he might be aware since the original Edinburgh Fringe special, there were 2 iterations there even before the first TV series, not that unlikely as Alex himself is from Chesham

[@SILVERF0X13]

Welp... I just finished setting up an event for a juggling festival and then started to watch this video... *Sadly rides away on unicycle*

[@FrenkTheJoy]

If it were me, I'd be impressed just by Osman being a million feet tall, to be honest.

[@jaytomson3492]

Should've added to "that's all they had", that 42 is also the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything. Coincidence I think not.

[@Unorthodoxi]

Doc absolutely dissing my hometown right now…Watching the singing immediately afterward did make me feel better though

[@frankietrachtman4485]

Big up the juggler guy

[@lawrencecalablaster568]

John can sing pretty well!