Lucy Beaumont Leaves Greg Davies SPEECHLESS | Taskmaster Series 16 | Channel 4

[@ChadNiebuhr]

Lucy Beaumont is either a comedic genius or requires permanent adult supervision 😭

[@JamesSullivan-c8f]

That's why she was assigned to Jon 😉

[@BeezusFafoon1971]

I think it's a little from column A and a little from column B.

[@romainsavioz5466]

​​@@JamesSullivan-c8fthey are mutually assigned

[@elliefaunt1447]

Why not both?

[@SwordQuake2]

Second, definitely the second.

[@RNS_Aurelius]

"2 years and 36 months" is one of the most Alex Horne things a contestant has said.

[@thedukeparty]

I was thinking the exact same thing! She out Alex’d Alex!!

[@whatwhatinthewhat4400]

It sounds like how mothers age their babies 64 weeks or 14 months No they are a year old

[@whatwhatinthewhat4400]

@Trea-pl4xr I think I wasnt clear or you misunderstood. I was commenting on mothers who use weeks or months beyond the point that they would normally use it. Like when someone would normally use years but they are still using months. or when people would use months and they are still using weeks

[@PhiltheMoko]

​@@whatwhatinthewhat4400 the thing is, under two years old, a few months can make a pretty big difference in how capable toddlers are. Rule of thumb is use weeks up until six months then months up until two years old. If there going longer than that then you have cause to be annoyed!

[@ronmexico1652]

Idk mate, "having legs like arms without fingers" us pretty Alex Horne lol

[@chriskaprys]

I love how, in order to engage her in conversation, Greg becomes a weary-yet-fascinated scientist who's devoted his career to understanding Lucy Beamonts.

[@fanbladeinstruments]

I just rewatched series 11, and made a mental note whenever Greg referred to Mike Wozniac as "a complete nutter", and how utterly sane Mike seemed in comparison to Lucy and Sam.

[@MakoDan94]

I love all the times you see Alex sitting there going ".... what" whenever she's talking to Greg. Or him getting even more confused (when Greg says the arm thing wrong). It's rare to see a contestant so consistently fry Alex' brain.

[@egalomon]

I suspect 16 seasons has worn Alex down. He used to be unfazed by anything and so stern but you can see him crack up more and more

[@christianboehlefeld5168]

I like how Alex was about to pick Greg up on the arm thing and then stopped. You could almost think Andy said into his ear to just leave it.

[@RizaBochiza]

@@egalomon He said in a recent interview that he used to care a lot more about remaining stoic and staying in character. Now if he finds something funny, he just laughs.

[@CleverGirlAAH]

@@RizaBochiza It works best anyway.

[@MsSimple24]

David ...

[@LN0927]

“I mean, Richard Attenborough wouldn’t find it -“ “-David”

[@r.vanderspek3572]

I can't recall that Alex was so consistently amused by any other contestant. Every story has him genuinely smiling and laughing.

[@AuDHDarling]

Julian is so amused by her too She's delightfully unpredictable

[@mahogany174]

I was thinking the same thing. Alex doesn’t stop laughing at her.

[@NickOwens]

I love how baffled she consistently leaves Greg & Alex, truly unpredictable responses.

[@katehamilton7240]

As an friendship-endingly intelligent girl, I delighted in playing the wide eyed fool, just like Lucy does. Too old for that now, I'd be put in a home.

[@stevie-ray2020]

@@katehamilton7240 Totally understand! Despite the fact I excelled at university as a mature-age student, when I was younger few people took me seriously (partially because I appeared younger than I was), so I gave up trying! Actually, I'm a guy who finds Intelligence attractive, but finding unattached woman has become more difficult with every passing year!

[@chrisraffaelli3739]

I love when alex is very tempted to call out greg on the 4 sets of arms

[@peterclarke7006]

"do I say anything? Will it help? Or will it just make everything worse? I think it'll make everything worse. I'm just going to sit here quietly and hopefully all this will pass..."

[@censusgary]

If her legs are arms, that means she has 2 sets (4 arms), not 4 sets (8 arms).

[@Matt19matt19]

​@@censusgary thanks captain obvious.

[@censusgary]

@@Matt19matt19 You’re Welcome, Captain Hates Aritmetic.

[@1MoTimeRound]

She and Joe Wilkinson amaze me for their ability to stay in character at all times and convince me that it's their legitimate personality.

[@Barry-v3r]

It's clearly not a character, Joe's CLEARLY is. She's just a dumb person who is amusing to watch. Nothing clever

[@DBGE001]

I never believed in method acting.

[@danjames4086]

I wonder if they are really amplified versions of their own character, and that's how they do it so well?

[@fartsforeyes7651]

"Character" lmao, sure

[@Gilsworth]

@@danjames4086 I feel like that's the case. My job has me speaking and performing to random strangers for 11 hour shifts and to be "in character" I am basically just myself amplified and unhinged. It's exhausting by the end of the day but if you're just you on steroids then it's doable. I'm just some joe nobody with no skills or experience while these are professional comedians, so I believe they're amping up their persona. Lucy is definitely smarter than she lets on. I get Rowan Atkinson - Mr Bean vibes.

[@peterclarke7006]

I do love how even Sam, one of the most chaotic comedians out there, is sat there looking like he's thinking "fair play. I should really start writing some of this down." 😂

[@hjt091]

The fact that she is married to the most aggressively sensible person on the planet is the ultimate proof that opposites can attract ED: Yes I know they split up, you are not the first person to mention that. Or the second. Or the third.

[@ratholin]

No she's not. Victoria is married to David Mitchell. I think lucy's married to that weird little neurotic guy from 8 out of 10 cats.

[@animaltvi9515]

​@@ratholinJon Richardson.

[@stevie-ray2020]

@@ratholin Having those two couples at the same dinner-party would be a real scream!!!

[@DeadeyeDaily]

Also, if you believe a comedian is retarded, chances are they're a friggin' genius. See also Norm MacDonald 😁

[@jobhunk]

They are now divorced. 2 hours ago...

[@ag-ql2fo]

Lucy is absolutely marvelous. I love the fact that she makes Julian - otherwise so dignified - laugh his ass off

[@RioRav]

You can tell he adored her

[@CleverGirlAAH]

@@RioRav She's kind of a 'throwback character'. I can see why he might. She could earnestly fit into the cast of like... Bewtiched (off the top of my head) without standing out.

[@jg613887]

Horne's point then head shake after Greg says four sets of arms is priceless

[@flamingflamingofruit]

If you want more of Sam Campbell and Lucy Beaumont being oddballs together, they're starting a podcast Perfect Brains in January. I've already subscribed for the silliness 😂

[@joeyc5879]

Already down that's a great lineup

[@RealBradMiller]

Already subscribed and waiting!!!

[@BlackTess-1666]

No way! This just made my day!

[@andreaskarlsson5251]

fitting name! will def check it out. ty!

[@peterclarke7006]

That's amazing news! I was just thinking there's a few moments in taskmaster where you can see Sam thinking "I need to start picking this Sheila's brains. I thought I was chaotic, but she's on a different level!"

[@archiox0628]

When her series started, everyone thought "here's the next Fern Brady". But oh we were so wrong. Lucy Beumont is her own woman, and you cant compare her chaos to anyone.

[@CrystalisQ]

I'm with Greg - "I think I'm having a stroke" when Lucy is talking most of the time.

[@jimmy_the_squid9456]

The definition of "never let them know your next move", Jon must be constantly on edge when speaking to her

[@katehamilton7240]

lol, yes. As an friendship-endingly intelligent girl, I delighted in playing the wide eyed fool, just like Lucy does. Too old for that now, I'd be put in a home.

[@SECURITEH]

I love the double take Alex did when Greg asked "Do you think you have 4 sets of arms?" ... She seems to actively make Greg say dumb stuff as well. You can just see Alex's decision making process going from " This is... Wait what did he say? Uhm... Let's not say anything.".

[@panampace]

To be on the same season as Sam Campbell and still be the most unhinged - now that’s something

[@GABISNAIL]

I’d just like to give a PSA for everyone as obsessed with this series and Lucy in particular as I am. She and Sam Campbell are putting out a podcast that starts in the new year. You’re welcome 😊

[@Ron-d2s]

Thanks for the warning.

[@EeshanMalhotra]

It took me an episode or two to get Lucy's comedy (and accent :P), but she's grew on me so much by the end of the series, I watched all of Meet the Richardsons just for her. You go, Lucy from Hull!

[@apetass123]

I’m Swedish and Lucy’s Hull accent sounded so familiar to me, that I had to look it up to see if i was crazy: ”The cultural influence bled into Hull’s pronunciation and dialect, with Scandinavian words and vowel sounds still present in the city today.”

[@LilHaven33]

Love this observation! How interesting 😄

[@apetass123]

@@LilHaven33 The most easily identifiable thing is probably the /ö/ sound, "Nö, I dön't knöw", that I've never heard in an English accent/dialect before.

[@LilHaven33]

@@apetass123 I had to Google the pronunciation of ‘ö’ and, you’re so right, this sound is exactly what makes Lucy’s accent distinctive in the Uk! I love to read about the evolution and migration of language and it’s so cool you recognised the similarity by ear. Thanks for sharing :)

[@apetass123]

@@LilHaven33 Same here, I love languages! Thanks for the friendly chat 👋🙂

[@LilHaven33]

Likewise! 👋🥰

[@JoeBleasdaleReal]

I’ve only just realised that Lucy is wearing Mae Martin’s heroic glasses in the Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes task. I love it when previous prizes appear in later episodes, like Frank Skinner’s grape scissors in the “Eat the grape” task 😂

[@Shyguyredshell]

The cowards glasses lol . Thanks ,that made my day.

[@JoeBleasdaleReal]

“alien *DEVICE”* is easily the most I’ve ever laughed out loud at Taskmaster 😂😂😂😂

[@alexion2001]

Lucy falls into the Kate Beckinsale category of "looks posh and refined, is absolutely mental and chaotic"

[@noraitaosullivan7081]

I really really want Greg to release the Taskmaster book of quotes. Be fun to test ourselves and see if we know which season it is and which person said it 😂😂

[@PowerSpirit50]

She sounds so genuine

[@ValeTam]

At the beginning of the season I wasn't sure if I was going to like her, but she turned out to be wonderfully, marvelously unhinged 😂

[@christianboehlefeld5168]

BBC Radio 4 let her host a one-off program about UFOs in the UK. Only relevant because she's from Hull, which is aparently the UFO hotspot of the UK.

[@eugenelim1436]

The avatar of unhinged chaos that is Lucy Beaumont being married to the avatar of neurotic order that is Jon Richardson, I can only imagine the lives their kids have 😂

[@Sunprism]

Got to say, 16 series and I haven't seen Greg so deeply affected by anyone before

[@loftyradish6972]

I feel like Lucy needs to join Philomena Cunk for a few episodes to help ask questions of the experts.

[@travelingbostonian]

The best part of this video is at 5:58 where Greg suggests "4 sets of arms" (which would be 8 arms). Alex considers correcting him, then just says "nevermind fuck it" and doesnt.

[@mordicaiknode]

I really don't have ANY idea what Lucy is like outside her stage persona!

[@kap79]

I absolutely loved the chaotic energy Lucy brought to this cast. Such a great season.

[@RefnRes]

You've got to go some to be considered the weirdest contestant when you're sat next to Sam "The King Of Weird" Campbell.

[@mattcapener7412]

There should be a taskmaster redemption season. Lucy beaumont Charlotte Richie Victoria Coren Mitchell Judy Love John Kearns

[@EXG21]

Taskmaster - Redemption Retreat

[@alexread6767]

Judi Love doesn't need redemption, she was AMAZING that season

[@ortho_normal]

Any "best of the worst" tourney has to include Nish.

[@imrau]

Mel G!

[@slartybartfast4213]

I'd have a worst of the worst with Lucy Beaumont John Kearns Katherine Parkinson David Baddiel Nish Kumar And a most chaotic Frankie Boyle Fern Brady Sally Phillips Romesh Ranganathan Rhod Gilbert

[@anthonyscarfe4853]

I would love a special featuring the most insanely deranged people that you’ve ever had all doing tasks that you know so well that they’ll just go off the rails with.

[@papasy3748]

this is a tremendous tremendous idea, but who would you choose? Sally Phillips, Paul Chowdry, Sam Campbell, Lucy Beaumont, James Acaster for me lol, though there are myriad other candidates

[@timowagner1329]

​@@papasy3748???? Rhod Gilbert??

[@RioRav]

Bob Mortimer with his wig made of wotsits!!

[@mariocaruso7753]

​@@papasy3748Mike wozniak and Bob mortimer would be on my list but I don't know who I'd cut

[@nicmarks1332]

yes paul Chowdry was really oddball and some who you thought would be - like Johnny Vegas and Daisy May Cooper weren't - @@papasy3748

[@scf7334]

I love watching Julian react to her. He clearly finds her as hilarious and charming as the rest of us do.

[@panampace]

I wouldn’t say “charming”, more like “fascinatingly offputting”

[@BronyDanProductions]

Probably the smallest nuggets of joy he seemed to get out of doing this series. Seriously, he looked and acted like he hated every minute of being on 'Taskmaster'.

[@mustardtopdog9064]

Genuinely one of the most bat shit crazy contestants so far lol

[@nickes6168]

Back when i heard Jon was getting married, being very similar to him, i thought, "poor woman". After this series I worry how they're child will turn out. Hopefully a comedic genius with material for days.

[@faaa999]

Yay I've been waiting for the best of Lucy!!! Thank you!! 😂❤❤❤

[@linalmeemow]

At the beginning of the series I thought it was all a clever comedic persona. By the end I genuinely wondered how she's not had her kid taken off her by social services.

[@christianboehlefeld5168]

She is married to Jon Richardson, who is still salty about the bunny catching live task from his series.

[@upnorth2421]

Jon Richardson and Lucy Beaumont together make one perfectly reasonable parenting unit👍

[@billystanford275]

I genuienely dont beleive she plays a character like some do. I think she is just unashamedly her and i love her for it.

[@AlwaysBolttheBird]

Alexs face at "4 sets of arms" was hilarious. Also what season was this. I feel like i missed it

[@cmtippens9209]

"Um...Greg....never mind."

[@kilian-one-l]

the one that just ended

[@melteddali8000]

Season 16, it just finished airing. Great season

[@scorpioninpink]

It's in their KZbin channel.

[@daniellamcgee4251]

​@@scorpioninpink Not available on the Taskmaster KZbin channel in some countries.

[@temporalsoliton]

She is hilarious. She's the real life embodiment of the Lorne Michaels (SNL) ethos of comedy. She plays or is the perfectly loveable blockhead.

[@AndrewBlacker-t1d]

Lucy is wonderfully obtuse and the perfect partner to Jon.

[@romainsavioz5466]

And now am I still being obtuse ? No now you are being acute

[@AndrewBlacker-t1d]

@@romainsavioz5466 Learn to punctuate. Your spew makes little sense.

[@PlasmicPenny]

@@AndrewBlacker-t1ddo you need a hand getting off your high horse?

[@201081hero]

@@AndrewBlacker-t1d It's a quote from Family Guy.

[@AndrewBlacker-t1d]

@@201081hero ah. I haven't watched TV since 2010 .

[@chrisellis3562]

The genius of Lucy is that you can't tell if it's an act or she's genuinely like that.😂

[@6022]

I think it's got to be that she's a bit like that and plays it up for comic effect. Like, where we'd keep ourselves in check and say something a bit more normal, she knows that she should lean into every bonkers thought because it's funny. Harriet Kelmsley does the same sort of thing, I think.

[@fetzie23]

@@6022 Everybody has moments where they think of something, and then decide "actually no, I can't say/do that". Lucy also has those moments, but apparently chooses to not suppress them.

[@no-nowanna]

Alex is so delighted with Lucy’s responses.😂

[@anotheruserism]

Greg: Lucy and Sam have come across as absolutely deranged lucy & Sam high 5 each other!

[@christianboehlefeld5168]

Which is the only time they managed to do so successfully.

[@craytowns9479]

Y’all leave Lucy alone, she is an absolute legend!! Love her sooooo much 😂😂😂

[@anthonygriffiths6113]

There was a moment there when I think she thought " What would John do " and just went with it. Great entertainment !!! Love you both. ( from a distance )

[@eddieboyky]

The reactions to her absolutely priceless.

[@TheCaptScarlett]

I was at the "Alien Device" recording. Trust me, the story went on for around 10 minutes. The rest of the cast must have been used to Lucy by this point and let her run.

[@MissBasura]

Please give us more details from the story.

[@TheCaptScarlett]

@@MissBasura It mostly involved members of her family and the disappearance of the 'alien device'. As a cold entrance for us as a audience it was really weird as we had no idea of how Lucy had been in the show so far and how the rest of the cast felt about it. To be fair we were pretty invested in what had happened in the warm up session before the cast even appeared. It was an odd session all round

[@TheCaptScarlett]

It was best part of two years ago now so details are sketchy

[@enso8762]

When alex laughs you know it's special🤣

[@stuartedwards3840]

Utter mental head. And one of the best seasons in years. 👏🏻

[@johnadams9314]

I love that on their podcast (at least the one episode so far available) she is absolutely bonkers, but still the voice of reason to Sam Campbell's outlandishness.

[@imakeitwhynot]

Nobody makes Alex Horne break character more than Lucy LOL

[@JOLT_x3]

I wish there was just a whole series with her and Paul Chowdhry just being themselves.

[@PhiltheMoko]

Init!

[@13Beatts]

I absolutely love this woman.

[@upnorth2421]

Lucy is such a treasure. You never know what she is going to say❤

[@timetoriot]

5:59 i like how Alex thought to correct Greg but just didn't want to be hit

[@simplicity6564]

Brilliance is always close to insanity. The difference is brilliant people can still function in society. She should write children books or team up with Tim Burton.

[@CyberBeep_kenshi]

Ye, no words 😂😂😂 just wait when you see what she did with that cream........

[@indoorkites420]

id love to see jon richardsons reaction to her on taskmaster

[@FanFicnic]

Alex losing his mind over the dog picture is such a great moment

[@bjarkih1977]

My favorite contestant of all time.

[@colehersey12]

never heard of Lucy Beaumont before this and I'm completely obsessed now

[@Morendo13]

That Lucy turned out to be the insane contestant on a series shared with Sam Campbell is quite the accomplishment.

[@tobyb1018]

Julian laughs more at Lucy than at anyone / anything else the whole series I love it 😂

[@mr.underhill8151]

If Lucy Beaumont can be successful in life, so can you, just believe in yourself like Lucy does.

[@hazy33]

Marrying Jon Richardson was the best career move.

[@Harrydewulf]

Alex laughed so much during this series, and Lucy seems to be the one who caught him the most often.

[@davidyoung5114]

It's hard for me to choose which TASKMASTER contestant has been the most wonderfully unhinged....Lucy Beaumont, Fern Brady, or Sally Phillips! And now that I think of it, those three are contestants in my three favourite series (so far)!

[@pul0y]

I love her!! They should have a special with just the crazies and the oddballs. Either that or whenever a studio contestant needs a temp replacement, instead of ex-champions, they should bring her in.

[@youknow227]

I went to an episode of Would i lie to you, and Lucy was on it, it hasn't been released yet, but from what she said i will take this to grave Lucy is bloody weird

[@sabinrawr]

6:00 Alex was about to correct Greg... "Four SETS of arms?!" But nah, let's leave Lucy in her own absurdity....

[@zachsingh1]

Her and Sam were just insanely bizzare. For me the second best ever taskmaster series. Behind series 7

[@openbox3d-backup]

little alex horne wanted to correct lord davies on his "you think you got 4 sets of arms" comment to lucy beaumont

[@EXG21]

And she agreed. Ha ha.

[@carlye1055]

Need to see Lucy in a horror movie as the villain 👌

[@samuelgarrod8327]

I think the only way that she'd make him speechless, for more than ten seconds, is for her to dive down his gigantic gullett and inflate her lifejacket.

[@russellmckenzie8616]

I always thought John Richardson was the strangest one in their relationship..i was wrong

[@BOABModels]

Only a child of the '90s would think skateboards and saxophones when asked what was 'cool'!

[@christianboehlefeld5168]

Which makes it worse since the Task was to use the googly eyes to make the scariest gang.

[@michaelgarrett45]

Lucy has a regional English accent but it is a region that exists on a different plane of existence.

[@nickshale6926]

Hull, in Lancashire.

[@CraigCross-k8f]

​@nickshale6926 no mate it's Hull East Riding of Yorkshire

[@paulihyttinen1063]

Lucy was obviously channeling Maija Isola ,who made the ”Poppy” pattern for Marimekko fabrics, in the Van Gogh challenge.

[@dolceanstar]

Lucy is a genius. She does, after all, give John Richardson an element of credibility.

[@lukijez]

I love her so much

[@cotybowman8825]

I just love watching Lucy and Fern Brady.

[@A_O_Leary]

I’d love a chaos of chaos with the contestants who caused Greg the most confusion.

[@rogeryoung3587]

Jon Richardson is a very lucky man.

[@_TheDudeAbides_]

greg gets so confused he forgets 4 sets of arms would mean more than just 4 arms.

[@ct5625]

If Channel 4 knew what they were doing they would immediately commission a show starring Julian Clary and Lucy Beaumont. I don't care if it's a send up of X-Files, a ghost hunting show, a travel show. It could just be them going on a walk once a week and I would watch the sht out of that.

[@CthulhuInc]

i simultaneously am envious and piteous of jon richardson, the poor, lucky bastard 🤣

[@seangates900]

I don't think I'm even capable of forming her letter 'o' in isolation, so I shall type it thusly: _h, I d_n't kn_w.

[@LudvigIndestrucable]

Remember that other contestants have been Bob Mortimer and a woman who apparently didn't know how to walk when asked, yet out of all of them, SHE is the weird one.

[@Mr2BonClay]

Absolutely unhinged 😂

[@penguinista]

She's a World Heritage level treasure!

[@CleverGirlAAH]

Lucy was great. Just when you think you've kinda got her figured out she would always say something so daffy and charming at the same time.

[@ellekay4758]

This legend being married to Jon makes no sense and all the sense at the same time.

[@Grecianfan1]

Boris Johnson was Prime Minister. Lucy has potential.

[@latesummer]

"richard attenborough' really got me😂😂😂

[@simonbird8093]

Her calling her character 'Big Billy Big Bollocks ' always gets me.

[@johnatkins-qn2lk]

Lucy Beaumont is just adorable !