Make an Exotic Sandwich | Full Task | Taskmaster

[@Jennyfisch]

I find it interesting that Alex agreed to being Noel's sandwich while knowing fully well what the second part of the task was.

[@unknownsauce69]

My goodness

[@mjlim6610]

I think if he had done otherwise Noel would have guessed what the second part entailed

[@frankiegargoyle7783]

Alex sets the tasks he doean't guide them through it

[@youtubeSuckssNow]

He has also gone full nude on the front steps lol. He doesn't care, he loves it

[@DrMillF]

I think he was kinda positive, that Noel wouldn't eat him whole in the second part of the task. That'd been a bummer.. But show must go on I guess

[@rachel-lo6ty]

The best part of this is absolutely when Mel, for a moment, fully thought she was a scooby doo character and could fit that sandwich in her mouth.

[@maddielopez8625]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@thomasstewart9752]

The fact that they heard "exotic" and immediately thought "abomination" is really my lettuce for the day.

[@Fabianwew]

Brits

[@rikusophan]

Wait what does it mean? 😂

[@thomasstewart9752]

@@rikusophan exotic means foreign or unusual in an exciting way, for example, if you went to the grocery store and saw a food you've never seen from a place you've never heard of, then that would be exotic.

[@user5214]

@@thomasstewart9752 or using the phrase "my lettuce for the day." That's exotic

[@thomasstewart9752]

@@user5214 why thank you.

[@javiersds8081]

Everyone: "Mmmm what could be the most exotic filling for this sandwich?" Noel Fielding: *H U M A N*

[@tjenadonn6158]

Actual Cannibal Noel Fielding.

[@lastyhopper2792]

Thank goodness he didn't resort to canibalism

[@dawsonreum8096]

Idiot sandwich

[@no-nowanna]

😂

[@youngwang97]

"Noel must eat his exotic sandwich" *pulls down pants Noel: "It's not that kind of show" *pulls pants up

[@atlantis720]

how does this have no replies

[@JinxedJackalop3]

@@atlantis720 what do you want us to reply!?!!? XD

[@jetaddicted]

@Atlantis: there’s no real need.

[@atlantis720]

idk, just expected someone to talk about how insane this comment was xD

[@TheAffar369]

He could've easily eaten his frankfurter

[@angiki9988]

Alex Horne's ability to keep a straight face is nothing short of awe inspiring.

[@victoriajenkins1424]

Yet, he is powerless against Mel getting a M&M stuck in her nose.

[@ScrambledAndBenedict]

I love too, how you just start to see him grin after having given Noel a lap dance. I utterly adore when totally straight-faced comedians occasionally crack hahaha

[@trollthedicey]

Just in case you're wondering who your 1000th thumb was 😂

[@linkinprk1981]

Clearly have learned their lesson from the "Make your biggest mess and clean it up" combo task... Splitting this into 2 separate tasks

[@JoeyDaPal]

Actually I think this one came first, so...Yeah, no, if anything this makes that look worse.

[@flusendieb6833]

@@JoeyDaPal you are correct, the big mess task was in the Champion of Champions special :)

[@AH-te5gs]

@@flusendieb6833 Plus, they got the complete information during that task. Only this one was split in two.

[@88porpoise]

They are two very different tasks. This one was to get them to do something stupid and look funny that way. With food tasks you also always have the question of "does Alex have to try it and judge it or will they make me eat it" The "make the biggest mess and clean it up" was more of a strategic task where they had to balance their mess making with saving time for cleanup.

[@ellastarburst736]

I'm not sure they could have chosen a better thumbnail.

[@lendmesomesugar97]

They couldn't.

[@clearcontentment3695]

Quite the snack you see

[@panbaron4424]

An idiot sandwich, someone would say

[@Pockeywn]

theSwedishGal I AM AN IDIOT SANDWICH..

[@elle_hamm17]

There has never been a better sandwich and never will be

[@oneofthe12sionmains70]

Noel's sandwich stands as one of the greatest moments in this show's history

[@howardbaxter2514]

Noel just stands as one of the greatest contestants on this show ever. Which is hard to do.

[@klaraleblochova]

As anything that Noel does

[@AtenRa]

Noel's sandwich _literally_ stands.

[@lukivan8]

@@AtenRa bro, you made my day 😂

[@stupidburp]

His hide and seek skills are also impressive

[@colinkincaid692]

This task really proves that Alex created this show just to bring as much chaos as possible

[@howardbaxter2514]

The worst/funniest part about all of this is that Alex knew what was coming afterwards...

[@olscratch74]

Oh, the look on Mel's face when she found out she had to eat that: her eyes nearly crossed. Like, "You *know* I just finished Bake-Off, you *know* I'm trying to lose weight..."

[@YanosProductions]

UnbearableWitness was she in the great British bake off?

[@YanosProductions]

She does look a bit familiar

[@WoodlandDrake]

I have never heard a heart sink before

[@zyxwtuv12]

@@YanosProductions she was one of the hosts. Hence her comment about people in cooking shows.

[@MatheusVenti]

Why even try it? lol

[@alderblanco2282]

Noel won that by a landslide! He feasted on that exotic dance sandwich with his eyes. He devoured it until there was nothing left but the socks.

[@FeyTheBin]

10:40 That bread on the camera held by a taped knife surely puts the icing on the cake XD

[@broadway331]

What I love about this series of Taskmaster is that this group is very chill with each other. There’s no one like super competitive. While watching some competitive people get worked up (to a point) can be fun, I liked how goofy this group was.

[@B33nj4m1n]

Yeah, I honestly might be a lot more interested in shows like this if there were more like this that aren't all about pushing drama and fighting!

[@boom-boomman7258]

i so much wanted someone to just slap it on someone and yell "WHAT ARE YOU"

[@nathanp5877]

"An exotic sandwich"

[@rcoverc]

Nathan P underrated reply

[@rockydee7499]

Only Gordon does that. It's illegal if you're not Ramsay 😂

[@tamarastroocloeck2400]

@@rockydee7499 I do it to my boyfriend all the time. Try and stop me, my slices are waiting for your ears :)

[@rockydee7499]

@@tamarastroocloeck2400 I see you like being sandwiched huh.

[@vycanismelodis]

that beautiful moment when mel reads "eat your exotic sandwich, fastest wins" and just goes into shock

[@rivahkillah]

Oh gang!

[@bigjedimullet]

“Mm whatcha sa~ay, ooh, that you only meant well…”

[@beebee33]

Alex's reaction when Mel got an M&M stuck up her nose made me burst into tears the two of them laughing and I was too!

[@ScrambledAndBenedict]

I am endlessly blown away by how Alex can just quickly recite lists, from memory, without stumbling, stuttering, getting tongue-tied, or anything like that. It's honestly amazing. It borders on being Micro Machines Man levels.

[@Dompn]

huh? check the taskmaster blooper videos. alex is human , too.

[@ScrambledAndBenedict]

@@Dompn The fact that he fucks up sometimes doesn't make it less impressive. You can find videos of Tony Hawk face-planting.

[@justaguy4311]

I always assumed he was reading it because he keeps eye contact with his pad

[@ScrambledAndBenedict]

@ Even then. I sure as hell can't read that fast without stumbling.

[@TheSecretLover]

"I think I've literally never been further outside my comfort zone." As someone who has only been watching clips, was this before or after the ass cake?

[@BrendanChewy]

this was before the ass cake

[@elleg.907]

@@BrendanChewy what ass cake? Can you please link me to the task

[@Robyamdam]

@@elleg.907 it's in the yt video Liza tarbuck best taskmaster moments

[@Andjelka99]

Ok but what about ass fountain xD. Oh the sweet sweet times for Alex before Rodd came on the show

[@Jtngetabettername]

@@Andjelka99 Alex may have liked it if he's used to bidets though

[@Zebulization]

"and that dear children, is called cannibalism, and is frowned upon in most societies."

[@cheriestl]

How sweet of Noel to ask if Alex needed company or money.

[@SuperCommenterGuy]

the way Noel sighs and says "okay" as looks and leans down has me in tears 10:43

[@axolotl0424]

My thoughts immediately went to a toast sandwich. 2 bread with a toast in the middle

[@AH-te5gs]

That's not very exotic in the UK, I should think...

[@mineking57]

Grilled bread sandwich. Just 3 slices of toast at once.

[@hugofontes5708]

First I thought this, then I thought inverted sandwich with slices of stuff around bread then finally I settled with a moebius sandwich getting some strips of ingredients stuck as a moebius strip around a single piece of bread and have everything be simultaneously sandwich top, bottom and insides with a single slice of bread

[@vrastimallya6621]

A bread sandwich- David Walliams talked about this in his book

[@Randommovementsyt]

You have to eat it too 😂😂😂

[@fosterdawson7339]

Alex: I don’t think I’ve ever been further outside of my comfort zone. Me: oh you poor thing just wait til seasons 5 and 7

[@sophiaschults5669]

And season 6’s Liza Tarbuck with her amazing cake task 😂

[@DustMug]

Which clips are you referring to? I'm thinking the cake and surprising thing hole.

[@fosterdawson7339]

@@DustMug I was thinking Rhod exposing alex's ween with the quick-change task, forgot about the hole tho. And for season 5 honestly just anything that happened with Sally XD. The cake cuddle and the birth scene

[@lumberjackofalltrades]

The more I watch this show, the more I start to understand that the best way to win is to complete the task by getting around as many rules as you can. Do not play the game the way it was meant to be played. Come up with the stupidest idea you can think of that still technically follows the rules and run with it. At the very least, it'll be hilarious

[@JoachimVampire]

what if the actual game is meant for you to come up with the stupidest idea you can think, being outside the box?

[@mr.rabbit5642]

@@JoachimVampire then you pull out a chess board from your buttpocket and call it a checkmate

[@Nightstick24]

I love that “Ooooh gang...” so much. Better words to describe that task don’t exist.

[@gabrielleengel7476]

Lolly enjoying her sandwich is my favorite part.

[@letiv6805]

is it just me or does noel keep giving alex heart eyes during that sequence? lol

[@minutemuse]

Greg was spot-on. Mel's sandwich looks like a five year-old's dream lunch.

[@theplasmawolf]

There's an outtake where Joe asked if Alex could demonstrate his carpet snake movements. Greg said yes (obviously) it resulted in comedy gold. If you search for it it might not give the vid (may depend on what country you're in). I think it should've been included in here.

[@Jennyfisch]

I had that song stuck in my head for hours. It's back again now.

[@moonwalker4696]

enjoy

[@SmartyPoohBear]

Has anybody found the link for this video?

[@theplasmawolf]

@@SmartyPoohBear I tried looking for it but I can't find it. Maybe they made it unavailable or removed it completely. I used to be able to find it while not in the UK, by searching for "Alex Horne Carpet Snake" in the YT search bar.

[@asliaydinlar]

@@theplasmawolf yeah same here. I tried to find the vid the other day but couldn’t find it!

[@lillithdv8]

I'm late to this party, BUT that look at the camera at 9:30 about what has lead Alex to that point in time is a thing of beauty and hilarity. Never has abject horror and regret being immortalised so perfectly

[@amelie5903]

When Alex said, he was never more out of his comfort zone, I immediately thought about Rhod Gilbert, series 7

[@Orangecatinahoodie]

Or series 6’s Ass cake

[@S4T3llite]

So nobody is gonna point out the purposefully zoomed out shot at 10:41 with the bread on the camera huh?

[@638462538]

i really appreciated that shot.

[@animan095]

A R T

[@trickytreyperfected1482]

No need to point it out. It is pretty obvious innit?

[@sommelierofstench]

probably because everyone noticed. not much to say really.

[@genieinthepot2455]

Lol I just noticed that

[@kayleighlehrman9566]

I can now sleep soundly at night knowing that Noel and Alex have eaten weird stuff off of each other's faces on this show

[@wohlhabendermanager]

And this task is one of the reasons why this show wouldn't be possible here in Germany. I can't think of a single TV host who would allow himself to be ridiculed like that, all with completely stoic expression on his face.

[@GabrielsLogic]

Alex truly is wonderful

[@youremakingprogress144]

Stephen Fry has an excellent video on KZbin about the difference between British and American humor, with the main point being that British comedians are willing/eager to play the humiliated person, to reflect the absurdity of life or something.

[@Mike-ls3bs]

Tl;dr: The british hero is a man who wants to make good in the world, but life shits on him from a horrific height.

[@james5076]

Honestly alot of comedians in America I see make big jokes out of making fools of themselves, I think op was more on the money about germans

[@imtheonewhobroughtthebeans915]

“ *heck* “ - Mel

[@cabfish8339]

I’m currently stuck in a loop of Taskmaster videos in my recommendation. ʰᵉˡᵖ?

[@insignificantt9130]

Same lol

[@seatripreports]

You don't need help, you're in heaven

[@efcibamary6306]

Enjoy mate.

[@AWorthyGamer]

Me too and i cant stop clicking them

[@jonathandalton2921]

watch different stuff?

[@The_King_of_Chefs]

Oh, i couldn't fucking breathe when they told the first person she had to eat her sandwich. I had to restart the video because i laughed almost the entire rest of the time

[@negativeresponse9165]

Alex looked so proud when Noel said his beard tasted good.

[@galaxspace1]

Hue was last despite having an actual eatable sandwich compared to a mountain of bread and chocolate, not to mention half the task was who eats the most. Edit: seems like Im one of a few who imagines exotic as still edible

[@starburst98]

Being edible made it less exotic.

[@urbanhawk1]

Well he failed to eat 99% of the sandwich.

[@MikeDCWeld]

@@urbanhawk1 Alex said he ate the most out of all of them.

[@ericcollins6231]

Yea. He really should have won.

[@TPH250290]

Yeah, the fact Hugh made a sandwich with unusual ingredients that could conceivably sold in a high-end British supermarket suggests it fulfilled the task the best.

[@saltypear7397]

10:39 I love how the method they used to get the "bagel hole shots" for Alex's little performance wasn't having the cameraman hold a bagel to the camera, but instead to stab a knife through the top of a piece of bread with a hole through it, and scotch tape the knife to the camera.

[@simplenut283]

Noel: What are you??? Alex: An exotic sandwich...

[@misinformedmarti]

You finish your sandwich, Noel. Otherwise, no dessert!

[@unknownsauce69]

Lmao it not that kind of show somebody in the comments said they wanted to be that type of show should I be scared or should he finish the sandwich

[@rickid5686]

“Then a kit-kat. Then a double decker “- “Yam. Tequila “...🤣🤣

[@rice_frying_shrimp]

Mel's recreation of the Augustus Gloop scene from Charlie and the Chocolate was inspiring!

[@trollthedicey]

I've only just discovered Taskmaster this week and at first I wasn't very keen on noel, now he is by far my all-time favorite contestant so far😂

[@lukethomas658]

Mel brings me so much joy

[@cyprel]

Agreed! She has the perfect vibe for this programme.

[@jamestill4172]

"You had a lot of the bread, but not much of the filling." That cracks me up

[@itchykami]

I'm reminded of Ze Frank's 'the world is a sandwich' project, where he had two people on opposite sides of the world put a piece of bread on the ground at the same time.

[@MsTenseiga]

Mel just looking at what she created after reading the second part out is why I love this show

[@jb13611]

Id like to imagine James May on this challenge and him being the only one to complete it by making a normal sandwich

[@lucyk.5163]

In Noel's case, "eat your exotic sandwich" just took a whole new meaning after that dirty dance 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@arghgrmbl]

It's a shame he didn't get to do the exotic dance to that Joe Cocker classic, "You can leave your bread on"

[@nerfy1166]

: ”WHAT ARE YOU?” : ”an idiot sandwich”

[@youremakingprogress144]

A major part of the fun when watching this show is trying to think how we would handle these tasks, ourselves. I'm still not sure what I would try to make.

[@mildlymarvelous]

I am obsessed with the way Noel’s voice echoes from under the cloche 😂

[@santiagomelendrezblanco2077]

Without this channel I would've gone crazy in lockdown

[@GT_Walker]

They could not have picked better music for when Mel is trying to eat her sandwich. This challenge was so brilliant.

[@cheshnijeena7014]

90% of the reason I clicked was the thumbnail 👌 Edit: Video does not disappoint 😂🙌

[@frankiegargoyle7783]

I've seen this 80 times, still clicked for the nail

[@MichelleLalindeNoack]

The amount of times a week I think about that "oh gang"...

[@KRHH8]

8:37 is a beautiful moment

[@tylerhorn3712]

In hindsight they should have gone for the Elvis. Peanutbutter, bannana, honey and bacon. Does not sound like something you'd want to eat but it really is.

[@TOAOM123]

Elvis's house use to be a restaurant and i use to order that So good

[@laurenngng]

That sounds delicious

[@hiffahyphae6707]

To really sell the exotic part (because that Elvis sandwich sounds safe) add dried tomato, cream cheese, and frozen berry mix. I feel like that would sound out there but still good.

[@tylerhorn3712]

@@hiffahyphae6707 Dried tomato and a cream cheese / berry mix might be good enough to add to an IRL menu.

[@LegitNvidz]

They should have shown all the building of the sandwiches and THEN show the reactions of the participants when they find out they have to eat their abominations. Here the crowd knows whats coming

[@trickytreyperfected1482]

I kind of like the way they crafted this. Show it on one person so you look at the other sandwiches and go "oh fuck, they have to eat this". That's what makes the reveal of Noel's so much better. You know what the second half is and so you know it's gonna be hilarious.

[@wx7fm]

Yeah, I agree with @@trickytreyperfected1482. Knowing the second half of the task makes the whole entire experience of seeing the sandwich being made a glorious experience of wondering the entire time, "Oh boy, how bad of a situation are they gonna get themselves into 😈🙏😁!"

[@robertluong3024]

Noel's segment wouldn't have been half as funny without knowing he had to eat it.

[@joshandallo2170]

I love how Mel was clearly having Bake Off withdrawal symptoms in this task when she constructed her sandwich! Had the taping not come after she concluded filming her final series of Bake Off, she probably would've constructed a more exotic and less abominable foodstuff, ahahaha!

[@iwong3357]

Holy... I just caught it after months of occasionally rewatching it. The tone Alex takes when he says that he says "can reveal that nobody FINISHED their sandwich". xD 4:29

[@mr.conductor4938]

The fact that Mel actually tried to eat her sandwich at the end just makes me laugh every time. Goodness, this show never ceases to amaze me.

[@danzigrulze5211]

When that M&M went up her nose, I fucking lost my shit.

[@dellairam]

This is my favorite show that I've never actually seen an episode of

[@docidioc]

You know, Alex is uh, he is a good man My friend: LITTLE ALEX HORNE!

[@SondreGrneng]

when the second envelope came out, I knew exactly what it was gonna say and I loved every moment of it.

[@Yapity111]

When Noel heard "exotic sandwich" he went straight to exotic dancers 😂

[@LordQueezle]

One of my all time favorite shows. And I love Noel. So chaotic neutral on the show!

[@Tepig_V]

Oh my god Noel.

[@lndseymsp]

I always love the follow up tasks 😂😂😂

[@ambozz3726]

Alex losing it at 12:07 just gives me life.

[@youngdolo8]

I'm having a heart attack just looking at Mel's sandwich.

[@RRVCrinale]

I somehow developed Type Five Diabetes watching that. Skipped right over gestational, I'm aware a Type Four hasn't been identified yet, but skipped right to Five.

[@carmenlonglastname6459]

I love that noel asks if Alex needs money or wants him to go with him 😆

[@ahobbit1273]

I almost wept with laughter at the m&m up the nose 😂 What a delightfully ridiculous show this is.

[@ChemistryTM]

"What fucking Marks and Spencer do you go to" got me really good and idk why 🤣

[@bleh6339]

"What are you?" "AN IDIOT SANDWICH"

[@Mijal15]

I would not have counted Noel's sandwich... until he committed so hard he ate some of Alex's hair

[@fairlyodd922]

I think Hugh got the short end of the stick on this one. His was the most exotic!

[@nommyyt]

Depends how you define exotic. He had salmon (common), ham (common), pesto (common), avocado (common), and was that banana or cheese? Doesn't matter. Most of his ingredients were common individually, just odd put together. Though Hugh definitely got shafted here because that's also the same thing Joe and Lolly did.

[@sagargupta3144]

he got deskied

[@ExTraxYz]

Hugh got shafted a lot that season. I'm still upset about Greg's comments about his ringtone dance.

[@lemvigdent9110]

@@nommyyt I mean even Mel's was just common sweet stuff put together.

[@lemvigdent9110]

The taskmaster usually consistently picks on one contestant every season and it was Hugh for this season. Mark Watson, Phil Wang, Nitish, Paul (those two did it to themselves though) are others that come to mind for getting shafted for no reason

[@fartgarfunkeljr]

I have never heard of Taskmaster before, and I must say, it's like Saw, but wholesome. Loving it.

[@klnfra001]

6:23 Joe Lycett's reponse is gold.

[@bodvarson1933]

Mel channeled everything she learned from The Great British Baking Show and instantly regretted it.

[@toreole]

Amazing how only one of them managed to make something that sort of resembles a sandwich

[@hooman330]

2:49 "Eat your exotic sandwich, Fastest WINS" I THINK HUGH WON THIS

[@n7meg]

The m&m up her nose killed me

[@colmkelly72]

Alex looks like a bread elf in the thumbnail... just thought i'd share that

[@BockWurstler]

This got to be the best TV Show ive ever seen. Cant get enough of it :D

[@PorkShark]

That Salmon-Cured Ham Sandwich looked good. I wanted that one unironically

[@Jason-se1ke]

Noel, man... what a legend lol

[@SirCommoner]

Alex is the perfect sidekick/host to this

[@Zelmel]

Noel is a comedic genius. One of the best of his generation.

[@no-nowanna]

Alex Horne is a real sport. He just shrugs and goes along with Noel.😂

[@B33nj4m1n]

I wonder if Alex agreed to be Noel's sandwich for the "Idiot Sandwich" memes...

[@BlueManIan]

I would have pulled a Zefrank and try to call/message someone on the opposite side of the Earth and we'd both put a piece of bread on the ground...

[@matthewpopow6647]

My dyslexia acted up in the best way... I read the title as "Make an Erotic Sandwich"... Perfect thumbnail

[@maxmyzer9172]

3:16 i think i felt cavities forming in my teeth just looking at that

[@teddiandersson6744]

Well. My instinct upon hearing the first task was to gaffer tape one slice of bread on each side of the building and call that my sandwich. I am still somewhat stumped as to how I would tackle the second task, however.

[@Drunk_Karen]

Eat all the edible food in the house?