NEW: Sophie Willan Has An ATROCIOUS Start To Taskmaster's Series 17 | Channel 4

Taken from episode 1 of Taskmaster's 17th series, Alex Horne shows off his bad boy side, eggs feature prominently in the prize task and our new contestants desperately try to hoopla a gorilla as fast as possible.
#Taskmaster Series 17 featuring Taskmaster Greg Davies and Little Alex Horne alongside Joanne McNally, John Robins, Nick Mohammed, Steve Pemberton and Sophie Willan.
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[@AlbertSquareAfterDark]

And Sophie continues the tradition of a taskmaster contestant I’d never heard of before becoming my new love in life.

[@--Animal--]

She has a funny story about her boyfriend getting drunk and wanting an open relationship that won me over. She also robbed a madam dressed as a nun, check out her other stuff.

[@IntoTheWhite04]

@@--Animal-- watch her sitcom. Alma's Not Normal. It's semi autobiographical

[@tombstonerforever9374]

I’ve seen her once before on Would I Lie To You

[@Ripen3]

Comedians are something else arent they

[@patpat8727]

Jesus Christ...the way she looks, that's a really bad move.@@--Animal--

[@vaseline69]

this is the thing I love about this show, it has introduced me to so many great people I have never heard off

[@trelliema]

As a US viewer, I couldn’t agree more. Saw a clip years ago with Mel, who I knew from GBBO, and I’ve never looked back. Went back and started and season 1 and am a compulsive viewer now.

[@IntoTheWhite04]

Watch Alma's Not Normal. It's Sophie's sit com and is hilarious

[@williamchapple8886]

This is why it’s such a joy, having it over 10 weeks really allows you to get to know them and find your new favourite comedian

[@amemelia]

Oh mel is an absolute babe ​@trelliema

[@vaseline69]

just incase anyone is interested, Sam Campbell and Lucy Beaumont's podcast starts today, it's called "lucy and Sam's perfect brains"

[@Quazi-moto]

Thank for the heads up. I didn't know a thing about it, but will certainly check it out. Judging solely by the ones involved, it's bound to be bonkers.

[@forestboy52]

It is wonderful. It's just two aliens trying to make each other laugh

[@henrietta9206]

thank you for PSA had u not, I would have missed it. I'll go spread the word ps - Dame Clary comedic timing is impeccable!

[@vaseline69]

@@forestboy52 I liked it, found some parts a bit awkward and clunky, but then I've never heard a podcast that was perfect on episode one. also I don't think I will ever be able to say forehead again without feeling self conscious

[@bethdwyer6328]

Ty🥰🥰🥰

[@me-wowlk7402]

Fell in love with Nick's good vibes straight away) Adorable man!

[@digabledoug]

Sophie is this seasons adorable chaos. That's my favorite type of Taskmaster contestant. Love her!

[@eddieboyky]

Been having a bad week. This cheered me up tremendously. I needed that laugh. Cannot wait for the series to air!

[@RedAlien13]

Glad to see clips already!

[@sgak]

Nick doesn’t have a reflection in the water 🧛🏻

[@mathildejensen3285]

OOOh, OOOh, sounding like a gorilla while chasing a gorilla- can't waite to more of Sophie 😂😂😂

[@_TheDudeAbides_]

Seems like you never heard gorilla sounds. :-)

[@vaseline69]

@@_TheDudeAbides_ wild. Wild. I was absolutely livid

[@jamesstephenson1983]

Sophie in this Task had me crying from laughing. Haven't laughed that much since the season with John and Fearn.

[@brinsonopinion]

Already I'm thinking Sophie's gonna be our Daisy May Cooper this time 'round!😂

[@BlackieFyre]

In terms of entertainment maybe but in terms of competency, surely not

[@brinsonopinion]

Your opinion of what I said is not only unnecessary it is unwanted. I did not invite you into conversation.

[@djpunyer8762]

hopefully not, daisy was insufferable

[@brinsonopinion]

@@djpunyer8762 sad you thought I'd be interested

[@thomasthomasson2319]

So if they put the waders on and gone in the river they wouldn't have copped a forfeit, because it kept their limbs dry?

[@theobreitenbach91]

Every wet limb doubled your time (so Nick’s time was quadrupled because both his legs were wet). I suspect that in the adrenaline rush at the end, Sophie misremembered/misinterpreted the task. [If she’d waded into the water and looped the ring around Gary’s head as he floated past, she would have scored at least one point instead of zero.] If you could put the hip-waders on fast enough and keep both arms above the water, you *could* stroll out to the raft and not incur a time penalty. Sadly, no one thought to try that. :-)

[@Grid56]

I expected slightly more from Nick. As Mr Swallow, he does memory tasks, I thought his logical mind might shine. Anyway, it looks a good bunch and I'm looking forward to the next episode. Cruel of Alex after not helping Sophie out of the water to say "oh thats just a scarecrow WEARING WADERS"😂

[@Daithi24]

But I think Taskmaster trips up most of the logical comedians because suddenly they are under pressure with no time to prepare and dealing with crazy stuff being thrown at them.

[@michaelu3055]

I've noticed that usually perfectly logical people, see Victoria Coren-Mitchel and Paul Ciner, are the ones that get the most turned around and confused on this show😂

[@guyjackson132]

But LAH did apologize on air.

[@woodsy3665]

When you think about it, I don't mind immediate clips after the show has finished. Don't mind it one bit. If only we could get the whole thing without ads (biiiiiiiiig if)

[@MusicalBoarder]

adblock... ubock origin. enjoy

[@simonkevnorris]

Adverts? I saw none.

[@cindytrusty6598]

If you can afford it, get KZbin premium... I'd forgotten there are ads on KZbin till I read the comment.

[@CraigChrist8239]

They have to pay for this marvelous show somehow

[@_TheDudeAbides_]

@@cindytrusty6598Or you are skilled enough to use a youtube ads blocker. And by skilled I mean able to install addons in your browser, so not much skill.

[@spiralpython1989]

I am intrigued to see Mr Swallow made up to look like Dave Vanian’s (The Damned) 1970s look! Had to take a second look. Love it!

[@kohlemainen]

Hahaha! Same thoughts here😅

[@beckmannm]

Nick 😍😍😍😍

[@user-dh1yq5cz9v]

I think we've found our Lucy Beaumont of the series. Love a comedienne who's not afraid of physical comedy and being the butt of the joke.

[@davidb5173]

Can we please ditch 'comedienne'? She's a comedian

[@_TheDudeAbides_]

@@davidb5173 Someone took that up in the language cabal but we decided to keep it so you are f-cked.

[@user-dh1yq5cz9v]

@@davidb5173 But I specifically meant female comedian. Comedienne does that in one word. Generally the female comedians on the show don't go for the physical comedy approach.

[@HassaanZone]

​@@user-dh1yq5cz9v you make a fair point but comedienne is not really in common use. It's not like actress.

[@user-dh1yq5cz9v]

@@HassaanZone and why does common use matter lol? It got the point across didn’t it? Idk why I’m being told what language to use, I’m a woman myself I assure you I’m not out to get Sophie for being a woman.

[@dethledr]

I'm guessing that the final reveal is that the gorilla is, in fact, not Gary. That seems to fit with the fiendish devilry of Alex's tasks.

[@88porpoise]

No, the Gorilla was Gary. The scarecrow was just a scarecrow with hip waders.

[@BlackieFyre]

I'm guessing you did not watch the episode.

[@rambledogs2012]

@@BlackieFyre Or this snippet

[@benbutler9282]

its was Stephen merchants aunt and uncle - just saying lol

[@ghosttundra]

oh so the other british comedy giant then

[@theobreitenbach91]

Or Richard Osman….

[@whatthehelliot]

​@@ghosttundra ur the last person i thought id see here lol

[@martinsmith8670]

Greg is from Wem though as that has come up before on the show

[@breakinggreens]

Tom Davis is another candidate

[@Sela-hu2hc]

The People’s Champion!

[@lorihopkins6328]

The gorilla that Greg got as a gift!!!!

[@MinekEzQM]

I'm so happy for the outdoor tasks feature water. It's been a great addition to the NZ version.

[@shysonofficial]

holy crap is this the same garry the gorilla who was stolen from a garden center last year before he was cut in half? he looks exactly the same, right arm raised and everything....have i just solved a crime?

[@kildogery]

Sophie's ace.

[@richardbeaton7324]

Loved her before the show but love her even more now !

[@kildogery]

@@richardbeaton7324 Alma's Not Normal was brilliant.

[@richardbeaton7324]

@@kildogery Absolutely ! , That's how i found her. Series two should be out soon too !

[@kildogery]

@@richardbeaton7324 yay!

[@vaseline69]

@@kildogery she's new to me, but just checked out the first episode of almas not normal, well that's my weekend binge started

[@Douglasrobinson91]

Sophie is gorgeous

[@vaseline69]

try as I might I just don't find Nick Mohammed funny hopefully over the season he will grow on me like Rhod Gilbert, I was never a fan of his but he became one of my favorite taskmaster contestants

[@DrMcFly28]

I thoroughly enjoyed the mild language

[@lionhead123]

ah you British. You are so precious.

[@shysonofficial]

is this somehow connected to the missing gorilla statue found in recent news reports? not even joking, 12 foot fiberglass gorillas cant be that common in england right?

[@iliketrains3495]

I like that the last few series haven't really had a consistent loser, but something tells me that streak ends with this one...

[@morganspencer-churchill2136]

I 'm surprised she is only 36. She looks 50. McNally is 40.

[@johndenverfan]

😂😂😂😂

[@pencilled_robin]

First in our hearts! 💞

[@subbtopp]

have they added canned laughter sound false and forced laughter. hmm

[@MinekEzQM]

This series attempts to break in the USA mainstream TV. (There was an American version of TM, that did not survive the first series, even with Alex reprising his role as the assistant.) Greg and Alex went on late night TV as guests, the episode was premiered in a showcase format with Q&A, the trailer/teaser was cut in the American way (loud, slapstick-y). Yes, I can imagine they use the same canned laughter as in the American sitcoms, so the American audience will find it familiar (subconsciously).

[@subbtopp]

@@MinekEzQM interesting thanks

[@EmilyWalters]

There’s a studio audience.

[@bristoluk3836]

I'm not loving this lineup

[@johndenverfan]

It's only episode one gave them a chance

[@vaseline69]

@@johndenverfan it's also only 6 minutes of episode one!!

[@MinekEzQM]

I didn't like at least half of the previous 16 series' line-up. I never ended not liking them altogether. Every now and then there's a cheeky, cheater in the contestants who I don't want to see again ever, but the majority turns out acceptable, humorous, adorable, r just simply good humans. Bottom line, give them a chance. p.s. The whole premiere and the fuss around it (Greg and Alex on late night TV show, American premiere, no full episode on KZbin as it was for S14-16, the editing of the trailer) tells that they are targeting American audience with this series, and it stands for the line-up. For example Nick the "vampire" is from an US-British comedy, so not unknown for them. maybe that's why these 5 feels off for you.

[@johndenverfan]

@@vaseline69 and what you can't judge them on 6 mins of a bloody episode

[@vaseline69]

@@johndenverfan well you have a point, as I have judged you on one sentence

[@tamoorfromthe5ive]

I find a lot of things funny, but people who can't swim (I'm guessing) struggling in water is not one of them. Also, why single out Sophie when Nick wandered into the water as well?

[@vaseline69]

because she was 100 times funnier

[@edgeworth097]

She didn't complete the task. Nick wandered into the water, but once he was in, he was actually pretty smart, and at that point it was the only way to finish the task. Sophie completely failed in the best way possible

[@katrinamoran1209]

The theatrics of the two were not equivalent.

[@peterclarke7006]

Dear me, Mr Grumpy-bum needs his coffee, doesn't he?

[@vaseline69]

@@peterclarke7006 don't knock coffee, if it didn't exist my body count would be higher than John Wick's 😜😜

[@Jess-mq9bd]

Anyone else a bit uncomfortable by the title? Bit harsh making her the butt of the joke so fast

[@weatherwitchandfelinefamiliars]

I sort of know what you mean. But I'm not familiar with any of the contestants yet so it actually brought me in to view to see how it went. A hoop in a tree and all four limbs wet, then the waders behind her? It's not a promising start but was highly entertaining 😂❤

[@user-dh1yq5cz9v]

Nah, contestants like her are always the iconic ones. It's a comedy show after all, not a sport show

[@Jess-mq9bd]

Agreed I loved her on the episode! There's a way of appreciating how great someone is without calling them atrocious!!

[@Broccoli_Highkicks]

​@@Jess-mq9bdThey didn't call her atrocious, they said she had an atrocious start, which she did. It's not a personal attack on her, just a statement of fact.

[@brokencarebear]

Not uncomfortable at all. She knows what she did.

[@ellisnorth9745]

if this is a highlight of the series i think i'll give it a miss

[@GT_Walker]

It's the first episode. It usually takes a couple of episodes to really get into the swing.

[@edgeworth097]

It's only the highlights of episode 1, they're not going to release the overall highlights of the series before it's out

[@edgeworth097]

Besides, it skips the egg task, which I enjoyed watching a lot

[@colmhealy8173]

Sure we will all miss you, you seem such fun

[@MinekEzQM]

@@GT_Walker Nonono.... "Find the 10 ducks" (plus the one Judy found) is the best ever season opener task. Why don't we complain about the full episode not being available. In s15/s16 the full episode was up one day after the TV premiere.

[@karldoughty7996]

Love Taskmaster so much, but this was the worst first episode we've had so far. Bordering on boring.

[@MinekEzQM]

I do-no (in Chris Ramsey's accent). I found the previous opener with the giant rubber duck and that team task with the wires utter boring. Only the studio task made me laugh ("Alex, you....!")

[@dereklawson1318]

I though it was one of the best opening episodes! I think it'll be a cult hit in US (probably already is) but not a major one.

[@stepheng8779]

Worst series ever

[@marco69tits]

So it is easier to throw a hoop from three foot,rather than twelve?Why not give them the same task?Some in the middle and some on the side is stupid.

[@waterinmyotter6245]

They did have the same task.

[@Elwaves2925]

Not sure what you're getting at it, they all had the same task. The dinghy started from exactly the same place each time, it was the contestants themselves who chose where to throw from. They didn't show the dinghy doing the first bit every time because it would be boring.

[@jess_ismore]

What?