Sally Phillips Best Moments | Taskmaster | Avalon Comedy

From Taskmaster, we feature some of Sally Phillips best bits from Series 5.
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[@hi-ve1cw]

I love it when sweet wholesome looking middle aged women turn out to be batshit insane it's my favourite character arc

[@flala2261]

😅😅😅

[@ruqayyahqadri8180]

Sally is super attractive

[@custardbaby4]

Liza Tarbuck as well

[@hudson7354]

She is gorgeous

[@asaenco]

Yeah, Liza Tarbuck and Sally Phillips!!!!

[@Evvuful]

Alex's innocent "That's nice" before Sally unleashes her madness is almost heart breaking

[@whowantsabighug]

First impressions of Sally she seems so reserved and elegant. Then she started shoving cake into Alex's armpits.

[@99ilana]

The most brilliant and charming utter weirdo. Please give this woman her own show

[@AH-te5gs]

With Bob!

[@fisheatsyourhead]

@@AH-te5gs didn't realise how much i wanted a show with sally and bob mortimer being lovably weird until this comment that'd be amazing

[@tomd1969]

Sally Phillips was brilliant in this show. She made me smile multiple times, most of the time because she would do the last thing I expected. I have endeavored to go through her IMDb list and track down everything she’s in.

[@simonkevnorris]

Add Noel in as well.

[@Psywearebabylon]

She did, it was called Smack The Pony

[@JohnSmiffer]

I think everyone came out of this season just loving Sally.

[@fisheatsyourhead]

Every contestant in this series were so great that wasn't expecting sally to be one of my favourites but she is

[@Xenopolateccl]

I had no idea what to expect from her at all, and was very pleasantly surprised as she got progressively weirder throughout the series. Really enjoyed her performance!

[@Tkieron]

Sally looks and seems like a sweet British housewife. It turns out she's a huge pervert with a wacky sense of humor. And we love her for that.

[@bd8d223]

Sally was such a good contestant that getting Alex high on absynth isn't even in her best moments

[@MegaCloudygirl]

That was so funny

[@snoitseuqpi1119]

Ever gotten high on beer?

[@Omar-yi2mv]

You mean drunk

[@whitehuayra]

@@Omar-yi2mv not quite. Real absynth is a hallucinogenic drink not just alcohol

[@bjorkluvr]

@@whitehuayra no its not lol

[@halkitchen1838]

Both Liza and Sally went into Taskmaster with the intention of smothering Alex in cake at the first opportunity

[@marianasam4087]

When she had to do a graph on the beach and did the porportion of how much "action" she was getting to how much she wanted and Greg said something like: this has come up a lot Sally and much like the melting of the glaciars i think is about time we stop talking and actually do something about it. One of the best moments ever

[@arkadye]

"That's exactly what I wanted to hear. My work here is done." (She gets up and heads to the edge of the stage.) "See you all in my dressing room."

[@xghoulishgalx]

The most loveable psychopath

[@flala2261]

😅😂🤣🤣

[@1969Kismet]

Lesson learned: If Sally Phillips ever says "I have a plan" stand back, get a beer and enjoy.

[@DanGolag]

Baby Alex is one of the best completions of a task ever. Absolutely crushed it.

[@BOBSYOURGUNKEL]

Through the classic technique of placing chocolate cake in one's armpit, Sally Philips has become a national treasure.

[@sam2131]

Fun fact: Sally Phillips mentioned on QI that she contracted a kind of yeast brain infection while doing charity work in Mexico, and that it essentially made her slightly drunk for five months. It's possible, in retrospect, that this lined up with the filming of certain Taskmaster tasks.

[@johanneskarlsson3859]

That trip was (according to her Wikipedia page) in 2002 so that was some early filming in that case. My guess is that the special hug and watercooler moment tasks were the tasks next after the marmite task and she tested a lot of absinthe-marmite.

[@engagingathena9965]

lucky for her it worked to her advice

[@bazilkush388]

I fancy her so badly

[@nicovanos]

This season was one of the best ever.

[@EnoVarma]

To be fair, she comes from Smack the Pony and Green Wing, which are basically filmed performance art shows. Her experience level in madness is formidable.

[@jzthompson9598]

I want Sally to go on the podcast when they get to discussing this series. The water cooler, and the chocolate cake. I wonder how many suits Alex has had ruined? Liza Tarbuck's cake, too.

[@joeflanagan9659]

I'm sure Ed Gamble fully intends to get her on the Taskmaster podcast when they get to her series.

[@DracoStarcloud]

At least Alex didn't have to sit in the cake this time.

[@StaceWah]

The five cast in Sally's season are epic! Each one of them is amazing then having all five together. What a treat 😍

[@elderflower2133]

I will never forget how I broke down with laughter when sally straight up fucked the water cooler

[@fenhen]

“I’m a water cooler virgin.” Not anymore.

[@clee2351]

She did a fantastic thought provoking documentary about life without Downs Syndrome a subject close to her heart as one her children has Down Syndrome. It was years ago but really impactful

[@limerence8365]

Hands down the most enjoyable contestant on the show. After the first cake armpit stuffing I was always waiting in anticipation as what was to come next. Never disappointed.

[@22Phantasm]

Remember Sally was one third of Smack The Pony, which had lots of weird and funny sketches. She's perfect for this kind of show.

[@sfshinz]

Every Sally Phillips moment is a Best Taskmaster Moment.

[@ClaireMangoify]

The video she made of Alex’s birth must be one of the most underrated moments on this show

[@fredsmith-kingofthelunatic7810]

Never did I ever think I would be jealous of a water cooler. Lucky bastard.

[@sweatystoner]

Sally phillips and Aisling bee in the same season. It was a gift from the gods lads.

[@elderflower2133]

I think sally enjoyed the special hug task a bit too much

[@SakuraWitch]

and the camera task...I think she enjoyed Alex a little too much

[@EmileJoulbert]

She was going through a divorce at the time. (or.. she hugged Alex, and *then* got divorced)

[@youngdolo8]

I enjoyed Sally a little too much. Everything she did was absolute insanity.

[@snooks5607]

pretty jealous of Alex. I'd let her do anything to me

[@brandonthompson5796]

Honestly everyone crushed it in terms of entertainment value but Sally was easily the most captivating. Her depraved sexual genius energy was amazing

[@backtosleep]

Sally seems like such a loving person. Beautiful as well and fun.

[@Diegesis]

i never woulda guessed before this season that sally phillips was insane lol

[@green_dragon_knight]

If Taskmaster is the comedy equivalent of jumping a car over a canyon, Sally Phillips is the one setting the car on fire and doing it completely blindfolded, even though no one asked her to.

[@luvhart]

I have always said that getting Sally Philips on any show is always a good idea

[@Dinckelburg]

Everyone acting surprised that Sally is funny must have forgotten that she was in Smack the Pony.

[@paulkerrigan9857]

Brilliant show. If I remember right she always came across as surprisingly bizarre in that, too.

[@brandons5426]

I’ll always remember her from Alan partridge.

[@Shelsight]

@@brandons5426 Ah, yes - she was Sophie, the silently giggling receptionist. She cracked me up. And the guy who played Ben, the bell-boy/Porter now plays Trent Crimm on Ted Lasso… :)

[@rmhartman]

he wasn't blowing his whistle because time was up, he was blowing it to save himself from her "special cuddle"

[@hawsrulebegin7768]

The sexiest contestant ever!

[@psyler_6305]

I love this woman 😭

[@SimplyPaul]

An amazing woman being amazing. I salute her!

[@isaacwittenberg611]

When she started stuffing cake in Alex's pockets...anybody else get the feeling she's been thinking about doing that for a very long time?

[@brettbeatnick]

Never realy heard of her before this episode. Now i think i love her a little bit.

[@rmhartman]

"I'm a water-cooler virgin" foreshadowing?

[@leontinemccain5170]

She was definitely baked. 100% baked

[@bittired7159]

Without doubt my favourite taskmaster contestant. It made me revisit smack the pony.

[@g2024_]

Lovely woman, amazing contestant, I’d always liked her from her smack the pony days. But after seeing her on this I fell in love with her. ❤️

[@Zkkr429]

Alex being born looked like Benedict Cumberbatch in Frankenstein.

[@shmookins]

The Finnish PM is wild.

[@aeternalslime9670]

icon. truly she has made history

[@Spoonie86]

She is simply epic.

[@rage4me]

I love you Sally Phillips.

[@zigzaglychee7324]

Alex has been covered in so much cake on this show

[@Richard_Jones]

The show basically is messing with contestants. You mess with Sally Phillips at your peril. Sally Philips is the Arya stark of Taskmaster.

[@flala2261]

😅

[@youngdolo8]

Sally could do whatever she wants to me.

[@limeyfox]

For a moment at 1:37 I thought she was pushing a knife into Alex’s eyeball 😱

[@flala2261]

Same! 😅 🍰 🔪👁

[@odd_shoes]

Omg, I'd forgotten about that first one! I might have to watch Miranda again now.

[@nicosmind3]

Its always slightly amazing, slightly horrorfying, and defnitely bizzare, when a contestant works out they can just torture Alex, so spend much of the show doing just that!

[@alzychoze6591]

AND she tortured Alex in a way that did not over-bother him

[@nicovanos]

The most charming and understated sexy woman on this show.

[@FlorentPlacide]

Love her since I saw her as the Finnish Prime Minister in Veep. I've been on the lookout for her appearances on UK TV since. Such a funny and delightful woman.

[@sorvian25]

Sally is the hottest tm contest... those cheekbones

[@scattypetty]

I would have developed some strange kink if Sally Phillips had given me that special cuddle.

[@nantrax143]

So Alex how was your day? I got to cuddle Sally Phillips and it involved food all over my body 😅😅😅

[@dcworld1076]

sally phillips can give me a special cuddle anytime

[@user-ix1ki1po5r]

me to

[@usedfuzzbox]

Quintessentially English through and through, you have to love her

[@EveryoneWhoUsesThisTV]

Specially horrific cuddle!! :D

[@poisonedbubbletea270]

I feel so bad for this but Sally Philips is my whole type. A middle-aged middle class blonde woman who’s freaky in the funniest way.

[@miriamgreen3973]

I woulda asked Alex for his phone and called his wife to come on set.:)

[@miriamgreen3973]

Just enjoy this show SO much!

[@mattygee6852]

...why?

[@CyberBeep_kenshi]

Crazy in a good way :)

[@flala2261]

I think Sally’s humour would fit right in with the US Comedy Noir series *Search Party* on HBO Cast her already Search Party!

[@Psiberzerker]

How someone can simultaneously be so classy, and yet so dirty.

[@silvo614]

i genuinly think i might be in love with her. even tho shes twice my age

[@vasp99]

What the hell did I just watch ? SALLY !!!!!!

[@ethanburnell1985]

Watch that cuddle task and tell me it's not exactly like Katy Perry's Bon Appétit

[@paulkerrigan9857]

She seems like a right laugh. Smack the Pony was great, so it was expected really.

[@I_Don_t_want_a_handle]

I'd like a special cuddle from Sally. Where do I apply?

[@philiplewis4630]

Omg that baby Alex task I'd forgot about that one. Jesus Christ sal is a fkn beautiful genius.

[@Nibelheim1989]

God I wish that was me.

[@MrBrownnn696]

Poor Alex

[@johnnymoondog]

She would make a great Emma Peel !

[@PlayinOcean]

Fun fact about Sally: she is a very devout Christian

[@notsonominal]

Who'd thunk Alice Levine wasn't the most adorable creature in a show?

[@user-ix1ki1po5r]

sally philips is a good looking women but alice as on a different planet

[@graemep.1316]

04:55... 04:55... 04:55... 04:55...😏

[@TheOrangeRoad]

If she looks like a fox at her age, I can only imagine her in her prime.

[@iliketrains3495]

Yep, she was, I randomly found her in an old video of a Placebo performance and she was a total babe

[@AngryBerb]

She never left her prime

[@ewlyon]

Ha. First. Always fun to see unbridled insanity at work

[@alzychoze6591]

Actually it’s well structured insanity- a little mote interesting for the planning.

[@user-ix1ki1po5r]

verry good looking women

[@trollop_7]

it wasn't all that 'imperceptible'

[@OmnipresentPotato]

2:05, 2:36 this is literal, terrifying madness