Series 1, Episode 1 - 'Melon buffet.' | Full Episode | Taskmaster

Five top comedians try and paint the best picture of a horse whilst riding a horse. Also, expect melon-eating, bath-emptying and pop-u tents.
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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.

[@rohanemmet251]

I don't know if people know this, but Alex has talked about how hard it was to get contestants for the 1st season since many people thought it would like fear factor or something. So I'm just super thankful to everyone in this season for taking a chance.

[@Anonymouse85]

We owe the OG contestants a lot, thanks to them the show really took off.

[@trekadouble757]

I don't know Fear Factor. Why does this show have a bad reputation?

[@AnsticePalo]

@@trekadouble757 They ate things like rotten bull penises on fear factor. The last season contestants had to drink.. "Donkey juice" AKA the teammates would have to choose who had to drink a beer stein full of donkey piss, or donkey semen.

[@pheonixrises11]

@@AnsticePalo ah... yeah I’d turn that down, too

[@kassistwisted]

Word is that when Frank Skinner signed on, everyone was a lot more relaxed about doing it. So we really have Frank to thank for all the great contestants that came later.

[@MisterTingles]

With or without context, the clip of Romesh walking in, picking up the melon and demolishing it entirely, is one of the greatest things ever caught on camera.

[@iBringTheRain24]

13:20

[@ewout2763]

Ethan L thanks!

[@fryrain8079]

It’s fake, the melon is a paid actor.

[@jeremyyoung2724]

I had to pause the video as my vision was blurry from laughing so hard. I practically fell out of my chair.

[@ddebenedictis]

@@fryrain8079 woah, are you saying that no melons were harmed making this show?

[@fishyboi98]

That melon task was like watching human evolution in reverse.

[@yellow6409]

THIS MADE ME LAUGH SO HARD

[@stumpiraygun4323]

"Its like evolution, but backwards"-Pewdiepie

[@Gordyan_Knot]

this is a fucking top class comment.

[@steventarsitano3209]

from most to least civilized lmao.

[@Kamboshin]

This joke almost killed me

[@elijahh2220]

"Reindeer skull." "And THAT'S how you play this game" LMAO

[@BelleFlower15]

No joke, when I heard him ask them to present weird objects from their home, I immediately thought that if I was on the show, I'd bring my beautiful goat skull that I've painted sparkly pink. Then he said reindeer skull and I died laughing.

[@David-sq2en]

@@BelleFlower15 does your goat skull have a bullet hole on the forehead?

[@BelleFlower15]

@@David-sq2en ....it does. Not from me, though. I found it in the woods where the hunters dump stuff.

[@Pax8n]

That's the moment I knew that this show would continually hit me in the funny bone. Unlike American TV shows with the cheap and dumb jokes, the British are leagues ahead in dry whit, building on each others jokes, and just quirky, off the wall humor.

[@amyheath6324]

Scissors, football, photo, snow globe, skull

[@stuartblue]

I don't know what the hell this show is, or why it got recommended to me, but thank christ it did this is hilarious

[@adorabell4253]

It just gets better.

[@1234Brandhoff]

Same for me! Don’t know where it came from but don’t know where it has been! I love it!

[@samehkhayat7695]

Same lol!

[@tepiggp387]

Same hahahah

[@_therealgabe_]

I genuinely think UK panel shows have been gradually becoming more accessible on KZbin over the past year or even less. Maybe due to some older clips getting viral attention. Thank God for it. As someone from US who appreciates comedy and improv this is just gold tier level stuff.

[@edwardv1255]

Not sure why, but Roisin not eating that watermelon is possibly the funniest thing I've seen in years.

[@MelissaThompson432]

I'm American, just discovering all these shows, and I'm becoming very fond of Roisin....

[@keddren]

@@MelissaThompson432 As an American who's been watching British panel shows for a bit now, Roisin is a goddamn delight.

[@MelissaThompson432]

@@keddren I look forward to that. 😊

[@bagdiil]

I know that it's her thing... but she's so fkin stupid... it's painful

[@MelissaThompson432]

@@bagdiil don't watch.

[@Karbaruko]

I love that the first thing Roisin said after seeing the watermelon was, "oh, I need some sort of hammer". You know, like a good old watermelon hammer. Everyone has one of those...

[@ApexAkolos]

Glib SonOfGlib It pairs great with grape scissors.

[@SkipperJane]

Just call up Gallagher. 😂

[@Emiliapocalypse]

@@SkipperJane dang, you beat me to it!! Glad people still know who Gallagher is :)

[@RRVCrinale]

What, _you_ don't have a watermelon tenderizer in your kitchen?

[@o.b.7217]

Watermelon hammers are tools of the amateur. I use my watermelon scimitar - as nature intended.

[@user-sx1fg7lc3c]

We owe so much to this first group of contestants, who took the leap and agreed to be on this show. Surely, this is exactly what Alex Horne had in mind when he came up with Taskmaster.

[@bleysmcnutt5500]

I think it was important that all of them were established comedians. It gave the show not only a draw for their fans but it also qualified it as a legitimate comedy show that household names were on. This allowed, after Taskmaster gained fans for the show itself and not just the contestants, lesser known comedians to come on and have it as an important career step.

[@JoaoPessoa86]

Josh: proper manners and dainty utensils Romesh and Tim: *COMPLETE DESTRUCTION*

[@cmarq817]

Fulano de Tal : também adoro a série!

[@strokenumber3]

Josh, Romesh, Frank, Rosin: Funny That Tim cheat: Not funny, never has been (which is a problem if you purport yourself to be a comedian), says he is a 'poet' but can't write prose, is ill-mannered, is self-indulgent with out realizing he's self delusional. How on earth does he get on TV shows?

[@gthetree1]

David Simons it seems someone pissed in your Cheerios this morning. The games are made up and the points don’t matter.

[@nommyyt]

@@strokenumber3 I disagree with you about Tim but just to answer your question... He was on this show specifically because he's one of Alex Horne's closest friends.

[@jberkhimer]

I'm sorry but that "he was allready framed" line was BRILLIANT.

[@ericjourdain892]

Skinner is so elegant a comedian...

[@probablynot879]

Franks a genius. Been doing this for too long not to come out with bangers. Watch room 101 if you haven’t.

[@blackdragoncyrus]

or "already".

[@FAB1150]

"that's the equivalent of nine mice, or ten smaller mice" Thanks Alex, i can now picture the weight perfectly well

[@ondrejspacek187]

Imperial units be like:...

[@rockinthecazbah4]

Ramesh chucking the watermelon is the best thing I've ever seen.

[@entropiCCycles]

The deep Thud it made was very satisfying. And here I thought I'd been desensitized to watermelon-related humor after seeing a bit of Gallagher's comedy shows.

[@Silverity]

I keep replaying it and I'm in tears laughing. I feel so bad for the people who live on the floor below mine.

[@arabellat5133]

Chucked it twice didn’t he

[@GaretheDen]

Arabella T Kudos.

[@TheChloetse]

I love how there was literally zero hesitation, not even a glance around for a knife. He went in fully committed.

[@kittjy9438]

I burst out laughing when Romesh just smashed the watermelon on the floor right after entering 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ZNotFound]

I expected this because I read the comment.. Didn't stop me from laughing out loud.

[@Jackie_Tikki_Tavi]

just the sound alone of the BOOOF made my sides hurt

[@antmess9789]

It's one of those crying to the point of tears moment for me. Had to pause the video for at least 5 minutes straight to recompose myself

[@therewasadisaster]

I've been having belly laughs at that for years without fail. Everytime I watch it, I just lose it.

[@pedrocorrigan930]

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[@thomaswiggles]

Aww, I've never seen Romesh smile and laugh as much as he did while riding that horse, and it was adorable, especially coming from the angriest comedian alive.

[@ddebenedictis]

They say that your true personality comes out when you ride a horse, so...

[@zeuxlaught2797]

damn he must be a bitter virgin.

[@hambone.fakenamington]

@@zeuxlaught2797 it certainly sounds like you are

[@EightThreeEight]

I wouldn't say he's "angry", per se. He's just very deadpan and snarky.

[@TheMadTatter]

Angriest comedian alive? *Rhod Gilbert has entered the chat*

[@chaotickreg7024]

I love seeing one competitor take the exact method I would have. Getting in the bathtub was definitely the strategy.

[@eavening4149]

I was thinking the same. Displace the water

[@joeybulford5266]

It’s strange, reading this comment before watching the episode and wondering the whole time wtf you’re talking about.

[@piranha5211]

I was eyeing the ladder to the right of the shed, and was thinking I'd use that and then jump into the tub from a bit higher up to displace a lot of water all at once. Was hoping somebody would do that, but Tim Key did the next best thing (and he's bigger and stronger than I am, so he probably did better than I'd have done anyway).

[@Ravenleaf182]

maybe I'm biased cus I saw other video clips first of this series before I started watching it properly, but I think bribing the assistant to pull the plug for me would have been a feasible strategy, as long as I got something else to expedite the drainage

[@chaotickreg7024]

@@Ravenleaf182 I'd have to rewatch the video to see if they didnt have a rule that prevented that. In later seasons they definitely work harder to prevent cheating.

[@patkarp3947]

I was expecting "Little Alex Horne." And I was very disapponted when I realized he hadn't come up with that yet. THE CARAVAN ISN'T THERE?!

[@heatherreadsreddit8579]

Not yet. Supposedly, he was sleeping in the basement.

[@redumptious2544]

WAIT! I never noticed that the caravan wasn’t there from the beginning!

[@fredh1720]

@@redumptious2544 me neither! I know it was in series 4 but thinking about it now I'm not sure if it was the before that.

[@antster1983]

The caravan made its first appearance in Series 4, and the geodesic dome in the first New Year Treat (and Series 12).

[@iliketrains3495]

I wonder if there's a list somewhere of all the recurring props and when they were introduced. When did the cow first appear?

[@1MoTimeRound]

Alex really sets the 'secret' tone of the show with his first two lines: "Thank you for this opportunity..." -- It was his show... "I think you're tremendous." -- setting up Little Alex Horne Thanks to all of those who created and got this show off the ground. It has been a true pleasure in my life.

[@visdojasem3276]

Well look at Greg, that dirty liar. I remember him saying to James Acaster on this show that he had never seen Matrix

[@inkmaster5480]

I think that was Matrix Reloaded.

[@e.keough2975]

And James would have known because he's a fan of the show.

[@jayisabird6031]

Wait, James acaster was in this show??

[@kishinumaayumi]

In the later seasons

[@Sabrowsky]

Frank worldlessly coming in and silently going "eh, alright" before violently murdering a watermelon is a beautiful bit of physical comedy

[@caitealyssa]

Romesh: *Takes several minutes explaining his hatred for a snow globe* Tim: "Reindeer Skull." Greg: "Say no more."

[@singenstattatmen5096]

Hang on, is this an official channel? And you're actually putting full episodes out there??? Amazing! Incredible! Wonderful! I can hardly believe it! This is unheard of! :D

[@justincordery377]

Unprecedented!

[@scottclowe]

@@justincordery377 Entire episodes of Russell Howard's Good News are also available on KZbin on his personal channel. All 8 seasons are there! kzbin.info/aero/PLNgnyIAvriDpZ2kSsfN6KQ0AKWGKTMmfc

[@adorabell4253]

Only Connect also allows channels to post whole episodes as long as they aren't monetized or the add revenue goes to the show.

[@seedlesswatermelon417]

Father Ted, Black Books and Spaced are also on KZbin, which are all officially licensed by Dead Parrot.

[@scottclowe]

@@seedlesswatermelon417 Do you have links to hand?

[@Saltywinterchild]

Coming back and watching the first season in 2021 is wild - the studio is much smaller, Alex and Greg sitting on chairs that are the same height, and Greg's level of intense disdain for everyone has not yet fully set in 😂 Also, I feel like Frank Skinner doesn't get enough credit for getting the first season of TM off the ground. At the age of 58, he agreed to be on a game show without any idea what it was going to be, and everybody else (including Greg) basically signed on because of his presence on the show. Plus, he was always a good sport and did a great job on all the tasks. What a legend

[@Matti2ooo8]

Roisin being a definition of "there was an attempt" at every task is absolutely hilarious

[@emolgana]

An underrated moment from this episode is Alex looking genuinely distressed that the contestants were not getting in their tents

[@hp8685]

he sounded like a high strung scout leader xD

[@NicholasMurray]

The horrified look on Alex's face when Romesh and Tim are eating >>>

[@Saltywinterchild]

He did say in an interview that this was their first day of filming, and as soon as Romesh started to throw up, he thought for sure that they would not be allowed to continue with the show

[@michaeljbuckley]

The beginning of one of the best bits of modern television. Alex Horne is a genius.

[@Johanna.EG.]

It's amazing how little this show has changed from the first episode.

[@kelzbelz313]

If it ain’t broke

[@johanvajse8410]

I'm glad they got better about disqualifying cheaters in later seasons. Like that last task, Roisin should have gotten zero points for not following directions. If she had, Romesh would have gotten 2 points and won this episode.

[@arsenal3877]

@@johanvajse8410 and tied the series too!

[@long_term_karma9899]

at least the lighting has gotten better, it's a bit odd in the first series

[@lolcat1382]

@@johanvajse8410 he... DID get 2 points though? He went from 17 to 19

[@moonstruck1215]

No idea why this was in my recommended but it was so hilarious. It started with "conceal this pineapple on your person" and now I'm going to watch everything.

[@cuac5869]

Same lol

[@mgolivier27]

Me too!

[@uriahl2331]

Heidi Craig I came from tree wizard and now I can’t stop either.

[@CatwomanCelia]

Same, for me it was the pizza one!

[@Pamelalrene]

For me it was "buy the best gift" from this season. Ive been a UK panel fan for years so I saw Greg and I clicked. Best decision ever.

[@Henzoid]

Romesh: (minute long story) Tim: *Raindeer Skull*

[@galrjkldd]

pardon me for quibbling, but I don't think I'm going too far by saying the majority of reindeer have skulls. Thus I feel quite confident in stating that, a reindeer skull is not unusual or rare.

[@JasperJanssen]

Very few reindeer in the UK mate.

[@snowfloofcathug]

But very few are mounted

[@laurenmiller5756]

Yes but rare to possess one.

[@galrjkldd]

@@laurenmiller5756 plenty of reindeer have reindeer skulls Lauren.

[@galrjkldd]

@ThatOneAsianBroChick that's fine, but, as with most tasks you have to be careful about how the task is worded. I believe they were asked for rare. not rare in a certain context and restricted to United Kingdom.

[@Omicron91]

Ramesh smashing the melon like he's murdering someone might literally be the funniest thing I've ever seen

[@mellowsign]

The dry, instant delivery on "Reindeer Skull" was superb.

[@Smatty320]

Romesh and Tim have such chaotic energy and I'm here for it. I'm also very glad that I can watch this show legitimately now. Cannot wait for the other series to be uploaded!

[@tjdinvt]

FYI, a French version of KZbin - dailymotion.com - has the first 7 series of Taskmaster. I discovered it here, then switched over to there to watch the rest. (Fwiw, I've had no trouble w/ ads interrupting the videos there.)

[@peterpansplayground]

@@tjdinvt I wasn't aware Dailymotion was French. O.O

[@laurenhawes7201]

Honestly same ideas tho.

[@Jedicake]

I'm sure most people know this, but I think it's brilliant how Alex is like the assistant to the taskmaster but he's the creator of the show

[@kiiturii]

he's a genius, he knew getting someone like greg to be the "master" role would work much better and he didn't mind being the butt of the joke himself by playing the wimpy personal assistant role

[@graup1309]

I love the chaotic energy that Romesh and Tim have got going

[@losbobo5184]

Something about seeing a grown man leap, fully clothed, into a soaking tub really just makes me so happy

[@zelsaid9117]

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[@KingAm0]

I love seeing Alex just making faces in the corner of these tasks.

[@KattLover5412]

Just hearing "...i'm allergic to watermelon..." so quietly was hilarious xDD He was so defensive with everything xDD

[@AngelicaHernandez-nw7ss]

"Can I say? I'm fifty-eight. I might never come out of the tent". Frank Skinner was so underrated in the show. 😂😂😂

[@AlbieStarr]

24:37 Plot hole! In series 7 Greg tells James Acaster that he never saw the matrix 🤔🤔

[@mmagalhaesg]

i just watched series 7 right before watching this one for the first time and i noticed that too! and he used it as an argument to give james less points, james was robbed!

[@ym10up]

The official Taskmaster podcast actually posed this question to Alex and he thought it's Greg not remembering that he's seen it

[@devrajsood5525]

@@ym10up That makes it 1 less question for me to ponder at night in my bed, thank you!

[@ym10up]

@@devrajsood5525 haha, you're welcome 🤣

[@thefrub]

It's funny that Alex is thanking Greg, considering Alex Horne is the creator, producer, and his jazz band "The Horne Section" does most of the music for the show

[@thefrub]

@@mitchrudolph65 You're welcome

[@thefrub]

@@mitchrudolph65 Again, you're welcome, glad I could help. 👍

[@BlahCraft1]

The best thing about the water Melon Task is that this is the first task (other than the prize task) on the show. It's a new show, and people are tuning in, and the first thing they see are a bunch of savages destroying a watermelon. My favorite part is the shot of Alex's face during the carnage, filled with shock and horror.

[@iwonttellmynametoamachine5422]

Genuinly loved Ramesh enjoying himself while painting on the horse. I think I've never seen him happier =)

[@tomsmith6878]

The taskmaster gardener is a hero to keep this lawn looking nice after 11 seasons, one special season, and a new years special

[@Zsaisse]

its being rented by the production from the golf course that owns it, it used to be their groundskeepers cottage so I reckon its also being being maintained by the golf course's crew.

[@8ellybelly8]

I love Tim Key, I wonder how much he cheated through the series that they didn't catch. He seemed to try to do it a lot

[@MrGreenDay1987]

Pretty sure thats why they brought him on as task consultant, to find the loopholes and "cheats"

[@amyheath6324]

I am convinced Tim Key has cheated at every single task

[@samtherat6]

The sound of Romesh’s watermelon slamming to the ground was the best thing ever. Like you don’t know what’s going to happen, and then just *explosion.*

[@Taolan8472]

I thought he was going to take franks play and smash it on the edge of the table. But then he took a half step farther and it all came. Crashing. Down.

[@slashbat2375]

Romesh did exactly what I would have done with that watermelon

[@evergreentree8042]

Wanted to say the same thing.

[@hotbowlofstu9228]

I think it would be funny to go over to Frank Skinner's house see the snow globe and ask who's these kids in this picture and all Frank says is Ramesh Ranganathans kids

[@vicentebiancardidacamara3120]

"Ok, I'll go third," has got to be some of the quickest wit on record.

[@FaerieHijacker]

"My eyes are circles"

[@JumpPixel]

I don‘t particularly like this show being censored. Nevertheless, the whole series on KZbin is something I hoped for for quite a long time now and I‘m glad I can watch it now everytime I want. I hope series 2-9 will follow soon. 😍

[@matthew5386]

I'd say they will stop for a few months when they get to series 5

[@Lealooney42]

I really really appreciate it being censored. Now I feel like I can share it with my family

[@MB-dg3lr]

I wouldn't think you can watch it any time you want. I'd suggest watch it right away cos it will be taken down shortly.

[@steventatlock5443]

Just a heads up, they're all up on dailymotion already, minus the unnecessary censorship.

[@Coolswekatt]

I understand that they do this, but it would be nice if youtube could add a feature where you can decide for yourself.

[@redumptious2544]

I come back to this Video from time to time just to see Romesh destroy the watermelon and then get slowly destroyed by it. It just gives me so much joy.

[@wackyd9863]

i love how in this episode Greg says he has seen the matrix when Romesh asks him, but in series 7 when James Acaster is talking about the matrix Greg says he's never seen it. lmao

[@Swirlingflame]

You can tell how good of friends Greg and Roisin are by how many brutal references he can bring up for her every reply 😆

[@pot1215]

8:16 Josh: I mean I don’t know how you do better than that Greg: I’ll show you afterwards if you like Josh: *bites lip*

[@rkah6187]

lol

[@beatm6948]

In the Champion of Champions he says Josh's mess in the kitchen made him wish he lived with Josh lol

[@YoJesusMorales]

Greg was way more lenient here with cheaters but overall is surprising how fast they found their rhythm.

[@buttonsfan]

I do appreciate Josh thinking ahead about getting a knife. Frank cracking his melons like an egg against the table was great.

[@natw.43]

Josh Widdicombe has the facial expressions of every 5-year-old i've ever babysat. The man's made of sunshine and sprinkles!

[@averywilson6143]

alex absolutely carries this show

[@nommyyt]

The man deserves a special award not just for creating this show but especially for his ability to be such a good sport about everything the contestants do to him and make him do. He is absolutely amazing and imo, the lynchpin of this show's greatness.

[@psynom3777]

@@nommyyt i absolutely agree, alex is a saint

[@gimpybrad]

@@nommyyt He is actually the writer and creator!

[@siramea]

it's his baby- format creator, executive producer, task setter, writer, host, presenter

[@aryasuri9421]

@@siramea composed the music too.

[@roundaboutrequiem98]

As of today, I'm going to go back, watch every episode of Taskmaster on KZbin so far, and I'm going to post the title drop of every episode so far. Title Drop: "Melon Buffet" at 12:22

[@elgatitodraven7501]

It's cool to watch older seasons and see how the house get fuller and fuller with new objects and prizes brought to the show over the seasons

[@santiagocampillo-lundbeck1338]

The melon challenge is the most straightforward challenge but it is the rock on which the church of taskmaster was built. It showed first the polite way of doing a challenge in a tv program and then followed it up by absolute insanity - showing what would be the new normality in taskmaster world.

[@philip1382]

Knowing how Romesh goes about it, I love the smile he gives to Frank after he smashes the watermelon on the table edge to crack it open.

[@DeJayHank]

Never heard of this show before and thought I'd give it a try, and seeing Romesh - without a millisecond of hesitation - just fucking smashing that melon into a million pieces on the floor has me in fucking tears

[@ohokyeah]

Has there ever been a contestant to cause more chaos in a single episode than Tim Key in this one? Him playfully attacking Romesh in the tent was just the icing on his chaos cake

[@carlwitt3934]

I've seen this episode 20 times and even though I know Romesh is going to destroy that melon, I still laugh my ass off every time.

[@sydastark]

Exactly! I couldn’t tell you how many times I’ve watched it over the years but that moment brought tears to my eyes yet again today😂

[@linjm10]

Same. And seeing a clip of it will inspire me to rewatch the whole season, and inevitably it leads to rewatching every season. This is the best show ever. Thank god for little Alex Horne. Bringing belly laughs to all of us.

[@SurleyBlaine]

Rewatchìng this after the newest series 10 episode I just realised there is no caravan in the yard yet..

[@designator7402]

Ramesh's go at the watermelon is what pure savagery looks like.

[@nosiwohL]

I could cry! So happy this is available to the US now without VPN trickery

[@SundaraRamanR]

Is the UK version uncensored? If so I might look into some of this VPN trickery.

[@technocarp]

@@SundaraRamanR Yep, it's only ever censored on yoututbe

[@HZ-fg9sf]

This show is available elsewhere without the need of a vpn if you know where to look ;) (Hint: Dm)

[@ortnick]

E L just tell us

[@noelle.31]

Snaakie omggggg you are the best

[@iglidor]

It is interesting to come back to first season after so long and see them figuring out the rules and how to tackle tasks and their rankings afterward

[@flagerdevil]

Greg has probably the best job ever on this show, and he seems to indeed enjoy it very much!

[@ilonaknuutinen]

But... the things Alex has witnessed first-hand! 😂

[@nommyyt]

@@ilonaknuutinen You mean the things that's been done to Alex lol. His ability to carry on with a straight face after every indignity he's been subjected to is absolutely amazing

[@ilonaknuutinen]

@@nommyyt Yep, that too 😂

[@amalofoto]

I don't think I've ever cried laughing before, but I certainly have now, thanks to Romesh & Tim's Watermelon technique.

[@JommerMan]

The fact that Frank and Josh did the bathtub task in the exact same way, and then after in the studio the camera panned back, and they were both sitting in the exact same way. What.

[@ambersexton517]

I love how Romesh seemed so angry about each task, but still put forth his best effort for each time.

[@yangchen2410]

It's so funny this being the very first episode and they're still arguing about places because it's not as strict - the plug thing in any other episode would've been auto disqualified aha

[@shauryasaini2633]

Connor got me here

[@xxfloppypillowxx]

I do find it quite amusing that while on the show Greg is the boss of Alex in reality Alex is the boss of Greg. Their chemistry is amazing though.

[@mincrafter98]

The delivery on the line "reindeer skull" is perfection

[@rubenlarochelle1881]

Gotta love how at the beginning they all spend minutes explaining the objects they brought, until the last one just goes "A deer's skull" and wins first place within seconds.

[@TheLights045]

I love Roisin, but I’m disappointed she wasn’t more enthusiastic in this

[@jackfredricks6223]

She didn't want to be there and had zero interest in trying to win anything. 2/10

[@michaelmarrinan9981]

@Nathaniel Turner idk you see them around new york a fair bit

[@AK-il5be]

@Nathaniel Turner i have, it was your mother i believe

[@siramea]

@@jackfredricks6223 to be fair to Róisín, I think she did this mostly as a favour to Alex and not to win (Tim, Josh and Romesh really wanted to win), but have fun/be funny, they had a lot of trouble getting people to sign on at the start, Alex even wrote pleading letters to people and promised them they would not look foolish. Now people beg to be on it. While I would have liked her to try harder for her own sake, because she has some brilliant moments, the contrast in her performance to those desperate to win is sometimes what really makes the show great. 5 melon smashing manics would not be as entertaining.

[@SquareNoggin]

@@siramea Yeah this show is about contrast. Every season you gotta have one contestant that doesn't give af. Although my favorite season (series 7) arguably has all competitive comics, but Phil Wang kinda half assed it as far as actually trying to win. Like Roisin he was still plenty entertaining though.

[@itsokay7989]

I wonder if series 1 is just a goodie and the rest will be only clips. But if they'd upload all of them they have my eternal gratitude. Especially 4,5 &7 are my absolute favs!

[@steventatlock5443]

Just a heads up, they're all up on dailymotion already, minus the unnecessary censorship.

[@adorabell4253]

@@steventatlock5443 But with adds.

[@steventatlock5443]

@@adorabell4253 Haven't seen an ad in years. Spend 30 seconds downloading an adblocker.

[@aidankeane8971]

@@steventatlock5443 did you used to play board games against David Mitchell as a child?

[@steventatlock5443]

@@aidankeane8971 Negative. That was a lie. =)

[@danniantagonist]

Rewatching this again and it's interesting how so many of the beautiful signature design elements were in place straight out of the gate, as well as the creative editing. It really was great right from the start and later fans can go back and enjoy earlier series. Taskmaster is a creative masterpiece! 💖💖

[@chickensmack]

Having discovered this show during quarantine, I've been binging for a few weeks. I am now early in season 6. I have thoroughly enjoyed this show, but in the spirit of "you never know what you've got until it is gone," I've come to learn that the deadpan and bitter attitude of Romesh in this season is beyond fabulous.

[@bumpusjones.1978]

I didn’t care for Romesh when I first saw him on these panel shows but it didn’t take long for me to understand his appeal, and Judge Romesh is one of my all time favorite shows.

[@StoneSaysHello]

It's been a year since I watched Romesh destroy a watermelon in one fatal swoop. I thought maybe knowing it was coming would ruin it, but no. It's still one of the funniest things I have ever seen.

[@BouncingTribbles]

Whoever decided to upload these is a genius. KZbin is the land of reruns, the perfect platform for last year's episode

[@arvetis]

Yes, you do use blue to make brown. Brown is just dark desaturated orange, and the easiest way to get there is mixing blue into orange.

[@VinhPrag]

Series 17 is on now, and it's fun to see which format elements were there from the beginning and which have been added or tweaked later on. Greg actually asks the audience for their opinion! And Little Alex Horne looks so young!

[@siramea]

Róisín gets a hard time from a lot of people for not trying as heard as others, but if everyone was like Tim Key (or whoever) it would be a boring watch, the contrast is what makes it a better watch. Also, I think she partly did the show as a favour to Alex, not with any ambition to win.

[@BexMcInulty]

She just didn't try at all that's the thing. She didn't have to be a try hard about it but she moved in slo-mo and had zero ambition

[@lovingthelessloved3679]

roisin and jo brand were utterly useless; no sense of urgency for timed events, didnt do tasks properly, didnt even bother finishing some of them, no excitment or enthusiasm, no motivation or ambitian, no attempt to be entertaining to watch at all. they generaly looked annoyed to be there and it was annoying to watch them bring absolutely nothing to the table. if they were paid for this they should give the show their money back. waste of an opportunity, im sure there are a ton of other comedians who would have brought their a game and realized this was a great opportuniy to get a ton of tv time with a big audiance.

[@PugsWellington]

​@@lovingthelessloved3679 but there weren't Alex Horne has spoken publicly about how difficult it was to get contestants for season one because they didnt know what kind of show it was going to be. Its only because Frank Skinner signed that Greg Davies agreed to be Taskmaster and she most likely signed on as a favor to him since they're good friends.

[@kelzuya]

Greg Davies claims to have seen the Matrix here but claims not to have seen it for Acaster when he's slagging him off. If I was James I'd be furious!

[@beatnikmary]

I caught that too!

[@GrasshopperKelly]

I know they act like they're children when describing each task, but let's be honest, they really have to don't they xD

[@jessiesahakian514]

It's insane how good this show was in its first episode.

[@robsonclark9678]

Dude, during that bassline at 42:08 starting up was jamming as hell! Normally the horns cover it up too much, but its fantastic!!

[@XIIIMPC]

Weirdly never used again either, or very rarely.

[@hummingmostbird]

Josh stumbling out of the tent in a half-zipped bunny onesie is one of the funniest thing in this episode

[@DefaultMan1107]

I love that there are no commercials so it just shows the door close and then it opens

[@willberman1562]

The watermelon task is still the best one. They really got it in one

[@katerinakireyeva4934]

Tim looking up from the destruction like a kid caught doing something really really naughty

[@pdieraue]

I really appreciate as an American viewer that you have given us the ability to watch this show for free on KZbin, but KZbin's auto-captions are full of errors. I can't really recommend this show to my deaf friends until there are high quality captions available here. I know that you currently have captions available for viewers in the UK through UKTV Play, so all I'm asking for is that you take the captions that you already have elsewhere and add them here too.

[@kravann]

Alex freaking out about how they arent in the tents will never not be funny to me xD

[@soundlyawake]

found out about this show from wheezywaiter and I’d just like to say I would KILL that watermelon challenge

[@abdulllllahhh]

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[@Emiliapocalypse]

Haha welcome to the most hilariously ridiculous show ever

[@emmabennett7699]

I would have thrown up I hate watermelon, but to each their own

[@hattenkofer]

Roisin: I've met hundreds of horses around the world, Tim: You can't meet a horse.