Series 18, Episode 10 - 'Le Goose.' | Full Episode

[@Dan_G.R.S.]

"She's cerebral, ballsy. . ." is one of Alex's finest!

[@RFC3514]

"... and incredibly committed to staying in character."

[@finn-lucasdeligt3160]

Im not a native enlish speaker. Could you explain for me?

[@jonathanterry1983]

@@finn-lucasdeligt3160Rosie has cerebral palsy

[@katsmith3369]

@@finn-lucasdeligt3160 Rosie has cerebral palsy - it's a play on words. I did not catch it either until I saw it typed out.

[@Dan_G.R.S.]

@@finn-lucasdeligt3160 Rosie has cerebral palsy (paralysis), a condition that she's more than comfortable joking about. Alex just made a reference to it by using a similar sound

[@2apur]

I want to thank Rosie Jones for being on the show. As someone with a hearing disability, I wasn't exactly happy for her to be in the show. I couldn't understand her. You can blame that on my disability or hers, doesn't matter. However, this forced Taskmaster to show up with OFFICIAL subtitles for the first time in 18 SEASONS! I'm so grateful I can watch taskmaster with official subtitles after all this time. But PLEASE Taskmaster, PLEASE... just because Rosie leaves the show, does not mean you guys shouldn't provide subtitles for future seasons. The automated ones are just not good enough. I beg you, please continue with the official subtitles. 🙏

[@2apur]

As I say this, the official subtitles aren't up yet, so I guess I'll wait... 😅

[@PapaVanTwee5]

I don't have a disability, but I did use subtitles. I love Rosie, but I love her even more when I'm not straining to understand her.

[@erinford8138]

@@2apurthey’re up now

[@71gmf]

And this post should be pinned!

[@enki345]

YES, YES, YES!! Same here, after years of skipping episodes of panel shows she's been on because subtitles usually aren't available, and I've got hearing problems, I was so happy getting to enjoy her time on taskmaster thanks to the subtitles! And she was magnificent, had me in stitches multiple times throughout the season, and I hope I'll get to watch more of her comedy soon!

[@osver36]

The cow closing its eyes while the "geese" got it on was a nice touch.

[@terrafletcher1930]

I know, right? 😆

[@Walperion_Music]

Also jumped up at that point, so classy!

[@likeafolksong]

That might have been the most completely out of pocket prize task in all 18 series, well done

[@boniakarlo]

So Crazy. I would have just bring a bike without saddle

[@Taolan8472]

I genuinely thought Jack Dee had knocked it out of the park. And then Rosie. Rosie, Rosie, Rosie...

[@draxan42]

@@Taolan8472”my approach to closing your butt is to open mine.” Genius.

[@ianmccartney5391]

Do the contestants usually not pay for the prizes themselves?

[@mundzine]

Baba's non-attempt at the goose task compared to everyone else's is hilarious

[@cat_or_pillar]

Plus Emma doing her best all series to undermine everyone else's emotional manipulations!

[@morphunkown]

Man like big upped himself!

[@motttta]

I'm not someone that laughs out loud usually, but that one really cracked me up.

[@ilz_y]

He can never be seen in Tottenham again 😔

[@Walperion_Music]

It was THE spanish-shame moment ever!

[@EricJacobson1990]

Zaltzman yelling "Go away! You fucking imposters!" at the geese had me laughing so hard I gave myself a migraine 😂😂😂

[@EricaVeee]

all of andy’s f bombs this ep were perfect and hilarious

[@EricJacobson1990]

I'm pretty sure it's competing for the best quote in the history of the show, in my opinion. My other personal favorite was Paul Chaudhry's "Bastard's cryin innit"

[@Tabris94]

He is continuing the proud tradition of screaming at birds during tasks.

[@lootjunior]

Don't act like you're a bigshot scientist, we all know it's called Gooses!

[@gregbrown8881]

@@EricaVeee I lost it when he went "Oh bollucks!" during Alex's explanation of the scoring system.

[@Duckofdoom91]

I love that Jack is a sourpuss the whole time, but you can tell he's totally enjoying himself too. Also, I'm really impressed with Rosie Jones, I can't even do one push up.

[@DarkHarlequin]

Jacky was totally enjoying himself. He has that in common with Julien from S16. They both acted all gruff and like they didn`t care but they were totally having a blast ☺

[@IgnoreMyChan]

Those weren't really push-ups, though. It was more like planking. 😉 But still impressive.

[@DarkHarlequin]

@@IgnoreMyChan The task was "pressups" not pushups (as far as I know pushups go all the way down while pressups are halfway) so while I do think there were some concession made for show purposes she fulfilled the brief 😉😉

[@sixjhontongalamar979]

​@@DarkHarlequinthe pushup (US) and pressup (UK) terminology got me confused with muscle ups lmao. I got confused when she did pushup instead 🤦 still very impressive regardless.

[@IgnoreMyChan]

@@DarkHarlequin Ah! Fair point! Thanks for pointing that out.

[@jandrews8365]

Thanks to everyone on the production team and to the people in charge of uploading it to YT so we can see it!

[@Narokkurai]

I was skeptical at the start, but this whole cast really won me over. They're competitive but sporting, sassy but not mean, friendly but not too sappy. Top 5 series in my book.

[@JudeFergy]

Yeah, more seasons than not have one person I'm not a fan of, but they were all great this time. Emma may be my favorite ever to be on the show.

[@maxibaer]

I second that motion! A super lovely cast! Had so much fun with this season!

[@youtube-kit9450]

@@JudeFergy Emma reminds me of a more feisty Charlotte Richards.

[@II_GTA_FREEK_II]

Every series now I start out feeling pretty meh about the cast. But every time about halfway through the series they all start growing on me. And by the end I just want more episodes.

[@carrie9716]

Emma was my favorite for showing up as a detective but I also loved Jack’s complete commitment to hating everything

[@adamr2000]

Yes! I'm devastated that the only thing between Jack and Champion of Champions was muttering the word "three" under his breath, but honestly a fitting way for him to go

[@bebo2629]

What made Emma's costume so great was that she asctually had detective like moments every few episodes. Like finding the needle in the hay.

[@SuperlunarNim]

Him and Rosie were a great teamup, her unfiltered exuberance alongside his put-upon dourness was really fun.

[@wohlhabendermanager]

*exasperated sigh*

[@chayimweinstock443]

Emma trying to psych out Greg with a feathered pole is just one of many great moments this episode.

[@gregbrown8881]

I wasn't sold on her choice until she took those two quick little steps towards him. That even made *me* clinch.

[@cheeseisgreat24]

I love how I kept forgetting the Hot Dog was a thing until it suddenly appeared each time, and then one final time it appears, for the final task of the series.

[@erinford8138]

I was waiting for it all episode, though I did expect the final task when he didn’t wear it in the prize task. Kind of a shame, though, as he took off his mental breakdown outfit just before receiving the trophy to wear the joker.

[@Beaky322]

I loved Jack immediately wearing it and Andy saving it.

[@lhfirex]

Between Le Goose, Andy's costumes all coming together, and the prize task, this is a stellar finale.

[@chrisi1466]

Did anyone else notice that Andy actually said “one” during his attempt in the theatre chair task? He said “I couldnt eat a whole one” when talking about the Eagle! I dont really care about scores and don’t think it would of mattered just surprised it wasnt picked up in the edit!

[@AH-te5gs]

So did Jack in fact. But I wonder whether one could not argue that it does not function as a number here (in my language the indefinite article and the number one are also written the same way, but pronounced differently and considered different words). English is not my first language, so I don't know for certain if that is the reason.

[@Handwithaface]

@@AH-te5gs One could indeed argue that, and one could argue that the number also doesn't appear in this sentence, and one would be right!

[@NecRock]

Yeah, picked up on that, and am very disappointed they didn't replay that bit afterwards! Alex not even addressing this feels so... arbitrary... Especially given how keen he usually appears to scrutinize every second of footage for reasons to penalize the contestants, and now he doesn't seem to notice this breaking of the rules in the footage that actually aired!

[@Mr1nd3x]

​@@Handwithaface except you're talking about the singular(numerical) "you" or "me" (whoever the "one" is)

[@chrisi1466]

@NecRock ok relax dude it’s not that big of a deal. I didn’t post this to become a hate thread. It’s not a big deal.

[@may4557]

what a fun gang, so happy to see jack having fun being silly, rosie being super unhinged, andy with the greatest prizes in TM history, baba being the coolest guy and emma what a quick witted person with such good one-liners. thank you again for sharing taskmaster with the rest of the world :)

[@acjqwerty]

Are we going to ignore the fact that Andy decided to wear all of his costumes for the finale, including the hot dog one. Extra points for Alex, for knowing that Andy had left the hot dog costume for the final and setting a final task in which it would be very easy for Andy to not get any points😅.

[@MyNameIsNeutron]

As Greg would say, "It's like chess!"

[@slongings]

We ignored the fact that he said "one" in the chair counting game so why not? Also I adored this group. I am always sad when we get a new group because I don't know how I'm going to feel about them but I always end up loving them by the end. No Way!

[@sain1536]

@@slongings But his "one" was a pronoun, they'd have to ask a linguist to set the record.

[@slongings]

​@sain1536 i smell a count down crossover... Where's Susie Dent when you need her?

[@rodrigomarinho1807]

Not the first time she would be required on the show. ​@@slongingsfirst time was on series two at the balls-on-the-mat task, and then on series 12, at that task about not doing something.

[@worra123]

All I could Think of during Emmas „The Goose“ was that the iron would burn a hole into the cloth, when she put it down like that😂

[@davidyoung5114]

Another one for the record books. The Champions of Champions series is going to be something very special as Andy Zaltzman, John Robins and Sam Campbell are all looking like they want to win the REALLY big prize!

[@Cocoanutty0]

It’s an incredible line-up, for sure!!

[@saleembarmania5295]

champion of champion of champions is gonna be great!

[@sfshinz]

I expect Rosie Ramsey will be joining them: I expect her to out-Robbins John Robbins.

[@kidgrit]

when they announced this cast I would say at least 30% of the comments I saw were complaining about Rosie's inclusion on the show - there was some hateful stuff; a lot of condemnation of her as "just not-funny" - and they wouldn't watch because they were annoyed at hearing her speak; I've never seen anything like that on YT TM before - in 17 seasons prior. I'm glad those people are not speaking now... Maybe some of them just didn't make it to the end of the season; but I hope most of them did - because Rosie brought so much hilarity, levity, charm, and wit into this already fantastic cast. I hope they changed their opinion - and that they recognize her role in that change; because she decided to spend her time, come on the show, bring her joy, and verve, regardless of haters. I'm just really grateful for her inclusion in this one.

[@Vadigor]

I certainly didn't hate on her and understood the reason she was included but will admit to skipping past some of her segments in early episodes. I have difficulty understanding vocals as-is and found encountering her disability in a comedy show oddly confrontational and uncomfortable, making me think I perhaps wasn't as inclusive as I liked to think myself. And yet she's grown on me massively and that feeling is entirely gone. Proof to me that inclusivity works and you need to bring these extra perspectives to people. Well done Taskmaster for bringing her on, ensuring tasks were more, heh, cerebral in some respects without tiptoeing around anything. The show and this series was richer for it. And Rosie fucking killed it. Hell, the enema prize is a top 10 highlight.

[@phuttyyt]

@@Vadigor Props to you for your honesty and, more importantly, challenging your own preconceptions :)

[@Sarne79]

I thought Rosie was the funniest cast member this season! Admittedly, sometimes I did have a difficult time understanding Rosie because of her English accent. So I turned on Closed Captions and never missed another joke! She is hilarious!

[@senorprofe6212]

agree, i thought she was great and brought a lot to the show - as did everyone in their own way :)

[@wohlhabendermanager]

I needed subtitles for her, but that's not saying much. I am not a native speaker, and I sometimes have trouble understanding accents (yes, Chris Ramsey has gone too Geordie for me more than once). Luckily subtitles are available for all episodes on the panelshow subreddit, so I have gotten used to watching Taskmaster with subtitles. Only problem is - and I think Rosie made the joke herself - the subtitles are sometimes faster than her, and show the punchline before Rosie gets there herself. With that out of the way, she was absolutely killing it and I'm glad she got her own quotes into the Taskmaster lore.

[@Trinoya]

The best thing about Taskmaster is the fact that I now get to look up all these wonderful people and keep on laughing even after the show is over. Congrats to all of the contestants and I can't wait to see all you've done, first up is Jack Dee at the Apollo!

[@CittizinKane]

The biggest part I’ve always loved about this series specifically the UK Horne/Davies one is that you come to really love the cast, I’ve loved me some bbc shows so some people it’s so cool to see come on and see their personalities through their performances

[@milindpania]

I've been enjoying Andy Zaltzman since 2016 on Test Match Special and he's the perfect News Quiz host too!

[@dendroleon]

'my attempt to clench your buttocks involves opening mine' lmao rosie was perfect for this show

[@kamikeserpentail3778]

She's a maniac, but she's hilarious.

[@q-tuber7034]

The push-ups / press-ups were hilarious, after all that boasting

[@michaelreid322]

The first thought that flashed through my mind was, "If any TM contestant were to attempt goatse, it would be Rosie Jones."

[@youremakingprogress144]

She absolutely fits with the spirit of the show, and she's entertaining as hell.

[@q-tuber7034]

@@dendroleon honestly, they could make her a regular on every season, like Alan Davies in QI. (Of course, they wouldn’t. But she is that good.)

[@kittykat490]

Andy's indignant scream of OH BOLLOCKS and extended glare up at Alex and Greg in his silly hotdog costume when he realized what the rules meant made me scream laugh like the goddamn joker 😭 just one of those perfect taskmaster moments. Man I'm gonna miss this season so much, the casts just keep getting better and better. Thanks a million again and again to everyone involved in this show for making such a wonderful thing, and a million more thanks for faithfully making it available to so many around the world for free.

[@surlycanadian]

“Go ‘way!!! Fucking imposters!” was so abrupt and unexpected. I think it might be my favourite thing since “Cobalt!”

[@ewabartczak9708]

And "LeBron James... " 😅🙈

[@laurawendt8471]

My favorite one still is “Bubbly Fuck” 😂 just came from his whole soul

[@iliketrains3495]

It was only when I saw his awkward clapping at the end of the prize task when I realised Andy is wearing a combination of all his previous costumes

[@stannastoner9298]

I love how excited Emma got for Rosie when she won the goose task.

[@elenamunoz8435]

SO PERFECT! Emma winning the episode, Jack winning the final task, and Andy the series?? Amazing

[@janmitchell641]

Emma was my favourite throughout the season.

[@ScreenFavorites]

Same

[@charlesb7019]

I didn’t like her at first - then she seemed to relax and be more comfortable and herself and I ended up really liking her!

[@Adyma1997]

rosie saying "captain jackie and the hotdog" is still my season highlight

[@DarkHarlequin]

That was another GREAT series. Imagine being on your 18th (!) season and still delivering this quality! 💕

[@Northbirdy]

Top 3 season for me

[@professorcoms2481]

I didn't even realize we got to the Finale already. Great series! Love the work of the production team, editors and media staff who also allow us US viewers watch along on KZbin

[@Haelian]

One of the best series ever, I'll miss this cast a lot. Cheers

[@francesgardner7070]

woah it’s haelian

[@ladyflimflam]

Rosie does Weimar era Berlin cabaret with Alex the Goose.

[@FilmPeak]

17:16 is the moment Jack realised if he'd win he'll have to do CoC and went nuclear.

[@anaya1117]

Gosh, I really wanted him on CoC!

[@FilmPeak]

​@@anaya1117 I did comment on a previous episode that I think it would be great because he'd be livid haha.

[@Diba-c6x]

"Blood-Brothers in the Ballet of Evolution" could have been a good title too! Anyway LOVED this series, will miss everyone!

[@Blue5wirl]

I would watch an actual nature documentary narrated by Andy.

[@nocontent4487]

Can't help you with that, but there exists a surprising amount of Andy narrating a fake noir detective novel entitled The Congressman's Penis.

[@stellasdoesstuff]

I just want to say that I really appreciated Emma this series! She has some of the best in-studio lines and comebacks!

[@glockenrein]

I also love her outfit, hers and Bridget Christie’s are my favourites.

[@ghostkill221]

Emma was also super freaking smart on lots of tasks. I was impressed, plus she was a good sport a lot when she lost.

[@sfshinz]

Did Maisie Adam write “T’Goose”, as part of her Play Cycle “There’s Trouble at Dip”?

[@warlink05]

For non-UK viewers, we have reach to that dreadful point of the series. At the start, we have no clue who's these people are. Now, all of them had become family and this is the last time seeing them. Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.

[@karlakelly8810]

Knew them except for Em

[@rooroob]

So true. And now our eyes are opened. As in every season

[@svladcjelli4236]

You don't listen to The Bugle?

[@rooroob]

@ well, I mean, of course, but in general for a lot of Non-UK viewers. I’ve known a fair few of the combatants

[@nunyanunya4147]

so glad you to got say this :) good luck on everyone else copy/pasting this for attention next season!

[@Bingzhong]

This was by far one of the best seasons yet. Jack Dee is everything I aspire to be in the future.

[@anthtan]

He’s everyone’s hero now!

[@TheDragon928]

I would've been fine with anyone winning, but I'm glad Andy saving the hotdog outfit for that last all or nothing task didn't cost him the series win. Anyways shoutouts to those geese for their comedic timing. The ones that flew overhead were funny, too!

[@antiphon000]

All or nothing prize tasks (and in fact, any kind of all or nothing tasks) are bullshit and Alex knows it

[@rocktor1987]

@@antiphon000 Truly. the worst example being the one that gave richard herring the win on Coc2.

[@FatCat-yo2jl]

Saltzman got robbed, that goose documentary was possibly the funniest bit of the season. Chasing the geese away was amazing, but when he came out of the hedge, I absolutely lost it.

[@caterinadc5567]

Saltzman got a gift, he said the number "one" during the chair-counting task, and Alex and production missed it.

[@phuttyyt]

@@caterinadc5567 He said the pronoun 'one', not the number 'one'.

[@caterinadc5567]

@@phuttyyt Identical word is identical word. And this is Taskmaster, the show that loves to disqualify people for ridiculous reason. (E.g. Joe's potato throw, in which he probably DIDN'T even touch the red green, because that small front tip of a toe of a runner tilts up into the air rather than touching the ground. But the illusion from above of touching the red green, was enough for them to disqualify him and consider that hilarious.) So when contestants are told that if they say a number, there's a negative consequence... and then they say a word that is unambiguously a number, as in, it is in every children's book for learning to count, spelled that way, pronounced that way... it just doesn't matter if they say "Oh but the way I MEANT to say that word was not in the "number" sense." Doesn't matter. They said a number. Obviously it especially doesn't matter here, because Alex and team didn't notice until after the studio show when post-watch audiences pointed it out. But if they'd caught it, surely this at LEAST would have made an entertaining moment with Greg considering the question.

[@JudyCZ]

He absolutely nailed the words, intonation and cadence of nature documentaries presenters. I couldn't stop laughing.

[@Whocares66672]

​@@caterinadc5567he still would have won the series

[@GGoAwayy]

I hope that "I will... like you... give him one" comment by Greg doesn't go unappreciated. 26:46

[@samparr3368]

very rare that this happens, but Andy screaming at imposter geese actually actually reduced-fat me to a cackling fit. my chest hurts from how hard i laughed at that.

[@LookerStenographer]

Reduced fat

[@pbwhite89]

Driving me crazy that Andy says "I want one!" during the cinema task! That's a number!

[@Briansgate]

Ok. I admit, I was doubtful at first, but, that was a great season! Thank you, Taskmaster for allowing this on yt!

[@sunglasses2130]

Zaltzman said one during the chair counting task. In response to Alex’s eagle question, he said “I couldn’t eat a whole ONE.”

[@fernandopoo8211]

THIS!!! So anticlimactic. You wanted them to turn around and say sorry Andy like with Joe Wilkinson and his 'toe on the red green' debacle, which was clearly scripted and staged like quite a bit of taskmaster, but they clearly didn't see it or hear it I guess... They missed out on a great moment for that last episode.

[@xxbigbangxx1]

Also considering it would change the outcome of the serie!

[@rastaoneeye]

The cow eyes closing. 😂👌

[@gmoburrito6090]

I loved Jack’s vibe so much, kinda sad we won’t see him in CoC 😢

[@GreasyDaddy]

That prize task was completely unhinged and it both excited and frightened me.

[@erinford8138]

Did you clench?

[@GreasyDaddy]

vacuum sealed

[@stellyz397]

I think The Goose is one of the greatest tasks in TM history!

[@risi7634]

Rosie having an existential crisis after the counting chairs challenge really got me. Rosie is a treasure.

[@da1n0v27]

What an innings by Andy. The century style celebration at the end was a perfect touch

[@RottenBen]

This might have been my favorite prize task. The last 3 of them were very good at convincing Greg.

[@SilasBrubaker]

I love this cast so much. Especially the dynamic duo that is Jack and Rosie

[@SteeIdancer]

Man Rosie was such a treat. Easily one of my favorite seasons so far!

[@RoyaMoyaSoya]

TM really let her personality shine - revealed how brilliant she is. She used to irk me when I'd see her on other things but she has easily become my favorite

[@brinsonopinion]

@@RoyaMoyaSoya Same!!!

[@susansobon]

Same! Love her sense of humor

[@failuretolaunch4571]

I am so happy the wider world is now aware of the legend that is Andy Zaltsman.

[@nunyanunya4147]

im more ov a shemp and curly fan. but Larry was always entertaining

[@chayimweinstock443]

@@nunyanunya4147that got a laugh.

[@bighandart]

It makes my heart happy!!

[@PapaVanTwee5]

I knew him when he was doing the Bugle podcast with John Oliver. Loved him then and was very happy just to see him on Taskmaster. To see him win has me over the moon.

[@chayimweinstock443]

@@PapaVanTwee5 I cannot wait to see him and John Robins face off.

[@a_d_a_m]

another smashing season in the books! Thank you Taskmasters! ❤

[@bambinu73]

Andy is probably my favourite champion from all the series. Pure class. This was a great series, great contestants, fun dialogues and tasks. Still waiting for Max Fosh to be a contestant.

[@hannahjoy4857]

I've been bingeing AU version in the interim, but it's so comforting to have the OG back! They're so funny and lighthearted.

[@nannyalberte]

aww I'm going to miss this cast. Congrats on a great series, and thank you for uploading it :)

[@StanislavHronek]

Jack won in my heart

[@aenamabag]

He also should have won the whole show. At 13:13 Andy says "one" in the theatre task. He won the series by 3 points, and should have got 0 for that task.

[@StanislavHronek]

@@aenamabag Yeah but they will never go back on that

[@aenamabag]

@@StanislavHronek true

[@jennatodd4664]

I know that at this point it’s a cliché to say this but can we please, please, please 🙏 stay on this series forever? The back to basics tasks, the electric in-studio banter, every contestant bringing something different to the table, the most evenly matched panel we’ve had in years, and Emma’s detective outfit (easily my favourite out of the entire show) have all made this a hell of a series for me. I certainly don’t want to write off a line-up before we’ve even seen them, but I don’t envy the group that has to follow this whatsoever.

[@itsy-bitsyspider]

we say it nearly every year

[@jennatodd4664]

@itsy-bitsyspider tbh I certainly wasn’t saying it after series 17

[@SpoookiePoookie]

I think what's shocking is getting a series THIS good after series 16. Every series/cast is lovely but not This good, we were lucky to get two in such proximity to each other. I agree though that this series was elevated by some extra good task writing. Been craving a return to minimalism for a while and I think Alex really caught onto that need.

[@laurawendt8471]

I love that the detective outfit actually made some of her discoveries just so much better! She seemed so intelligent when she found the loophole or actual easy way to do the task

[@DanielWright-np3fq]

This show makes me so happy.

[@nathanhaimson]

I LOVE Andy's brain. This whole series made me want to be his wizard's apprentice or something 🤣 They should have a "chaos season" with him, Bob Mortimer, Lucy Beaumont, Rhod Gilbert, and James Acaster.

[@daveg8266]

If I was able to choose five former contestants to get the most chaotic season possible, I'd go Rhod Gilbert, Lou Sanders, Fern Brady, Jessica Knappett, and Noel Fielding. Although I might replace one of the last two with James Acaster if I know he'll be teamed up with Rhod again, just to see if his head finally explodes.

[@chayimweinstock443]

@@nathanhaimson I think if James had to deal with those four he may actually explode

[@ceml9855]

Jack Dee's gloves, lubes and drills are hilarious! 😂

[@jayme0227]

I really dislike the all-or-nothing tasks. I much prefer tasks with standard scoring.

[@stephendavis6267]

Agreed. And keep the live team tasks to a minimum.

[@anthonybowman3423]

@@stephendavis6267 The live tasks have their disadvantages. If the task doesn't go well, the can't just drop it like they might with a dud task filmed beforehand. That being said, some of the live tasks were absolutely fantastic and I disagree with minimizing them. Maybe just change the format so they aren't at the end of every episode so that, if you get a task that doesn't play out as you'd hoped, no one will miss it if it's edited out.

[@daxconnell7661]

i don't mind them, but contestants should be made aware of scoring so they can use their double point item more strategically in the series if available

[@elliotmarple8232]

I suspect it may have been an attempt to widen the gap of the scores, given how close the filmed tasks were for this series specifically

[@Bloborus]

I think pass/fail scoring would have been a lot more fair for Paul Sinha in series 8, and maybe a few others.

[@Throki]

Thank you for another fantastic series, it was a fun ride, as always! And thank you for giving it to us, who are not in the UK, this quickly. Always is one of the highlights, when a new taskmaster video pops up in my youtube notifications. :-)

[@ebukahjoseph8016]

Every single season, you’re like “who the hell are these people?” And by the end you’re in love 😍

[@kellyheidel4337]

Thank you, Taskmaster for another amazing series! I will look forward to 19 while I rewatch all of the rest!

[@jeng6458]

Rosie’s presentation of The Goose is the first time I’ve genuinely laughed in weeks

[@margaretwyatt1674]

Great Cast! Thank you so much for sharing it with the world. As always, will miss this group. Amazing how attached one becomes to all of them. Fantastic series!

[@jlt131]

Another season fantastically well played. Thank you for continuing to bring us all the fun! Looking forward to a future Canadian version! :D

[@Effect2o]

I so thought there was a secret task for Andy since he dressed different for every episode. lol :P

[@StrawberryCamilk]

I don’t think a single other contestant on this entire show has made me consistently laugh like rosie has. what a gem

[@A_Bird]

Nobody's a stronger runner than the Boss. I mean this guy was born to run!

[@davidbeyea9006]

That was such a clever joke hidden inside a terrible joke.

[@Aviertje]

Alex expression during the gag of Greg's introduction to him is perfect. You can tell he's inwardly like 'how the hell am I going to explain this when shopping tomorrow'... xD

[@Briansgate]

I totally love Emma now!

[@danno1111]

30:55 What's good for the gooch is good for the google

[@DFGdanger]

Oh yeah, I'm feelin' lucky

[@sadrainy]

While I really wanted Jack Dee to win, Andy Zaltsman is going to be fantastically unhinged on Champion of Champions for sure. Can't wait for his costume for that.

[@lawrencecalablaster568]

I was rooting for the detective, but I’ll take the mad cricketer too :)

[@sadrainy]

@@lawrencecalablaster568 She was another favorite, too!

[@markopecinovic4475]

Thanks guys for the show. We all appreciate it. It is a little light in the dark.

[@Riskymango]

ATTENTION VIEWERS!!! Following this episode, the cast for the 2025 New Year Treat special was revealed, for some reason they didn't announce it here on KZbin! It will air on the 29th of December 2024, presumably will release a day later here, and will feature David James, Hannah Fry, Martin Lewis, Melanie Blatt and Sue Johnston. Following that the cast for Series 19 will be revealed!

[@ellekay4758]

YO IVE NEVER KNOWN SOMEONE WITH A 🐸 PHOBIA, Baba’s prize task made me feel SO seen!!!!!

[@EricaGamet]

Frogs and toads are the only animals I cannot stand. Like Kermit and his nephew Robin are okay, but otherwise, I can't even look at photos!

[@ellekay4758]

@@EricaGamethahahahaha yess I love the specificity 🤣

[@Senthiuz]

13:13 That's Numberwang!

[@aenamabag]

Yeah, how did they miss that?

[@D-phrag]

Yes!!!!!

[@catherinequinn6102]

Thank you so much to the taskmaster team for sharing these on KZbin! I tell all of my fellow Americans to watch

[@filipratkovic5561]

I cried when Zaltzman yelled: GO AWAY! FUCKING IMPOSTERS!

[@deepowls]

**** SPOILERS BELOW, including the biggest ONE, with analysis & math(s) **** * * * 13:08 Regarding Andy saying "one" in the cinema task, it was correctly not accepted as his answer. Even if it had, he would have still come in 3rd place in the task. He would have dropped one point, with Emma gaining one. Andy would still win the series by 2 points. Andy responded, "Couldn't eat a whole one," to Alex's question of "Do you like eagles?" "One" in Andy's sentence was a "quantifier pronoun" and it wasn't used as a number. A quantifier pronoun is a word like "some," "many," "several," and several other words. It is not a number. Therefore, it was correctly not interpreted as Andy's answer. One should agree with this. According to Jack Bernhardt last night talking to Alex at a TM book launch party: "Alex didn’t spot this (and no-one on the production team did either). His opinion (and [Jack is] inclined to agree) is that it would have been extremely harsh and ultimately wrong." Even if Mr. Davies did not accept that logic, there is sufficient evidence using the items on the screen (14:14), to determine that Andy would have come in 3rd in the task. Andy's official time was 13 min, 19 sec (16:46). This included missing 5 tiny chairs and 4 items on the screen. That means he took 4m19s of clock time to do the task. As for the items, Andy gets at least to Emma's beloved robot. That was the 13th item. That means the interval between items was at most 20 seconds (4m19s / 13 items). The eagle was the 9th screen item. Andy is shown saying 6 of the first 9 items on screen. That means he would have had at most 3 minutes of penalties for missed items. It also means that his clock time would have been at most 3 minutes (9 * 20 seconds) at the time he said "one." Rosie's 4th place time was 338:39. Andy's maximum time was 338 minutes, 0 seconds. That's 332 minutes for chairs, 3 minutes for missed items, plus 3 minutes on the clock. That worst case would have been good enough for Andy to still beat Rosie by 39 seconds and earn 3rd place. Andy Zaltzman is the rightful champion. p.p.s. While Jack also used "one" as a pronoun in the cinema task, he appears to have said it after the "three." He said "three" with the 8th item on the screen (robin). Jack said, "one of those exercise balls." The exercise ball was not among the first 15 items, so it was the "three" that counted...unless it was a second showing of the robin, in which case he was last, anyway.

[@Diba-c6x]

Oh thank you for doing the math! This comment deserves more attention.

[@aquaintsound]

Thank you for doing the math!!

[@JamieFurlong]

It's a British show, so they did the maths 😉

[@arin2747]

this is so much thought and effort for something that does not matter at all. I love it so much. I love when people use their talents for silly purposes. That's probably why i love taskmaster and this comment so much.

[@deepowls]

@@arin2747, thank you very much. This at least matters to some people. I've done this kind of thing on far more frivolous matters just because it amused me. Even with Taskmaster, I worked out the probability that Russell Howard would hit a dartboard with 8 darts and manage to score 3 points or fewer. It was around 1-in-435, IIRC. That answered a question no one asked. There's a small cohort of people who enjoy someone geeking out like this. Thank you for being one of them.

[@mdntctyvlcn]

Rosie is certifiably diabolical.

[@centurionquincy3899]

Andy shouldn’t have won. He said “couldn’t eat a whole ONE” at 13:12. He would have gotten 1 point instead of 5, so he would be 4 points lower and Jack would have been the winner of the series.

[@foodwithattitude]

Genuinely teared up when Alex said "my hero Jack dee" 🥹

[@ceostudio]

Le Goose is absolutely art

[@KapuAdam]

Rosie is unhinged... and it's epic.

[@jamisonedwards8162]

Andy should have said "With relish." to reading the final task.

[@tikalupit]

Andy casually dropping masterpieces in every creative task

[@qwiksylvr]

Why, as a 54 year old Canadian woman with deep appreciation for Larry Fine (the three Stooges aka Larry Feinberg) ... Find myself suddenly attracted to Andy Zaltzman and his out of the box intellect!?? 🤷🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️

[@lawrencecalablaster568]

“It is not often that you get to see a breakdown in real time”, Greg says, but I’d say that’s basically his job.

[@youremakingprogress144]

Another truly great series. I love this show so much.

[@NaboaHoshikuzu]

I was actually waiting for Alex to show a small clip of Andy saying "Whole One" to crush spirits 0v0 i was surprised when it didn't happen @13:12

[@RosieBennetGuitar]

Came here to the comments to find someone else who spotted it too! I was expecting them to pick up on it, literally can't believe they put it in the edit and didn't realise in the studio!

[@wardieleppan8443]

I’ve loved every series but this cast was probably the most lovable. Loved it. Bring on the next one! (I do watch other countries doing their version of this but nothing comes close tot he original.) Thought I knew a lot of the UK comedians but clearly there are way more which this show really helps highlight. The depth in the UK is amazing.

[@kamikeserpentail3778]

Andy Zaltzman goes from looking like Wily Wonka to looking like he just got back from Larping and I still find it hilarious. I can count to 1023 in binary on my fingers without saying the numbers in my head, so that'd be interesting to try.

[@chaosofmornings]

This has got to be the greatest prize task ever. Every time you thought a prize couldn't be outdone...

[@camillelol314]

"You Monster" I was dying 😂😂. Best prize task ever