Sue Perkins Eliminating Herself Is Truly PHENOMENAL | Taskmaster Series 16 Episode 5 | Channel 4

The comedy game show #Taskmaster, where contestants are challenged by Greg Davies to complete a series of weird and wonderful tasks! Be glad you're not a comedian (or little Alex Horne) facing his wrath.
Sam Campbell’s dangerous gang terrify Alex Horne and creeps out Greg Davies, Lucy Beaumont discovers a technique of drinks delivery with a loo roll whilst Sue Perkins makes a huge sacrifice for Julian Clary.
Taken from Taskmaster Series 16 Episode 5.
#Taskmaster is BACK for Series 16 as Greg Davies & Alex Horne put five new comedians through their paces. Lucy Beaumont raises some bizarre questions for the Taskmaster and fellow contestants Julian Clary, Sam Campbell and Susan Wokoma.
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[@homagetogorto]

They say on Bake Off, when a contestant was crying, Mel and Sue would go over and swear so much that they couldn't air the footage. Such compassionate souls.

[@billyeveryteen7328]

The best part? That's not even the whole story. When shooting the first series, the producers wanted more "drama" so they shot the show with cameras right in the bakers' faces, asking them tough personal questions, and intentionally trying to get emotional responses and breadowns from the bakers, and Mel and Sue quit and forced the producers to change the entire the tone of the show. The reason it's been the lovely cultural powerhouse it has been is because of Mel and Sue.

[@_JoyceArt]

@@billyeveryteen7328really? That’s fascinating, because the GBBO is so popular, because it’s wholesome without the need for drama. Imagine if they hadn’t done that, then it never have been this popular. It’s a breath of fresh air in the midst of all the exaggerated reality tv.

[@peterclarke7006]

​@@_JoyceArtA rule to live by: never offend Mel's sense of fair play when she's got Sue stood next to her. Mel is extraordinarily nice, but I get the feeling Sue would help to bring out the protective mother lioness in her. 😂

[@AdrianParra]

I heard they wouldn't actually swear, but say brand names that couldn't be broadcast because of sponsors

[@peterclarke7006]

@@AdrianParra that sounds very much like Mel. Sue swears like a Docker, by all accounts 🤣

[@__Andrew]

Sue didn't even hesitate, without knowing the risks she dove right in. A true hero.

[@joevictor53]

I love Sue. This is the same type of vibe as her and Mel swearing on Bake Off when contestants started to cry so the footage was unusable for the show

[@bookerwills8649]

I'm actually not happy she won

[@Elwaves2925]

Yeah, she heard the audience member and reacted immediately. Alex tried to save it but she was too quick.

[@__Andrew]

@@1headtheball you're stupidity is hurting me physically

[@Elwaves2925]

@@1headtheball Yeah but they aren't meaning it in the literal, real world sense. You also don't need to risk your life to become a hero, so it's seems your definition of hero is way off too.

[@TonyTheYouTuba]

The Knappett has seen many things in its time, but this one will definitely be remembered. Best studio task in quite a while!

[@pkuvincentsu]

Sue is simply the best! This series is so fun to watch because things like this. No one is gung-ho for the points (unlike the last two series) so the tone is so much more relaxed.

[@Italsik]

it's the competition and being serious that I like ngl, otherwise meh

[@davidhoward4715]

@@Italsik It's a comedy show, dammit!

[@thee0581]

Didn't really notice it in season 13, but in season 14, oh my, Mae Martin was the most insufferable contestant I had seen ever, with the constant haggling for points and questioning whether others should be disqualified.

[@pkuvincentsu]

@@thee0581 I don't want to call out particular contestants, because I believe that would be against the spirit of the show. But oh boy am I glad Frankie was there for the last series. His "don't give a shit" attitude and ruthless roasting saved that one for me.

[@thee0581]

@@pkuvincentsu Agree, I liked Frankie a lot. However, if you behave on the show constantly contesting the points that the others get, I think it it not uncalled for to call that person out. While it had happened on occasion before in other seasons, then it was really more with a humorous nature and it didn't really bother me.

[@philh5292]

Judging by Sue's surprised reaction to Alex's comment, I really don't think she knew she was 'sacrificing herself' while helping Julian. I think she thought her attempt was over, so while it was a nice gesture to help out a rival - which has been done by many contestants before - I don't think she realised until she'd already reached across and retrieved the glass (so too late) that it would actually disqualify her.

[@sjinzaar]

true true.... but she still gave the glass to Julian after she realized she was now disqualified but he could still gain points from her mistake.❤❤❤

[@peterclarke7006]

She dove straight in to help another contestant that she thought needed her help. That she didn't think through the consequences to herself doesn't detract from her sacrifice.

[@philh5292]

​@@peterclarke7006 Even if Sue had understood she would be disqualified, I think 'sacrifice' (as it's described) is over selling the nice gesture on a light hearted show like this. However, she clearly didn't know her helping out would lose her any points. And so it just becomes the even more frequently seen 'contestant helps out other struggling contestant' on light hearted show which, while a nice gesture, is nothing new. The fact that she was then surprised to find out it would cost her points is where the different is, but she clearly didn't realise that at the time so just thought she was helping out Julian without risking her own points until it was too late to do anything about it.

[@peterclarke7006]

@@philh5292 I know. I'm engaging in something called "hyperbole." Dunno why you're being so grumpy about it. It was a nice gesture aimed at helping a fellow contestant. You'll alsi note she didn't argue with anyone over it and took it on the chin. She still gave Julian the drink after being disqualified when she could have kept it and penalised him. She was just being nice.

[@philh5292]

@@peterclarke7006 Yep. As I've said a few times in my couple of posts - it was a 'nice gesture' to help a struggling contestant out. My other point is just that she clearly didn't knowingly 'sacrifice' her points. That was unexpected as she thought her turn was fully over. So, yeah, your conclusion that "she was just being nice" is exactly the point I'm making too. It wasn't sacrificing points, she was just doing what many do when they see (usually one of the older / less competent) contestants struggling, and being nice by helping them out a little. I'm not being grumpy about it. Just love the show and watching the clips and joining in chatting with the comments. Though I guess the more responses I make to this one slightly pedantic point the more 'grumpy' I'll sound, so I'll leave it there.

[@Matthew-bu7fg]

My favourite thing was Sam looking at what Lucy was doing and thinking "yep, that works!"

[@Promachean]

this is true wlw/mlm solidarity

[@gemstonerose4648]

I was in the audience for this episode. The whold crowd went absolutley balistic in this moment. (me included)

[@sbo3]

where do tickets for this sort of show get released?

[@gemstonerose4648]

@@sbo3 you can sign up for email updates on "standing room only audiences" and when they're taping they'll let you know. You can then sign up for tickets for certain dates. But it's not gauranteed you'll get in, you have to get to the studios early enough to make it

[@nickprocter7090]

​@@sbo3 SRO Audiences website

[@nickprocter7090]

Me too! Shame the rap about Mary Somerville got edited out...

[@thebinarybandit88]

2:41: the task states: "Sip your drink, you may only touch the loo roll, and you may not reach over the line, fastest wins." They all lost since they touched the glass too!

[@marm4851]

Sue really gives 1500s knight in an eight year old boy's body

[@funlovingvoyeur]

I love the artwork behind the contestants. They are always so beautiful, this Metropolis one in particular is really cool.

[@bobtheskutterbot]

I bet the audience member is having a moment of fame about now... Good on them for shouting out!

[@sfoster.23]

Shoutout to the guy in the audience who suggested it

[@vixxhexx]

when they were talking about this afterwards julian said "that's the lgbt community for you" shit KILLED me bro. not sure it was even that funny but it caught me so off guard

[@michaelmcgee8189]

is this where i sign up for sam gang

[@theceohq]

👀👁

[@BardiaSaeedi]

👁‍🗨 👀 👁‍🗨

[@randyschwaggins]

If you voted for Brexit you are already a member by proxy

[@EATherridan]

That loo roll challenge was brutal with the line reaching.

[@smurfette_blues7922]

Shout out to Sam for talking about the irrelevant but important bit of Aussie culture that is hey hey it's Saturday. I never would have imagined Greg ever knowing who Daryl summers is and now he's at least partially aware of his existence.

[@oLivaz22]

I didn't think I could be even more in favour of Australian cutting official ties with Britain and abandoning the royal family as head of state and then Greg Davies gave Plucka Duck one point. Independence now!

[@whitefangoftheleaf9744]

Hells angels skate board division 😂😂😂

[@effess8698]

Are the names on Susan's top just other famous Susans (Sarandon Sontag Quatro Boyle)? If so, nice to see the legend Suzi Quatro get a namecheck

[@bmacpher]

Nice to see Micky Dolens' Aussie son getting some work.

[@thetomster7625]

if you ask me, all of them did the task wrong: first it said "you may only touch the loo role", but everybody touched their drinks/glasses at the end. and it said "you may not reach over the line", so everybody could have just walked around to the end

[@elvisjames]

Honor her a purple heart surely.

[@henryaung7229]

A wanky-work around is I would've gone off stage and went around the runway to grab the drink from the otherside. I would argue going around the red line isn't the same as crossing it. A runner doesn't go around the finish line

[@wisdomwhisperer]

Julian's glass was only stopped by the tape on the floor in the last round! Looks like that was the case in Lucy's disqualification too.

[@blackdragoncyrus]

Poor Lucy, she was so done, lol.

[@oldvlognewtricks]

Her default state, presumably

[@DocAcher]

IN SUE WE TRUST

[@skarnl]

And I expected one of the contestants to just walk off the stage, around to the other side and just take a sip there - without even moving the toilet roll. Or would that also have crossed the line? 🤔

[@dahrchan]

Reading the title I was hoping after the first two fails she would have just walked across the line, got her drink and sat down next to Greg.

[@user-vs1ke1rx9e]

You could just walk around and sip the drink where it is 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@spookybizzle]

Kamakaze Sue should be her new name

[@msa4548]

The real reason for the toilet paper shortage.

[@mrnoname98]

imagine how the audience member who said that feels XD

[@ashley1577]

The studio task didn’t say they needed to stay on their spots - my instinct would have been to run around the red line into the audience and grab the drink

[@Gogoglovitch]

Ah, but I think it would be argued that the red line runs all around the Knappet -- you can see it along the edge.

[@barneymetcalfe8896]

I think going around the line would be deemed as crossing the line

[@Elwaves2925]

@@Gogoglovitch @Barney When Alex points to the red line and says he's watching it, he only indicates the line going across. The one around the edge is also at the contestants end and has to be crossed everytime they pick the toilet paper up, so that obviously doesn't count. You could get the glass from the side and not break the rules.

[@rickhernandez5454]

If you walk around Alex while he's watching the red line, he technically can't see you so therefore you would be within the rules.....

[@barneymetcalfe8896]

As Greg once said “if only we remembered all those pesky cameras”. Absolutely insane. Just because you haven’t been seen doesn’t mean you aren’t breaking the rules. Also he’s definitely going to watch where you go as the only person among 5 people walking away.

[@substandardtim]

The weird part about this is that she didn't also help Lucy. Someone who definitely needs help most of the time.

[@sarahfaith6531]

Poor Lucy!!!! She won 🏆

[@Callaghan552]

Could they not just have walked off stage to the other side of the thing and grab the drink?

[@joekreissl4499]

thats the lgbt community for you

[@jamaraaz]

The first time watching this I was laughing while putting my hands on my mouth And then I watched again and I was trully sorry for her It went backwards I thought it was funny at first and the more I watched the more I thought it was sad

[@jamaraaz]

This is about the last one, obviously

[@jamaraaz]

And now it's funny again

[@earendilthemariner5546]

I have no idea who susan is but my last name is on her shirt. Thats kinda strange to me. I feel like its not a common last name. I know only one other person (and i dont know them personally)

[@heythisanimalcantalk]

in case you were wondering the names on her shirt are the names of famous susans. susan sarandon is an actress, sontag a writer, quatro a musician, and boyle... well, susan boyle.

[@coryhorton5837]

Too classy.

[@michael___684]

spoiler which i refuse to watch until the full episode is released on the official taskmaster channel

[@luke-tm3ef]

Lucy act on the show bugs me enjoyed them rest of the cast tho

[@tomhartland818]

Have we run out of comedians? Doesnt compare to the lineups we have in early seasons

[@LauraGomez-bl2so]

Julian Clary has been a famous, well respected comedian since the 80s. I think he's a pretty good catch tbh.

[@susanbarker2525]

This programme is recommended because I subscribed to channel 4! ITS RUBBISH!!!!

[@Hausbag]

Don’t watch it then babe

[@FrankieWilde2021]

Not the best season