Taskmaster’s Alex Horne brings a snail to Bake Off | The Great Stand Up To Cancer Bake Off

[@allgreatfictions]

As James Acaster once said, "The only consolation is that I knew contractually, Paul Hollywood had to eat it"

[@elenasullivan4522]

Dude, his story about being on the show was awesome.

[@CantEscapeFlorida]

Haha

[@Jojozilla426]

@@elenasullivan4522 I don't think that's how he would have described it...

[@WarDragon72345]

@@Jojozilla426 Awesome is just shorter for awe-inspiring. Which is exactly how you can describe James's appearance on the show.

[@Jojozilla426]

@@WarDragon72345 watch cold lasagne hate myself 1999 and you'll know what I mean

[@mainie_videoediting]

I love it that Alex makes the tiniest shocked noise when he drops the biscuit and then STOMPS on it :D

[@sfshinz]

Liza Tarbuck trained him well.

[@andracatheduckking257]

The noise he makes when he drops them cracks me up. I've rewatched it like ten times lmao

[@bondfool]

Also that they’re the same shoes he wears when he’s leading the Horne Section.

[@MrSkme]

What makes it so funny to me is how he is kind of hesitating for a moment with his foot but then just goes all in.

[@ettaz]

That and the moment he put flour on his face live rent free in my head

[@mrquirky3626]

After all the terrible things Alex has had to eat on Taskmaster, you can tell how much joy he got from making Paul eat his cold skate park.

[@MB-xw1tu]

Came here to say this!

[@pineapplesandjellies]

Cold mashed potato is pretty tame by Taskmaster standards

[@mrquirky3626]

@@pineapplesandjellies True, but cold mashed potatoes with congealed gravy has to be one of the worst things Paul has ever tasted on Bake Off and I believe Alex would be very proud of that.

[@HailTheRegent]

It shouldn't be a surprise that the person who made Taskmaster is the kind of sadist who would make someone eat cold bangers and mash

[@willwoodward5827]

i JUST watched the episode where Alex at a HUGE spoonful of all the weird ingredients in 4 or 5 bags all blended together. man is a f'in trooper!

[@lokinorsea456]

“Haha you’ve got flour on your face it looks good 😆😔 I wish I had flour on my face” *Proceeds to put flour on his face* Alex is a gift

[@meow-px6kk]

Holy shit, Alex tricking Noel into doing graffiti for him is so funny

[@PyoroX]

Noel actually mentions that on an episode of Taskmaster, but I always assumed it was a joke... until now (5 minutes into Champion of Champions episode 2 for anyone who's curious)

[@meow-px6kk]

​@@PyoroX i never noticed that thats so funny... thanks for bringing it to our attention lmfao

[@sfshinz]

And here I thought that was just a throwaway line on "Champion of Champions", when Josh was complaining about having to sing the Taskmaster theme by himself.

[@kayleighbrown459]

Noel mentioned that on the Champion of Champions. I thought it was just a task they didn't air but he literally hussled some free art. Alex is an evil genius.

[@littlered6340]

I feel like not enough people have mentioned that this was brought up on Champion of Champions.

[@VITALSPARKMEDIA]

Alex Horne operates on a totally different plane of comedy.

[@user-my5ey6ow7m]

I think you mean, "Little Alex Horne"

[@writeordie5452]

He's like a (far) less intense version of Lee Mack, both in comedy and wit, and also with a similar voice. I quite like it.

[@elmondo-s1e]

@@writeordie5452 I’m sorry but I completely disagree and would even go as far as to say that’s complete shit. I’ve never liked Lee Mack the guy isn’t funny. Or witty.

[@scotty212]

@@elmondo-s1e to say Lee Mack isn’t witty is hilariously stupid.

[@elmondo-s1e]

@@scotty212 is it indeed? Well it’s my opinion. he might have been witty once, he ain’t any more. Honestly he‘s gone down hill and is no longer funny or relevant.

[@bondfool]

It’s so exciting to see him play the agent of chaos he typically has to rein in on Taskmaster.

[@jamesrichardson7619]

The Horne Section Podcast is for you my friend if you haven't heard it.

[@Amaranthyne]

Eh?! But the tasks are his brainchild. They are also _utter_ chaos.

[@reptarien]

@@Amaranthyne I think they just mean the character of little Alex Horne that he plays on Taskmaster. Everyone knows he's the true brains of the operation, that's why it's funny!

[@Amaranthyne]

@@reptarien Maybe? But do you see him as something _other_ than an agent of chaos on that show? He is a frequent participant…

[@sweetporcupine56]

It’s amazing how much taller Alex looks when Greg isn’t on the same show…

[@snipers_nightmare]

He's like 6'2 or 6'3, he just pales in comparison to the Almighty Greg

[@sfshinz]

“That was like going to work for two megalomaniacs who, if I don’t make good enough products, will make me cry.” I think that is a pretty good bit of irony coming from Little Alex Horne, and I’m sure Katherine Parkinson would agree.

[@toddhollen]

It's true, Paul Hollywood never made anyone make a house out of beer mats while ringing a door bell in decreasing increments.

[@danielleasaurus]

@@toddhollen Nor make a robust statue that they're tremendously proud of and roll it over with a steamroller

[@huw7075]

tell me about it 😂😂😂

[@combogalis]

I assumed he was purposely making a Taskmaster joke about himself and Greg. Same with adding politeness to the instructions when it was worded the same way the tasks are worded.

[@babyyaga2201]

​@@combogalishahah brilliant

[@pozzezz]

I think Alex Horne's the only comedian that seems 100% like a genuine normal person at all times. He's an asset to Britain honestly.

[@davidmoore7759]

Mmmm I’d say more of a 100% abnormal person at all times, trying to appear normal but not really managing it. An asset definitely.

[@davidmoore7759]

@@pozzezz Sometimes I keep the light on until 9:30!

[@clsisul]

@@davidmoore7759 he’s just a genuine person at all times, however that trait is seemingly abnormal.

[@groszours0]

Agree and I'd add James Acaster to the list

[@nikkishins]

@@groszours0 Really? Acaster feels like he's doing an "angry guy" bit all the time to me. But I haven't really seen him in a whole lot.

[@jamestravers6665]

This isn’t the first time Alex and Noel have been on the same show but the roles are pretty much reversed now

[@crayder1100]

Taskmaster wasn't the first either if I'm not mistaken

[@Roanoak]

Noel hosted Montreal Just for Laughs, Alex was on there in 2010.

[@Sideway8]

I know Alex was also a guest host on the old "Nevermind the Buzzcocks" on which Noel was a team captain

[@Purellified]

"Now, you call these elephants?" "What do you call them?" "Uh..."

[@spazneria]

As an American I find it unendingly hilarious how there are apparently only 8 famous British people that jump around between each other's TV shows.

[@meganclaridge2235]

Haha there are of course more celebrities, but the more popular TV shows know they are popular because of the people, and do like to “keep it in the family” 😅

[@Kirsten_is_cursed10]

Same, I like to imagine them as the British Cinematic Universe™️

[@morganarutsatz6736]

@@Kirsten_is_cursed10 I call it the Channel 4 universe. They all seem to take turns. Jimmy Carr seems to host most of them.

[@huw7075]

silly brits 🍔🇺🇸

[@eiaboca1]

But there have been nearly 100 contestants on Taskmaster! :P

[@theodoreburns1330]

HE ACTUALLY HAD NOEL PAINT HIS SHED, I THOUGHT THAT WAS A JOKE!

[@anna-lisalysell5077]

I wish that they would post the full episodes on here and have the Stand Up to Cancer fundraiser linked. I'm sure a lot of people would donate and be happy to be able to see these episodes rather than just clips. It'd be a total win win.

[@kcolloran]

Yeah, the full episodes of this are just impossible to find. :/

[@dananabread6632]

this this this! Please link the fundraiser here!

[@GoodKingMort]

@@kcolloran All4

[@kcolloran]

@@GoodKingMort That works fine if you're in the UK, but not for those of us outside of it.

[@kayleighbrown459]

@@kcolloran Do ya'll outside the UK not have a way to watch these?

[@shawj2874]

“Little Alex Horne!” Ohhh such a delight to see his face. Such a funny guy, going to have to watch this full episode.

[@plane15man]

I've only ever watched the first 8 series, so seeing him with grey hair was a bit of a shock!

[@pia91]

It should neither be allowed nor possible for a man in his forties to be THAT adorable

[@jenniferch3ck]

I was thinking the exact same thing

[@Frogsituation]

He is SO adorable, I just want to hug him

[@aran9952]

@@Frogsituation I want to give him a special cuddle. (Was referencing the task but now that I wrote it down it does sound wrong lol)

[@thisbsuchadopekid]

It’s so interesting to see Noel and Alex outside of Taskmaster together. Also interesting not seeing Alex introduced as “little Alex Horne” xD

[@auntlynnie]

Alex Horne definitely channeled Greg Davies when he said, “nice big mouthful.” 😂

[@Sunprism]

Ironically, if anyone has mastered the "technical" joke, it's Little Alex

[@jon3048]

He missed one positive option, "technically correct" which is the best kind of correct.

[@GoPieman]

@@jon3048 i love this comment because technically correct is used negatively but now i'm imagining alex always looking proud when he's technically correct, at which point he will not listen to anything that follows.

[@petgoose32]

@@jon3048 What's the worst kind of correct?

[@2Rice]

@@petgoose32 ostensibly correct?

[@noatrope]

@@petgoose32 "Not correct".

[@iamtheuberscoot]

I would absolutely kill to see the footage of Noel painting that graffiti on taskmaster

[@becominghero9754]

All the taskmaster episodes except season ten are online free on their official channel!

[@blackdragoncyrus]

They meant when Alex tricked Noel into spray painting his shed and told him it was for Taskmaster.

[@grahamstrouse1165]

“It’s more fun for me than for you.” Alex reveals his true nature…

[@adedow1333]

"It's witty, but it ain't gastronomy." Such and Alex-worthy comment.

[@mrSam3ooo]

Alex has got my favourite type of humour, dry, witty, clever, sarcastic. Its a joy

[@izzyasif]

Alex horne making them eat cold mash and sausage...making them feel what its like on taskmaster

[@grahamstrouse1165]

He turned the tables on Paul & Pru! 😁

[@lisahoshowsky4251]

Noel just standing there smug after what Alex put him through on Taskmaster just delights me😂😂

[@DeeFightingDreamer]

I'm sorry but Alex Horne in a baggy baby pink jumper and gold sneakers is really adorable and surprisingly attractive

[@mcknackus4721]

Alex Horne is the epitome of Chaotic Good.

[@meiji_tom]

Greg doesn’t let him get away with the golden shoes and pink jumper usually

[@sylvanwho176]

i love his gold trainers! so cute!

[@pia91]

Wouldn't have let him get away with the sassy "thank you for your comments!" at the end either

[@patpat8727]

I think that might be how he gets punished in the traditional way.

[@RFigtree]

You finally get to see how tall Alex really is.

[@jennierayner2152]

hahaha my first thought, you forget how tall he is cus he's sitting next to Greg all the time 😄

[@grahamstrouse1165]

I know, right? Alex’s actually six-two.

[@patpat8727]

@@grahamstrouse1165 He says that he is 6-2 but he's 5 foot 4.

[@jenniferch3ck]

He has short king vibes it's so jarring

[@rdnaskelz]

@@patpat8727 🎶he says he's tall but he's not tall 🎶

[@kalevstheworld]

"It was after one day, he beat Jesus' record!" LOOOOOOOOOOL

[@calebrobotart]

Trust Alex Horne to turn eating his bake into a task.

[@lindafreeman7030]

Maybe someday they'll convince Paul to do Taskmaster. For Revenge.

[@Elwaves2925]

As someone not in the comedy arena, he'd suit one of those one off specials they do occasionally.

[@delightfulmochas]

@@Elwaves2925 I'd like to see a culinary one-off Taskmaster special. Maybe get Gordon Ramsay on there too

[@Elwaves2925]

@@delightfulmochas Good idea. I think Ramsey's terrible but it would be fun to see him humiliate himself on TM.

[@ManicWolf]

One of the few times that it's not Alex himself having to eat the gross food that someone else has made. Little Alex Horne is a national treasure. His style of humour always cheers me up on a bad day like today.

[@simplynazou]

Look at Alex all well prepared with his snail, and his cellphone pic, and those onion goggles that I need in my life......! hehe

[@JoschuaSchmidt]

I love, how this isnt hectic at all. It is somehow calm, decent, yet hilarious humor

[@friky111x100]

Little Alex Horne!!! Never clicked so quickly

[@dcworld1076]

see alex doing things under a time limit isnt easy

[@benktubes]

Alex forgot about "technically correct", which is the best kind of correct

[@ScrambledAndBenedict]

It's very satisfying to see that Alex basically acts exactly the same as he does on Taskmaster no matter what lol

[@mrquirky3626]

I demand all future taskmaster tasks now begin with 'Please' as well. Come on, Alex. Practice what you preach.

[@anna-lisalysell5077]

Alex always says please to the contestants, though. Plus even though he writes the tasks, it's meant to be from the Taskmaster and would mess up the persona, i think.

[@jennierayner2152]

for some reason it made me think of when he pointed out to James Acaster that he never says hello to him. "it's not part of the task." "it would be nice though"

[@niseplank4527]

The world is rather awful, and I do not like it much, but then I remember it had Alex Horne in it. And that makes it a bit better

[@jodievdw]

Hard same. I've adopted Horne, Watson and Key as my parasocial older brothers.

[@duuuuuuu789]

Alex is such a genuinely sweet human being :)

[@cannibalbananas]

😂😂😂 Funny that Noel is now judging Alex instead of the other way around. And I love that they both seem to be having fun. ☺

[@tracy9610]

The snail cookies were adorable 🥰

[@johannayaffe2647]

If you get a VPN you can certainly get some past episodes of bake off on channel 4. Not sure about the BBC ones

[@chewar7537]

Funny. Would love to see Greg on this show too!!!

[@emilyche1101]

I can imagine Greg dragging Alex along to do his work for him.

[@HesAliveJim]

@@emilyche1101 "BAKE little man, BAKE! Get that flour off of your face, you look ridiculous! Put more sausages in it!"

[@caw1539]

Noel lording over Alex enjoying being the one giving the task for once

[@kirschrot77]

Alex Horne is one of my favorite humans🙃

[@LargeAmoeba]

They missed the once in a life time chance to tell Alex Horne "All the information is on the card".

[@daviespeck6566]

In these celebrity versions, the ones in charge are so clearly the ‘contestants’ and the dynamic shift is so funny

[@bob_._.]

Alex is a National Treasure

[@Alex-zi1nb]

Hysterical. Little Alex Horne is a comedy genius

[@42grath]

Alex really showing the sadist that made Taskmaster with the skate park 🤣

[@JJJackson777]

he's just so likeable

[@ALTnOtes]

Alex has the ability to be mad but in a really sensible, nice way and I love him for that.

[@spaceo8568]

Little Alex Horne is an absolute treasure.

[@Snoggy_1_2]

Laugh all you want, I have a pair of those onion goggles and they WORK!

[@irisblue2332]

I do, too. Same colors and everything. They're amazing!

[@lizhutchinson6978]

"How do you brown butter...it just melts..." Say you've never cooked without saying you've never cooked.

[@lvmln7843]

lol i cooked a lot in my life and i didn't know that browning butter is a thing haha, i just don't use butter at all

[@nomorecensoringme]

@@lvmln7843 your loss.

[@jacquelyn6799]

@@lvmln7843 using brown butter to bake chocolate chip cookies is a game changer

[@martaghe2000]

@@nomorecensoringme in some culture butter is not used as much, in the mediterrenean region we cook with olive oil, and very rarely with butter, in my daily life i never use it

[@pencilled_robin]

Alex has a sadistic streak. And looks good in pink.

[@AnaComesonotante]

What a nice person Alex is. I love him. ❤

[@azrulnautx]

The British shows cinematic universe is the best cinematic universe.

[@Insert-Name-Here16]

"What does it mean!?" Is a Mood Quote

[@MadcapShambleton]

"Eat your exotic chooks-stopper." (Also: Alex's gold trainers, Noel's silver boots...yes please, please! 🤩)

[@roselockhart4701]

All the information is in the recipe.

[@jelle8071]

"thanks you for your comments" 😄

[@eyedeasneverdie3348]

Alex is such a unique comedian, really cant think of anyone like him.

[@shortforchange]

Like Pauls never eaten a sausage roll or crepe. Cold savory is common.

[@Elwaves2925]

Yes but not all savoury things work well cold. Mash and gravy being two of them and what he took issue with. It wasn't cold savoury as a whole.

[@shortforchange]

@@Elwaves2925 im aware, im just being a pedantic ares-hole because its Paul

[@Elwaves2925]

@@shortforchange A good attitude to take towards him.

[@CrimsonKage]

You can practically see Alex daring Paul to go on Taskmaster with that Choux Skatepark.

[@francotomatillo]

Seeing Alex on this is such a delight!

[@lisahoshowsky4251]

The comments are absolute gold. It’s also obvious that so many got this recommended because of taskmaster and the comparisons and jokes from that do not disappoint😂😂

[@noneofyoubusiness4895]

You can take Alex out of TM, but you can't take TM out of Alex

[@benzaiten933]

Little Alex Horne was so happy it wasn't him who had to eat the 'food' of questionable quality!

[@grahamstrouse1165]

At least they didn’t have to sit bare-assed on a cake…

[@MagicBugzii]

@@grahamstrouse1165 He felt things that day he'd never felt before.

[@evabailey3860]

Seeing Noel watching over Alex lmao how the turn tables

[@samanthamorris427]

Are we just ignore the fact that Alex tricked him into painting his shed

[@pcluvvw7129]

Love when he stepped on the cookie!!!!! That's how ya feel when that happens!!!!

[@amanul_2474]

Omg, Alex really did make Noel Fielding paint his shed! 😭😭😭

[@megslynnandrade]

God I WISH us here in America could watch these seasons of bake off. There funny

[@blackdragoncyrus]

they're

[@chriskaprys]

2:19 I'd thought Noel was kidding about that, but he actually got tricked into painting the shed!

[@CharlieLui]

Alex is such a genius

[@a_tom204]

2:12 alex has very nice hands

[@zandrea_l]

Can’t wait to see this on television, my two favorite shows combined into one! 👏👏👏

[@lcolsen22]

Loving the reunion between Alex and Noel

[@stellafanders]

A few weeks ago I watched a lot of Taskmaster videos after it was on my home page one time. Never heard of it before. Few days ago, I started getting recommendations for the britisg bake-off. The holy crossover I didn't expect has now arrived

[@craigfreeman7665]

You need to release the celebrity one to Netflix USA for your fans please

[@Youre-Welcome]

Alex is my favorite person. Also, I've seen those goggles on Sur La Table for $30 and I told my sister I'm in the wrong business

[@emilee7021]

something about seeing him in metallic gold shoes is so funny to me

[@bluejadeblue]

i adore alex horne,,, what a funny and creative guy

[@rinoz47]

Nice to see Noel but too bad Mel wasnt there. Still 3 point to... LITTLE ALEX HOOORNE!

[@joost00555]

Alex turning it around on the judges, very fitting

[@NiniZim]

He is such a wonderful, funny man

[@katharina...]

I like little Alex Horne. He seems like such a genuine, fun, creative bloke.

[@tortison]

OMG YESSSSSSSS I NEEDED MY TWO FAVE SHOWS

[@ssbbSephi]

When Alex was changing the recipe, i kinda hoped he would add at the end "Your task starts now".

[@emilyharkness9685]

I don’t know who this is but he is my new favorite man

[@heckyesjess3394]

Alex tapping a bit of flour on his cheek was underrated greatness

[@half_chub]

i love that he goes into each bake intending to make these things seriously and still manages to make it even funnier than he probably planned.

[@Anasyub]

i hate how much "bakesky" made me giggle

[@tdaetaunm]

"Santa died 6 years ago, so I buried him. The next morning a fox had dug him up and put him on the front porch so the children had thought he'd risen again. It was after one day - beat Jesus' record!" 😆😆😆

[@mundzine]

Alex Horne is so wholesome

[@googleistdoof6656]

Which came first - the Batter Challenge on Taskmaster (making this an inside joke) or Alex stomping this poor cookie (confirming that he has a fetisch for dough-stomping) 😄