Worst Prize Tasks: Volume 2

Here are some of the most lacklustre, hilarious and downright disappointing entries in the Prize Task round.
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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.

[@benfulfer3260]

The best part of Mel talking about the raw wool is that she is being 100% genuine which is both lovely and absolutely hilarious

[@iliketrains3495]

Same for the peas, I could watch her trying and failing to convince Greg that they're a good 'cute' prize on repeat 🙂

[@johnnyboync2004]

But Greg’s comeback 😂💀

[@halanhart]

I was at least expecting that they did something with it but when she said they put it on their face I just lost it lmao

[@Roozyj]

I think Mel often gets genuinely excited about the weirdest things xD

[@jimmy_the_squid9456]

​@@iliketrains3495 oh god the peas, literally the most I've ever cringed at Taskmaster

[@flyawaytodie]

Victoria should've got a bonus point for the sheer Machiavellian-ness of buying Alan a Man U ticket.

[@MissCaraMint]

It was glorious. Especially since everyone else was really nice. It made her genious shine even brighter.

[@Arch3r666]

It was only for part of the season, not the entire run

[@invidatauro8922]

The best part of it is I don't think she meant it to be insulting!

[@Thisandthat8908]

@@invidatauro8922 of course she did! You may be the only person i've seen, aside from Ed Gamble (in the taskmaster podcast), who thinks she didin't know exactly, what she was doing. She may not like sport, but everybody is aware of team rivalry in sports. Especially someone who hosts a quiz show for 16 years. the comments under that podcast (which has Alan Davies as guest) on youtube are 95% "of course she did, what is Ed talking about?" And you can see Alan admiring, as comedian, what she does there, while being speechless as an Arsenal fan.

[@AynnCross]

I was half expecting a montage of all of the series 10 prize tasks hahaha

[@gamingandwhatevs]

Nothing but Daisy lol.

[@crimps321]

Victoria's prize was AMAZING trolling, I love it so so so much.

[@Dr.Death8520]

Daisy's effort in the prize tasks is really summed up by "all i have to say is crumpet"

[@Tao_Tology]

I think even she would acknowledge she gave the least effort on the prize tasks

[@pkuvincentsu]

Victoria's gift was the peak of trolling while feigning innocence, so funny! Only thing that was slightly disappointing from that section was how Greg, Alex and Alan all kept cutting her off mid-sentence. You can hear her trying to speak but not being able to. I bet she had more shades prepared but alas we will never know for sure.

[@ChrisInScotland]

I dunno, I don’t know much about football but frequently wonder why people watch shit teams just coz they live near them when they could watch the good teams like Man U coz they’re on telly all the time.

[@xseros7954]

@@ChrisInScotland I mean, Arsenal isnt the best team, but they are comfortably in the top 10, so they are on TV all the time

[@julimos7301]

@@ChrisInScotland Arsenal is literally first in the premier league right now tho????

[@brendanm6921]

​@@julimos7301 yeah but the trouble with them is they always try to walk it in.

[@julimos7301]

@@brendanm6921 You mean as in they are trying to... score?

[@HaiFisch_TV]

"Please let it be a bar stool..." We were not left disappointed 🤣🤣

[@michaelreid322]

Best part was Liza's firm "No" in response.

[@poilboiler]

@@michaelreid322 Firm like cake? :D

[@VaellinTheBard]

I love Victoria. Man that first prize task made me laugh so hard. She meant well

[@perrykendrick1058]

In tears every time i see that clip

[@Peanutsbeta]

She did not. She’s worked with Alan before several times. Enough for her to know which team he supports. No matter how disconnected from sports you are, you’re still aware of rivalries - especially when there’s one major national sport. She’s taking the piss and just leaning into it.

[@krablord]

@@Peanutsbeta To be fair in the clip she says 'yeah he keeps seeing that team, for whatever reason- he should Treat himself to the winners more'.

[@ZumbaMarx]

@@krablord she’s doing a bit

[@CanIHasThisName]

She's a professional poker player she knew perfectly well what she was doing.

[@joebleasdale5557]

I like to think Mel Giedroyc grew up in an Enid Blyton novel called The Pennyfields or something 😂😂😂

[@ofsinope]

I am convinced Mel is an alien ever since the task with the dogs, when she "popped" some sausages into her "driving gloves." Nobody else has ever done that or even considered doing that in the history of humankind.

[@Tao_Tology]

Yes but in the novel she lived in the next town over and has spent her life trying to be as wholesome as Mr and Mrs Pennyfield and all the little Pennyfields.

[@iluvdissheet]

I love this.

[@peterclarke7006]

Well, I'm utterly convinced Bob Mortimer grew up as a character in the Beano, so Mel growing up in an Enid Blyton novel would not shock me.

[@nicopillay4059]

She has the enthusiasm of a preschool teacher who loves her job

[@rufusdrumknottvgc]

As soon as Alex started explaining the first prize task I burst into laughter knowing what was going to come. Knowing that Alan Davies is Victoria's comedy hero just makes it so much better (or worse, for the both of them probably)!

[@ireallydidntwanttomakeanac575]

Out of all of them, Victoria's is easily the most funniest and easily the worst for me.

[@dis_joint_ed5167]

It's even funnier when you know she's one of the winningest female poker players of all time - she could have totally afforded the full season ticket.

[@Tao_Tology]

'winningest' ?

[@robertcampbell8070]

​​@@Tao_Tology Yea, winningest. Having achieved the most success in competitions. Literally in the dictionary.

[@konayasai]

@@robertcampbell8070 Yeah, with the caveat "US informal" which is the closest thing a dictionary will come to say "well this is BS" without omitting it entirely.

[@davidhoward4715]

@@konayasai Lighten up.

[@emorydaniel9084]

Anytime one of my family or friends orders a creme brûlée, I always sing that jingle. And it's always only funny to me. Until a friend ordered it in the UK, I sang the jingle, and the waiter knew immediately what I was doing and caught the tail end of the song with me and said "One point!" ...that was a special evening 🤣

[@sentretsparkle]

My favorite Taskmaster quote: "Crumpet. 😐"

[@deancowie8965]

I'd love to see that first clip uploaded in full. Everyone being so nice to each other (which thoroughly annoyed Greg) was one of Taskmaster's best moments. Also, this clip shows two entries from the "burstable" task, and neither of them are Joe's solitary grape.

[@danniantagonist]

It's only the 1 point entries. Series 12 is available to watch in full on the KZbin channel

[@iliketrains3495]

It's in Episode 6 in case that helps

[@lils6334]

Seeing a series 1 clip after all this time is like a jumpscare 💀

[@WaxierWarrior]

My favourite shots is always the close-ups where you can see a neighboring contestant look absolutely confused

[@Sunprism]

Liza Tarbuck spent the whole series entertaining Liza Tarbuck. Most Satisfying Cat Sized Object? Well I think i'll just grab a plate of shit

[@rs8751]

Liza Tarbuck is a queen

[@brendanm6921]

And of course, you can't forget about Alex and the cake...

[@DanTheMan2150AD]

Congrats on the comedy award guys! Well deserved.

[@ink3988]

You can't burst a creme brulé! *One point*!

[@smokerjim]

Genius trolling by Victoria!

[@kernicterus1233]

Awesome result at the Comedy Awards last night, well done, and nice to see 'Cats Does Countdown' winning as well - my 2 fave shows.

[@dis_joint_ed5167]

Not sure how everyone failed to take in bubble wrap for the most burst-able item.

[@KingMuttley]

Hyped for series 15, just around the corner. Thanks for 14 series of brilliant comedy!

[@gyroscope915]

That first prize was just a massive insult every step of the way

[@davidhoward4715]

Let's end this right now. Victoria was trolling Allan. She used to be one of the best poker players in the world.

[@goliath_red1102]

Victoria: “I bought Alan season tickets to Manchester United” Alan and Greg: *I’m going to ruin this lady’s career*

[@Tao_Tology]

No. They would never lower themselves to the level of that meme.

[@praalgraf]

loving the upgraded editing recently!

[@growupjohnny9374]

You can’t bust a crem brûlée 🎶 one point 🎵

[@Laura-jt1it]

6:28 his face is a whole journey

[@davidhoward4715]

Thanks for this. I have now watched it about ten times.

[@IroncladInSteam4007]

I love how permanently bored Joe Thomas looks

[@randomizer40ify]

Is it bad if I'm still conditioned to expect the Fern Brady "Whoa!" After each intro? Lol

[@kathrinrades2663]

That and “BRACE! BRACE!” Somehow need someone to splice together all the good bits of the intros into a super intro

[@edk3167]

Sian deserved more than one point for the bottle of gin!

[@bradybaker5345]

I didn’t realize how giant Greg is 😂.

[@paulwright6044]

6' 8" and big. Aside from Richard Osman, he pretty much dwarfs everyone else on stage. Crazy how small Alex--who, at 6' 2", is tall himself--looks next to him.

[@benzaiten933]

Sian looked like his daughter!

[@TonyTheYouTuba]

And that was Sian wearing heels too 😂

[@the_letter_j9223]

For "The Most Satifying Item the Size of a Cat" prize task, I would bought a twin-size bed. My argument would be that since a specific cat size wasn't mentioned I decided to buy something the size of a Bengal tiger.

[@lksbat]

Oh god. I had forgotten about Greg’s “revolutionary” new buttering system.

[@subberfischer]

He's SO pleased with himself

[@alexread6767]

Today I learned people thought the Manchester tickets were genuine??? She makes CLEARLY humorous jabs at the team, like "he likes Arsenal... for whatever reason" and buying a voucher is the icing on the cake. Yes, it's a terrible gift - but that's the POINT. Pretending to "not get sports" as an excuse to say "wouldn't you prefer a team that's good?" It's genuinely one of the funniest moments of the series in my opinion

[@mess_noise]

Summary of Hugh’s cute kitten, Greg’s a funny one 😂

[@dennysingh2813]

To be fair, the window as in fact see-through...the very essence of a window. I didn't understand the complaints.

[@danielwalker8133]

The first one was brilliant, Greg just didn't like that it didn't go as planned

[@TonyTheYouTuba]

10:56 and that’s with her in heels too… adorable. 😂

[@ra3511]

Alan Davies is an Arsenal fan? God I love him even more

[@freddym6643]

The lighting on the first series is so weird

[@rizkyanandita8227]

Cause it's a different set.

[@kernicterus1233]

It was filmed in a theatre instead of a TV studio.

[@richardjames7905]

Greg’s a Welshman so a picture of a sheep would probably be the cutest thing to him.

[@jonoleech7832]

Such an awesome prize: Direct rival of the club he supports, in the home end, Manchester united had been fairly shit that season, didn't even pay for it all. Perfection

[@ironbear53]

Part 3 will be all of Nick’s prizes in season 17.

[@icturner23]

The first one is the moment that makes me the most annoyed by Greg from all of ‘Taskmaster’. It is the most brilliant trolling ever and should have been the easiest five points. Obviously it wasn’t literally what he would desire but she delivered it in such a straight-faced faux-naive way that the judging should have played along. And Ed and Alex are really stupid about it on the podcast - they seem to think she really didn’t understand how partisan football fans are.

[@anthonypaparo]

She's said though on the pod she genuinely didn't know -- she's not sporty at all, so didn't get it

[@icturner23]

@@anthonypaparo No, she hasn’t. I’ve listened to every episode and she has said no such thing (unless obviously carrying on the bit). Someone being unsporty doesn’t mean they wouldn’t know that. That’s just sports fans thinking other people are stupid. There are so many clues to the fact that it was intended, such as choosing the team that would most trigger Alan rather than the one that had recently been dominant. Everyone knows how partisan and stupid football fans are about their teams.

[@jamesgolbey8011]

Did not fit the brief. Last place

[@icturner23]

@@jamesgolbey8011 Don’t be stupid and boring. They couldn’t literally buy whatever the recipient most desired as the audience would have fallen asleep.

[@CanIHasThisName]

@@anthonypaparo She's a professional poker player and an incredibly intelligent person. She knew exactly what she was doing. She didn't get him a ticket for the best team, she got him a ticket for the team he hates and just to rub it in she claimed it's the best team.

[@-fazik-3713]

The cat was sweet :D

[@laurensutcliffe9081]

love this😂

[@dAfoodie101]

the first person in the intro monologue being victoria i cackled 😭😭

[@shahosh]

The only place where the worse is the best, for comedy sprouts from misery!

[@JLF201]

I think these are the worst prizes brought in for the prize tasks, not the worst prize tasks.

[@ftd888]

Victoria’s ticket voucher also deserves to be in a Taskmaster best moments video. For me, it rivals Rod tying Alex to the chair and Liza making Alex sit on a cake. However, I do feel kind of bad for Victoria. She legitimately thought that Allen would find those tickets to be a “treat,” so I’m sure that her feelings were hurt. … but it still makes me laugh every time that I see it.

[@virtualmartini]

"She legitimately thought that Allen would find those tickets to be a “treat,”" You are bad at reading people, lmao.

[@dis_joint_ed5167]

@@virtualmartini yup - hope OP never sits down at a poker table with Victoria if that's your read

[@icturner23]

Don’t be stupid. Of course she didn’t. It was hilarious BECAUSE she knew exactly what she was doing.

[@jessej96]

Series 10 is up there as one of if not the funniest season.

[@deworde]

I have watched the Victoria Ticket task more times than I can count and I'm *still* not sure if she thought it was a good gift.

[@freakshowfilmfestival3591]

A plate of poop as a prize, I am intentionally trying to lose.

[@pocuiriz]

Good morning y'all

[@SensationalBanana]

PLEASE put up videos of every break intermission/return from ad break from each season!! Those moments contain so many laughs, such as LAH learning to make the sound of an African Elephant!! Those moments being cut out from episodes on Taskmaster Supermax feels like a huge blow!!

[@SvobodovaEva]

you can find them all on youtube on one fan channel

[@SensationalBanana]

@@SvobodovaEva Would be helpful to know which channel though? I'm not talking full episodes, just the intermission moments!

[@SvobodovaEva]

@@SensationalBanana Yes, there’s a fan channel only for bonus content, I’m subscribed to her, let me see if I can find it.

[@AsbestosMuffins]

the first one was very funny if you watch the full episode

[@goblue1117]

Even Greg who hates football knew what Victoria had done

[@TrevorCopter]

2hrs after the upload, the thumbnail picture says “Worst LIVE Tasks” (Hope this comment is out of date soon 🤣)

[@brinsonopinion]

That one blond guy that consistently goes from zero to INCENSED on every task challenge for his entire series

[@CaughtonCandy]

Which one?

[@adeletaylor6143]

@@conniebroski6339 it could also be James Acaster

[@thomasreese2816]

My eyes are circles 👀

[@Tao_Tology]

@@conniebroski6339 He ain't blonde.

[@ProHobbyjogger]

Ian?

[@Validus241]

I really, truly think that Victoria thought that was actually a good gift for Alan. That makes it much funnier to me.

[@jrickard_1215]

The thumbnail says “worst live tasks” yet the video is titled “worst prize tasks”

[@_____stolid]

I still can’t believe Liza brought in a literal bowl of shit

[@LeornianCyng]

I love Victoria. It was unbelievably unjust that she didn’t get 5 points for what was arguably the best and funniest prize task entry in the history of the show. I listened to the podcast and she genuinely meant well. It shows her naivety because she meant from 1992 onwards. As mentioned on QI by Sandi Toksvig and football will know that Arsenal are the most successful team overall in English football with both Men an Women have won 93 major honours. Liverpool are in second place with 69. United in third with 67.

[@archerelms]

Why was the ring task a video of a screen with the reflection of lights in it

[@Qlyphy]

I just noticed Greg has the "Something About Mary" hairstyle... odd choice or lifestyle choice ?

[@Sunprism]

*Best poppable object* .....grape

[@smythslave]

whats the creepy giggle at 6:16

[@RyanFox85]

Omg lol this fucking show kills me 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@daniel_wilkinson]

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand full episodes gone again. Dang.

[@secretforreddit]

You might want to change the thumbnail for this video; it says "Worst LIVE Tasks: Volume 2" and not "Prize"

[@jcthefluteman]

Thumbnail has a different title to the video…

[@roflcopterannoysme]

Thumbnail says live not prize btw

[@patriknilsson9786]

It’s wrong in the graphics. Says worst live task.

[@ThomasStrings]

The thumbnail says "Worst Live Tasks:Volume 2: just saying.

[@ResettisReplicas]

On thie first one, was that on purpose, or did she genuinely not know? Or did she consult David and he was feeling a little cheeky?

[@MikeDCWeld]

She's probably not much of a sports fan. She assumed that he would want to go see what she thought was the best team in soccer because she didn't realize how rivalries and team loyalty works in sport. She seems to have genuinely meant well and seemed legitimately surprised when he wasn't pleased by it.

[@OriginalPiMan]

She's not a sports fan but she's also not an idiot. She's knows that when someone loves a sports team enough, then it borders on irrational. If she actually meant well, she would have spent the money on the correct team.

[@Tao_Tology]

(I think) she did know he was not a fan of that team AND she also understood that pretending 'my team is my only team and they are the best' and hating another group of sportsmem is pretty silly and he should get over it.

[@newageoutlaw]

The thumbnail says "Worst live tasks" but the video says "Worst prize tasks". Worst thumbnail task.

[@CanIHasThisName]

I mean it's not wrong, prize tasks are live tasks.

[@johncameron4194]

🤣😂

[@Lizzo13]

As an Arsenal fan, I think Victoria deserved 0 points. 😂

[@Urnai7]

I’m honestly thinking that Victoria so very hot woman ❤

[@jimmy_the_squid9456]

Few things in Taskmaster are more painfully cringe than Mel Giedroyc bringing in terrible prizes and trying her absolute hardest to sell it while literally nobody reacts positively, doing the voices for the stuffed peas while Greg contemplated giving her negative points is the worst one

[@hoojip5969]

No-one mention the thumbnail

[@Gtroncos]

The Spanish Inquisition

[@kernicterus1233]

@@Gtroncos I just wonder what the percentage of peeps reading this is, I'll wager 80% cos I'm sure we're mostly in our 50's🤣

[@travelwell6049]

It is not always their fault 😢

[@joiedevivre5119]

Arsenal fans today are having the last laugh.

[@PhantomObserver]

I sorta got the impression that Victoria likes to present herself as someone who only thinks about soccer insofar as it makes for casual desultory conversation at the water cooler. The type who thinks of someone who likes MLB would be happy with a New York Yankees ball cap because the Yankees are iconic. I wonder how Alan would have reacted if she’d gotten him a season pass to see the Dallas Cowboys, since that’s an iconic football team?

[@icturner23]

You seem very confused. (1) She knew what she was doing and did it perfectly. (2) No one here (O.K., virtually no one) cares about the New York or Dallas teams in any sport. None of them are iconic for us. Had she gone that she’d have deserved one point. As it was, she deserved five.

[@mangosteak]

@@icturner23 You lack reading comprehension m8. Likes to present herselfe=she exactly knew what she was doing/she played an act

[@thahiraf7640]

Man utd nowadays😢😢😢😢

[@iamdb1990]

volume 1 was funny, these were just actually bad lol

[@BB8enjoyer]

I just googled young Victoria, holyshit she was damn hot. now she's elegant

[@brunocalvallo7611]

Booooooo.........Give the people what they want. Series 12 episode 10!!!

[@REDJESTA]

I wish there was some kind of public vote for the challenges…. Because So many are So damn Lame..!!!!! Many are fun to watch but the other 50% are so boring…… But then again, it might be because of the boring contestant..

[@kernicterus1233]

It's a comedy show not a 'contest', the point is it's all about the Taskmaster. I guess you don't have to watch it. By your definition 'many' must equate to exactly half.

[@russmawson6744]

Mel whatever her last name is the only contestant in any series that I've disliked before and after their appearance on the show. Painfully unfunny

[@nigeljames6017]

Her name is Mel Giedroyc, and I’m afraid I have to disagree with you. I find her quite funny.

[@lucy5277]

shes mine (and alex’s) favourite ever!

[@abhijeetraut6427]

Being funny could be arguable but she's surely the sweetest

[@teresasch3734]

My least favourite was Lou, but I guess tastes are different eh?

[@llynllydaw]

Of course you know her last name.

[@Mr.Northman]

When buttering your crumpet.. Instead of a knife, use the back of a spoon it spreads better.