Surprise Little Alex Horne | Full Task | Taskmaster

[@DarkKnightofIT]

"I said boxers and he misunderstood" is such a great pun.

[@cantthinkofanoriginalname2928]

How is that a pun?

[@DarkKnightofIT]

@@cantthinkofanoriginalname2928 be... Because he's wearing a box...

[@ricksterlias]

@@cantthinkofanoriginalname2928 with his accent, it also sounds like "boxes" because the R was silent

[@chairwood]

is "great pun" an oxymoron

[@Shouldntp]

@@chairwood depends on the person.

[@Osk000]

Paul Chowdhry is a goddamn enigma. The man claims to have spent 45 minutes just sitting in a box and I completely believe him.

[@scottcampbell96]

Innit

[@benmarshall5132]

@@scottcampbell96 melon innit

[@Fucisko]

@@benmarshall5132 bastard's crying, innit

[@alpacino134]

It's a fookin emu innit

[@teuntje2863]

That was out of order m8

[@uncannyhiddencrow2385]

Props to Alex for siting in a shed for 5 hours

[@justanothaguy3714]

I mean he did literally ask for it. They could have said “Alex will roll up in a cab in an hour, surprise him”

[@johnborden2437]

Alex lives in the shed.

[@fartpimpson3843]

Not all heroes wear capes

[@thegreatandterrible4508]

@@fartpimpson3843 not all heroes wear anything

[@Tastiest-of-Cakes]

With the stuff he goes through, that's probably the best part of his day. 😅

[@MADhorseKD]

More surprised that no one thought to be nice and buy Alex a genuine gift as a nice surprise. Cause you just know everyone else was gonna be mean to him.

[@brittnar]

Yeah I was thinking a nice surprise birthday party for him, get loads of people, cake, sparklers, balloons, the whole nine yards

[@PEACEOUTPAT]

aw that says a lot about all these people that I didn't really want to think about lol

[@linnea8753]

In the Swedish version they bought pizza and threw a graduation party (as two different surprises)

[@dcr645]

@@linnea8753 tjena! Ville bara peka ut att man säger bara "throw a graduation party". Om man säger "throw up a graduation party", betyder det att man kräker upp en studentfest... 😅

[@linnea8753]

@@dcr645 Hahaha! Thank you so much for the correction, I got myself a good laugh there. You know I probably thought of the Swedish "slänga upp", so I wanted a particle verb in English as well. "Slänga en fest" sounds like to throw a party in the trash.

[@kellyg358]

When you realize a sleep-deprived Rob Beckett is more unsettling than a clown...

[@kida4313]

*Brown Clown

[@WaterYaDune]

Because for clowns, it’s just an act

[@Bobfahrer]

“ArE yOu WeT?!?” 👹

[@1Dreamking]

I was in tears. His crazy laugh killed me and then the "I'm sorry..."

[@Lovinia1]

Well technically he is a clown by occupation.

[@scottcampbell96]

I’m surprised someone didn’t just lock the door with the padlock.

[@upinskyy2025]

thought that too, but then alex wouldnt have come out of the shed, so the task would be lost right?

[@cesariojpn]

@@upinskyy2025 Technically, that would be a surprise.......

[@upinskyy2025]

@@cesariojpn but that would be a surprise BEFORE he leaves the shed. I mean idc xD but the Taskmaster likes to look for little mistakes

[@scottcampbell96]

@@upinskyy2025 it definitely wouldn’t be great television, but it would be surprising. Maybe not, though. Greg might just be disappointed.

[@Adrianovaz2007]

if Rhod did that task I bet he would do something like that. Or a giant poster of that one picture, you know which one.

[@iheartbusterk82]

And this task was when I knew Rob Beckett just had to win. What he did is 100% out of a nightmare.

[@EEEEEEEE]

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[@jimhirsby7154]

Imagine some poor soul on that golf course, halfway through their backswing when Al Murray's gong/horn cacophony goes off

[@EdgyShooter]

I mean, the bigger suprise would probably be if they looked around to find the source and saw the pub landlord in his skivvies 😂

[@Rin8Kin]

Considering there are a lot of elders who like to play golf, it's even more scary.

[@circeus]

We got that in series fifteen with Frankie Boyle's "most impressive effect with a single breath"

[@CheekyRuin]

That evil chuckle. He knew EXACTLY what he was going to do the moment he saw the task.

[@EEEEEEEE]

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[@WalkoffGrandslam]

Rob Beckett is a mad man. I love this task so much every time I see it.

[@plenta96]

This give me great anticipation as a first time viewer.. Shhh it's about to start!

[@gingernerd4035]

And how many times have you seen it? 😉

[@WalkoffGrandslam]

@@gingernerd4035 lol.... At least 7-8 times

[@gingernerd4035]

@@WalkoffGrandslam absolutely mental 😉😅

[@sarahkinsey5434]

I guess having a newborn and sleep deprivation are the key things to win tasks

[@degiguess]

I would have just had the crew setup some hidden cameras or something then taken everybody out to lunch. Alex would've been surprised to find that no surprise was waiting for him and everybody had left.

[@maxblom3477]

I was thinking the same thing. Except I'd spend the first 45 minutes making as much random noise as possible outside the shed, just for the bants

[@nbjornestol]

And then you jump out of a bush and scare him 3 days later.

[@nicjoy4407]

I had a similar approach of an anti-surprise. He'd be expecting a surprise so I'd just be standing there waiting for him with literally nothing. No surprise is a surprise when you're expecting a surprise.

[@eliaskrebs9444]

Personally, I wouldn't have been able to resist the urge of simply locking him in.

[@koiboi1676]

That would be quite suprising

[@ricebeansrockroll882]

I would like it, but you have exactly 666 likes and it just fits the comment to well

[@patpat8727]

No doubt what Rhod Gilbert would have done.

[@Theantininja]

it always amazes me whenever I look back at a clip that asks the contestants to do something surprising, how there's always a minimum of one person that thinks "I should strip, no one will think to do that.""

[@lunamoon-xk2us]

When you realize that Alex just sat in a shed for 5 hours😂

[@thekuppi1834]

But 5x 58 min he could've done whatever he wanted

[@WarriorVeldoren]

Well he did accomplish some lovely knitting.

[@peterpan4038]

He certainly got paid for those 5 hours. And now we think about Alex designing many of those tasks... damn, he is smart.

[@rizkyanandita8227]

That sounds lovely.

[@dons8122]

In reality of show business he sat in there maybe 5 minutes

[@Fortunateson69]

Mike Wozniak: "I'm a bit damp, not your fault" Rob Beckett with a pressure washer: *cackling*

[@danielmonteiro4182]

''There's quite a lot going on there" says man being sprayed in the face by a cross dressing man. Pure British human.

[@EdgyShooter]

The clown suprise would've worked better if he left the box outside but actually hid beside the shed and ran screaming at Alex while he was distracted by the box 😉

[@AllyOJustice]

That’s what I would’ve done.

[@natsbigworld]

But i feel like it would have lost comedy value. I thought the way he did it was absolutely hilarious :)

[@itsgonnabeanaurfromme]

Like what the other guy did?

[@sidechain0]

It's Rob's laugh that does it for me.

[@boneyarsebogman]

It's very rare that something as bonkers as gong and a dong wouldn't be the funniest, but that's how good Rob Beckett's demented nan was

[@OliverBatchelor]

Why the gong wasn't right next to the shed I don't know!!

[@element47]

"And I think I'd gone mad "I guess I should be concerned" Classic Taskmaster.

[@mjk3935]

“You’ve been a bad boy” omg I died

[@meganpopple9100]

It was the “Are you wet?” that got me. 😂

[@ChoralAlchemist]

The boxers joke is criminally underrated.

[@pardonAgain]

The gong should make an appearance in every season.

[@megapixel2587]

Rob talking about how he came up with the nanny idea is my favorite part of this series (if we exclude everything Paul did)

[@robotikempire]

nan = grandma

[@MaxLennon]

That's a massive if.

[@segevstormlord3713]

I mean, to be fair, I think Alex was legitimately most startled by the unexpected "boo!" from behind and the water to the face.

[@Stepanka1111]

1. Greg's reaction to Paul saying he'd been in the box for 45 min. at 3:16 is just... chef's kiss honestly. 2. Alex giggling like a little boy at the boxy boxers at 7:12 This task is really up there, this was such a good season!!

[@BlackieFyre]

Paul is just Paul. Can't even think of words to desribe him.

[@teuntje2863]

How about, true love 💘

[@AUTvillacherboyAUT]

innit

[@kida4313]

I can: Brown Clown

[@mobius01ac]

First idea that came to my mind: Exactly what the first guy did, but when Alex pushes the button, jump out behind him with an air horn

[@Rodrik18]

I thought of getting an airhorn and a paintball gun and hiding behind the shed till he walked out and just Goin

[@matheustran8009]

Like the other guy (sort of) did at 7:05?

[@Alex-zi1nb]

Also I can not say enough how great it is that alex takes the abuse despite it being his show. What a legend

[@TomTom-wm5ke]

When rob goes for something under the blanket, Alex must have experienced a moment of true terror

[@azure541]

I'm not gonna lie, when I saw the thumbnail I thought Al Murray had actually flashed Alex

[@TidaliCreative]

Imagine if they made sounds outside the shed, as they were building a ship, having a grill party and sounds of confetti, yet when he comes out, there is NOTHING out of the ordinary

[@j.ackermann9110]

1:20 Imagine if both of them got the children. And for the secound time Alex is just like "... really, again?"

[@OldManBOMBIN]

And Then He Jumped Out of a Bush and Said Boo is the title of Alex Horne's birth video.

[@meetaverma8372]

Tbh it's the title of everyone's birth video

[@arielanonymous7270]

I know she is probably incredibly busy but pheobe waller bridge would be unbelievable on this. Just imagining how she would pull this off when thinking about the graham norton stage door story, already a legend.

[@Capn_Obed_Marsh]

Series 3 was special to me because it felt like the stereotypical characters from a school class was competing. We had the goofy fraternal twins, the weird quiet kid and the troublemaking rich kid and his yes-man lackey. With ex-teacher Greg it made it even more magical.

[@mrnoname98]

the gong and airhorns must have been a pleasant surprise if anybody was golfing next door

[@connormorgan8582]

Just Rob laughing like an absolute fucking lunatic sent me.

[@MurcuryEntertainment]

God, this show has the best surreal humor I've ever seen.

[@marinkopon]

The dong and the gong makes me laugh every damn time

[@Norinia]

I can’t believe these guys did so little with this absolute GEM of a challenge.

[@elenas3571]

2:08 I would have placed the box and hid behind the shed. Then when he was messing with the box I would pop up behind him!

[@Joshinken]

The clown one would have been amazing if he hadnt actually hid in the box but rather behind the shed and just charged alex. But like, alex presses the button, nothing happens, alex starts to wonder „oh did something go wrong? Is he still in the house preparing something“ AND THATS WHEN YOU CHARGE

[@loraoflahrity130]

It's so sweet watching Alex be the object of the task

[@savannahguenzi7414]

"Mummy says we're good at puzzles..."

[@Mikeological]

This would’ve been a great idea for an individual task if they changed it so whoever got it wouldn’t know when Alex was going to come out of the shed, but in reality Alex was never in the shed so they just sit there ready to surprise him for ages just waiting.

[@Kafj302]

Here is an idea, be outside the box with a real ring and when he comes out drop to one knee and propose to him. Have a priest there as well and judge with marriage papers ready.

[@tals.8960]

Rob's granny outfit is surprisingly well done!

[@devttyUSB0]

This was an epic series. Paul, Rob, Dave,, great stuff.

[@turma8eac]

Best one would be a surprise party Get some cake, candles, baloons and some friends and say surprise when he comes out

[@HeatherHotcakes]

I assumed that Rob had dressed like Norman Bate’s ‘mother’.

[@cuddles31]

Calmly saying "there's quite a lot going on there" after that is peak British

[@hermettehistorian3321]

This might be the only time I've seen a contestant involve the camera crew. Clever Dave...

[@gorechotuma]

I honestly would've surprised him by making a nice picnic with like a lunch basket, a glass of pineapple juice and some pastry. I think that would've been the most surprising thing)

[@fearsomefawkes6724]

He left the padlock on the shed and no one decided to just lock him in as the surprise? That's definitely where I would have started.

[@MitchellTF]

...What I love is that Alex reacts to these. It makes him EMOTE.

[@autumn557]

I think if someone went and got Alex a cake and just gave it to him he’d be most surprised that someone chose not to torture him.

[@codyleslie478]

I think this season had my favorite group!

[@RetroCrowDev]

This is the best task in taskmaster from 5:17 alone

[@FireFistAce_OP]

Buy a second shed and put it in front of the other shed.

[@mrsquid_]

8:20 i love the absolutely crazy maniac laugh

[@peterlervik1640]

Al Murray really living on the edge...

[@Yatoumori]

A surprise is when something unexpected happens. Alex was expecting something that would be surprising to happen when he exited the shed, so the most surprising thing they could've done is doing absolutely nothing. Surprised nobody ended up doing that. Maybe it sounds like it could be bad television, but I think Alex coming out of a shed after waiting an hour, and looking around puzzled as absolutely nothing happens would be pretty funny especially if it beat everyone else who actually put effort in.

[@EdgyShooter]

I wonder which was more expensive, bribing the crew, or the gong rental 😂

[@campuscryptid3020]

Questionable and concerning choice of thumbnail

[@Vadigor]

Certainly a surprising one though...

[@JasperJanssen]

It certainly gives you an idea about what euphemism “little Alex Horne” meant.

[@besserwizard]

I love the detail that they showed Alex putting his phone in his breast pocket before getting absolutely soaked by some crazy guy in women‘s clothing

[@lolmonnalisa]

3:15 about 45 minutes 😂😂😂 hats off to this man 👏👏

[@ismailmohammad9441]

absolutely

[@varedna]

Paul should have had nothing in the box, and then sneak up behind behind him during that time Alex was investigating the box.

[@KidPlays42]

I think Paul should have went behind the shed when Alex came out and messed with the box, and then Paul should have went up behind Alex and spooked him.

[@Denverdarbuka]

Most surprising thing they could've done was to be nice to him.

[@medievalist]

Yes, it would be a touching moment given all the cruelty the Taskmaster heaps upon him.

[@jbragg1001]

They totally shoulda called this task “the dong and the gong”

[@BegbertBiggs]

Absolute classic task!

[@malachixm1041]

"Quite supprissing, yeah". My man ain't surprised by nothing.

[@teuntje2863]

"I said boxers and he misunderstood"

[@corymccarty3921]

For the box one, I would have nothing in it, waited for him to open it out of curiosity, and the just jump scared him from behind and pushed him in it

[@brookehildebrant4936]

One of my favorite tasks for sure!!!

[@ylcatas7329]

And Alex was 5 hours in a shed....

[@benceszke7209]

set the shed on fire... that sure would suprise him XD

[@WhiffleWaffles]

I'm laughing at two different people proposing they kidnap his kids lmao

[@bringmemyflail1321]

Dude had me dying with 'brown clown' i laughed so hard.

[@niehoe3048]

"Surprise Alex". *Locks the shed and leaves*

[@TekExplorer]

problem, hes coming out of that shed expecting a surprise. just stand there, and lead him to your supposed surprise, only to airhorn him right as his guard drops!

[@kentdiamante1213]

yes. i was waiting for this.

[@oliverpaszkowski2457]

the two that wanted to kidnap his children put the fun in unethical

[@imaginative-monkey]

I LOVE Taskmaster older seasons. I feel like last few seasons have not had hilarious moments like this... 😮

[@HuslWusl]

Rob wasn't really surprising, but certainly the most confusing

[@maj.sucmah1972]

My first thought of Alex in the shed was just to wait for him to come out to punch him in the jaw

[@ButterKing-28]

6:15 he didn't even strike the gong right or warm it up first x.x Lol

[@daniellevine6131]

If i was given this task i would just do nothing honestly. Just fail to do absolutely anything for the task and that would surprise alex!

[@captainufo4587]

Now imagine saying those same words in studio to Greg Davies, while he's staring at you and scribbling on his little cardboards.

[@daniellevine6131]

@@captainufo4587 haha true... might be a little harder that way

[@BlueCLupei]

The first one should have told Alex to lick the axe saying it was strawberry syrup but it's actually chicken blood or something. That'd be one hell of a surprise.

[@sarij3950]

I just realized that I'm perfectly conditioned to on hearing a gong expect "MORTAL KOMBAT!"

[@caller145]

I would have done absolutely nothing. Gone home. That's quite surprising since he is expecting something weird to happen after opening the doors..... but nothing. Other option is getting something right in front of the shed, like a tiny room or something. He expects to get outside but doesn't

[@drageoksllechtim2078]

The best surprise would’ve been bribing the taskmaster to ask Alex out to a nice dinner and not make fun of him

[@LimitedWard]

Oh come on who the fuck can source a gong in an hour? Surely that's most surprising

[@Kinzione]

I would love to see this in Germany 😅

[@josiahscott3864]

Half wanted someone to just leave and not do anything.

[@Lovinia1]

This was my introduction to the show...

[@OsvaldoChannel1]

My first idea was: do nothing. Alex was expecting something, so nothing was literally the last thing he expects

[@VochtigePizza]

Simply just go drink a pint in a pub down the road, since he's expecting something, an empty garden would be surprising.

[@KittyCatAddict]

I nearly died of laughter watching this 🤣