Sam did the drawing for James in series 7 for the most surprisingly beautiful thing. I love James and knowing he's friends with Sam makes me happy. Two little weirdos together.
@chocochippington718611 ай бұрын
That’s fuckin awesome
@mrburnout11 ай бұрын
they're my two favorites of all time on taskmaster, I love this
@Jesse-lv2yo11 ай бұрын
That was Sam!??? Oh my gawd that makes me so happy
@Pat_Springleaf10 ай бұрын
@@Jesse-lv2yoyeah James mentioned it a while back on the TM podcast, before this series. Caught that episode yesterday and got a chuckle out of that
@Silverity10 ай бұрын
I immediately had to return to Season 7 episode 9. Amazing. Hahaha.
@AlbertSquareAfterDark11 ай бұрын
I don’t know Sam yet but his difficulty in grasping the 3rd person rule and resulting insistence of applying royalty to himself bodes very well for the next ten weeks ❤
@emmafrost121011 ай бұрын
Who doesn't know Sam yet?
@danieldaponte181911 ай бұрын
Aarrrghh! HE, the royal master... HE doesn't know Sam yet!
@AL-fl4jk11 ай бұрын
I genuinely think he forgot his name for a sec
@egilide10 ай бұрын
he was quoting the big lebowski i think. he did call himself 'the dude' a few times as well
@SerendipityChild24 күн бұрын
He's probably never talked about himself in 3rd person before
@jabbawabs11 ай бұрын
Sam sprinting away for no reason within a picture frame is a classic taskmaster tableau.
@Walperion_Music11 ай бұрын
I'd say it's a classic Sam tableau. He's always an odd ball like that!
@morphousblob11 ай бұрын
Well he had to prove that he moves quickly
@Tao_Tology11 ай бұрын
2:45
@brandonchapman636311 ай бұрын
This better be his exit from every task!! 😆
@urituba699311 ай бұрын
I reckon he's a Meditations for the Anxious Mind Fan :)
@waterinmyotter624511 ай бұрын
Sam’s inability to simply replace “I” with “Sam” is baffling 😂
@DesignRobPearce5 ай бұрын
I reckon he knows what he’s doing lol
@lmrharper35862 ай бұрын
Hhmm let me interview you.
@LC-le9ew11 ай бұрын
Making Alex smile must be the best feeling in the world.
@Erin-00010 ай бұрын
I wish I could. I can only imagine the pure joy. I wish I was amongst these people.
@cyberwomble752411 ай бұрын
"Sam reflects fondly on the experience..." sudden shift of tone as memories surface "... with a feww smalll darrrk moments..."
@burculuks11 ай бұрын
The feeling I get from the cast so far is that they probably won't be that good at doing tasks, but very amusing and creative in their failings...😂
@kischtrine11 ай бұрын
Greg referred to this series in the Podcast to a „carcrash“ Maybe that says something. 😅
@mikeuuuytffvghjjoopoiytf11 ай бұрын
The feeling who gets?
@kischtrine11 ай бұрын
@@sternschnuppe9101 all three of the pictures are quite good.. I am surprised..
@maniamuse131911 ай бұрын
@@kischtrine They are probably saving the grade F art students until last.
@vlad3k11 ай бұрын
Tho... i got that feeling from literally EVERY cast so far...
@BD-yl5mh11 ай бұрын
Fuck yes. The energy he’s gonna bring to the show is going to be magnificent. I actually think Greg will either genuinely fall in love with him, or try and perform an exorcism on him before the end of the season. I can’t decide which
@kischtrine11 ай бұрын
Sam was also on a Never mind the Buzzcocks episode recently and it felt like Greg and Sam got along quite well.
@AivoPaas11 ай бұрын
I can't decide witch either.
@GAmbrose11 ай бұрын
@@kischtrineHe didn't do much, sadly (Sam on buzzcocks)
@kischtrine11 ай бұрын
@@GAmbrose True... But I think one can tell really quickly if Greg is annoyed by someone or if he likes someone at least a bit :)
@joshandallo217011 ай бұрын
I feel like Greg will need to be Teacher Greg to handle Sam 😂
@toddthechimeralinguist11 ай бұрын
Todd had no idea who Sam is before this video but he now likes Sam a whole great lot.
@mral814511 ай бұрын
Alan feels likewise!
@AmyBG8811 ай бұрын
As does Amy! (Tiny hat is the cherry on the sundae)
@anabelle..11 ай бұрын
Anabelle feels the same way :))
@irisblue233211 ай бұрын
Iris thinks that the fact that both Alex and the camera people keep breaking is a very promising sign!
@DragonSpawn4Twenty11 ай бұрын
We're still wondering who is he??
@TheOrlandoTrustfull11 ай бұрын
Every series there are people doubting how good it will be, just because they've never heard of a few of the contestants. I think at this point, we should trust that Alex and the production team know exactly what they're doing.
@dgpatter11 ай бұрын
For the most part, I agree. Casting has been phenomenal most times. There have been some duds though. IMO 9 and 15 were terrible.
@unpreparedwithacapitalf11 ай бұрын
@@dgpatter 9 and 15 were great in my opinion, especially 15, but i think 8 was objectively bad casting to have ian and lou on the same series. really messed up the energy (but joe was perfect). there definitely have been some duds, subjective though
@tobyb101811 ай бұрын
Every time. People should know better by now and trust it’ll be good whoever’s in it. Also it annoys me that every time people just excited about the famous one, and have never heard of hang the cast.. there hasn’t been a single contestant in the history of the show that I hadn’t already heard of, seems a lot of people need to do their comedy homework…
@andrewbowden698211 ай бұрын
15 was amazing. Series 8 was an all round dud for me except Joe Thomas
@dgpatter11 ай бұрын
@@unpreparedwithacapitalf 8 would probably be the next poorest for me as well. 9 could be influenced by Ed Gamble. I like him as a podcast host, but anywhere else I find him as funny as needle in the eye. I couldn’t even watch 15. Sat through two episodes and just went “meh” every time I saw another episode uploaded and ignored it. Edit: Again, 15 could be because I have always loathed Frankie Boyle with the white hot heat of a thousand suns.
@sarahspero97729 ай бұрын
Alex is so tickled by Sam’s whole presence, I love it. 😂
@seangates9005 ай бұрын
Who loves it?
@KickassUncle2 ай бұрын
@@seangates900 They do.
@MaeveDX11 ай бұрын
He talks like he forgets what he just said immediately after saying it, I love him
@oLivaz2211 ай бұрын
I've got a Sam Campbell painting in my living room. He used to paint one for a show each night years ago. It's of my old housemates holding a rugby ball while riding a pug
@sarahparkinson30216 ай бұрын
I’ve got that too but my pugs riding my housemate
@celinavivian11629 ай бұрын
“Cyber bullying” then the little chuckle endears me so much
@vonwux11 ай бұрын
Not come across Sam before but I think he's going to fit in the taskmaster world just fine
@tabithasinclair682111 ай бұрын
if youve seen s7 hes the same guy who painted james acaster's episode 9 prize task (him with boobs and 2 dicks)
@Elwaves292511 ай бұрын
I didn't know him before he popped up on Buzzcocks and that told me he'd be great on TM.
@joshandallo217011 ай бұрын
Sam is a relatively newcomer to the UK comedy scene. He's only been around for a little over a year. He's quite known in Australia, IIRC.
@Caffeinatedali11 ай бұрын
Saw his fringe show and some WIPs since & he's a delight. Absolutely insane, but the hardest I've laughed in a long while. He threw a DVD of 27 dresses at me one time. Highly recommend to nab before he starts to sell out even faster
@amiiwg11 ай бұрын
He was in the show bloods too
@typerexc9 ай бұрын
"The second's nearly over." It would be amazing if that was the only earnest, genius one-liner Alex ever slid in, but they're just everywhere.
@ironwhy11 ай бұрын
Sam also made the drawing of James Acaster that was brought in as James' contribution for the "most surprisingly beautiful thing". (Series 7 - Episode 9 - The pendulum draws the eye). - I've got this information from the "Taskmaster Podcast"...
@Wakwise11 ай бұрын
that was him?? beautiful
@sarah.bea.11 ай бұрын
I just listened to the podcast episode and came here to share this 😄
@melissaburkett935011 ай бұрын
Knowing this, I just watched that prize task again. Now I like to think the whole reason little Alex had them draw his portrait, was because Sam drew that one of James. Ha!
@ironwhy11 ай бұрын
@@melissaburkett9350 It definitely seems possible...
@whisperingblues988711 ай бұрын
What a pile of rubbish where did they find this clown at the first episode of series 16 was bloody awful.
@atmaximum11 ай бұрын
I love how Sam is like, the Alex's type of humor/comedian. He's a pro on poker facing all sorts of other contestants, but with Sam, even something that's not a joke gets to him
@buggyboogle911 ай бұрын
When he said, “Sam complies.” I was reminded of “the Dude abides.”
@felinetherapy478211 ай бұрын
Wow he's quite the artist. Would love to see all finished pictures lined up together!
@teeweezeven11 ай бұрын
So far, I think all of them are quite artistic!
@GT_Walker11 ай бұрын
He was the guy that drew the picture of James Acaster with two dicks.
@jennifersuch848811 ай бұрын
He drew the pic that James brought in of himself for a S7 prize task!
@elkayySir11 ай бұрын
Surprisingly decent drawing of Alex there.
@axels917911 ай бұрын
He also did the portrait of James Acaster which was a prize from James in his series of Taskmaster (the one with James pictured with witches tits).
@cyberwomble752411 ай бұрын
The tooth gap was a little reserved, but that's art for you.
@wagononfire387411 ай бұрын
Sam's art has actually been on taskmaster before! In season 7 episode 8 i think it was, James Acaster brought in a portrait of himself for a prize task, Sam was the one who drew it!
@andreaskarlsson525111 ай бұрын
Yeah its good, really good! 😄
@oLivaz2211 ай бұрын
I've got a Sam Campbell painting in my living room. He used to paint one for a show each night years ago. It's of my old housemates riding a pug holding a rugby ball
@poptartpanda811 ай бұрын
One of my favorite things Sam does is the conversation will have moved on and he'll cut in with a joke related the last thing they talked about. Like with the "Sam is no Michael Angelo" 😆 he did it a bunch on the Taskmaster podcast and I think it's hilarious 😂
@alexandersage9679 ай бұрын
Never forget "I'm just glad I'm being talked about"
@electromika11 ай бұрын
This interview is a trainwreck, I can't wait to watch Sam in the series!
@L-po8rx11 ай бұрын
A perfect level of awkwardness
@bluebird162511 ай бұрын
Wasn't familiar with Sam before, but it's a good sign already that he cracks Alex up.
@ellekay475811 ай бұрын
"upbringing...phew, cyberbullying...." - i CANNOT wait for this series
@kischtrine11 ай бұрын
With watching interview after interview I am starting to understand Greg’s reference to a carcrash when he was talking about the series in the Podcast. I can’t wait!
@fimoize11 ай бұрын
Ooohhh, what podcast was that?😊
@kischtrine11 ай бұрын
@@fimoize The official Taskmaster Podcast with Ed Gamble. Greg was on that. I think just after finishing series 15.
@fimoize11 ай бұрын
Thank you
@dannyrowleyyt11 ай бұрын
Easel-y the best show on TV!
@Jonny2myren11 ай бұрын
@@FlameGodFlann I don't know, I've heard some iffy things. Though they might've been framed, I suppose.
@ChubbyUnicorn11 ай бұрын
🤦👍
@FutureDeep11 ай бұрын
I'll wait for the new series to come out before I draw any conclusions. Don't want to paint things in the wrong light.
@landonfolken0311 ай бұрын
I'm getting the impressionism that y'all think puns are funny. I gesso I'll let them slide.
@remraf198411 ай бұрын
I find all of this a bit sketchy
@wastedgiraffe11 ай бұрын
I'm really hoping Sam has a running gag throughout the season with his entrances and exits both were hilarious in this video.
@Tao_Tology11 ай бұрын
It already is a bit of a running gag.
@radicalpaddyo11 ай бұрын
Just fyi, Sam was a writer on the latest don't hug me I'm scared tv show. Armed with this information, I suddenly understood him a lot better
@dmeep11 ай бұрын
45 years feel a bit like a threat from Alex. 2068 will be a year of building traps and constant vigilance for Sam
@h0lly_blue11 ай бұрын
"a few small dark moments" what a tease this is
@hannahl811 ай бұрын
He's definitely the James Acaster of this series. Love his drawing!
@anabelle..11 ай бұрын
My first thought too. This will be a great season🤣
@shikhar.awasthi11 ай бұрын
Same thought as soon as he walked in! 😂
@CallistoTheWarriorQueen11 ай бұрын
He is the one that drew James, definitely similar vibes 😂
@remotecontrolanimals790511 ай бұрын
Remember the drawing of James with two dicks that he brought in for a prize task. That was Sam's drawing.
@barneymetcalfe889611 ай бұрын
Coincidentally James brought in a drawing of himself with witch tits for a prize task, and that was drawn by Sam Campbell
@psylock52410 ай бұрын
the part where Alex asks him to draw an appliance and he throws out "whisk" and surprises himself to recall that an electric whisk is, indeed, an appliance says a lot about Sam
@LoudmouthLee11 ай бұрын
That run away that the end is real David Correos energy! I'm ready for it.
@Dan_G.R.S.11 ай бұрын
These last two interviews really seemed like the third person thing completely broke their pattern of speech. Only Julian seemed to not lose his mind over it
@vladzatoloka11 ай бұрын
For somebody who keeps correcting everyones grammar, "how long does who has" is going to chase Alex for the rest of his days.
@-laydeeintrigue-11 ай бұрын
Seeing Alex (and Greg for that matter) giggle just makes my day.
@kimbarrett469711 ай бұрын
Never heard of Sam Campbell before this series of Taskmaster but he seems to be the perfect combination of chaos and exasperation, so I have high hopes for him 😊
@nickferrazza11 ай бұрын
Sam's not a contestant I ever expected to see on Taskmaster (certainly not the British version anyway), but I'm so happy he's going to be. I don't think I've ever been quite so excited to see any contestant in action. As odd as he comes across in this video, I think it's only a taster of what a weirdo he really is. He's going to be great.
@canoli727 ай бұрын
Sam has a tremendous “sophomore in high school” energy about him. 😂🎉😊
@sophiusdynami34017 ай бұрын
Everyone that interacts with Sam Campbell falls in love with him... Looks at Alex's face when Sam runs away, true expression of love.
@Munki11 ай бұрын
Whoever picks the contestants deserve more money. They have yet to fail the audience's expectations. Every season have just been insanely good.
@SockimusPrime11 ай бұрын
I’m astounded they were able to get Eggerson Keaveney for Taskmaster.
@PaulaHoell11 ай бұрын
Oh my god it's Eggerson Keaveney! 😍
@grover9tracy11 ай бұрын
Are you not confusing him with Connor Bidou?
@tab-chan55453 ай бұрын
Only came here to find this comment.
@Danburybeeches8 ай бұрын
Wasn't expecting the drawing to be absolutely incredible - wow Sam!
@phunkybarbie11 ай бұрын
You know it’s gonna be a good season when an entire cast I’ve never heard of before already feels like old favorites!
@ShesWhiskeyinaTeacup11 ай бұрын
Taskmaster is a really effective platform for making me intensely fond of UK celebs whose existence I was completely unaware of prior to viewing the show. Love this show. Passionately adore the humans responsible for this KZbin account as well. Just a transatlantic crush factory. ❤🥰❤
@ProHobbyjogger11 ай бұрын
For me it was 8oo10cdc, WILTY and MTW. Less so 8oo10c because there would always be a few randos, and I got to the core people from the other shows. What’s great about TM is the longer series arc with the same panel; more room for in jokes, relationships, etc. The always-superb editing surfaces those elements so well.
@beccapotts708111 ай бұрын
Sam's an Aussie 🙃
@Tao_Tology11 ай бұрын
_She_ was completely unaware
@desktopadventures403110 ай бұрын
Gross but true. 😊
@AbiSaysThings5 ай бұрын
I think Sam was pretty much unknown to a lot of British audiences too (myself included). He's mostly been Auatralia based.
@lnfreeman11 ай бұрын
I'm just amazed at the high quality of all the portraits so far. I look forward to the arts-and-crafts task for this series.
@chrissparkes649726 күн бұрын
Sam is nothing less than awesome! Funny guy and he doesn’t even feel like he’s forcing jokes ❤
@williamdowns940911 ай бұрын
I went to see episode 7 live and had never heard of sam before but by the end he was my favorite.😂
@unpreparedwithacapitalf11 ай бұрын
this comment makes me very excited
@mattattack1010011 ай бұрын
Same! I went to episode 1, he got everyone's attention from his first word
@kellyo10111 ай бұрын
I love these and how much you can see Alex loving the contestants during them.
@smurfette_blues792210 ай бұрын
I just looked into Campbell and it turns out this is not the first time I've come across him. He's one the creators behind one of my favourite KZbin series of all time 'Nippers'. And he was featured in a couple of episodes of the Aunty Donna podcast!
@catheriner99911 ай бұрын
Sam's frustrated noise when Alex corrects him... feels like we'll be hearing a lot of that.
@marskristin11 ай бұрын
Definitely getting sold on this series already! The interview teasers are really doing their job 😅
@singenstattatmen50969 ай бұрын
Woooow this actually makes me sad that there were no artistic tasks in this season, he really is quite good at drawing!
@markbelcher21218 ай бұрын
TM introduced me to Sam and I'm very thankful. Sam you're a Jem, right when we need it most ❤
@Kompoism11 ай бұрын
Every single interview so far has given me the impression this series is gonna be hilarious and highly chaotic at all times... Can't wait!
@Aviertje11 ай бұрын
6:41 is where I knew this contestant is going to have amazing synergy with little Alex Horne. Oh my. And the final picture is just perfection.
@dougthemoleman5 ай бұрын
Wow, that portrait worked out much better than anyone expected, I bet. The fact that he managed that despite all the distraction is very impressive indeed.
@StevieeG10 ай бұрын
He is quite subdued in the show… funny, but subdued. I had a feeling if I watched his standup I would see a different side to him and by god I was right. Brilliant in its unhinged delivery.
@matte570511 ай бұрын
So excited for so many people to be introduced to the beautiful surreality that is Sam Campbell
@Simonesayshi11 ай бұрын
I'm already in tears from his voice and facial expressions haha
@Walperion_Music11 ай бұрын
Oh, love Sam, one of the most interesting aspiring comics around! I bet he's gonna bring that odd-ball energy. Every season needs at least one odd-ball loose canon type of contestant.
@barneymetcalfe889611 ай бұрын
Just starting, I know Sam is quite good at drawing, so he should be good at this. I also have high hopes for him on the show.
@Raucey11 ай бұрын
"Is this part of it?" "It is now..."
@slyasleep10 ай бұрын
Sam is so incredibly smart and random. And he looks like a 70‘s teenie-bop heartthrob.
@crabbuckets75066 ай бұрын
Sam has been cracking me up for years. Him and Aaron Chen are my type of odd ball comedy.
@tobyb101811 ай бұрын
I love that he just runs away, no idea why he did it but liked it 😂
@VanDeVenDerVaart11 ай бұрын
Only recently got into Sam and I can't get enough of him. He's going to be the big star of this series.
@reddonki11 ай бұрын
Glorious from the sweet wrapper bit to "do you like Arsenal?"
@jasonflay88189 ай бұрын
I think Alex recognizes a spiritual equivalent. Sam has the same chaotic comedic energy that Alex has. I bet we see more Alex Sam collaborations in the future.
@TiltyBird11 ай бұрын
THE SPRINT AT THE END, YES.
@crispynoodle704211 ай бұрын
Great picture by Sam. He even got Alex's space between his teeth true to form! Look forward to the series with him!!! 👍😎
@stefanieb.4465Ай бұрын
It is really nice to get an insight into how Alex creates his art. :D It's such a clever way of 'framing' these interviews. Just amazing. I watched the show before I watched the interviews, but if it had been the other way around, I would have been so excited for this cast.
@neongrey33311 ай бұрын
absolutely delightful, everyone's been having so much fun with the interviews also wow sam's actually quite good at drawing!
@CharlieGreene2424211 ай бұрын
0:22 I love it when Alex turns to the camera like that when he breaks
@kevinw71211 ай бұрын
what if Sam dies exactly 45 years from the time of the publication of this video
@snoodles123411 ай бұрын
This guy is a natural comedian, it’s seems like he trying to not offend but any second he going to cut loose
@AileenBaker11 ай бұрын
This season is going to be so good
@xGUANdeLUPEx11 ай бұрын
So much chaos already and the season hasn't even started yet. Perfect.
@theworkofsirchristopherlee68619 ай бұрын
I love Sam. He rocks. His mouth reminds me of Frank Spencer. “I’m in a little bit of trouble.”
@marthamydear58696 ай бұрын
It really does!!
@Talenin201411 ай бұрын
Cannot wait for Sam to bring chaos to this series!
@philyates767011 ай бұрын
Love the Napoleon Dynamite run at the end!!! 😂😂😂
@swampgod11 ай бұрын
where are my skills in time fans at? was not expecting to see an OG gazeboy to make it all the way to taskmaster, this is so sick.
@skelelizzi6 ай бұрын
Sams brain is so quick and strange i love it
@kischtrine11 ай бұрын
„My pocket?!?“ The way he jumps at „dark moments“… I am already in love 🥰
@NeillyWheelie8 ай бұрын
the art work is really good!!! and btw its hilarious hearing sam trying to talk in the third person
@Atuchy10 ай бұрын
I love the moment where Alex found some really amusing
@Atuchy10 ай бұрын
His drawing was excellent!!!!!
@rosshammer173911 ай бұрын
I would totally hang that picture on my wall 🤣
@McFazzer9 ай бұрын
I did not expect the drawing to be so good
@alamunez11 ай бұрын
I had not heard of Sampbell before, but he seems very nice. 😃
@scotttocs5 ай бұрын
4:32 that's all folks
@audreyh.79305 ай бұрын
this genuinely made me laugh out loud thank you so much
@juliagoldsmith-pinkham871911 ай бұрын
the most insane first 5 minutes of a video I've ever seen. can't even wait til the end to comment.
@cleanartcollective11 ай бұрын
Sam has been my favorite contestant so far, he's effortlessly hilarious!
@alleeum11 ай бұрын
“Sam complies!”
@MoeAji7 ай бұрын
It turned out very good. I... HE thinks that he managed to capture his essence.
@occularpatdown11 ай бұрын
May confuse 2nd and 3rd person, but can draw damn well. Chaotic neutral
@slyasleep10 ай бұрын
05:45 oh, Al-Jazeera!
@that_sam_9411 ай бұрын
That drawing made me literally laugh out loud, it's perfect 😂😂😂 very strong fingers for Alex 😂😂😂😂