Series 4, Episode 3 'Hollowing Out A Baguette.' | Full Episode | Taskmaster

Hugh Dennis, Joe Lycett, Lolly Adefope, Mel Giedroyc and Noel Fielding get competitive over camouflage.
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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.

[@maxmyzer9172]

"the ratings are down" "one of you must die" 11/10

[@belbarcelos9264]

Your time starts now. Absolutely brilliant

[@TheDeadmanTT]

That's how my mum send me and my brother to school

[@blakedwells]

@@TheDeadmanTT ,c sf c っsx、z

[@phs125]

It's like that hazel and chacha scene from umbrella academy...

[@insidejoke9076]

@@phs125 which one

[@Targemq8]

Alex’s physical impersonations of everyone in the film trailer are really incredible. He matches their postures so well.

[@LavroseRovender]

I love the little gap between lolli and the other person the little detail

[@Butterratbee]

@@LavroseRovenderand the other person?

[@ScrambledAndBenedict]

If they ever make a Taskmaster movie, and they DON'T use those trailers for it, we are going to riot.

[@bia6677]

I love how at 3:04 Noel’s head snaps up when he hears Lolly saying cheese.

[@nunyanunya4147]

'you tiny bitch puppet!'

[@JustAFox2183]

Id react the same way

[@Jayk-kz7sh]

Al Murray showing up not only once but TWICE this episode was golden. And the tiny shopping cart in the river in the model taskmaster house. Really nice call backs :)

[@RunonTales]

Woah i didnt even think about that

[@T_1.5]

They forgot the scale model of Richard throwing it

[@Jayk-kz7sh]

Golden Rose with how tall Richard Osman he’d just be average height at that point lol

[@weavehole]

TBF shopping trolleys were once obligatory in British canals and rivers. Bit cleaner nowadays.

[@sophiaredwood5825]

OH MY GOSH YES I FORGOT ABOUT THAT

[@dr.celsius886]

i love that Mel is keeping the wax seals

[@ThurstonCyclist]

I feel like she's dying for someone to ask her why she's doing it, and everyone is aggressively ignoring it.

[@wonderrob3225]

I was wondering about that too. what do you think she's going to do with them?

[@eveeve8254]

@@wonderrob3225 melting them down

[@alissagarcia6934]

@@ThurstonCyclist she said once shes keeping them to melt them down into one, so everyone there already knows why shes doing it

[@MartijnPennings]

I feel like she saves it just in case she can use it to make some wax monstrosity in the final episode's gift task.

[@protojager]

Hugh's was genuinely smart, hiding behind a closed door wouldn't have fit the task, but becoming the door does.

[@grapesofwraith1066]

I love that they used Al Murray's clip with the gong as the intro to the film trailer task!

[@PokerJoker811]

Two points. He got two points.

[@rickycarrillo7821]

He can’t stand not being on the show

[@aannddiiffeerroouuss]

Should have had al for the camouflage

[@mystics1ay3r17]

@@aannddiiffeerroouuss They did. He was number 7 in the group of people with Joe Lycett

[@sfshinz]

"He's gong mad".

[@Ravenleaf182]

Mel is like the ideal version of the awesome crazy aunt everyone wants to have in their family. Like you know they are nutty, but still they make family events 10,000% better

[@MyChannel773]

a few of my aunts really remind me of her, the holiday parties are delightful

[@l.i.i.l0]

Only 10 % better?

[@Ravenleaf182]

@@l.i.i.l0 I'm from the United States, commas have a different meaning.

[@Yasmine_midding]

So true... I wish I had an aunt like her instead of the depressed one and the other racist piece of sh*t 😂

[@ILuvAyeAye]

Aww, I wish I had an aunt like Mel. My only aunt voted for Trump. I'd take one who won't stop talking about Crossrail anyday.

[@Gabriel64468]

I wonder if winning against Noel even feels like winning when he just wants to drink the wine instead of doing the task.

[@Glowstick48]

Gabriel S then what does losing to Noel in a task feel like

[@annahelander2881]

I legit lost it when Noel so nonchalantly dropped the bottle of wine and smashed the bottle.

[@b.kenealy]

@@annahelander2881 this comment spoiled it for me 😭😭😭

[@OnyDeus]

I want to discuss this further since the cats out. I was a little disappointed that he threw it (literally) but... Noel was the one who won the subscription service inquiry. Did he not see a need for more of something he's had since one?

[@mahuk.]

@@b.kenealy tbh it's your fault for reading the comment before finishing the video. People *will* speak of what happened in the video here

[@Phendoxia]

Noel turned himself into a banana. Funniest thing i've ever seen.

[@K3VYK3V1]

..funniest thing you've ever seen? You need to get out more.

[@Tiptop9278]

K3VYK3V1 it’s a meme

[@IZPTH]

I kid you not Jeff, he turns himself into a banana, he's called banana Noel

[@William-Morey-Baker]

... It wasn't that funny... But if you think that's the pinacle of hilarity you should probably check out the mighty boosh

[@lucidattf]

@@William-Morey-Baker you didn't get the joke

[@user-zh4vo1kw1z]

Noël saying 'Im like the predator' with absolute sincerity may be his most adorable moment ever

[@ericminch]

Because that's how the Predator outfoxed Aahnold, innit, shrinking himself to the size of a banana.

[@bridgetjones9183]

His most adorable moment was when Alex didn't pull out Noel's balloons properly from under the hairdressing smock.

[@rin_etoware_2989]

i'll just point out that they've consistently pronounced Fielding's first name as one syllable, /ˈnoʊl/, which means the more correct spelling is Noel. you only add the diaeresis to specify that the one syllable should be broken up into two - so Noël becomes read like, for example, /nəʊˈɛl/ or /nɔ.ɛl/.

[@netaniarivera5952]

Mel can have little a chocolate, as a treat.

[@ellastarburst736]

IF YOU EAT ANY OF THE CHOCOLATE, YOU WILL BE DOCKED FIVE POINTS

[@BountyHunter-vi9wo]

I am surprised they all missed that

[@treevis400]

@@BountyHunter-vi9wo well it was on the back of the card

[@trickytreyperfected1482]

I bet all of them will check the back of the card from there on out.

[@jaylast1958]

I gotta say though, the one dude only took some AFTER the task was complete. . . .

[@jaykay4137]

"I'm binging the news currently, I'm up to 1975" This is why I love Alex

[@sopitaaragon6539]

It’s similar to how David Mitchell said he’s had Google printed out and he’s working his way through it

[@Geotpf]

A sentence never before spoken in the English language: "Just pop some sausages in my driving gloves".

[@leechan9664]

First it's the driving gloves then the jackboots then the riding crop...

[@neithere]

A great addition to "hold the newsreader's nose squarely, waiter, or friendly milk will countermand my trousers".

[@Nashleyism]

Never say never when Duolingo exists

[@austinanderson1729]

Don't ever stop making this show.

[@VideoLord451]

This is the exact sentement I feel after rewatching a full season in a day. Yes I know, I have a fulfilling life.

[@frankiegargoyle7783]

one srason? fucking amateur

[@justmacen6177]

your time starts now

[@ashg7219]

I can't believe it got canceled after one episode in the US. Such bullshit.

[@bagelbaker411]

Ashley Sauve They have a better chance finding an American audience on here than on television. TV’s dying slowly.

[@rwiii5115]

The one clap for Mel is not only an amazing display of strangers working together with no one deciding to ruin it, its also the single most demeaning and down right f****** hilarious thing to do to someone who just got last. Greg is truly an inspiration.

[@iamtau6253]

My mom is actually a member of the cloud appreciation society this is hilarious

[@beek.4860]

That's so weird, mine is too - maybe cloud appreciation is just a mum thing to do lol

[@DeathnoteBB]

@@beek.4860 I’m not a mum but I suspect mums have such a chaotic life that you just want to look at a cloud once in a while and forget the chaos

[@PunofHarts]

Are you gonna save her from the evil villains ?

[@meetaverma8372]

is it international, can I join in

[@iamtau6253]

@@meetaverma8372 I think it's online

[@bbmonkey14]

I know Hugh is decidedly in last place in the prize task, but his is the only subscription I have actually taken up as a result of this show, so really, I think clouds are the real winner here.

[@dan-gy4vu]

B-but why?

[@bbmonkey14]

@@dan-gy4vu Clouds are amazing, pal. Clouds don't care if they come last, they're just there.

[@dan-gy4vu]

@@bbmonkey14 is UK's weather that bad?? I also am a cloud enthusiast, but I personally just look out my window.

[@bbmonkey14]

@@dan-gy4vu Yeah, that too. The subscription means you get a nice badge, and an email every day with some nice clouds from other places. It also gives you access to some courses so you can learn more about meteorology. We actually have some great clouds, and interesting weather, but you know those grey days where the whole sky is just grey cloud? Those happen a lot too.

[@Jules46219]

I really liked Hugh’s as well. I found it whimsical

[@beesokay]

"How much water did I transfer?" "It doesn't matter!" "Cool."

[@Kangakool]

That whole sequence was so funny

[@gordondouglas2971]

Taskmaster has really made me understand and appreciate good editing, and this episode is a great example with Lolly and the fish bowl.

[@RealBradMiller]

Yes!

[@juliag.5114]

i agree i think the editing they do in this show is one of the main reasons the tasks clips are so funny and enjoyable to watch

[@momon969]

A good alternative title would have been "We make the rules, sausage gloves!"

[@wonderrob3225]

Its my new mantra

[@ScrambledAndBenedict]

@@wonderrob3225 Also "One Clumsily Sucked Up Mouthful". That's going to be the name of my autobiography if I ever write one lol

[@amystarnes5977]

Hugh's angry "SWEDEN'S!" incapacitated me.

[@drumbhoohoo]

We all talk about Noel’s fashion sense, what about the fact Mel is wearing two different shoes?

[@katadair430]

OMG

[@HSLua]

That was her "tool" for the juicing live task in ep 1

[@hauz287]

Noel has always been and will always continue to be a goth style icon.

[@WukongTheMonkeyKing]

I... have seen this episode multiple times and never noticed!

[@avikash7620]

A true icon.

[@studiocelestedesign]

Standing ovation for "TUGETEMASTER" trailer. Seriously impressive bit of brilliance in 60 mins.

[@JLF201]

"Hugh is unable to see how a large bar of cooking chocolate will help him move water from one fish bowl to the other." Well, it didn't help Hugh move water, but it did help him win!

[@chriskaprys]

Name any other television show where someone on a stage decides to throw a block of cheese into the audience and accidentally nails a live camera.

[@simonpetrikov5117]

Great, now I've got to wonder how all those cameras survive in the wild

[@Widdekuu91]

The Great Gouda Shakeoff with Herman Finkers and Birgitte Kaandorp. No, just kidding.

[@chriskaprys]

@@Widdekuu91 Indeed. They were excellent on Bleu Peter.

[@Widdekuu91]

@@chriskaprys Hahahaha!

[@Dumpknoedel]

@@simonpetrikov5117 they're not supposed to be in the wild! They're domesticated cameras

[@zacharysnyder2520]

That stage game was brilliant. I was sitting there thinking of words and failing over and over. I love it.

[@miopurcell9109]

It's like the food tasks, they get 10 mins to plan and then 10 mins to execute but they have time in between those two sets of time for the production team to prepare it. Like the meals they plan then someone goes to the shops and when everything is ready to be made then the actual clock starts on the execution bit

[@TeaReesa26]

I was very impressed they all made it through without using swear words. I wouldn’t have been able to.

[@dan-gy4vu]

Its honestly extremely satisfying. I could listen to that for an hour or so.

[@HasToPee]

Wembley!

[@irisblue2332]

As a proud owner both of the Cloud Appreciation Society's books "Cloud Spotter's Guide" and "Cloud Collector's Handbook," I'm utterly delighted that a membership was given here!

[@99fireandice]

Shoutout to Mel for trying to to take one for the team and take Joes 5 point deduction alongside her own! She was like “I’m in the negatives, can I save someone else too?” Shes one of the real ones

[@ScrambledAndBenedict]

I love too when she comes last for the dog/chicken task because she cheered on Lolly to get extra points, and you see how she's briefly disappointed but then just shrugs it off. She's like the most pure person ever.

[@ButacuPpucatuB]

Mel is my hero! Two different shoes, saves all the wax seals, and now she has driving gloves... and she didn’t drive to the house!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@DJKJnr]

It’s the shoe from two previous episodes that she uses to juice A LIME on stage 😂

[@TheBT]

The cloud appreciation subscription still exists, the cheese postie doesn't. Hugh is the true winner.

[@logandanielson7691]

I liked noel with the dogs. "Thats 14" and the dogs like "shit, my bad" and hops up

[@ms.belindagreerheadofesf7597]

Noel definitely prepared by bringing his skeleton raincoat to the camo task

[@buttonsfan]

Every episode just in case camo is needed

[@saesae2759]

"Get off the f*cking bus." "I love clouds but of course you've got to go into last place, just cause I'm worried about you." "It's hard for you cause I'm like a predator." "Pansexual Pop Pariahs" "Noel might lie down and eat chocolate." "I could just drink this and then piss in there."

[@v.r.j5577]

“We make the rules, Sausage Gloves.”

[@conservat1vepatr1ot]

“Tiny bitch-puppet, Alex Horn.” Lol..

[@monicaspoor2993]

CLOUDS! Oh gosh I'm genuinely relieved. I thought Hugh Dennis said he had a subscription to CLOWNS and was imagining in horror getting a different clown on your doorstep every month.

[@runningwiththewolves8284]

LMAO Oh my god, that would be terrible 😂 I'm not even scared of clowns, but I'd cancel the subscription immediately after winning the episode lol

[@ameliaq.7481]

Imagine, you never know what day of the month they'll show up..

[@monicaspoor2993]

@@ameliaq.7481 Oh no. Oh no. Oh no...that would make it SO much worse!!!!

[@LuisGLC31]

Imagine receiving a box with Paul Chowdhry's Brown Clown right on your doorstep

[@krashd]

Brown clown, innit?

[@oliviacarter2917]

I said "cheese" as soon as Lolly mentioned what "binds us all together." She is officially my favorite competitor of all time.

[@K.YouTube2]

She gets no love on here.

[@garfreeek]

I admit, I didn't know her, and was a fan of the other 4 already. But she's great, with a unique take on things! Really great to have her in this group!, 😊👌

[@juliag.5114]

I adore her laugh

[@muddydog6605]

Her pointing at Noel accusingly in the last task like a toddler will always make me laugh so hard. Love her.

[@Saltywinterchild]

Hugh Dennis and Paul Chowdhry have been the weirdest/most entertaining contestants on this show so far. I'm really holding out hope that Richard Ayoade will participate eventually and outweird them both.

[@sarahkinsey5434]

That is so weird considering Noel and Joe are in the same episode as Hugh!

[@ShiningDarknes]

Though Hugh is somewhat more effective at actually doing the tasks.

[@ellastarburst736]

Uh, Guys? Joe Wilkinson?

[@ShiningDarknes]

@@ellastarburst736 Joe wasn't really that weird

[@rubyrayne8]

jayenn 21 I thought Joe was more “weird” than Hugh.

[@jenelaina5665]

I feel like Mel has talked about her obsession with Crossrail on other shows and also I love her.

[@robertofontiglia4148]

it was hilarious on BFQ but i don't remember which one it was now...

[@mariskamagdolinah]

2016 BFQ ?? She was with Romesh

[@narrativematters4100]

@@mariskamagdolinah Yep!

[@covrtdesign5279]

This is the first episode of Taskmaster where every single task was gold and perfect. This is a fantastic group.

[@farrahwho]

the editing during lolly's attempt of the fishbowl task is so good lmao

[@khayle05]

Tuesday's wont be complete without Taskmaster

[@ms.belindagreerheadofesf7597]

I dread for the day where Taskmaster fails to upload

[@momon969]

@@ms.belindagreerheadofesf7597 There'll be riots in the streets!

[@jbonillaguitar]

agreed

[@emilellenius]

In a few weeks the next season of the Swedish version of taskmaster starts as well! 👌

[@khayle05]

@@emilellenius who cares?

[@adi96adi]

I absolutely lost it when Hugh went "Sweden's!" The second time with all the enthusiasm

[@jenelaina5665]

Ok, this is gonna be a nitpick: could you have proper captions on this? Just open it up to KZbin crowdsourcing, we'll get it done. Fish polls fish polls fish polls.

[@ollycerta9856]

^^^^ seconded

[@dierckeatlas]

Yes! Trying to get my mum into Taskmaster and it would help her so much.

[@ramisabashar7217]

+

[@echo5163]

Yessss please! Sometimes they talk too fast and I can't catch what they said. Meanwhile the audience is laughing like it's the best joke of the series

[@jolaechen8740]

+

[@notthere83]

It's awesome how incredibly well Alex portrays all contestants just based on posture and facial expressions @ 19:09

[@Swirlingflame]

6:54 I like how the diorama has a little shopping trolley in the water as a tribute to Richard Osman.

[@kielaney]

joe saying he wasn't sure if he wanted to win this episode and then celebrating his win by throwing cheese into the crowd, legendary. also, i died laughing when he hit the camera

[@Malky24]

I love how Mel is still wearing her "Lime Shoe" from the previous episode but changed shirts to give the illusion it's a different day.

[@leejiayi3323]

wait did they film them all in one day?

[@iliketrains3495]

@@leejiayi3323 They usually film two episodes in the studio a day. Not sure how that worked for series 2 and 3 given they had an odd number of episodes

[@leejiayi3323]

@@iliketrains3495 owwhhh alright hahaha I didn’t know that. Thanksss!

[@RamadaArtist]

But for real: "Flood. Bingo. Party. Tasks. Swede. Break." Is the most SpecOps code-phrase I've ever heard. Next level these guys. Next. Level.

[@GazzyW007]

Target: WEMBLEY

[@ToastedCocoBun]

Mel is so precious, I love her even more every episode Edit: Just watched the live task and omg I just really love Hugh and Mel separately and together and I never want this season to end

[@McFly127]

This ended already.. it’s season 9 now.

[@eveeve8254]

@@McFly127 Yea I dont think she meant that litreally...

[@Magitek85]

But then we'll never get James Acaster.

[@Sam-lr9oi]

I'm wondering what she did with all the wax seals from the tasks!

[@ToastedCocoBun]

Alex Young oh, James Acaster and Rhod Gilbert are gifts too, I feel unreasonably excited for their series to start getting uploaded

[@robert9595]

Alex just casually "or killed them" when talking about the chickens and hugh acts it out lol.

[@wombatpandaa9774]

Whichever among Hugh or Mel was the creative lead for Tugmeister, they should seriously consider screenwriting. That was better than some actual professional trailers.

[@carterr8786]

Hugh has won an award for comedy writing, he has co-created and written successful shows also

[@nadinewesterveld5597]

I've just started watching this episode, but I'd like to sincerely disagree with Greg's evaluation of Hugh's subscription. I am most definitely going to get a cloud-a-day subscription for a friend of mine. Why? Because I want to know how he'll react when he starts getting random clouds popping up in his inbox.

[@DLSacks]

It's just ridiculous to get something like that in your email when you can store those images on the cloud.

[@garfreeek]

🤣😂

[@Tribolumins]

He might ask you to rain it in

[@SandraMills]

I am now full on obsessed with the Midnight game, holy shit. I never thought I would find Sweden so funny.

[@sharkofjoy]

what does this comment mean?

[@SandraMills]

@@sharkofjoy Watch the episode to the end? It's referring to the final task

[@just-tess]

tbf, I just finished the episode and had NO idea what this meant.

[@lawrencecalablaster568]

It’s one of my favorites in the whole show & a song I regularly get stuck in my head.

[@sparo_splat]

Noel's gold boots are 🔥🔥🔥

[@freneticaesthetica]

Sparo Splat adore his wardrobe.

[@ThelouwseFD]

He truly is a fashion icon

[@JustSitAndLaugh]

38:14 Alex: "so he wins the task" subtitles: "so he went to Taco Bell"

[@RyanSpringer1984]

🎶 without moving the fish bowls 🎶 best music video of that year.

[@BrendelC]

17:22 mel and hugh's movie trailer was soooo so good XD

[@jackbranca3178]

The fact that Noel didn't say 'penis' during the 5-letter words segment continues to shock me half a year later

[@somethingelse9176]

That no one said penis! Genuinely amazing.

[@hensonlaura]

They aren't 11, so most of them are over the novelty.

[@belauensus7979]

also surprising "swedish" didn't come up but "sweden's" came up twice

[@just-tess]

and then came Daisy May Cooper...

[@julesthief]

Joe shouldn’t have lost the points. He ate the chocolate after the task ended.

[@ToasterStud]

@Julie Weinand He finished early because there was nothing left, but I think the time was still technically running when he ate the chocolate and just walked away.

[@sasikumarrajenthran4468]

Also, it didn't say eating chocolate during the task, it just said if you ever eat the chocolate.

[@Kezia1998]

I think the point reduction rule was designed specifically for Joe since he was always taking things from the set 🤣

[@michl8379]

Lolly should've gotten first place just for dealing with chickens

[@ShiningDarknes]

she did end up with as many points as second so I would say that is pretty fair.

[@gorkemgulan]

@@ShiningDarknes that was a weird calculation..... 40% more difficult could mean a 40% decrease in her time.

[@budle89]

Unless those were wild chickens, (yes, there are wild chickens), they're easy to get to an area. Especially if you feed them regularly.

[@yourmum69_420]

nah chicken love food. She had it easier than the others. She just decided to waste most of the time chasing them around first before she thought of using the food

[@KBWrecker]

No way, her bonus was already overly generous

[@pandakatiefominz]

"What have I got in my pockets?" Man, this Hobbit remake is looking great

[@toby688]

I can't get over how well Alex mimicked everyone's stance and movement.. I genuinely thought that was Joe in a beard, while all the rest of them were Alex.

[@lougrass3086]

Underrated moment: Alex when he was dressed as the contestants........that last shot of all five standing is great, like he manages to capture each personality just by standing a certain way! 👏

[@silkbuttons9386]

The fact that I genuinely couldn’t find Mel😭🤚that’s on ADHD object permanence

[@whatcanidooo]

BRO I've watched it twice and even the second time I had to pause to find her, I was so confused. But I also have ADHD so I guess that explains it 😂

[@allanastaryszak435]

Me too!!!!! Glad I’m not alone 😅

[@AlwaysBolttheBird]

9m mobile it wasn't easy haha

[@ACDBunnie]

I appreciate Joe Lycett throwing cheese at the audience in the end. A real man of the people. Also I want to see Hugh and Mel's dark and gritty taskmaster movie

[@OmegaDoesThings]

You know, I was genuinely expecting Lolly to be at a disadvantage with the chickens, but then I saw Mel's dog attempt and realized maybe the dogs would be just as difficult haha

[@n.kieseler1776]

Hugh is hilarious I really enjoyed his commentating

[@shayleecohen2120]

This is definitely one of my favorite cast/series, I love how everyone brings a different and distinct personality to the show and I can’t stop rewatching this series.

[@mybecember]

I love how they put Osmand’s trolley into the diorama Beautifully done

[@samantha7549]

Love the mini shopping trolley in the middle of the river in the model of the taskmaster house. The cutest little Easter egg🥚

[@Allyourbasearebemine]

Joe hitting the camera is pretty impressive

[@SennaAugustus]

I didn't catch the rules for the fishbowl, what aren't they allowed to do?

[@mendelde]

not talk of themselves except in the third person, obviously!

[@dsimi415]

Eat the chocolate!

[@jenelaina5665]

@@dsimi415 you can eat the chocolate you just pay the penalty!

[@ErraticConduct]

Haha love the humour in your comment! Cut to Lolly saying again "without moving the fish bowls" gosh that was a good moment! 😆

[@NivMizzet89]

Touch don't move, the standard rules!

[@gigglesmcfun]

Years later but i think Joe was genuinely hampered in the fishbowl task. Technically he bites the chocolate only after the task is done.

[@TwoWholeWorms]

The editors on this show are underrated. "Without moving the fish bowls..." xD

[@faithzanetti4434]

Am I the only one who would genuinely love that cloud subscription?? It sounds therapeutic

[@GrahamCrannell]

Noel doing a little wave-hello as the banana *seriously* reminds me of Mighty Boosh 😂

[@krashd]

"Hello. I'm the moon! The Mr. Neil Armstrong, he walk on my face."

[@azureskyes5446]

mel is such a sweetheart. we must protect her at all costs

[@TheJoePilato]

I'm on Hugh's side of the narration argument (not that it mattered in the end). Why write it if you're not gonna enforce it?! Also I've got Midnight stuck in my head now, presumably forever.

[@Banned4Life]

Well there's a considerable difference between simply staying silent and not providing any commentary, and not being able to speak because your mouth is constantly full of water, sucking it out of a fish bowl, or transporting it. If anything, I'd say docking points for something done after the task has finished was a bit of a dick move.

[@orenkassner2510]

Lord greg is the taskmaster he decides the rules.

[@Rowgue51]

Usually I'd be with you. I'm a bit of a stickler for sticking by the rules. It creates too much of an unfair advantage sometimes when they decide to ignore someone clearly breaking the rules. But in this case I don't really mind them ignoring it. It didn't really have anything to do with their ability to execute the task. It was just thrown in as something to make them look silly as they were doing it.

[@alri1054]

To be fair every task is there to make them look silly 😂

[@paultrewin5871]

Joseph Pilato I think you have not fully understood the show. If you want rules, stick to Countdown.

[@layla709]

I love that during the whole final task Noel looked so incredibly serious, almost like he was in a rap battle or something

[@pippa_peg]

Noel is strangely attractive isn't he.........especially when he smiles (Maybe not so strange but I will acknowledge it)

[@wonderrob3225]

strangely attractive, he's famous for it. What you just noticed? he's been voted sexiest man of the year and his concerts are packed with screaming girls. you didn't know that, when you decided you were the one person to notice the uniqueness of his beauty ;)

[@imtheonewhobroughtthebeans915]

Pratika Singh girls and boys do find him sexy...

[@lost_limey]

Nothing strange about it

[@christianboehlefeld5168]

Back in 2007 on the Big Fat Quiz of the Year Jonathan Ross was teamed with Lily Allen and moved himself between her and Noel and Russell Brand to protect her from, as he put it, "the most notorious cocksmen in the business."

[@pippa_peg]

@@wonderrob3225 I did not know that. This is probably the second time I've seen him on a show, I don't know a whole lot about him

[@RICKY50518]

BanaNoel is the entire reason I've watched this show for the last 3 years ❤

[@procrastination2204]

Hugh seemed so sad that everybody was shitting on his cloud subscription, poor guy honestly seemed a bit hurt throughout the episode bc this is something he genuinely cares about and he decided to share it, probably wanting some validation for it to ease the voice in his head saying "why am I paying £17 a year to look at clouds" and hoping the others would think it was as cool as he did but they didn't

[@dominateeye]

I didn't see anything from him that implied this, but if he was feeling a bit invalidated, hopefully he's seen these comments talking about people signing up to the CAS and feels a bit better.

[@x6562]

😊​@@dominateeye

[@lovethenightair]

I love that they used Al's slow-mo intro, it was such a nice call back to his awesomeness during that series.

[@catsinq5726]

Lolly got SO ripped off. CLEARLY a box of cheese is better than a piece of cheese and two slices of bread that still have to be toasted.

[@just-tess]

this. and it just looked like plain white bread, disturbing to think whether or how it stays fresh...

[@missychrissy060]

“hugh is HOLLOWING out a BAGUETTE” said with such desperation, im screaming

[@semajnosnibor17]

Mel and Hugh’s trailer was legit good. It felt like a trailer for a Netflix show. I wish it was real lol. Plus Mel ♥️♥️♥️

[@TheTalkoftheStreetPodcast]

Generally, the show does an awesome job of putting the line up together. Series 5 will probably always be my favorite but the celebs in this series are all lovely, Mel being especially adorable.

[@ShaggyShan]

Ok... when Hugh said "I'm a member of a thing called the Cloud Appreciation Society", I was literally animating clouds in After Effects for a music video... it's not a significant coincidence... but still... I feel a special connection to this episode now. XD

[@jaimy_games]

I thought nothing could top that Noel banana, but that trailer of Hugh and Mel was absolutely epic.

[@Pickle.Chapstick]

Mel continuing to call Hugh “Desky” even after the episode ended is ✨👏🏻friendship👏🏻goals👏🏻✨

[@EDoyl]

42:32 love Noel's reaction, he knows what's coming in the wine task.

[@oreoh_no6858]

2:58 Okay after 2020 I will never be able to hear the phrase "in these trying times" again without going into fight or flight mode

[@jgg75]

Midnight is a ridiculously catchy song... I have been humming it now for 3 hours and I don't think I am ever going to stop...

[@adamarens3520]

This episode was the BEST! The stage game was so fun, and this group looks like they are all having a great time.

[@tobys7026]

Mel’s reaction to the trailer at 16:13 is the same as my dads reaction when I turn on the router.

[@Spoinzy]

I think one of the best shows of how abstract Noel's brain works is how, when put quickly on the spot first to have a seven letter word, he used "frights". With such an uncommon grouping of silent letters, that is some master mental maneuvering right there.

[@AICOMB123]

he had prepared ‘fright’ as his six letter word, and then just bunged an ‘s’ on the end

[@threethousandbees7260]

In Lolly's defense, how was she supposed to know she couldn't move the fish bowls?

[@rebeccamoore8536]

How did they not take issue with Joe's camouflage task? They had 10 min to plan and 10 to execute. He took an hour to collect his Twitter respondents.

[@AmbientSpectrum]

Rebecca Moore The timelines are frequently fudged for things that will be funny- for example, in the same task- Noel’s required a green screen and post-processing. Easily more than 20 minutes of work. Might even take that long just to set up a good green screen.

[@ShiningDarknes]

10 to plan. 10 to execute. Doesn't say any restriction on prepping.

[@je7055]

Impression I got was just that the rules don't apply to Joe. Weird that they harped on Lolly moving the fishbowls so much when Joe made no attempt to narrate his task out loud. How are they supposed to know which of the explicitly-stated rules are optional and can be flagrantly ignored? I know it probably sounds pedantic but the rules are actually really important in a show like this, and it's hard to get invested in it when they're completely disregarded - the genius and charm of the show is watching all the clever ways people find through the various loopholes. Without the rules it's just an island's local celebrities doing random, mundane tasks.

[@Jackylification]

Gratuitously Hateful KZbin Jerk it’s not just joe. Timing restrictions for setup is often ignored throughout the different seasons. I could deal with that. it’s actually Noel’s entry for that task that annoys me. That’s in no way camouflage (especially after giving Hugh a hard time with the door). Noel was not actually there and got to use software to blend in. With that logic, any of them could just edit themselves out of a photo or make their camouflage look better than it was. Kinda ruins the spirit

[@somethingelse9176]

Joe did narrate his task, briefly; the rest of his time was taken up by doing the task. I don't think that was against the rules.

[@louis559]

This has got to be one of the funniest shows I've ever watched.

[@theonetheonlyjoey]

The final task on the stage is my favourite ever on-stage task. The music is absolutely perfect and Hugh Dennis saying "Sweden's" twice completely fucking wrote me off