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Irisi posted:A lot of comedians who prefer more scripted things on stage and screen would really not care for Taskmaster, I think. David Mitchell has obviously ruled himself out, I think his old partner Robert Webb would feel much the same way, as would people from your list like Richard Aoyade, Jessica Hynes and Michaela Coel. I share your doubts about Aoyade having much chance of appearing. He's been fiercely speculated about before, and apparently there were "scheduling conflicts". The hopeful side of me wants to believe that now he's not doing Travel Man the schedule opens up - but the more realistic side thinks it was just a polite way to decline. I'll go to bat for the chances of Jessica Hynes though - she's no strange to panel shows, and there have been contestants before who lean more towards the scripted side of things - like Katherine Parkinson and Charlotte Richie. I think asking if Bridget is sane is like asking if Hamlet is sane - they're both pretending to be insane, to mask the fact that they've gone mad. PS: if we want to talk unrealistic and double-acts, surely Fry and Laurie would be the one to pick Heavy_D fucked around with this message at 20:12 on May 28, 2022 |
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One of the upsides of the new year specials being a thing is getting people who can't commit to a full season.
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May 28, 2022 20:13
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stev posted:Yeah I feel like they could have Paul as a contestant on his own but there's be something pretty sad about it. Bensons, if the astonishingly useless celebrity gossip that just got dredged up from my brain isn't mistaken.
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May 28, 2022 21:07
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Heavy_D posted:I share your doubts about Aoyade having much chance of appearing. He's been fiercely speculated about before, and apparently there were "scheduling conflicts". The hopeful side of me wants to believe that now he's not doing Travel Man the schedule opens up - but the more realistic side thinks it was just a polite way to decline. I'll go to bat for the chances of Jessica Hynes though - she's no strange to panel shows, and there have been contestants before who lean more towards the scripted side of things - like Katherine Parkinson and Charlotte Richie. Do a Taskmaster/Bake-Off Crossover with the former hosts as participants and tasks themed around Bake-Off
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May 28, 2022 21:09
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I'd love them to do a legends/throwback series with comedians who made it big in the 80s. Rowan Atkinson, Dawn French, Lenny Henry, Jennifer Saunders, and Alexei Sayle. It's not going to happen but you can't tell me it wouldn't be worth trying.
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May 28, 2022 21:33
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Pablo Bluth posted:One of the upsides of the new year specials being a thing is getting people who can't commit to a full season. Except Nicola Coughlan, who would have loved to do a full series and didn't quite realise she was opting for this instead. If they ever bent the rules for anyone, I hope it's her. Pablo Bluth posted:I'd love them to do a legends/throwback series with comedians who made it big in the 80s. Rowan Atkinson, Dawn French, Lenny Henry, Jennifer Saunders, and Alexei Sayle. It's not going to happen but you can't tell me it wouldn't be worth trying. I mean, other than maybe Atkinson none of those seem impossible individually. I've thought about Dawn French before, picture her as being a bit of a Tarbuck. Edit: Henning Wehn!
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May 28, 2022 21:45
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Heavy_D posted:Edit: Henning Wehn! "As we all know; Fingers... were invented... by Jesus. So I brought a finger puppet nativity scene." Just a little The Unbelieveable Truth joke/reference.
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May 28, 2022 22:04
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For how omnipresent Phill Jupitus seemed to be on panel shows, he's been almost conspicuously not on Taskmaster. Rachel Riley could be fun.
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May 28, 2022 22:40
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My Lovely Horse posted:Rachel Riley could be fun. She bad.
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Pablo Bluth posted:One of the downsides of the format is that it requires quite a bit of time commitment, plus a willingness to take part in a type of activity that isn't the standard comedian job. Thus I think there's a lot of bigger names people would absolutely love but who aren't likely to appear. David Mitchell is a name that often comes up in TM wishlists but more recently he's revealed he's given a hard no to ever appearing: I can't imagine that Victoria came home after doing it and went "it was great, you'd love it" to change his mind on the subject either. I think he does probably have the right idea about how he would be on the show though, his comedic persona just doesn't quite fit with the kind of stuff they do on the show. He's great at banter but he would probably be very noticeably miserable when doing tasks, and not in a way that would be fun to watch.
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May 29, 2022 02:35
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The Cheshire Cat posted:I can't imagine that Victoria came home after doing it and went "it was great, you'd love it" to change his mind on the subject either. I think he does probably have the right idea about how he would be on the show though, his comedic persona just doesn't quite fit with the kind of stuff they do on the show. He's great at banter but he would probably be very noticeably miserable when doing tasks, and not in a way that would be fun to watch. David is the sort who'd've been good in Alex's role as the assistant.
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Heavy_D posted:Except Nicola Coughlan, who would have loved to do a full series and didn't quite realise she was opting for this instead. If they ever bent the rules for anyone, I hope it's her. That sucks. Everyone else in the New Year's Treat episode feel like cool bonuses, but I would have loved to see her on a full series.
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They could eventually decide to do an all stars series, drag race style, where popular contestants from previous series or specials compete. Perhaps excluding series winners as they get champion of champions.
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May 29, 2022 09:32
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I'd like to see Ross Noble in TM, since I enjoy seeing him in anything, but I'm afraid he wouldn't get past the task reading part since he'd spend the rest of the time expounding on whatever it's made him think of.
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They can't have Dara O'Briain on because people would get confused on why Greg is doing tasks then also judging himself.
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May 29, 2022 11:46
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drunken officeparty posted:They can't have Dara O'Briain on because people would get confused on why Greg is doing tasks then also judging himself. Apart from being tall comedians they are nothing alike
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drunken officeparty posted:They can't have Dara O'Briain on because people would get confused on why Greg is doing tasks then also judging himself. Oh god now you made me imagine 2010 Frankie Boyle on taskmaster and it's very strange. The magical powers of association bear thee unexpected fruits. Modern day Frankie would probably work alright excepting he'd behave like a depressed cat most of the time
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May 29, 2022 13:59
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Xelkelvos posted:David is the sort who'd've been good in Alex's role as the assistant. I can just hear the contempt in “You’re happy with that, are you?” at the end of a task.
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May 29, 2022 14:15
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I wonder how James May or Richard Hammond would do. Probably be a lot like Kongen Befaler.
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My Lovely Horse posted:I wonder how James May or Richard Hammond would do. Probably be a lot like Kongen Befaler. 
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May might be alright on the NY special, less so Hammond or Clarkson.
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Pablo Bluth posted:May might be alright on the NY special, less so Hammond or Clarkson. Clarkson would be amusing in his oafish sort of way if asked to build or take apart something.
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As far as newer talent is concerned, I think Athena Kugblenu, Helen Bauer, Ingrid Dahle and Kiri Pritchard Mclean would all be pretty solid.
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David Mitchell's stated reason against going on the show is that if your public persona is being a smart person, that entire appearance could be shattered, and I can't blame him for that. Probably the worst case for that is Paul Sinha. Victoria went on and somehow both demonstrated how smart she was (despite failing the double negatives) and yet revealed how incredibly weird she was, both just generally and from coming from a very different background. I think Richard Osman is the only "smart guy" who managed to fully come off as smart on the show. David Mitchell might have some skills with thinking quickly and lateral thinking, but he definitely won't take well to the physical challenges.
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Xelkelvos posted:Clarkson would be amusing in his oafish sort of way if asked to build or take apart something. Sorry are we talking about hosting or competing? For hosting yeah, out of CMH I can sort of see Clarkson being the only passable option. Also as far as I know, he is also the only one with substantial experience on game and panel shows out of the trio. As a contestant, I can sort-of see May being passable option, and the only one from CMH who might not necessarily need a script to be interesting or fun to watch.
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Hammond has done quite a few silly shows in the past, and has his new studio gig on Comedy Central in terms of multi-camera experience.
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I have heard it said that Hammond is the funniest of the three off camera. Plus when there are tasks that require people to build something he'd have a chance of actually finishing it.
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Do a Big Brother alumni season - Jon Tickle, Brian Dowling, Alison Hammond, Davina and Rylan. Team task can be the former contestants on one team Vs Rylan and Davina
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Wafflecop posted:Do a Big Brother alumni season - Jon Tickle, Brian Dowling, Alison Hammond, Davina and Rylan. Team task can be the former contestants on one team Vs Rylan and Davina
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Wafflecop posted:Do a Big Brother alumni season - Jon Tickle, Brian Dowling, Alison Hammond, Davina and Rylan. Team task can be the former contestants on one team Vs Rylan and Davina I don't think Davina would touch this with a bargepole, but Rylan was great on the New Years Treat, I'd have him back for a full series. And Alison Hammond would be an absolute hoot on Taskmaster: whatever she does, she does 100%, without fear or forethought.
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Someone in Australia had Taskmaster as their Mastermind specialist subject (reddit link) Before the round began, they asked the question we're already asked in this thread: why is there no Australian version of the show? Returning to future contestants, got a pair of S's for you. Could Taskmaster be the show that finally makes Simon Munnery a TV star? And what about Sam Simmons, would be nice to have that kind of madcap energy....
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The_Doctor posted:Simon Amstell! Have Amstell as the taskmaster, and for effect make Osmon the assistant. Both of them would completely sell the paradox of their size difference with master/servant interaction imho. Also, I really want Bill Bailey to be a contestant, and Dylan Moran. I'm a sucker for black books so probably biased but I love love love Bill Bailey pretty much 100% of the time he's around.
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Just gonna put it out there that making lists of ~celebrities you'd like to see on TM isn't especially interesting.
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Ratios and Tendency posted:Just gonna put it out there that making lists of ~celebrities you'd like to see on TM isn't especially interesting. Sounds like a you problem and maybe post something else that isn't complaining about it. I posted before, but Victoria Mitchell probably would've been a good Taskmaster. Take her dry wit from Only Connect but now make it more domineering with her husband as the Assistant. Don't just imagine his own snark at someone's ambitious but rubbish constructions, but his own discomfort at having to be a participant in a task or having to taste something. Between CHM, Clarkson and Hammond would probably be the most entertaining contestants. Clarkson would be a lot like the other who just can't seem to be arsed to do the finer points of the task and whinge about it as a bit while Hammond would be way too into it and competitive. May would probably be like Victoria Mitchell in that he's also into it, but also trying to be too clever about it and ends up a little boring.
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Xelkelvos posted:Sounds like a you problem and maybe post something else that isn't complaining about it. David Mitchell is the host of Outsiders, which is a lot like Taskmaster, but all tasks are for teams of 2, and they are themed around wilderness survival. He doesn't have an assistant, but he does get to taste things, and the discomfort is very much there.
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Paladinus posted:David Mitchell is the host of Outsiders, which is a lot like Taskmaster, but all tasks are for teams of 2, and they are themed around wilderness survival. He doesn't have an assistant, but he does get to taste things, and the discomfort is very much there. How have I never heard about this 
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Paladinus posted:David Mitchell is the host of Outsiders, which is a lot like Taskmaster, but all tasks are for teams of 2, and they are themed around wilderness survival. He doesn't have an assistant, but he does get to taste things, and the discomfort is very much there. Yeah that show was very clearly pitched as a potential Taskmaster replacement for Dave. So much of the format is similar and Mitchell so clearly doesn't buy into the premise at all.
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The main problem with Outsiders is its theming. A good chunk of tasks is too straightforward, and the the contestants have to really go out of their way to make things funnier. Chopping down a tree or milking a goat doesn't take a lot of creativity or lateral thinking, even if it may be amusing to see comedians struggle with it.
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