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That music task was awesome.
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All those songs owned lol
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Oct 21, 2022 03:29
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John is so thick it's incredible.
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Oct 21, 2022 09:38
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And he knows it full well. That's what's so funny about it.
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Oct 21, 2022 09:45
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I'm big surprised I really liked John's singing. He brought that story to life in spite of my wishes
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Oct 21, 2022 10:04
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Humbug Scoolbus posted:That music task was awesome.
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Oct 21, 2022 10:45
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He is quite a bit less stupid on the recent podcast episode, but yeah, he still sounds like just a weird, weird guy.
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Oct 21, 2022 11:01
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All the previous out-of-their-depth contestants, like Kathryn Parkinson, have nevertheless gained fans for their charm. John might be the first 'nope, he's just an idiot' contestant who fails to even gain a cult following.
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Oct 21, 2022 11:05
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I enjoyed the episode but these are my least favourite kinds of tasks. "Do a thing which has one clear solution" never leaves much room for different approaches and "be creative on demand" tends to get a cringe result.
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Oct 21, 2022 11:10
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Series should have a mix of task types and it should absolutely have a number of creative takes. The Diverse Stripes performance is one of the greatest TM moments. But I agree on the one-solution tasks. The bubble machine sort of worked better than the tarpaulin one but back to back was just too weak a pair.
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Oct 21, 2022 11:19
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I heard somewhere that John’s kid was born just before they filmed the tasks so that might explain why he’s so bad at them?
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Oct 21, 2022 11:30
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I liked the tarpaulin task quite a bit. John choosing the largest container and still failing was hilarious
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Oct 21, 2022 11:30
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Hard to articulate quite what i like about john kearns, but he's the classic type of a lovable bozo. He's genuinely hilarious about it too e: I also far far prefer jeremy wells' sense of humour to paul williams, so take what you will from that
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Oct 21, 2022 12:43
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if you like "have I mentioned that I grew up in Zimbabwe" more than john... you are a bad person.
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Oct 21, 2022 13:54
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yeah John is an absolute fuckup in some truly weird ways and seems to be genuinely delighted to be made fun of by everyone, that's exactly what I want in a contestant that's bad at taskmaster him just holding the balloons, leaning over, for a long time for absolutely no reason had me cracking up
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Oct 21, 2022 13:58
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I love that Alex reacts every single time Zimbabwe is mentioned.
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Oct 21, 2022 14:00
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Every episode makes me more of a Fern Brady fan. She’s fantastic.
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Oct 21, 2022 14:53
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eke out posted:yeah John is an absolute fuckup in some truly weird ways and seems to be genuinely delighted to be made fun of by everyone, that's exactly what I want in a contestant that's bad at taskmaster I was dying at him just standing there. He just stood there for a full 25% of the task, than moved slowly until Alex started counting down from 30 seconds. All the songs were excellent. Sarah's was my least favorite, and I feel like she got the points over the story.
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Oct 21, 2022 16:03
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Dragonstoned posted:the "angry teacher energy" that Greg has i get scared every time greg whips off his glasses and stares directly at someone
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Oct 21, 2022 16:07
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Pilfered Pallbearers posted:I was dying at him just standing there. Listening to John Kearns on the TM podcast was an exercise in patience. He's really witty and I do enjoy him, but he has got to have the slowest reaction time of any comedian I've ever seen. He's very smart and funny, but his inability to respond quickly makes him look like a buffoon on Taskmaster, and I find it hilarious.
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Oct 21, 2022 16:22
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sim posted:Listening to John Kearns on the TM podcast was an exercise in patience. He's really witty and I do enjoy him, but he has got to have the slowest reaction time of any comedian I've ever seen. He's very smart and funny, but his inability to respond quickly makes him look like a buffoon on Taskmaster, and I find it hilarious. And it's not the same dottering kind of slow reaction time where they clearly understand, but can't be arsed to go any faster. It's the "I don't know what I should do" kind of slow. Dara is clearly gonna win based on how he's done so far. Fern and Sara are a delight though. The former has a great awkward enthusiastic energy that's perfect for the show
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Oct 21, 2022 19:22
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Xelkelvos posted:And it's not the same dottering kind of slow reaction time where they clearly understand, but can't be arsed to go any faster. It's the "I don't know what I should do" kind of slow. Yeah I haven't been keeping track of the overall series scores but I wouldn't be surprised to learn that Dara was way out ahead, he seems to be scoring at or near the top of each episode. Although Sarah almost had a clean sweep this episode, she won every task except the live one, and with no team tasks that means she wasn't even sharing points with anyone.
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Oct 21, 2022 20:27
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Dara really just has everything going for him. He's genuinely skilled at thinking quickly on his feet, he's in decent shape, he has a reputation for being into science and being properly smart, he really wants to win and has that drive, and he can manage to be funny while succeeding. Sarah Millican is also very competent and not easily perturbed by the tasks. It's been hard for Alex to shake either of them. Fern and Munya are funny and exciting and weird in their own ways, but John Kearns is just kinda dumb. Not even exceptionally dumb, which might be more damning, because there's not much spectacular about it. What piece of music did Munya use anyways?
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Oct 21, 2022 21:16
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What I love about Fern is that seems to be genuinely bewildered that she has to expend mental and physical energy to do tasks on a show called Taskmaster. Every time she gets given a task she reads it, then roars "WHAAAAAT" in the most belligerent manner possible, as if she had been expecting a nice gift certificate to a restaurant inside the envelope instead. I love her. I love Dara too, and their dynamic is so deliciously weird. I like Munya, and feel he got most unfairly scored for both Smooth Rupert and his rap. Sarah kind of broke my heart a wee bit this episode, with the singing revelation: I think Greg was a bit broken by it too for a few moments. (I have now accepted I will never get John Kearns, I find his blank ineptitude neither funny nor endearing and have decided I can now safely ignore everything he does on this show)
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Oct 21, 2022 21:38
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Irisi posted:I like Munya, and feel he got most unfairly scored for both Smooth Rupert and his rap. Smooth Rupert was absolutely robbed.
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I suspect a reason Dara is also doing so well is he isn’t getting flustered by the tasks and immediately starts to problem solve, he keeps his composure which is i suspect 50% of doing well (witness Rhod having to force himself to concentrate every time and other contestants talking about the pressure of having to think quickly on camera under a time limit). But last week’s team task and studio task suggests Dara is fine on his own but then starts going nuts when he’s having to collaborate with someone else not on his wavelength/ running at the same speed.
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Blamestorm posted:I suspect a reason Dara is also doing so well is he isn’t getting flustered by the tasks and immediately starts to problem solve, he keeps his composure which is i suspect 50% of doing well (witness Rhod having to force himself to concentrate every time and other contestants talking about the pressure of having to think quickly on camera under a time limit). But last week’s team task and studio task suggests Dara is fine on his own but then starts going nuts when he’s having to collaborate with someone else not on his wavelength/ running at the same speed. I can imagine a lot of that quick thinking experience comes from A. his stand up and riffing off of the audience and B. his vast panel show experience. You can see some of that in the older seasons with other panel show regulars like Noel Fielding who just dive into tasks and figure it out as they go.
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Oct 22, 2022 05:12
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Fern’s whole deal made a lot more sense to me when I saw on her twitter that she has autism (and makes it part of her brand a lot) I think she’s great
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Oct 22, 2022 07:51
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Put me in the "I like John Kearns" camp. His prize task entry was great this week. And I thought his song was good too. Maybe he's just a divisive sort of comedian.
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Oct 22, 2022 09:46
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Kearns is amazing and this thread is weird.
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not a bot posted:Kearns is amazing and this thread is weird. Ok mrs. Kearns
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wish they'd air extended episodes because its seems really obvious how much stuff they cut. some of these comedians just dont work with such a short run time. maybe cut it down to 4 contestants. also the kearnes guy sucks lol
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Dongicus posted:wish they'd air extended episodes because its seems really obvious how much stuff they cut. some of these comedians just dont work with such a short run time. maybe cut it down to 4 contestants. also the kearnes guy sucks lol Been saying for ages Taskmaster XL is a no brainer. Some of the best banter ends up in the outtakes.
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SlothfulCobra posted:
Chopin's Minute Waltz.
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Extremely mild suggestive spoilers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75ipPxYBzNE Alex compares Greg and Dara to two rutting stags and implies that there's a huge upset coming
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Trig Discipline posted:implies that there's a huge upset coming Very very here for a Fern upset.
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Oct 24, 2022 01:49
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I'm reasonably sure it was a simple unsubstantiated lie to get people to tune in.
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Oct 24, 2022 02:33
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The NTAs were the 13th, I'm assuming Alex was referring to the team task sabotage as the 'twist'. Which, yeah.
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I really appreciate Ed doing the Taskmaster podcast but oh man I wish there was some sort of production touch behind it since the audio levels are all over the place. My volume button gets quite a workout.
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stev posted:Been saying for ages Taskmaster XL is a no brainer. Some of the best banter ends up in the outtakes. Sorry, but I will never understand "These people make really good content at this exact length. I wish it were 50% longer, because surely it would still deliver." Maybe not exactly relevant with a largely unscripted comedy, but mostly I'm just venting about people who wish every Avengers movie was 5 hours long.
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