Taskmaster S17/Aus S2 - I bet you've got a barbecue

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Snowy: Oct 6, 2010; A man whose blood
Is very snow-broth;
One who never feels
The wanton stings and
Motions of the sense

itry posted:

11 podcasts? I'm only aware of the official ones with Ed Gamble and the "people's podcast" or w/e with Lou Sanders.

Looking again one of them was a wrestling podcast so I�m not including that but the rest of these seem to be about the show� I think

E- upon further inspection a few of those seem to be defunct but it�s still more than two, I promise

Snowy fucked around with this message at 01:47 on Apr 18, 2023

# ? Apr 18, 2023 01:44

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# ? May 26, 2024 23:36

Paladinus: Jan 11, 2014; heyHEYYYY!!!

In many ways, this thread is a podcast, too.

# ? Apr 18, 2023 02:19

Leraika: Jun 14, 2015; Luckily, I *did* save your old avatar. Fucked around and found out indeed.

The official ones are The People's Podcast and Taskmaster The Podcast. I listen to the latter and like it, couldn't tell you about the former.

# ? Apr 18, 2023 02:58

Kaiho: Dec 2, 2004

I couldn't imagine the sheer excruciating pain of listening to some random unaffiliated people with apple airpods for mics doing a reaction vid in audio form about Taskmaster.

# ? Apr 18, 2023 03:01

Melicious: Nov 18, 2005; Ugh, stop licking my hand, you horse's ass!

Kaiho posted:

I couldn't imagine the sheer excruciating pain of listening to some random unaffiliated people with apple airpods for mics doing a reaction vid in audio form about Taskmaster.

Indeed, the mixing on the official podcast is bad enough!

# ? Apr 18, 2023 03:05

itry: Aug 23, 2019

Snowy posted:

Looking again one of them was a wrestling podcast so I�m not including that but the rest of these seem to be about the show� I think

E- upon further inspection a few of those seem to be defunct but it�s still more than two, I promise

Yeah, these just seem to be fan podcasts. The official one can be pretty interesting if you like bts info. I don't know what Lou's podcast is like, never listened to it.

Melicious posted:

Indeed, the mixing on the official podcast is bad enough!

If Gamble had to wait for guests to be available for a studio session there probably wouldn't be a podcast.

itry fucked around with this message at 06:39 on Apr 18, 2023

# ? Apr 18, 2023 06:37

evobatman: Jul 30, 2006; it means nothing, but says everything!; Pillbug

Paladinus posted:

In many ways, this thread is a podcast, too.

In a way, aren't we all?

# ? Apr 18, 2023 12:40

My Lovely Horse: Aug 21, 2010

Don't recall how I got the idea but what's Ross Noble up to these days anyway, he'd probably be pretty good on TM

# ? Apr 19, 2023 12:22

Sudden Loud Noise: Feb 18, 2007

My eyes are podcasts.

# ? Apr 19, 2023 14:54

Senor Tron: May 26, 2006

My Lovely Horse posted:

Don't recall how I got the idea but what's Ross Noble up to these days anyway, he'd probably be pretty good on TM

He's been back living here in Australia for a few years. Does the yearly festivals at least.

# ? Apr 19, 2023 16:26

Heavy_D: Feb 16, 2002; "rararararara" contains the meaning of everything, kept in simple rectangular structures

Public Service Announcement: some reality TV has taken over the evening schedules of Channel 4 for the week

Bad news: the next episode will be broadcast at the much later time of 10:30pm

Good news: the episode will be released on demand at 9pm, which is about an hour earlier than usual

Just keep reloading https://www.channel4.com/programmes/taskmaster/on-demand/70916-004 until it appears....

# ? Apr 19, 2023 21:34

Snowy: Oct 6, 2010; A man whose blood
Is very snow-broth;
One who never feels
The wanton stings and
Motions of the sense

Now I�m midway into season three and have forced at least four other people into loving it too.

The podcast is so good, hearing Romesh talk about smashing 36 eggs was even better than seeing him do it in the first place. I don�t think I�ve ever seen him on anything but Taskmaster but I�m a fan now.

# ? Apr 19, 2023 22:37

Phigs: Jan 23, 2019

I'm getting Taskmaster withdrawals. It was dangerous having both UK and AU going at the same time. We should have known better.

# ? Apr 20, 2023 07:17

Ratios and Tendency: Apr 23, 2010; MURALI

Mae is a credit to Canada.

# ? Apr 20, 2023 10:55

Pablo Bluth: Sep 7, 2007; I've made a huge mistake.

Phigs posted:

I'm getting Taskmaster withdrawals. It was dangerous having both UK and AU going at the same time. We should have known better.

Strictly speaking; Original, Australia, Finland and Sweden at the same time.

# ? Apr 20, 2023 11:29

Dr. Cool Aids: Jul 6, 2009

oafs

# ? Apr 20, 2023 12:19

Heavy_D: Feb 16, 2002; "rararararara" contains the meaning of everything, kept in simple rectangular structures

Had an idea this evening for a homework task - suitable for homespun Taskmaster productions as it's free and easy

code:

Take a photo of a cloud that looks like another object.
The cloud that looks most like another object wins.
You have until the studio recording.
Your time starts now.

Task-master's assistant's notes: when you gather the photos from the competitors, get them to declare to you what object they think the cloud looks like. During the show, present the photos one at a time, and ask the Taskmaster what they think each cloud resembles. If the contestant falsely claims that they saw the same as the Taskmaster, interject with "You told me it was ____" immediately.

Seems like it would be particularly good if you were running your homespun TM as a birthday treat for the Taskmaster, because it gives them two things to do - guess what each cloud is during the round, and then give out the points for a subjectively scored task. It could work as a substitute for the prize task if you don't want to burden your competitors with the cost of providing a prize.

# ? Apr 20, 2023 20:33

Der Kyhe: Jun 25, 2008

Pablo Bluth posted:

Strictly speaking; Original, Australia, Finland and Sweden at the same time.

Suurmestari is doing Season 4 right now and while it is one of the worse Taskmaster versions, this season is noticeably better than S3 since Saariluoma actually knows several of the contestants beforehand.

And they at least for the first 6 episodes have managed to stay away from the guest competitors who are so full of themselves or protective about their "media persona" that they cannot take a verbal beatdown or heckling.

# ? Apr 20, 2023 20:47

Soylentbits: Apr 2, 2007; im worried that theyre setting her up to be jotaros future wife or something.

Leraika posted:

The official ones are The People's Podcast and Taskmaster The Podcast. I listen to the latter and like it, couldn't tell you about the former.

Off Menu has nothing technically to do with the show but it�s hosted by Ed Gamble and James Acaster and they frequently reference Taskmaster or have guests from Taskmaster. It�s worth listening to just to learn about Greg Davies�s awful taste in food.

# ? Apr 20, 2023 21:01

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

I assume Man Down is true and it�s just plates full of fried eggs.

# ? Apr 20, 2023 21:13

Leraika: Jun 14, 2015; Luckily, I *did* save your old avatar. Fucked around and found out indeed.

Soylentbits posted:

Off Menu has nothing technically to do with the show but it�s hosted by Ed Gamble and James Acaster and they frequently reference Taskmaster or have guests from Taskmaster. It�s worth listening to just to learn about Greg Davies�s awful taste in food.

A jar of pesto with a spoon in it is a perfectly good side dish :colbert:

Alex Horne's taste in food, though....

# ? Apr 20, 2023 21:59

Irisi: Feb 18, 2009

An absolutely stellar episode tonight, once I got bloody All4 to work properly (seriously, Channel 4, after 10 years of streaming services, could you not just copy iPlayer or Netflix interface and create an app that doesn't collapse every time you go in and out of the search screen?)

Anyway, the studio sections were fabulous, best in absolute ages. Frankie having A Moment over semantics (twice) was wonderful, as was his immediate Glaswegian instinct in one of the tasks to hurl dangerously heavy things over a fence onto a public right of way without looking and then set some plastic on fire.

# ? Apr 20, 2023 22:07

anilEhilated: Feb 17, 2014; But I say fuck the rain.; Grimey Drawer

Yeah, this is shaping up to be the best series since 12.

# ? Apr 20, 2023 22:08

Snowy: Oct 6, 2010; A man whose blood
Is very snow-broth;
One who never feels
The wanton stings and
Motions of the sense

Is the show usually censored or is that just on YouTube? It was fun hearing uncensored clips on the podcast and made me wonder how I can see it that way.

# ? Apr 20, 2023 22:21

Leraika: Jun 14, 2015; Luckily, I *did* save your old avatar. Fucked around and found out indeed.

Snowy posted:

Is the show usually censored or is that just on YouTube? It was fun hearing uncensored clips on the podcast and made me wonder how I can see it that way.

The first couple series are censored on youtube (up to series 4? 5?) and the show airs both censored and uncensored.

# ? Apr 20, 2023 22:34

vanity slug: Jul 20, 2010

Excellent episode. They need to have a Susie Dent hotline.

# ? Apr 21, 2023 00:08

Pinwiz11: Jan 26, 2009; I'm becom-, I'm becom-,
I'm becoming
Tana in, Tana in my mind.

vanity slug posted:

Excellent episode. They need to have a Susie Dent hotline.

Eggscellent episode. :v:

# ? Apr 21, 2023 00:14

Paladinus: Jan 11, 2014; heyHEYYYY!!!

The great throwing/casting/dropping debate was hilarious. Always lovely when petty competitiveness rears its head. Primo studio banter for the rest of the episode, too.

# ? Apr 21, 2023 02:28

exmarx: Feb 18, 2012; The experience over the years
of nothing getting better
only worse.

apparently this is frankie's last prize task ( :nws:

)

# ? Apr 21, 2023 02:50

PhazonLink: Jul 17, 2010

Heavy_D posted:

Had an idea this evening for a homework task - suitable for homespun Taskmaster productions as it's free and easy
code:
Take a photo of a cloud that looks like another object.
The cloud that looks most like another object wins.
You have until the studio recording.
Your time starts now.
Task-master's assistant's notes: when you gather the photos from the competitors, get them to declare to you what object they think the cloud looks like. During the show, present the photos one at a time, and ask the Taskmaster what they think each cloud resembles. If the contestant falsely claims that they saw the same as the Taskmaster, interject with "You told me it was ____" immediately.

Seems like it would be particularly good if you were running your homespun TM as a birthday treat for the Taskmaster, because it gives them two things to do - guess what each cloud is during the round, and then give out the points for a subjectively scored task. It could work as a substitute for the prize task if you don't want to burden your competitors with the cost of providing a prize.

finally my email-me-a-cloud-a-day subscription has paid off.

# ? Apr 21, 2023 04:40

Humbug Scoolbus: Apr 25, 2008; The scarlet letter was her passport into regions where other women dared not tread. Shame, Despair, Solitude! These had been her teachers, stern and wild ones, and they had made her strong, but taught her much amiss.; Clapping Larry

The studio sections were loving amazing.

# ? Apr 21, 2023 05:00

itry: Aug 23, 2019

What a thrilling journey through language and meaning. Excellent episode.

vanity slug posted:

Excellent episode. They need to have a Susie Dent hotline.

Irisi posted:

Anyway, the studio sections were fabulous, best in absolute ages. Frankie having A Moment over semantics (twice) was wonderful, as was his immediate Glaswegian instinct in one of the tasks to hurl dangerously heavy things over a fence onto a public right of way without looking and then set some plastic on fire.

And then Ivo did the same. Like father like son.

# ? Apr 21, 2023 08:26

neongrey: Feb 28, 2007; Plaguing your posts with incidental music.

Yeah, the vibe in the studio is really great. They don't usually let studio segments go on quite so long as the throwing/casting bit, but that was gold.

I wasn't really familiar with any of the comedians before this series-- I'd heard vague dark muttering about Frankie but from earlier in the thread it sounds like the worst of that is just gross old material? Let someone without my post history ca 2007-2012 cast the first stone on that front, like that sucks but w/e. -- But I'm really liking everyone together. Jenny Eclair is an absolute delight, I love her now.

# ? Apr 21, 2023 08:42

Dr. Cool Aids: Jul 6, 2009

some of frankies old stuff was just mean for the sake of being mean (jokes about an Olympic swimmer being ugly) but other stuff only caused outrage because of the press being frothing lunatics (basically any joke about the royal family)

# ? Apr 21, 2023 09:10

stev: Jan 22, 2013; Please be excited.

I know we get outtakes on YouTube but I do wish they'd do an XL version of the show. Whenever anyone speaks about their experience they bring up moments and discussions that were cut for time and it'd be great to see just a bit more than that.

# ? Apr 21, 2023 09:12

Paladinus: Jan 11, 2014; heyHEYYYY!!!

Eagerly awaiting to see the full discussion of Frankie's Marvel porn painting, but it was right to leave it on the cutting floor. Someone should try assembling a full 1.5 hour episode just to prove the point, because if a show came to a screeching halt for ten whole minutes in the middle of the first task, even if funny on its own, it would kill pacing.

# ? Apr 21, 2023 12:32

Leraika: Jun 14, 2015; Luckily, I *did* save your old avatar. Fucked around and found out indeed.

Jenny's appearance on the TM podcast to discuss episode 3 was a delight, btw. She goes into great detail about how happy the potato conveyor belt task made her.

# ? Apr 21, 2023 12:37

Leatherhead: Jul 3, 2006; For the Angel of Death spread his wings on the blast,
And breathed in the face of the foe as he passed;
And the eyes of the sleepers waxed deadly and chill,
And their hearts but once heaved, and for ever grew still

Dr. Cool Aids posted:

some of frankies old stuff was just mean for the sake of being mean (jokes about an Olympic swimmer being ugly) but other stuff only caused outrage because of the press being frothing lunatics (basically any joke about the royal family)

For me, the key point in Frankie's favor is that, as he's gotten older, he's gotten BETTER about punching up, not down. So often with comedians it's the opposite. Frankie still likes getting a rise for saying something 'shocking', and his comedic persona is 'horrible old monster' but his actual anger seems to be in the right place.

I mean, here's how he's spending his free time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FqXDJkko_I&t=4359s

# ? Apr 21, 2023 14:33

reality_groove: Dec 27, 2007

Dr. Cool Aids posted:

some of frankies old stuff was just mean for the sake of being mean (jokes about an Olympic swimmer being ugly) but other stuff only caused outrage because of the press being frothing lunatics (basically any joke about the royal family)

He notoriously got kicked off of Channel 4 for making jokes about Katie Price's autistic son. Luckily the Head of Comedy for C4 had a soft spot for him and when he moved to BBC he took Frankie with him and helped rehab his career.

# ? Apr 21, 2023 16:09

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# ? May 26, 2024 23:36

neongrey: Feb 28, 2007; Plaguing your posts with incidental music.

reality_groove posted:

He notoriously got kicked off of Channel 4 for making jokes about Katie Price's autistic son. Luckily the Head of Comedy for C4 had a soft spot for him and when he moved to BBC he took Frankie with him and helped rehab his career.

Ohh, yeah that makes what little I've heard make more sense then. Sometimes it's hard to tell if people don't like a guy because they told gross jokes or if they're sex creeps. They both suck but on different levels really.

# ? Apr 21, 2023 17:20

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