It’s one of those off the cuff things that shows how funny this group of people are at improv. Greg pulling his glasses off, Alex grabbing his arms to try and stop him as he gets up, James playing along beautifully. All pros!
That first interaction with James Acaster when he takes him back and talks to him is one of my favorite interactions on, not only this show, but probably TV in general.
@@alexvaraderey I have two of their books (Cloudspotter's Guide and Cloud Collector's Handbook) and bought a membership for my dad some years ago. It's lovely.
I watched a documentary the other day and it was kinda heavy because a part of it dealt with a death on a railway, but they interviewed the people who clean the trains after an accident and the guy said “yeah I just have to do my job, I don’t ask. It doesn’t matter if it was a woman or a female”
When he did that, it took me right back to being a teenager; there was a teacher at my school, who sort of looked like an evil gnome/dwarf from an incredibly twisted fairytale: he was balding on top, but had black hair, peppered with a bit of grey, around the sides, and a very angular black beard…oh, and he also had a piercing stare/glare that could freeze bloody Mercury. He was one of those teachers that didn’t have to shout, or scream, in order to be menacing, and feared- though he could yell with the best of them, if the situation called for it; and, if it did call for it…holy fuck, you knew shit was serious. But usually he’d just get incredibly close to your face, constantly maintaining eye contact with you, and speak in a soft, but terrifying voice; and you knew it could turn into his yelling voice at any moment, if you didn’t give him the answers he wanted; that sudden change, from quiet and menacing, to an earsplitting shriek, that was just inches from your face, was bloody jarring, and would make you shit yourself when it came haha. And, when Greg’s inner-teacher took over, all I could think about was that scary old bastard; I preferred the teachers that would just yell, because they were much easier to ignore; rather than being forced to maintain eye contact with an evil gnome/fairytale dwarf, who was barely a few inches from my face, and speaking in a menacing tone, that could suddenly erupt at any moment haha. He was a nice enough guy, if you hadn’t done anything wrong; but you didn’t just have to do something bad in his class, or around him, in order to be on the receiving end of his ire; because other teachers would also send their unruly kids to him, if they’d done something wrong, because he was one of the “Head’s of Year”, and they knew he was quite feared around the school- even by some of the other teachers, who at times, would often seem rather nervous around him haha. Ah, school memories: endless portals of crippling anxiety, and severe depression haha. Apologies for the lengthy reply; brevity is not my strongest attribute. 🙂 I hope you, and your loved ones, have been keeping safe, well, and sane, during the waking nightmare, that’s been the last year and half. 🤞😀 All the best. 👍😀
@@ThisCharmingMan1984 Mate I'm gonna need you to write a book, that paragraph describing your teacher was actually really nice. If you ever publish a book about an evil gnome, let me know
In my mind it's 50% joke and 50% real. Greg was a school teacher for 13 years before pursuing comedy, so I'm sure he's had a number of conversations with students that went EXACTLY like that - but his ability to use that skill set to comedic effect is amazing.
Also Hugh Dennis was one of my favourite contestants on this show, up there with Frank Skinner and Liza Tarbuck. I think the older generation are great in this show
I still think the part that absolutely sells this is when Greg looks back over his shoulder at the audience laughing and they immediately quieten down. So many times at school the class would be taking advantage of a scary teacher having to deal with one student who'd gone too far, only to get that same glare.
I love that Phil Wang makes the same joke every time, and the contestants + Greg and lil Horn know, but the crowd each week doesn’t quite get how funny the joke is x)
To answer: tickets aren’t sold, apply for free on the production companies website. I’ve spent three days watching these now and it’s the same audience all day long, you can’t go for just one show you have to agree to be there all day, the guests change clothes between shows - american progs like Penn And Teller tend to have the hosts or panel wear the same clothes all series so they can edit bits together how they want, but UK tradition is new clothes. If you look at Countdown or Would I Lie To You - exactly the same happens.
@@obscurereference6298 i agree! i watched the first 9 seasons mostly out of order and i really enjoyed season 8, especially joe and sian. also iain did come off as a little bit of a dick so i get that the vibes where off compared to season 7
Honestly it started to annoy me after a couple of episodes, because the joke never changed at all. Even if he adjusted it so on one of them he somehow ended up paying more, it may have gotten me back on board, but I just found it too repetitive. Same thing with Mel always exclaiming that she was going to take the wax seal and melt it.
@@qutuz9495 Series 10 isn't included as I believe these are reuploads from the Taskmaster channel. So they're probably all old videos with nothing new added. :-)
That whole first task just kept on giving. From Phil's story, to James' outburst, to Greg's little chat, to Alex opening and closing the box, to Greg's frustration and finally Jess's revenge comment to Greg. This is why Taskmaster is so great.
I hope this show format comes in my country as well.. it;s bangers. Sure, the host do all the handwork and u can't replace Greg and Alex. But event he format itself is a good starting point.
After recently seeing British Bake-Off having fun with Mexican bakery day… it’s actually making me laugh more… as a Texan… to hear Guacamole as “exotic.”
@@JonyALB I prefer the lemon juice method especially if you want to leave it open for a while. Plus if you are making a spicy quac the lemon and heat go nicely together.
@@vagabondwastrel2361 lemon juice doesn't work forever though, eventually it goes brown in the fridge unless you completely seal it off from any contact with the air at all
@@eddie-roo Prosthetics like they use in movies and TV shows, i.e pointy ears. At a guess they were probably knocked up by the makeup or prop department for him.
To be fair to Phil's confusing little box, it did confuse Greg Davies
8:26
Kerry: "Right, my thing is Guacamole"
Greg: "Ok, and...what?!"
I had to reply 10 times…that was genuinely hilarious 😂
That whole clip is just something else
Honestly, jess knappett's contributions to the james acaster box bit is incredible, just a wonderful ensemble performance, really
That is one of my favorite line from Taskmaster
It’s one of those off the cuff things that shows how funny this group of people are at improv. Greg pulling his glasses off, Alex grabbing his arms to try and stop him as he gets up, James playing along beautifully. All pros!
What she do
She also chanted "fight! Fight! Fight!" as they stood up.
Shes a cow.
That first interaction with James Acaster when he takes him back and talks to him is one of my favorite interactions on, not only this show, but probably TV in general.
Find the one where he does the same with Nish as well.
@@saltytrey oh I've seen that too. I just really love the back and forth here with James.
The fact that Greg used to be a school teacher makes a lot of sense when you see that.
Cloud Society was a cultural reset
Everything Hugh brought was memorable for all the wrong reasons
I won't lie - 40% tempted. £17 a year - that's less than 5p a day to be sent 'interesting' pictures.
@@alexvaraderey I have two of their books (Cloudspotter's Guide and Cloud Collector's Handbook) and bought a membership for my dad some years ago. It's lovely.
“Person or woman” gets me every time
I watched a documentary the other day and it was kinda heavy because a part of it dealt with a death on a railway, but they interviewed the people who clean the trains after an accident and the guy said “yeah I just have to do my job, I don’t ask. It doesn’t matter if it was a woman or a female”
@@TheAcdcninja Oh please tell us the name of this documentary
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Greg used his teacher "come here right now no arguments" finger gesture 😂
When he did that, it took me right back to being a teenager; there was a teacher at my school, who sort of looked like an evil gnome/dwarf from an incredibly twisted fairytale: he was balding on top, but had black hair, peppered with a bit of grey, around the sides, and a very angular black beard…oh, and he also had a piercing stare/glare that could freeze bloody Mercury.
He was one of those teachers that didn’t have to shout, or scream, in order to be menacing, and feared- though he could yell with the best of them, if the situation called for it; and, if it did call for it…holy fuck, you knew shit was serious.
But usually he’d just get incredibly close to your face, constantly maintaining eye contact with you, and speak in a soft, but terrifying voice; and you knew it could turn into his yelling voice at any moment, if you didn’t give him the answers he wanted; that sudden change, from quiet and menacing, to an earsplitting shriek, that was just inches from your face, was bloody jarring, and would make you shit yourself when it came haha.
And, when Greg’s inner-teacher took over, all I could think about was that scary old bastard; I preferred the teachers that would just yell, because they were much easier to ignore; rather than being forced to maintain eye contact with an evil gnome/fairytale dwarf, who was barely a few inches from my face, and speaking in a menacing tone, that could suddenly erupt at any moment haha.
He was a nice enough guy, if you hadn’t done anything wrong; but you didn’t just have to do something bad in his class, or around him, in order to be on the receiving end of his ire; because other teachers would also send their unruly kids to him, if they’d done something wrong, because he was one of the “Head’s of Year”, and they knew he was quite feared around the school- even by some of the other teachers, who at times, would often seem rather nervous around him haha.
Ah, school memories: endless portals of crippling anxiety, and severe depression haha.
Apologies for the lengthy reply; brevity is not my strongest attribute. 🙂
I hope you, and your loved ones, have been keeping safe, well, and sane, during the waking nightmare, that’s been the last year and half. 🤞😀
All the best. 👍😀
@@ThisCharmingMan1984 Mate I'm gonna need you to write a book, that paragraph describing your teacher was actually really nice. If you ever publish a book about an evil gnome, let me know
Greg going full teacher mode with James is amazing. 🤣
The moment where Greg switches from Greg to the Taskmaster after James Acaster's comment is my absolute favourite. The smile into the scowl. Perfect!
and then to Mr Davies for the hushed conversation
He switched from the Taskmaster to the headmaster.
Much as I love James, seeing Greg take him in hand, joke though it may have been, was PERFECT.
"You say you're sorry and we'll leave it there."
In my mind it's 50% joke and 50% real. Greg was a school teacher for 13 years before pursuing comedy, so I'm sure he's had a number of conversations with students that went EXACTLY like that - but his ability to use that skill set to comedic effect is amazing.
My favourite bit's when Alex grabs his arm to hold him back -- I suspect there was some genuine fear there that things were about to go sour.
@@nugru-bc8wc the fact that he was a teacher doesnt make it more real, he isnt James teacher, if anything only makes it a more accurate joke
@@ivanadriazola1991 Well said - you've phrased it better than I did. It was a joke pulled from 13 years of lived experience.
@@eamonnwalker4512 Seeing Alex shaking his head so vigorously as Greg takes James upstage also makes me think Alex is a bit worried about this
'Insert joke about season 10's awful prize tasks here'
Innit. Some people have no imagination.
Little Alex Horne’s excited little face as he hands the box to Greg showing that was able to solve how to open the box just warms my heart! 🥰
"What did you expect her to do with it? Treasure it!?"
Anything Daisy brought in the latest series.
Captain Budwash.
Anything anybody from the last series brought in.
@@fredsmith-kingofthelunatic7810 I wouldn’t take it that far, Mawaan brought in some good stuff.
@@fredsmith-kingofthelunatic7810 Johnny Vegas' Pub signs, JV's one-armed bandit, Mawaan's shrine... there were a few really good ones.
Except for the bottle of wine. That won, can't argue with results, right?
Also Hugh Dennis was one of my favourite contestants on this show, up there with Frank Skinner and Liza Tarbuck. I think the older generation are great in this show
Add Bob Mortimer to that's list and I'd have to agree 👍
@@Daemon1356 yes and Rhod Gilbert. A list of perfection
"What do you want her to do with it? Cherish it?" And "the person or woman" are the best lines
The genuine fear in james voice is hilarious
I still think the part that absolutely sells this is when Greg looks back over his shoulder at the audience laughing and they immediately quieten down. So many times at school the class would be taking advantage of a scary teacher having to deal with one student who'd gone too far, only to get that same glare.
Alex thinking Greg was going to kill James is hilarious, I can't believe I missed it the first couple Times
I’m surprised he didn’t backhand him.
"The person or woman..." It's so good. I am terrified that I will end up casually using it at the wrong moment, wrong place.
4:09 "Hugh, have you heard of the sky?" 😂
I love Greg's genuine laugh at Rhod bringing in a present that he bought 😂
James and Rhod reflected on this on the Froth podcast (the clip is also on UA-cam). Greg was in fact suitably offended 🤣🤣🤣
1:34 Greg reverting back to his teacher mode
I love that Phil Wang makes the same joke every time, and the contestants + Greg and lil Horn know, but the crowd each week doesn’t quite get how funny the joke is x)
They film four of these a day once the tasks have all been recorded and edited. It’ll be the same audience hearing the same joke all day
@@mrhaltonok and they change clothes? But that’s so saaaad :(
@@mrhaltonok bro audiance change after each show... people buy tickets to see it.
Yes, they film tasks done the same day, but each studio recording is done separately
To answer: tickets aren’t sold, apply for free on the production companies website. I’ve spent three days watching these now and it’s the same audience all day long, you can’t go for just one show you have to agree to be there all day, the guests change clothes between shows - american progs like Penn And Teller tend to have the hosts or panel wear the same clothes all series so they can edit bits together how they want, but UK tradition is new clothes. If you look at Countdown or Would I Lie To You - exactly the same happens.
I love that Phil reuses his haggling joke for every single prize task. The joke truly never gets old!
I must have seen that Jame Acaster clip at least 20 times, and it never fails to make me laugh.
Greg’s face in the second after Hugh says Cloud Appreciation Society is wondrous
Oh, so it’s prize tasks from series 10
I know season 8 is generally considered one of the weaker seasons, but I think Joe Thomas is severely underrated
the only reason 8 is dismissed is because 7 was the pinnacle. honestly they havent had a bad season.
@@obscurereference6298 i agree! i watched the first 9 seasons mostly out of order and i really enjoyed season 8, especially joe and sian. also iain did come off as a little bit of a dick so i get that the vibes where off compared to season 7
@@obscurereference6298 Season 8 isn't particularly loved because Iain was an insufferable cunt throughout.
I love that after James and Greg have thier little chat, Greg basically does exactly the kind of thing James was talking about
The worst prize of the shoebox task should of gone to, "It's melon, innit?"
The 4th season is my favourite Mel Giedroyc was absolutely brilliant all the way through 😂
I love Phil's recurring haggling joke.
Honestly it started to annoy me after a couple of episodes, because the joke never changed at all. Even if he adjusted it so on one of them he somehow ended up paying more, it may have gotten me back on board, but I just found it too repetitive.
Same thing with Mel always exclaiming that she was going to take the wax seal and melt it.
@@brooketrotter18 Alright.
@@tastysandwhich true. It was funny first 2 times, then it wasnt funny the next 3 times and then it became funny again lol
I hated it, and thought Phil was an awful contestant.
8:03 to 8:30 is the greatest 27 seconds of Taskmasker outside of the tasks in and around the house
Alex’s instant regret at the g spot joke is amazing 😆
@@justindestafney and then Greg's guacamole confusion at the end
The box was actually a great prize, it's supposed to be confusing and it confused greg so much he broke it instead of solving it
Yes and he ruined it for whomever won that episode
There is actually a business that will sell you a jar of 'fresh country air' for 80 quid
So season 10 and Hugh dennis?
the side-eye alex gives when he doesnt get a drum roll kills me every time
I love how much of a teacher Greg... Uhh... Mr. Davies is.
I beg your pardon. It is Lord Greg Davies.
i would have given the cloud society 5 points
The excellent noise gag always gets me.
how come you opened this video with perhaps the best moment in any prize task ever
Just all prize tasks from the latest series.
Genuinely surprised it wasn't that tbh
@@qutuz9495 Series 10 isn't included as I believe these are reuploads from the Taskmaster channel. So they're probably all old videos with nothing new added. :-)
What, the series recorded while no shops were open? Yeah, funny that.
@@LoneKharnivore internet, you're on it pal. You can get literally anything there
1:08 this is one of my favorite television moments of all time
Most of this episode could have just been Rhod and that one picture of Greg
Every clip alternative title: Greg being Ruthless for (blank) mins.
"Just open the box you pussy" is an all-time Taskmaster quote
"Person or woman" lmao
Season 10's time to shine!
I love hearing Phil Wang haggle! He's done another great one
8:00 I was a little thrown by the suddenly gauged ears.
Legend hugh Dennis is a severely underrated contestant
I genuinely love the cloud thing, not a bad proce at all
another classic scrape for mr acaster
That whole first task just kept on giving. From Phil's story, to James' outburst, to Greg's little chat, to Alex opening and closing the box, to Greg's frustration and finally Jess's revenge comment to Greg. This is why Taskmaster is so great.
100% Brand New
You can tell Greg used to be a teacher.
This should just be the channel 4 series.... I regret my loyalty
Ok, I was expecting the first 5 minutes of the entire series with Daisy.
3:06
Sinister Alex smirk
That instant regret from James and the following talking to will never get less funny. 😂
1:30 greg in full teacher mode!
It is unacceptable that Mel's peapod made this list. UNACCEPTABLE.
Especially since they have different voices.
All these clips are already online on the official channel.
Joe was done dirty, the tomato stalk smell is soo good and strong
Very funny!
my surprise face... lmfao
i think the correct way to open that box is to flip it on its side and then it just slides out.
i mean, im part of the cloud appreciation society, its very relaxing
Cloud appreciation? Holmes, I have a membership to the last Blockbuster Video.
Why?
I love the peas!
1.26 gregs inner headmaster just resurfaced
should have had every "thing beginning with g" from series 7 featured here
I hope this show format comes in my country as well.. it;s bangers.
Sure, the host do all the handwork and u can't replace Greg and Alex. But event he format itself is a good starting point.
FYI @4:14 when hugh leans forward there is some kind of shadow demon behind him...
Joe is so right about the tomato smell. It hurts my nose a bit, bit peppery almost
After recently seeing British Bake-Off having fun with Mexican bakery day… it’s actually making me laugh more… as a Texan… to hear Guacamole as “exotic.”
The series with James and Jess on was hands down the best series. Followed closely by series 4 IMO
A heady, green smell! Lol
LoL...@ James calling him a pussy, & then their walk away, and his forced apology to Greg. I was cracking up.
1:13 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
i was expecting GUZ to be on this compilation 😂
Mel was robbed!
id have said breaking the box was one of the BEST prize tasks, not the worst. hahaha!!!
You could’ve just done all of series 10
Seriously, does anyone know what the gift that Rod brought in is called? The castle incense and candle holder?
"Melon, innit."
I forgot who brought in the one in the thumbnail: the toast in a cup?
I believe it was Johnny Vegas
1:09 God of War: Ragnarok moment
I can't believe that Victoria Coren-Mitchell wasn't mentioned in this. She was consistently bad and only ever finished 4th once. Hilarious tho
Does Alex have plugs now?
ffs lemon juice prevents the avacado from turning brown.
Covering it with plastic wrap pressed against the surface of the guac works very well, too.
@@JonyALB I prefer the lemon juice method especially if you want to leave it open for a while. Plus if you are making a spicy quac the lemon and heat go nicely together.
@@vagabondwastrel2361 lemon juice doesn't work forever though, eventually it goes brown in the fridge unless you completely seal it off from any contact with the air at all
Do you think she'd know that about something as "exotic" as guacamole?
James must have Sh*# himself. Greg is a big guy.
No more taskmaster outside of uk?
8:15
ALEX GAUGED EARS 👂 LOL BAD LOOK BRO.
Why weren’t Alex’s sudden and weird earrings ever discussed?
Sudden and Weird earrings: Sign in jewellers, sudden and Weird sales success!
If you mean the gauges, I believe they were at the start of the episode and Greg forbid anyone from mentioning them to punish Alex.
He was also punished for it in the following episode..... 🥰🥰🥰
Ripped straight from the official channel?
Avalon is the media company that actually produces Taskmaster for Channel 4 (and previously for Dave).
When did Alex get gauges in his ears? Not sure about those...lol...but if he likes them, more power to him. Way to go Alex.
They're fake apparently 😅
it was a visual joke that Greg never allowed anyone to mention in that particular episode, which made it funnier.
@@antygod I love Alex's attempts to frustrate and wind up Greg but it's even funnier when Greg completely shuts him down.
Katharina Dembach how do you fake that?
@@eddie-roo Prosthetics like they use in movies and TV shows, i.e pointy ears. At a guess they were probably knocked up by the makeup or prop department for him.
Heady green smell sounds like a joke name
Sums up season 10 tbh