Series 8, Episode 4 - 'The Barrel Dad.' | Full Episode | Taskmaster
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- In this series 8 episode of Taskmaster, Iain Stirling, Joe Thomas, Lou Sanders, Paul Sinha and Sian Gibson try to impress Taskmaster Greg Davies by getting loo roll through a toilet seat, making something to engage a toddler and getting the most weight into a hammock.
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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. - Комедії
In one task Nell said hello to Alex more times than James Acaster did in an entire series
Once?
@@atallguynh none
@@user-de4es6bq4z how can none be more than none though? 🙂
@@atallguynh Obviously they were referring to James Acaster who said hello 0 times, because nell said hello several times in the task
@@imperatacylindrica8993 Yes, of course. My point was that Nell could have said it just once and that still would be enough to be more than James for the entire series.
"Bicycle My Xcellentbicycle" is right up there with "Bastard's cryin' innit" and "There's strength in arches" in the canon of this show.
Without moving the fishbowls...
“bosh”
“There was no box, mate.”
Don't forget "Friendship is truth."
Not in the same vein but... Bamboo time
Alex engaging with Nell in exactly the same way he engages with contestants is the highlight of the entire show for me
I argue that he treats contestants the way he treats toddlers...
"ah yes, the ecosystem is deteriorating"
False, never seen Alex give a little puppet show for a contestant 😔
For real though Alex was so funny interacting with a toddler
@@DeathnoteBB Hopefully many more series to go.
“Shall I go?”
Paul to Iain "Not all of us are as dysfunctionally competitive as you mate"
Probably the most potent and true of insults between contestants
Paul won me forever with that comment. I increasingly can't stand Iain because he is never not bitching when he doesn't win a task. I don't care if it's his schtick, it's annoying.
@@rockyoumonkeys I honestly think you can watch Iain actively become a better person over the course of the series. You can tell he's embarrassed by how he behaved during the team tasks. But yeah, at this point in the series, absolute tosser. (Did I use that right? I'm American. So I'll just go ahead and believe I used it right, even if ever faced with an abundance of evidence to the contrary.)
I don't think I've ever enjoyed watching someone getting the piss taken out of them more.
@@lashier13 I think he openly talks about it making him uncomfortable to watch himself acting that way. He (hopefully) has the second most personal growth over the series (after Angella Dravid of NZ Taskmaster), in my opinion. Not leaps and bounds, but you can definitely see a change between the start and the end.
I'd be fine with Iain being a whiny child if he was also funny.
"Not everyone is as dysfunctionaly competitive as you Iain."
Probably one of the most eloquent burns I've ever heard.
Love Joe Thomas and his work, but he didn't seem to enjoy himself at all in the episode. What was wrong?
@@steffenbretzke7111 He never seems to enjoy himself, but I think he does. He's just very quiet :)
@@steffenbretzke7111 Joe's just constantly awkward, that's his normal self.
Greg Davies, Jessica Knappet and Joe Thomas were all in The Inbetweeners and their characters in that show are very similar to their real life personas. In fact the same goes for just about anyone in The Inbetweeners so I think the cast was picked for their comedy style. So yeah, Joe Thomas is really just Simon in real life, but quicker witted.
Yeah Ian seemed very much like a man child.
“It’s not just ducks. It’s the existential terror of a mother duck having her brood taken away from her by a filthy, bloodthirsty fish.”
“I will make that clear to the toddler. Thank you, Paul.”
“Mummy, daddy, and the threshing shark”
@@Jayk-kz7sh *thresher* shark. I think Paul made that very clear :p
@@alexs.5871 you’re very right, i shouldn’t further insult Paul’s animal knowledge with Alex’s mistake. Forgive me!
@@Jayk-kz7sh Although "Threshing Shark" should be quickly registered by John Deere, imho.
Thresher shark doo, doo, doodoodidoodido
"We need to talk about the ducks" -James Veitch
Making something for a toddler seemed to be the only moment that didn't infuse pure confusion into Joe.
Which is adorable
Nell is absolutely the best guest they’ve ever had on this show.
she juuuuust nudges Rosalind The Fucking Nightmare and Swedish Guy into second and third place spots. Stiff competition, love it
@@finmiles965 I saw these comments before I knew who Nell was and I felt slightly defensive about Rosalind but once I saw Nell I knew she had to be the best guest.
True. The Mayor of Chesham wasn't bad either :-P.
When she ran back and forth when They showed Joe’s Dough it was so adorable!! We need Nell back!! 😂🥺
I think I could watch Nell and Alex interact for eight episodes straight.
Lou Sanders managing successively to channel Sally Philips' jelly toss, Jessica Knappett's falling off stage, and Acaster's hula technique...epic.
Channeling a “Chimera of Chaos”, if you will. That’s a veteran move, hope it pays off
It paid off, all right; it wa a Great Taskmaster Moment.
My mind went to Joe Wilkinson's potato toss, minus the heartbreaking disqualification.
@@Blarchar which is ridiculous because Lou was also in front of the circle the we’re supposed to throw from and should have been disqualified
😂😂
"I've often seen you during this series look like there's nothing to live for."
I'm so happy he picked up on that just as well as we all did.
hey, that's the look I'm going for as well!
Joe is adorable.
He's the contestant I think I can relate to the most
I ♥️ Joe!!
@@mandijean314 There's really something special about him.
I thought for sure Nell would be upset when she spilled the water from the duck tray on herself but she does seem like a very happy child.
She scurried away from the soapy floor right quick. But yes, she rebounded just as quick.
@@lnfreeman she might have expected the adults present to make a fuss about it and so when they didn't care that much she just went about her day lol
Yeah I think Alex handled that like a champ honestly. Didn't make a fuss, echoed her concerns and then asked if she wanted to put them back, which was an excellent and tactile suggestion bound to appeal to a kid her age. Not that I suspect he put quite that much thought into it, but it worked really well.
@@somethingelse9176 The last thing he is going to do is scold her and make her upset.
that depends much on how the adult in the room responds. Alex didn't give a hoot and just pointed on how the eco system was ruined. then presented her with a task ;)
I suppose her parents are relaxed too (though she did say it got 'messy' and distanced herself from said mess).
Watching a toddler run into a room, say “Hi Alex” and play with the contestants toys was the most wholesome thing ever on this show, but then it was immediately followed up with Lou goading the child into smacking a duck in the head with a hammer, which was incredibly disturbing
And then the child hugged the duck at the end and I didn’t know how to feel at all
And yet that's the song that's going to get stuck in all of our heads
@@sophiaredwood5825 Ooh, is that the title of Panic! At the Disco’s next single? :P
@@finmiles965 The last thing I expected to see in Taskmaster comment section is a reference to Panic! At The Disco, but that is absolutely accurate in the Fever era
I think Lou is literally Azula from ATLA
Nell was an excellent Engagement Tester. So adorable.
Whenever Greg calls out Joe’s name, the look of subtle confusion in his face like “what does he need ME for?” Is just hilarious.
I enjoy Sian's super peppy demeanor contrasting Joe's let me die in a hole demeanor in the team challenges
I just wish she wouldn’t have screamed so often
Imagine all 6 foot 8 inches of Greg Davies on a BMX. It'd be like the bear that rides a unicycle at the circus.
He'd snap that frame like a twig
Liza tarbuck would be proud
Bicycle my excellent bicycle
@@Jayk-kz7sh oooh bmxing!
I believe he can be seen riding a BMX in Man Down season 2!
This is where Iain starts to learn if you get too competitive Greg is bound to fuck with you, "just to put petrol on the fire, I'm gonna put both in last!"
Poor Ian he put So much thought into the prize task 🤣
@@MS-ic3rd His heart also grew three sizes this day.
I think Greg Davies was an excellent choice for the role of Taskmaster because he dgaf.
Greg is great at being Taskmasker. On one hand he listens and changes his mind when good points are made but on the other hand when someone is actively making the show less enjoyable by being petulant and overlycompetitive, he will openly admit to bias against them so they do it less in the future.
Not a good way to run a government, but perfect for a show that's supposed to be funny more than competitive, where the prize doesn't really matter and the real victory for contestants is probably good PR.
@@danceswithdirt7197 his background as a teacher helps a lot. The way he took James to the side last season was also epic.
Basically this is still just a teacher, rating performances. Only now there is no scienctific goal, or placement in a social-economic environment - you just compete to win Greg's favor ;)
He likes competitive people, but he also likes to frustrate people at times. Competitive people are very easy to mess with, since winning means so much to them. Greg punishes big egos - like a good teacher should.
I have to admit: I thought the 'toddler' would be Alex in a baby costume
It wouldn’t be out of the ordinary
@@Orangecatinahoodie and that's why we love this show 😌
@@Rausvuole indeed
Love this thread 👏👏
I could’ve sworn it was going to be some type of animal, like a puppy or something. The note didn’t specify human toddler.
"I caught it" Lou yells as the book most certainly hits the ground.
Did anyone else notice that shian stepped on the hammock and then out again?
She didn't make a football move.
@@addiemiller9677 Ah, but she didn't fall out!
Also, also: "cought it" as it did what, exactly? As it FELL out of the hammock?
It fully bounced twice on the ground. "I caught it. I caught it. I caught it! I caught it! I CAUGHT IT!"
On toddlers:
-Q: "Do they want a pretty princess with freckles, dancing, or do they want the existential terror of a shark attack?"
-A: yes
I work at a daycare, and honestly I talk with the toddlers the same way Alex talks to Nell. They’re surprisingly into it.
This resonates with me. I don’t “like kids” (depends on the kid) but they seem to like me as I talk to them like people.
honestly theres nothing funnier to me than people talking to toddlers like theyre adults
@@tensugarcubes who said “adults?”
Iain is experiencing a severe process of ego death after watching that team task 😂😂 You can literally see his entire life is flashing before his eyes for the rest of the episode....incredible.
tbh i have the same feeling watching any video of myself
The best part is Lou was 100% correct, if just 2 of them had gotten in the hammock they would have had the best possible chance, it was simple and the most effective possible strategy and Iain just completely ignored her
According to Wikipedia, after the death of ego comes absolute freedom. So he’s got that going for him.
@@kazikian It's nice he gets the chance to develop an alter ego. Not many people dare to watch themselves in the mirror - I suppose Ian never did so before and now he had to. He's still not my cup of tea, but he had an arch during the season. Crappy dude humbled.
@@crispindry2815 Exactly, it pissed me off so much. Especially since Lou's plan made the most sense and would be most effective, but because she's a female, she can't be right. I liked Iain up to this point, but that task was really frustrating. There aren't many comments about it here, but on the video of the individual task, many people pointed out Iain's rubbish behaviour.
I think Sian and Joe might be one of my favorite all-time teams on this show. There's just something about her we got this attitude clashing with his I wish I could just die right now demeanor that melds so perfectly together. I immediately root for them everytime a team task arises.
Lou and Iain, the bickering parents, as their older son, Paul, stands in one corner holding a barrel
Nah, Paul's the Barrel Dad in my eyes, Lou and Iain the bickering siblings!
Sian has joined the illustrious ranks of middle aged women who appear sweet but in reality wake up every morning and choose violence
We just get tired of fucking around after a certain point.
never heard of pinadas, have we?
Theres just something so cute about her. Untilll she does the tasks
3:12 That haunting poem: Bicycle, my excellent bicycle
BMX stands for
Bicycle my excellent
Bicycle you know
-a haiku on the nature of BMX
I believe it was Keats
I'm gunna out myself and admit that the way Iain is aggressively competitive and lowkey starts crying when he reflects on that behaviour or when he's angry is SO relatable.
agree, like as hard as that hammock task was to watch, ians reaction to his behaviour redeems him to me quite a bit
the fact that he apologised to lou during the show says something
as someone with adhd who can be impulsive and irritable and sometimes act out of character when i get emotional, i get it
that dosent make excuses for the behavior but i dont think hes the antichrist like everyone paints him out to be
@@RoLaarr yeah, i agree. He was a bit of a dick in some moments, but I can see how he could get so riled up. I'm a crazy competitive person and can get a bit too heated and have said and done things I regret. His personal growth and recognition of his bad behavior makes me forgive him. Im glad he was a big enough to apologize.
Watching him made me so mad, but mostly because I can be like that too, and no one wants to see their worst traits on TV.
@@RoLaarr He didn't apologize to Lou though, he just stated that it upset him to see how he treated her. Go ahead and watch the video, there was no "I'm sorry" or "I apologize" out of his mouth. That's not an apology.
@@PJBxx 30:54 my guy, he literally touches her and says "I'm so sorry"
Five points go to Alex for keeping the toddler fully engaged.
"It's hard to sneakily weigh people."
"Iain, your next task is to stand as still as possible on this bathroom scale for 30 seconds. Person who moves the least wins."
There, job done.
or just say "in order to calculate your total i just need to weigh you"
Probably didn’t see much point after seeing them disqualify themselves
That's not necessarily *sneakily* weighing them. In your option it would still be blatantly obvious to them, it would just be a task. A sneaky weigh would be putting a scale under a doormat or something (and tare it) and then give them the task of standing on said object.
@@LickMyMusketBallsYankee but why be sneaky?
Nell nailed the timing on the "hit the ducky" song
I feel bad Alex inadvertently cut the engagement short! Poor Nell deserved those sweets!
Paul standing in the background with the barrel while the two arguing is such a mood
Everyone who was crushed by Joe Wilkinson's potato disqualification, may I present: Lou Sanders chucking a frying pan into a hula hoop
Lou had the opportunity to redeem herself with the tiebreak though, Joe didn’t. But it was still sad!
well...one of her leg wasn't in the TM circle...
"Mummy!"
That was such a nice throw under incredible pressure too!
hurts, joe got 0 for that
"The ecosystem has deteriorated." Gotta love Alex
Watching Iain get teary eyed over how he was acting in the group task broke my heart. I think he learned something about himself
Judging by how his behavior dramtically shifts over the rest of the series, especially in studio, I would say he was able to make some positive and permanent life changes.
What a legend.
I watched the team challenge and thought 'I genuinely dislike this man' but the post-task breakdown was very positive to see
Iain was the first to help Paul in the sleeping bag live task. So he really seems like a kind person who wants to help but has finally realized how toxicly competitive he can also be and he felt regret very deeply. Because he's probably a really good guy! It was cool to see.
Lou was just as obnoxious as him, made me cringe at how much I probably used to be like that
@@just-tess Honestly Lou was just as grating as Iain, but Iain reflected and mellowed out whereas Lou just remained hyper competitive and annoying.
hearing on the podcast that the crew test drive the live tasks a lot, and then seeing Alex's reactions to Lou in this live task makes it all the more impressive, she must have really changed the pan-hoop game
i'd love to see those tests, like a behind the scenes
It must be so fun to work behind the scenes of Taskmaster
@@rkah6187 Fun until clean-up XD
I like that Alex interacts with Nell roughly the same way he does with the contestants
And her the same!
Alex: Shall I go?
Nell: Yeh
i love the idea that alex treats his kids like tiny Taskmaster contestants all the time
That sounds like a horror film, or at least 20+ years of therapy in the future
I genuinely think the toddler task is one of if not the best tasks I've seen on this show so far.
Sian is adorable and I haven’t seen any comments on how lovely she seems, so I’ll leave this here.
She is!! Makes me feel better about life haha.
Obviously Nell was going to love Paul‘s toy. I‘ve never met a toddler, including myself, who could resist water. Not sure what Greg found so surprising about that.
For Iain’s the puppet, toddlers also love trash! No idea why, but they do
You’re very eloquent for a toddler.
@@Oliver-mt1qw 💁🏼♀️
"mummy, daddy, and the threshing shark" would have been a great episode name lol
Joe reminds me a lot of a grown up Calvin after Hobbes was donated to the local thrift store thirteen years ago.
Wtf, Hobbes would never be donated.
@@tonispiip8054 you mean he would never be accepted, they would definitely try to donate him but would get sent back.
That is the saddest thought ever!
The phrase"reminds me of.." implies you have already encountered (either in fiction or real life) and adult Calvin post Hobbes.... A concept that will now haunt my dreams.
i read detonated and that made even more sense
Iain immediately apologizing to Lou after seeing the group task clip warmed my heart a lot
After reading a task:
Sian: let's do this!
Iain: I need to damn win this! Darn it!
Lou: Rules are meant to be broken!
Joe: Where am I? Who am I?
Paul: .... .... ....
Ahahaha got me chortling
I would absolutely watch an entire show that’s just Alex conducting surveys on small children.
That toddler is so well spoken and adooooorable, oh my god. By far the cutest task of all time! And Paul doing all this with one arm really makes it all the more impressive that he manages to do okay considering. I really like this series so far.
Alex: Hello
Nell: Hello
Alex: My name is Claire.
Nell: Morning Claire.
Everyone: *dies from serotonin overdose *
“Be engaged!!!” 😂😂
I like Iain, but he does get a bit too competitive sometimes. But Greg knew how to use that and make the prize task results hilarious.
@@vuzemy Right, he is aggressive as Acaster and whiny as Widdicombe, not a good combination
@@vuzemy Acaster didn’t come off as competitive at all to me except the episode rod slightly ruined the group task
totally agree; i do have to admit though that his willingness to help Paul at one of the live tasks made me respect him more. hes whiny and way too competitive but that was very considerate.
@@vuzemy I had the feeling James Acaster was more playing the role of someone competitive who loses their crap occasionally and his rants were always hilarious. Iain does not seem like he is pretending.
@@lordbuddybear Ramesh had some confrontational, whiny incidents too.
Still it's a good cast, and even Ian retreats from his belligerence in the following episodes...
Lou’s replay of her eyes was SOOOOO funny, literally crying
Joe continues to be too adorable and relatable and awkward to be an actor. I love him.
He’s the best!!
“Bicycle, My Excellent Bicycle”
one of the funniest moments ever on this show
WHY does the camera person hate us so much? You can’t just have Alex make that noise without showing us his face!!
Y'know, I think it's better for it
wouldn't that be the editors fault? camera mans job is to stay on Greg, there is another camera on Alex or the one that has them both in frame.
@@thenerdywarrior6755 who?
I think I missed it, what’s the time stamp
@@DanielRamirez-ko6cq Well, it's like a tramp stamp...but signifies the time instead.
Iain immediately apologizing to Lou after watching back the team task and showing genuine remorse for his impatience and rudeness earned a lot of respect from me. ❤
Alex talking to little Nell is the sweetest thing I've seen in a long time 😍
36:12 joe is fully trying to communicate in morse code
I've decided that they need more of Nell in these tasks
More Nell
Or
More cowbell?
Alex has been explicitly instructed not to kidnap anymore toddlers by health and safety after handing a croquet mallet to a tiny human.
@@axolotllan lol
@@axolotllan well what an unfortunate end to such an adorable segment! Lol
@@gardenlover9663 why not both? Lol
I think what we've learnt from this episode is that Alex could easily do a CBBC or CBeebies version of Taskmaster where he's getting bossed around by a small child.
Just saying, Lou was entirely correct that just having the three of them get in the hammock together would have been more weight than what they actually ended up with.
Problem is that getting two in a hammock would possibly end in a fail, three would guarantee a fail. Getting a second person into a hammock is like getting a second person into a canoe, you will almost certainly end up in a fail compilation on the internet as your balancing act fails spectacularly.
@@krashd they should've listened to iain's suggestion to put the tub under the hammock as well then
yes however you don't need 10 minutes for that and it's entirely reasonable to go get some heavy stuff to take with you on tha hammock as well. It was just a case of really really bad communication
if they sat on it like a swing they could've easily gotten all three, and just kept their feet on the ground until the end
@@krashdAh, yes, because two (or more) people famously never get into canoes together...
Nell is sincerely one of the most sane and mature people to yet appear on the show.
Greg knew exactly what he was doing with that intro. Don’t look so surprised, Alex just said what the people were thinking
I believe the intros are planned, the banter is not
@@Orangecatinahoodie My point exactly
@@Orangecatinahoodie I get the feeling that the banter between the intro and is prize task is scripted as well.
I really like Joe. I can relate to his awkwardness. Also he’s quite handsome.
Joe’s “fine at rhyme” joke in the prize task is incredible and I’m frankly very upset no one seemed to pick up on it.
Lou scoring such an incredible victory in pan-hoop and then immediately doing a terrible hula hoop to celebrate had me dying
joe thomas is the most awkward person I have ever seen
he just looks confused at all times
confused and concerned
"I'm in the lead? What does this mean? Hmm. This might be bad."
Allow me to introduce myself.
My al time fave contestant
@@cheighes1 r/suicidebywords
I'm glad Greg gives Iain a little bit of shit for being obnoxious and addresses it otherwise it would be a bit hard to watch
I also like how Iain isn't a bad person though. Seeing him apologizing for the team task and all.
Paul Sinha said it best when he said Iain was,” dysfunctionally competitive “.
Honestly this made me realise how polite english people are. This did not seem that rude to me. He was frustrated and he did let it out on the others, but that was nothing that bad. I would have ignored him and done my thing. I am from one of the bilingual regions of Switzerland though, we suffer from french rudness mixed with german honesty here.
Yes looking back this was an honest but harsh comment and I regret it a bit (which is why I've come back to this video only to realise it's now received replies).
Overall I think Greg always makes his difficult job look easy.
@@trekadouble757 Honestly same. I'm from Germany and I didn't think he was being that bad. Seeing the comments I expected much worse 😂
So clearly, at some time during the production of this series, Alex or a senior member of the production team recieved a phone call from a relative saying "I'm going to be out of the country in a few weeks, could you please look after my daughter".
I thought she was Alex’s daughter cuz she says “bye daddy”?
@@finmiles965 Last I heard, Alex has no daughters, only three sons. Young kids will sometimes just call a bigger person "Mom" or "Dad" because they don't know better. Autistic teens I've worked with have called teachers that before.
@@PokerJoker811 ah, yeah I was 50/50 on her being his daughter, thanks for confirming! Nell and Alex were just both very connected and calm, seemed to have a special bond all the same :)
Fin Miles Reid I was thinking the same thing. she probably said “bye daddy” to one of the crew members behind the camera
I actually heard her saying "bye ducky".
The biggest laughs I get in any episode are always Alex being a weirdo
Agreed
I still laugh thibking about last season in the prize task of best things starting with G. When Alex says that his his favourite is Greg's special spot hahah.
Jess' reaction was relatable
I think Alex being out alpha'd by a toddler is up there amongst the best moments in Taskmaster history
38:16 has convinced me that Paul’s the person out of the lot that would always bid $1 on The Price Is Right
30:07 So much respect for Lou keeping her composure. Not many people would have been able to sacrifice themselve for their team that way.
I am fascinated honestly by the difference in mentality. I am from Switzerland, one of the bilingual german-french regions and a rural area. I live in a city but it is a very small city and it is the "capital" of the region. We are quite honest, direct and a bit rough in the way we talk. The way he behaved was not nice but he didn't tell any insult so this would have not been a big deal at all here. When we have to play with someone who behaves like that, what we do is ignore that person and do our thing until that person calms down. And if that person's behaviour is preventing us from winning, no big deal, we loose and that teaches that person a lesson. The way we see it here, there are situations where it's not worth losing energy with someone else's shit, so if nothing important is at stake just let it flow. It's also usual to put people in their place by using dry humour and irony, that can work on some people. My family on my mother's side is particularly good at this. It is often impossible to know if my mom is being serious or not because she is able to speak with irony for several minutes while keeping a straight face and using a perfectly normal tone.
She was literally the only one not keeping her composure and freaking out from the beginning, and also caused them to lose in the end, and basically was dishonest instead of coming clean about dropping the book which she carelessly threw in after being the only one to really panic. Instead she projected and said she didn't want anyone to panic.
@@rewardilicious Exactly! Though I do respect that she's apologized at one point during the task.
@@rewardilicious from where im sitting she wanted them to make a game plan instead of running around like headless chickens. and the constant passive aggressive comments iaian threw at her was certainly not helpful
She did not keep her composure. She was bossy and not doing the best for the task. Also lost the task for her team, because she does not understand team.
Okay, Nell is a legend. She's even better than Fred the Swede
I miss Fred
I grew up watching The Daily Show, where comedians were often sent into potentially dangerous places or faced off against hostile interviewees. It literally never occurred to me until watching this series just how much comedic talent it actually takes to be able to read a situation and decide whether you can keep pushing or if you need to diffuse tension to avoid making a problem worse.
Are you referring to the Daily Show with Jon Stewart..?
I can't recall a single occasion when any comedian on that show was sent into a potentially dangerous situation.
@@ao1778 It doesn't happen often, but Jordan Klepper was at the Capitol on January 6th. Stephen Colbert has told the story a few times about the time he (while he was still at the Daily Show) and his crew had to run from the Klan.
Even when they're not in active danger, it's an impressive skill to keep on your toes and stay in character when you're trying to interview someone.
34:40 You can see Ian Sterling trying his best to not erupt as he was already embarrassed by his behavior in that same task few minutes ago. I think this is the moment he becomes calmer and less reactive instead of being an absolute twat, like he was in the previous episodes. Good for him.
The hammock task was maybe the most stressful thing I've ever watched. The passive aggressive arguing was a lot.
That groan from Alex 😂😂😂
I found it funnier with the fact that he wasn’t on screen for it making it seem unplanned
@@Orangecatinahoodie Greg's slightly disturbed shock is what really sells it hahah
I think I missed it, what’s the time stamp?
@@DanielRamirez-ko6cq 0:50
Feel like someone should make a notification sound out of it. hahaha
Paul with the perfect "Indian Uncle" shirt
Joe’s little smile at making his shot through the toilet seat
Lou's throw was so epic I jumped out of my chair!!
Also I've met a lot of kids but by God is Nell the most adorable and precious little thing I've ever seen!
I found the interaction between Iain and Lou a hard watch first time around. For anyone wondering, Iain and Lou are still friends in real life, and they don't hold that task or each other behaviour against each other and Iain did genuinely feel really bad about it.
She said they were just 'being ratty' with each other, as friends do under pressure.
Thanks for the insight. I respect him admitting to how awful it looked, I hope he learned from it.
I’m glad to hear that, I genuinely have to skip rewatching that bit bc it’s so uncomfortable and off kilter from the rest of the show’s tonr
I could sit and watch Alex and Nell all day. I can't, I have work, but gosh, the cuteness.
i feel like this series really nailed the casting in that they're almost perfectly embodying a family of sorts? paul and sian as bumbling but sweet mum and dad, joe as awkward older brother, lou and iain as competitive rowdy twins
At the 2032 olympics there will be a whole generation of pan hoopers who point back to this moment in time as the reason they got into this most beautiful sport.
Im surprised how well behaved and how self-etertained Nell was, good parenting!
Even when she got water all over herself she was a bit miffed, but didn't have a temper tantrum
I really enjoy Sian Gibbson's squeaky little voice she uses from time to time. Also Paul Sinha is underrated
Watching Ian try not to shout at joe and sharns hammock debate was so satisfying!
This is where we see Iain begin to grow as a person and it's inspiring really.
41:05 james acaster flashback 😂
"You want to stay here forever with the ducks and the threshing shark?
Shall I go?"
"yeah..."
You've never too young to disrespect Alex Horne
Joe’s in good form this episode. Everything he says cracks me up.
What I've learned from this episode is that I would absolutely listen to Greg Davies and Alex Horne co-host/announce for the Olympics.
Lou is the energetic esoteric aunt I never had, but always wanted.
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Do you know what the word "esoteric" means..?
“It’s where you go to different pubs and drink until… you are sad!”
What an uncomfortably real description of every pub crawl I’ve been on.
I think he was looking for a polite way of not saying "until you throw up", but you also have a point.
I love this group so much. It's just 4 petulant children with an older uncle who moved into the house so he could be closer to the office.
Alex horne moaning after greg at the start fucking destroyed me. 😂
Alex belly dancing was one of the HIGHLIGHTS of my life.
Time stamp please lol
@@DKongSoldier 21:05
When you want a toddler to be engaged, give them water and floaty things. Works everytime. But you need to watch for the mess.
Point indeed proven, will remember for when the time comes!!
I prefer a trash puppet with bubble wrap
12:22 Alex looks like a supportive, but concerned farther. Especially when he lifts Sian off the barrel
That little girl is the best thing in this show yet. She is so sweet! :)
I was so, SO relieved when the toddler ended up being an actual child and not just Alex in a diaper…
I've seen it before and Nell again makes me smile in the happiest way possible. She is beyond adorable.