It's not supposed to be fun!! TASKMASTER New Year Treat 2023 Reaction!! - "That's a swizz."

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    This Week: Prize that would Surprise Greg the Most, Count the Dots, Massage Chair Painting, Carp Pellet Gathering, and Greg Says for the Final Task!
    Hope you enjoy my first reaction to the 2023 New Year Treat of Taskmaster starring Greg Davies and Alex Horne and featuring Amelia Demoldenberg, Carol Vorderman, Greg James, Sir Mo Farah and Rebecca Lucy Taylor (aka Self Esteem)!
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  • @matte5705
    @matte5705 Рік тому +54

    Who counted the pellets?! Obviously josh widdicombe

  • @drjwww
    @drjwww Рік тому +26

    Greg James should have left everything on the table until just near the end and shouted "Greg says put everything in your bumbag." It'd have short-circuited everything. BTW, according to Greg James on the Taskmaster Podcast, there was inventory on the back of the coats (which nobody took heed of) which told them where to put everything.

  • @adelecaroline3614
    @adelecaroline3614 Рік тому +24

    I absolutely fell in love with Sir Mo Farah when I was watching this. He is just adorable!

    • @SomeGuy-mt4hq
      @SomeGuy-mt4hq Рік тому +7

      Normally I find very smiley and cheery people annoying because I'm a miserable git, but mo is just such a pleasure to watch. Seems like a lovely person to be around

    • @travelwell6049
      @travelwell6049 Рік тому

      He always comes across as someone who enjoys life. I imagine he was very popular at school.

  • @HunHaze
    @HunHaze Рік тому +20

    Mo is the happiest contestant ever.

  • @Renzsu
    @Renzsu Рік тому +21

    This was a great NYT episode, loved the cast and they would've done really well in a full series.

  • @slebetman
    @slebetman Рік тому +30

    I'd want to see Richard Ayoade on Taskmaster. He'd either succeed hilariously or fail hilariously. Either way it's a win

    • @SomeGuy-mt4hq
      @SomeGuy-mt4hq Рік тому +6

      Richard and David Mitchell are some I really want to see. I feel they'd make for some very entertaining television but I doubt they'd subject themselves to taskmaster, especially Richard, he's a very busy man and not too likely to step so far outside his bubble, but I'll hold out hope

    • @thatliamsmith
      @thatliamsmith Рік тому +2

      @@SomeGuy-mt4hq it’s incredibly well paid considering you only do it for about 3 weeks. From what I understand they reach out to higher profile people and say should you ever like to do it please let us know and as for the lesser known they have to wait to be invited.

    • @PS-vm3we
      @PS-vm3we Рік тому +5

      Richard Ayoade is the one I most want to see. I'd also love to see Rowan Atkinson, and as I've said before Sandy Toksvig, Stephen Fry and Hugh Grant. Maisie Adam would be fabulous too.

    • @seancunningham4462
      @seancunningham4462 Рік тому +1

      funny you say that, i said the same thing to a mate earlier today. kevin bridges and jason manford would be a good laugh too

    • @daddywhogames6601
      @daddywhogames6601 Рік тому +1

      @@SomeGuy-mt4hq David's wife (Victoria) has stated that he will never do it. His reasoning is... "people think I'm a swot so if I do it well I'll get stick for being a swot, if I do bad, I'll get stick for not being the swot they think I am"

  • @DavidSmith-cx8dg
    @DavidSmith-cx8dg Рік тому +15

    This was a good , all of them had obviously known what they were signing up for and it was a lot of fun . Loved Greggs quip about Rachael Riley and a calculator , the tasks were clever and they all gave them a good go . Sir Mo and the massager was hilarious . I'd be happy to see any of them in a full series - this year's was a real treat .

  • @allbrave8781
    @allbrave8781 Рік тому +8

    We had a gameshow called The Cube. There were seven stages of skill and mind based games, each stage you passed, your prize money increased. In its entire history only eight people reached the final stage, and all but one decided not to attempt stage seven and walk away with their £100,000 prize money instead of risk losing it. That one person was Mo Farah who successfully beat the stage and won the £250,000 Jackpot for charity.

  • @rossshepherd9836
    @rossshepherd9836 Рік тому +8

    I think you just called Mo Farah Mo Salah.

  • @voiladelaboulette8937
    @voiladelaboulette8937 Рік тому +7

    Greg James hosts the biggest radio breakfast show of the country on BBC radio 1 and Amelia became famous by awkwardly (but hilariously) interviewing rappers in chicken shops (the fly coffin becomes less surprising when you know her)

    • @frankshailes3205
      @frankshailes3205 Рік тому

      Yes I assumed Greg James was a DJ from the prize he brought in which was something presented to him when he started at BBC Radio 1.

  • @jenniferhanses7064
    @jenniferhanses7064 Рік тому +5

    I think this is the New Year's Treat cast I've liked best as a whole. I've had favorites in other seasons, but this group, I could have watched a whole season with them, and i think they'd have been as funny as any of the comedian seasons.

  • @11nytram11
    @11nytram11 Рік тому +6

    You know who I would love to see as a new year's treat contestant. Brian Blessed.

    • @NeilTalks
      @NeilTalks  Рік тому +2

      You and me both!

    • @carolmurphy7572
      @carolmurphy7572 Рік тому

      Wouldn't that be fun!

    • @stingersplash
      @stingersplash Рік тому

      He does adverts for Flash nowadays. He just can't get away from that film lol.

    • @frankshailes3205
      @frankshailes3205 Рік тому

      @@stingersplash No, Brian Blessed does not do the Flash Advert. The Flash Advert was voiced by actor and theatre director, Brian Protheroe. There's a lot of people doing BB impressions for adverts these days...

  • @frnkndad
    @frnkndad Рік тому +7

    This is the first special cast I've wanted to see as a whole series

  • @xXItZzLeWXx
    @xXItZzLeWXx Рік тому +30

    Amelia has a popular UA-cam show that she created and has been working on for a few years now.
    Chicken Shop Date is the name.
    She interviews celebrities (mostly UK rappers but has branched out to other celebs also). The interview is in a ‘date’ format where she sits with the guest in a chicken shop and eats cheap takeout food.
    She has an intentionally awkward persona and stays in character the whole time. Very deadpan comedy. It’s brilliant and gets the best out of the guests because it makes the interview interesting

    • @MrJuuberi
      @MrJuuberi Рік тому +6

      Such a shame we only get one episode with her (I guess the others too but especially her). I think she would benefit so much from having more time for people to get her personality

    • @stingersplash
      @stingersplash Рік тому

      Yeah not my type of thing but she seems funny.

    • @sfshinz
      @sfshinz Рік тому +1

      I wonder if she and Joe Thomas have been in the same room together; it would be a critical mass of awkwardness.

    • @xXItZzLeWXx
      @xXItZzLeWXx Рік тому

      @@sfshinz he would collapse under the social pressure of her flirting 😂

  • @MrPhil1503
    @MrPhil1503 Рік тому +10

    I would pay good money to see you react to the older UK series, and watch them with your reactions

    • @PHDarren
      @PHDarren Рік тому +1

      I think Neil has seen them all, pre-reactions.

    • @MrPhil1503
      @MrPhil1503 Рік тому

      @@PHDarren Yes, he said so at the start of this video...hence my comment

  • @aaronhusk
    @aaronhusk Рік тому +4

    In a podcast, I heard Rhod Gilbert say they don’t really take the prizes home.

  • @ry_jayy
    @ry_jayy Рік тому +4

    With his beard, Sir Mo Farah looked a bit like Megamind when he had the swimming cap on 😂

  • @PS-vm3we
    @PS-vm3we Рік тому +1

    Please watch and react to the new Kongen Befaler whenever it airs. Reason: Atle stepped down as the taskmaster due to a racist incident, and the new taskmaster is Bård Ylvisåker from the first season. A first change of taskmaster ever? Quite sure it must be the first previous contestant to become taskmaster. And Norway has imo the best non-UK version.

  • @5Heth
    @5Heth Рік тому +4

    Ozmartian has the whole episode on his channel in full screen. Just in case anyone is interested.

  • @frnkndad
    @frnkndad Рік тому +3

    Fun Fact: Greg James (He's the morning host on BBC1) stated on the Taskmaster podcast that he and John Kearns were roommates in University.

  • @chickflikguru
    @chickflikguru Рік тому +2

    Dream taskmaster contestants. I want Hannah Waddington to be on taskmaster - she'd be hilarious. Although a Ted Lasso Taskmaster special would be my dream. In particular Cristo Fernández has Mo Farah energy and I reckon Kola Bokinni and Phil Dunster would be hilarious. Also I'd pay good money to see an Anthony Head taskmaster - I think he'd be quite Hugh Dennis in his approach and humour.

  • @avidgardener7859
    @avidgardener7859 Рік тому +4

    Gyles would spend all his tasks telling Alex about how he knew someone who's vaguely connected with the task 😁

  • @travelwell6049
    @travelwell6049 Рік тому +1

    Neil, check out Sir Mo Farah’s story on BBC news UA-cam Channel about being trafficked.

  • @garethevans125
    @garethevans125 Рік тому +1

    I don't Alex said that the winner takes home all 5 prizes in this episode.
    I quite like that they are a bit more lenient in this format. When they've invested months of time filming in the main series you feel like the rules should be followed more closely but it doesn't feel important in a fun 1-off episode.

  • @alnsubuga
    @alnsubuga Рік тому +2

    They don’t give up their prize task prizes. Victoria Coren-Mitchell entered the same thing twice (the toy she made) even though she’d “lost” it the first time around.

  • @tinyderppotato5410
    @tinyderppotato5410 Рік тому +5

    I would love to see a rewatch from series 1. roisin, romesh, tim, frank and josh🥰the chaos of the melon buffet gang🤣

  • @TheRenoReviews
    @TheRenoReviews Рік тому +1

    In the UK, Mo is a national treasure. He's got loads of olympic medals, achieved loads in his life, got a cloathing brand, food enorsement deals, and he's won another big TV contest show called The Cube. I knew he'd win from the start :D

  • @Blue.723
    @Blue.723 Рік тому +3

    Mo was on (and completed) an episode of a game show called The Cube.. He does everything with a smile but has that winners attitude in life, not just athletics..

    • @more-reasons6655
      @more-reasons6655 Рік тому +1

      Isnt he the only British person to complete the Cube, true Olympian

    • @Blue.723
      @Blue.723 Рік тому

      @@more-reasons6655 I think so yes. I know not many even make it to the final round. But he's the only one I remember completing it (never watched it regularly so wouldn't know 100% if he's the only one or not)

  • @DylanSargesson
    @DylanSargesson 3 місяці тому

    In the canon of the show the winner definitely takes the prizes home, but in practice they usually don't.

  • @PHDarren
    @PHDarren Рік тому +2

    For a special I think they were allowing a bit of hip or knee bending as long as they were trying to not bend the knee or hip and were keeping it straight after, it's when they stop doing it and have to be told (example, David Baddiel and a hand on the hip at all times task)

    • @frankshailes3205
      @frankshailes3205 Рік тому

      Maybe I misheard but I thought they were only banned from bending at the waist (which Mo did a lot). Other joints were fine.

  • @GravitaryCOM
    @GravitaryCOM Рік тому +1

    The official name for the head massager is called "Orgasmatron" (it has its own Wikipedia page), but it is also findable as a "head massaging whisk".
    I can highly recommend it, being touched on the head with a slight pressure on several points of your head is overly stimulating, which is how the device got its name.
    I would love to see a reaction of you using that on your own head, although it does feel better when somebody else uses it on you.

  • @Cobalt-Jester
    @Cobalt-Jester Рік тому

    I have all episodes of Taskmaster. Even the live show where a couple of the TV channel execs and producers play. I can easily put the on a file share for you

  • @damightyshabba439
    @damightyshabba439 Рік тому

    Pretty sure no-one "wins" any of the prize tasks... forgetting the van there have been birth certificates, ashes.... No, I don't think Mo Got Carols £200k van! Maybe when the show first started it was a thing, but I'm sure at a certain value point they must have stepped in and said "Erm... no". Now... from a viewer point of view "Make the best thing you can as a prize for round 1 for the value of £X"... would make it much more interesting. Especially if round 6 was "Destroy the other prizes in front of their creator". Making a gift as a prize is a good idea though - it stops buying 5 points, and we KNOW certain "prizes" are just going straight back to the owners. It would make the prize winning more personal.

  • @djnikhedonia
    @djnikhedonia Рік тому

    As much as I loved Mo in this episode, I definitely think he shouldn't have won this episode. I don't get what's so surprising about him owning a hair dryer. They can be used for more than just drying hair, and even then, he has a wife, who might be the actual owner of the hair dryer. Plus, he definitely bent his knees and waist a lot during the pellet task. I was definitely looking forward to your reaction to his breaking of the rules there, and Greg's over-generosity.
    Even so, it was a very fun episode and I always like seeing you enjoy Taskmaster!
    Thank you for teaching me who Mo Salah was, by the way!

  • @travelwell6049
    @travelwell6049 Рік тому +1

    I’ve no idea who Amelia is either 🤷🏽‍♀️
    Mo Farah has done other celebrity appearances and always has a good laugh with whatever it is. He just seems very likeable.

    • @frankshailes3205
      @frankshailes3205 Рік тому

      Amazing personal story too, even before the athletics. He was "trafficked" into the UK illegally under the name of another child, brought to the UK with a woman and her children under the name of another boy called Mohamed Farah. Sir Mo said "the truth is I'm not who you think I am", as he spoke of the traumatic events of his childhood after leaving war-torn Somaliland in east Africa... see his documentary The Real Mo Farah from a few months back.

  • @stephendavies1585
    @stephendavies1585 Рік тому +1

    Carol is a very wealthy lady, so giving up that van would not be so much of a loss for her.

  • @booradley8895
    @booradley8895 Рік тому +1

    Greg said he had the picture done specially for him when he joined radio 1, could he be a DJ perhaps?

  • @NJH01
    @NJH01 Рік тому +1

    Greg James is a radio 1 DJ and has done a lot of brilliant things on the show like staying in an escape room whilst listeners help try and solve the clues to get him out and similarly stuck inside a caravan whilst travelling to different parts of the country and again listeners help to get him out

  • @robertbrookes2000
    @robertbrookes2000 Рік тому +1

    Really hoping that for Kiell in the next series you check out a clip (or a full episode) of BBC Ghosts.
    It features him, Charlotte Ritchie, Lolly Adefope, Katy Wix, and in later series Jessica Knappet and Bridget Christie. That's a lot of Taskmaster Alums in one show.

    • @mattclemson
      @mattclemson Рік тому +1

      There's a surprising lack of Ghosts reactions out there; it might be a fun one to pick up at some point.

  • @Wezt334
    @Wezt334 Рік тому

    “I’m wondering if Carol is offering up her va…” sorry mind went somewhere else there! 62 and still a fox

  • @IanElkins
    @IanElkins Рік тому

    They don’t actually give away the prizes it’s more of a comedy idea type thing. If you can remember series 2 or 3 Al Murray put up his cooker which clearly ain’t gonna happen.

  • @sveniusz
    @sveniusz Рік тому +1

    Greg James is a radio presenter on BBC Radio One. Amelia Dimoldenberg has a UA-cam channel where she interviews celebrities.

  • @queenofgreen83
    @queenofgreen83 Рік тому

    I know Ed Sheeran has been on UK comedy shows in the past (Nevermind the Buzzcocks, and maybe one other). And Daniel Radcliffe has been on QI. Would love to see people like them on future New Years Treat episodes.

  • @austinfull8941
    @austinfull8941 Рік тому +2

    Amelia is a youtuber/presenter who has the 2nd most popular chicken-based interview show on UA-cam. You know Carol. Greg is a radio presenter. You know Mo. And Rebecca, mostly known as Self Esteem is a musician.

    • @stingersplash
      @stingersplash Рік тому +1

      The fact there is more than one chicken based interview show is troubling.

    • @Wiley_Coyote
      @Wiley_Coyote Рік тому

      @@stingersplash Come on. One is Spicy Chicken from wings, and the other is normal Fried chicken! Big difference!

  • @TheOrlandoTrustfull
    @TheOrlandoTrustfull Рік тому +1

    I wish they had Mo on a full series instead, he was great. I know they tend to get comedians for those, but it's not 100% true, they have had actors like Charlotte Richie

    • @frankshailes3205
      @frankshailes3205 Рік тому +1

      And presenters/producers like Richard Osman. Plus quite a few DJs (who I guess are presenters really)

  • @heatherrobertson6110
    @heatherrobertson6110 Рік тому +1

    Am I the only person disproportionately irritated by the fact that 'maths genius' Carole Vorderman came up with an odd number for the total number of dots? Did she not think that there was the same number of dots on each side? I know this is a very, very minor - indeed totally unimportant - point, but it has been bugging me like hell ever since I first watched the programme!

    • @tinyderppotato5410
      @tinyderppotato5410 Рік тому

      I noticed it and then I moved on

    • @nari5025
      @nari5025 Рік тому

      I'm just adequately irritated by it. Yes it is the first thing to assume, but the next thing to assume would be Alex to subvert the expectation and add some tiny dot on one side. So I'd give it a 50:50 chance.
      The two sides don't even have to look similar at all for the task to work (although I believe they did).

    • @NeilTalks
      @NeilTalks  Рік тому +3

      Perhaps she wanted to improve her odds of victory by splitting the difference between two possible answers?

  • @crojonphoenix
    @crojonphoenix Рік тому

    you would probably get an average weight of the pellet and weigh the bowl at the end. no need to count them all each time :P

  • @AlmostYearly
    @AlmostYearly Рік тому

    We all know what we thought Mo was going to shout, don't we. Yes you do, liars. ;)

  • @AlfeyHolmes
    @AlfeyHolmes Рік тому +1

    Awesome reaction, as usual! Neil, where do you get such awesome t-shirts? Like, seriously! Your geek shirts are great. Anyone knows where can I find this particular one?

  • @grunions9648
    @grunions9648 Рік тому

    There's a reason that head massager is marketed as The Orgasmatron - that's all I'm saying.

  • @friendlyneighbourhoodsteve4087

    According to the Taskmaster reddit page (which is quite interesting as it often has former contestants posting on it), the prizes are actually won by the winner. The original owner of the prize can ask for it back if it was something particularly precious to them for some reason, but the winner is not obliged to give it up (if they really want to be a prick).
    Consider some of the prizes though, Josh Widdicomb gave up a blank cheque! Reportedly Frank Skinner did actually withdraw £19000 but returned it to Josh afterwards. Joe Wilkinson lost his marriage certificate, and if I remember correctly, Romesh lost his wedding ring? To name but a few. There is a story of an unnamed contestant destroying the prizes they won to the ire of their fellow contestants.

    • @blackdragoncyrus
      @blackdragoncyrus Рік тому

      Yes, this is known. And Romesh's ring was returned.

    • @frankshailes3205
      @frankshailes3205 Рік тому +1

      Didn't Josh (I think it was) also offer a place in his house for someone to "live" there with him? Like a key/free access, so long as they were in by 10pm or something

    • @friendlyneighbourhoodsteve4087
      @friendlyneighbourhoodsteve4087 Рік тому

      @Frank Shailes yes, that's true. I feel like it was someone like Hugh Dennis? or Rhod Ghilbert maybe? but there have been some prizes given that seem difficult or inconvenient to live up to, that's for sure.

  • @sueacord1678
    @sueacord1678 Рік тому +1

    Only time I have ever seen Greg James was on WILTY. It was memorable because he was on David's team on the eoisode that had Victoria also on David's team. Lee kept on hammering the fact that it looked a family with a young wife and a stepson. To this day I still can't remember Greg's claim to fame because of the shenaigans that persued.

  • @dannystruggles2158
    @dannystruggles2158 Рік тому +1

    Frankie boyle is going to be on season 15

  • @jackdubz4247
    @jackdubz4247 Рік тому +1

    I really enjoyed this one. I think some people in the UK get too caught up in how recognisable the contestants are/aren't that they are not willing to give these specials a chance.

  • @Ausecko1
    @Ausecko1 Рік тому +1

    The head massager is called an "Orgasmatron", that should tell you something about the feel it gives off :)

    • @markissleepy
      @markissleepy Рік тому

      A few decades ago I worked in a store that sold those and the reactions of the people on Taskmaster are pretty much dead on to how people really reacted to it - I never saw anyone not love it and many people made some very sus sounds when trying it out.

  • @11nytram11
    @11nytram11 Рік тому +1

    I'm not sure Carol Vorderman's Van is the biggest prize ever offered because I'm sure Josh Widdecombe once put his house up as a prize.

    • @stingersplash
      @stingersplash Рік тому

      Didn't Mark Watson put up a wall that cost him a lot?

    • @11nytram11
      @11nytram11 Рік тому

      @@stingersplash Watson put in a garden gate that cost him £18,000 because he had to sign up to a residents association to get it installed

  • @rachaelkilpatrick9774
    @rachaelkilpatrick9774 Рік тому

    A Christmas Treat was Greg in The Cleaner.

  • @booradley8895
    @booradley8895 Рік тому +1

    "Our fanny is different to your fanny" It most certainly is

  • @Wiley_Coyote
    @Wiley_Coyote Рік тому

    They broke the NYT rules a little. Amelia is definitely a comedian, although a bit untraditional in that I don't think she's ever done stand up.

    • @gretajansson9557
      @gretajansson9557 Рік тому +1

      Yes I view her as a UA-cam comedian same as Munya and he obviously got to be in the main series

  • @blackdragoncyrus
    @blackdragoncyrus Рік тому +1

    I knew immediately that answering the phone was going to give the right answer.

  • @JohnDoe-xz1mw
    @JohnDoe-xz1mw Рік тому +1

    carrol dont need no phone clues, and she knew that she dont :P

  • @robvanriot
    @robvanriot Рік тому +1

    I'd like to think I speak for the majority of viewers when I say nobody in the UK wants to see Bono on the show!

  • @jamesmccarthy962
    @jamesmccarthy962 Рік тому +4

    Greg and Carol both have fabulous would i lie to you episodes that help dive more into their wacky characters.
    A pity about UA-cam copyright but if you want to know them better recommend watching those. Perhaps record the reaction incase one day UA-cam eases off on the copyright. But regardless worth watching for yourself
    Nice group this year and some excellent tasks :). Merry new year

  • @beckybookreviews7820
    @beckybookreviews7820 Рік тому +1

    For the new year editions they now don't give the items from home to the winner. They used to but not anymore

    • @darkglasses87
      @darkglasses87 Рік тому +2

      I doubt they ever really did. It has always seemed as though it was just for show.

  • @queenofgreen83
    @queenofgreen83 Рік тому

    If you want to check out Greg James, look for some of his “Unpopular Opinion” segments on UA-cam. He interviews actors and musicians.
    He was also a background extra in the Dr Who episode with Matt Smith and James Corden - the second one, in the department store with baby Alfie and the Cybermen. There’s a behind the scenes featurette about it on the dvd set. I think it’s in series 7 - the one before Angels in Manhattan. Can’t remember the name.

  • @Robalogot
    @Robalogot Рік тому

    There's a popular Belgian celebrity trivia show where the contestants are celebrities who aren't necessarily from the entertainment sector. The show is extremely succesful because of great casting, and the way they do it is by doing a pub and a restaurant casting session with the quizmaster. It sound silly but everyone participating and working on that show says that is where the magic behind the show is found. As it breaks the ice for contestants who're not comfortable or used to such a setting. I imagine taskmaster might have something similar.

  • @jenniferhanses7064
    @jenniferhanses7064 Рік тому +3

    Recommendations on Taskmasters to see:
    1) New Zealand. You're only missing 1 series out of its run. Because you're so close to winning the "Seen all NZ episodes" merit badge, you should finish it off. Also the hilarious Paul and Angela chemistry. Me, I like to complete things, so this would be my priority.
    2) Australia. They're supposed to have filmed their first series this year, and there's no language barrier besides accents and cultural knowledge, which is a lot better than the ones where there is a language barrier. I'm not sure if it's dropped yet, so I have no opinion on it, but I'd be on the look out for it.
    3) Having watched 2 of the international versions that were posted on Taskmaster UA-cam, I'd recommend the Swedish version. I like the Taskmistress and her assistant, and it's the rare version where a woman is in charge. When I watched the Danish first 2 seasons available on the UA-cam, the thing I didn't like about the show was the Taskmaster because he didn't seem to be in charge of his own show. Which led me to consider the different attitudes and behaviors of being in charge. Greg is in charge, Jeremy is in charge, and Babben is in charge, but they all display this characteristic differently, and so it's interesting to see the different takes on the same character trait that I would consider inherent to the role. Especially Greg v. Babben, as some of his command presence, I think, comes from his size whereas she's a petite woman. There's nothing wrong with either. I like both. I just like seeing the contrast.
    4) Rewatch the UK series. I'm actually rewatching them now. If nothing else, it was a shock seeing the first series when the show wasn't established and the set and the lighting and the acoustics weren't quite right after watching the polished product that is the current show.
    5) The Canadian show if we can get a version with subtitles. I find it weird that they wouldn't offer equal access to a show in Canada by subtitling it, but sometimes Canada is weird.
    5) Everything else. I haven't seen the Norway show so I have no opinion on continuing. I'm going to start with that when I finish the Swedish show and my rewatch of the English version.
    As for the upcoming season, I find it hilarious that every regular of the UK Ghosts cast has been on Taskmaster except for the Six Idiots (or will have been as of Season 15). If you're looking for other UK shows to watch that are reasonably accessible, I'd recommend Ghosts for the balance of comedy and drama. The US version just does not have the right drama level, making it okay but not must see. The UK version is must see.

    • @paulliversage4479
      @paulliversage4479 Рік тому +1

      Re your comment on uk series 1...it was filmed in an actual theatre...all.the rest in a studio copy of it....some great stuff in series 1

    • @T0malC21
      @T0malC21 Рік тому +2

      I'd love a Ghosts reaction! Excited to see Kiell in the new season

    • @jenniferhanses7064
      @jenniferhanses7064 Рік тому

      @@paulliversage4479 Ah. That makes sense. I knew they had difficulty getting it off the ground, and no one was sure if it would be popular, so I don't blame them for having a season 1 with a lower set quality level. It's just very striking as someone who is used to post-Season 1 after all this time.
      Definitely agree that the tasks are interesting/good in Season 1, and so is the cast. The tasks are pretty much always good. Tree Wizard is a classic. I only have complaints about those when they do a similar type of task too often in one season. In Season 14 for example, they had a lot of "pick items before you see the task" tasks. I like this kind of task well enough, but it was noticeable that there were more than 2 in this category for that season.

    • @bromley001
      @bromley001 Рік тому +1

      I think Neil would enjoy Dave's Outsiders, presented by David Mitchell. That's quite Taskmaster-y, plus seven of its twelve (to date) contestants have been on Taskmaster. The first series seemed to pop up the year after TM went to Channel 4, and fits nicely into that Taskmaster shaped hole in their schedules,

  • @andy0liver
    @andy0liver Рік тому +1

    Just how brilliant was it that somebody with the stage name, Self Esteem (Rebecca), had the moxy to go on Taskmaster? Loved that treat episode.
    Yes, I'd love to see you react to the earlier series. I'm sure there will be moments you remember but probably more you've completely forgotten.
    And, yes, I think Phill Jupitus would be a great contestant as much as I think Stephen Fry might be a bit too clever for the show, but you never know till you try and with Frankie Boyle taking part in series 15 I guess no names are off the table. I'd love to see Henning Wehn, Omid Djalili, Shaparak Khorsandi, Ronni Ancona, Marek Larwood (Greg's old punching bag from We Are Klang), Lloyd Langford (Greg's old punching bag from Ask Rhod Gilbert), Cariad Lloyd..... the list goes ever on

    • @mcallisterwill
      @mcallisterwill Рік тому +1

      Her stage-name seems very appropriate for her now. I remember seeing her live with her previous band way back in around 2006/7, they got some critical recognition, played some festivals and supported a couple of big names but were fairly obscure. It was in a basement with about 50 other people, there was no stage and the performance area was partly obscured by columns. She was a really shy retiring girl who sat at the back playing percussion on a variety of household objects. She's massively come out of her shell in the last couple of years.

    • @frankshailes3205
      @frankshailes3205 Рік тому

      @@mcallisterwill Lucky she has a very good personality so it doesn't grate. Some people might seem egotistical pushing themselves forward so much, but she just comes across as very positive and life-affirming. Go her!

  • @nordlyselsker
    @nordlyselsker Рік тому

    I have tried the head massager, and my reaction was very similar to Joe Wilkinson's on 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (you can find the clip by googling "Joe Wilkinson head massage"). Absolute torture.

  • @irisblue2332
    @irisblue2332 Рік тому

    I'm a big fan of the Minnesota version, but I don't know that it would serve well for reactions the way you've been doing them. It's a tremendous achievement for a bunch of college students, the location is great, and there are a handful of truly great tasks that could be used in the actual show. Plenty of other good tasks that are still fun to watch but aren't quite up to the same level. In the end, though, I don't think that there's enough there that's tight enough to support reacting to each episode. I think you'd enjoy watching it, and I'd love to hear your opinions about some of the things that happened, so maybe you could do 3 episodes at a pop and have it be more of a reaction to the highlights for them.

  • @jameshumphreys9715
    @jameshumphreys9715 Рік тому

    Sean lock I would loved to have seen.
    Not in the same series, Dawn French, Lenny Henny, use to be married to each other, Ade Edmondson, Craig Revel horwood NYD one, Gary Delaney, Rosie Ramsey.

  • @millerhxc
    @millerhxc Рік тому

    I'm British but I haven't lived in the UK for over 10 years. I know who Carol and Mo are, but the others not so much.
    I only know Rebecca aka Self Esteem because she turned up as a contestant on Richard Osmand's House of Games and then I saw some of her performance on the Later with Jools Holland.
    I really only know of Amelia from when I used to watch a UA-cam series called The Pengest Munch which reviews Chicken Shops around London (mostly). She does an interview show set in Chicken Shops and either they set it up so that they were at the same place at the same time, or they ran into her filming in one place.

  • @bromley001
    @bromley001 Рік тому

    I'd be up for reactions to any of the foreign versions, but ideally with links to where to find the episodes online - I've had real problems finding most of them - TM-NZ aside, the only other I've managed to catch is an episode or two of Norway or Sweden.I did sign up for Supermax+, but paused my subscription as they don't seem to be up on there yet, as far as I can make out.

  • @rachellovell7332
    @rachellovell7332 Рік тому

    Vic Reeves hasn't done TM, you might be thinking of either Bob Mortimer or Frank Skinner

  • @firstsurname7099
    @firstsurname7099 Рік тому

    There are posts in panelshow reddit thread with all international taskmaster eps with subtitles, including Canada. They also made a page of all collected together including chrimbo speshs etc., With most subs, as they're done by local fans they often give a wee bitta cultural interpretation as well as straight language (whether a pun, or idiom, or local sleb joke) so really good at getting insight into local tropes n traditions. Don't wanna give full link in case it scuppers owt....

  • @stevegreen5552
    @stevegreen5552 Рік тому

    I had to smile when you said you were largely unaware of pop music of the last 25 years. It's good to know I'm not alone! I listened avidly until the latter half of the 80s, resurfacing briefly for the rock and grunge of the early 90s. Maybe it's the musician in me that rejects lack of melody or blandness. There's plenty of back catalogue to plunder. And Taskmaster music tasks!

  • @makaveliuk86
    @makaveliuk86 Рік тому

    Lil note, you said "Mo Salah" at the start, not sure if you meant Mo Farrah,or the popular footballer over here....👀🤔😂💜

  • @apatternedhorizon
    @apatternedhorizon Рік тому

    I can definitely see Mo and Karl Pilkington being childhood friends like Karl claimed.

  • @chrisofnottingham
    @chrisofnottingham Рік тому

    I can't believe Carol actually put up her van as a prize. I think she didn't get that the 'surprising thing' was actually also the prize. I know the show runners would have realised but mb they just liked the whole living-in-a-van thing and let her get away with it.

  • @michaelcolbourn6719
    @michaelcolbourn6719 Рік тому

    I think it's safe to assume that the majority of the "prizes" don't get claimed by the winner.

  • @TheClairem75
    @TheClairem75 Рік тому

    Hello!
    Woooooooooooooooo!

  • @jameshumphreys9715
    @jameshumphreys9715 Рік тому

    Rhod does a UA-cam podcast with his wife and he has James Acaster on, as they take about the awful gift you have received and Jessica Knappit won and they talked about Rhod's prize and Jessica smack it, and Rhod has it back super glued.

  • @psychosoma5049
    @psychosoma5049 Рік тому

    I love Amelia dimoldenberg she’s so awkward and funny

  • @xCPTxNEMO
    @xCPTxNEMO Рік тому

    It certainly was a treat, whilst I didn’t recognise all of the cast for this episode it was a good lineup. Incidentally the van isn’t a Sprinter it’s a MAN TGE which at a glance looks rather similar.

  • @insertgenericusernamehere2402

    Second time mentioning it. There's a youtube channel the yogscast that did essentially a one episode "legally distinct" version of taskmaster called taskbox that has its own gimmicks but is very fun and well worth a watch

  • @BD-yl5mh
    @BD-yl5mh Рік тому

    Sometimes when Greg said “Sir Mo Farah” I kinda thought he was saying “some Mo Farah” like as if he was like “and also here, is some Mo Farah, just like some guy we found”
    Also I’m cautiously optimistic about the Aussie version so I’d love to see you check that out when it’s released. I’m just worried our tv audiences suck and they’ll either pre-emptively edit it to try and appeal to out of touch boomers who were never going to like it anyway, or the contestants just won’t feel comfortable really being themselves (or maybe they’ll try a bit too hard to be quirky, rather than themselves)
    But I know for a fact, two of the younger women that are cast, have some mental stories and really out there senses of humour from listening to podcasts they’ve guested on. They genuinely hold heaps of promise as producing all time top TM moments in the whole world, or the show might just not quite click.
    (This was a ramble, I have horrible persistent hay fever and I’m losing my mind. The point I want to make is still buried in here somewhere)

  • @thatliamsmith
    @thatliamsmith Рік тому

    Fern said in an Instagram q&a she still has her boyfriends tankard so I’m not sure the person actually gets to keep the prizes

  • @nancynoo12
    @nancynoo12 Рік тому

    I'd love to see mike and Zara tindall on there it would be fun seeing how a couple both do the same tasks x

  • @Fennerlele
    @Fennerlele Рік тому

    Didnt josh widdecome use his house as one of the prize tasks in his series id think thatd be the most expensive prize

  • @StMargorach
    @StMargorach Рік тому

    The scalp massager works best if someone else uses it on you, instead of using it on yourself

  • @carnifaxx
    @carnifaxx Рік тому

    I still think you should try some of the hometasks from quarantine time :)

  • @exballet202
    @exballet202 Рік тому +6

    Please have the Denmark Taskmaster, Stormester, on your poll. I particularly love that version's assistant

  • @ninagray4441
    @ninagray4441 Рік тому

    Yes, go back and watch the classic from the start.

  • @getdavo1
    @getdavo1 Рік тому

    I would love this group in a full series

  • @jameshumphreys9715
    @jameshumphreys9715 Рік тому

    I think David be smiliar to Victoria.

  • @MendelsonShape
    @MendelsonShape Рік тому

    Hey, Neil, What's the figure behind you between the Tusken Raider and Darth Maul?

    • @NeilTalks
      @NeilTalks  Рік тому

      That's a generic Death Watch Mandolorian.

  • @OfflineSetup
    @OfflineSetup Рік тому

    Did they say all items will be win by the winner?

  • @hjt091
    @hjt091 Рік тому +3

    Fun fact: If Mo had been disqualified from the fishbowl task, everyone would have finished with 15 points

  • @crosswalk48
    @crosswalk48 Рік тому

    The scalp massager is awesome!

  • @williebauld1007
    @williebauld1007 Рік тому +3

    I think if you watch the original series of TM you would enjoy them more! I say you absolutely should do that
    Plus S1 of TMNZ would be good for you to do
    Carol Vorderman did the job that Rachel Riley now does on countdown