it wasn't the best task but the most drama resulting from one. But partly because nobody knew. These days if Alex says "let's have another look at this" Everybody holds their breath...
It's not even close to being the best task, it is very basic, but it is the most memorable one of all time just because of that one moment of TV magic.
Without doubt the best studio segment to a task ever . Gregg leaving it up to the competitors to decide was great , and still a one-off . Poor old Joe played up to it well and it's a classic . Richard Osman is the tall dude , he's a producer/ presenter and has his own ' House of games ' shown daily he's also an author .
Thank you for using the entire clip and not the clipped version that is out there. You need to see the whole build up to appreciate the magnitude of the moment. 😄
For every season Taskmaster chooses a recurring object to feature in many of the tasks. Peas, rubber ducks..... This season the item was a potato. This whole season was fab.
i had a moment like joe's playing doubles pool at the pub. there was quite a crowd, maybe 30 watching, my brother and i were lagging terribly and then in my drunkenness, against my awful ability i started potting, cleared four to get on the black and then I potted that. It was glorious! i assumed the uproar as celebration of my epic achievement and i basked in it but then slowly it became apparent that i'd potted the white. devastating.
The range of emotions one could read of your faces watching that task is almost as good as the task itself. It´s truly one of the best/most iconic moments in Taskmaster.
@@GedUK Helen Mirren as Elizabeth must've been the quickest casting decision ever, and although Ben Kingsley and Celia Imrie work, I'm yet to be convinced by Pierce Brosnan as Ron (my mental picture was Ray Winstone).
As a potato truther I will never forgive them for stealing the win from Joe. The shoes curve upwards so he didn't touch the red green, damn it! #JusticeForJoe
Exactly! I’ve been trying to make this point for years only for it to fall on deaf ears. I too am a potato truther and second your motion. #JusticeForJoe
Except when you rock forwards to throw you step on the Red Green. Personally I'd have given it to Joe and disqualified "the tall guy" and "the woman" as they didn't follow the spirit of the game by folding the Red Green.
One of my favourite segments, and Joe looks genuinely upset and shocked that he messed up, and he probably would have gone months living on that high and then to be shown the footage. And I suppose if you want to get technical they all touched the red green in one way or another.
Joe talked about this. He went to the recording and Alex or Greg told him there would be a nasty surprise for someone. But Joe didn't connect the dots. But this made him probably more famous. Hence the views on this video and it being in all Taskmaster compilations.
Each of the first 10 or so series has a theme. This series had a potato theme. Other series have other themes like watermelons, peas, rubber ducks, coconuts, lemons, bananas, mangos, eggs, aubergines etc.
The mics record what they have to say, they don't simultaneously play it back on speakers throughout the studio, afaik. But it was a great bit of physical comedy by Joe regardless.
The front of your shoes usually raise up very slightly, so he might have never technically touched the red green, instead just be hovering over looking like touching
The expression "french fried potatoes" first occurred in print in English in the 1856 work Cookery for Maids of All Work by Eliza Warren: "French Fried Potatoes. - Cut new potatoes in thin slices, put them in boiling fat, and a little salt; fry both sides of a light golden brown colour; drain." . Nothing to do with Belgium.
@@TransoceanicOutreach I suspect you don't know what the word "slice" means. Crisps are cut into slices. Fries & chips are julienne cut. Potato slices are completely different things to chips/fries.
@@danielgardecki1046 Julienne cut is also known as French Cut. French Fried Potatoes are called that because they are French Cut Potatoes that are fried has nothing to do with belgian or thinking they came from france it just refers to how the food was cut.
Richard Osman, the big guy, was one of the first who really went for loopholes and out-of box thinking. Future generations would not be embarrassed to push the red green all the way back, like Katherine Ryan here. But they would have a clause in the task saying they can't move it.... Future generations reaction to Alex "do you want to see it again" would also be different. They now know that someone made a big bubu.
Richards foot didn't touch the red because he had something between his foot and the red, but Joe could have argued that he did too, he was wearing shoes and socks. As long as it says touch and not walk it's a way round a lot of tasks. Though I suppose if it said walk you could run and be within the rules.
The references to Joe and his home life are because he brought in his marriage certificate for the prize task, which was to bring in the most important document.
Genuinely think Joe is hard done by with this being in the first episode of the series. If this had been later in the series the others would have realized he wasn't serious competition and let him have it.
You guys should definitely check out some more of Doc Brown, especially his “slang 101” clip on UA-cam. He was in Star Wars too which shocked me, he played Blevin in Andor
The tall guy Richard osman was producer of deal or no deal 8 out of 10 cats/does countdown whose line it is anyway and other shows before moving into presenting and his novels being made into movies
Many people would argue this was the best Taskmaster task ever, across all seasons!
it wasn't the best task but the most drama resulting from one. But partly because nobody knew. These days if Alex says "let's have another look at this" Everybody holds their breath...
I'm still stuck on the task where Josh Widdicombe had to count stuff.
It's not even close to being the best task, it is very basic, but it is the most memorable one of all time just because of that one moment of TV magic.
what an absolute casserole!
Johnny Vegas with the lock box challenge is my Fav.
Without doubt the best studio segment to a task ever . Gregg leaving it up to the competitors to decide was great , and still a one-off . Poor old Joe played up to it well and it's a classic . Richard Osman is the tall dude , he's a producer/ presenter and has his own ' House of games ' shown daily he's also an author .
Thank you for using the entire clip and not the clipped version that is out there. You need to see the whole build up to appreciate the magnitude of the moment. 😄
The shoe revelation is one of the most crushing moments in all of Taskmaster
Genuinely one of the most dramatic moments in recent television history, and it came from a comedy show.
I agree. This has stuck in my mind all this time far more than many actually important news items it's mad!!
you've picked a gem here. probably one of the best british comedies in recent years.
For every season Taskmaster chooses a recurring object to feature in many of the tasks. Peas, rubber ducks..... This season the item was a potato. This whole season was fab.
So. Many. Coconuts.
Taskmaster does love potatoes. They even have a cuddly cat toy featuring in some tasks that's named Patatas.
i had a moment like joe's playing doubles pool at the pub. there was quite a crowd, maybe 30 watching, my brother and i were lagging terribly and then in my drunkenness, against my awful ability i started potting, cleared four to get on the black and then I potted that. It was glorious! i assumed the uproar as celebration of my epic achievement and i basked in it but then slowly it became apparent that i'd potted the white. devastating.
The range of emotions one could read of your faces watching that task is almost as good as the task itself.
It´s truly one of the best/most iconic moments in Taskmaster.
For information, the “tall dude” is Richard Osman, TV producer and presenter, and author of the best-selling “Thursday Murder Club” series of novels.
soon to be a movie directed by Spielberg no less!
@@GedUK Helen Mirren as Elizabeth must've been the quickest casting decision ever, and although Ben Kingsley and Celia Imrie work, I'm yet to be convinced by Pierce Brosnan as Ron (my mental picture was Ray Winstone).
@@GedUKisn’t it Chris Columbus directing and Spielberg producing?
@@johnadams9314 maybe, I've not paid that much attention to the detail, I know Spielberg was attached in some way!
@@GedUK yeah, apologies. as soon as I posted I realised I’d done a “well actually…” sorry about that
As a potato truther I will never forgive them for stealing the win from Joe. The shoes curve upwards so he didn't touch the red green, damn it!
#JusticeForJoe
Exactly! I’ve been trying to make this point for years only for it to fall on deaf ears. I too am a potato truther and second your motion.
#JusticeForJoe
Except when you rock forwards to throw you step on the Red Green. Personally I'd have given it to Joe and disqualified "the tall guy" and "the woman" as they didn't follow the spirit of the game by folding the Red Green.
One of my favourite segments, and Joe looks genuinely upset and shocked that he messed up, and he probably would have gone months living on that high and then to be shown the footage. And I suppose if you want to get technical they all touched the red green in one way or another.
Joe talked about this. He went to the recording and Alex or Greg told him there would be a nasty surprise for someone. But Joe didn't connect the dots.
But this made him probably more famous. Hence the views on this video and it being in all Taskmaster compilations.
This is so heart-breaking and so funny.
Do the Balls on top of the hill task!
Each of the first 10 or so series has a theme.
This series had a potato theme.
Other series have other themes like watermelons, peas, rubber ducks, coconuts, lemons, bananas, mangos, eggs, aubergines etc.
Joe, sorry, but on this occasion, your attempt is 'null and void'.... "That's HARSH !!!" - ME... 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Yes. Very very funny.
The side eye Joe gives him when the audience laughs and make it obvious how he voted is one of my favourite parts of this epic task.
@DanGolag they're also in a studio with mics on, I'm pretty sure he heard the discussion
The mics record what they have to say, they don't simultaneously play it back on speakers throughout the studio, afaik. But it was a great bit of physical comedy by Joe regardless.
Might be the greatest task story
The front of your shoes usually raise up very slightly, so he might have never technically touched the red green, instead just be hovering over looking like touching
0:39 They're actually Belgian Fries, but Americans called them French Fries because the Belgians spoke French.
The expression "french fried potatoes" first occurred in print in English in the 1856 work Cookery for Maids of All Work by Eliza Warren: "French Fried Potatoes. - Cut new potatoes in thin slices, put them in boiling fat, and a little salt; fry both sides of a light golden brown colour; drain." . Nothing to do with Belgium.
@@TransoceanicOutreach I suspect you don't know what the word "slice" means.
Crisps are cut into slices.
Fries & chips are julienne cut.
Potato slices are completely different things to chips/fries.
@@danielgardecki1046 Julienne cut is also known as French Cut. French Fried Potatoes are called that because they are French Cut Potatoes that are fried has nothing to do with belgian or thinking they came from france it just refers to how the food was cut.
If you watch a season you would realize the Taskemaster loves to crush people dreams .best episodes are
when people find way round rules
Richard Osman, the big guy, was one of the first who really went for loopholes and out-of box thinking. Future generations would not be embarrassed to push the red green all the way back, like Katherine Ryan here. But they would have a clause in the task saying they can't move it....
Future generations reaction to Alex "do you want to see it again" would also be different. They now know that someone made a big bubu.
Richards foot didn't touch the red because he had something between his foot and the red, but Joe could have argued that he did too, he was wearing shoes and socks.
As long as it says touch and not walk it's a way round a lot of tasks. Though I suppose if it said walk you could run and be within the rules.
Please don't assume or imagine what underwear people are wearing. You wouldn't like it if I did it to you
This season was 1 of the best
That was a dream team that season. 🤣👍
Taskmaster Hall of fame moment right here
Epic..enough said
The references to Joe and his home life are because he brought in his marriage certificate for the prize task, which was to bring in the most important document.
Genuinely think Joe is hard done by with this being in the first episode of the series. If this had been later in the series the others would have realized he wasn't serious competition and let him have it.
You guys should definitely check out some more of Doc Brown, especially his “slang 101” clip on UA-cam. He was in Star Wars too which shocked me, he played Blevin in Andor
Did I imagine subscribing when you had 300+ suscribers? Congratulations just noticed 100K+?
❤❤ thanks!!
Maybe they could have given him a time penalty so he came last, but it still counted.
Oh goodie :)
You guys should set a couple of tasks for each other and video it. :)
You need to do a full series of Taskmaster, and then introduce some of the tasks to your students so they can get an appreciation of lateral thinking.
Check Taskmaster Mike Wozniak fart task. I love that bit and hardly any reactor watch it since it happens in season 11. But it's shockingly funny.
I record this show every episode.
The tall guy Richard osman was producer of deal or no deal 8 out of 10 cats/does countdown whose line it is anyway and other shows before moving into presenting and his novels being made into movies
Iconic
To stick to this series watch impress a mayor brilliantly awkward
JOE THE -KING (baby!)- gutted!
EDIT oh nevermind! lol
Cheers as always guys!.
Hashtag potatogate xD
Now react to James Acaster getting scolded on Taskmaster
If you guys ever dedicate to watching a whole series (which is all free on YT) start with series seven. It's a good starter.
React to Tim Minchin . If I didn't have you - full uncut version. On , bestofTimMinchin
What's funny is they could of just walked on it the whole time. I didn't touch the red green my shoes did 😂 all the informations on the task. 👍
Freedom fries?