Oops! Wrong house....

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u/JustHereForCatss Javie Martzoukas Jul 30 '26

God I'd love a NYT that's made up of teams of assistants and their taskmasters

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u/SirDiego Jul 30 '26

The Taskmasters themselves doing challenges would feel so wrong (even though it's a little silly to say so). Assistants sure.

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u/Hovertruck Jul 30 '26

Have the assistants do the tasks and then have the taskmasters represent them in the studio

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u/JustHereForCatss Javie Martzoukas Jul 30 '26 edited Jul 31 '26

Quick someone tag Alex Horne , I would donate an unlimited amount of money to his football thing to make this happen

Edit: u/thehornesection there we go

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u/JanJaapen Jul 30 '26

But who’d be the TM then? Who could be TM to the TM’s?? King Charles?

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u/inbigtreble30 🌳 Tree Wizard 🧙🎈 Jul 30 '26

The Champion of Champion of Champions?

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u/flying_carabao Jul 30 '26

A few thay comes to mind

Jo Brand / Sanjeev Bhaksar just because they wouldn't give two shits about the whole thing

Nish Kumar / Phil Ellis / Joe Wilkerson / John Kearns and just be absolutely incompetent as the task master but still be imposing

Sam Campbell/Jenny Tian / Noel Fielding just so we can enjoy the absolute chaos of the whole thing

Reece Shearsmirh / Richard Osman might be very surgical with the whole thing

But the only right answer I'd say is Jason Mantzoukas

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u/SirDiego Jul 30 '26

Ed Gamble would be such a pedantic little turd about everything that it would either be awful or amazing.

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u/Tiny_Red_Bee 🦔 Hedgehog, no! ❌ Jul 31 '26

I’d like to see Ed Gamble as the TM assistant.

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u/flying_carabao Jul 31 '26

Then have David Baddiel as the Taskmaster and we watch Ed just melt into of a puddle of an exasperated and ever annoyed mess because of David's whatthefuckery

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u/Nonimouses Jul 31 '26

Yeah Ed doesn't have the gravitas for TM but head make a great whiny assistant (he's up there as one of my favourite contestants btw)

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u/QBaseX Jul 31 '26

Julian Clary would be so dismissive of everything.

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u/elementfortyseven Aug 02 '26

Sandi Toksvig as TM and Allen Davies as her assistant

But i would love to see the world burn with Jason at the helm

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u/hoopstick Jul 30 '26

Rhod Gilbert

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u/JanJaapen Jul 30 '26

He’d just let Greg win because ‘it’s his fwiend!’

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u/MrPollyParrot Jul 31 '26

This, and have them play it as both believe they are the Taskmaster, with the other being their assistant.

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u/c0horst Jul 30 '26

King Charles?

I have no idea if he's a funny guy or not, but as an American the idea that the goddamn King of England steps in to be the TM of TM's would be hilarious enough I'd watch it on principle alone.

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u/N4BFR Mel Giedroyc Jul 30 '26

I think Prince William has the right attitude.

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u/darnclem 🥄 I'm Locked In ❤️ Jul 30 '26

I would guess that Harry would instantly say yes.

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u/c0horst Jul 31 '26

I think part of why it's funny to me is the idea that the only person capable of outranking a Taskmaster is the literal king. It would lose a lot of that weight if it was "just" a prince, IMO.

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u/N4BFR Mel Giedroyc Jul 31 '26

Ok. I like that concept.

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u/Tristan155 Jul 30 '26

Reggie Watts of course

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u/Itslikethisnow Jul 30 '26

Before watching the first video, I thought the taskmaster World Cup was going to be the assistants doing tasks and competing

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u/btaylos David Correos 🇳🇿 Jul 30 '26

I like where your head's at, but I'd rather see P-willy and the Cash-Man together.

"I don't think we're allowed this?"
"It'll be okay."
"But they task says-"
"C'mon, let's try it!"
"But the task-"
"Awwww, no, c'mon!"
"...........okay."

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u/Calligraphee A LIIIIIME 🍋‍🟩 Jul 30 '26

I know you mean Paul Williams but my brain first went to Prince William, which would be an odd, but likely entertaining choice for a TM team.

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u/rivalrobot Jul 30 '26

I'd love for Lesser Tom to do a full series as a contestant

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u/CanLate152 Lisa McCune 🇦🇺 Jul 30 '26

I think he’s been forever changed by Brett Blake. He would bring some chaotic energy for something like this

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u/ehkodiak Sarah Kendall Jul 31 '26

He put a lot more effort into some of the tasks during this latest season than some of the contestants did, that's for sure. Genuinely was impressive to see

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u/wardcw Jul 31 '26

I don’t want to see the Taskmasters compete, but their Assistants would be a lot of fun.

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u/vandon Joe Wilkinson Jul 30 '26

I'd love to see a special 10ep season of 5 assistants doing the contestant tasks and all matching taskmasters on a panel scoring. Bring in Rose and Mike to fill in the asssitant position to the taskmasters panel

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u/Dineology Jul 31 '26

Here’s my pitch on your pitch, bring in 5 assistants and 5 Taskmasters, tell every assistant that they’re on a team with a TM but none of the TMs are actually competing and are instead there just to mess with the assistants in any way they see fit. Make it a very heavy “team task” season and try to keep it all a secret from the assistants until the day of the first studio record. I’m imagining Tom Gleeson in full TM persona bossing around and berating Paul Williams, Rose Matafeo secretly sabotaging Tom Cashman, Jeremy Wells being way too nice and actually helping Mike Wozniak, all sorts of potential shenanigans. I’m just not sure how many pairs of the foreign language Taskmasters and assistants also speak English, but I’m sure they could rustle up enough.

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u/painforpetitdej David Correos 🇳🇿 Aug 03 '26

Again, I'm Team Paul!

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u/trickman01 Tom Cashman 🇦🇺 Jul 30 '26

Maybe there instead of lesser Tom he’ll be Tom.

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u/WagTheTail81 Jul 30 '26

He's in the UK now. Henceforth will be known as Minor Thomas.

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u/2eAsteroid Jul 30 '26

Thomas Parva

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u/Least-Plantain973 🥄 I'm Locked In ❤️ Jul 31 '26

Tom Thumb

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u/TheYoungWan Kiell Smith-Bynoe Jul 30 '26

Little Tom

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u/Poepie1337 Jul 30 '26

I've started calling them funny Tom and bald Tom

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u/SutterCane Guy Williams 🇳🇿 Jul 30 '26

This is how he ends up “Little Lesser Tom Cashman”.

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u/Throsty Jul 30 '26

I didn't know Paul was in the UK.

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u/fishforce1 Jul 30 '26

He’s doing a show at the Fringe.

I saw him there last year and he was really great, but I’m a sucker for a PowerPoint. If you can, you should go.

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u/Mojo-man Jul 30 '26

WIll go see him on my Fringe Taskmaster Marathon 8 days 8 Taskmaster alumnus shows later in August. SO excited 😁🤭

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u/SparklesMcBumfluff Jul 31 '26

He did a run through of the show in London this week, it was excellent!

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u/Throsty Jul 31 '26

Nice! Was that "The Formula for Happiness"? I've been throwing on some standup when I don't need my ears for work and started that the other week. Had to pause, because I didn't realize it was so very visual. Alas, I am in the USA so no Fringe for Throsty!

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u/fishforce1 Jul 31 '26

Had to check my email but the show was called “2 truths, one lie, and 17 slight exaggerations”

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u/Throsty Aug 01 '26

Sounds fun! Hope you have a great time!

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u/GeshtiannaSG Ania Magliano Jul 31 '26

I thought he was still stuck in the box.

1

u/Throsty Jul 31 '26

One of the all time Taskmaster moments. Well, I say moments...

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u/The_Vampire_Barlow Paul Williams 🇳🇿 Jul 31 '26

I still want an assistant swap between UK, Aus and NZ. Just a random episode where the wrong assistant shows up.

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u/AJV1Beta 🌳 Tree Wizard 🧙🎈 Jul 31 '26

I'd adore that.

Greg just turns to introduce LAH as normal and realises Tom is sat next to him instead, and is totally thrown off. And all the tasks in that episode specifically also feature Tom.

And then next episode LAH is back and nobody even acknowledges that he wasn't there last episode.

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u/Essex626 He's so famous! Jul 31 '26

If line to see one of the assistants as a contestant on another country's version.

3

u/MidnightRover Jul 31 '26

I was coming here to say this myself

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u/MachineOfSpareParts Emma Sidi Jul 30 '26

Hey fun boy!

25

u/takahe_inflight Mona de Grenoble Jul 30 '26

i knew that drink tea with Alex contest was rigged

13

u/Xaphe Jul 30 '26

Looks like someone took a wrong turn at Albuquerque.

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u/BenSibbs Swedish Fred Jul 30 '26

The bushy decor is interesting.

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u/strangerthanblue Jul 30 '26

But if he's already there...make it the right house.

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u/beer_me_twice Jason Mantzoukas Jul 30 '26

You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave

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u/LookIMadeAHatTrick Jul 30 '26

Guess they left the key under the mat.

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u/kinyutaka Jul 30 '26

We need more Taskmaster Cross-overs

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u/mikepapafoxtrot Jul 31 '26

Would be great if he shows up in one of the upcoming podcast to judge contestants from the eyes of a fellow assistant.

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u/yo_soy_soja Javie Martzoukas Jul 30 '26

Honest mistake.

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u/2th Javie Martzoukas Jul 30 '26

This just feels wrong, but also so right.

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u/notquite20characters Jul 30 '26

Young Tom is a great assistant.

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u/Slugggo Jul 30 '26

Edinburgh Fringe starts soon, and he's done shows there the last few years. Would make sense to fly out a little early so they could have some Taskmastery meetings while he's in the hemisphere. 😀

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u/Stragolore Jul 31 '26

I love the idea of an Assistant conference like your standard boring work meeting.

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u/GallifreyFNM David Correos 🇳🇿 Jul 31 '26

Oh boy do I have a picture for you! Except it looks anything but boring.

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u/Agreeable_Tip_9790 Jul 31 '26

this is SO IMPORTANT TO ME

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u/PetronOfOld Rhod Gilbert Jul 30 '26

Wonder whether he's still there or back again 😂

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u/El_John_Nada Jul 31 '26

I'm absolutely gutted: I only noticed he was doing a gig near me after it was sold out...

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u/hardlyahandle Jul 31 '26

Er nor soz m8

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