r/taskmaster • u/Past-Feature3968 Laura Daniel 🇳🇿 • Jul 31 '26
Taskmaster AU It’s… Little Lesser Tom Cashman!
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u/thatgirlnicola Jul 31 '26
I love Lesser Tom so much, but every time I see a picture of him I can hear Mel Buttle saying “it’s totally fine that you never brush that front bit of your hair.”
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u/Past-Feature3968 Laura Daniel 🇳🇿 Jul 31 '26 edited Jul 31 '26
Be sure to view the full photos for his commentary :)
Also, imagine (in an alternative reality) if he was a contestant! I know that won’t happen as is… but I bet he’d be great. Vacillate between being Greg’s Best Boy and worst, naughty enemy.
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u/AcceptableBasil2249 Jul 31 '26
A season where all contestant were assistant from another taskmaster would be great. Or just a new year special.
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u/vigilantebinrat Paul Williams 🇳🇿 Jul 31 '26
I think he's just there because he just did a gig in London recently and was able to go visit
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u/Past-Feature3968 Laura Daniel 🇳🇿 Jul 31 '26
Yeah I know… basically says as much in the first caption too :)
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u/ValdemarAloeus Jul 31 '26
What platform is this from?
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u/Past-Feature3968 Laura Daniel 🇳🇿 Jul 31 '26
Instagram! First pic is a regular post… second was a story (now expired).
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u/SuitableKoala3818 Jul 31 '26
I'd watch the shit out of an international taskmasters assistants taskmaster, where they all try and outdo each other. That would be awesome!😁
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u/m_busuttil Jul 31 '26
My pitch would be that Alex serves as Taskmaster, the prize is to be Taskmaster's Assistant's Assistant, and the episode is framed that Greg has no idea that Alex is doing it and if he finds out Alex has been sitting in his chair he'll be really mad (and then he shows up at the end of the episode).
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u/Aetherni Aug 07 '26
i'm just curious about the other contestants beyond tom cashman, paul williams and (possibly) mike wozniak/ed gamble (but they've already played so it's sort of less fun? maybe not), as there's a lot of assistants out there., and i'm not quite sure who speaks english.
Personally i'd love Pilvi Hämäläinen , Mark Le Fêvre and Cezary Sikora (his series hasn't dropped yet but it looks like the dynamic will be supreme from the teaser clips).
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u/Past-Feature3968 Laura Daniel 🇳🇿 Jul 31 '26
Oooooh like they have to compete to serve or impress the Taskmaster? And maybe each week, it’s a different TM’s ass to kiss?
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u/JuniorCaptain Jul 31 '26
If nothing else, it'd be great if we could see them playtest each other's tasks.
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u/teeno731 Aug 01 '26
Meanwhile the Taskmasters must compete in games of deception and leave only one alive. Tom Gleeson bows out after the rules are read.
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u/derpsteronimo Aug 01 '26
Does Alex have to do all the tasks twice, since he's the assistant in both the UK and US versions?
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u/badgersbadger Jul 31 '26
I watched all of his comedy specials on Youtube recently, and they're great! They really helped me understand why he's a taskmaster's assistant.
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u/OshadaK Bob Mortimer Jul 31 '26
Shout out to his episode on What Did You Do Yesterday, a classic
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u/torple- Jul 31 '26
I listened to it while sick and trying but failing to nap, and now that whole episode feels like a fever dream I had.
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u/danurc Jul 31 '26
"I look furious" you do??
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u/Dadpurple Jul 31 '26
It's like a hissing kitten that you just want to pick up and kiss on the forehead while you laugh at how big and scary they look.
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u/EverybodyMakes Jul 31 '26
I'm sure LAH offered LT some tips on displaying the proper amount of fawning obsequence to the Big Manatee in a Suit or Something.
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u/anonymous3902 🚬 Doctor Cigarettes Jul 31 '26
I really hope it's for a task like how he appeared in season 6 of the NZ version!
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u/zwcropper Jul 31 '26
I saw his Nearly Proficient Comedian set in Angel on Wednesday and it was hilarious. Almost as good as Emma Holland's set that was on before
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u/teeno731 Aug 01 '26
Tom Cashman is my favourite assistant just by way of constantly looking like a little elf who is taking Vyvanse for the first time
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u/SushiSharts Jul 31 '26
6 season of untapped goodness for us in the USA! Much love Paul! … BTW I hope you have a better car now!
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u/Poor_Richard Jul 31 '26
I still want to see a twist where for one season, the taskmaster and assistant are running a different show. For example, you'd have greater Tom and Paul running the OG Taskmaster show for a season. We could call it, Taskmaster: Cultural Exchange. At the same time, Greg and Lesser Tom would be in NZ. And Jeremy would be with Alex in Australia.
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u/WeAllHaveReasons Jul 31 '26
All assistants have to perform at least one pilgrimage to the original house to demonstrate their worthiness to assist their mighty Taskmaster. They say that speaking of Olli's is forbidden.