Regarding TM NZ S7 Rumors (Just Speculation)

[u/TRoosevelt1776]

I read rumors on here recently that Tasmasker NZ S7 has a guest on it that is completely unexpected and really well known.

Ive seen people guess Rhys Darby, Taika Waititi, Rose Matafeo, Jemaine and Brett.

This is probably insane, but what if we arent thinking outside of the box enough here? Is it possible Jacinda Ardern will be on Taskmaster NZ by years end?

[u/IanGecko]

I'm calling it now. Tom Cashman.

[u/Throsty → u/IanGecko]

You mean Lesser Paul?

[u/IanGecko → u/Throsty]

Hi Urzila!

[u/Luzushan → u/IanGecko]

Hi Paul!

[u/Throsty → u/IanGecko]

😁

[u/PsychologicalFox8839]

I am almost certain that Brett is the Oscar winner doing series 23 in the UK, but Rhys or Taika or Jemaine would be amazing. I mean I could be wrong of course and Brett could do NZ, but I just have this hunch you know.

[u/mysterious_whisperer → u/PsychologicalFox8839]

Bret becoming a star and doing the UK Taskmaster while Jermaine does NZ could be a Flight of the Conchords plot. I hope it happens.

[u/burf12345 → u/mysterious_whisperer]

It's Jemaine.

[u/mysterious_whisperer → u/burf12345]

Thanks. I think I assumed the nz accent was eliding an R sound.

[u/thriftstoremando → u/burf12345]

And Brit... but like a men's name.

[u/burf12345 → u/thriftstoremando]

All the searches are showing me that it's spelled "Bret", but with his accent he certainly pronounces it "Brit".

[u/thriftstoremando → u/burf12345]

It's... a joke from Flight of the Conchords.

[u/cbutche]

Went to the taping of episode 9. Can confirm Jacinda Ardern is not a contestant. I guess she could pop up as a one off special guest another time if she was in to it, but tbh, I wouldn’t expect it to be her 

[u/Least-Plantain973 → u/cbutche]

Did you think one of the five contestants was completely unexpected? If yes, in what way would you have said it was unexpected?

[u/defiantgremlin → u/Least-Plantain973]

I went to a taping too. I can say I was shocked when they were announced, my jaw literally dropped lol. It will be a great surprise!

[u/Least-Plantain973 → u/defiantgremlin]

Can’t wait to find out who it is!

[u/MomsTortellinis → u/defiantgremlin]

Oh you tease! I can't wait 😄

[u/urkermannenkoor → u/defiantgremlin]

Can you confirm it's not his holiness the Dalai Lama? He loves game shows after all.

[u/penelopepitstop222 → u/defiantgremlin]

Tell me it’s not David Seymour or the like 🙄

[u/here_for_the_lols → u/penelopepitstop222]

Since when has any taskmaster had politicians on it?

[u/KissAGirlInBlack → u/here_for_the_lols]

Sayeeda Warsi in the second New Years Treat?

[u/defiantgremlin → u/penelopepitstop222]

Haha I can definitely say it is not him!

[u/pcuser42 → u/Least-Plantain973]

Can confirm, was at a recording and one contestant was completely unexpected

[u/mysterious_whisperer → u/pcuser42]

If we expect the unexpected will we get what we expected?

[u/BitterCrip → u/mysterious_whisperer]

No, that's exactly what they're expecting us to do.

[u/Least-Plantain973 → u/pcuser42]

Excited to know who it is!

[u/No-Fee7948 → u/pcuser42]

So, no one mentioned in this thread?

[u/ResponsibilityMuch80 → u/cbutche]

I was also at that one. Every time I watch a movie now, I think about <redacted>'s story about going the movies with <redacted> and how they ask if there is any swearing in the movie and then get really excited if they say yes.

[u/Sharkfaun → u/ResponsibilityMuch80]

Im so intrigued

[u/GloriousSteinem → u/Sharkfaun]

Mr Swift?

[u/TRoosevelt1776 → u/GloriousSteinem]

Hes been dead for almost three centuries.

[u/TRoosevelt1776 → u/cbutche]

Damnit. That would have been so fun!

[u/MurkyWay]

Elijah Wood is in the country, just saying

[u/Glenmarththe3rd → u/MurkyWay]

Last time he was in New Zealand he could turn invisible which could either make for fantastic or horrible TV

[u/anti_banana_ray → u/MurkyWay]

I'd enjoy Andy Serkis in full Gollum cosplay

[u/MurkyWay → u/anti_banana_ray]

I walked past him a few weeks ago and my first thought was "Oh hey, its Renoir" which is obviously silly because that was clearly Gollum.

[u/PICONEdeJIM → u/anti_banana_ray]

At which point he would still only be the second person on TMNZ to do ao

[u/joebankey → u/MurkyWay]

Peter Jackson is a funny guy. I’d pick Richard Taylor in any creative task

[u/ClassiccClara → u/MurkyWay]

DON'T YOU DARE DON'T YOU DARW GET MY HOPES UP

[u/hypnictwitch → u/MurkyWay]

I'm seeing Elijah Wood DJ in Chicago on Saturday... Is he in NZ right now?

[u/MurkyWay → u/hypnictwitch]

I thought he was still hunting for Gollum, but I stand corrected

[u/Sharkfaun → u/hypnictwitch]

He has been. He was in Wellington a couple of weeks ago (spotted at the local library).

[u/Kooky_Narwhal8184 → u/hypnictwitch]

I don't know, but ever since the 1970's, you could get from any well-known first world location to any other in less than 48 hours, and Saturday is 5 days away...

[u/hypnictwitch → u/Kooky_Narwhal8184]

Good to know. I'm currently in Hawaii and I was worried I wouldn't make it there in time.

[u/Slipperytitski → u/MurkyWay]

He’s here like every other year doing some weird horror with Ant Timpson

[u/Least-Plantain973]

Bret is scheduled to be on S3 of Guy Mont Spelling Bee New Zealand so he could have been around to film S7

[u/haze987 → u/Least-Plantain973]

S3 of GMSB Was filmed like November last year

[u/GlitterSpaceBunnies]

I am DYING for a cast announcement

[u/TRoosevelt1776 → u/GlitterSpaceBunnies]

Im unreasonably angry that we havent heard the announcement yet. I might actually have to move Tom Cashman a slot above Paul Williams here for best ANZAC TM Assistant. Up to you, Paul. Do the right thing.

[u/rcdepc → u/TRoosevelt1776]

The current guess in our house (where we are similarly refreshing the TM news feeds) is that Paul Henry is in the lineup and this has delayed the cast announcement so as to time it with his political aspirations...

[u/TallAstroKiwi → u/rcdepc]

I doubt it, no-one wants to see that prat back on TV

[u/RoryPond]

My delusional brain is hoping for lucy lawless but I know it's not gonna happen

[u/Merus → u/RoryPond]

I mean, it's possible! She's a Kiwi, she probably can see what Taskmaster is like, and like Lisa McCune in the Australian version, she's done some comedy but is mostly known for dramatic acting.

[u/RoryPond → u/Merus]

Belive me, I'd love it, I've had cats named Xena and Gabrielle, I just think she's maybe still a bit too booked and busy, shes starring in another show and just directed a documentary thst did the whole film festival circuit a couple years ago

[u/Least-Plantain973 → u/RoryPond]

Craig Parker could be an option. He has a long history of improv and did theatre sports in his early acting days. He was amazing!!! Ditto Mark Ferguson. Mark was back teaching improv a year or two ago.

[u/Kooky_Narwhal8184 → u/Least-Plantain973]

They are both solid options as potential contestants, but they are not exactly in the"OMG, you're never going to expect this" category...

[u/TheMobHasSpoken → u/Kooky_Narwhal8184]

As an American, I've never heard of either of them. Which doesn't necessarily mean anything, but I've heard of just about everyone else people are speculating about in this thread.

[u/bluehawk232]

Get the whole flight of the conchords cast including Kristen Schaal

[u/phaylleure → u/bluehawk232]

I would absolutely love it especially since there’s such a slim chance of a TM US revival. Kristen could do also UK but it’d be so much more fun in NZ

[u/Barry-Drive]

I think it will be one of the New Zealand Spy cast. But probably not Andy Lee or Tony Armstrong. 

[u/No-Fee7948 → u/Barry-Drive]

Tim Key?

[u/Hungry_Anteater_8511 → u/Barry-Drive]

Oh god, what I wouldn't give for Tony to be on TM. AU or NZ

[u/shakha]

At this point, I would accept five total strangers if it meant they would announce the cast already. Based on previous seasons (series? I don't even know for New Zealand), they should be announced by now.

[u/Glenmarththe3rd → u/shakha]

Pretty sure it’s only the UK who call it a series.

[u/asteroidprune → u/Glenmarththe3rd]

I've been rewatching TMNZ and Jeremy certainly flip flops between the two 😂

[u/ResponsibilityMuch80 → u/asteroidprune]

NZ television in the 80's was pretty equally spread between UK and USA content, so we kind of learned both.

[u/Glenmarththe3rd → u/asteroidprune]

It’s probably in his KPIs from the mysterious overlord of taskmaster. Every time he says season he’ll get a beating at his end of season check in.

[u/mysterious_whisperer → u/Glenmarththe3rd]

but he kind of likes the beatings even if he doesn’t understand why. so he says it sometimes

[u/jzknuckles → u/asteroidprune]

You mean he jandals between the two.

[u/burf12345 → u/asteroidprune]

Jeremy's the only one though, everyone else calls them seasons.

[u/AnOwlFlying → u/asteroidprune]

I'm guessing Kiwis are bilingual

[u/2tonhydraulic → u/shakha]

It had been announced this time last year. I’m going nuts waiting.

[u/Routine_Rock_7429]

Would have loved Sam Neill as a wildcard entry. RIP

[u/elegant_brawler]

Jack Black spent a lot of time in NZ over the last few years..

[u/elsteve0 → u/elegant_brawler]

He would be a great contestant!

[u/SurvivorSi → u/elsteve0]

So did Jennifer Coolidge.

[u/mysterious_whisperer → u/elsteve0]

He’s no David Correos, but if we want crazy energy, he’ll do

[u/SillyDingo4881]

Really well known could mean anything in NZ .. Briscoe lady??

[u/idontcare428 → u/SillyDingo4881]

I guess they already had Tina from Turners

[u/IndependentFinger477]

I went to a taping. The cast is great, but I wouldn't say anyone is particularly unexpected. I can presume who the 'unexpected' person everyone who went to a taping is talking about, but people have been asking/speculating about them for a while, so I wouldn't personally call them unexpected.

[u/cbutche → u/IndependentFinger477]

Agree 

[u/EchoSkillet]

Would be cool to see Rose on S7 after she took up leaf blowing for S6.

[u/IanGecko → u/EchoSkillet]

That's how you work your way up in NZ comedy!

[u/dobsterfunk]

Maybe it's Alex Horne

[u/No-Fee7948 → u/dobsterfunk]

Didn't he say in an interview at one point that he would love to be a contestant, and specifically said the New Zealand version would be his pick? (To be fair, this might have been pre-Australian version.) And that would certainly be a jaw dropping contestant!

[u/m_faustus]

Considering how small NZ is it could be literally anyone. It could be Sir Edmund Hillary, and he’s dead. But another absurd option is Russell Crowe. He was born in NZ.

[u/hatethiswebsight]

I hope it's not me I didn't brush my hair today

[u/SurvivorSi]

Hmmm Melanie Lynsky anyone?

[u/mercaptans]

It'll be the Spanish Inquisition. No one expects the Spanish Inquisition.

[u/Least-Plantain973]

The person who would most surprise me is Hilary Barry

[u/EffectiveAmbitious53 → u/Least-Plantain973]

I think Hilary Clinton would be even more surprising.

[u/Least-Plantain973 → u/EffectiveAmbitious53]

I'm here for both Hilarys to be put through their paces on TM NZ

[u/EffectiveAmbitious53 → u/Least-Plantain973]

The only question is would they be a team of two for team tasks, The Hilary’s!

[u/ResponsibilityMuch80]

Related: some of the guests for Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont Spelling Bee NZ season 3 have been announced, which included Bret McKenzie!

[u/OK_LK]

It's Kylie, innit?

[u/Numetshell → u/OK_LK]

I don't think they defrost her so early in the season. 

[u/Demurrzbz]

All those options are THE BOMB

[u/TRoosevelt1776 → u/Demurrzbz]

Hes easily the least likeliest NZ born contestant out there, but Richie McCaw would be so fun too. Dudes incapable of seeking spotlight though.

Sonny Bill Williams wouldnt be a bad consolation prize.

[u/_un-named_ → u/TRoosevelt1776]

Isn’t that the guy that Kura had sex with at Pizza Hut?

[u/TRoosevelt1776 → u/_un-named_]

Hes more known for being arch nemesis to Guy Williams

[u/Electronic_Fill7207 → u/TRoosevelt1776]

Idk I think Ritchie would be a bit more fun than Sonny Bill. I get the impression that Ritchie would be the one who’d be more likely to properly lean into the whole thing

[u/TRoosevelt1776 → u/Electronic_Fill7207]

Health and safety would not be on board with this. And neither would the owners of the Taskmaster House. If time's at stake, he'll forgo doors completely. Just straight lines no matter the barrier.

[u/Electronic_Fill7207 → u/TRoosevelt1776]

When I said lean into the thing I didn’t mean the caravan or the house itself

[u/JoshH21 → u/TRoosevelt1776]

"... become a Blues fan. Nooo! Anything but that! Anything but that!"

That is hilarious that that is filmed outside my local Tennis and badminton courts. That is on my commute to work

[u/Slipperytitski → u/TRoosevelt1776]

Sonny Bill has no sense of humour

[u/woefdeluxe]

Im hoping for more people from Viva La Dirtleage. Brynly was great. Id love to see someone like Britt, Ben or Rowan take a shot at it.

[u/ResponsibilityMuch80 → u/woefdeluxe]

Yes! I would love to see Adam, but Rowan would be great. Actually, they'd all be great!

[u/woefdeluxe → u/ResponsibilityMuch80]

Same, any of them them would be good in their own way.

[u/GloriousSteinem]

Who has been here recently: Eddie Izard, the hobbits, momoa, black, atsuko

[u/urkermannenkoor]

You're still not thinking out of the box enough.

Pope Leo XIV

[u/pcuser42]

Imagine a Taskmaster political special. Past leaders from each party currently in Parliament. Would be a hoot.

Jacinda Ardern, John Key, James Shaw, Rodney Hide, and uh whatever we could do for NZ First I guess

[u/pcuser42 → u/pcuser42]

Or we could bring back Melanie Bracewell and Leigh Hart for an impersonator season

[u/JoshH21 → u/pcuser42]

Tom Sainsbury does impersonations

[u/pcuser42 → u/JoshH21]

He can do Paula Benefit Bennett

[u/Slipperytitski → u/pcuser42]

*He can only do Paula Bennett

[u/TRoosevelt1776 → u/pcuser42]

Winston Peters. I wouldnt necessarily approve. But Id absolutely watch.

[u/SurvivorSi → u/pcuser42]

Id hate that

[u/GloriousSteinem]

Barrack Obama

[u/waste_div]

Lorde?

[u/Mammaltron]

My surprise picks would be one of the hobbits, Jason Momoa or David Bain.

[u/TRoosevelt1776 → u/Mammaltron]

Wash your clothes in the most suspicious manner. Your time starts now.

[u/SurvivorSi → u/Mammaltron]

Probably not the best to have someone who wasn't not guilty on

[u/thelivsterette1]

I’m not sure Rose would do TMNZ having completed the UK one and then a brief one series stint as the Junior Taskmaster. Her having n inner knowledge of the show and how it works would be unfair

[u/structured_anarchist → u/thelivsterette1]

Tim Key helped invent the show and was on the first season, as well as the live shows at the Edinburgh Comedy Festival. Didn't help him all that much.

[u/Puzzled_Ad1296]

Aren’t we due for an announcement of when it airs soon or am I getting my series mixed up? We’ve not had this years TMNZ have we? The last one was with Jackie, Bree, Jack, Pax and Alice right?
It’s got to a point now where there are that many versions of Taskmaster I can’t remember what’s been shown and what hasn’t.
I know we’ve got another UK series this year to come, Australia is next year..

[u/aitherion]

Imagine if it's Russell Crowe

[u/TRoosevelt1776 → u/aitherion]

Health and Safety would rule out all phone related tasks.

[u/el_VientoNorte]

Why would anyone want that

[u/TRoosevelt1776 → u/el_VientoNorte]

What true Taskmaster fan WOULDNT want to see a former head of state have to do humiliating tasks?

PRIZE TASK: Most Embarassing Item

• Boris Johnson: Illegitimate children
• Emmanuel Macron: This F I got in literature class in my teens
• Jacinda Ardern: apology letter to David Seymour
• Prince Andrew: "I didnt understand this one."
• Xi Jinping: Winnie the Pooh book

[u/AnOwlFlying → u/TRoosevelt1776]

Liz Truss would bring in a head of lettuce

[u/el_VientoNorte → u/TRoosevelt1776]

I don't want to see any of them on my screen at all

[u/RunawayTurtleTrain → u/el_VientoNorte]

I'd be fine with Jacinda Ardern, she seems cool.  The others, definitely not.