#Elis James

[penelopepitstopp]

[wowpindrop]

I AM NOT OK 😭😭😭😭😭

Bridget Christie u absolute icon ty for once again feeding the Acaster community

They r so AHHHHHH

Love those silly lil goobers

Special mention to this one too cos i love them all smmm

[horneboy]

guy who’s coping mechanism is two middle aged british comedians who are having a worse time than me

[astoppedclock]

[fofi42]

Win win win win Be calm! Win win win Be nice!

[oxymoronish]

since there's a lot of new(ish) fans of elis and john around, here a link to my collection of various e&j tv appearances

i'd love to add new stuff to there as well, if you spot anything that i haven't uploaded already!

[aeolianblues]

For any Taskmaster-heads that want to hear John's take on the series, he and Elis discussed it in one of the latest episodes of the Elis and John show, Sophie Willan also joins them.

There are spoilers, obviously.

It's interesting to me that John brings up how the producers make people come across in the show: he says, the producers of the show have a narrative to follow and a story to tell, which is fair enough. He mentioned that even though he was laughing and joking throughout his time on Taskmaster, because he was in some ways filling the role of 'the Taskmaster nerd' who really wanted to win, he says there were a lot of shots of him looking serious spliced into places where he wasn't actually looking so serious behind the scenes.

It's a tiny detail, and truly they do have a show to run and people to typecast into a cohesive narrative to present, where the contestants are slightly exaggerated versions of themselves, and that's showbiz baybee, as an effervescent local band I quite like says often.

I guess I have a bit of a soft spot for John, from having followed his work on radio for what, half a decade now? And because I've heard people say that they didn't quite like John because he appeared quite serious and focused on Taskmaster, I guess I want people to give him a chance as a comedian! He is very funny, don't take Taskmaster at complete face value. Yes, I'm only saying this because I like him already. Whatever.

Here's the episode, which I think anyone who enjoyed the series and wants to know a bit more of what was going on in the contestants' heads (well, John and Sophie's at least), and also their take on carrying the results with you for 8 months, and thoughts on the next series' contestants.

[john-robins]

Selfie John & Co

So beautiful guy and hates to be photographed :)

[j-acaster-updates]

- james at elis james & isy suttie’s wedding!

via bridget.christie.14 (1&2) and drasticsurgeon (3), both on insta

[agambleaday]

[hellkitepriest]

elis and john enjoyers please look upon this picture i made in 2020

[penelopepitstopp]

To those of you who are unfamiliar with John Robins, I would love it if this is one of the first stories you hear him tell...

[alex-lea-holder]

Elis James & John Robins

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[horneboy]

of course their asses are going out with eachother for valentines

[panelshowsource]

elisjames: Saw John’s show at the Apollo tonight. It’s extraordinary. The last few shows he’s written (especially The Darkness of Robins onwards) have changed the game really. He’s world class.

[fofi42]

Have you seen this angle yet? I probably haven't...