#taskmaster trophy

[personinthepalace]

The Taskmaster kissing the Taskmaster Trophy Jeremy Wells - Taskmaster New Zealand S5 Tom Gleeson - Taskmaster Australia S4

[britcomcrisis]

[taskmastersource]

CONGRATULATIONS TO JOHN ROBINS — THE SERIES 17 CHAMPION!

[nocontexttaskmaster]

[littlealexhorne]

joe lycett won s4 of taskmaster, actually

source: bc i said so

[whosname]

something something beheading joke

[Id. Gintama x Taskamaster fanart. Pencil sketch of Utsuro sitting on the Taskmaster throne touching the trophy, Shoyo's smiling head, with the back of his hand saying "The ultimate prize of my gilded nut". End Id.]

[ripleysnest]

ATTENTION TASKMASTER FANS

[drowsinginspace]

Guy taking his uncle John's ashes as a DIY prize task and Paul immediately discrediting them and starting a chain of comedians tasting these unknown ashes on national television. Peak comedy.

Started watching taskmaster new zealand s1:

I love the siblings and how you can definitely understand which one is the older one and which one is the younger one based on their interactions.

Jeremy Wells looks a bit like Michael from the good place

Angella Dravid is quiet but chaotic. Started rooting for her since she put her anxiety medication up in the prize task for "thing you can't live without" because lmao, same

Somehow this taskmaster is a little less judgmental and/or evil and/or biased??? but the tasks are absurd and chaotic so I can look past that

Guy Williams accidentally repeating the word "queer" after Madeleine Sami said it on a team task was hilarious actually.

Also episode 4 is before episode 3 in the youtube playlist so that was weird.

Accidentally spoiled myself the winner of this season but they have been scoring low point for half of it and I was shocked. But I'm really happy for them actually, ngl.

[thenaturalfriends]

ICYMI, Sam Campbell did the best thing ever with his Taskmaster trophy.

[uptown-lover]

I just remembered this. Jason Mantzoukas wtf do you mean the lips on your taskmaster's assistant trophy is kissable??? Why were you just testing that???

[grande-lando]

Formula One Fanfic Masterlist

Carlando: Carlos Sainz & Lando Norris

Life After You [Chapters, Complete] 

Summary: Lando laid his hands on the lifeless chest of his fiancé's body, dressed in the suit he was supposed to get married in. He wanted to cry, to scream, to punch something. Everything had been taken away from him in the blink of an eye, and yet he couldn't mourn it. Not in the way he was expected to. He had shed tears when he had gotten the call, the voice on the other end telling him the man he was supposed to marry in two weeks had died in a car crash. But since then, there had been nothing. And now, on the weekend that was supposed to be the happiest of his life, he was watching his future being lowered into the ground.

all you have to do (stay)��[One-Shot]

Summary: Lando doesn't quite know how it had evolved to this, how he had become the grid's trophy or consolation prize in some instances. All he knows is that it fills a void, gives him purpose, and makes him feel wanted.

He loves taking care of them.

But who's taking care of Lando?

the adventures of omega princess lando and his good boy, alpha carlos sainz jr [Series]

Summary: Lando is an omega princess who doesn't like to be told what to do, until he meets his new bodyguard, carlos sainz jr

the beauty of any first, is that it leads to a thousand others [One-Shot]

Summary: a snippets of firsts for carlos and lando

hanging by a moment (here with you) [One-Shot] Carlando + others

Summary: "Lando’s skin is golden from prolonged hours in the sun during summer break, and Carlos longs to kiss the juncture of his neck and shoulder where he’s especially sensitive. He wants to lick his way down to the perky nipples and graze his thumb over each one to make Lando shiver in excitement. But Carlos can wait; he’s perfected that."

or

Lando gets taken apart by Max and Charles, but in the end, only Carlos can make him experience pure ecstasy.

lando and carlos and carlos and carlos [Series] Carlando + others

Summary: Lando keeps making mistakes with men called Carlos. He keeps making mistakes until one night when he doesn't / Carlos watches and listens as Lando keeps making mistakes with men named Carlos, chipping away at his heart and mind until one night when he becomes whole again.

Good For You (I Just Wanna Be) [One-shot]

Summary: Carlos didn't expect this - to fall for his 19-year-old teammate. He also didn't expect his 19-year-old teammate to want to top him. And the last thing he expected was for Lando's dick to be this big.

But Carlos isn't complaining.

F1 Taskmaster edition [One-Shot]

Summary: Five teams, four drivers in each. A different task for each team, how will they handle it?

This is Taskmaster, F1 edition.

Black Velvet [Chapters, Complete]

Summary: Lando has gone through a lot in his life. When he was 13, his mom went missing, and he was left with a dad who wanted nothing to do with him. All of this has caused abandonment issues that make him cling to anyone who shows him kindness.

When he starts working at Sapphire, a strip club owned by Lewis Hamilton, he finally starts figuring himself out. But what he doesn't realise is that he's launching a chain of events that can ultimately lead him to lose everything he holds dear to his heart while simultaneously resurrecting the ghosts of his past.

Impractical Magic [Chapters, Complete]

Summary: Charles and Lando were born into a family where falling in love means you end up dead. They take different paths in life, Charles wanting nothing more in life than to feel the exhilaration love brings, and Lando too afraid to ever put himself out there.

When Charles gets into trouble with one of his boyfriends, Lando must figure out how to help him while trying his best not to fall in love with the one man who can take his life apart, Detective Carlos Sainz.

summer sweat [One-Shot]

Summary: "Now it's Carlos' turn to bite his lips. A moan almost escapes them, but he manages to hold back. Lando puts his lips on Carlos' earlobe and presses a soft kiss to it before whispering.

'I fingered myself in the bathroom. I'm ready.' It's an order, one that Carlos is barely able to deny.

'Not in front of your parents, Lando!' It's strangled; all of his energy is going into keeping his composure."

or

Carlos spends a hot summer day with Lando and his family, and Lando has some plans.

The Sins of the Father [Chapters, Complete]

Summary: Lando and Carlos are detectives that work together. Carlos is in a happy relationship, while Lando has a problem with settling down and spends his free time fucking around (and sometimes finding out).

Lando has emotional problems after his mother was murdered and his father had a mental breakdown resulting in him moving out of the country and leaving Lando with his former police partner and his wife. His mom's murder has never been solved, and when new evidence is brought up, Lando goes against everyone and everything he knows is right, to make sure that he can avenge her.

before you go [One-Shot]

Summary: "And then came the ultimatum. It was veiled as a proposition for a contract extension, but it was so much more than that.

The meaning was sharp and clear - Carlos needed to uphold an image, the traditional legacy of Ferrari. The proposal was simple, yet it tore through Carlos like a knife.

To secure his place in the team, to continue being part of the legacy he had craved since he was a young boy, Carlos was to enter into a public relationship with a woman, a facade to uphold traditional values."

Or

Carlos has a choice to make. Love or legacy?

don't look back (in anger) [Chapters, Complete]

Summary: Lando Wauman, a brilliant young engineer, shows up in to his new job in Maranello with a lot to prove but also with a secret and a plan for revenge. Lando quickly works his way up the ranks, but things get complicated when he falls in love with one of the drivers of the team he's trying to destroy.

You Found Me [Chapters, Complete]

Summary: Absolutely nothing had gone to plan. Lando had known that teaming up with the CNI was a bad idea, he didn’t trust them one bit. Especially Sainz, with who he had unfortunately been partnered.

or

Lando is MI6 and is forced to work with an arrogant CNI intelligence officer named Carlos.

Danger Zone [Chapters, Unfinished]

Summary: Lando "Baby" Norris. One of the youngest ever to be accepted into the TOPGUN program, where the best of the skies come together. There he has to come to terms with his past, the looming shadow of his father, his appetite for self-destruction and the fact that the guy with the slight Spanish accent makes his heart go faster than the plane he's flying.

buttered popcorn [One-Shot]

Summary: date night

Chaos in Egypt [Chapters, Unfinished]

Summary: Lando, George and Carlos reluctantly team up to find a lost city in Egypt, and chaos ensues.

Based on The Mummy (1999)

sí señor [Chapters, Unfinished]

Summary: When Lando was faced with the decision to either work at a law firm arranged by his father or embark on a new adventure in an unfamiliar country, he couldn’t help but dream of the possibilities that awaited him. The idea of lounging on the beach, swimming in the ocean, and partying at the trendiest downtown clubs with attractive people in Madrid was enticing. His friend Max had presented him with the idea of a spare room in his Chueca flat for the summer, giving Lando the opportunity to escape spending his days in a dreary basement sifting through old divorce case files. With only five days to make a decision, Lando weighed his options and ultimately chose to take the leap of faith and accept Max’s offer. He believed this decision was well-thought-out and would lead him on an exciting and fulfilling journey.

That didn’t quite work out.

or: Lando goes to Madrid for the summer and ends up working as a pool boy for Real Madrid player Carlos Sainz Jr

the bet [Chapters, Unfinished]

Summary: After finding out they've both fucked drivers on the grid, Lando and Charles make a bet.

The winner? The one able to seduce more drivers.

The stakes? Both of their hearts.

Charlos Sr: Carlos Sainz Sr & Charles Leclerc

papa carlos and his pillow princess [Series]

Summary: Charles and his teammate's dad. What could go wrong?

Carlando Sr: Carlos Sainz Sr & Lando Norris

he's not you but he'll have to do [One-Shot]

Summary: Lando wants Carlos and might even need him. But Carlos is in a relationship and has no interest in Lando.

Carlos Sr is the next best thing.

Other Pairings

worship me beneath the sheets [One-Shot] Charles/Lando/Daniel/Max

Summary: "It's so sensual, the way they're moving together, and Charles is lapping up the attention he's getting from both men. It's what he thrives on, craves, one of the reasons he became a model in the first place. All eyes are on him, always. He looks back up at Max only to see that he doesn't have his attention anymore, and neither does Daniel. He's looking over their shoulders. Charles wants to look behind to see what has captured his attention, but he's fairly stuck between their two bodies, so he doesn't; he just looks expectantly at Max as he holds out his hand. Charles can see a mop of curls come into his vision out of the corner of his eye, grabbing at Max's outstretched hand."

or

Best friends Daniel and Max meet strangers Charles and Lando at a club and take them back to their hotel.

the night belongs to lovers [One-Shot] Twitch Quartet

Summary: the twitch quartet celebrate in australia

[marvel-and-dc-geek]

Taskmaster wins trophy for most unceremonious MCU death

[smindersonfan]

THIS WEEK'S PRIZE TASK!

Remember: Alex said the most disappointing offering got the five points at the end of the day. Now here's how I'd judge 'em!

Mat's fake-out Rube Goldberg Spoon: 5 points because that was the best anti-climactic introduction.

Fatiha's bag of chips and Rosie's wedding day: Joint 4 points. I originally gave the chips the 5 points but then Mat sold us on a fake-out Rube Goldberg machine and gave us a plastic spoon instead.

Stevie's little box of random small shit: 3 points. I stand by giving her the three points because it is the third most remarkable thing which also makes it the third least in comparison. She's neutral and neutral deserves three points.

Jason's deformed Taskmaster trophy: ONE FUCKING POINT! THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU, PIMENTO?! THIS IS WHY ROSA DUMPED YOU THE LAST TIME YOU FUCKED AT THE 99! THAT AND CONNECTING HER PROBLEMATICALLY DEEP DEEP DIVE WISE TO HUGH DANCY!

[tellthemeerkatsitsfine]

I listened to the Taskmaster audiobook Absolute Casserole a couple of weeks ago, and I enjoyed that. I must admit I wasn't too excited when they first announced it - Taskmaster's widespread efforts to capitalize on their recent success, including cash grabs like this book, were inevitable but still a bit annoying, I find. And I figured, I don't need a buy a book to get Taskmaster stats. I have my personal spreadsheets for that.

But I listened to the audiobook anyway, and I ended up enjoying it. The little recaps were fun, and I did enjoy some of the stats. Though I have to object to one stat in which they claimed that Australia has a 3/3 winning record for Taskmaster champions (3 players, 3 champions), while Canada is 2/2 (2 players, 2 champions). I have made posts before about how Canada and Australia are tied on this, with two players on UK Taskmaster each, and in both cases, their players have a 100% winning record. Sarah Kendall and SamCam from Australia, Katherine Ryan and Mae Martin from Canada.

The Absolute Casserole book acknowledges this, but tries to argue that Morgana Robinson is Australian, so they're actually 3/3. And that's no fair. According to Wikipedia, Morgana Robinson moved to the UK when she was three years old. Come on. You can't count her toward the Aussie stats.

This matters, of course, because I have been looking forward to seeing who pulls ahead first in the Canada vs. Australia on UK Taskmaster battle. Unfortunately the Aussies do have a far better reserve team than we do, as their next comedian to be cast in the UK will be someone cool and capable like Adam Hills or Bec Hill or Lou Wall or something (I don't actually know who the next Aussie on UK TM will be, but I bet it'll be someone with a barrier for a last name), while Canada's reserve team is more... look, I think Phil Nichol is very very funny, but he doesn't seem like a person who'd have the cross-section of required skills to win a trophy for the Canadians. Tom Stade. Craig Campbell. Bobby Mair. Tony Law. Stewart Francis. I'm pretty sure Glenn Wool's moved back to this side of the ocean. John Hastings definitely has. But still, Canada's reserve team, of comedians who live/work in the UK but have not been cast on Taskmaster before - we're definitely not as strong as the Aussie reserve team. I'm not sure why it is that besides Katherine Ryan and Mae Martin, apparently all Canadian comedians who move to the UK are middle-aged white guys who seem like they might have difficulty getting dressed by themselves in the morning, and definitely don't seem competent to count eggs faster than Felicity Ward.

Anyway though, I had no idea the Taskmaster book has declared that the Aussies are ahead. I did not think of Morgana Robinson as Australian.

Also, none of that was the reason I've made this post. The actual reason I've made this post is to say that, while the book was largely a cash grab that basically printed out a Taskmaster statistician's Twitter feed, it did have new information in the form of tidbits from the original version of Taskmaster, the live Edinburgh Festival show. And while the Edinburgh stuff was the only genuinely new information in the book (besides the fact that apparently Morgana Robinson was born in Australia), if you combine all the Edinburgh tidbits that were scattered throughout the book, they add up to about 45 minutes, which is a pretty decent chunk of time. The reason I know that is that I decide do exactly that and make this compilation:

That audio file is just all the Edinburgh-based chapters of the audiobook, and I recommend listening to it for any Taskmaster fans who've not bothered with the entire book, because those are the parts where you'll learn information that you couldn't get just by re-watching the show. Some of it was stuff I already knew, some of it was new to me. Some of it was stuff I'd previously pieced together, but it was nice to have it all laid out there. And Alex reads out a bunch of his old emails, which is quite a cool primary source of about the inception of Taskmaster.

My main takeaway from this is that, as I've said before, Josie Long should be owed a spot on that TV show. For being the only live champion who's not been on the TV show yet (to be fair there's only one other champion, who's Mike Wozniak), and for being the only woman in the very boys-filled boys club that was Alex Horne's friends circa 2010.

This book also confirmed the story that I had heard before, but still find funny, that basically, Taskmaster exists because Alex Horne was jealous of Tim Key winning the Perrier Award. Who says that focus on awards isn't good for the entertainment industry?

[dartmoorsfinest]

We’re not hallucinating… Josh is doing Strictly over Christmas this year!

The Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special is back! As the Ballroom is once again transformed into a magical winter wonderland, the first celebrity behind the all-star advent calendar doors this year has been revealed.

On Strictly: It Takes Two on BBC Two and iPlayer, Josh Widdicombe was announced as the first celebrity included in 2024’s Christmas line up. He will be paired with Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer Karen Hauer.

Expect festive cheer, jingle bells, mistletoe madness, bedazzling baubles and six celebrities all sleighing their way to Elstree in a bid to be crowned the Strictly Christmas Champion 2024.

Josh is a comedian, podcaster and author.

Stand-up comedian Josh Widdicombe has starred in over thirty series of Channel 4’s The Last Leg as a team captain. Josh co-hosts the hugely successful podcast Parenting Hell with Rob Beckett and has written two Sunday Times Bestselling books. He has appeared on multiple comedy panel shows including Smart TV, QI, A League Of Their Own, Have I Got News For You and Taskmaster, to name a few. He's performed onstage at the Royal Albert Hall for The Royal Variety Performance and hosted Live At The Apollo.

Josh Widdicombe says: “I am utterly terrified this will end in humiliation and worried I’m going to be so bad I will ruin Christmas for the nation. Why have I done this?”

In the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special, produced by BBC Studios, each of the six couples will perform a festive fuelled routine in the hope of impressing the judges, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Anton Du Beke and Head Judge Shirley Ballas, and the voting studio audience. But who will emerge the Christmas star of the evening, and lift the sought after Christmas trophy?

The remaining Christmas line up will be announced on Strictly: It Takes Two in due course.

[whosname]

I think Grutsuro had enough of my bullshit.

[Id. Gintama x Taskmaster fanart. Pencil sketch of Utsuro, sitting in the Taskmaster throne next to the Taskmaster trophy: Shoyo's head smiling. Utsuro's breaking the fourth wall looking deadpanned at the camera saying "Stop it!". End Id.]