36 Times "Taskmaster" Made Me Laugh So, So, So, So, So Freaking Hard

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Taskmaster, probably the funniest thing on television, is a British game show/panel show where comedians* complete outlandish tasks and then get judged for the way they do it. I love this program more than I love my sister.

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*Mostly comedians.

Here are just a few of the show's best moments.

1.When we got the first-ever proper task.

2.When the task was to get a stuffed camel "through the smallest gap," and Mel Giedroyc nailed it.

Mel Giedroyc says, "Get THIS camel, get this camel, GET this camel through the small, GET this camel through the smallest gap," and then she runs the camel through a Gap Kids slash Baby Gap — Avalon Television

3.When Desiree Burch went for it and went for it and went for it and went for it.

4.When Mark Watson, and only Mark Watson, had to do a task that involved months of dedication.

Mark Watson reads the task, Send the Taskmaster an anonymous cheeky text message every single day for the next five months, and then Greg reads, Hey, sexy, this is the first of 150 messages; you're in for a treat, and then Greg says, 12, I have a big dick — Avalon Television

5.When Charlotte Ritchie had the time of her life working with Sarah Kendall.

6.When Romesh Ranganathan did something that would look impressive in reverse. (All of the following is sung.)

Over footage of what he's singing, Romesh Ranganathan sings, "Tree Wizard, hands together, he creates a balloon, Tree Wizard, its another balloon, Tree Wizard, holy shit, another balloon, Tree Wizard, flies up to his tree and waves goodbye to you" — Avalon Television

7.When the potato would have been all rim and bounced out.

8.When Jessica Knappett asked a very important question.

Jessica Knappett says, "How much does water weigh?" — Avalon Television

9.When Josh Widdicombe changed his feet forever.

10.When Joe Lycett, and only Joe Lycett, had to "smile at the camera with increasing enthusiasm every 30 seconds" during a task.

Joe Lycett smiling at the camera three times — Avalon Television

11.When Phil Wang found A LIME.

12.When Daisy May Cooper got so furious at Richard Herring for not guessing her drawing was a hippo.

Daisy May Cooper yells, "ONLY ELEPHANTS AND HIPPOS HAVE THAT KIND OF TAIL" — Avalon Television

13.When Sarah Kendall was the detective of her generation.

14.When Doc Brown wasn't an egg man.

Doc Brown tries to open an egg with his mouth and then says, "Not an egg man," and Greg says, "Do you know how I knew that you weren't an egg man? Because you opted to break into an egg with your mouth" — Avalon Television

15.When everyone lost it in the, like, sound effects live task.

16.When a task involved keeping yourself from being seen by Alex, and Lou Sanders put herself in a bin.

Lou Sanders is inside a bin, and she says, "Will he notice me if I'm a bin," and then she runs — Avalon Television

17.When Mawaan Rizwan earnestly tried to fill an egg with helium.

18.When Doc Brown made the greatest nursery rhyme music video of all time.

19.When everyone was supposed to bring in the best bag, and Rose Matafeo really did.

Rose Matafeo says, "I made a bag, crocheted a little bag, and it's the best bag cause I wrote best on it; took me a while; do you know how many social engagements I had to deny to make that bag? None" — Avalon Television

20.When Lolly Adefope absolutely destroyed hide and seek.

21.When Josh Widdicombe, and only Josh Widdicombe, had to do some very tedious tasks.

Josh Widdicombe gets the tasks, "Count the beans in a baked bean tin; your time starts now; count the hoops in this tin of spaghetti hoops, and count the grains of rice in this bag of rice; your time starts now" — Avalon Television

22.When the Series 3 contestants had to play charades across the Thames.

23.When David Baddiel had to hide three aubergines/eggplants.

The aubergine is obviously taped on top of a nose in a painting, Alex points at it, and it falls down — Avalon Television

24.When Nish Kumar was Nish Kumar.

25.When Lolly Adefope put the words "friendship is truth" into a scene she created for a task.

Greg says, "What do you mean friendship is truth," and Lolly Adefope says, "Um, sort of, friendship is truth; truth is friendship" — Avalon Television

26.When Katherine Parkinson wished her hands were her feet while making a catapult.

27.And when Katherine Parkinson bagged herself like a Christmas tree.

Katherine Parkinson puts herself though a Christmas tree wrapping machine — Avalon Television

28.When all the champions correctly guessed the contents of the briefcase using fantastically different methods.

29.When Roisin Conaty really stretched the limits of using Alex.

30.When Rob Beckett created this "flag meal."

Rob Beckett says, "Hello, got your flag dinner, konnichiwa," and we see his meal is a cracker in the middle of a piece of paper, meant to look like the Japanese flag — Avalon Television

31.And Paul Chowdhry created this one.

Alex says, "It's meant to feature an eagle holding a serpent in its talon, perched on top of a prickly pear cactus," and Greg says, "And what did you use to represent that," to Paul Chowdhry, and we look at his very inaccurate Mexican flag — Avalon Television

32.When Sally Phillips didn't crush the "go back to where you came from" task.

33.When Liza Tarbuck made Alex sit on a cake.

Liza Tarbuck says, "What I need is a cake and then I'm going to ask you to take yourself somewhere private, and put your bare ass into it," and we see Alex's uncomfortable face while doing it, and then he says, "It was so in me" — Avalon Television

34.When Jessica Knappett fell off the stage.

35.When Noel Fielding interpreted the task, "Camouflage yourself."

A caravan with no clear Noel, and then Greg says, "Okay, I don't know, I don't know where Noel is," and Alex says, "Let's have a look at where Noel is," and we see Noel Fielding has been photoshopped into a fruit bowl and everyone laughs — Avalon Television

36.And finally, the odes to Rosalind.

And if you'd like even more laughs, here's Mike Wozniak.

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Taskmaster, probably the funniest thing on television, is a British game show/panel show where comedians* complete outlandish tasks and then get judged for the way they do it. I love this program more than I love my sister.

Here are just a few of the show's best moments.

1.When we got the first-ever proper task.

2.When the task was to get a stuffed camel "through the smallest gap," and Mel Giedroyc nailed it.

3.When Desiree Burch went for it and went for it and went for it and went for it.

4.When Mark Watson, and only Mark Watson, had to do a task that involved months of dedication.

5.When Charlotte Ritchie had the time of her life working with Sarah Kendall.

6.When Romesh Ranganathan did something that would look impressive in reverse. (All of the following is sung.)

7.When the potato would have been all rim and bounced out.

8.When Jessica Knappett asked a very important question.

9.When Josh Widdicombe changed his feet forever.

10.When Joe Lycett, and only Joe Lycett, had to "smile at the camera with increasing enthusiasm every 30 seconds" during a task.

11.When Phil Wang found A LIME.

12.When Daisy May Cooper got so furious at Richard Herring for not guessing her drawing was a hippo.

13.When Sarah Kendall was the detective of her generation.

14.When Doc Brown wasn't an egg man.

15.When everyone lost it in the, like, sound effects live task.

16.When a task involved keeping yourself from being seen by Alex, and Lou Sanders put herself in a bin.

17.When Mawaan Rizwan earnestly tried to fill an egg with helium.

18.When Doc Brown made the greatest nursery rhyme music video of all time.

19.When everyone was supposed to bring in the best bag, and Rose Matafeo really did.

20.When Lolly Adefope absolutely destroyed hide and seek.

21.When Josh Widdicombe, and only Josh Widdicombe, had to do some very tedious tasks.

22.When the Series 3 contestants had to play charades across the Thames.

23.When David Baddiel had to hide three aubergines/eggplants.

24.When Nish Kumar was Nish Kumar.

25.When Lolly Adefope put the words "friendship is truth" into a scene she created for a task.

26.When Katherine Parkinson wished her hands were her feet while making a catapult.

27.And when Katherine Parkinson bagged herself like a Christmas tree.

28.When all the champions correctly guessed the contents of the briefcase using fantastically different methods.

29.When Roisin Conaty really stretched the limits of using Alex.

30.When Rob Beckett created this "flag meal."

31.And Paul Chowdhry created this one.

32.When Sally Phillips didn't crush the "go back to where you came from" task.

33.When Liza Tarbuck made Alex sit on a cake.

34.When Jessica Knappett fell off the stage.

35.When Noel Fielding interpreted the task, "Camouflage yourself."

36.And finally, the odes to Rosalind.

And if you'd like even more laughs, here's Mike Wozniak.

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