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đź‘ŤMaximum Derekđź‘ŤMy wife and I decided to do a Taskmaster rewatch before series 21 lands. We started with the New Zealand version and just finished series 4 of the original.
Maximum Mantazokus.
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I’ve always want a “chaos” special like Champions of Champions.
Have Mantazokus, Acaster, and a couple of the other craziest for an episode or two
I like that idea. I think Tim Key would be good in that episode as the amoral, calculating madman.
Recently Alex was asked about a Champions of Champions of Champions after series 25. He seemed to downplay that idea but suggested they had other stuff in the works. My mind immediately went to a loser’s circle episode where folks like Nish, Joe Wilkinson, David Baddiel, and others are playing to determine the worst of the worst.
I couldn’t quite find that Taskmaster spark in the New Zealand version. I think the Taskmaster is a bit too stiff and doesn’t seem to be having fun. In contrast, I loved Taskmaster Australia season 4, especially Dave Hughes.
I had the opposite experience. Jeremy is fun enough, I like when the folks that have known him forever take him down a peg. And I like Paul as the assistant, I see why he friends with Acaster and that circle of UK comedians. But I don’t like either Tom on TM AU. Gleeson kind of just seems like a prick.
That’s interesting that you had the opposite experience. Tom Gleeson was definitely a prick in the first season but I think he mellowed out.
I’ll give Taskmaster Australia another try. I did skip the middle seasons.
You must’ve loved the Jason Mantzoukas season based on your username.
I may have to give Australia another shot. I was ready to swear it off after the first series, but when Lloyd Langford got cast for the 2nd I gave it another go, and 2 was better than 1. So I should give 3 and 4 a go too.
I did like Mantzoukas a lot. It tickled me that he lost money on the gig because he want to be on so bad he paid his own expenses. But I worry that it’s started a trend of big, headline grabbing contestants (like Kumail).