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Taskmaster now has a YouTube channel for people outside the UK

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  1. DanBC
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    I guess I should explain what Taskmaster is for people who haven't seen it. It's a panel show where the contestants are given ridiculous tasks to complete and then their attempts to complete those...

    I guess I should explain what Taskmaster is for people who haven't seen it.

    It's a panel show where the contestants are given ridiculous tasks to complete and then their attempts to complete those tasks are scored. The contestants are the same people over one season.

    I'm not going to be able to explain it, but luckily the first 20 minutes of the first episode gives you a good idea of what it's like. (Although this first series is a bit rough and they refine it over the next seasons).

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4YhsooE5xY

    If you want a shorter introduction try this task: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSLVVchetrA

    Here's the Wikipedia link for Taskmaster: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taskmaster_(TV_series)

    You don't really need to know who these people in the first season are, but here's a wikipedia link for each of them.

    Greg Davies: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Davies
    Alex Horne: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Horne

    Frank Skinner: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Skinner
    Josh Widdicombe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Widdicombe
    Roisin Conaty: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roisin_Conaty
    Romesh Ranganathan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romesh_Ranganathan
    Tim Key: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Key

    There are nine seasons of it, and it's genuinely one of the funniest things I've seen. (Seasons 6 and 8 are described by a few people as not good. S06 had 5 people who are all somewhat introvert so it's a bit quiet. S08 has one person who appears angry but not in a comedy way, and one comedian who's a bit polarising.)

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