Taskmaster

[Onyx2]

37 minutes ago, Lion_of_the_Midlands said:

Petts wants to win really bad. 

You can see why Petts and Gamble do escape rooms together. They must be scary. 

Not quite digging this series yet. Not bad but we've had several amazing runs and this isn't quite hitting. Adoyade 'in character' hits the wrong note. 

Tapings for Taskmaster S23 happened this week. My opinion on the lineup

Spoiler

doesn't sound great. 

 

Edited Saturday at 08:04 PM by Onyx2

[d-d-d-dAz]

The issue i'm having with this season is, it's got a bit of every element that can make Taskmaster occasionally difficult to watch.

It's got people I don't particularly like (Lucas for being awful, Nina Conti for being rubbish, Ayoade for being a letdown); it's got too many convoluted tasks with little payoff and, the thing that can save it isn't there; there doesn't seem to be much warmth between the contestants as a group.

Actually, i'd go a step further and say too many of them aren't naturally funny in an off the cuff setting. Only Chloe is a panel show regular stand up, and I think it shows.

They're great, and I think it's a shame they're not on with a better group.

If I was trying to be objective, i'd say Ayoade is maybe the funniest so far, as an individual, but a) meh and b) his act might have laughs, but it sort of fucks this format when you need the awkward hermit Moss character to be part of a group.

Like I say i'd love to see Chloe on with other stand-ups they could bounce off.

Edited Saturday at 09:53 PM by d-d-d-dAz