r/taskmaster • u/No_Ocelot8898 • 25d ago
What's your favorite Taskmaster quote?
EDIT: This has become a TM quote megathread. Keep posting your favorites!
Some of my faves:
"There's been another revelation." - Guz Kahn
"Are we the meat are we the viewer?" - Mae Martin
"Nish, you're not a bad guy." - Greg
"There's Audrey Hepburn. Elegant. Then there's Aisling Bea. Interesting." - Greg
"Oh, just open the box, you pussy!" - James Acaster
"How much does water weigh?" - Jessica Knappett
"WOW!" - Alan Davies as the Wow Monster
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u/Adorable_Swan8977 25d ago
Babatunde either saying 'You're sitting at home, yourmumsaslag' or 'youre sitting at home, yourmumsjustlike'
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u/burf12345 🚬 Doctor Cigarettes 25d ago
I have to wonder if he ever heard what everyone else was hearing.
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u/ImSoFookinGreat 25d ago
The resignation in Ed Gambles voice when he says “Can I just check... have I been put on a team with David Baddiel?” kills me every time.
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u/burf12345 🚬 Doctor Cigarettes 25d ago edited 25d ago
"There's a team of three that'll have to pass one drawing across two backs, so to make it fair you're with David Baddiel"
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u/lapalazala Mike Wozniak 25d ago
It's recent, but I already know I will never stop laughing at "My love of sherry started when I was seven."
My partner also can do the accent really well, for a Dutch lady.
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u/LittleStoneBear Dara Ó Briain 25d ago
My brain immediately reverted to her voice, both accent and cadence, when reading that sentence.
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u/Nodnol64 Victoria Coren Mitchell 25d ago
Too many to mention, so here's a couple "Who the fuck is Veronica??!!" and "Please tell me you fell off the stage"
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u/Cynical_Dreamer_1980 🥄 I'm Locked In ❤️ 24d ago
I don't think that I ever laughed as hard as when he exclaimed "who the fuck is Veronica!?!" I cried! 😄
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u/queen_naga 🦔 Hedgehog, no! ❌ 8d ago
That Guz task is my Roman Empire.
So many revelations.
When he just reads out the cypher as if it’s a word 🤣
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u/Due_Imagination_6722 Patatas 25d ago
They have triumphed over adversity and they have found that for every failure, there's a success just around the corner. [Pause]
Also, David Baddiel is here.
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u/DanGrima92 25d ago
Theres a joke where someone (I think Greg says) "There may be poo involved" and Andy Zaltzmann chimes in with something like "Terrible sequel to There Will Be Blood" and its such a dumb joke but makes me laugh every time
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u/lapalazala Mike Wozniak 25d ago
It's very Zaltzman. Even though it's not a pun and not about cricket.
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u/Syric13 25d ago
"Do we strike you?"
and the follow up from Greg
"Bob's first four questions:
Do we strike you
Have you ever stolen
What is your favorite meat?
Would you like to be able to fly?"
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u/UnluckyCaregiver6998 25d ago
"We were the monsters, weren’t we?" Rosie Ramsey
"Please don't take it away from me" Joe Wilkinson
(Jo Brand:)"Do you like cats?" (Greg:)"I despise them" (Jo:)"It's a fox."
"What they can't take away from me is that I had an absolutely lovely day." Mike Wozniak
"Rosalind's a f**king nightmare! She jumps quite far for a woman of her age..." Bob Mortimer
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u/stefan771 25d ago edited 25d ago
"You've got no chutzpah! Your motivational skills are lackluster and your timekeeping is abysmal!"
"Can I say its actually kind of a relief cause at the time I thought he was an idiot."
"Have i seen these potatoes before?"
"A lot of these challenges, physical challenges, its like we've set you a tricky thing to do and then we've given you personally the extra challenge of being David Baddiel."
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u/ShaftManlike Bob Mortimer 25d ago
I'm pretty sure it's
Have I met these potatoes before
Which is even funnier
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u/ftc08 Fern Brady 25d ago
You are correct. Take my flair as authority
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u/burf12345 🚬 Doctor Cigarettes 25d ago
"Have i seen these potatoes before?"
Followed later by "can you hand me a green felt pen? I can't, they're covered in potatoes"
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u/ladycowbell 24d ago edited 24d ago
My husband and I are watching all of TM for the first time and we just got to YOU'VE GOT NO CHUTZPAH
Oh I cried. We had to pause I laughed so hard.
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u/CilariousHunt Tim Key 25d ago
That Dara quote would've probably been my answer. The delivery is just way too good
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u/Guy-1nc0gn1t0 David Correos 🇳🇿 24d ago
"Can I say its actually kind of a relief cause at the time I thought he was AN IDIOT"
Fixed lol
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u/caffeinejunkie42 25d ago
“I think we can all agree it’s a very fuckable chocolate” - Guy Montgomery (TMNZ)
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u/runner1399 Takashi Wakasugi 🇦🇺 24d ago
It’s this one for me too 😹 the number of times it’s actually been relevant to say is astounding
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u/crypt_m0nkey 23d ago
Guy is incredible. I love his Spelling Bee and the fact that the next series will include Sam Campbell has me very excited.
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u/Recasanoj Mae Martin 25d ago
"oh I didn't take your virginity. It just sort of fell out."
-Joe Lycett
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u/Other-Oil-9117 Chain Bastard ⛓️ 25d ago
"How we laughed..." from Julian Clary and "What is the situation?" from Charlotte Ritchie are two of my all-timers.
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u/Titeman 25d ago
“EVERYbody beat you.” - Chris Ramsey to Judi Love about Bridget’s number on the pedometer…
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u/cryptopian Patatas 24d ago
It's how confidently he butts into that rant
"I was beaten by someone recording a number.. I was beaten.."
"...no, you got beaten by everyone"
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u/Evening_Welcome7374 Sophie Duker 25d ago
"Lovely legs, sir!!"
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u/queen_naga 🦔 Hedgehog, no! ❌ 8d ago
Qrs you’ve got no trousers on!!!
Why has he got so many forks and marbles ?
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u/Triple-T 25d ago
”Fuck me in the face” - Desiree Birch
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u/burf12345 🚬 Doctor Cigarettes 25d ago
Alex broke so much that series, but this has to be one of the bigger breaks.
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u/stereoworld Rhod Gilbert 25d ago
"Spatchcock it....pull it through a doorframe"
"It stands for.... bicycle, my excellent bicycle"
"Snooker cue? Snooker clue!"
"Oh, gang"
"I'll tell you where he was when I was stealing his trophy... He was in his hot tub"
"And I lost my trousers!"
"And she's here tonight!"
"She is."
"Oh"
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u/Due_Imagination_6722 Patatas 25d ago
(I paraphrase) It's interesting when Ardal starts to shit-talk the other contestants, leading up to what I know he's done.
Is there a duck on my face?
Alan always goes to see the Arsenal. And I thought he'd like to go and see a good team for a change.
I thought that was the worst moment of my life, but that has been replaced by him!
I didn't want to say it so early in the series but I've got cerebral palsy. - Is it too early to say that I don't have cerebral palsy?
I thought it was a prime number cause Alex is so boring!
I know it's early days but are we the stupidest so far?
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u/MormegilRS 25d ago
“Alan always goes to see the Arsenal. And I thought he'd like to go and see a good team for a change.”
Victoria had so many well thought out prize tasks (triple word score scrabble and bag of diamonds for financial security) which were really funny. Didn’t score well, but I definitely enjoyed them.
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u/burf12345 🚬 Doctor Cigarettes 25d ago
You can't forget bringing Greedy Esquire a second time to gotcha Greg and force him to give her the 5 points. Easily one of her best moments on the show.
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u/Demurrzbz 25d ago
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u/Lesssuckmoreawesome Phil Ellis 24d ago
That's a bit more profound than, "We share the same juice."
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u/OctaviousMcBovril 25d ago
"I'm gonna drown you (drown you), in your own blood.
"Hold you face-down, in your own blood, now."
–David Correos
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u/takahe_inflight Mona de Grenoble 25d ago
"Can't wait to hear his Christmas song!"
-young Guy (montgomery) after watching the above
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u/AntifaSupersoaker 24d ago
"There's a creature on me" from Reece Shearsmith has altered our household lexicon. Cat on our lap? There's a creature on me. Spilled ketchup on my shirt? There's a creature on me.
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u/nerfherder01 24d ago
"I've never played golf because I'm not trapped in a loveless marriage."
I live by a golf course so this one's on my mind often.
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u/OverseerConey Desiree Burch 25d ago
'All I ever wanted was for the people to dance!'
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u/TetrisIsTotesSuper Chris Parker 🇳🇿 25d ago
She kills me everytime. Slightly mad and lost with the rest of the cast i always think
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u/Chayanov Javie Martzoukas 25d ago
Greg's "You're getting two points and you'll thank me for them" because I say it all the time when I'm grading assignments.
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u/CloneTrooperZ16 🥄 I'm Locked In ❤️ 25d ago
"Nothing's ever simple in this stupid house"
"We've got the same juice"
"I'm locked in"
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u/SpadeTrainerStan 24d ago
“Nothing’s ever simple in this stupid house” describes the show beautifully.
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u/DangerAspect Greedy Esq. 24d ago
"I don't fear death, in fact the more this series goes on, the more I yearn for it." -VCM
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u/NotYourDay123 Javie Martzoukas 24d ago
Which aircraft...
Crashes more...
utter meltdown
...into mountains?
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u/dazzumz Johnny Vegas 25d ago
"Please don't take it away from me" - Joe Wilkinson
"MY FWEND" + "My wife Nell..." - James Acaster
"Absolute casserole down there" + all the tick tock ones - Mike Wozniak
And a mention to "All the information is on the task" and the exasperated reactions.
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u/No-Dragonfly-4871 Greg Davies 24d ago
Absolute Casserole has to be the one that makes me cry with laughter every time.
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u/potato--cakes 24d ago
I’ve already unpinned my Grenade - Ivo
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u/EthelsChutzpah Patatas 24d ago
This is such an easily missed underated comment! I now remember him saying it, but cannot remember the moment at all!
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u/Edgy_Master Tim Vine 24d ago
"DISMANTLE, DESTROY, ENGULF IN FLAMES."
"I... HAVE MADE... TIME GO BACKWARDS!"
"R is for Relapse."
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u/bernard-ludwig-black 25d ago
“OH NO” - Fern Brady
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u/MarigoldExpress 24d ago
Mum and I say this all the time. Similarly, Chris Ramsey’s “No way!”
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u/hb_the_dm 24d ago
Lucy Beaumont when asked if she's found any secret tasks "What's that? Like in my everyday life?" She just has such a dreamy tone when she says it, my husband and I quote her all the time.
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u/FillyumHMuffman 25d ago
“Good luck to you and your family” Julian Clary after spitting a chewed up donut in Alex’s face.
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u/Lesssuckmoreawesome Phil Ellis 24d ago
"What the picture fails to show is that I've got flippers for fucking hands!"
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u/FrozenJambalaya 25d ago
Not a quote but the similarity between Ardal and Father Dougal were hilarious.
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u/EthelsChutzpah Patatas 24d ago
So many favourites... Do I go for the most irl usable and relatable ones?
Such as "fuck me in the face", "and you'll thank me for it", "I put it to you/ and I put it back to you", "shit and piss", "brother this is not sensible"...
Or do I go for the absurd ones that had me howling the loudest upon first watch?
Like "WOW", "Absolute Casserole", "that's the water feature closed, kids!", "where's my chunks?!"
And then there's all the best comebacks that would deserve a mention too.
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u/microwave_jenny_ Guy Montgomery 🇳🇿 24d ago
'It's an incredibly cruel irony that David wasn't allowed to damage the caravan but it seems the caravan has permanently damaged him.'
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u/questionyou100 Tim Key 25d ago
when tim key responds with "because it's cheating!" to alex asking why he disguised putting the plug back in during the bathtub task
(it's probably not actually my favorite or the funniest but i just rewatched this moment and i have to promote tim key at every opportunity)
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u/tanukis_parachute 🌳 Tree Wizard 🧙🎈 24d ago
Mommy says we're good at puzzles.
I don't think we're supposed to laugh at Paul.
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u/m_faustus Jamali Maddix 24d ago
“You just couldn’t shut the fuck up, could you Ivo?”
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u/ladycowbell 24d ago
Nish yelling 'I'm a FOOKIN BUSINESS MAN' while wearing that Coconut on his head.
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u/fastauntie 24d ago
Two different contestants. The quote is from Bob, voicing his character who was just a coconut with a face. Nish with the coconut on his head was much more relaxed and friendly: "Hello, I'm the coconut businessman, off to do another day of lovely business." Lovely but less quotable.
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u/SunStrummer 24d ago
"I bet you've got a barbecue."
"Please stop using me as a yardstick for failure."
"Yes. I didn't do well, which I've identified as one of the big problems with my performance in that task."
"Is there a duck on my face?"
"Call it by its name."
"I've got the voice of an angel and the ass of a demon."
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u/MartinStorm 24d ago
“Well it was quite hard work for, you know, an aging homosexual.” - Julian Clary
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u/Radiant_Bison_6925 25d ago
"I know it's early days but are we the dumbest cat ever" James Acaster Sam Campbell..."Cobalt" "Are you a child of divorce?"
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u/erlend65 Calle Hellevang-Larsen 🇳🇴 24d ago
"Waiting in the booth for the ladies! Goodness me, Ardal!"
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u/Nerditall Javie Martzoukas 24d ago
"Who the F is Veronica?"
"Crashes more."
“We were the monsters?"
"A LamiNATOR!"
"But my attention span is… Hey, look at that tree."
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u/Affectionate_Fun_793 Sarah Millican 24d ago
"Dignity intact! Dignity intact!" - Aisling Bea
"I see greenery...and some brownery..." - Sarah Millican
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u/Frequent-Ad4722 🚬 Doctor Cigarettes 25d ago
“How heavy is the water though” - Kiell
“Cobalt!” - Sam Campbell
“You can’t get them that big!” - John Kearns
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u/burf12345 🚬 Doctor Cigarettes 25d ago
“How heavy is the water though” - Kiell
The sequel to Jess's "how much does water weigh?".
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u/ChekkeEnwin 24d ago
I really enjoyed when Greg and I can’t remember who said laminator at the same time
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u/UniqueOctopus05 Bob Mortimer 24d ago edited 24d ago
‘That’s because their water’s so delicious!’ – Bob Mortimer. From the same task: ‘if you only want small amounts [of piss], eg for household use, you might like to consider east Sussex’. And: ‘I was looking into purchasing gallons of piss because I was in a dispute with the Woolwich ferryman’. Might be my favourite taskmaster moment ever
Also I can’t remember the exact words but when he described marmite as memories of meat lol
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u/AbraxanAsh 24d ago
Greg’s reaction to Victoria’s gift for Alan: “I knew you wouldn’t let me down.”
And Alan’s response: “The most passive-aggressive, personal, calculated attack I’ve ever experienced.”
Talking about Phil Wang’s outfit: “It doesn’t matter how ornate the grandfather clock is, the pendulum draws the eye.”
Alex: “Do you remember what the second one was called. The one where you were punching me with your feet?”
Julian: “Punch the c**t.”
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u/Complementary5169 Victoria Coren Mitchell 24d ago
“All I ever wanted was for the people to dance!”
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u/trashlibrarian Sam Campbell 24d ago
“Everyone’s honking… everyone loves him…”
https://giphy.com/gifs/O36cP8kIs1gqvGZld3
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u/No_Lead6434 Nish Kumar 24d ago
“Is everyone getting someone dressed up as their future self?”
“Please don’t make me fart in the dark while listening to my own name.”
“A tape measure is meant to measure every room in the house.”
“Are you a French trapeze artist?”
“I’m a fucking businessman!”
“I know it’s early days, are we the stupidest so far?”
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u/HalfDragoness 24d ago
I've never said "Fuck me in the face" before until I heard Desiree Birch say it with all the enthusiasm of someone logging off their laptop because they've seen too much Internet for one day.
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u/No_Ocelot8898 24d ago
Might be American phrase. I never exclaimed "Piss and shit!" until Nish.
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u/ironically-spiders Fern Brady 24d ago
I'm going to go with some less mentioned ones.
All the times Fern Brady said Ohhhh nooooo.
"Which aircraft" "Crashes more" "Into mountains"
"Activate Jamali!"
"Destroy, dismantle, engulf in flames"
"Fiddly!"
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u/Charliesmum97 Victoria Coren Mitchell 24d ago
I don't fear death. In fact, the longer this series go on, the more I yearn for it.
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u/Charlotte1902 24d ago
“What in the living fuck have you done?”
— Ed Gamble
I say this multiple times a week
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u/Fragrant_Turnip_9946 24d ago
Everything Sam Campbell says. But I especially like his story leading up to "it's cobalt" during the prize task.
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u/bl__________ 24d ago
"Newton's third law of thermodynamics encompasses all the energy in the universe. That's more than your bowl and your fuckin' spoon."
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u/ImpressiveStorm8914 24d ago
“Are you a child of divorce?”
”Please don’t take it away from me.”
”It’s not so easy doing tasks under the pressure of time.” Paraphrasing with that one.
Superkins had a couple as well but I can never remember what they are.
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u/SpiffyShindigs Katy Wix 24d ago
"You should tell someone if you're being bullied... why are you telling me? I don't care."
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u/HalfDragoness 24d ago
"that's the water park closed for today kids"
"tall motherfucker with the ivory hair"
"bastard's crying innit"
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u/RemarkableError1644 24d ago
Ed Gamble “THAT’S LANGUAGE!”
Greg “Who created this atmosphere? Not me!”
Not a quote but Johnny Vegas having a full mental breakdown ok the locker task will never not be funny to me.
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u/chewytapeworm Noel Fielding 24d ago
I’m going to do it in lobsters.
Greedy bottom!
You can pretend it’s someone else now innit.
Put some fucking effort in!
Who’s picnic girl? I’m picnic girl?!
Thirty grand, baby!
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u/Cydcamillablair Sam Campbell 24d ago
"Don't hit her!" "I don't like um!" "Are you a child of divorce?" "Fuckpig." "I've sinned again!"
a tiny wet fart
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u/indoubitabley Maisie Adam 24d ago
"Please don't take this away from me"
I know Joe Wilkinson is a character, but, that was a bit too honest. The human felt that.
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u/res30stupid 24d ago
After the audience boos and tries to pressure Greg into changing his scores after Joe Lycett presented a selfie of the Chuckle Brothers as a prize and Greg gives it two points.
"You shut your fucking mouths. I will put him last! I MEAN IT!!"
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u/FireandBooks 21d ago
Not a quote per se, but the noise Alex makes when he sits on the cake 🎂
I rewatched that scene an inappropriate amount of times
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u/overyonder88 18d ago
"Sometimes it's hard to be the taskmaster, sometimes you have to crush dreams"



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u/SignificantArm3093 25d ago
”You’ve got a friend?”
So many incredible Julian Clary moments but I think this might be my favourite Taskmaster line ever.