Taskmaster Series 12, Episode 8 - A Couple Of Ethels - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)
This week, Desiree draws on her face, Guz endures a ball to the groin and Alan loses an eye.
Prize task: The best thing you use for something other than its actual purpose.
- Desiree Burch: A cat toilet she uses as a storage unit. - 5
- Alan Davies: A child's toothbrush with a suction cup base, which he uses to pull out hard-to-remove halogen light bulbs. - 4
- Guz Khan: A clothes-hanger iPhone holder, which he doesn't use that often. - 3
- Morgana Robinson: Arse cream, which she uses to reduce puffy eyes. - 2
- Victoria Coren Mitchell: A bread bin, which she puts bread on and around, rather than inside. - 1
Task 1: Make and wear a popcorn necklace with at least five pieces of popcorn, and then do the opposite of the following: You must under no circumstances not avoid not making the bell not ring. The task is over when have either run the bell or not run the bell and say: "I did the right thing", three times. Fastest to not do the wrong thing wins. If you don't do the right thing, you lose five points. Your time started when you started reading the task.
- Guz: 5:37 and rang the bell. (The instruction orders you to not ring the bell, but you have to do the opposite, and thus ring the bell.) - 5
- Alan: 11 minutes and rang the bell. - 4
- Morgana: 16 minutes and rang the bell. - 3
- Desiree: 5:35, but did not ring the bell. - -5
- Victoria: 7:38, but did not ring the bell. - -5
Task 2 (Team Task), Part 2: Provide the most iconic and memorable commentary for this brilliant one minute of socially distanced sport. One of you must commentate on the action, the other(s) must provide analysis. Best commentary on the most brilliant socially distanced sport wins. You have 15 minutes. Your time starts now. Part 1: Play the most brilliant minute of socially distanced sport. You have ten minutes. Your time starts now.
- Alan and Victoria had the best sport; but Desiree, Guz and Morgana had the best commentary. 5 points for everyone.
Task 3: Make your face look like another face when your face is turned upside-down. Most expressive and radically different upside down face wins. You have 15 minutes. Your time starts now.
- Alan - 5
- Victoria - 5
- Guz - 4
- Morgana - 4
- Desiree - 2
Live task: Pop up before the object, but only just. You are only allowed to pop up once. Closest to the pop before the pop wins the round. If you pop up after the object, you get no points in that round. Best after three rounds wins (Round 1: Toaster. Round 2: Jack-in-the-box. Round 3: Balloon.)
- Morgana - 5
- Guz - 4
- Alan - 3
- Victoria - 3
- Desiree - 2
Final scores
- Alan - 21
- Guz - 21
- Morgana - 19
- Desiree - 9
- Victoria - 9
Tie-break task: Blow a feather across a table as fast as possible using only your nose. Fastest wins.
- Alan: 9.5 seconds - Winner
- Guz: 28.7 seconds
Broadcast details
Date
Thursday 11th November 2021
Time
9pm
Channel
Length
60 minutes
Cast & crew
Cast
| Greg Davies | Host / Presenter |
|---|---|
| Alex Horne | Host / Presenter |
| Alan Davies | Self |
| Desiree Burch | Self |
| Guz Khan | Self |
| Morgana Robinson | Self |
| Victoria Coren Mitchell | Self |
Writing team
| Alex Horne | Writer |
|---|---|
| Tim Key | Task Consultant |
Production team
| Andy Devonshire | Series Director |
|---|---|
| Andy Cartwright | Series Producer |
| Richard Allen-Turner | Executive Producer |
| James Taylor | Executive Producer |
| Jon Thoday | Executive Producer |
| Rob Aslett | Executive Producer |
| Andy Devonshire | Executive Producer |
| Alex Horne | Executive Producer |
| Dan Trelfer | Edit Producer |
| Vicky Winter | Line Producer |
| Roberta Grady | Edit Producer |
| Thomas Perrett | Editor |
| Rebecca Bowker | Editor |
| James Dillon | Production Designer |
| Sam Montague | Director of Photography |
| John Ford | Lighting Designer |
| Dru Masters | Composer |
| Tom Howe | Composer |
| Martin Rosten | Graphics |
Videos
Turn you face upside down
Make your face look like another face when your face is upside down.
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Desiree Burch, Victoria Coren Mitchell, Alan Davies, Guz Khan & Morgana Robinson.
Sport Commentary
Create the best sport and provide the best commentary.
Featuring: Greg Davies, Alex Horne, Desiree Burch, Victoria Coren Mitchell, Alan Davies, Guz Khan & Morgana Robinson.