Yahoo News Taskmaster's Greg Davies puzzled by contestant's joke in s18 premiere
Taskmaster season 18 spoilers follow.
Taskmaster has returned after the summer break for more nonsensical challenges with a brand new line-up.
It didn't take long for tonight's (September 12) premiere to turn vaguely existential as new star Andy Zaltzman prompted Greg Davies to reflect on the human condition with an unexpected dig.
Greg and Alex Horne welcomed this year's quintet — also featuring Jack Dee, Rosie Jones, Babatunde Aléshé and Emma Sidi — to the studio, with the Taskmaster himself sat, as usual, in his gilded throne.
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Greg's cushioned, regal armchair was the focus of Andy's shady comment, as he noted: "Does sitting on a big throne like that make the rest of your life seem mundane?"
The presenter was forced to pause and admit that, while his little chair does provide him with some excitement, other things in life are indeed transient and disappointing.
"I suppose now you've said it... yeah," he told Andy in a pensive moment that was not lost on viewers.
Didn’t take long for things to get all existential 🧠 #Taskmaster pic.twitter.com/Vkmn5PIDci
— Taskmaster (@taskmaster) September 12, 2024
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"Poor sad Greg," one person sympathised with the host on Twitter/X, while another branded Taskmaster "existential angst in a TV format".
The joke also earned Andy some fans, with one person calling Zaltzman a "classic contestant" and possible top contender to lift Greg's gilded head at the end of the season.
This season's #taskmaster lineup didn't grip me as much as previous series has, mostly because I don't really know 3 of them well enough.. and one at all! But pleasantly surprised! I knew I loved Jack before, but Andy seems like he's gonna be a classic contestant!
— Gemma Davis (@mad_gemma) September 12, 2024
It certainly looks like Andy has some competition as Rosie was off to a strong, five-point start in the season's first prize task, asking contestants to name the best thing that's been inside each of them.
Rosie is a badass. It’s makes me feel sick to poke in my belly button #taskmaster #series18
— suggsygirl (@suggsygirl) September 12, 2024
After sharing a hilarious, if a little skin-crawling, story on how she used a letter opener to retrieve some bits of food from her bellybutton, the Casualty star also beat her pals in the vinegar-drinking studio task, and ended up winning the episode.
Taskmaster season 18 airs Thursdays and streams on Channel 4. A Junior Taskmaster spinoff has been confirmed.
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