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I play "Wibble, Bibble, Bam" (S20) for the kids as an icebreaker.

and "Snort, Raspberry, Whistle" (S14 and S21) if there's time at the end of class.

It sounds like a legit piece of music that could easily be licensed by the show. Chopin?

Or was it made specifically for the show? In-House?

I wish Poland, Estonia, Iceland and the Netherlands the very best with their adaptations this year.

And I hope Croatia gets another shot.

Contrarily, you would think Japan could adapt TM because they're so wild - but their humour is suprisingly conservative, heirachical and far more structured than TM could or would allow for.

However, the Philippines would be the best option for the first Asian adaptation. They're far more self-deprecating than people realise. Just look at their Last One Laughing version.

Of all all the Latin American nations, Argentina would be the obvious bet - especially given that Sin Codificar was based on sheer off-the-cuff absurdity.

To save time or because they solved the task in a similar fashion, they would lump 2 or 3 or 4 contestants together in the edit for the broadcast/studio.

They would save one contestant for the edit to be shown wholly by themselves because of a plethora of reasons.

I am unsure about this but I think Rhod Gilbert of S7 had the most individualized tasks because he was an agent of chaos - his task attempts were purely hilarious. Or because his tasks involved pranking Greg specifically.

Or contrarily it could be John Robbins of S17 simply because his all attempts were extremely successful (one of the most successful contestants ever) whereas the other 4 just failed spectacularly.

Having contestants from different countries compete in the British version would be amazing.

The foreign contestants would love the opportunity.

Greg and Alex would love grading foreign contestants.

Our audience would be definitely onboard.

The only people against it would be the Commissioners of Channel 4 who would see no profit in having foreigners, with foreign agents in foreign contracts, with foreign fan bases, with foreign narratives in their foreign Taskmasters, compete on a British show on their British TV channel.

And to be fair ... they're right.

.... then in walks Brett Blake.

A wonderful comedian, a total larrakin and above all else the most Bogan Taskmaster contestant - moreso than Danielle Walker and moreso than Hughesy if that's possible.

Usually Greg or the running times of the contestants are how points are awarded.

Then there were points awarded by the Major of Chesham (externally)

Anyone know what happened to these types of tasks?

Or did they change these because the narrative is better if Greg awards the points as opposed to external factors?

I had always known that China had no protection laws for animals, especially knowing the dog/cat food festival in the south.

But after the death of Wang Wang sparked discussion online in China and internationally, there seemed to be movement for the government to pass legislation.

But that was a month ago and, I guess, nothing else has happened since then, which is unfortunate.

What's the likelihood Animal Cruetly protection legislation gets passed in China?

Do they call a Laminator a Laminator in America?

Taskmaster New Zealand Series 2 was highly rated. It featured Urzila Carlson.

Now she's in Series 6 of Taskmaster Australia.

I can only be happy for her.

(Either an Australian contestant pulled out at the last minute and the Australian showrunners asked Urzila to come in hurriedly.

Or they believed bringing a former contestant from another country would add new dimensions to the show.

Or the hot sauce that made NZS2 so highly rated, would rub off on an Australian series)

Not a single bad word was said about Sam Neill, while I scan social media. From Isabelle Adjani to Eric Idle, it's nothing but praise for him.

The man was a total gentleman to everyone he worked with. Very proud he was a Kiwi.

When Kobe Bryant passed away, there was severe pushback after what happened in that hotel that night with Kobe. It unfortunately made Bryant's legacy as a whole somewhat tainted.

That can happen when celebrities pass away.

I was somewhat dreading something like that would've happened with Sam.

Thankfully nothing like that happened with Sam.

The man was just a great guy.

The US version of Taskmaster failed. But if it were to ever restart, I was thinking Conan could be the best US Taskmaster (with Sona as assistant).

He would love the role of authority. But above all has an inate sense of comedy and how to craft it. And above that, has a deep understanding of the comedy of failure.

Sona would be perfect as an assistant. She wouldn't need to play a deadpan version of herself. She is bubbly and like many international versions of the Taskmaster's assistant - would be secretly rooting for the contestant to win.

But this is all a dream. US Taskmaster would never be rebooted. And Conan's podcast is Conan's major focus right now.

Was Kat truly gone? Or another manifestation of Clarke or the room’s manifestation of Clarke’s manifestation?