No Northern Irish comedian’s yet
I was thinking about this recently and realised that across 20+ seasons of UK Taskmaster, I’m sure we’ve not had a Northern Irish contestant yet.
It stood out to me because Alex and the show generally seem really good at bringing in comedians from different backgrounds, experiences, styles, ages, etc. It feels like the show actively tries to widen the net.
Which is why Northern Ireland being absent feels a bit surprising. Especially given there’s a strong comedy scene and plenty of people who would fit the Taskmaster chaos perfectly.
Not trying to make it a big criticism, more wondering if anyone else had noticed it or has thoughts on why?
Edit: been asked to provide some examples. Here’s a list of comedians who I think be good on the show.
Diona Doherty, Shane Todd, Colin Geddis, Vittorio Angelone, Patrick Kielty, Colin Murphy.. etc
We’ve a budding comedy community and I think it’s time we had a representative. And for those saying we’ve not had any breakout comedians big enough for the show. I had never heard of Fern Brady before but I didn’t question why she was there. One of the best part of the show is the variety of backgrounds - long established to newcomers.