Episode 8: Judgement day

Episode synopsis

In this episode the contestants must bring in the most nostalgia-inducing item, build a tower using onions, travel through time, pack Paul's car with inflated objects, and draw a life-size self-portrait with their nose in the canvas.

Title context

Matt Heath warned that 'Judgement day' was coming for everyone, during the 'Build a tower using onions' task.

Alternate Titles

• On Sweden's SVT Play streaming platform, this episode is titled 'Ballongsabotören', which translates as 'The balloon saboteur'. This is a reference to Laura Daniel's secret sabotage task, during the 'Pack Paul's car with inflated objects' task. [Translator credit: DANI]

Taskmaster Intro

Kia ora koutou. Welcome along to the eighth episode of Taskmaster New Zealand. We are deep into our second season. I am still Jeremy Wells, and I'm still - despite protests from Matt Heath - the Taskmaster. For many months, I've been challenging five comedians to impress me by completing a series of intricate tasks at our top secret Taskmaster ranch. Tonight, we watch them and we judge them, and by 'we', I mean I judge them. Then, in just two weeks' time, we add up all the points and crown a champion, who will be gifted this most luxurious dome: my head, painted gold.

Note: 'Kia ora koutou katoa' is Māori for 'Hello everyone'.

Assistant Intro

By my side, as always, my special little admin boy, the free bread roll to my expensive crayfish dinner... It's my assistant, Paul Williams.

Taskmaster's Sign-off

We've truly seen it all across this hour of television. We've travelled through time, travelled a clock and put some balloons in a car that wasn't travelling at all. We've also found a worthy winner in the form of Guy Montgomery!