Episode 9: Killed by a nerd

Episode synopsis

In this episode, the contestants must bring in an object that should be adapted into a movie, make a balloon hover between some flags, create an authentic family home video, either write or win a pub quiz, make a surprising appearance, and toss thongs onto a barbecue.

Title context

Tom Gleeson says “Oh, I’ve been killed by a nerd! What’s Reddit going to think?” while sharing how he had feared for his life during Lloyd Langford’s attempt at the ‘Make a surprising appearance’ task.

Taskmaster Intro

Hello, and welcome to Taskmaster. I’m Tom Gleeson and, once a week, I disrobe my cloak, descend from my lair and loudly squawk... [SQUAWKS] ..upon which a team of minions assemble around me, and we make a ripsnorter of a TV show. And when does that weekly time arrive? That time is now. [SQUAWKS] Competing for my affection are five comedians I’ve been nourishing with grains and nuts, chewed in my own mouth, and spat into theirs.

Assistant Intro

And next to me, the man who went to Questacon for schoolies. It’s Tom Cashman.

Note: Questacon – The National Science and Technology Centre is an interactive science communication facility in Canberra, Australia. ‘Schoolies‘ refers to the Australian tradition of high-school graduates taking a week-long holiday following the end of their final exams. The implication here is that Tom Cashman is a nerd who’d rather go to a science museum than party with his peers.

Taskmaster's Sign-off

That’s it for our second-to-last episode of our season where, as always, we have learned some things. We learnt mummy’s secret, and it was a doozy. Lloyd has zero remorse when it comes to getting a laugh out of a historical tragedy. But most of all, we learnt that Jenny was the winner of our episode. Join us again next week for our final episode. Good night.