Episode 8: A macho duck

Episode synopsis

In this episode, the contestants must bring in the most satisfying thing that shakes like jelly, give Markl the best stag minute, put an egg in an egg cup without touching either, do something really stupid, make an impossibly specific sandwich for Markl, drive 11 laps while obeying an increasing number of rules with every lap, and open a toolbox to put on a pair of glasses. The guest contestant is Sílvia Alberto.

Title context

Gilmário Vemba refers to his duck painting as “a macho duck” during his attempt at the ‘Do something really stupid’ task.

Taskmaster Intro

Good evening to all of you who are eager to watch others suffer! This is your weekly meet-up spot with five celebrities whose careers are stable. They didn’t have to be here, they didn’t have anything to prove to anybody, and yet they’re here, going through adventures in a netless tightrope, where their fall into the dark, cold, deep abyss of shame is always at the measly distance of a rubber duck. All so that, in the end, one of them can take home this. This, the best trinket, the most gold thing that has ever embellished your shelves, or perhaps your nightstands. This... is Taskmaster!

Assistant Intro

Next to me, a man that just confessed to me that the best way to keep a healthy diet is one, and only one… [Markl: Don’t cut your toenails!] He says that the sheer idea of keeling over and having the hospital staff, as they take off his shoes and socks, see those prey bird-like claws, is enough to make him cut down on sugars and fats, and eat more vegetables. That’s it, isn’t it? [Markl: That’s it. I mean, I can’t consent to anyone seeing this.] Ladies and gentlemen: Nuno Markl!

Taskmaster's Sign-off

You can’t duck out on your stag-do, man.
Neither can Marge Simpson, nor a topless Angolan.
With your feet, spread the butter on the baguette,
Bad-mouth everyone, and break the internet.
If you get the munchies, screw the Michelins!
A proper chef makes sandwiches with swimming fins.
Switching shoes, shouting cat-calls, going in circles – it’s lacklustre!
Scream out loud, ‘This is fun!’, because this... is Taskmaster!