Episode 3: My presumably scrotum

Episode synopsis

In this episode, the contestants must bring in the best thing for a middle-aged man to keep on his bedside table, answer the cheese phone, move the most cushions from one bin to the other, paint a picture of the Taskmaster and his assistant having fun, and obey Greg’s previous orders.

Title context

Mathew Baynton states that “It was not my intention to upstage Stevie with my, presumably, scrotum” after watching his own attempt at the ‘Answer the cheese phone’ task.

Taskmaster Intro

Hello! Hello, I'm Greg Davies. Welcome to Taskmaster. There's a famous Shakespearian idiom which simply states ‘Brevity is the soul of wit’. Well, I'm taking advice from you, am I? A man who wear a giant detachable collar? Doubt it. I've heard you didn't even write your plays, Shakey, swear down. Give me advice about what's funny? Running around London with a big codpiece sticking out of your leggings, and I'm listening to you about the introduction to a comedy show, am I? Wouldn't have thought so, Shakespeare. What should I do, just come on and say ‘Forsooth’ or something? That's proper put me in a bad mood that has. Going bald and then growing your hair long anyway. Now you're lecturing me about introductions? That's proper put me in a bad mood that has, Shakey. So... good luck to our contestants.

Assistant Intro

And next to me, a man who told me in private that he once ran his fingers over the seat of a chair because someone told him Princess Anne had sat on it. It's little Alex Horne!

Taskmaster's Sign-off

So what have we learnt today? We've learnt so many things in this episode. So many things have happened. And yet, every single person watching this show tonight will remember just one thing: this. Of course here he is, your winner once more, Mathew Baynton.

Note: Greg is, of course, referring to the image of Mathew inadvertently exposing himself to the world as he crawls along the hallway of the house in his too-short shorts during the ‘Answer the cheese phone’ task.