Episode 2: Toxic Sexual Energy

Episode synopsis

In this episode, the contestants must bring in the thing that is way heavier than it looks, draw a portrait of the Taskmaster playing ping-pong (during which some team members have to also attempt to out-alpha the rest of their team), find a cake and eat it, attempt to re-enact the other team’s first meeting, and display as many emotions as possible in four seconds.

Title context

Alice Snedden states that “there was a real sort of toxic sexual energy” in the room when she and Bree Tomasel were secretly trying to out-alpha one another, during the ‘Draw a portrait of the Taskmaster playing ping-pong’ task.

Taskmaster Intro

Kia ora koutou, and welcome to Taskmaster. Tonight, five comedians will compete in a series of tasks that are as frustrating as they are trivial all in pursuit of this ― a beautiful golden trophy that previous winners have discovered is massively undervalued at Cash Converters.

Assistant Intro

And to my left is a man who is saved in my phone as ‘Leggy Brunette ― Work’. It's Paul Williams.

Taskmaster's Sign-off

Tonight we've learned, you're either born an alpha or you've bribed someone with Lego; and there's nothing more devastating than looking for cake. But most importantly, we've learned that the winner of episode two is Jackie van Beek!