Good evening, my name is Louis Morissette, and I am the Taskmaster.
Over the past few weeks, I have devised a series of tasks
for five beloved comedians to complete.
Together, we'll discover what they did, and how they did it.
As the Taskmaster, I'll hand out points to the most deserving contestants,
based on highly subjective and ambiguous criteria.
The winner of the season
will take home the greatest prize in television history:
a replica of my head... in gold!
"Mega Fun"
Thank you, thank you. You're too kind.
And here are the five comedians spending the evening and the season with us.
I'm talking about Alex Perron.
Good evening, Antoine.
Virginie Fortin.
Good evening. My regards, Taskmaster.
Richardson Zéphir.
Hello. - Hello.
Bianca Gervais. - My regards.
And Arnaud Soly.
Keep the applause going for my assistant.
He's like a Swiss army knife,
because he has multiple uses
and I carry him in my back pocket:
Antoine Vézina.
Thank you. And I'm a deluxe Swiss army knife,
with the toothpick and the bottle opener, right?
Everything. All of those extras.
Antoine, what are they playing for tonight?
What are the prizes?
So, as usual, our contestants have brought in items for the prize task.
They had to respect a certain theme, which, tonight, is:
The best thing that you can operate with one hand.
And that wasn't meant to be taken raunchily.
And, Alex, don't take it out.
Well I guess I won't be playing tonight.
As usual, you'll give out points to the best items.
Let's start with Arnaud's.
Arnaud.
So...
the best thing that you can operate with one hand.
That's the best one-handed thing?
You remember the beginning of the pandemic, right?
What were people fighting over?
Jos Louis' [Canadian chocolate cake snack], or toilet paper?
That's true. Okay, perfect.
Good point. Good point.
There are little bunnies etched into it.
Yeah, it's cute. - It's a two-plyer.
It probably wipes better. - Yes.
Thank you. So, wiping your ass with bunnies...
Alex.
Yes.
You've brought in, this?
So, I brought in a lightsaber.
Because everyone knows that I cosplay,
which means that I dress up as superheroes.
So, because of my height, I play Yoda, of course.
And in San Diego, here in Montreal, in Quebec,
I've won lightsaber competitions.
You have an international career?
I have a second, parallel career.
And then he wonders why he's single. Okay.
In any case, I dominate everyone with my lightsaber.
Single-handedly. - In what sense?
Well, with one hand.
Come on. Let's move on.
Yes. Virginie brought something in.
Yes. This is a puppet, everyone.
Is that a character which with I am not familiar?
It's actually Antoine Vézina.
It's the puppet that looks the most like Antoine Vézina.
You can see that you can operate it with one hand,
and if you have a baby, you can make it say things like,
"Hello, my sweet angel. I love you very much."
And because of nature of this puppet,
I can also hold onto other objects
that only need one hand to operate
while holding my one-hand-operated item.
Ah, well done!
So, if you're really stuck, you can wipe yourself with that, right?
Because it's on one hand. - Right.
How many times are you going to do that motion?
As often as I can.
Bianca. Let's see what you brought in.
Oh, please.
Sorry. - The trophy.
I don't have to waste time explaining what a lightsaber is.
A picture is worth a thousand words. Zip, zap, zoop.
Who's gonna win it? You can hold it with one hand.
It's heavy. It's mine.
You can hold it with...
This one is more difficult to wipe with.
Okay. Arnaud is gonna wipe his ass with... what next?
Well, Richardson's item.
Let's see.
Ah!
It was white before I wiped my ass with it.
Mine is a coconut, which can easily be held with one hand.
And because coconuts are furry,
it looks a little like hair.
And when you have a friend you love,
you can practice by petting the coconut hair like this.
That way, when it's time to do it to your friend,
it's very relaxing for them.
So, you create a wonderful atmosphere,
all thanks to a coconut that you can hold with one hand.
We need some points, Taskmaster.
We have to give out some points.
I'm gonna give 5 points to Arnaud, because...
Because he wiped his ass?
...because... - With your face?
...he took his idea pretty far.
Alex, for your reprehensible attitude, 1 point.
I won in San Diego.
And 3 points for the three others.
3 points. - 3 points.
Okay, let's move on to the first real task of the evening.
Here we go. A task that's at the head of his field.
What?
Oh, I don't like these things.
I'm afraid.
Hello.
Hello, sir.
I don't like this!
Bianca. Nice to meet you.
"Find out what this gentleman does for a living."
"You can ask him any question,"
"but you must whisper at all times."
"The gentleman can only nod or shake his head."
That's why you couldn't tell me your name.
"The gentleman can only lie."
"Fastest wins."
"Your time starts now."
Oh boy.
Pretty simple.
Yes, quite.
They had to figure out the occupation of the man in front of them.
He could only lie, and say 'yes' or 'no'.
Great, you summed it up well.
Alex, what was so scary about that?
He wasn't... He was a little...
He was scary.
But you're even around the same age.
Yes, maybe that's what was scary. It was like looking into a mirror.
Let's see how Virginie and Alex got on.
Ah, I know it went well.
I have to whisper.
So, is that because you worked in a library, or something like that?
Okay, perfect.
Was it a university job?
Yes. Is it a job that involves manual labour?
Something like a policeman?
Is it an office job?
No.
Are you a blacksmith?
Okay. He's not a blacksmith.
Is it an artistic job?
Okay.
My god, what are some real, actual jobs?
Real jobs!
Are you a...
Is it a job involving animals?
No, there are no animals.
Do you have to drive a truck?
No, no truck-driving.
Do you drive a bus?
Ah! Bus driver?
This is so hard.
I'm all mixed up! Are you a secret agent?
Mm-hmm.
Have you ever used a gun?
Oh, lord.
A security agent in a shopping mall that has a Tim Hortons? [Canadian coffee shop chain]
That's so specific!
Have you ever been to space?
Have...
No, don't move!
I don't like that.
Did you prescribe your own glasses?
Jesus.
Is it a job in which you have to think hard?
Oh, no, that's it.
Yes, so you do have to think hard.
What are jobs that exist?
Shoemakers.
Psychologist? A doctor?
A nurse? A dentist?
Horologist? Hairdresser?
You look like you're either an investigator or a musician.
That's where the Venn diagram meets in my head.
Your name isn't Robert, is it?
Do I have to keep going?
Can I leave for a bit?
Is it a common profession?
Yes?
It's a common profession that I've forgotten exists.
Clown?
No. That would have been a surprise.
It's not artistic, it's not 'comedian'.
it doesn't take place in a library,
it's not 'police officer'.
Ah! Do you make bread?
Not that either.
Geez, there are a lot of jobs, eh?
I give up. I give up.
It's too hard.
Shh! Whoops, I have to whisper.
I'm throwing in the towel.
He doesn't work. He's retired.
This man is retired.
I'm still going to give you a wave of my magic wand.
Goodbye, scary man.
Geez.
You guys quit?
Yep.
You quit!?
Of course.
Two quitters.
Well, that clip has been edited.
I had been sitting there for 6 hours.
We noticed that your beard had grown a bit.
Ah, real jobs are...
Well, I mean, us independent workers,
we forget that people with fixed work hours still exist.
I'm so sorry. So sorry.
Did our three other contestants manage to figure out his profession?
We'll see, after the break.
Ah!
Five good spoonfuls.
And what's in there?
I don't know.
It looks like vomit.
Hm. Hm. Okay.
Welcome back to Taskmaster.
Antoine...
we've seen two resounding failures before the break.
Terrible.
But they were still fun to watch.
It was pleasant.
No, I was disappointed. - Yes, interesting.
So, Virginie and Alex quit their attempts
to find out what the man did for a living.
He can only respond 'yes' or 'no',
and he can only lie.
Let's see how Rich, Bianca, and Arnaud did.
Did they do better?
Must have.
Are you a carpenter?
I did it.
Are you doing well?
Well, he's well.
Do you do a job that involves manual labour?
Is is a common profession?
So, it is.
Are you an essential worker?
No, you aren't. Okay.
Are you in construction?
No. Are you an artist?
You look like one, though.
Does your job involve exploring marine life?
Are you an astronaut?
Uh... magician?
Okay.
Are you unionised?
Part of a professional order?
Yes.
So, are you in healthcare?
No. Do you help people?
Do you help people? Yes? Okay.
You help people.
Are you a civil servant?
Yes. Okay.
Uh, would I enjoy speaking to you?
Is it good news, if we're speaking?
Yes. So, you'd have good news for me.
So it's a good thing, if you call me?
Okay, perfect.
Do you manage a circus?
Are you a mad hatter?
ENT? Otolaryngologist?
You build Tempos? [temporary structures to protect cars from snow and ice]
Secret agent? Something occult or paranormal?
Are you my father?
Fuck.
I thought I had found him.
Do you have an office?
Yes.
If this isn't too forward, are you rich?
Are you a tax collector?
That wouldn't be good news.
Oh come on, what do you do?
Do you offer a particular service?
Are you an escort?
Not a magician, not a professor.
Someone's lying.
Well yes, that's part of it.
You're not helping me much, sir.
You say it's a common profession.
So, we're talking, like... lots of people do this?
So, yes.
Does it have anything to do with pizza?
Does your job start with the letter 'M'?
Does your job start with the letter 'C'?
Oh, it does?
Tiler?
Cook?
Is the second letter an 'E'?
C-H? C-O?
Is the third letter a 'U'?
It's... Ah, yes it is.
C-O-U.
Are you a psychologist?
That's it!
That's not it. It's the opposite. Sorry!
Oh boy!
This isn't going well.
Are you tired of answering my questions?
Yes, I get that you're fed up.
Come on. Am I the idiot, here?
It's a super common job,
but I can't think of what it is at all.
Is the fourth letter 'P'?
'I'? 'J'? 'K'? 'L'?
'M'? 'N'? 'O'? 'P'? 'Q'? 'R'?
"Cour..."
Do you sell anything?
Yes!
Oh, we've got something, here.
Okay, you sell something.
Seller?
Yes, okay, you're a seller.
Do you sell things for adults?
No. That means you do.
Is it something sexual? No.
Something for the house?
Yes, something for the house?
Lots of things are for the house, you know.
Have I been here for a half-hour?
This isn't going well!
Is the fifth letter of your profession an 'I'? 'S'? 'T'?
Broker?
Ah, you're a real estate broker.
You sell...
Are you a real estate broker?
Yes!
Are you a real estate agent?
Yes!
Well geez, you're quite a cool real estate agent!
Do you know of any good bungalows?
Well done.
Well done. Bianca... - Yes?
How did you get to "escort"?
I don't know. That's how my brain works.
But I thought--
The man who scared you, Alex, she thought he might have been an escort.
Maybe that's why he was afraid of him.
Yeah. Good point.
But we need to know their times to score them.
Yes, their times matter, Taskmaster.
Rich questioned our broker for a good 20 minutes 3 seconds.
Wow.
Bravo, Rich.
Was that more than Virginie and Alex?
Hang on, let me check.
Ah no, I don't have their times. They quit.
Bianca, yours lasted 8 minutes 3 seconds.
What! Wow.
And Arnaud was the fastest at 6 minutes 34 seconds!
Well done!
Nice work, Arnaud.
So... 5 points to Arnaud.
5 points to Arnaud, 4 to Bianca. 3 to Rich.
And zero to Virginie and Alex. - Zero? Not even one?
And Arnaud is in the lead at the moment.
Great.
1 for effort?
Antoine, are you ready for the second task?
Yes. A task that's in the bag.
Ooh! Hi, Antoine.
Hi.
You always have little surprises for us.
These look like little piles of poo.
Reminds me of diapers.
Little colourful bags.
A little rainbow.
"Work out the contents..."
Ugh, okay.
"Work out the contents of these bags."
"You may not open the bags."
"You can either: A) Ask Antoine to make one tiny hole in each bag."
"Ask Antoine to make one tiny hole in each bag,"
"and have 5 minutes examination time,"
"during which you must eat at least one big spoonful from each bag."
This is the largest spoon I've seen in my goddamn life.
"B) Ask Antoine to put all the contents in the blender for 1 minute,"
"and then have 10 minutes examination time,"
"during which you have to eat at least one big spoonful of the blended contents."
Come on, the second one is disgusting. So ridiculous. Who would do that?
"You must make your choice in the next 30 seconds."
I'm gonna go for Option A.
You have to go for Option A.
If you mix it up it's impossible to work out what's in it.
So, Option A please. - Okay.
Can you make a hole in each of them, please?
Oh man.
Yeah, it's like...
So, they vastly preferred Option A.
Looks like it, yes.
Yes. And that was probably the right call.
Up to now, that's been the right call.
Well done...
There's some mixed-up contents in the bags.
Yes, they had to guess the greatest number of ingredients
in each bag via a small hole,
and eat a good spoonful of each.
Let's see the tasting abilities of Arnaud,
Alex, Virginie, and Bianca first.
Ooh! - Oh!
Oh, this looks slimy.
Is it slimy?
It looks questionable, doesn't it?
Yes. So, five minutes, five good spoonfuls.
And what's in there?
I don't know.
It looks really good.
Is it edible?
Yes. - Okay.
Hm... That's gratuitous.
It really looks like poo.
Ah, shit, is this sand?
I'll try it.
How fun!
Nutella. ['Chocolate']
Mmm...
Did you sneak some chips into this, too?
Woo! Yeah!
Ah, that's good.
Hazelnuts, chocolate, pralines, quite crunchy.
Mmm! Oh, it's good.
It's brownies.
Brownies? - Oh, yes.
This is Nutella with...
little bits of cornflakes in it.
Oh! This is a purée, a soup.
It smells like...
Smells like turnip. But turnip, that's not quite right.
Hmm. Turnip and potato.
Oh yes, that's maple syrup.
Ew, it's leaking out.
Oh great, this one's liquid.
A bit of broccoli soup.
Ah, well, this one is surprising.
It's sweet. It's like a fruit.
Starfruit.
There's broccoli in there.
You haven't cooked it enough.
It still tastes raw, and farty.
Ah. What's this, man? Oh.
There's kale in it. ['Cabbage']
It's very sweet.
You know, that infamous soup that's made with kale, maple syrup...
You have to hate life to be okay eating this.
Green bag with beige stuff in it.
And it smells like?
Hard to say, going by smell.
There are small lumps.
It's pizza dough.
Pizza dough?
Ew!
This is vomit-coloured.
It looks like vomit.
Hm. Hm. Okay.
There are oats in here; those little lumps.
Hm. This makes me nauseous.
What is it? What is it?
Asparagus? Cucumber?
No, that would be tasty.
Something green. A green vegetable.
But there's no green. Shit. ['marde' = 'shit' (slang)]
Some type of oatmeal.
You'd make this for someone who was at the end of their life.
Holy shit this is gross!
Ugh. Ah... Ah...
There are oats in here. Oatmeal. It's...
It's annoying me, because it's not nutmeg, it's not cloves.
It's like a blend of spices.
Like, something you'd put in meatloaf.
Oh, so good.
Banana.
Ah, it's salty.
Ah, it's salty. Ah... ah...
Bovril. Chicken bouillon. Cellulite.
This is gonna give me cellulite. It's gonna end up right here.
What is this?
Baby food.
Mixed fruit compote, maybe.
It's tasting worse and worse.
Like, is this is gonna be pure mustard?
There's mustard in this.
Mustard, mayo, maybe?
Mustard.
Baseball mustard.
Yellow mustard. Mustard.
Ugh. Dijon mustard, dijonnaise.
Jesus.
There!
Okay, well done!
Good.
For the folks at home who might want to reproduce these recipes,
what was in the bags?
Two ingredients per bag.
The first bag, as many of them guessed,
was hazelnut chocolate spread and nacho chips.
Well done.
We did well.
They're applauding for the nachos.
That's nice of them.
The second bag was a mix of kale and caramel.
Ah, that's what that was.
Give it up for kale.
The third bag was oatmeal and gravy.
Hmm... Ah!
And the fourth bag was banana and beef bouillon.
We accepted chicken bouillon, too.
And in the fifth bag, a classic: mustard and mayonnaise.
Oh!
They guessed a good number of those correctly.
And all of the recipes have been posted to Noovo, [network airing LMdJ]
for those who want them. - Yes, exactly.
They're on Crave. [another Canadian network]
On the Crave website.
Taskmaster, I think it's a shame.
What is?
Well, you provided them the option to mix everything together.
Nobody chose that option.
There must be a reason you're mentioning this.
I know you. Go ahead.
Should we try it?
Let's try it. - Let's try it!
Our team graciously made this for us.
Ah, but... No.
Good... Yes.
That's a lot! That's a lot!
It's not runny.
It just tastes like mustard.
Alex and Virginie.
It kicks in later though, right?
It takes a minute.
It's the kale in the end. Paf!
You breath is gonna stink for 10 minutes, too.
They had a total of...
Okay. Sorry.
No, no. No, no. It's your show.
Go on. Go on. Ugh..
There were a total of 10 ingredients to identify.
Alex and Virginie identified four out of 10.
What? That's it?
Arnaud, five.
And Bianca's expert palate identified six out of 10 ingredients.
We'll take a break so that you can prepare a lovely bowl of kale and caramel.
When we return, we'll see how Richardson fared.
Ah, you're crying!
Ah... He's crying!
He's crying just watching it!
That was true suffering.
I'll remember that forever.
Welcome back to Taskmaster.
So, before the break, Antoine, they were taste-testing some stuff.
Yes, that's true.
Exactly, to see what which
ingredients were in the bags we prepared for them.
They had to eat a big spoonful of each of them.
At the moment, Bianca leads the ingredient identification, with six out of 10.
I'm a pro with things in my mouth.
Let's move on.
Let's see the things in Rich's mouth.
So, this looks like pudding.
Maybe I can smell it. It's...
It's like a chocolatey pudding.
Ah, "You must eat a good spoonful."
I can't just have a little.
Ah, shit. That's the trick.
It's a huge spoon.
But luckily, since I used to work in the circus,
I can be flexible.
Oh, easy, eh?
Oh, oh, oh. Okay, okay.
This looks like chicken soup.
It's a kind of soup.
Ah, Ah, Ah, it's sweet.
Is this...
Ugh...
Yo!
That's disgusting.
It started out sweet, but that wasn't...
that wasn't cool.
This is shitty.
Impossible to say, but now I'm scared.
Now I'm like a tortured animal.
Oh my god.
Ugh!
Geez, I'm scared.
There are bananas in there. There are bananas.
Like a banana cake mix.
Okay.
Ah, is this mustard?
Is this spicy mustard?
Oh, my god. How many seconds are left?
Thirty.
I know what this is.
It's shit.
Mixed with oatmeal, it seems.
Is this one better?
That's disgusting.
I'm sorry to the viewers at home.
You're crying!
He's crying!
He's crying just watching it!
That was true suffering. I'll remember that the rest of my life.
I was stunned.
I thought, you know,
you walk in there voluntarily, like always.
And then you reached your limit, there.
A fine palate.
You have disdain for the palate.
Yeah. I suffered.
That was really tough. That was...
Did we have whatever Rich spat back up, or...?
How many "ughs" did he utter in that?
So, we counted 93 "ughs",
and four correct ingredients.
So it's Bianca who wins the task.
5 points.
Arnaud came second.
4 points.
And 3 points for Virginie, Alex, and Rich.
Bravo.
Arnaud is still in the lead.
Bravo.
I'd like a physical task, please.
Oh, I've got one.
Yes, the next task is as big as a duck.
Hi, Antoine!
Hello!
That's a huge duck.
Hey! You have the same hair.
Antoine! How are you?
Hi! I'm well, and you? - Yes, well. Wow.
That's a big duck.
That's an enormous duck, Rich.
"Get this duck..."
"...to the bottom of the hill."
"You must not touch his beak."
Oh, sorry. - Oh, well.
That's a fail.
"You may not damage the duck."
No, that would be terrible.
"If the duck leaves the course..."
Oh yes, eh?
Yeah.
"...it must re-enter at the point it left the course."
So, you put it back.
"If the duck touches the boundary or a flamingo,"
"one minute will be added to your time."
Oh boy.
"Fastest wins."
"Your time starts... now."
I can't touch his beak. That's all.
Okay.
That seems simple.
Of course.
Rich said it. It seems simple.
No, no, no. - Not at all.
We'll see how they did...
...after the break!
Wait!
Oh no, my mom is calling me.
Mom, I can't talk right now.
I forgot to turn my phone off.
I'm in the middle of a task.
I'll call you back.
Welcome back to Taskmaster, and a physical task.
A simple one.
They had to get a duck down...
No, it's not simple. - ...a few feet.
So easy. - A 3-metre duck.
It had to go down a path. - And stay on that path.
I remember being really good at this one.
That's what I remember. - Oh, that's what I remember.
Reminder, that they couldn't touch the course or the flamingos.
Let's see how Alex, Richardson, Arnaud, and Virginie did.
Ooh!
Your time starts... now!
Here we go!
I don't know if this is big enough.
Oopsie!
Nice duck.
Oop.
I think you touched the rope.
What does the rope do?
One minute penalty.
Oh boy.
Ducks are heavier than they look.
It's like you're not moving at all.
It seems like that, eh?
Okay.
It's easier than I thought.
It said the duck couldn't touch the flamingos.
Okay.
But I can, right?
I think so.
Okay.
I want to experience this task at 100 mph.
When you say 100 mph, you're just imagining that, right?
Come, come, Wilhemo.
Come, Wilhemo.
Come, come, come, come.
Sheesh. It's heavy.
I think I'm getting a lumbago.
Aaah!
This isn't a good task for short people.
Gently, gently, Canardo.
Gently, gently.
Papa is bringing you back to the lake.
Whoa!
Oh...
Did you see how well I navigated that curve?
Yeah.
Let's change techniques.
That's too bad.
No choice, because there's a huge hole there.
Okay.
Wow. Look at that skill, eh?
This way, Wilhemo.
I think you touched the rope.
No, that was the wind.
Oh, what a move!
Holy moly!
Lord!
Gently, duck.
Oh boy.
Hey, you bastard.
Oops.
This is made for little ducks, here.
We've got this, gang! We've got this, gang!
I'm good with curves.
That's true.
Oh my.
Oh!
I'm losing control of my excellent strategy.
Wow.
Are you saying "wow" to yourself, Rich? Are you okay?
Well, am I Gilles Villeneuve, or what? [Québécois F1 racing driver]
Can you hear me well with the megaphone?
Yes, I can hear you well. It's also mega-fun.
Oh!
Oh boy! Well played.
Oh. A small touch, there.
A little touch.
Hey hey!
On the red circle.
Very good.
Oops, oop.
Yip. Oop. Yeah.
On the circle! Yes, that's good! Got it.
Woohoo!
Final sprint.
Yes, sir.
There we go.
Fuck!
You're clear. Yes!
Do you think you touched the ropes or the flamingos?
No. No. - Not at all?
Flamingos, 100% no.
The ropes?
I might have grazed them once.
Oh!
Bravo.
Well done, Arnaud.
Hey, that was a great strategy.
You threw the flamingos out of the way.
Yes, they were in the way.
That's a weird hazard.
It was fun.
So, Arnaud and Canardo were the fastest
with 5 minutes 5 seconds.
Richardson did it in 6 minutes 37 seconds.
Next was Virginie, with 7 minutes 23 seconds.
And finally, this is without penalties,
12 minutes 25 seconds for Alex.
What?!
And you were happy.
But that montage didn't do me any favours.
No!
Oh no, be glad it was just a montage.
Your outfit neither, by the way.
Oh, come on.
We don't say that anymore in 2024.
Louis, a reminder of the penalties.
Each time they touched a rope or a flamingo,
we added a minute to their time.
Arnaud and Richardson touched nine times.
We'll add 9 minutes to each of their times.
Arnaud, 14 minutes 5 seconds.
Rich, 16 minutes 23 seconds.
Virginie only touched five times.
We added 5 minutes to her 7 minutes 23 seconds,
which adds up to 12 minutes 23 seconds.
Alex, with his time of 12 minutes 25 seconds,
touched 11 times.
So his time goes up to 23 minutes 25 seconds.
So Virginie is currently in the lead with 12 minutes 23 seconds.
Thank you. - Bravo.
Okay. Bianca, can I tell you something?
Yeah.
You were the fastest.
No! That's impossible.
Come on. She's a girl!
Absolutely.
We don't say that anymore in 2024!
Bianca is a gazelle.
But I don't remember it positively.
You don't remember it positively? - No.
Let's see what happened.
Your time starts now.
No, I can't do this.
Whoa! Hercules, Hercules. Okay.
Hercules, work with me.
Look. This is a team effort.
Oh, unless I roll Hercules.
Ha! No, not the flamingo!
No! No, no!
Go ahead.
Ah, that's good.
I think it touched a little.
It's going super well.
No!
Like a charm.
I'm a little out of breath.
What? Where's the path?
Come on, come on. No!
Hercules! Hercules! No!
I know. Hercules.
Stay with me, Hercules.
Hercules, stop messing around.
Come on. Go left.
Left.
Come on. Stop screwing around.
No!
Come on.
No, come on.
This isn't fun.
Argh! Go on.
Oh no, my mom is calling me.
Mom, I can't speak to you right now.
I forgot to turn my phone off.
I'm in the middle of a task.
I'll call you back.
Yes, oop.
Hey, hey, hey!
Yes, that's good.
That wasn't fun, Antoine.
I didn't have fun.
Hi mom. You called.
I was doing a physical task for Taskmaster.
Do you want to say hi to Antoine?
You don't have to.
Yeah. That's one way to do it.
I don't know if that was a good strategy, Antoine.
4 minutes 21 seconds,
and you had time for a phone call.
Hey, you know, I'm a multitasker.
I'm also a family gal.
It was my mom, so I had to answer, Louis.
That's how you get points.
Yes, yes. - ...taken away.
So, 4 minutes 21 seconds, as I said.
But there were 19 touches.
That's upsetting.
So we add 19 minutes.
For a total of 23 minutes 21 seconds.
She's still ahead of Alex...
You had a positive memory of this!
...who didn't speak to his mom.
I'm also the shortest person in this gang.
I was at a disadvantage.
I couldn't get a handle on that...
What's it called again? A duck.
Well, be careful. We can't get too riled up.
We don't want any 'prises de bec', here. ['prise de bec' means 'spats' and 'grabbing the beak']
Calm down. I almost removed a point for saying "mega fun".
Okay.
In order of their finishing times, Taskmaster. - Go on.
The fastest was Virginie, with 5 points.
Arnaud, 4 points.
Richardson, 3.
2 for Bianca. Good strategy.
And Alex, 1 point. So it's still...
it's tighter, but it's still Arnaud in the lead.
Bravo.
There's still one task remaining,
that'll take place in front of our live studio audience, after the break.
Am I on plate or bowl, now?
Plate, plate, bowl, bowl.
Don't forget to alternate.
Ah, what am I on now?
What is this, gang?
It feels like I have 80 on my head.
Is this a bowl?
Welcome back to Taskmaster.
It's time for a physical studio task.
You'll be able to see how graceful our contestants are.
What's the task?
Who is gonna read the instructions?
Bianca.
Really? She knows how to read? - I do indeed.
"Stack the most bowls and plates on your head."
"You must stack them one at a time."
"Also, you must stand upright when you stack."
"Also, you may not touch a bowl or plate that is already stacked."
Come on, that's annoying. - Ah. Okay.
"Also, you must stack the bowls and plates alternately."
I don't get it. - Well, listen!
"You must stay standing on your spot..."
So, on this thing.
"...throughout the task."
"Most bowls and plates stacked correctly after 100 seconds wins."
100 seconds. You have dishes at your feet.
You need to bend down,
take a bowl or a plate, alternating between them.
Put it on your head.
Once it's on, you can't touch it anymore.
You go for the next item.
Pile it on. Don't touch it again.
But it doesn't say that we have to keep them on the floor.
One hundred seconds.
So, everyone did the same thing.
Well, of course.
If Virginie had kept her mouth shut...
We'd all have seen what each other had done anyway, Alex.
Well, I sincerely thank you because I wouldn't have figured this out.
Am I on plate or bowl now?
Plate, plate, bowl, bowl.
Don't forget to alternate them.
So what am I on now?
What is this, gang?
I feel like I have 80 on my head.
Is this a bowl?
I think I'm gonna have a rest, because the others are doing poorly.
There's a great expression on your face, Alex.
How much time is left?
40 seconds left.
I could try to make the others' fall, but I won't do that.
Stay on your spot, and shut it.
Ah!
If they fall off, can we restart?
Yes. - Perfect.
I think I'm going to stop here.
Me too, I think. - One, two, three, four...
...five, six, seven, eight. - You're good!
Mine's annoying.
20 seconds.
Virginie and Alex have the same amount.
Ass turd.
Hey, did I just put down a plate or a bowl?
What did I just put?
Arnaud is in the lead.
No, no, no, no, no.
Three, two, one...
Finished!
One, two, three, four, five,
six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
One, two, three, four, five,
six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
Ah, fuck you.
Oh, oh!
I love you too, Alex.
One, two, three, four, five,
six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve.
Oops, my bad.
I have to apologise.
What?
The items were recounted.
Yes.
Yes, and I made a mistake.
Oh.
Yes. Contrary to what you said,
Arnaud did have 12 dishes.
But he wasn't the only one in the lead.
Virginie also had 12 dishes on her head.
Oh, well where were the other two?
So Alex had 11, and our two last-place finishers were
Richardson and Bianca.
Yes. But we'll leave you this hat as a consolation prize.
Ah, well, thank you.
Let's hand out their points.
The corresponding points.
So, they each get 5 points.
4 points. 3, and 2 points.
We have a winner.
He won with 23 points:
Arnaud Soly wins the episode!
You can go retrieve your prizes.
Congratulations.
After four episodes,
Bianca and Virginie are slightly pulling away from the pack,
but it's anyone's game.
Thank you very much.
We'll see you next week for another episode of Taskmaster.
Bye bye.
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