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!
"From Quito to Quito"
Please keep the applause going for our five contestants:
Bianca Gervais,
Richardson Zéphir,
Arnaud Soly,
Virginie Fortin,
and Alex Perron.
And keep it going for my assistant.
He's stuck to his iPad like a sexagenarian: Antoine Vézina.
Yes, yes. Thank you. Good evening.
You're right that I take my tablet everywhere.
Kind of like you with your son, Taskmaster. [Louis' son Justin has begun a career in comedy]
Yes, okay, perfect.
Is he...
He's probably back there, somewhere.
The difference between you and your tablet
is that the latter has an off switch.
Okay, so, Antoine.
Yes.
As usual, the contestants had to bring in prizes that respected a certain theme.
Exactly. You've set a theme, and will score based on how well they matched that theme.
Tonight's theme is:
"The item that most reminds you of the Taskmaster."
Ah. - Ah.
Let's see Arnaud's item. - This will be flattering.
Arnaud, what have you brought in?
So...
In what sense?
Well... - He's a pig?
Flush with cash. A pig who is flush with cash.
A lovely pig flush with cash.
Also, I feel like if you broke [up], you'd lose a lot of money. [meaning with his wife Véro]
But... - Oooh!
What does that mean?
It's subtle. I'll explain it to you later, Virginie.
I don't get it. - I bet Rich liked it.
He got the joke. - That's good.
It's a pun.
Well, Richardson, what did you bring in?
Well, it's a photo of Louis when he's doing his... his hockey.
"When he's doing his..."
his hockey.
When I'm doing my... hockey. Yes.
That's not Louis.
Yes, that's Louis.
That's not you?
No. People often get us confused.
Is that Guy Lafleur? [Québécois NHL legend]
No, Maurice. [Maurice Richard, another Québécois NHL legend]
Maurice Lafleur?
Uh...
Let's move on. - Okay.
Bianca, what did you bring in? - I went in a different direction.
Ah!
So, here, dear Taskmaster, we have a Whippet. [chocolate-coated marshmallow treat]
Yes... - Why?
Because it's a Québécois flagship, just like you.
Because it's hard on the outside, but tender on the inside.
Thank you very much.
And, like you, it's a very rich dessert.
Ah!
That's good. Well done.
Alex.
Yes. So, it's a marionnette because,
like a marionnette, you're hard to manipulate.
Oh!
And, like a marionnette, all of your joints make weird noises.
Yes, that's true!
That's very true. Very good.
Very, very good. I love it.
And finally, reminding you that tonight's theme was,
"The item that most reminds you of the Taskmaster",
here's what Virginie brought in.
So, don't ask any questions, but...
I brought in underwear with a picture of Patrick Huard on them. [Québécois actor/writer/comedian]
When I think of Patrick Huard, I think of Véro; [they dated before she and Louis started dating in 2001]
and when I think of Véro, I think of Louis.
Ah, yes.
But why do you own Patrick Huard undies?
Yeah?
We'll discuss that later.
Okay.
Thank you. That was very touching.
I'm gonna savour this moment,
because I don't often get to
award Alex 5 points.
Ah, well done!
It's true, he knows me well.
My joints are all messed up.
4 points to Bianca.
That was a nice gesture.
Thank you, thank you.
And 3 points to Arnaud and Virginie.
Rich... I'll give you 2,
and if I figure out your joke, I might score you higher.
Yeah!
If I get there...
That was just a misunderstanding.
I was sure that was you.
Okay. Great.
So I know we've only completed one task so far,
but who is currently in the lead?
Yes. So...
Wait, what?
It's Alex.
No way!
Oh, you guys!
The next task will have you running in circles.
Oh yeah?
Ah...
Antoine.
Rich.
Hello my darlings.
Hi!
Oh, okay.
♪ Hm hm hm ♪
So...
"Draw the biggest and most beautiful circle."
"Biggest and most beautiful circle wins."
"The most beautiful..." Come on.
As if a circle can be beautiful.
Have you ever seen a beautiful circle, Antoine?
Oh, that's fair. You're right.
"Your circle must be completed in one single sweep."
"You have 10 minutes."
"Your time starts now."
Time has started.
Okay.
Oh... the biggest circle.
Yeah.
Is this totally useless?
Well, it was to illustrate the task, but...
Oh, it's a visual cue.
Yes, or, maybe...
Okay, well, in any case, I gotta go.
Perfect. Okay. 10 minutes for the biggest circle.
Here we go. I'm gonna take this with me because
I'll need to re-read it 15 times to be sure I'm doing the right thing.
To clarify, Virginie:
You said, "The biggest circle", but it's also the most beautiful circle.
Yes, but often the biggest is also the most beautiful.
Mmm...
Anything to add to that?
Well, I don't know.
I'd like to thank you.
A big, beautiful circle.
Let's have a look at Arnaud and Richardson's circles.
Okay.
I'll need... Maybe there.
Squarely there.
"Squarely"? Ha, ha, ha.
Squarely. We'll round it out, Antoine.
So...
Yeah. You see, this dirt looks fairly diggable.
I want this to hold firmly and stably,
but also it needs to turn and pivot freely.
That's what I mean by 'turn'.
Lord. Okay. Okay, okay, okay. Oh.
There's also some... okay.
There are some rocks, here. Shit.
My maximum is about here.
On this side. Careful, Antoine; you'll have to jump.
Oh, it's quite close over here.
Can you scooch it over just a tiny bit?
That's good.
This is quite difficult because there's also some gravel, here.
Ah, okay.
There's a bit of gravel.
So I'll be a little late to class.
I have to leave a bit of slack to make a knot around my chalk.
Instead of fighting the gravel as an enemy,
I'm going to work to make it my ally.
Ah.
Don't try to beat nature.
Okay. Shall we begin?
Okay.
Here we go.
Okay.
Operation: Circular
"Operation: Circular"!
This is working well.
So far.
Yeah.
This is going well.
Oh!
Man... Jesus. - It's beautiful.
Yes!
Alright. - He did it.
Wow, okay. We can see it well.
Well done, guys.
Very well done.
I'm impressed.
It's rare for us to start out so strongly.
In full force.
Two strong attempts.
What's wrong?
Well, you see, Taskmaster.
There was a part of the instructions that was very clear.
But I think I'll have them repeat the instructions,
and then we'll rewatch their attempts with that in mind.
"The biggest and most beautiful circle wins."
"Your circle must be completed in one single sweep."
"...must be completed in one single sweep."
"One single sweep."
Okay. Shall we begin?
Okay.
Hang on, hang on, hang on.
Oh! That sucks!
You have to keep it taut.
Oh. Oh, yeah.
I'm gonna start that over,
I have to keep it taut.
Oh, no!
Are you gonna have enough chalk?
Ouch.
Oh... It was too beautiful to be true..
It's because I'm tall.
The ground is low.
Unfortunately...
I had a feeling that I wouldn't remain proud for long.
I hope the others respected the rules and did better.
Let's see how Alex and Bianca fared.
We nailed it.
Yeah, definitely.
Antoine. - Yes.
Large-scale project. - Oh my goodness!
Go big or go nothing!
We got the drone out.
Hey! Ka-Ching!
Antoine, I found these two bottles of Budwig cream.
Okay. What does that have to do with the large circle?
I'm gonna draw it with my Budwig cream.
I'm going to cream our non-synthetic lawn.
The most beautiful.
The roundest.
And in one sweep, eh?
Yes, yes, yes, yes.
One sweep. - Yes!
Okay. Let me know if the rope starts slacking.
I'm leaving my mark.
Okay.
Oops, it's slacking, now.
It's slacking?
Yeah, it's slacking.
Ah! Hang on, I'm stuck.
Is it leaving a mark?
It's slacking, now.
I know.
Are you ready? - Yes.
Here we go.
You have to admit, it's going well so far.
It's magnificent. A single sweep.
Are my tyres leaving a mark?
Barely.
It's subtle, like my personality.
Aaah!
It's sagging, it's sagging.
It's slacking!
It's sagging!
Yay, hey.
The wind is affecting it, too.
Are you picturing the shape you want?
Yes, yes.
Ah! Did I run it over?
I think I ran it over.
I ran it over!
It's because it's windy.
Hey!
Hey, I think I'm going to end up where I started.
I think, a little.
A dream.
Did that go the way you wanted?
Like a charm.
I can't see anything!
What circle?
Right on it!
A circle.
No, we...we're guessing.
We're guessing!
Oh boy.
Look. Look, do you see it there?
From there to there to there. - Yes, okay. Okay.
Look. - Oh boy. Okay.
Did Alex actually follow the rules?
He did it in one sweep.
It was almost a circle.
Well done.
But we're not sure yet about Bianca's.
Listen, it was nearly imperceptible, but to help you out,
we retraced it with GPS.
Antoine...
As far as circles go, it's not the most recognisable.
Well, a circle...
I'm going to ask the other contestants.
Is an open circle..
If that circle thinks it's a circle,
then I think it's a circle.
That's right.
Before we score them, we'll see Virginie's attempt after the break.
Oh, no!
Oh for goodness' sake.
That's crazy.
"Fill this cup until it overflows..."
"Only liquids may touch the red circle."
So I'm not a liquid.
No.
Welcome back to Taskmaster.
Before the break, we were in the middle of a simple task.
Our comedians had to draw a circle.
And even that has proved difficult for them.
One circle, a beautiful circle, in one sweep, without stopping.
And the biggest possible circle.
We've seen all of their attempts except Virginie's.
Virginie, who bashfully endorsed Bianca's circle.
Is that a good sign or a bad sign? I don't know.
I'm appealing to your open-mindedness.
Oh, boy!
Let's have a look.
I was thinking that your head circumference is a big circle.
Yes, and it's beautiful.
But your head circumference makes me think of...
Look here. This is the globe.
So, say I start a circle from Quito...
Oh, Moses.
...Ecuador. Okay. All the way to...
Listen up, everyone.
All the way to... ooh...
Oh, boy.
All the way to Quito, Ecuador?
All the way to Quito, Ecuador.
From Quito to Quito.
Wow.
Now wait a second. What's the distance, there? Two seconds...
We can measure it.
Well... No, no, it's because on this globe,
it'll look like a tiny circle, but on Planet Earth,
that'll be huge.
Okay, its 40,075.
I just made a 40,075 km long circle.
Or 63 centimetres.
40,075 kilometres long.
63 centimetres.
No, that's... This is...
Oh, man.
I'm close-minded, eh?
You're close-minded.
Come on!
Taskmaster, what should we do?
Hey, even if it's the smaller length, I'll win.
So, you know...
You'll do well either way.
But should we entertain the imaginary?
Yeah, but it's still on an object.
The Earth? We're exaggerating, now.
The actual line on the object was 63 centimetres.
63 centimetres in circumference.
No. Okay, no. I'm sorry.
Good try, Virginie, but it's--
Well, in that case, Bianca's circle was shit.
Sisterhood goes out the window pretty quickly, eh?
What a turncoat, eh?
So, Quito to Quito, or the little 63 cm circle.
And we have to see if Bianca--
Well, we should reward effort; otherwise what are we teaching our kids?
Yeah, a car ride.
That was good.
You wasted some gas with a rake. We couldn't see it at all.
I was there...
It's an electric car.
I have to award the results.
Unfortunately, in any case, you stopped, so you didn't do it in one sweep.
Taskmaster!
So, it's zero, zero, and zero for Rich, Arnaud, and Bianca.
Zero. Perfect.
Zero, which I got on purpose, is a circle.
Okay, zero. So, we'll say...
Virginie, there was a circle there, at least. 2 points.
Yes, there was a circle.
2 points.
And the biggest and most beautiful circle...
I can't believe it.
Two tasks back-to-back.
The winner: Alex Perron. Unbelievable.
Oh, my god.
Can we see a scoreboard?
Well, it's complicated.
I had not planned on having to put double digits in Alex's score box.
But he has 10 points, and he's in the lead.
Yeah! - Wow.
On to the next task.
A task perched up high.
Ah! Oh, for goodness' sake.
That's crazy. It looks like you put a huge tomato on the ground.
What's going on?
Ahaha!
"Fill this cup."
"Fill this cup until it overflows."
"The cup must remain atop the cup pole at all times."
"Only liquids may touch the red circle."
Only liquids may touch the red circle?
Yeah.
So I'm not a liquid.
No.
So I can't be on the circle? - Exactly.
Well the body is made up of 80%...
You're not a liquid. - I'm not a liquid.
"Fastest wins."
"Your time starts now."
Your time has started.
Okay, you're not a liquid.
Alright, stop it. I understood that I wasn't a liquid.
There was a cup at the end of a pole.
They had to fill it until it overflowed.
And the cup had to remain on the pole.
Exactly.
And only liquid could touch the red circle.
My god, Taskmaster. Bravo.
It's almost like I wrote it.
Yes, that's true. Let's see how Alex and Arnaud fared.
Ah, it smells good.
It smells good. It smells good.
Hm...
Well, you know. A ladder and some water...
Ah, of course not.
But maybe I can get it in from here.
Only liquids on the red circle.
That part is done.
I don't think my jet is strong enough.
You're good.
This is so heavy.
Yeah, eh, even with two people.
Okay.
I'm gonna try something.
Ah.
I know this looks crazy,
what I'm doing, but you'll see.
You'll get it soon.
It's leaning. You have to admit that you're pretty surp--
Can you help me, Antoine?
Yes!
That's my boy.
Thanks, Antoin-oo.
Oh, wow!
Ah, yeah.
Ah, yeah. Oh.
So now it's full of water? - Ah, it's full of water.
Should I empty it to prove it to you?
Okay, yeah.
Ah, yes, there was water in there.
"Only liquids may touch the red circle."
Why is nobody applauding?
Oh, no!
What!
No, the ropes weren't liquids.
Unfortunately, the two ropes touched the red circle,
so those attempts failed.
All of that time wasted.
And on top of that, there was barely any water in your cup.
Well, there was more, but it evaporated.
It was so hot that day.
I'm sure Bianca, Rich, and Virginie did much better.
Yes, yes.
Well, we'll see if you're right, after the break.
No!
Oh! You're in costume!
Yes. I forgot the task.
Ah. Go ahead.
I'll be right back. - Perfect.
Ta-da. - Hey! Look at him.
He's reinventing himself each time.
Welcome back to Taskmaster,
and a task in which contestants had to be inventive and tidy.
They couldn't leave stuff on the red circle.
Exactly. They had to make a cup atop a pole overflow,
and only liquid could touch the red circle.
And they don't need too much liquid to win, right?
They had to make the cup overflow.
Yes, but two of them have already been disqualified...
Ah, I see.
So you'd accept just a little water?
I'll still give points if there's a little water.
Okay, you're lowering your expectations.
Well, I'm leveling down.
He's been lowering his expectations since the beginning of the season.
These are pity points. PPs.
Pepper Points.
Oh boy!
From season 1, yes.
Alex and Arnaud failed the task.
Let's see if Bianca, Richardson, or Virginie will earn some Pepper Points.
That's funny; "Pepper Points".
I'm going to go get some liquid.
Antoine, I'm a determined woman.
I'm gonna fill that up for you.
Argh! No. That's not at all what I wanted to happen.
Come on, I just want a little straight jet.
Actually, a big straight jet.
There. Working like a charm.
Is it reaching?
Not really.
So, by filling the buckets up,
I'll see if the smaller one or the bigger one is better,
and I'll throw the water at it.
"Fastest wins."
But, I mean, you know...
Nobody has done this in 10 seconds, right?
Nobody has done it in 10 seconds.
And nobody tried to piss in this?
Here's the first throw.
Okay. I must have gotten maybe... 4 ml in there.
Okay. We're getting there.
Oh, that's a betrayal. Oh, that's a betrayal.
They all had holes in them!
Woo!
I'm gonna have to tape...
Okay.
...a few... a few things together.
People won't believe this, but I'm not very handy.
What?!
Maybe if I get a running start.
Nope, not at all. It all went sideways.
So, that didn't work.
This is tough. Maybe with more water I'll have...
Volume.
Yeah.
That was a failure.
Clearly, I need a different approach.
I need something big with a hook to catch it.
Big with a hook. It was right here. It was right here.
Come on, come to mommy.
Oh, that's good, Bianca.
Thank you! I didn't remember that.
I'm still on it, but... well, it's gonna get all over me.
It's going to overflow.
It's just a matter of time.
In three, two, one.
Ah!
That's why you didn't remember. Because of that!
Oh, new strategy.
So, maybe if I can get the pole...
Oh!
So it's bent, now. Yes?
Yes, yes, it's bent.
You have to be subtle and gentle so as not to just catapult the water.
Eee!
That was not satisfying.
I know that this is taking me a long time, but...
Okay.
Oh. Alright.
You're a big help.
Aaah!
The idea is good.
Yeah, okay.
Oh, bo-bo-bo-bo-bo-bo-boy.
Eh, bo-bo-bo-bo-bo-bo-bo-bo-boy.
It's just gonna take a few attempts.
Oh my!
It's like the pole is mocking me.
I feel like destroying it.
I feel an impulse to destroy it, Antoine.
Okay.
Yes!
Oh boy!
I need two hands.
Oh my!
Yes, it's overflowing!
Yes sir! Overflowing!
Woo! Come on, come on, come on!
Bravo.
You're not touching the red circle.
I'm at the right height.
I'm not touching.
I'm going to make it overflow.
Oh, geez. It's overflowing!
That is indeed overflowing.
That one made me swear, I swear.
It wasn't easy.
No, this one wasn't easy.
I think I deserve a little sip.
Mmm.
Good. Okay.
Three successful attempts.
Yes.
Well done.
I was there the whole time.
Yes, and?
It was an exercise in patience.
Richardson took 26 minutes.
26 minutes!
Shit!
Only 21 seconds separated the two girls' attempts.
Oh! That's close.
Yes. Virginie completed the task in 12 minutes 8 seconds.
Oh, you think so?
That's you.
And Bianca...
11 minutes 47 seconds; faster.
Bravo. - Bravo.
Bianca, Virginie, and Richardson, in that order. Three successful attempts.
There you go. So, 5, 4, 3 and... zero.
Well, we all put in a good effort.
Well, I guess. - Right, that's it.
Okay. I'll enter those into my little program, here.
So, despite Virginie and Bianca's scores increasing, Alex is still in the lead.
What?! Wow! - Oh, my god!
But it's close.
And I have hope for Alex in the next task.
Don't blink. You'll miss it.
Ah...
What am I doing?
There's no task.
There's no Antoine.
Hey! - Ah!
How are you?
Hey!
Hey, Antoine. How are you? - Good. You?
Hey! - Hey, Antoine.
Something's different about you.
You're in costume!
Yes. How are you?
Well, and you?
You have, like, a... Ah? No?
That's not the response you wanted?
I forgot the task.
Ah, go ahead.
I'll be right back. - Perfect. Perfect.
Ta-da! - Hey, look at him!
He's reinventing himself each time.
I'll be back.
Oh.
Ta-da!
It's a hat quick-change.
Masterful.
I'll be back.
Hey!
What? - You have a funny hat on.
I got it.
Wow. What speed! Thank you.
"Design and demonstrate the best quick-change outfit."
"The best and quickest quick-change outfit wins."
"You have 30 minutes."
I have 30 minutes to prepare it,
and I have to change as quickly as possible?
In an instant. - Okay, perfect.
"You have 30 minutes. Your time starts now."
The quickest quick-change. - Yeah.
Do you see what I mean? - Yes, yes.
Arturo Brachetti. [Italian quick-change artist]
That's it.
"Your time starts now."
Do you like this one?
I love it!
Woo! Okay.
Ah, that's good.
Is that alright with you? - Is it alright with me?
Yeah.
I've been doing this since I was a child!
Yes!
Quickest quick-change.
Yes. - It's really simple.
But, honestly... - Yes?
I have no memory of this task.
Oh, my god, you must have changed so quickly, then!
Probably.
Do you wanna see this? It'll be right after the break.
No!
Come on. I can see why your brain forgot that.
Hey! In any case, you'll compare it to the others'.
Do you really want to do that?
Welcome back to Taskmaster.
Antoine. Remind us of the current task's instructions.
So, they had to perform a quick outfit change.
A rapid one. - A "quick-change", as they call it.
They had 30 minutes to prepare.
30 minutes is a long time.
Indeed.
I can tell you that not everyone used up their 30 minutes.
Oh no?
Let's see what Alex did.
Alex? - Antoine.
Where are you?
Try to find me. I'm in my new outfit.
You're not talking about the rolled up carpet there, are you?
Yes! Ha, ha! I'm dressed up as a big tomato carpet.
Check this out!
Ah! You're there.
I got you -- admit it!
You completely botched that!
That was my tomato carpet outfit.
And then I changed into my regular outfit.
It was very fast.
It's crazy.
Surprising.
Well, it had it all!
Of course. So simple.
Come on. I can see why your brain forgot that.
Hey! I was in a carpet costume.
He didn't even see me!
That's true.
That's true. There was a carpet and nothing else, there.
He was walking around the carpet for 30 minutes!
I was there suffocating, brushing the mites off.
In any case, you'll compare it to the others'.
Good, perfect.
Do you really wanna do that?
Let's see what Bianca did.
Meh.
Antoine, start the bubbles. - Okay.
I am Antoine, loyal friend of the Taskmaster.
Or, as they like to call me,
"Louis' bitch".
Not really one for emotions.
Sing.
I did pretty well, right?
That was a dramatic change.
Okay, perfect. That's excellent!
That's excellent.
Ta, ta, ta, ta, ta!
"This fucking task!"
The only effort I put into, here, is into my hair.
Anyway, it's all shit!
It's all shit!
That's good!
It's Bianca. I'm going to win.
Give me 5 points.
Not bad, eh? Not bad?
Oh my god!
That was good.
You really went above and beyond.
Seriously, you really thought it through.
It was very creative.
Thank you!
Well done, well done.
Especially compared to his.
Yes, but Antoine didn't find me in mine.
We saw her right away.
But it wasn't a game of hide-and-seek, for fuck's sake! Stop it!
Let's have a look at Richardson's attempt.
So, Antoine, I'm going to use cosmic forces for my costume.
Oh.
So it'll be quick.
You're going to put...
This here?
Yes. You're going to close up this bottle,
which is a recycling bin for cans and bottles.
Let's recycle, gang.
Put the cover on.
I'm going to wave goodbye.
I'll say the magic words.
While I'm saying the magic words,
rub the bottle twice, kind of like a magic lamp.
And I, like a costume genie,
I'll teleport to the other bottle. So...
That's impossible, Rich. That's impossible.
Double costume.
Impossible is not Zéphir.
Okay. Shall we? - Here we go.
Here we go.
Okay. Wait. Yes.
Is that as far as it'll go?
Yes. - Okay.
Alright, see ya. Bye bye.
So, here we go with the magic words.
Powder of perlimpinpin, yes, it's me, the Haitian magician.
No way.
Incredible!
There you go, Antoine.
I have successfully teleported.
I'm even waving goodbye to you to prove that I'm in the other bottle.
Yes, I can see that.
I'm blown away.
I'm a master of sorcery, eh?
I was there and I still couldn't figure out how he did it.
No. He can't give away his secrets.
Yeah. Interesting.
I liked that. Bravo, bravo, bravo.
I liked that a lot. Yes. - That was good, eh?
Oh no, it's good.
We're still progressing.
You see? There was a real thoughtful effort, there.
Virginie.
Yes.
Let's see your attempt, now.
Ah, you will all be mystified. - I can't wait.
Are you ready? - 100% ready, Antoine.
I'm going to go behind this screen,
and once I emerge from the screen,
I won't be wearing this beautiful dress anymore.
Hard to believe. - Hard to believe?
Even harder to believe that I'll also be playing maracas throughout.
Impossible.
You're so ridiculouus!
Woohoo!
Woo! Woo!
There's nobody there?
Nobody. It's just me and these little instruments.
Impressive.
Impressive?
Well done. Do you always carry maracas under your skirt?
You never know when a merengue might break out.
You never know.
Arnaud. You've been pretty quiet, I've noticed.
Uh...
Yeah, because I remembered that I...
I thought I looked gross.
Let's have a look, Arnaud.
Ah. One final investigation before my retirement.
She continues to elude me, that...
...Hawaiian. Hm.
Excuse me.
Have you by any chance seen a Hawaiian?
No. I don't know what you're talking about, Mister Detective.
Darn it. Darn it all.
Wait.
Of course.
But what is...
My god!
Ah! I've been unmasked!
Oh, my god.
Oh, my god! Oh lord!
Ah, Mister.
H-away... iian. - H-away!
I love it.
Well, I'd like to thank you, Arnaud.
You gave it your all.
But there was a quick-change.
Back to basics.
Yes, that's right, your quick-change.
You removed one outfit to reveal another.
Yes.
You have to score them, Taskmaster. - I have to score them.
Okay, well, let's start with the easy bit.
Zero to Alex. - Hey! I was...
I'm insulted.
I was wearing a costume.
I hope you felt badly
when you saw the effort your fellow contestants put in.
I'd like to apologise to all of the carpets watching.
You are a costume.
Never forget it.
Okay, perfect.
Zero. That's done.
Then I'll give 5 points to Arnaud.
Thank you! - 5 points to Arnaud.
Honestly. 5 points. Well done, Arnaud. You really went for it.
And I'll give 3 points to the others.
3 points for Virginie, Richardson...
With her performance, or should I say,
their performances, Bianca and Virginie are in the lead.
They're tied.
Just one more task to go, and it'll take place live in studio. Stay with us.
Great minds think alike!
Oh man!
Welcome back to Taskmaster, and the final task of the evening.
I don't know what the next task will be, but I want to tell you
that all five of you could win this episode.
I repeat: All five of you are still in the running to win.
Even Alex.
That can't be.
It is unfortunately true.
And I don't know what the next task will be.
No you don't, because we may need you for it at some point.
Read this, Rich.
Oh, no. We won't understand any of it.
Me? - Yes. Read.
"Write down the names of a fun animal and a famous person."
"You have 30 seconds."
Time has started.
Ah!
One animal; one famous person.
Are we done?
Everyone wrote something down? We'll keep that secret for now.
There's a second task.
It's a trap.
"Strike a pose to represent first your fun animal,"
"then your famous person."
"You will have 10 seconds to strike a pose,"
"and you must then hold your pose until the end of that round."
"The Taskmaster will attempt to guess what each pose represents."
No! Come on! - No way, he's not good at this!
It's okay.
Each correct guess gives you 1 point.
Let's start with the animal.
The animal. - The animal.
Virginie is a dog. - Yes!
A dog.
Is that a rabbit?
What was it?
Gerbil.
What...
What's he doing?
It's unclear.
Do you know what he's doing?
Not at all.
Do you know what that animal is?
A carpet?
A carpet!
Whoa, whoa, whoa!
You can't move.
They suggested that he might be a carpet.
What could he...
Now he's doing a move. I don't get it.
I don't know. What is it?
Oh, for fuck's sake. It's a cat!
I'm cleaning my ear.
I knew it. He sucks at this.
Okay. What's that? It's...
Ah, she's playing chess.
Hey, no sounds.
I laughed, I laughed.
It was a dolphin.
Dolphin, but she made a noise.
Eliminated. - Aw, you're not nice.
Richardson.
Which animal smiles like that?
A horse?
Ah, it's a donkey. - What was it, Rich?
A zebra.
It was a zebra.
So, Virginie, you earned a point.
I'm so happy with that. - Bravo. Bravo.
Famous person. Celebrity.
You have 10 seconds to get into your pose.
Okay.
Madonna. - Yes! Yes!
Céline [Dion]. - Yes, sir!
What?! - Yes, sir!
Bravo. - Rich...
...are you a zebra?
Alakazou! [zebra puppet from children's TV show 'Passe-Partout']
Great minds think alike!
Bibi. [Bianca] - Ah!
I want to help you. A famous four-legged celebrity?
Person, character.
Who is it? I don't know.
It's Richardson!
It's Rich! - It was Rich!
I was Rich!
There's just... - Dammit!
There's still the enigmatic Arnaud.
Arnaud.
Hey, if you get this, buddy... - I saw his card.
I saw his card, and what he's doing now is good.
So he's holding a steering wheel.
It's a little card.
Ah, but he's giving hints. - Is it Antoine?
No. - Imitate him, now.
"The universe is fascinating. Because it..."
Ah! Charles Tisseyre? [Canadian science journalist and TV host]
Charles Tisseyre! It was hard...
Okay. I've recovered emotionally,
but I lost track of the points.
Virginie won that task.
Bravo!
And she wins tonight's episode!
Thank you! Thank you, thank you!
Well done, Virginie.
Thank you, Antoine.
Thank you, everyone.
We'll see you next week for another episode of Taskmaster.
See you soon.
Original French closed captions by: VITAC Canada
English translation by: u/the-little-kicks
Proofreading and syncing by: u/taskmastermaster
Translations produced in association with: Taskmaster Worldwide Inc