Good evening, my name is Louis Morissette, and I'm the Grinch Who Stole Christmas.
For one night only, I have devised a series of tasks
for five beloved celebrities 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.
Tonight's winner will be declared the champion of the Taskmaster Holiday Special!
"Holiday Special"
Thank you!
You're too kind!
Keep your applause going for our new friends.
Yes!
Our Christmas buddies.
Starting with a guy, who,
due to his shape, is often asked,
"Will you be Santa this Christmas?"
Philippe Laprise!
Good evening!
She looks like the Star Fairy [fairy who helps Santa Claus, in French-Canadian lore]
I'll let you decide on whether that's a compliment or not:
Marie-Soleil Dion!
I'll take it as a compliment. Thank you!
He looks like a guy who'll
wait for the 31 [Montreal city bus route] at midnight to get some sparkling wine:
Stéphane Rousseau!
She entered our screens from the front door,
and not the chimney:
Fabiola Aladin!
That's a good one!
And, unlike a sandwich loaf [popular in Quebec during the holidays],
her comedic talent is uncontroversial:
Geneviève Schmidt!
And my assistant. We've become so close
that he invited me to his New Year's Eve party.
But it's not true that I'll be celebrating it with Tammy Verge [Antoine's partner],
Antoine Vézina!
Merci.
No, but hang on!
No, no, no, no!
She's not invited, Louis.
She won't be there!?
No! Definitely not!
Alright!
I swear, if I see her there...!
Now, I'm going.
So! If you win tonight,
you will take home this incredible prize.
The most coveted prize in all of television.
Do we have to?
Yeah. - Yes, yes, yes, yes!
I want it!
You have take it home. We're desperate to get rid of it.
You'll win Louis' head, but that's not all.
There are more prizes to play for.
We've asked you to each bring in an item.
They had to respect a particular theme,
and this makes up the first task of the evening.
Ah!
Tonight's theme is:
"The tree ornament that will get people talking the most."
Mm-hmm... - Okay...
Let's see what Stéphane brought in.
I'm scared... - We're starting with me!
Is that a real one?
A camembert? - Yes, it's real.
Well, for several reasons.
I like having people over, but I don't want them to stay for too long.
Ah!
So after three months...
It'll give off a certain aroma.
This also appeals to my nostalgic side.
Like, when I'd go to the bathroom after my dad had been in there,
and he'd have sprayed some pine-scented deodoriser,
but you still got a hint of...
...something suspicious in there.
We still haven't invented a deodoriser that covers everything up completely.
That's what you mean.
Very good. Okay.
That was very good?
Well yeah, I liked it.
Yeah, no... Perfect.
Geneviève. - Yes!
Oh yeah! That's good.
Wow!
Of course, of course!
It's... well, it's me...
...with my...
On the right, there? I...
Yeah, that's not Tammy.
It's not Véro [Louis' partner], it's not Tammy, it's actually me.
I think it's warm and friendly.
You're both my friends, so my two balls...
Not my two balls...
...but the two balls together
represent love, serenity,
and happiness.
Those will definitely have people talking,
because they'll be wondering which one is actually your boyfriend.
I'm showing two of them, but there are many more.
Okay!
It's clear you've seen this show,
because you know that sucking up to Louis works.
Yes, exactly.
'The Taskmaster', Stéphane. 'The Taskmaster'.
Yes, my apologies, I always forget.
Fabiola! What did you bring in?
I'm sorry, can you just swing your little legs a bit for us?
You don't look vulnerable at all.
No!
I'm very grounded.
We've done enough laughing at little people.
Yeah, that's right.
Fabiola, you brought something in as well.
Yes.
I brought in... - Oh! What is that?
...mirrors! - Wow!
Because I want people to look judgingly at their own faces when
they unwrap their gifts,
because they don't need any of the stuff they got.
Oh wow! It's social commentary!
Yes, I'm never beneath that.
I like it.
I thought you had brought in some pans.
That'll get people talking!
Yes.
Thanks, Fabiola.
Marie-Soleil brought in...
This will get people talking.
It's a... I think it can get people talking.
There are kids at home going,
"What's that, mommy?"
It's Sauron's eye from 'The Lord of the Rings'.
No, children. It's a vulva.
It's [the Virgin] Mary's vulva.
Because I don't think we talk about Mary's vulva enough.
She was a virgin, and she popped him out.
She had clearly never used a tampon,
because, you know, it was before Christ.
So nothing had ever passed through there.
Except her baby. And we don't celebrate her vulva enough.
Wow!
That's from my personal collection.
And...
I don't think a white man should be arguing against that.
No, exactly, but I think the clitoris is easy to find, there,
because it rings...
Let's see if Phil's ornament could perhaps complete...
Of course! I think so.
Of course.
That's my head on Stéphane's body.
No, no, no, no. I don't know who that is,
but he was easily insertable onto the tip of the Christmas tree.
It slid onto it like butter, I swear.
And my girlfriend is loving Christmas all of a sudden since I put that there...
Okay! - You need to score them, Taskmaster!
This will be easy.
I'm giving 5 points to Phil. - 5 points?
I'm giving 5 points to Marie-Soleil.
4 points to Geneviève. - Four.
And I'm giving 3 points to the rest of them.
3 points. - Yes!
Okay. That's all well and good. - Yes.
Now we know what they're playing for.
But what's the first real task of the evening?
A task not-- What...?
Oh yes! I got it, I got it.
A task full of errors. - Ah, okay.
No way!
Hello.
Der, der, der.
Hello, Antoine. I see you.
That's kind of scary.
You're a bit of a creep.
Mm-hmm.
Yeah, I don't like that.
Okay.
"Wearing this blindfold..."
I'm already fed up with this.
"Wearing this blindfold,"
"blow up this balloon so that its circumference..."
"is the same as the length of a standard cucumber."
"You have one minute."
A standard cucumber?
Like this? A good cucumber.
Or an English cucumber, or a cucumber...
...like, at my grandma's?
"You have one minute."
"Your time starts when Antoine blows his whistle."
Is it pre-inflated?
Because sometimes they're difficult to get started.
My mom used to do this...
...with daddy's condoms.
Okay.
We're getting a glimpse into Stéphane's family life.
We had to protect ourselves at home.
Okay, so we're off to a gentle start.
Yes.
They had to blow up a balloon.
But, as you might imagine, that's not all they had to do.
Of course not.
That's right.
Okay. So it...
Alright, but give me a second.
Hmm... 2 π r...
2 π r?!
Yeah, I think that's pretty good.
Oh, it's a tiny cucumber.
It's a tiny cucumber.
You make do with what you have. Size isn't important.
One minute was way too much time.
Why did you give me one minute?
Oh, there's another task.
Sorry, I didn't see it.
"Spot the differences."
"Have a look at the scene in front of you"
"and explain exactly what's changed..."
"Spot the differences..." Of course!
"Have a look at the scene in front of you and explain exactly what's changed..."
"...exactly what's changed since you put the blindfold on."
You little imps.
Okay!
To quote our friend, Richardson Zéphir:
"There was a dirty trick". - Exactly.
So while they were inflating their balloons,
and they were distracted,
we changed nine things in the scene in front of them.
That was the biggest betrayal I've ever experienced in all my life.
I was there reading the task,
I blew up my balloon, and they betrayed me.
You must lead a really great life.
Enjoy every moment of it.
Let's see what was changed.
Go on.
So, we removed the tree.
Which tree?
Well, "Which tree?"...
The one on the left, there.
We changed the bags in the sleigh.
Oh yeah.
We added ornaments to the little tree.
Ah!
We removed the Christmas stocking from the table leg.
Oh yeah.
We replaced the soldier with a candle.
Oh yeah.
We changed the direction of the arrow.
We changed the bottle in the bookshelf.
Come on.
I was replaced.
Yes, that's true.
And finally, we changed the colour of the curtain.
Were they successful? - Of course not.
Okay, I'm not alone. - Let's have a look.
Arrow...
Hey, that's a lot of stuff.
You should have put less stuff out.
That still would have worked.
I would have been screwed with even just three things.
[off-camera] We changed some stuff.
Ah! They've already been changed?! - They've already been changed.
Oh, fucking hell.
They've already been changed?
I didn't even notice that Antoine was there before.
Wow! Okay, well...
Okay, I'm gonna put my gloves back on.
So now I need to tell you all the changes that have been made.
My god! Can you tell you picked the wrong guy for the job?
"Spot the differences."
Alright. The arrow changed direction.
Antoine isn't wearing the same hat.
He had a top hat on earlier, and now he's wearing a sombrero.
Antoine was looking me in the eye earlier, now he has no eyes.
I didn't see anything.
Antoine isn't wearing the same hat.
I'd say the sombrero wasn't there.
I think the arrow was going in the other direction.
The candle wasn't there.
If that's Antoine, he has changed.
That candle, there; the big one.
Maybe that sleigh with the stuffed toy that was eyeing me funny.
Am I doing well so far?
Am I on the right show?
Okay.
The sleigh didn't look like that.
Or it didn't have the same stuff in it.
He didn't have the timer in his hands.
The candle was on the other side, I think.
I didn't see anything.
I'm so ashamed.
I think the arrow was pointing the other way.
And I was happier before I started this task.
I felt more useful to society.
Actually, is that not Antoine?
I think he's taller than Antoine...
Actually, Antoine's not there anymore; that's a different person.
The tree didn't have ornaments on it.
The snowman wasn't there.
That's it, that's all.
Oh, the red curtain.
No, that might have been there.
I thought it was brown.
No, they probably didn't...
No, it's been red the whole time.
That's not bad, I think.
Well done, Stéphane.
I didn't think I would have done that well.
Is that Antoine or is that a mannequin?
Antoine?
Oh yeah, he's moving. That's good.
That's it.
Bye-bye, everyone.
Okay, but that's not a cucumber.
Can we measure it against a cucumber?
To see how I did?
Because I generally need validation, in life.
Bravo!
It all comes back to the cucumber.
Always. - We come back to the cucumber.
You guys did well!
Not bad, eh? - Not bad!
We didn't all do well.
You weren't proud of...
Of course I wasn't proud. I didn't even look up.
I was too focused on reading the task.
And I didn't look at anything.
Geneviève wasn't confident in herself.
You mentioned the curtain...
Yes, I lack confidence; as I saw in the video.
I'm as dumb as my legs.
No, yes, no, yes, no. - That's true.
My god, I'm an idiot.
We didn't spot that difference.
Ah!
Hey!
Do we have their results? - Of course!
Fabiola only spotted one difference.
Oh!
Geneviève spotted two.
Bravo!
Marie-Soleil and Phil spotted three.
Oh, bravo! - Stéphane, 29,000.
Stéphane, who didn't realise that we had made changes,
still managed to spot four differences.
Not bad!
Probably because he named everything.
Stéphane gets 5 points.
4 points to Marie-Soleil and Phil,
2 points to Geneviève, and 1 point to Fabiola.
I'll put those scores into the machine.
Are there half-points, Mr. Taskmaster?
You'd like a half-point for...?
Well, for those of us who had to do the task outside.
Yes, yes, I'm being a party-pooper.
No, no, no, no. I don't do that.
I'll occasionally give out a pity point.
We call it 'The Pepper Point', after Matthieu Pepper.
Ah, that's funny. - A Pepper Point?
No. - For her short legs,
give her a Pepper Point.
Despite the Pepper Point,
Phil and Marie-Soleil are still in the lead.
Bravo!
We'll see you after the break with more tasks.
Ah! My type of task.
"Eat an entire Yule log."
Is that it?
I don't know.
Did I guess it?
Welcome back to the Christmas episode of Taskmaster.
We're already at the second task of the evening.
A task-- - Merry Christmas, everyone!
Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas!
All the best!
Cheers! Cheers!
Let me know when you're ready.
You have enough already.
Merry Christmas.
Thank you, thank you.
Merry Christmas.
The next task is a destructive one!
Okay, okay.
A lovely Yule log.
This bodes well.
Will I be able to eat some?
Ah! My kind of task!
"Eat an entire Yule log"!
Is that it?
I don't know.
Did I guess it?
"Destroy this cake."
"The most beautiful destruction wins."
"Destroy this cake."
"The most beautiful destruction wins."
"You have 20 minutes."
"Your time starts now."
I just need to destroy it?
"Your time starts now."
"Destroy this cake..."
You have time. Whoa! Breathe.
It has to be beautiful.
I have 20 minutes? - Yeah.
I could eat the entire thing.
That would be massively destructive,
and it wouldn't be wasteful.
But I'm not hungry.
"A beautiful destruction..."
That's poetic, isn't it? - Yes.
It's two opposite words.
"Beautiful destruction."
They had to destroy the Yule log in the most beautiful way.
As Stéphane said, it could be easy,
but they'd have to put a little effort into it.
We gave them 20 minutes.
Yes, they had time to come up with a strategy,
an approach, a point of view, a look.
Well, I expect there to have been some thought put into this. A game plan...
And if there's an artist among them, it's Geneviève.
Ah!
"Destroy this cake",
"20 minutes",
"Your time starts now."
Destroy this cake?
But it doesn't take 20 minutes to destroy a cake.
How do I destroy a cake?
Look!
Oh no, come on!
"Destroy this cake."
"The most beautiful destruction wins."
"You have 20 minutes. Your time starts now."
I'm sure there's a trick, here.
So now I'm just sitting here looking like
a woman who doesn't know how to eat properly?
"Destroy this cake." Were there other cakes?
Is that it?
That's what was missing?
Geneviève? - Yes?
I'll give you a chance to defend yourself.
Well, I actually hesitated for a while, there.
It didn't look like it, but as I was destroying it, I thought,
"There's gonna be another task that says, 'Reconstruct this cake.'"
And I was going, "Oh no, I'm going to lose this one."
But what did I do wrong?
She hesitated for 19 minutes.
You didn't hesitate for a second.
"Your time starts now."
You pounced right onto it.
Well, wasn't that the task? Was that the task?
Well, it was the task.
I'm not saying you didn't complete it.
Let's see another attempt.
Yes.
If we're calling that one an attempt.
Fabiola's. - Ah!
The verb 'destroy' made me think of an axe.
But what I really want is to serve nice-looking portions to the crew.
I'll go get some plates.
Thank you.
Careful...
And huh!
Okay, that's very beautiful.
Hey wow!
Those are some ideal portions!
Ah, fantastic!
And huh! Ah, oops! Huh!
Hm!
Ah yes, hm, yum! Ah!
Are you happy?
Oh, thank you... Hmm! Wow!
Well, eat up, now. Be polite.
Of course. It's going to get cold.
Exactly. There's enough for everyone, if you want some.
Show of hands?
Would you like some?
An image...
...a parallel, no?
You don't look happy about the fact that I wanted to share.
We were looking for a beautiful destruction.
Well, that was superb! - There were no explosives.
We don't have the budget for that!
We don't have a budget...
I do want to say that toques [beanies] don't suit everyone,
but on you, Antoine...
Thank you.
We're in the middle of a destructive task,
and Antoine has destroyed his own self-esteem.
Basically all of it. - Not even!
So, I'm in the lead in this task.
Okay, has anyone put some thought into this and made it artistic,
or, I don't know, poetic?
Don't hold your breath.
Let's see what Marie-Soleil, Phil, and Stéphane did.
"A beautiful destruction".
So what I'm going to do is use the Yule log
as a medium for creating some characters,
like as if it was modelling clay.
In fact, I'm going to try to sculpt Louis Morissette's face.
Wow!
Ah, do you have an idea, Phil?
I do have an idea. May I present the 104 [highway].
Highway 104, this is Antoine.
Nice to meet you.
So we're going to destroy a cake.
There we go.
So the idea is that a car will...
Yes, come here.
It's a pedestrian crossing, but it's not a Yule log crossing.
I'm wondering why we'd need modelling clay when we have this.
Honestly this would be a fantastic activity for kids.
Christmas is over, and you go,
"I think that Yule log has been in the fridge a while."
"Is it still good?" "I don't know, but look..."
We're making little Louis Morissettes.
We're making little Louis Morissettes. - Come on, kids!
Children love Louis Morissette.
How many times have I heard children say "Let's watch C.A."? [dramedy series starring Louis]
There are a few coming. There are a few coming.
Two of them.
No, but, no, but no... Come this way!
Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!
Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!
Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!
Look what I found in the accessory bin.
Louis' eyes. - Louis' eyes.
You see? That's his glare.
Oh yes, that's true. I recognise him.
He's a little cross-eyed.
Let's go! Let's go! Let's go!
Ah!
Drivers are too attentive.
This is a little helmet.
That's the...
[Montreal] Canadiens [NHL team] in the Stanley Cup final.
Invisible. - Exactly. [they haven't won the Stanley Cup since 1993]
Isn't Louis' team the one from Boston? Isn't he a big Boston fan?
Ah! I don't know.
Or does he hate Boston? [the Boston Bruins have always been a huge rival team for the Canadiens]
Sometimes he talks about it, but I only pretend to listen to him.
I understand.
Let's go! Let's go!
Ha-ha-ha! Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!
Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!
Oh! There's a truck on the horizon.
Let's go! Let's go!
Ah!
He barely grazed it.
What was that?! - He scraped it.
This is your tie. - Ah, that's nice.
You're recognisable, aren't you?
Hey, from here,
I can't tell which is the sculpted version and which is the photograph.
Right?
Okay, I'm going to make Phil.
Oh yeah!
This is Phil's head.
Antoine! - Yes?
Don't move! I have an idea.
Okay. Don't move, in what sense?
Louis Morissette with his baseball cap.
Antoine with his tie.
Phil Laprise with his bike.
It's destroyed, but it's still edible, and it's beautiful.
If you want something done, you have to do it yourself.
Bye.
Okay! - Bravo!
Yeah, that's good. - Bravo!
Well done, Marie-Soleil!
Thank you, thank you.
It was like looking into a mirror.
You recognised yourself, eh?
I ate a lot of it, too, to be honest.
I was sick to my stomach for the rest of the day,
because I can never say no to chocolate.
So I'd make a figure [gulp]... I'd make a figure [gulp].
By the end, I was, "blergh". Yup.
Okay, I need to score them.
You have to score them, Taskmaster.
Okay, I really liked the maniac with the snowblower.
That was good, eh? - Yes.
I'm giving 5 points to the snowblowing maniac.
5 points to the maniac!
Marie-Soleil, I'm giving you 4 points because you took your time.
There was some thought put into it.
3 points for Phil's determination.
Yes, that's right, that's right. He didn't quit.
3 points to Fabiola, too, for thinking about the crew.
Not bad, not bad!
And the Pepper Point for Geneviève.
The Pepper Point.
The leaderboard has shifted quite a bit.
Stéphane and Marie-Soleil are now in the lead!
Do we have another task for them?
This one is a bit unravelled.
Ah!
Ah! Hey!
"Untie these shoelaces as fast as possible."
"Fastest wins."
"Your time starts now."
I've started the clock.
I didn't do that one. - You didn't?
Was it just me?
You've made so many knots!
Okay, there are knots? - "Oh, okay, there are knots?"
You're so annoying!
This sounds crazy, but do you have a fork?
Uh... I might.
Uh... because I don't want to use my teeth,
in case someone else's mouth has been on these.
Ah!
So the other four contestants are thinking,
"We didn't do this one?"
Except Phil!
You look like the kind of guy who hosts big parties
where everyone throws their boots into a bathtub.
With my useless little dog paws.
It was so cold. That's hilarious.
I can't believe it. Did none of the others do this one?
No, no way.
We would have refused.
Well, eat shit. What else can I say?
How long did it take you?
Eight hours, right?
Let's watch a bit as we go to break.
Oh yeah! - That's good!
Do you think this will help you? - A fork? Yes, of course.
You've never done the fork trick?
Oh! I got one!
Oh no, I've got this one, I've got this one, I've got this one.
Oh you son of a bitch!
And my dexterity sucks, too.
Did you know I have crappy fingers?
I don't understand.
They seize up. - No way!
Look, now they're ok. - Really?
My fingers really hurt.
I'm telling you, I'm going to sue you for finger injuries.
My finger lawyer will be in touch soon.
Oh, good job! - Hey! Look at this!
Good job! Good job!
Steel-toed boots! Steel-toed boots!
Rain boots! Rain boots! Rain boots!
Yeah!
Is that good?
Wow, nice job.
Is that good?
Thanks, Phil!
And all of that got him...
...zero points.
No, I don't even feel sorry for you.
That's my Taskmaster.
Are you ready for the third task, Antoine?
Yes, and it's a very naughty one.
Oh!
Ah!
Wow!
This is so pretty!
No way.
It really is Christmas.
How fun! You bought me a present.
I didn't bring anything.
I didn't know we were doing an exchange...
Okay...
Antoine isn't here?
Is he on break?
Okay...
Hear ye! Hear ye!
"Find the naughty elf."
"If you touch a present, you must lift it up."
"If you find a photo of the Taskmaster, you are disqualified."
"You are disqualified"?
"You have 10 minutes."
"Your time starts now!"
But where do I need to find the naughty elf?
Amongst the presents?
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.
Okay. I have to find the naughty elf. I have 10 minutes.
I have to lift up a present?
But that won't take long.
But I can't reveal Louis' face.
Geez!
Geneviève! Geneviève!
There were 12 boxes in front of you!
Oh wow!
"Find the naughty elf".
And then you turned around!
I understand why you were expecting a trap.
Yeah, I was very wary all throughout filming.
You were wary.
But you also thought we were way more intelligent than we are.
Probably.
You were looking for twists where there weren't any.
Always, yes.
I was burnt out afterward.
This was pretty simple, though.
Let's see Marie-Soleil, Stéphane, and Geneviève's attempts.
Alright. - Let's do it.
This is unnerving. I don't know.
Howdy, ho!
Oh, my god!
Oh, that's funny!
Ah! Oh! Oh...
We had a lot of these at home.
My son had a ball-crazy phase.
It was a nightmare.
Okay. Alright, alright.
Alright, alright, alright...
They're so fun to pick up.
We had the exact same ones at home.
And one day...
they just disappeared...
They went up to ball heaven.
Ugh.
Ugh, what is that?
What is it? Is it...
Could the naughty elf be in there?
Is the naughty elf in there?
No. What's...?
What am I touching, here?
I just threw myself into it.
What is it? Is it...
Oh, my god...
You know that some veterinarians do this, right?
Jesus Christ, Antoine!
No, I'm the one who got scared!
Ah! - Ouch.
Ah! That's fucking funny!
Tony! Oh no!
Thanks for getting a little drool on my forehead.
Is that Antoine in there?
No way!
Antoine!
It's just your penis, in the end.
I've never been less happy to see you.
You don't have to put that back on... ah.
Thank you.
I feel like the naughty elf isn't here.
No, I'm not gonna bother with that.
Idon't have enough time.
Aw...
Oh no! - What?
I found a photo of that guy from '[Les] Mecs Comiques'. [Louis' comedy troupe]
One, two, three, four.
I'm fabulous!
Come on!
I'm sure he's under here.
Tony!
Shit!
That hurts me.
His face.
So I'm dead now? Can I continue or am I dead?
You're dead. - I'm dead, dead? It's over?
I'm okay with not winning.
I just want to find the naughty elf. - Mm-hmm.
Ah, there he is! Hi!
You are causing so much trouble at my house.
We've got one of your cousins, there. [likely talking about 'Elf On a Shelf']
He's not very imaginative.
Sometimes he's tired.
Ah!
Stop wailing on the boxes!
I've had my share of Christmas presents, but this...
That took very long.
That took long, eh?
Quite. Yes, in some ways.
How long did he smack your head for? - I don't know.
For how long? - Huh?
I literally just realised that you weren't the naughty elf.
I thought that was you.
Aw!
I was sure! - No, there was a naughty elf.
Yeah, I didn't catch that.
Aw, man, but Geneviève, your increasing anxiety really got me.
You were decompensating.
You opened one present, you saw a smaller one, and you went,
"Oh no, that's going to annoy me..."
She didn't even fulfill the brief.
I almost took your eye out.
You did scratch my eye, actually.
I did scratch your eye. - Poor Antoine!
Oh no, I'm fine. - They're tough on you.
You can go on living without sight, Louis.
Let's score these.
I have to follow the rules.
Exactly.
Those were three failed attempts.
Three failed attempts, yes.
Three failures. - Three failures.
There are two participants left to see... after the break!
I'm looking forward to watching that back in slo-mo.
"Interpret this eggnog recipe with emotion."
"Best performance wins."
"Your emotion can be found at the bottom of the glass."
Okay, so...
Sensuality.
Sensual!
Today, ladies...
...we're going to make you the most sensual of recipes.
Just for you.
Firstly, we need a little man to baste.
Hi there; that's you.
Hello.
Welcome back to Taskmaster.
Remind us of the rules.
There were presents on the tables.
12 presents.
They had to find the naughty elf under the present.
Yes. - They had to lift the presents up.
If they found the naughty elf, we stopped the clock.
They would have successfully completed the task.
If they found your photo, they were eliminated.
We vomited.
Uh... Let's see Phil and Fabiola's attempts.
Please. - Let's go.
The naughty elf is in a box, I imagine?
I have to find him in here,
but I can't find Louis' photo, right?
I understood the task.
Ah... I'm scared of being scared.
That's my problem.
And now, like...
You're not in danger, Fabiola. You're not in danger.
Ah! Jesus...!
Okay, that's it. I'm not in danger, but I'm going to be startled anyway.
I'm really good at this. This one!
Ah.
Huh? What is this?
It's jam!
Did you put it in here?
Ooh!
I can confirm that it's not in there. Thank you.
Ah!
I'm gonna die!
Why would you do that to me?
It wasn't my idea, was it?
Jebus!
Okay, so if you're there, everything else will be less scary than that.
Um, what do you...?
Meaning, there won't be any more hidden humans.
Ah...
Oh, I'm sorry.
Oh, geez!
Oh come on, now!
Hey! Yes!
But I'm curious.
Ah, a bunch of...
I don't believe it.
Ah! Did I win?
Is this the naughty elf?
Ah! It's ugly, isn't it?
I did it. Are you proud of me?
Um, very.
Very proud? - Mm hmm.
Two successful attempts. - Two successful attempts.
Congratulations, Phil.
Thanks so much. - Bravo.
Fabiola...
My goodness.
Poor you. You looked so on edge.
I was.
As a human, I'm pretty relaxed,
but in my body, I'm very stressed.
Careful, now.
There are some presents right over there.
I'm looking forward to watching that back in slo-mo.
Yes, can we have the slo-mo, please?
Why would you want to do that to human beings?
But it's how high your scream is, Fab, that's impressive.
Those are notes that only dogs can hear.
Two successful attempts.
Two successful attempts, so it comes down to their times.
It was very close. Phil found the elf in 54 seconds.
Bravo!
Fabiola, despite two heart attacks...
...found it in 47 seconds!
We need some points.
5 points for Fabiola,
4 to Phil, and zero for the other three.
Zero for the other three. So that means...
...Phil is back in the lead!
Wow!
There's one task remaining, after the break.
Oh, my god.
Yes, here, in front of our audience. Don't miss it.
We're at a disadvantage because we have shorter arms.
We can't reach the top.
Spin the cardboard!
Oh! Oh, yeah! Nice shot!
Welcome back to Taskmaster!
So, Geneviève, could you clap a little more, please?
I can't.
Okay, Antoine, explain what they're doing, here.
Why do our friends look like this?
Yes of course. We wanted Geneviève to read the instructions,
but she's unable to open the task.
Okay.
I'll do it for her.
It'll be my pleasure.
"Paint a reindeer or a Christmas tree."
"You must incorporate your face in the painting."
"Most accurate representation wins."
"You have three minutes."
So, decide now about whether
you want to paint a Christmas tree, or a reindeer.
Here we go!
Three minutes!
Oh no!
Those are mirrors in front of them.
They can see themselves.
Ah! There's a sensitive part.
He said, "There's a sensitive part."
I can't reach the top!
I'm not able to!
I can hear the folks at home going,
"Stéphane is an artist." "Stéphane paints canvases."
"He's at an advantage."
So I'll be tougher on him.
How are you talking at the same time?
Geneviève and I are at a disadvantage because we have shorter arms.
We can't reach the top.
Yes, but can we...?
Spin! Spin the cardboard.
Oh! Oh, yeah, nice shot!
Stéphane is really applying himself, eh?
It's very difficult
30 seconds! - 30 seconds?
No one dared to go for...
Me! I did a reindeer.
Five!
Four!
Three!
Two!
One!
So, Phil, can you step forward to present your painting? Thank you.
Okay.
So you went with abstract art painted with your hands.
Yes, it's a reindeer.
Thanks, thanks Phil. You can...
Marie-Soleil, not bad. - I loved it, thank you.
Okay. Well, it's well done.
Thanks so much.
Stéphane...
We do what we can with what we have.
Bravo!
That's good! - Not easy.
It's very nice.
Of course. Ah, Fabiola.
I decided to make my face the star.
It's integrated.
And we don't say it enough:
Stay vigilant while driving.
Animals can jump into the road at any time.
I thought doing a reindeer would be impossible.
And it turns out I was right.
It's impossible.
Okay.
Spectacular.
We've had to think, think and reflect.
Absolutely.
First off, I'd like to thank you all.
Yes! - This was very, very fun.
You were all super.
It was stressful, though.
Fabiola, I'd just like to say...
Whoa, whoa, whoa!
Poor Fab!
Poor Fabiola!
Why do you hate me, Louis?
So for the final task, if I'm being honest,
I think I'm going to give
5 points to Stéphane. - 5 points for Stéphane.
Fabiola and Marie-Soleil; good effort. It was beautiful.
I'm giving you 4 points.
Geneviève, 3 points because you tried to do the reindeer.
That's true, that's true.
Phil, here, a little pity point.
A point in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Noted.
The winner of this very special special is...
...Stéphane!
Well done, Stéphane.
Happy Holidays to everyone watching at home.
Be safe, look after yourselves,
and we'll see you next year
for the fourth season of Taskmaster.
See you soon.
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The trophy! - Stéphane!
English translation by: u/the-little-kicks
Proofreading and syncing by: u/taskmastermaster
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