Where's the ball?!
I'm pogoing! Yee-hoo!
Damn!
Whoa!
There's a good boy! Do you want me to tackle you?!
Are you gonna be like this today, are you?
Hello, hello, and welcome to Taskmaster.
I'm your host,
the crook-minded overlord known as Tom Gleeson.
And I've assembled a line-up...
...of meek pricks
to desperately compete for my immense golden head,
aka the Taskmaster Trophy.
Joining me this season we have,
Anisa Nandaula...
...Brett Blake...
...Celia Pacquola...
...Joel Creasey...
and Perth's very own Rove McManus.
And next to me, he still uses the term 'stiffy'
and he uses it daily.
It's Tom Cashman.
How's it going, Lesser Tom? Oh, it's been a tough week.
I mixed up my shopping list and my bucket list.
I went into a travel agent
and accidentally ordered a kilogram of muesli.
And then I went into a supermarket
and accidentally ordered ten kilograms of muesli.
Alright, I'm ready for the penultimate prize task.
What have you got there?
For tonight's prize task,
Brett Blake has been asked to bring in an object
I should not be left alone in a room with.
Everyone else has been asked to bring in
an object Brett Blake should not be left alone in a room with.
Oh, you didn't know?
The bully becomes bullied.
OK, Celia, you start. What have you brought in?
Well, look, I might have chosen something different,
because I've learnt a lot about this man
over the last 10 episodes.
But I went pretty classic, pretty simple.
What I know for sure about Brett Blake is that
he is a straight white man,
so the object he should not be left in a room with
is podcasting equipment.
It's true. I do have two podcasts.
He's got... You've had...
He's had three since I've known you.
I've been a guest on one of them.
So this... this isn't an intervention.
I'm just saying, you know,
some of your thoughts can stay in there.
Just a couple.
Uh, Joel, what did you bring in?
After last week's episode,
and poor Tom experienced
Brett's, as he put it, date, uh...
...on his face,
I thought I'd help you out, and not help you out.
And I brought along a bikini waxer.
Oh.
Is that... But that's someone
that he shouldn't be left in a room with.
Well, you reckon he's gonna let her wax his... date?
So you're trying to keep his date hairy?
Well, I'm just happy to be here at this point. Let's be honest.
Uh, Rove, what did you bring in?
I don't mean to trigger Brett with this.
Um... But I went with a brick.
Now...
...for those who don't know the story,
Brett, at the young age, tender age, of 17...
Brett got arrested by the cops
because he threw a brick at them.
Started one of the largest riots in Western Australia.
Thank you. Mum's proud.
OK. And this was big news in Western Australia?
It was huge news. OK.
That and decimal currency.
And the bell tower. Oh, my God.
Anisa,
what do you reckon he shouldn't be left in a room with?
Prior to this, I didn't know Brett Blake very well,
so I just kind of chose this
based off of the vibe that you give.
And the item that I chose is a goat.
Because I'm a big fan of curry?
Because I think that you would try to sleep with it.
And I chose this before I saw what you did to the fish. So...
That is incredible. "I don't know you very well,
"but you seem like a goat ."
Just... I'm just...
So, finally, Brett,
what should you not be left alone in a room with?
The thing I shouldn't be left in a room alone with, uh,
is a sex robot.
Because I never... I never want to be that guy.
But if you're trapped in a room for, like, 48 hours,
you know, you're gonna...
...you're gonna experiment, aren't you?
I'd sleep. Trapped in a room...
That looks like a Temu version of
whatever you're trying to buy.
Oh, these are all really good prize tasks.
Brett's own chosen one isn't that far from Anisa's.
That's what I mean!
There's a big difference between a goat and a sex robot.
Thank you. Thank you.
And I don't even know him like that.
Alright, well,
I think you've helped me out there a little bit,
because Brett and Anisa's is pretty much the same thing.
So I'm going to give one point to Brett.
Two point to Anisa. OK.
Because I think the robot and the goat are both at risk.
I'm going to give three points to Rove,
because that brick, you know...
On the one hand, I agree with you -
he shouldn't be left alone with the brick.
But without that brick, he wouldn't have a comedy show
to do at the moment,
because it led to a very good story.
Then I'm going to give four points to Joel.
I'll take it. I'll take it!
Because I agree that she shouldn't be left in a room
alone with Brett because he would get his arse waxed,
and then it wouldn't have as devastating impact on you.
'Cause I think the smooth arse waking you up from a siesta,
you'd enjoy.
Whoo-hoo!
But the hairy one caused disturbance.
Oh, no. Yeah.
But I'm going to give five points to Celia,
because we don't need any more podcasts from white men
in our lives. Thank you.
Sorry.
OK, let's get cracking with the first proper task.
Winner, winner, chicken dinner.
Or because this next task was filmed earlier in the afternoon,
winner, winner, chicken lunch.
Tom!
My friend!
Did you have to be so far away?
Lovely day.
Oh, my God. Where is he?
Tom?
I'm so happy to see you.
You happy to see me too? Mm-hm.
I feel like I'm being needy for your affection.
I think you are.
Oh.
Is that good? What's that one?
It's called a squat, Tom. Look it up.
TBC. To be continued.
To be continued. Oh.
Just missing out on all the fun in that box.
OK. Ah!
"Win at something..." Easy.
"If there's any ambig..." Oh, my God.
Who put these 50-buck words in here?
"If there's any ambiguity about if you have won or not,
"it's a loss.
"Fastest wins. "Your time starts now."
What?
Tom. Hi, Joel.
Hi. It's me again. Um, I need to win at something.
Oh, right. Yeah.
Are you across this task or are you still in.... You...
I'm timing it.
You are a nightmare. I just need to let you know.
If you're just tuning in to Taskmaster for the first time,
I refuse to tell you why Lesser Tom is stuck in a box.
You're supposed to watch every episode.
So we're looking for a definite winner. No ambiguity.
Mm-hm. And the fastest one wins.
That's right. Up first.
He's currently winning the whole series in terms of points.
Can he continue his streak? It's Brett Blake.
There's a lot of cardio in this show, dude.
Oh, there's no chain.
Why would you have a bike with no chain?
Oh.
We're jousting. OK.
The person who falls off loses. That's a clear win.
OK. Yeah.
But there's no... there's no chain.
Yeah, that's your problem.
That's why I gave you the shit bike.
What is it, best of three? What are the rules?
There's no rules, mate.
It's the medieval time. OK.
There's a queen.
I'm assuming there's a queen somewhere up there.
OK. OK.
In three, two, one.
Oh!
Man. Maybe having no chains is an advantage.
I think I'm happy with my bike. Yeah.
I actually feel like you did better. That's really annoying.
Alright. OK, we go one more.
This is just fun.
Oh!
That's a... I'm still on.
Well, that's two with no defined winner.
What's that?
It's just stuff to make it hard for you.
OK.
Alright, I reckon you go the one with the chain.
OK. This is the last one.
Come on, Tom, let's go.
That's a win. That's a win.
That's a win.
Well done, Brett. That was definitely a result.
I'd say it's a clear win.
Yeah. So you're a winner.
It was fantastic. Yeah.
And also you went to a lot of effort in the whole set.
Like, you built the whole arena.
Yeah. I like to make good television. So, um...
Yeah, I'd say overall a great time for everyone
besides Tom Cashman.
Did you lose sight of the fact that it was fastest wins?
Yeah.
I said there was great set dressing and stuff like that.
Like, I would suggest that that didn't matter.
I'll be honest with you.
It's one of those tasks that I didn't finish reading
and just jumped straight in.
But the energy was electric. The vibe was good.
Yeah.
And the time... Who cares? The vibes, Tom. The vibes!
You know, what is time?
I'm not... I'm not Stephen Hawking up there.
I'm Brett Blake.
Oh, trust me, that's very clear.
Brett defeated me at jousting in 12 minutes and 20 seconds.
OK.
Congratulations to you, the viewer.
You've just won a reprieve from watching these losers.
Enjoy your prize, this break, and we'll see you soon.
Welcome back to Taskmaster,
where five comedians are trying to win the show
by winning something else.
Who have we got next?
He's no stranger to a big W. She's more into Sportsgirl.
It's Rove and Celia.
Fastest wins.
I'm going to flip this over really badly.
Huzzah!
First to touch the house.
Tom!
That's it? Yep.
That's... That's not fair.
I didn't know you could run fast.
Sorry.
Thanks, Tom.
Ow.
Bye.
Celia, what happened? I'll tell you what happened.
Last episode, I caught a tennis ball with a pair of tongs,
and I got the biggest response
than anything I've ever done in my career.
It went to my head, and I'm like, I'm an athlete.
And the arrogance of me coming out lunging.
Coming out lunging!
I could have just casually wandered towards the house
and then started running,
but I did what of course I do,
which was underestimate this generally pathetic human being
who can...
...but turns out can run really fast, but also quite rude.
You could have let me win.
You really could have easily let me win.
I could have. Yeah.
The good news is it was a definite result.
There was no ambiguity. No ambiguity.
You lost. Yeah, I know.
Pretty quick, though. I lost really fast.
Yeah. You lost in 37 seconds. There you go. That's good.
Thank you. Thank you.
What were you going at there, Rove?
What were you trying to do?
I was trying to do one of those things you see
on TikTok videos and things like that, apparently,
where... people do it with water bottles and stuff like that,
where you've got to flip it and it lands perfectly
back on its stand. Right.
So you said you're going to flip it badly,
and you did it, so you won.
Yeah. Against who?
Against the team of me, and, well, Tom didn't...
He didn't even attempt it. He was too slow.
Well, I'm worried you just said
you were going to do something, then you did it.
That doesn't sound like a win to me.
Eric 'the Eel' Moussambani, anybody?
Little guy in the Olympics in a pool lane by himself.
He was allowed to compete, Tom.
Poor little guy. Never seen water before in his life.
He's in there.
He was in one of many heats. No, he wasn't. Not to get there.
He was one guy in an empty... He was in the final heat
and two other people were disqualified.
That's why he swam alone.
I disqualified you. Right off the get-go.
Get him, Rove!
I looked up the definition of winning,
and it's to be successful or victorious
in a contest or a conflict.
So I'd argue...
This feels like a conflict right now.
So Rove made a prediction in 2.7 seconds.
It was quick, but I'm not sure it was a win.
OK. Who's next.
In his high school yearbook he won
"most likely to arrive late with an iced latte".
It's Joel Creasey.
Fastest wins. Oh.
I'll just be fast.
Ah!
I think I'm losing my mind.
Yeah. Good enough. Tom!
Hi, Joel. Hi.
So I'm gonna have a running race
against the giraffe and the zebra.
OK. And the fastest wins.
Right. Do you think you're gonna win?
I think so. I've got a feeling...
I think the other two are a bit stiff.
Fastest wins, OK?
I hope you're watching, Tom!
Ready, set... go!
Go, Joel! Go. Joel!
Please fly!
That worked.
What's crazy is I would sometimes talk to the other box.
I didn't know you were underneath there.
I just thought that was another speaker.
I was exhausted, I was doing double the laps everyone else,
because I had to get to the task and then get to the... to him,
not knowing he was so close to my foot.
Had I known I would've... kicked you in the head.
So how'd you get out of there in the end?
Well, that was the end of the day.
So that is the last film task where I'm in a box, thankfully,
because I simply had to go home and eat food and drink water.
I genuinely thought you were having the day off.
I thought you were doing it from home.
I was, in a way.
I read five chapters of How To Win Friends And Influence People
in there.
I did you a favour, then.
I had an umbrella to deal with.
I had the box situation to deal with.
It was raining. Um...
Etc. Yeah.
I haven't said you did a bad job yet.
No, I know. You did a great job.
You beat two inanimate objects. Yeah.
And it was a clear... It was a clear victory.
No ambiguity. It was a definite win.
But I think you did really well.
And I think we need to know the time.
Joel won in eight minutes and two seconds.
So he's in first place so far.
Alright. Who have we got left, Lesser Tom?
She has to be in it to win it.
Thankfully she's in it. It's Anisa Nandaula.
Fastest wins. Your time starts now.
OK.
Against you, I have to win at being black.
I won! Yay! Whoo-hoo!
You didn't even give me a chance.
Whoo-hoo! Thanks, Anisa.
No worries.
Anisa, I think you won that instantaneously.
I gave him a chance. Yeah?
You gave him a head start. Yeah.
I was like, you could say stuff.
And he said, "No, thank you." I opted to cede victory.
I mean, it's such a great competition too.
I'd like to see it with Cashman versus Rove.
Once again, I would like to cede victory.
What was the time?
Anisa won in 4.6 seconds.
What are the scores overall for that task?
Well, Rove and Celia are DQ'd.
That means Brett gets three points, Joel gets four.
Anisa wins the task with five points.
So you take all that and you add it to the episode scores.
What does it do?
Well, we've got Rove bringing up the rear on three points.
But Joel's in the lead with eight points.
OK, right.
That's the end of part two. Good time for part three.
But we can't have part three without a break.
Back after this.
Welcome back to Taskmaster.
There's only eight tasks left in this season,
so we are now officially closing the betting
on who's going to win.
What's up next, Tom?
In the spirit of this next ksat,
ksat siht yojne esaelp.
Ah! Trap?
Is this a trap?
Do I ride the skateboard over there? I'm gonna.
Oh!
Tom.
Don't hide from me.
Balloons. Ugh!
Am I meant to be here?
Where are you, you cheeky little bugger?
Am I actually blind?
Tag, you're it!
Oh!
Tag, you're it.
Oh. Didn't get me, dickhead.
Tag, you're it.
Can I get...
"Retrace your steps and action..." Oh, shit.
"Retrace your steps and actions in reverse
"to when you exited the house."
Dammit!
What are you doing? Where are you going?
I'm African. You can't run from me.
What the is going on?
"You have the amount of time you took to open this task
"after exiting the house,
"plus one minute."
Where are you going? Where are you going?
I feel really dumb.
"Your time starts now."
I kind of wish for more fun I chased you more.
But I didn't. Dammit!
Oh!
What are we doing?
I'm going to tackle you. Don't make me tackle you!
Exactly like the dog.
What are you doing?
Tag. You're it.
What is this task?
Check this out. 20 bucks if I get it in.
Oh! No way!
Can't you come with me to the task?
Can I read the task? If you want.
You little turd.
Oh!
Do you remember what you did?
oath I do, mate.
Yeah? Memory like a fox.
I think it's elephants.
Oh, well. Memory like an elephant.
So, Brett, not a great start when you can't remember
the expression for having a good memory.
Yeah, dude. Foxes have got great memories.
What are you talking about?
Yeah. OK, Tom.
Who's retracing their steps first?
We're going backwards. So up last, it's Ailec and Evor.
"Your time starts now."
I kind of wish for more fun I chased you more,
but I didn't. Dammit.
Oh. There he is. Hello.
OK.
You went around there. Something. Uh... Eeee... Eh...
Ooh... Ah... Ooh...
Ugh. Balloons.
Ehh... Oh...
Ah!
OK. Huh.
Then I came this way.
Whoa.
Whoa!
I'm not gonna trip on that thing.
Is that it?
Yeah. You should have chased me, then.
Look at all this. I could have gone through that thing.
That would have been fun.
This is going to be the deathbed one.
Deathbed?
Not "I wish I'd spend more time with my kids."
Like, I wish I'd chased Tom Cashman through the park.
Bye. Thanks, Celia.
I agree.
That was a near-perfect re-creation from both of you.
I know, but it looked so much fun. It felt... I was...
This one really upset me.
I felt like going to a theme park and they were, like, shut.
I'm the same as Celia. I would love every...
I was like, "This is gonna be great!
"Except for the balloons. Everything!
"Let's do this."
I was so upset.
So when Tom Cashman tagged you, what was your thought?
Because you didn't... you didn't move at all.
Oh, the further he runs, the better for me.
Yeah, right.
I feel like we need some stats.
Well, so this is mainly, I guess for you to judge subjectively,
but I do have some objective stats.
Celia took 27 seconds only to open the task
and took 34 total steps.
Her retrace time was one minute and 14 seconds
and 47 total steps.
Which means... Numbers means nothing.
Pretty close. Rove took 55 seconds to open the task,
and took 31 steps,
and took one minute to retrace it.
So five seconds off.
Good?
Alright, so who's up next?
Up first, it's Asina, Leoj, and Tterb.
My time starts now.
Right. So I came out of here.
It's backwards. Oh, backwards.
Yeah. Oh, I didn't read that. Shit.
Oh!
It you're, tag.
By force, I dragged you.
What are you up to? Where's the task?
You're not getting away from me.
I was calling you a dickhead, I think.
OK. And I had this.
Oh, yeah. And I was, like, over here.
And I was like, "Yeah, good one, nerd."
Is this what I walk like?
How long do I have? Three minutes.
And then I was like, whoa! Oh, wait.
Do I have to do it while in reverse?
Yeah. Whatever.
He tried to run from me.
Africa. You're gonna lose.
Check this out, dickhead.
And then I went, boom!
That one was good.
I don't know what I did.
What are you up to, Tom? Get back here!
Tom?
And I went through here.
I was, like, in here.
Don't you dare run from me!
Get back here!
And I was like, "Sucked in, dick."
Tom! Where are you?
And then I didn't do this, but...
Oh, it's pretty cool.
That's on the roof now.
And then I was over here.
You're going back to the end again?
That's where I started. Oh, .
It doesn't matter. They won't know.
Tom? Where are you?
Careful.
Ooph.
Here. Five seconds.
Ah!
Ah-ah-ah!
Done!
That's a win. OK.
Nailed it. There you go.
So looking back on it, Brett,
do you still think that's a win?
Yeah. If the categories judge on who looks the coolest
and took the most steps, then, yeah.
I feel like 90% of the things that you re-created
was calling Lesser Tom a dickhead.
And I stole his iPad as well for no reason.
And it... Surprise, surprise, it had porn on it again!
Anisa, did you find it hard to retrace your steps?
It was really difficult because when I was trying to catch him,
I was, like, doing these, and I was sidestepping the whole time.
So I was like, how do I... Anisa is really fast.
Surprise, surprise.
And so I think you were keen to chase me.
Yes. And when I chased him, I got him,
and I dragged him all the way back.
You got me in an arm lock.
How much fun is it when you bully him?
It felt so good. Yeah. It's great.
What about you, Joel? You didn't have to move as far.
But your re-creation was still not entirely accurate.
I have no memory of this task. Even after watching it. I...
I too have the memory of a fox...
...that's been run over by a truck, and...
Were you shocked just to see Lesser Tom above ground?
I was... I mean, it was a thrill to be reunited,
but I think what this show has made me realise is
I should just stick to modelling.
Alright.
Well, let's look at the stats.
So Joel's difference is 35 steps and 28 seconds.
Slay. That's pretty good.
Anisa's difference is 192 steps
and one minute, 31 seconds.
And Brett's difference is 220 steps...
...and one minute and 32 seconds.
Well, it turns out I get to allocate the points based on
who is the best at retracing their steps...
And shit, you look good today.
Yeah, but I mean, I must admit,
it does come down to how many steps.
So, yeah, it's one for Brett, two to Anisa.
three for Joel, four for Celia, five for Rove.
OK.
We've had some tag, but now it's time for hide-and-seek.
We'll hide tricky psychology in these ads
that are going to make you seek material purchases.
See you after.
Welcome back to part five of Taskmaster.
Just kidding. It's actually part four.
We like to have a little fun here, but not too much.
What task have we got next, Lesser Tom?
Yes. I'm ready to introduce the next task.
Wait. No, I'm not. Wait. Yes, I am.
Hello.
I just... I just got to do a thing. But I'll be right back.
Don't look at my hand.
Who are you talking to? Card game happening in there.
See that? Mm.
Use my brain.
Oh! Tom!
"Change the Taskmaster's mind
"about something."
"Most changed mind of the Taskmaster wins."
And just to confirm, once again, you're not the Taskmaster.
"You have 25 minutes. Your time starts now."
Tom's got a lot of crazy views on things.
He doesn't like you very much.
Yeah.
Maybe I could change his views on you.
Mm.
My wife says I do not have a good poker face.
Why are you playing it back there, then?
That's the weird part.
I'm playing poker, everyone else is playing jack black.
No...
Jack Black's actually in there.
Playing poker with Jack Black? Yeah.
I could change his mind
if I gave him, like, mushrooms or something.
Mm. Can I drug him?
We need to prove to him that you can do his job...
...better than him.
You think you're going to change his mind about that?
Only time will tell.
Well, this one's a tricky one, because I'm very open-minded,
but I'm also very firm in my views.
Which sounds like a paradox. Yeah.
But I call being fully formed. Um...
Who have we got first? Up first, it's Celia Pacquola.
No. I changed my mind. Oh!
It's Anisa and Rove.
Are you bald with a hard life?
Tom Gleeson, I want to introduce you to wigs.
They'll take you from Tommy Gleeson to Tom Glee, Son.
Hi, I'm Rove McManus.
I don't know what you think about animals.
I don't know if you find that sometimes
people who are into animals can be a bit nerdy and boring.
But let me tell you, animals are fascinating.
There's a couple of ways that wigs will improve your life.
Number one, if you get a wig,
your trustworthiness is going to skyrocket.
Is it OK if I wait here just near you?
No. Yuck!
What about now?
Could you take care of my baby while I go to the bathroom?
Sure.
Hippopotamus kills more people in Africa
than every other animal combined.
Plus, their sweat is a natural sunscreen.
One of the most important reasons why you need a wig
is it improves your attractiveness.
Oh, shit! No-one likes me.
G'day. I'll get the condoms.
Giraffes have the exact same amount of vertebrae
in their neck as we do,
except theirs are bigger.
Incredible. Snails.
Squirrels. Mountain lions.
And most of all, Tom, I know that you don't like people.
When you're bald, it's really difficult
to hide from your loved ones in public.
It's not me. I'm not Tom Gleeson.
But with a wig, you'll never have to worry about
your friends and family speaking to you again.
I'm Dave. Prove I'm not.
The platypus. Wombat.
It's a monotreme,
which means it's a mammal...
Tom Gleeson, if I've offended you in any way...
...I'm Tom Cashman.
Thanks, Tom.
Jack, did I win?
So, do you think you've changed my mind about wigs, Anisa?
I mean, I've clearly made a decision.
I don't know. I thought I had.
But then watching that back, I don't know,
because I was like, "Oh, you'll sleep with more women."
And then I'm like, "He's married."
I mean, I like the logic to it,
but I suspect that if I walked down the street wearing a wig,
everyone would be like, "Look at...
"Why the has Tom Gleeson got a wig on?"
No, no, no, no, no.
Those are white people wigs. They're not very good.
The...
Black women have the game on lock.
They're called lace front wigs,
and the wig line mimics your hairline
so no-one will know.
Oh, so I should wear one of those ones?
Yes, you should!
I think you would look... You would look like...
You know those men in the romance novels
that, like, 40-year-olds read?
And they're like that?
I think he'd look like a really rough drag queen.
So, Rove, you were suggesting that people find animals boring?
So I thought my best attempt would be
to just convince you of something
that I thought I had
the ability to make a very good argument for...
Right. ...and hope that
even if you were maybe a bit on the fence with it,
that I could convince you afterwards.
But the problem is, I'm already interested in animals,
but after watching that, I'm not.
But the good news is you changed my mind,
but the wrong way round.
That's a win. That's a win.
With my opinion being changed,
can you just assure me that, please,
nobody changed my opinion of you.
Trying to change your opinion of me...
I wish them the very best of luck.
...it's Joel and Brett.
Brettmeister. Hi, Tom.
Yeah, all the information you need to know
is on the piece of paper.
It's not what I say. Just... Just start.
I think what we're going to do is we're going to have
a little... a little girl's birthday party.
I'm the little girl? Yeah.
Basically, it's just to embarrass you.
OK. Try that on.
Do stand-up better than the Taskmaster.
Your time starts now.
G'day.
I don't know if you know this,
but the sexual peak for men happens at 17...
Does it? ...Johnson Street, Leichhardt.
That's my house. Oh!
Dude, that's actually pretty good. That's it.
This is great. This is a really good look.
I think we just convinced Tom that you're a little girl.
OK. Yeah.
Next one.
"Make wine better than the Taskmaster's.
"You have two minutes. Your time starts now."
Now. These are your shoes.
Are they? Don't use my shoes. Go barefoot.
OK, that's pretty funny. I don't mind that.
There we go.
Now, you're going to prance around the table.
Baton twirling. OK.
And going, "I'm a little girl."
OK.
I'm a little girl. I'm a little girl.
Be you more of a jerk than the Taskmaster.
Yeah. Your time starts now.
Well, I wanted to give you a monobrow,
but I can't get the pen.
I was like, what are you doing?
I can't get it out of my pocket.
Thank you.
I'm a little girl. Little girl is upset.
I'm a little girl. Little girl's upset.
I'm a little girl! Having a breakdown.
She gets on the floor. She starts screaming.
I'm a little girl!
Yeah. I'm a little girl!
I'm a little girl.
I deserve this.
Congratulations, Tom.
You've just won Taskmaster.
You are now the new Taskmaster guy at the top,
who is the big dog.
I'm happy with that. You're happy with that?
Mm-hm. That went well.
As usual, Brett, I feel like
you got a little bit lost in the task.
So what were you trying...
You wanted me to change my opinion,
that he was better at stand-up.
Something about making wine. What was that?
I was trying to make him, like, prove
that he could be just as good as you at your job.
So, you're known for being a very good stand-up.
So I got Tom to do stand-up.
I know you love red wine. Yes.
And then the other ones I forgot.
You know, memory like a fox. And, um...
Which is so annoying cause it's memory like an elephant.
And if only I had a reminder on my body!
So, Joel, what were you going for there?
I think it's fairly obvious. I...
I think I've proven over this season
that I really think out a task.
I really come in, you know, laser-focused.
And then I saw the chocolates, and, um...
So you're now a little girl, and I don't know.
Do you reckon, are you being convinced...
Well, to be honest, I mean, I have kept up
with modern gender politics
and if he says he's a girl, he's a girl.
Yeah. I had to stop the task, though,
because that, um, gorgeous little denim onesie,
which I was actually hoping to keep, but...
I saw a bit of VPL, and I had to get out of there.
Very Penis in brackets Large?
You can have that. You can have that one.
Very Penis Large.
Sounds like Yoda... Yoda's dating profile.
Rove.
You know you want to do it, Rove.
Do the voice. You know you want to do it.
Here we go.
Very penis large.
Goodnight, everybody.
OK, well, with all this persuasive energy
being hurled at me,
I need a little moment to galvanise my beliefs.
I'll do that during this break. We'll see you after this.
Welcome back to Taskmaster.
What were we doing before the break, Lesser Tom?
Our contestants are trying to change the Taskmaster's mind.
Most changed mind wins.
Call her a woman in stem
because she's trying to change your brain chemistry.
It's Celia Pacquola.
Can I get his wife's number?
I don't have it. F.
I feel like she might be on board with drugging him.
Whose number have I got? Can I get... in my phone?
Do you know someone who knows her?
Pete Helliar.
Hi, this is Peter. Yeah, that's fair enough.
Hey, Pete, it's Celia Pacquola here.
If there's a chance you get this message in the next...
15 minutes and 24 seconds. ...15 minutes and 24 seconds,
if you could give me a call back, that'd be fantastic.
OK, thanks. Bye.
I was really hoping Peter Helliar could drug him.
Alright, I'm going to send him a text and go,
"Listen, if you happen to be with Tom Gleeson,
"can you please drug him for me?"
Your time starts now. He'll get it.
Let's call Luke McGregor.
If he doesn't answer, this is going to be really awkward.
This is my best friend right here.
Your call has been forwarded to voicemail.
Brutal!
Is there anyone else you could call?
Let's call my mum. Luke...
Luke went viral for calling his mum, so let's call my mum.
Pam will definitely be awake.
9:30. She's been up for hours.
Oh, God. If my mum...
I'm so alone!
I mean, I think I've changed Tom's mind
that he might have thought
that I had people who cared about me.
And this has sort of changed... changed his opinion about that.
Yep.
Do you know who I'll call? Beyond Blue.
I think Beyond Blue is who I'll call next.
Any word from Helliar?
No.
It was so brutal. I thought I was so brilliant to try
and get one of your friends to drug you.
What? To change his mind.
To change his chemistry. To literally...
Trying to literally change your mind.
So you called Peter Helliar
because you wanted him to drug me to change my mind.
But then you just proceeded to ring other people.
So let's just say you did get through to your mother.
Were you just going to say,
"Can you drive to Tom Gleeson's house and drug him?" Like...
It wasn't a great day for me. Yeah.
But also, if you're going to ring someone
who's a comic who has drugs,
why didn't you ring Hughesy?
Well, I have to allocate some points.
I think it's fair to say Celia didn't really complete the task.
So one point to Celia. OK.
I'm going to give two points to Brett Blake,
because he was trying to convince me
that you were better than me.
And there goes the premise of the whole show, Brett.
I'm going to give three points to Anisa,
because I'm flirting with the idea of getting a hair solution.
I'm going to give four points to Rove
because he changed my mind.
I used to think animals were interesting.
But, uh, Joel gets five points
because you said, "I'm a little girl,"
and if you say it, it's true.
There's still the live task. There's still the live task.
So what does that do to the episode scores?
Well, we've got Rove and Anisa both on 12,
but Joel's in the lead on 16 points.
Come on, little fella! Alright, you lot.
Time to get up on stage
for the second-last live task of the season.
OK, the teams are back.
We've got the breakfast show and the drive show.
Who's going to read the task?
Anisa.
"Hit the balloon over your team walls the most times.
"You may not leave the boundaries.
"If the balloon hits the ground, your attempt is over.
"Three hits per side and no catching.
"Three rounds.
"Best attempt per round wins."
Team of two will play first.
Round one begins. It's Rove's serve.
Here it comes. OK, Yes, sir.
It's over. We got it, king, we got it!
Back, back, back, back! Oh, OK. We got it.
Watch the floor. We're good again.
Watch your step. Yes, king. We got it.
Go, queen. Got it.
Don't panic. Boop! To you, to you.
This is actually too easy. Oh, shit.
We're in. Yes! I got it.
Oh!
I got it, I got it, I got it.
When does this end?!
We didn't think it was possible to be this good.
Oh, shit. I got it, I got it, I got it, I got it, you got it.
I'm sorry.
Forward, forward. Forward.
Sorry, I got tired. Whoo! I got it.
Alright.
Celia's serve. Celia, you serve.
Oh, my God. Are you ready, Joel? Yeah!
Joel, I really want this for you.
Ready? Yah!
OK. Hit!
Arghhhh!
The team of two win round one.
Please step up for round two.
It's actually crazy how good we are.
You got it. That's it. That's great.
Oh! No. We're good, we're good.
Back to you. I got it.
Oh, shit. It's OK... I got it!
Ahhhh!
Boom, to you. Don't even stress it.
Too easy. Make eye contact with me!
Now you. Spin, spin, spin. I got it.
Here I come. Boop.
Oh! One more. One more. You got it.
Oh!
We're in the middle. Start in the middle.
Joel's serve.
It's... it's not from a lack of trying. Like, I love you both.
I love you. We love you.
Hup... Ah! No!
No! No!
Ow! Ow! Ow! You right?
Celia's proper hurt. Celia's hurt. Celia's hurt.
Ow, ow. Are you OK?
You're right, Ceels? Are you OK?
Oh, no. I'm so sorry. Oh, sorry!
OK, there's been a bit of a nasty fall.
We'll be back in a sec.
OK. We're back from the break.
Is everyone OK?
Um, Anisa and Rove won the first round, 29 to 1.
Anisa and Rove won the second round 13 to 0.
And we almost killed Celia Pacquola.
I'll tell you what, I knew the risks
when I got into drive radio, you know?
It's cutthroat out there.
Um, are you OK, Celia? Yep.
Wait, I'm just thinking about what I'll need to say
when I'm in court, so, um, maybe I'm OK...
Maybe I need a big... car.
Brett and Joel,
if you could join your injured colleague over there.
Joel, you just look at the wall and think about what you did.
Rove is to serve. Alright, let's go.
Thank you. Boom! We're up and over.
We are. Back, back, back, back.
Oops. Thank you. To me, to me.
You got it? Yep.
Amazing. you got it?
I got it, I got it, I got it.
Oh, what the did I do?
You got it, king? You got it!
Oh!
It's Brett's serve.
Please, if they get it over one time,
you have to lose your goddamn mind. Alright?
You got this. You ready, Joel?
No! Yeah. Let's just do it. I hate myself.
Yes!
Here... Oh! Here... Oh!
Yes!
Oh, no! No, no. You got it? I got it.
No!
You did it! You did it!
You did it, you did it!
You did it.
Alright, come down here in one piece
and we'll see who wins the episode.
OK, we got there in the end.
The breakfast show seemed to be doing quite well.
The drive show, one of their team members chucked a sickie.
But you've got some ice on there and you're OK to continue?
Will you sue the production company?
I'm just thinking about all of the lovely things I'm gonna buy
with Tom's money.
I'm fine. I'm absolutely fine. I'm really brave.
OK.
Thank you.
So it's 3-0. OK, so it's 3-0.
So it was a drubbing. Yep.
The breakfast show thrashed the drive show.
Alright, well, I guess I have to allocate the scores as
5, 5, 1, 1, 1. OK.
So it's the second last episode.
We need to know what's happening overall with the series.
Well, Brett's on 138,
but Rove's in the lead at the moment on 144 points.
Six-point lead. My goodness!
OK. And now you've added all that up,
who's won tonight's episode?
Well, Joel came into the final round with a very large lead.
All he needed to do was win one round...
...of the most dangerous game in Australia.
That did not happen. So then we have a three-way tie.
Joel, Anisa and Rove all on 17 points.
It's a win! It's a win!
Joel! Joel! Joel! Joel! Joel!
Oh. OK.
So we've got a three-way tie. How do we resolve this?
We're going to a filmed tie breaker.
The wording for this task is
register the highest number on this measuring wheel.
You have one spin and it must be spun the correct way.
Highest number wins. You have two minutes.
And it's worth mentioning
that when Joel attempted this, I was underground.
That way. Push it? Yeah, surely. Highest number wins.
Am I doing this correct? Ready?
No manipulation.
I'm not manip... I'm resting.
Oooooooooone.
Ooh!
Tom is missing out on this.
Ooh, I'm dizzy.
I don't wanna look at the numbers.
Probably best I don't look at the number afterwards, isn't it?
Feel like I'm drunk.
Still going. It's still going!
Spin... Don't manipulate it.
I'll let you manipulate it if you want.
Thanks, Anisa. Thanks.
Thanks, Rove.
Just kidding. Thanks, Tom.
Anisa spun 36.2m.
Rove spun 89.6m
but Joel - 116m!
Do you believe in miracles?!
Of all days. You did it!
I've not done this. Do I... Congratulations, Joel!
Please head up the stage and collect your prizes.
And please don't let Brett anywhere near them.
OK. Well, there we are. But what have we learned?
Well, it was a big night of winners and losers.
Celia lost a race and Anisa won at being a race.
Rove lost my attention when he talked animals.
But most of all, we learnt that the winner of tonight's episode
is Joel!
Congratulations again.
See you for the grand final. Goodnight!
I'm going out in solidarity. Do it, do it!
Whoa!
Argh!
Cheers, baby.
Gorgeous. Now have sex with the robot!
It's episode 10 and you know what that means -
it's grand final night.
Yes, king. I'm here for my prince.
I will burn this place to the ground.
So I'm very... very top heavy.
I need to finish this!
Another season has run its course.
Who is our season winner?
You had to give it to daddy to pop, didn't you?