20 Questions with MAE MARTIN | Series 15 | Taskmaster

In our final series interview, Mae Martin takes the chair to answer Alex's 20 questions.
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In this Broadcast Award-winning, BAFTA and Emmy Award-nominated entertainment show, Taskmaster tyrant Greg Davies (Man Down, Cuckoo), with the help of his loyal assistant Alex Horne (The Horne Section and the show’s creator), sets out to test the wiles, wit and wisdom of five hyper-competitive comedians.

Comedians that have risked life, limb, and dignity in the hope of making the Taskmaster proud so far include: Frank Skinner (The Frank Skinner Show), Mel Giedroyc (The Great British Bake Off), Romesh Ranganathan (Asian Provocateur), Hugh Dennis (Outnumbered), Sally Phillips (Bridget Jones’ Diary), Rose Matafeo (Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner 2018), and Russell Howard (The Russell Howard Hour). Unaware of what awaits them in each wax-sealed envelope, only one competitor can become the victorious owner of His Royal Task-ness’ golden head and be crowned the next Taskmaster Champion.

[VisiblyLogan]

Whoever is hiding in the corner behind the couch is the best part of this.

[macmcc]

Mae and Alex have the most amazingly awkward dynamic 😂

[LaSolipop]

I want to see more of Mae explaining colours to Alex.

[nickismagda]

that set up about kiell being called mr. cool by the crew was brilliant lol

[DanielWright-npfq]

I am a huge Mae Martin fan since their appearance on Taskmaster. Incredible person!

[biocode]

"I'm gonna say yes but i don't mean it" david mitchell school of handing out pens

[iliketrains]

Fun fact: Mae Martin is the first contestant to have matching initials since Romesh Ranganathan all the way back in the very first series.

If counting New Year’s Treats, Lady Leshurr also has this distinction.

[TVFILMBUFF]

the photographer behind the couch. Big props

[JustAnotherMe]

Sequence of the interviews -

KIELL SMITH-BYNOE's person = Usain Bolt (Q19 Guess: Liza Minnelli)
IVO GRAHAM's person = Tom Hanks (Q19 Guess: Usain Bolt)
FRANKIE BOYLE's person = Thomas Pension (Q19 Guess: Tom Hanks)
MAE MARTIN's person = Paddington Bear (Q19 Guess: Thomas Pension)
JENNY ECLAIR's person = David Bowie (Q19 Guess: Paddington Bear)

[scottmcarthur]

Sad that none of the contestants got off the chair to wander the room while looking at their favourite part of Alex’s face

[BethanyLLowe]

Mae seems to be emotionally bonded to Alex, and really I'm surprised this doesn't happen to contestants more often (who usually get annoyed with him).

[nvrmnde]

Characters from previous seasons in the background of each interview:
Kiell: Smooth Rupert
Ivo: Knitted Greg & Alex(?), but also, the clay portraits s14 contestants made.
Frankie: Ardal's owl
Mae: Patatas
Jenny: horse head from s10 & s12.

[AdamOfNebb]

I need Mae to win so that Canadians have a perfect track record on this show. Rooting for them more than any previous contestant.

[atomicmrpelly]

I don't know if they just get made up this way for TV but Mae has amazingly flawless skin.

[feuilletoniste]

It’s a mark of a good interview that you will learn something about the interviewer without them making the whole thing about themselves. Today we learned that Alex doesn’t do fancy colour names - maroon and fuchsia are wholly abstract concepts to him!

[sharkofjoy]

"I just go by Mae a cool dude?"
"I feel like I'm going to use the whole name."
"That's fine, 'Mae-Pearl'. It's like a pirate ship or a French sex worker."
"Bit of both."

[StevenBanks]

0:47 someone lurking behind the sofa
4:04 lurker is amused about something

[blueberrymuffin]

"Maroon"
"Which one is that?"
"...5..."
😅

[ScubaFanatic]

I love the guy hiding ( or trying to hide) behind the couch. 😂

[trevorgayworth]

I guarantee we're going to see all of the photos Mae mentioned in a future season.