The Story of… BALLOONS | Taskmaster

On this episode of The Story of… Alex takes a deep dive into one of Taskmaster's most ubiquitous of inflatables: the humble but mighty balloon!

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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.

#Taskmaster #Comedy #GregDavies #AlexHorne

[morphunkown]

Pretty disappointing to talk about the poppability of balloons without acknowledging that sometimes there is an IMBALANCE in the poppability...

[thomasthomasson]

Wozniak jumping that fence was the moment I comprehensively fell in love with him

[bdenver]

Thank you Mr. Horne and co. for making this show accessible outside of the UK. Pretty tumultuous times here in the states and to have this wonderful bunch of lighthearted fun to escape with makes a world of difference. Wish you all the best and hope you are back with more soon! Thanks again

[andrewforbes]

3:50 I believe you'll find that Ed is using "diabetic equipment, " not an epi-pen.

[laurasiatheria_feliformia]

Loved the Banksy hommage - but I mostly love all the artwork of Greg in all the seasons. Big thanks to the artists behind this great ideas!

[JLF]

I would like to see one about the thrones... or rather Greg's throne and Alex's chair. There seem to be a lot of things carved into them, particularly Greg's. What's the story there? When was Alex's seat lowered, and how much height difference is there? (Or maybe Greg's seat was raised. All I know is their seats seemed to be of equal height in series 1 and now Alex's seat looks lower than Greg's.) What else has changed about them over time? What happened to Greg's matching footstool? Have the chairs always had drawers underneath? And how much weight can Greg's chair hold? (I seem to remember Bridgett climbing on it, and I think another time Alex and another contestant sat on Greg's lap.)

[emercycrite]

Mike Wozniak jumping the fence and chasing down and retrieving the flyaway balloon, in a suit no less, is a testament to the fine male physical specimen that he is.

[joshsatterwhite]

Alright Alex, you can't tease us like that, tossing that adorable little baby in the end and not talking about them more.

The next episode better be:

The Story of... PATATAS!

[NestorCustodio]

That "pop up" live task is still some of the best television I've ever witnessed.

[brettcarruthers]

What about a video on the importance/evolution of the Greg themed portraiture each season?

[volch]

Task idea(Hopefully not done yet): Here's 30 balloons, pop them in as many different ways as possible, if you pop a balloon the same way as someone else it isn't counted, most unique ways wins

[ebullen]

Everyone’s reactions (especially Greg and Alex) to the giant balloon popping were great 😂

[violdamor]

“Hello! I’m little Alex Horne”
*Almost takes up the whole door frame*

[theEevee]

Gotta love the balloon-popping ghost! One of my favorite TM characters! You never know when they might make themselves known!!

[homagetogorto]

That famous diabetic equipment, the EpiPen. 3:45

[fugithegreat]

I'm loving these prop episodes, please keep them coming!

[youmagnificentbst]

Ah, these and "my ultimate episode" are so fun to watch! I'm wondering how much more are to come :)

[cannibalbananas]

One sneery sneery - much better way to count than using Mississippis 😂😂

[andreaskarlsson]

Loved the little lesson in the beginning! More of that to tie into the compilations. 😂

[zacharygrouwinkel]

Johnny losing that bundle of balloons was tragic