Oh god, every so often I still wince in sympathy for Joe Wilkinson.

James Acaster refusing to acknowledge Alex throughout the show is one of the greatest recurring gags ever.

I’ve spent way too much time at night watching clips of Mortimer on “Would I Lie to You?”

I just want Hulu to license “8 out of 10 cats does countdown” and “your face or mine” and “would I lie to you”

Such an amazing show.  Alex Horne is an amazing comedian in his brilliant ideas, but also his subversive take on the straight man role.  Some of the best tv there is.
You linked the exercise balls, but not the operatic, emotional roller-coaster in the same episode, the “throw this potato in the hole” task? Genuinely…

Every thing with Bob Mortimer is absolutely golden. 

If you want to get a perfect sense for this show, watch the “Eat As Much Of A Watermelon As Possible In A Minute” task from Season 1, Episode 1. Unofficial not-super-quality link provided below.

Nice to see this show get some well deserved stateside love. I’m only a recent convert (since they started putting episodes on YouTube), but it’s been a show I’ve evangelized about ever since to anyone who has even a passing interest in comedy/panel shows/British TV. Some of the funniest TV I’ve seen this year. 

Every episode with Bob Mortimer is absolutely golden. 

Wow, an article about Taskmaster. What a delightful surprise! This is probably my favorite task:

Joan...As a fully grown, pansexual female who has done a lot, and has let a lot be done to me, THIS ARTICLE IS TOO FUCKING MUCH.

Coogan gets a lifetime pass for Alan Partridge. That's just a perfectly made comedy character. 

I wish we could get some WILTY over here. (It’s on YouTube, but not reliably.) Bob Mortimer’s stories alone...

I enjoyed it more than this review would suggest. As a Briton, Phillip Green’s thoroughly Hell-worthy crimes are fresher in my mind, which might have given it some extra welly. Murthi’s dead right about it being overstuffed, though, but it’s still worth a go. I’ll go B-.

okay, let’s talk about the elephant in the room - those are some white fucking teeth.

organized via a maddening time-hopping structure

On the other hand, Isla Fisher in a toga.

I’ve not heard of this filmmaker before, but all of the movies you described sound intensely my thing.

He's been gone for a while, and sometimes you forget just what a terrible writer Todd VanDerWerff truly is. Whether he's reaching for eloquence and grabbing a handful of air: