Taskmaster series 11

[trabuch]

Mike never got to win an episode - what a casserole.

He won them all.

[vainsharpdad]

I stand corrected, said the man in the orthopaedic shoe.

[MigraineBoy]

On the podcast Alex said there was a very important reason he was dressed as a Roman Centurion for the weighing task, but he wouldn't reveal what it was.  This came after Gamble saying he assumed it was a terrible pun.

Any idea?

[DrGreggles]

100th something?

[Bad Ambassador]

I think this has joined series 5 and 7 in the pantheon. Remarkable that the cast gelled as well as it did, given distancing.

[Norton Canes]

On the podcast Alex said there was a very important reason he was dressed as a Roman Centurion for the weighing task

I assumed the correct weight of his head and feet were written underneath his head band and leg coverings

[Wayman C. McCreery]

I had very high hopes for the series based on the lineup, but I was a bit nervous given how rotten a lot of the tasks were in series 10. I needn't have worried: possibly the best series, definitely the best lineup, certainly the greatest ever contestant. A joy!

I genuinely found Greg and Alex's acting in the series 12 teaser a bit touching: https://twitter.com/taskmaster/status/1395485733494919171

[Virgo76]

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On the podcast Alex said there was a very important reason he was dressed as a Roman Centurion for the weighing task, but he wouldn't reveal what it was.  This came after Gamble saying he assumed it was a terrible pun.

Any idea?

Some weird imperial measurement joke?

[mjwilson]

The real mystery is why the new year's special is on All 4 as "Series 11 Episode 101" instead of episode 0, or having its own series.

[DrGreggles]

Wozniak could be an inspired choice.

Nailed it.

[Virgo76]

Alex came very close to serious injury.

[vainsharpdad]

They should have deducted four points for that

[notjosh]

Promising line-up, and Wozniak could be an inspired choice.

Nailed it.

Beat you to it:

Mike Wozniak feels like a perfect Taskmaster contestant to me.

[Wayman C. McCreery]

On the podcast Alex said there was a very important reason he was dressed as a Roman Centurion for the weighing task, but he wouldn't reveal what it was.  This came after Gamble saying he assumed it was a terrible pun.

Any idea?

There are 60 centurions in a legion, and there have been 60 contestants so far (11 series plus the new year special). Could that be it?

[gilbertharding]

The real mystery is why the new year's special is on All 4 as "Series 11 Episode 101" instead of episode 0, or having its own series.

The New Years Special of Vic Reeves' Big Night Out is listed as an ordinary episode of the second series on All4, if that helps.

[g0m]

Do they tape all the in-studio bits in one day?

either 1 a day or 2 a day seems right? based on series 9 missing katy wix for two episodes?

[Greg Torso]

That was a fantastic finale. Some great moments, especially Woz's prize task reveal and the absolute shambles the team of three made of the team task.

I think I'd have to put it up there with the very best series, maybe only behind 7 and 5. What more can you want from it really? Five great contestants, and mostly great tasks overall.

Completely agree. I've loved this series, almost felt like I was done with Taskmaster after S10 but this was total joy all the time. Definitely up there with the aforementioned S7 & 9. I'm really going to miss these five, especially Woz, obvs.

[RFT]

I find it a little odd that, by the time the second champion-of-champions with the S6-10 winners airs (xmas, presumably) , there'll also be crowned champions for S11 and S12.

[notjosh]

On the podcast Alex said there was a very important reason he was dressed as a Roman Centurion for the weighing task, but he wouldn't reveal what it was.  This came after Gamble saying he assumed it was a terrible pun.

Could it be a reference to something like this?:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaius_Gracchus#Aftermath

Gaius' head was cut off, as Opimius had announced that whoever brought back the head would be paid its weight in gold. When the head measured an astonishing seventeen and two-thirds pounds, it was discovered that Septimuleius, who brought the head, committed fraud by removing the brain and pouring in molten lead

Maybe that was supposed to be the hidden shortcut for this task.