Taskmaster s18

[TheDevilPuppet]

Tickets available now for series 18 studio tapings;

Mon 13th, Tue 14th, Thurs 16th, Mon 20th & Tue 21st May 2024

https://sroaudiences.com/application.asp?show_id=1453

Now to see who doesn't have / has cancelled shows on these date.

[SteveDave]

If the studio tasks are being filmed in May would that mean they've been filming the house tasks recently?

The Socially Distant Sports Bar podcast have put out two best of's in the last two weeks so that could mean that it's either of Elis James or Mike Bubbins could be a contestant? Bubbins has said previously  that he'd be the Taskmaster but not a contestant but he's got a mortgage to pay and a new TV series to promote.

EDIT- Apparently Elis is in Wales so it might be family related rather than this.

[SirDoris]

Seen some people speculating that Tom Allen doesn't have any tour dates in mid-May. Would be completely unsurprised if he turns up as well, both him and Suzi Ruffell feel like the type who could have been on Taskmaster from the start.

[TheDevilPuppet]

If the studio tasks are being filmed in May would that mean they've been filming the house tasks recently?

Not necessarily - s17 taped their studio records in September and Steve Pemberton said he was doing his tasks while rehearsing Pillowman which ran from June.  So there'd probably need to be a gap of about 2 months.

[Twilkes]

S19 tasks just started filming at the house apparently.

[Captain Z]

Gotta hope some young whippersnapper wins the next Champion of Champions so that we could feasibly be on for a Champion of Champion of Champion of Champions in 2077.

[bigfatheart]

Nah, we all know how that'll go:

[holyzombiejesus]

Seen some people speculating that Tom Allen doesn't have any tour dates in mid-May. Would be completely unsurprised if he turns up as well

God I hope not. One of the few people whose presence would prevent me from watching.

[The Lurker]

Genuinely surprised Tom hasn't been on already

[dontpaintyourteeth]

He's been too busy being on absolutely everything else

[mrfridge]

S19 tasks just started filming at the house apparently.

Dan Skinner / Angelos Epithemiou just cancelled a string of gigs up our way to 'do a play' so the timing could be interesting.

Fake edit: having checked this it does look like he is in a play from May til June so probably not all that interesting after all.

https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2024/03/14/55175/vicki_pepperdine%2C_kiell_smith-bynoe_and_dan_skinner_to_star_in_the_government_inspector#

[Noodle Lizard]

Can't believe they got Sadowitz.

[Twilkes]

Can't believe they got Sadowitz.

"Fuck this moose. You have one hour, eh."

[Claude the Racecar Driving Rockstar Super Sleuth]

Nah, we all know how that'll go:

It'll be Josh Widdecombe.

[TheDevilPuppet]

These start today. Come on CaB, get the lineup leaked...

[lankyguy95]

I'm waiting to go into the first recording right now.

[Rankersbo]

I'm waiting to go into the first recording right now.

But to avoid detection you were born in the 80s and are quite short

[lankyguy95]

I don't know if we have any forum rules on spilling the names, initials, or hints.

[Snrub]

Usually we've had full names behind spoiler tags I think? Not the expert though

[TheDevilPuppet]

I don't know if we have any forum rules on spilling the names, initials, or hints.

No, it's happened here before.  Last season the names were  posted, but I recall a previous season someone just posted hints.

[The Lurker]

Spoiler alert

You can always add an spoiler

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[lankyguy95]

I'll throw you panting dogs some initialled bones

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AZ
BA
ES
JD
RJ

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[Twilkes]

I'll throw you panting dogs some initialled bones

Spoiler alert

AZ
BA
ES
JD
RJ

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If two of those aren't

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Ahmet Zappa and Julia Donaldson

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then I'm not watching.

[jobotic]

Is the last one

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Roy Jay

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?

[Msp1976]

I'll throw you panting dogs some initialled bones

Spoiler alert

AZ
BA
ES
JD
RJ

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I'll have a go, although its very unlikely they'd have an all male line up

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Andy Zaltzman
Babatunde Aleshe
Elliot Steel
Jack Dee
Rhys James

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[Steven88]

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RJ = Rosie Jones?

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[itf]

Can't believe they got

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Ed Sheeran

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[TheDevilPuppet]

I'd go for seat 3 being the comedy-adjacent booking.

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Emma Sidi

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[cakeinmilk]

I'll have a go, although its very unlikely they'd have an all male line up


Andy Zaltzman
Babatunde Aleshe
Elliot Steel
Jack Dee
Rhys James[/spoiler]

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Emma Sidi I reckon

Maybe Joel Dommet or Julia Davis? But Dee has been doing a ton of WIP lately.

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[The Lurker]

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Would also go with Emma Sidi, Rhys James, and Babatunde Aleshe - just because they all follow each other on Instagram

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