TASKMASTER RANKINGS

i've seen every season of taskmaster uk and taskmaster nz upwards at least 5 times, certain seasons i've rewatched more than that, so i feel i'm qualified to definitely rank every season of taskmaster uk, nz, and who the best (my favorite) contestants are from each. i've also included a little paragraph of miscellaneous thoughts!

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TASKMASTER UK

    1. SERIES 13

    the bit where bridget christie walks very badly during the pedometer task has lifted my spirits on some very difficult days. i also can never get "he put an aubergine in my mouth" out of my head. i have favorite moments of every taskmaster season, but this is the season where basically every joke and bit is my favorite moment, so it goes at the top.

    favorite contestants

    Bridget Christie and Judie Love

    2. SERIES 14

    the task where john kearns is sabatoging the others is one of my favorite solo-tasks they've ever introduced. also fern brady autism queen. i really appreciate the joking semi-antagonism that fern, dara, and john approach every team task together.

    favorite contestants

    Fern Brady and John Kearns

    3. SERIES 9

    the teams in this season are probably my favorite team pairings they've ever done. the old people versus youngsters dynamic is sometimes eye-rolly but the way jo brand and david baddiel worked together vs rose matafeo, ed gamble, and katie wicks was such a hilarious contrast. greg davies himself talks about trying to limit the age-based jokes but they are so fruitful in this group in particular

    favorite contestants

    Rose Matafeo and Ed Gamble

    4. SERIES 12

    the contestant syndergy in this season is OFF THE CHARTS and it made me so happy. morgana robinson call me please i'm free on thursday call me when i'm free on thursday.

    favorite contestants

    Guz Khan and Morgana Robinson

    5. SERIES 11

    the mike wozniak fart task will live in my brain rent free for the rest of my mortal life. this season would be higher in my rankings if not for the fact that i find lee mack quite obnoxious.

    favorite contestants

    Mike Wozniak and Sarah Kendall

    6. SERIES 10

    the task where they had to call a specific phone is one of the only tasks that's made me think "i wish i was a contestant on taskmaster so i got to do this". also one of the first seasons where greg's white person bias is less egregious.

    favorite contestants

    Johnny Vegas and Mawaan Rizwan

    7. SERIES 15

    jenny eclair is the most Strange Old Woman of all time and i'm obsessed with her in every way. also first taskmaster season with a nonbinary contestant!

    favorite contestants

    Frankie Boyle and Jenny Eclair

    8. SERIES 7

    i think if kerry godliman asked me to clap, i would ask how hard. the fact that rhod gilbert is a close friend of greg's does bring a lot of fun light to this season as well, and phil wang's "i haggled for it" bit during EVERY prize task literally never missed.

    favorite contestants

    Kerry Godliman and Phil Wang

    9. SERIES 16

    SUSAN WOKOMA I AM FREE THURSDAY DO YOU WANNA HANG OUT WHEN I AM FREE ON THURSDAY BECAUSE I CAN TOTALLY HANG OUT ON THURSDAY WHEN I AM FREE. the contestant-alex chemistry on this season is also really good. he had some great interactions with each of them. and lucy beaumont in the FIRST EPISODE being like "so you can just break the rules? i never broke the rules" really sets you up for some good fucking tasks

    favorite contestants

    Susan Wokoma and Lucy Beaumont

    10. SERIES 4

    noel fielding is the perfect kind of weirdo and i appreciate his committment to it.

    favorite contestants

    Noel Fielding and Joe Lycett

    11. SERIES 8

    iain sterling's genuine frustration at certain tasks was a 50/50 on whether it was a fun time to watch, but he makes up for it by being charming and funny and having a good time otherwise. lou sanders is one of my favorite kind of taskmaster contestants, which is woman who is an enthusiastic and unapologetic weirdo comedian. i really liked the task where paul couldn't find the ringing phone.

    favorite contestants

    Iain Sterling and Lou Sanders

    12. SERIES 17

    the fact that this series involved both sophie willan flashing the taskmaster stage accidentally AND nick mohammed dressed in an impressive dracula costume for every single one of his tasks? we were given a boon

    favorite contestants

    Sophie Willan and Nick Mohammed

    13. SERIES 5

    nish kumar is the kind of guy that i would love to be friends with if i were british and wasn't a high school senior when this series aired.

    favorite contestants

    Aisling Bea and Nish Kumar

    14. SERIES 6

    one of the first not-in-the-show taskmaster things i watched was alex horne doing a reddit AMA where he was asked something like "who has been the most unpredictable contestant" and he answered liza tarbuck with no hesitation like. she's an icon.

    favorite contestants

    Asim Chaudhry and Liza Tarbuck

    15. SERIES 2

    one of my friends joked that katherine ryan saying she doesn't care about what gender she is makes her the first nonbinary contestant on taskmaster years before mae martin and i thought that was fun.

    favorite contestants

    Katherine Ryan and Joe Wilkinson

    16. SERIES 3

    favorite contestants

    Paul Chowdhry and Rob Beckett

    17. SERIES 1

    favorite contestants

    Josh Widdicombe and Tim Key
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TASKMASTER NZ

    1. SERIES 2

    has there ever been a more triumphant moment in the history of taskmaster than david correos singlehandedly untying all those goddamn shoelaces? i was already familiar with guy montgomery from his work with the mcelroys on death blart but he is truly at his funniest here, and i'm half in love with laura daniel (whose prize tasks this season are UNMATCHED in taskmaster nz history)

    favorite contestants

    Guy Montgomery and David Correos

    2. SERIES 3

    the level of focus and hype that josh thompson brings to every task delighted me, and i would be remiss not to mention chris parker's amazing "hide the body" task. i'm also never gonna stop thinking about every single contestant saying that paul ego has "old radio money" and then him refusing to give paul williams any of it. not fond of how it feels like jeremy wells has a personal grudge against justine smith near the end of the season.

    favorite contestants

    Josh Thompson and Chris Parker

    3. SERIES 5

    abbey howells is the ultimate weirdgirl comedian and i loved every single time she talked about being autistic. i think everyone in this season had such standout moments but special shoutout to paul williams as everyone's favorite character, jean pierre. the silent films task really rocked up in the ratings of one of my favorite aotearoa taskmaster tasks

    favorite contestants

    Abbey Howells and Tofiga Fepulea'i

    4. SERIES 4

    it was so hard picking two favorite contestants this season because they're all absolute delights so i want to make it clear that i loved everyone, not just karen and ray, but karen and ray probably got the most collective laughs out of me. i enjoyed dai henwood's total confidence at everything he tried (and failed), and bubbah has enough charm to fill a stadium.

    favorite contestants

    Karen O'Leary and Ray O'Leary

    5. SERIES 1

    nothing will ever be funnier than the fact that the first season of taskmaster nz has paul williams' literal brother on it. the people's champ indeed. also every time angella dravid spoke i had no idea what would come out of her mouth but i knew it would make me laugh. she brought so much to it.

    favorite contestants

    Angella Dravid and Guy Williams
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TASKMASTER AUS

    1. SERIES 1

    i really don't enjoy how much of this season is dedicated to making nina oyama look like a complete idiot (moreso than any of the other contestants) and as much as i do enjoy a lot of the contestant interactions, it makes it difficult to watch. there's some funny stuff in the middle of all that at least

    favorite contestants

    Nina Oyama and Luke McGregor