Rhod Gilbert & James Acaster on their Taskmaster Arguments | The Froth Podcast
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From Episode 39 of The Froth with Rhod Gilbert, Sian Harries & Friends.
This episode’s friend is James Acaster.
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Just released on the channel: Rhod challenges James and Sian to a Panda Quiz where James talks back to his new Taskmaster
Did you guys stop doing the podcast?
It's funny seeing how obvious it is that Rhod never watched the show while James has clearly watched their season multiple times.
Rhod is best friends with Greg, it’s impossible that he had never watched it before.
@@elftax I don't watch or listen to things my friends do. They've been friends since a very young age. Greg has been on TV for many years, and doing stand up for even longer. Rhod probably hasn't seen everything he's done and vice versa.
@@TheBumblingMum i'm pretty sure in one of rhods old t.v shows he's stated he doesn't really watch tele in general despite been on it, so its highly believable he has barely seen anything gregs in, they've performed stand up together, they've been on tv together they've experienced their jobs together so why need to watch what the other person does, i get it.
I think he's replayed that garage door closing scene In his head many many times. 😆
@@elftax He might have watched old seasons on tv, but it makes sense to not watch the series he's on, I mean who wants to watch themselves.
I love that Alex Horne is just an evil, cackling menace behind everyone's back.
His name is Little Alex Horne. He’s only 6 foot 2.
He's the real Taskmaster.
yes he truly works in the shadows as the secret master
@@grahamstrouse1165 No his name is Alex Horne but Greg calls him "Little Alex Horn", something which Alex Horne mum hates!
@@rays5163 Nothing secret about it, the show was devised and created by Alex Horne and Alex chose Greg to host it, as Alex prefers to be a side kick.
Rhod on Taskmaster was just ADHD fuelled the whole time. James's anger at the extension task is a clip I rewatch all the time 😂😂
See now it's funny, because I always felt like the brilliance of Rhod on Taskmaster was most highlighted by the Extension team task ... unlike everyone else, who usually immediately panics, he spends a few seconds at the start of every task just standing still, thinking about it, and then come up with his brilliant bizareness. Rhod and James are two of my favorite TM contestants of all time; both separately and as nemeses.
As someone with ADHD I know full well looking at something that is of utter importance and just going blank and ignoring all of it except some random useless thing I was thinking about, but still thinking "oh this is so great, everyone is going to love me and I'll be the hero", but then everyone getting mad at me for being an idiot.
Right in the feels.
@@KyuubiSam literally it's like "ohohoho I am SO genius" and then you do the thing, and it is less genius than you originally thought.
Edit I also have ADHD I forgot to disclose that
@@emmad4308 Haha absolutely right!!
And, omg that "ohohoho" is such a perfect laugh for the ADHD brain XD XD
That outside the box thinking though - it snagged him the best solution!
The detail of Alex nodding at Jessica to break the prize makes that entire bit so much better.
I wish we could see that uncut bit 😭
I recently saw a compilation of all of James' non-responsive reactions to Alex's greetings...so many of them, so funny. The glances James gave Alex EVERY time he attempted to greet him...priceless.
It's unfortunate for us deaf/hard-of-hearing people that hearing people take it so personally when you "ignore" their verbal greeting.
I know James did it intentionally, but I do it unintentionally all the time, when hearing people talk at the back of my head and I don't hear them.
I bring it up because it has real world consequences (D/HH people in the US disproportionately affected by police violence because we don't respond to verbal commands).
Did Acaster ever explain that?
I loved that his response was "it wasn't part of the task"
@@baalrog887 He did tweet "Bye, Alex!" after the series had ended.
@@janeeyre1990
I'm autistic so I have auditory processing issues and I agree with you.
The arguments between Rhod and James made season 7 of Taskmaster the best. Add to that, Greg purposely stirring things up and Jess acting as peacekeeper and it was a recipe for greatness/stupidity/madness.
gotta include Phil Wang's wang, and Kerri Godleyman's 'bosh!'
Definitely the ultimate season. I'd love to see a rematch
I'm pretty sure Jess is an axe murderer though....
I loved Jess! She was a nice addition to that chaotic mess 😂 and I’ve read of people not liking Kerry but her competitiveness made the show more fun.
@@sofiaguerrero0969 was never a big fan of Kerry on the show. She was one of a few that wasn't all that funny and just did the tasks. The fact she scored very highly despite all that annoyed me a little as it made it less likely I'd see James or Jess back for Champion of Champions.
Honestly this to me just speaks of Alex's confidence at what he can get the production team to do. That? Ya, they'll be able to unsmash that, sure.
Alex Horne: other people's presents might get smashed, but that's a sacrifice I'm willing to make
Conversations about contestants time on Taskmaster a few years after they were on it is always great to listen to
One of my favourites was an episode of Room 101 where Frank Skinner and Romesh Ranganathan talked about that time Romesh put his actual wedding ring up as a prize, Josh Widdecombe won the episode, and subsequently Romesh's wedding ring. Romesh approached Josh after the show like "That was just for the telly right, could I get that back?", Josh responds with "I think you'll find I'm perfectly entitled to keep it" xD
@@robbiekeen2644 outside of anything Taskmaster related
@@georgercop surprisingly enough, I can see that widdecombe fellow being a bell end.
@@allaussietraveller9879 Iirc, they're friends outside the show, and he did give the ring back...eventually.
I love Rhod's explanation of why he closed the door. As another ADHDer I relate to it so much which makes the explanation so much funnier.
ADHD: blind to half of everything, can't stop noticing the other half.
@@joshuamartin7756 Isn't that the truth!
@@joshuamartin7756 This is so accurate I'm getting goosebumps
Knowing Alex gave the nod like a villain mastermind is hilarious
If Taskmaster ever gets cancelled, they have hundreds of hours of outtakes and edits. We would all watch every minute.
They should release it all anyway because it would just make it more better than it already is.
Rhod seemed like a genuine psycho killer when he tied up Alex.
He was so casual about making the restraints tighter, then went off to make some lunch. I laughed soooooooo hard. ❤️
He did think to ask if Alex wanted something, at least :D That could also be seen as rubbing it in. "You're dead stuck there, mate. Lunch will be gone by the time you're out, so shall I bring it over?"
Basically confirms Alex Horne really is OG Squid Game
Baddiel was right
Alex as the Sith Lord behind everyone just like "Do It" is so on brand for Taskmaster XD
I tell you what - they are describing a LOT of behind the scenes moments I would pay to see.... I'd watch a whole season of Taskmaster outtakes and cockups. Bickering, alliance making... I mean the same goes for all the other shows these guys are on - BUT - in particular TM. If anyone can get the B roll footage that was not shown - lets see it. I think there is a huge market for people getting access to off-camera moments on pretty much any popular show. Hell they could call it Dave 3.0 and only run B-clips... If you're a fan of the show you'll lap it up.
honestly i'd love to see a full unedited episode with everything left in, even if its hours long i'd watch it all
@@micahc2300 I know they have now gone back to the "old" format but did you watch the James Corden show during the pandemic when basically the crew were the audience for months? It's brilliant. The first few you're like "Hmmm, Nah".... 6 episodes later you can't wait to find out what Hagar did last weekend..... A much better format than just a bunch of happy clappers. I think film / TV companies need to realise that their audience has matured - we actually WANT the bad recordings - yes by all means release the A roll stuff first, but a week later follow up with the B roll. As fans of pretty much ANY show.... we want it.
A whole Dave channel full of outtakes is genius
I would pay extra for Taskmaster behind the scene stuff as a DVD or other thing that I could order into Finland.
@@Nagarath16 I'm sure you have already thought of it but just in case - may I suggest a VPN? I pay £2.33 per month and can basically access anything, with a little messing about. Don't bother with the free ones - you only get about 200Mb per month or something stupid (not even a full TV episode). Hopefully Gregg, Alex and the others will read these comments and do something about releasing the BTS footage - there's clearly a demand for it. Anything that they decided was too dodgy to broadcast with James Acaster in I definitely want to see. And something tells me there was a LOT of Sally Phillips footage we never saw. If we all keep talking about it online, hopefully they will do something.
James's tv persona is so much more chaotic than his casual version and I like them both a lot, it's like watching even more James.
Season 7 of Taskmaster is the single greatest season of television ever made.
Which episode did Jess drop the porcelain castle?
NZ season 2 is also god mode brilliant
I love that...the happier Rhod gets..the less he can see. He has the best smile.
Would love to see the uncut version of Jess smashing the statue! Especially the little devil Alex Horne
We're loving reading the comments! We have another video with James coming very soon. Subscribe so you don't miss it.
Just found out about the podcast. This is glorious, gotta love some rhod in the morning 😏
@@CreamAle Welcome! May your mornings be frothy and bright
Rhod and his wife, Sian together in a podcast! Looking forward to hearing from the woman who put up with "staying in garage in Van"! Thanks for this from Massachusetts, USA!
I've been wanting to say this for so long... it wasn't the juice, but that the bean was dry and shrunk!
@@marywood8794 And I get that reference!!! There’s this scattered group of us American fans of British comedy who’ve watched ALL the shows. But what only find each other in CZcams comments sections. Shouldn’t we at least have a subreddit? 😉
Bravo Jess for the commitment to the joke. I support a menacing Knappett.
Imagine bringing back the glued-together prize to a future taskmaster series and it gets broken every time.
It’s crazy the winners don’t keep the prizes at the end they go back to the people who brought it that’s why they didn’t want her to smash it
I would LOVE a Taskmaster XL that a bit longer and had more of the usually unseen studio banter in it
Love it! Could listen to Rhod and James talk Taskmaster all day.
They do sometimes put outtakes on CZcams so I hope they can find that unseen moment.
One of my favourite TM tasks was recreating classic video games. James's GTA and Rhod's Space Invaders were pure genius.
I don't think they would upload it. Or would kinda ruin the stakes for the prize task if they outright admitted that it's fake
@@MrJunga what's fake? Do you genuinely think the winner was bringing the prizes home?
@@carolemercier7704 I don't, but I bet there are a lot of people who do. The whole argument kinda hinges on the stakes, or at least the illusion of stakes.
If they outright admit that they aren't waging their wedding ring or whatever then what's the point?
@@MrJunga I mean, no one really brought anything of great sentimental value since like season 3, maybe.
Also, if one's more than 12 years old, I kind of hope they realise that no one is gonna keep someone else's wedding ring, for instance.
@@carolemercier7704 I bet there's a lot of people tuning in who never really thought about it that hard. Regardless I think there's a reason why they keep up the facade, the task loses a lot of comedic value as soon as they stop pretending.
People sometimes forget that Alex is the creator and producer for taskmaster. Him playing Greg's assistant is just part of the schtick.
I think it's only americans that think that, on the count of being a bit 'slow'
Who?
@@t.c.4321 bit rude dude. I’m American. I watch a lot of British tv shows and it’s beyond clear (at least to me) that Alex is the mastermind. He’s a very very smart man, didn’t he go to one of the best universities in England? And he leads the Horne section which is very successful. He plays his part perfectly and if I recall correctly it was not only his idea to make the show but to specifically have Greg host rather than him. There is almost nothing that man won’t do for the sake of comedy and I for one applaud him for it. I’m sure those less familiar with British tv might mistake him for the silly assistant he portrays but to call us all dumb is a bit much.
@@NikkiDoesStufff Yeah that was uncalled for, there are "slow" people everywhere.
@@t.c.4321this whole comment was based on nothing but a pathetic feeling of “superiority” over americans
I noticed his little smile james was talking about. It was like the little approval he always needed.
Rhod and James' rivalry in season 7 is one of the many reasons why that season is hands-down the best of the entire show
I really enjoyed the arguments between Rhod and James in series 7. There are certain other arguments in other series where I felt uncomfortable but the ones in series 7 never felt like that to me and it's fun to see them laughing about them here.
Rhod was just surprised by the acceptance because he was essentially the villain of the series. So much was (in jest, of course) mean-spirited or over-the-line like how he got Alex's pants off in almost one task each episode or how he snuck into Greg Davies' home to film him while he was sleeping for a prize task. But the audience and probably the general public looks pretty kindly on a little light bondage, especially if Alex is the one being tied up, and the ingenuity of the work-around clinched the positive reaction.
Finally an indication of what actually happens to the stuff contestants bring on for the prize task - it sure seems that the winner doesn't gain full possession!
Especially in the early seasons when you have things like wedding rings being put up!
I went to see James Acaster in Toronto on Saturday, i took a hula hoop but the theatre wouldnt let me take it in haha
The extension building is my favourite task in taskmaster, and now I know that Rhod wasn't intentionally sabotaging James and Phil, he has become my favourite contestant. Also the bean thing was because he measured a bean with an unusual length, which would have been resolved by finding the mean (average) length of multiple beans in the tin which was the namesake of the episode.
Yeah, it wasn’t so much that he was judged unfavorably because of a technicality, but that his numbers ballooned because he started with an unusually sized bean
He had to find the mean bean
The extension task playback was one of the funniest moments on Taskmaster. The series built up the tension to the perfect level. Absolutely loved that series along with 4 and 9.
Rhod and James made the season so fun! Honestly I want a series 7 reunion on taskmaster and see just how mad everyone can go!!
James keep saying, "You SAW the building materials."
As someone who also has ADHD, I assumed that Rhod didn't even really see the building materials in the garage.
If you're hyperfocused on one crazy scheme, your brain isn't going to pay attention to things irrelevant to that scheme.
Maria from the Norway Taskmaster is similar.
Yeah I found it odd that James couldn't believe that, and figured he must be playing up his disbelief for laughs...then realized not everyone has ADHD 😅
I just finished Kongen Befaler and Maria had me in stiches! She's great!
@@henrykramer365 Yeah but let's be real I don't think James falls under "people who don't have ADHD"
Hi. maving adhd explains so much...
@@TPHRyan I do think James may perhaps be neurologically diverse but I don’t think it is ADHD.
I love listening to past contestants reminisce. Also the extra bits is wonderful. I think I'd gladly work for free on Taskmaster just to be able to see everything that happens.
Sidenote: Happy Birthday to whom it may apply.
"I backed you up!"
"Well, now you can back into a satsuma, and shove it up your ass!"
Still the best interaction ever! 😂
Love to get Jessica on for her view on the story!
A rare moment where CZcams actually unearths something I was totally unaware of, namely, this channel, and I'm hooked. AMAZING
I hope you're well, Rhod. You're wonderful.
As a huge Taskmaster fan, this felt like group therapy
If they released the full unedited tapings fans would *DEFINITELY* watch them. All 3.5 hours!
Rhod on Taskmaster was the best thing ever. The creepy Greg video still also has me creasing.
my favorite part was 5:46 when they cut to some guy laughing that hadn't appeared at all in the video
He appeared in video around 26 seconds & 8:29 too.
@@arsenal3877 gross
edit: guy edited his comment to make mine look foolish but he originally said "he came at 26 seconds" and HE'S NOT GETTING AWAY WITH IT
@@andracatheduckking257 Not to make you look fool! he came more than once so added that
Every podcast needs a hype man
@@TheFrothPodcast 😂
Get well soon Rhod.
I've become a huge fan of Rhod and James because of Taskmaster. You were both brilliant.
I loved seeing James not playing his on stage persona. He seems so... normal.
He's lovely 🥰
You should listen to his podcast with Ed Gamble...
@@carlalopes8060I've seen some videos where they go to sweets shops and James describes the flavor to Ed because Ed is diabetic. Awesome stuff.
@@charliehorse1967those are great but in the podcasts you ear a lot of personal stories envolving their comedian friends which are hilarious and James shows a lot of his true self 😂
The extension thing is exactly the sort of thing I'd do because of ADHD. I'd see all the construction materials and my brain would say "that's far too much to think about, so I'm going to pretend I didn't see that."
Wow! The production team did a great job in restoring the ceramic back to its former gory....
Yeah that 'nah fair play' moment in taskmaster was amazing and it's still my favourite series.
This was my favorite season, and these two are the main reason why.
I love how James corrects the ages of his nephews. "6 and 9" then "7 and 9"
There are fathers who don't know exactly how old their kids are
Agreed! Loved that bit, as an auntie myself
that's pretty rare I think
@@jobansand Definitely not rare.
@@BaldMancTwat It's pretty shitty though. Lots of crap parents out there, no need to set the bar so painfully low.
Oh crap! The kids!
Taskmaster is one of the only television shows I genuinely loved in the past 2 decades. So original. And that series with you two was the best one.
Genuinely happy to have stumbled on this podcast! Loving the Taskmaster BTS discussions
That was so much fun! I really enjoyed the podcast and was even happier when I saw this bit on youtube.
Side note, I never noticed before but Rhod has a really nice laugh.
really great to see/hear this chat, one of the best series of Taskmaster. Thank you.
Really great to see the video, see the auto-generated closed captions, and somewhat hear the audio as a hard-of-hearing fan with ADHD.
I don't know if our boi Rhod is this way with his ADHD, but a lot of neurodivergent (ND) people need audio and visual stimuli combined to process and understand the information. Audio plus video plus captions, not just audio in isolation like the radio or a video with audio but no captions.
Not to mention that non-native English speakers / English language learners often need captions, especially if they're not familiar with particular accents or dialects of English.
Communicating information via all sensory modalities available makes it accessible to as many people as possible.
So a big thank you from me too!
🤟🤟🤟
I was searching for some Rhod content around on the internet but it all just couldn't scratch that spot. Then I found this podcast. The itch is gone now and I've spend way too long doing stuff I should have done days ago, like folding laundry and the dishes, without noticing the time has gone by. My home now looks like it's power washed and professionally polished without me having felt time go by because of this great show. Thanks Rhod and friends!
I love how this has continued with Rhod taunting James about the extension. Carry on.
What a great little video, instantly cheered me up. The extension situation is one of my favorite taskmaster bits, genuinely could never understand how James was so betrayed lol
I recommended Taskmaster to a friend a while ago and suggested she start with season 7, mainly because of Rhod.
You should also recommend The Froth 😀
@@TheFrothPodcast When I wrote that comment, I had heard of the Froth for all of five minutes =)
I was at the recording for the first episode on series 7 and there was an extensive bit by James and Rhod about how Greg had groomed James as a youth, that was never going to be on TV. Hilarious
When Rhod threw the javelin into the caravan was the funniest / most insane shit ever.
James should have asked Rhod if Alex used that toilet paper during that task...😹😹😹
That series of Taskmaster was just outstanding. I loved it. So many classic, quotable, rewatchable moments. And the outtakes are hilarious.
3:35 honestly ADHD can sometimes feel like it's early onset dementia, especially on a bad day.
Also just a heads up for my fellow ADHDers with a uterus, apparently menopause and perimenopause REALLY makes the ADHD much worse to the point that people have been investigated for dementia, but no it's just ADHD.
This isn't relavent in much way to the video, which is great btw a new podcast to listen to!!!
Really? Omg, thanks for mentioning. I haven't heard about this. My mum had some really rough years that we still haven't found an adequate explanation for. This might be it. I'll look into it. Thank you for the heads up! Then I can prepare myself as well
@@DjurslandsEfterskole no problemo!! Glad to have been helpful!!
I only recently learnt about it myself (definitely experienced it personally with the joys of the ✨ menstrual cycle✨); I'd recommend using search terms like ADHD menstrual cycle, ADHD and menopause etc. For a starting point if you want to find out more information.
Unfortunately, it's not an area that a ton of research has been done in, but it's beginning to pick up (found one journal article from last year for example).
Long story short, dopamine is involved as always and progesterone I believe is as well.
Good luck to yourself as well, and my support to your mother because ADHD is hard enough to manage without hormonal changes and fluctuations, and going through that with no idea of what is happening sounds horrific.
Oh this is important, my mom and I both have ADHD along with other health conditions. Mine are mainly pelvic and exacerbated by hormonal changes, so I want to be ready.
Need to get going (to hang out with my mom, funnily enough), but commenting so I can come back to this later.
Fellow ADHD folx, do me a solid and @ me to help me remember. 🤟
Fun fact! You know how dopamine deficiency cause most symptoms in ADHD? Well, it's also a key part of dementia. And there have been studies that have shown that ADHDers are more likely to get dementia, so. that's stressful
@@lighinz137 oh boy oh boy that is a fun fact!!! Heck!!!
I love hearing about that behind-the-scenes moment - it’s one they’d never release because everyone drops personas. I would love to see it though!
Rhod has a podcast with Sian?! I'd been waiting for the BBC Radio Wales one to come back for so long that I didn't even think to check if he'd made another!! Amazing
brilliant insight into Rhod's thinking process with the tasks! am so grateful that these two were on the same team. Great podcast, you guys!! love, from Malaysia
What I would not give to have that footage of Greg and Rhod loosing their minds and Alex giving a slight nod 😂
I love Rhod tried to be clever and ended up doing the stupidest thing during the extension bit.
So good. Thank you for this.
I love seeing/hearing James on podcasts when he's just being himself!
Their series was my absolute favorite! I'm so glad to see them chatting again
Great to see you and James getting along!
This was just great. I need more behind the scenes and outtakes from taskmaster in my life
this was a very lovely watch, smiled the whole way through
Rhod and James seem so much alike and I think thats part of why they tended to butt heads. A show with them would be hilarious.
I am very happy to have discovered this channel! Thank you for sharing your delightful stories with us!
Oh this was one of my favorite seasons of Task Master. Brilliant cast!
You and James are what makes Series 7 my absolute favorite!! Please do more behind-the-scenes-like interviews!
Love the videos. Keep them up! Much love from Canada 🇨🇦
James is always sitting the furthest away from a microphone I’ve ever seen a podcaster sit.
As a fan from the US very happy to find this!
I would give anything for them to release an unedited version of task master
I'm probably in the minority, but I really liked Rhod when he hosted Buzzcocks. I was sad that it was the last series ever, but the show had run it's course.
Its still running and now hosted by Greg Davies!
I'm totally with you. As sharp as Amstell was, by the the end of his run I thought the show had become too mean spirited and frankly predictable. Rhod made it more engaging for me again.
Still running!
@@katiewookie2498 You just made my day. Cheers!
@@Phyracy what a refreshing change that made to my usual online interactions 🤣 so cheers yourself! 🍻
We've needed this for so long. Feels like closure
Oh man, that was the best season of taskmaster, mostly thanks to you guys.
We need that extended cut of the Taskmaster episode!
James actually is a fan of the show. You can tell by the way he talks!
I love James and Rhod. What a team. They play great against each other. I sincerely wish they. Would work more together.
This is brilliant and so hilarious too. Well worth the listen when they talk Taskmaster as Rhod and James were amazing and made the tasks so enjoyable to watch
I was in the audience for the candle holder ornament chaos episode and I've always wondered what happened to it!!!!
Brilliant insights of off-camera action.
The podcast I needed to find today. Have a great day all.
How have I just found this? Such a great chat.
James and Rhod were hilarious!!!
One of my favorite seasons! ❤️❤️❤️
This was great! I have just started watching Taskmaster, and your season with James is the best! I've found so many new funny people, thank you for the laughs.
I needed this 😫😫😫