Melon Buffet - A Taskmaster Discussion Podcast

Not much going on in their lives this week, so Charley & Tara decide to do a free commercial for the Flick Chat mobile app, to try and band their tens of listeners together in one place.  They both question The Taskmaster’s taste in home decor after seeing what Ed stole from his flat. The revelation about the fate of Kerri Godliman’s Taskmaster Trophy sets Tara off on a rant.

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Tara has returned from her first Podcasting conference, with tales of airport drug smuggling, and getting "coked up" in Atlanta.  Katherine Ryan is in studio for Katy Wix, as we go over our usual nonsense analysis of this week's Taskmaster shenanigans and we give out more points to our listeners, and it becomes clear that Charley is a far more magnanimous Taskmaster than Tara.

Comedy Central short with Ed Gamble and Rosie Jones.

Two outtakes from this week's episode:

https://youtu.be/gtSP65AXKE4

https://youtu.be/3FsX5zf-KHE

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Tara has had major technical difficulties (she has gone on a coke-fueled bender in Atlanta), so we have a guest editor this week: Mico - who is a relatively new member of the Taskmaster Army (but we won't hold that against her) - find and follow Mico on Twitter 

The BOSH Queen, Kerry Godliman, has stepped up in-studio, for an ailing Katy Wix. We both agree that Ed is just in it to torture Alex, and doesn’t really care if he wins.  More points are handed out as we reach the halfway point of the series.

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This week we talk FAR too long about board games of all kinds.  We extend the deadline for Points to be awarded from last week. All in all, it's our usual disaster of an episode.

David's Baddiel's Favorite Family Fun Night Activity:  Operation Seelöwe

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After missing one week, we behave like it's their first time making a podcast.  In addition to analyzing the tasks, we talk about drinking, play-doh explosons, and second-hand sex aids for sale on Facebook. We also award the first points in Melon Buffet Master and assign the next set of tasks.  Here's hoping we are back on schedule and not so much of a disaster next episode.

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Charley talks about her experience at the Task 185 picnic and we agree what a star Alex Horne really is.  Tara is still bitter and has nothing going on in her life.  Taskmaster is spreading around the globe.  We decide to pit our tens of listeners against each other in low-stakes competition.

Chortle coverage of the Task 185 Picnic

Taskmaster gets two more international versions.

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It should be no surprise to anyone at this point, but Charley and Tara babble on about all sorts of nonsense for an excessive amount of time before they finally get around to discussing the tasks and we spend far too much time discussing why Aubergines are called Eggplants in America (Seriously.  We even had to cut out a whole tangent about the zucchini/courgette debacle).  We're sorry... enjoy.

Click HERE to hear Alex Horne's secret phone message.

Rose Matafeo gets her own series.

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In our Series 9 preview, we start by having a bit of a catch up:  Charley talks about what she did at EdFringe this year, and Tara has a faint brush with Hollywood.  Then in our “research” of the new batch of contestants, Charley has ALL the bullet points, and Tara has forgotten how to read… or speak.  Honestly, you could save yourself some time and just go to the Wikipedia pages for each contestant, if you would rather not hear us yammering about it.

Some of the things we mention:

Insane in the Men Brain Podcast, with Rich Wilson

Nick Helm

Rob Kemp

Ed Gamble

Taskmaster Interviews:

Meet the Contestants

Interview with Greg & Alex

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Charley & Tara talk a LOT of shit... literally.  We're SO sorry.  The series 8 finale is bittersweet, but we also talk about what we have to look forward to in series 9, as well as how the podcast might operate in between series.

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In what turns out to be our longest episode yet, we go off track almost right from the start.  We start off with some religious text, and then learn more about our cultural differences, through discussion of strippers, porn mags, and sandwiches.

If you, too, would like to join our study group, pick up a copy of The Bible In Cockney

Alex Horne and John Robins were in Scotland for some Bad Golf.

Sian Gibson finally gets to be a Princess

Mark Watson has an Audible special coming out in August.

Romesh Ranganathan's Midlife Crisis

Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse didn't check Trip Advisor before booking into this hotel.

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