Episode 2: What is life?

Episode synopsis

In this episode, the contestants must bring in the weirdest thing to casually have up their sleeve, get the ping pong ball out of a bath tub, do something sus (but not too sus) with a pineapple, move a box over a red line, and do some acting live on stage.

Title context

Takashi Wakasugi states that he’d started thinking about “what is life?”, during studio discussion of his attempt at the ‘Move a box over the red line’ task.

Taskmaster Intro

Hello, and welcome to Taskmaster Australia. If you’re someone who is new to our show because right to disconnect laws have finally given you back your leisure time, welcome. I sure can’t wait to show you the gold standard for how a boss should treat their employees. Wet willy! It could go right in. Competing for the Taskmaster trophy are five comedians. Sorry... four comedians and Lisa McCune. Sorry... three comedians and Tommy Little and Lisa McCune. Sorry, sorry... I’ll start again. Uh, competing are five humans. Sorry... four humans and Dave Hughes.

Note: In 2024, a new ‘right to disconnect’ law was passed in Australia, giving employees the right to ignore work-related communications outside of working hours without fear of reprisal from their employers. Similar laws exist in other countries in Europe and Latin America. During his intro, Tom Gleeson licks his finger and then sticks it into Tom Cashman's ear, giving him a 'wet willy'.

Assistant Intro

And next to me, the guy whose emotional support blanket is all stiff, for some reason. It’s Tom Cashman.

Taskmaster's Sign-off

Well, what have we learnt? Waka taught us what a wenis is by mutilating his, and a poor pineapple learnt that even being a superfood won’t save you from Hughesy’s undies. Good work, Lisa! Don’t forget to thank your agent and the academy.