Good evening, my name is Louis Morissette, and I am the Taskmaster.
Over the past few weeks, I have devised a series of tasks
for five beloved comedians to complete.
Together, we'll discover what they did, and how they did it.
As the Taskmaster, I'll hand out points to the most deserving contestants,
based on highly subjective and ambiguous criteria.
The winner of the season
will take home the greatest prize in television history:
a replica of my head... in gold!
"Saxo-Fanny"
Thank you, thank you!
Keep the applause going for the real stars of Noovo:
Alex Perron...
...Virginie Fortin...
Wooo!
...Arnaud Soly...
...Richardson Zéphir...
...and Bianca Gervais!
He sacrifices his time, his health, and his body for this show.
Please welcome the man who has no respect for himself:
Antoine Vézina!
Thank you very much.
I do put a lot of myself into this show.
Do you think it's too big of an effort, Taskmaster?
Well, you're compensating for my lack of effort.
Oh boy! Am I supposed to be compensating for you?
Oh my god! Let's go! - Haha!
Do you know what they're playing for tonight?
What?
Well, as usual, they've each brought in an item.
Yes. - They had to respect a theme.
Yes, they had to respect a theme.
I'll repeat that for Richardson:
they had to respect a theme.
Tonight we're looking for the most surprising item from their closets.
Hm! - Oh, geez!
I've seen a few things from Alex's closet already.
I'm afraid.
Let's start with Arnaud.
So, I went with...
Folks may not know that I have this other side to myself...
I do private shows at home.
Oh come on! - It's true.
Is it?
In public, I play the flute with my nose,
but at home, I play the saxophone with my ass, and...
I'm not surprised.
I wouldn't be surprised if you were wearing them now.
Maybe I am.
Thank you. No, uh...
Let's see what Alex brought in.
Yes. It's an original jacket from Madonna's 1990 tour.
Wow!
That's not surprising. - Of course not.
I just wanted to show it to you.
Is that worth a lot, Alex? Like, if we were to sell it?
You didn't respect the theme. - It's worth a lot.
So if anyone else wins it and tries to sell it, I'll kill them.
Oh!
Have fun! We're here to have fun.
Well, under threat, let's see what Virginie brought in.
Yes! This is what I wore to the Gémeaux awards in 2022. [Gemini French Canadian TV awards]
It really looks like I'm riding a flamingo.
So I found it... - Wow. - Yes. What?
It doesn't seem like anyone believes me.
Oh no, we believe you. - Let's see Bianca's item.
Yes, it's just as bad.
This... - Oh!
This is a genuine bathrobe. ['Charlotte's World']
True fans will recognise it. [Bianca starred in this soap opera as a teen]
That said, it's proof that I'm the one who discovered Charlotte Cardin. [award-winning singer from Montreal]
And that makes me really proud.
I had the nose for it even at 16.
Oh no, Bianca's pulling a Richardson.
Hey!
You kept his for last.
Look how much fun we're having! - This is going to be bad.
Let's see Richardson's item.
Oh my god!
That's... Rich's?
That's not mine.
The producers must be playing a joke on me.
Uh, that's definitely yours.
I think we have proof.
Wow!
Well, I also play saxophone with my ass in private.
More like 'saxo-fanny'.
"Saxo-fanny!" - "Saxo-fanny!"
"Saxo-fanny".
We need to... - "Saxo-fanny."
You have to score them.
5 points to everyone.
Hang on, hang on. - We need to take some action.
Nobody respected the theme.
I agree.
I'm giving everyone zero points.
What!?
No points to anyone.
Mine's a jacket from the official 1990 tour collection!
Go look at the red carpet photos from the 2022 Gémeaux awards.
It's true! - Louis?
She rode one!
You're saying my item is on the same level as that?
Yes!
Hey, that's a relic from 'Monde de Charlotte'!
It's a cult classic!
You can't find it on DVD anywhere.
You can't find it anywhere.
I have to tighten things up, here.
Good. - First task, please.
They had to do...
...something...
...with... something.
What?
Antoine!
Rich!
Woo!
How are you?
Good, and you? - I'm good.
Ah! My god... perfect.
That was so gentle.
Ah!
That's dangerous.
What?
Not only did it startle me, it could have hit me.
So... I can't even read, I'm in such a state.
Take your time.
Oof!
"Throw something..."
"Throw something into something."
"Most unbelievable throw wins."
"You have 10 minutes to plan your throw,"
"then 10 minutes to pull it off."
"Your time starts... now!"
10 minutes to prepare.
You know, like a disc.
Unbelievable!
Yeah...
Well...
I could throw myself into...
...ballet-jazz.
Okay!
Alright. This is a simple one.
In fact, it's pretty open-ended.
There are hundreds of possibilities.
"Throw something into something"...
Exactly.
So I'm sure they're going to wow us with this one.
They had lots of freedom. Maybe too much.
Let's have a look.
Oh boy! Let's start with Alex.
Oh yes! Off to a great start!
"Throw something into something."
Ah! It's the most unbelievable throw.
Unbelievable. - It doesn't have to be from far away.
Far away could be unbelievable. - Not necessarily.
That's the thing. - Exactly.
I'm whipping out my Cirque du Soleil skills.
You have those? - Of course!
I used to be a clown in Cirque du Soleil [he didn't].
What?! - You didn't know that?
No. - Yes. So...
I'm going to bounce my shuttlecock before letting it drop into the bucket.
Wow!
I used to do this in 'Alegría'. [Cirque du Soleil show that premièred in '94]
Oooh! Hey!
That's how the clowns in Cirque du Soleil speak.
That's true.
One, two, three, four,
five, six, seven.
It doesn't bounce like a real shuttlecock.
It didn't fall into...
I didn't get to 10 yet.
Okay.
But maybe five will be sufficient.
Okay, well, let's aim for five.
Hmm.
It can fall into either of them.
It could be after three bounces, as well.
I think we'll be good with four.
Something into something. - Yes.
One, two, three, four!
That's so funny!
That's fucking funny!
I'm ready. - Perfect.
Oh! Ah!
One more try and I'll be ready to go.
Oh! Ah!
Just one more and we'll do it.
Oh! Ah! Woah!
Oh! Ah! Oh! Ah!
Argh!
Oh! Ah!
Ah, Alex! This is unbearable.
Ah!
Ah... Ah!
Yes! Okay.
Taskmaster...
Oh! Ah! Oh! Ah!
Are you proud of yourself?
I love what I do.
Ha, ha! - Bravo!
I'm looking forward to the all-star episode.
I'll be there, my man!
I'll be there.
He'll be there in the audience, going, "Let's go!"
So... - Please tell me that was the worst one.
Well, we're not aiming for quality...
Let's go with quantity, and Virginie, Arnaud, and Bianca's attempts all at once.
Yes! - Oh my god!
I have an idea. - Okay.
Lie down.
I'll throw some stuff into your mouth.
And I'll surround you with flowers.
What are you going to be throwing?
Are you throwing my life up to heaven?
No, no, you'll see.
It's like a festive celebration.
Do you want me to throw it back to you?
No, look. It's coming back, sort of.
Because there's lots of wind and it's a thin frisbee.
My aim is to propel...
Propel?
...snacks into your mouth.
Do we have any protective goggles?
Would you like some? - Well, I don't know.
Perfect.
I've seen you throw things all season.
That's very insulting.
I'm going to go with balls.
Okay.
Maybe it'd be more impressive if I threw them over my shoulder without looking.
Maybe ballet-jazz is a better idea.
I'm worried about my hand.
Okay. That was the prototype.
Is my ass aligned with the pot?
Okay.
Let's start with bagels.
But those are big.
But since you think I have no aim,
I'll have a greater chance of succeeding.
Are they fluffy or dense?
They look dense to me.
That's pretty funny.
Be careful, there. - Yes, thank you. - Okay.
Hey! That was pretty close. A little harder.
A little too high.
Uh, completely off.
Okay.
Because it has to be pretty impressive.
I know.
Like... Like this.
Okay.
Don't move, Antoine.
Is she for real?
Two, one... Open your mouth!
Argh!
You don't have anything smaller?
Yes. Cheese cubes. - I'm on board with that.
Too far. A little too far.
Ooh! - Seriously?
Okay. Do you think I'm properly aligned?
No. Uh, now, maybe.
In three, two, one...
Argh!
Woah!
Yay!
I dressed up... - Okay.
...to distract from how my throw won't be unbelievable.
This is for your safety. - That's great. Thank you.
Okay.
You don't have anything for my hands?
Three, two...
Hey! That's excellent!
Yes!
Wow!
♪ La la la ♪
♪ La la la... ah ♪
Let's go!
I don't know why I dressed up.
My goodness, Bianca, you almost killed our Antoine.
But I thought it was beautiful because Antoine...
We think can torture him to our heart's content, but then he sets a limit.
At some point, he said, "Bagels are a no."
That surprised me. - My dental insurance...
And they looked super fresh, too. - Oh man!
Virginie went back to her trusty cardboard tube.
That cardboard tube has been my friend all season.
Less so the outfit.
That was a little too much freedom, for me.
But Arnaud had a different idea.
Yeah, not sure if it...
And he tried it out.
Throwing himself into ballet-jazz.
I could always throw myself into...
...ballet-jazz.
Yes!
He's doing everything but ballet-jazz.
It's very jazzy.
No, I think that's ballet-jazz. - It's contemporary.
No way. That's not ballet-jazz at all.
That was good, though. - Yes!
I like the idea.
I wouldn't know whether that was ballet-jazz, though.
And we asked a bunch of people.
Nobody knew. It's like nobody gives a fuck about ballet-jazz.
In light of what you just saw,
would you like to apologise for what you said about my attempt?
Yeah, yours wasn't that bad.
But... there's one more attempt to see.
Yes, but I'm not worried about that one.
We'll see his attempt... after the break. Richardson!
"Connect the most individual parts of one person..."
"...to individual parts of another person."
Like, our private parts? - Our members?
Welcome back to Taskmaster,
and a task in which they had... - Complete freedom.
Go on. Do you want to remind them?
They had to throw something into something.
Into something. It had to be impressive, unbelievable.
That's right. Unbelievable.
We said "unbelievable".
That's where they went wrong. - So far, it's all been believable.
Nothing unbelievable.
There's just Richardson's attempt left to see.
Go, Rich! - Oh, already...
"Throw something into something... ...most unbelievable"
That makes me think of all that is beautiful, all that is fantastic.
What fills me with joy.
So I think I want everyone to participate this task.
Maybe someone needs to participate in this task.
So I'm going to write, "Unbelievable" on this envelope.
I'm going to put it in this bottle, and I'm going to throw the bottle into the sea.
Of course. You're stranded on a deserted island.
Boom, that's what happens. Oop! You have fun.
Exactly.
So, your message is in the bottle.
Yes.
Now you're going to throw it into the water.
Yes, exactly.
That's going to make it...
Wax up our message.
Wax up? - Yes.
Melt the wax to make sure our bottle is sealed.
Okay. - A little lighter action.
And there we have it. The wax has melted.
It's sealed.
This is a solemn moment, Antoine.
"Amazing Grace."
♪ Amazing grace ♪
♪ How sweet the sound ♪
What?
What's happening?
Freedom!
There we go.
It's in the Atlantic.
We definitely all got zeros!
No.
Okay.
One day, someone is going to find that message.
The person will be sad, and then find that message.
They'll be, like, "Finally! Some news!"
"They've found me! Unbelievable."
You need to score them, Taskmaster.
Yes...
This won't be easy.
Can he give zeros to everyone, again? - All zeros.
No. I'm sorry. I put a lot of effort into it.
Zero.
I was joking! I was joking!
Zero. - After all of that poetry?
At the moment, everybody is losing!
Should we forget all of that? Okay, can we start over?
Hey!
New task.
Uh, yes. I have one that'll bring us together.
Alright!
Woohoohoo!
♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪
♪ Ooh ooh ooh ♪
Okay! - Perfect!
Done.
Listen up. Oh my god.
Oh no, ropes, scissors... - Zip-ties.
"Connect the most individual parts of one person..."
What? - Okay.
What? Hang on. - Hang on.
"Connect the most individual parts of one person..."
"...to individual parts of another person."
"All members of your team must be connected."
"You have 10 minutes. Your time starts now."
Individual parts?
Like our private parts?
Our members? An arm, a leg?
Individual parts. I imagine so, eh?
Parts of an individual.
Of an individual. You can choose your part.
Uh...
"You have 10 minutes."
Okay, "individual" doesn't mean, um...
I don't get it. Do you want...
No, but it hasn't started yet. - It has started. She said so.
As usual, I don't get it.
Did you understand, Virginie?
Yes...
Do you want to remind us of the rules?
Well, you had to tie each individual part...
...to another individual part.
But how often do we use the term, "individual part"?
Body part. - Isolated part, individual.
Why didn't you just say, "body parts?"
What would you have done, then, though? The whole body?
Ah.
We try to be as detailed as possible.
I'll tell you that much.
We've seen it. When you have too much freedom, you get all confused.
Let's have a look at the team of three first.
Okay.
Hang on, we should start on top and then... Because if we get stuck...
If we tie our feet up, we won't be able to walk.
But we don't have to walk. Everything is in front of us.
Okay, perfect. So put this around your foot.
Yeah.
Okay. This is some great teamwork, gang.
So far so good. I'm gonna put this around my thigh, I think.
Or maybe my legs. There's room.
Legs? Okay, perfect.
I think that, because this one is so long, we can use it twice.
Okay, perfect. Oh yeah, that's good, that's good.
So, like, we can do our bum-bums with the same one.
Okay?
Our "bum-bums"? How old are you?
I'm such a kid.
Our bum-bums, yes.
Would you say that "bum-bums" is a real word?
It might not be the anatomically-correct word,
but we know which body part it refers to.
Do you think Charles Tisseyre ever says, [Canadian science journalist and TV host]
"Ah, my bum-bum hurts"?
Guys, I'm...
Let's speed this up a bit, okay? - Alright.
This isn't quick enough for me.
Yeah, but... - Stop the chit-chat.
You're right. - Shit!
And we need to focus. - You're right. You're right.
I'm attaching this to your bum-bum now.
Okay, wait, wait. Perfect. Fabulous. Okay, go, go!
Yellow rope.
Where are you tying it?
Wrist.
Right wrist, and we can bring it back to the left one.
Yes! Hey, that's good.
Perfect. Like a chain gang. - Like a chain gang.
This is actually... - Your ear.
Well no, how are we supposed to tie an ear to something?
Oh, that's gonna hurt. - Ouch! - Oh, sorry!
Ouch!
I'm sorry!
We did both ears. That's the same.
Two ears. Yes. Now we could... Ah, yes, stomach.
Stomach. - What? Our knees?
Well, your thighs, like this.
Ah!
So?
I've never seen so many connections.
Aaah!
That's spectacular.
Thank you!
Ah...
We're so...
Ah, there was a dirty trick.
Ha, ha, ha! Another task.
"You're now ready for the actual task."
Are you kidding me?
That wasn't the real task.
That's too bad because you all worked so hard.
Bianca, well done.
You reminded me of a mom getting her kids ready to go outside and play in the snow.
"Come on, come on, let's go!"
It was exactly like that. Thank you for understanding.
And Richardson's strategy was just to repeat the last word said.
He's getting there. He's slowly getting there.
Maybe he'll be there for the second part of the task.
Yes, and we'll find out...
...after the break!
No!
You look very worried.
When you put a bunch of items out, our brains go,
"Why is this here? Why is this here? Why is this here?"
Alex, does your brain do that?
Oh no.
Welcome back to Taskmaster.
Before the break, we had tricked the team of three.
We gave them a first task without telling them that there would be another.
So they had to tie themselves together,
and then do something else.
Let's see how the screamy team did.
Ooh! Ooh! Oooh!
Should we start with something that won't handicap us?
Yes. Let's maybe finish with the hands.
Let's tie one foot for now.
Should we tie our feet together with a piece of rope? Like this...
Okay, perfect. - What can we tie to this?
Maybe a knee? - A knee? Perfect.
There are ears and everything else, too, you know?
Each strand of hair, eh?
We could do each strand of hair.
Okay. Our fingers, now...
At the end we could attach rubber bands to our fingers.
Like this. - Oh yeah! Yes, that's good. Okay.
We're gonna look like hams by the end of this.
Our waists. Yada yada. Our thighs.
Okay, we have one more rope for the other thighs.
Hang on, look. I'll tie you, you tie me.
Ah, yes, okay.
Then we'll have...
Hey, check this out!
Five minutes. Ah, that's good.
We're even finding ways to tie things onto each other.
Okay, I'll do this one myself, to make sure that...
Yes, that you'll be comfortable.
Hey, imagine...
Hey, imagine we died, and, like,
it looked like we had died from playing weird sex games?
And imagine HollywoodPQ [Quebec tabloid] picks up the story and goes,
"Ah! He tried to strangle her..."
Okay. Are we ready to do our fingers?
I liked that burn to HollywoodPQ.
We can even do... - Take five and I'll take five.
Hang on, but...
No, no, bend down like this. - Oh yeah, yeah.
Oh, come on.
No, no, we're fine.
Oh no. Oh shit!
No. What do we have to do?
"You're now ready for the actual task."
"Cross the finish line with all connections still connected."
"Fastest wins."
"Your time starts..."
Where's the finish line?
- Oh, it's over there!
It's there! - Where? Oh, there.
Oh, this is going super well. - This is going very well.
Really well!
Woo!
Well done!
You finally found your team spirit.
I'm the 'Mecs Comiques' ['Funny Guys'] with Alex. [Alex and Louis' comedy troupe with Jean-François Baril]
I think you'll agree with me, it's harder to do with three people.
Thank you for saying that. Yeah, yeah, it's important to note that.
But the number of tasks that were easier with three...
Exactly.
There were more tasks that you guys haven't seen.
That's right. You weren't here for those.
So it took them 8 seconds. - 8 seconds?!
Let's see The Three Amigos.
Where's the finish line?
Ah, over there.
What?
The finish line. - Okay.
"Your time starts when Antoine blows his whistle."
Slowly I'm stuck!
We're doing well. We're doing really well.
We're doing well.
We're nearly there, gang.
Oh yeah.
Oh yeah. Rich, why are you standing? I don't understand.
My rope is slack.
That's not bad.
Okay, we're there.
Honestly, this is good.
This is really good!
Very good. Watch your heads. We're crossing the line.
Aaah!
Yay!
That was unbelievable!
That was good work.
Yes. Well executed, and a great watch.
Good teamwork. But, how long did it take?
Uh, a little longer than 8 seconds.
1 minute 12 seconds.
Okay, I expected it to be harder with three people, but not that much harder.
My hair was attached to Rich's ass, and you were like...
...with three strands, going, "This is so easy!"
Just so I know, was that ballet-jazz?
Yes. That was ballet-jazz. - I have no fucking clue!
They did it in 8 seconds.
5 points for the screaming duo.
Ooh! Ooh! Ooh!
Alex and Virginie, 5 points.
I really liked your effort, so 4 points to you.
Thank you very much. - Thank you, Taskmaster. - Thank you, Taskmaster.
After that victory, Alex and Virginie have taken the lead.
Woo!
But it's very close.
I'd like an individual task, now.
Something that requires some logical thinking,
or some physical prowess. Something.
I've got one. - Oh boy!
And for this one, we got the bubbly out!
Rich! - Antoine!
There's even a little mat.
Oh! A bathrobe!
Oh, this looks fun.
What?
Hm! Is this an arts-and-crafts task?
"Turn on the bubble machine."
"Turn on..." Oh! There's a bubble machine!
That's awesome!
"Turn on the bubble machine."
"You may not step off or move the door mat."
Right.
"Fastest wins."
"Your time starts... now."
Time has started. - I have to turn the bubble machine on?
Yes. What's wrong?
Well, the machine isn't working.
You all looked really worried, there.
They were panicking, and nothing had even happened yet.
It's because there were too many items out.
That's right.
When you put a bunch of items out, our brains go,
"Why is this here? Why is this here? Why is this here?"
Alex, does your brain do that?
Oh no.
We'll find out after the break!
When you put some effort into it, you do well!
Yeah, but that's boring.
Welcome back to Taskmaster.
Antoine, can you remind us of the third...
Or, actually, I'd say, my favourite, task?
I was really looking forward to seeing this task.
Oh yeah? - Definitely some logic involved, here.
Observation, ingenuity...
Our five faithful companions had to
turn on a bubble machine without leaving their spots.
Well, they could move, but not step off their mats.
Thank you for clarifying, Taskmaster.
Let's see Alex, Rich, and Virginie's attempts first.
"Turn on."
Well, there's an "on" button.
It's not working? - No.
There seems to be a compartment here with screws.
Okay.
I imagine there are batteries in there?
I'm guessing I have to... get some batteries... from...
I have to...
There are no batteries. I have to take the batteries from the flashlight,
and put them in there, I'm guessing.
Is this just a flashlight, or a flashlight with batteries?
Ah, there's two of them.
Hopefully I'm on the right track, here.
Maybe this isn't the right track. - Oops!
Ah! And there, you have...
...a truck.
Oh!
What is it?
There's this.
I can't move the mat, and I can't move from the mat.
Woohoo! What is this?
What is it?
Well, this thing was here. Oh!
Oh! Oh my god! Oh no.
How does this work?
Oh no! - It's stuck!
Very good. Very good. Very good.
Come on, come on.
This is hard.
Ah, Rich! - He didn't see it!
I couldn't have gotten it more stuck.
Let's try a different strategy.
There we go.
Woah! Woah!
So, the other two batteries are there.
You have four batteries. - Yes!
Ah!
I... I cleaned the table a little.
Yes, that's nice of you. Thank you. - My pleasure.
What have you found?
The truck's remote control.
Oh! It's gonna come out.
What? Ah!
Ah!
Oh!
And there you go.
But I have nothing to...
...unscrew this with.
It would be easier with a screwdriver.
Yes, but I don't have one.
Unless I do have one but I don't see it.
Is the screwdriver in the bathrobe?
Ah, the bathrobe.
How am I going to bring the coat rack over to me?
Oh!
Great! There you go.
What?
Watch there be nothing in here, then I'm gonna be mad.
I hope there's something in here.
Oh no, I'm happy.
I'm happy, but I only have two of the four batteries.
Alright. There are two missing.
I need two more.
Where are the other two?
Where do you think?
Do you not think that...
...I've suffered enough?
Ah, in the flashlight.
Ah, what you had said from the beginning?
Hello!
They're in the flashlight.
Bubbles! - Yeah!
I've stopped the clock.
Yes!
Woo!
You don't look too happy. - No, I love this.
Bravo!
Did you see that? I did well, eh?
Congratulations! - Yes.
Only positive things to say.
So, we'll stop there.
Yeah, that's a rare occurrence. - What about their times?
Here are their official times:
Richardson, thanks to the magic of editing,
took 20 minutes 15 seconds.
That's good! That's good! That's good!
Virginie did it in 14 mintes 20 seconds.
Not bad. Thank you, but...
And Alex,
11 minutes 1 second.
Bravo! - Bravo!
There are only Arnaud and Bianca's attempts to see.
Yes! - I'm missing...
I have to plug in this lovely bubble machine.
Can you plug it in?
Yes, you can plug it in. - Okay.
But I need an electrical outlet.
I'm guessing there aren't any batteries in there.
Alright.
I'm guessing, because it's battery-operated.
Okay, so we'll create some manual energy.
That's it.
We won't be using any coal for this, Antoine.
Well, I see a remote-control car, there.
Yes!
I could use the batteries from that. - Good idea.
Am I being dumb, here?
No! No!
So, I'm trying to open the battery compartment.
And geez.. Yeah, but...
Okay, I need a screwdriver.
Batteries?
What?
Oh, okay! Wait, wait, wait! Okay, okay!
Do the batteries go into that charming vehicle?
And after that, I can drive it far away,
but before making it go I have to attach...
You're rolling... - ...this to that, creating some movement?
Maybe there's a screwdriver inside one of these markers.
Ah!
So I'm going to try to get the car here...
That's right, because if there aren't any batteries...
Piece of shit!
No screwdriver, there.
What about under the table?
What's this under the table?
I don't know. Oh!
Ah!
What?
Come on. Woah! - Yay!
Come to mamma. Come to mamma.
I still need a screwdriver.
I get it now.
Go on. - I just got it.
I'll put the batteries in here and I'll be able to turn it on.
Oh, you're not gonna do the thing with the string?
No, nor the coal thing, Antoine. - I just...
Are the batteries for the flashlight? My batteries!
Ah! There are more batteries in there.
Oh no, I've lost my batteries.
I have to stay on the mat.
I'm on the mat. Okay. Four batteries.
Well, I'd love a screwdriver, but...
Is it in the pocket?
I just have to get...
...the bathrobe...
...over here!
Oh no!
I remained within the perimeter.
Ha, ha! Bitch!
If I stretch out, can I reach it?
Ah, fuck!
Come blow on this. Come blow on this.
I have to catch it. We've got it!
We've got it! Eek!
Antoine...
Solidarity.
Ha, ha!
Yes, sir!
Is there a Phillips head in here? I can't believe it.
Is it working? - So far, yes.
That wasn't going well. - It was going so badly.
No.
Victory!
Uno...
This lady has organised a lot of birthday parties.
She knows her bubble machines.
There. Ha, ha!
Yep!
Antoine!
Aaah! - Hey!
Bravo, bravo! Hey, Bianca, ooh!
Tons of ideas went through your mind there, didn't they?
That took a while, but I'm used to living a mix of
deep pride and extreme shame.
They cohabitate within me.
Oh no.
Well, unfortunately, you left the mat.
Yes, we clearly saw that. - Are you sure?
So, you're disqualified.
Did Arnaud beat Alex, who is in the lead?
Alex did it in 11 minutes?
Alex's time was 11 minutes 1 second. That was the time to beat.
Arnaud activated the bubbles...
...in 12 minutes 3 seconds.
So Alex...
You see? When you put some effort into it, you do well!
Yeah, but that's boring.
So, Alex had the best time.
Yes. 5 points to Alex.
Thank you! - 4 points to Arnaud.
3 points... Virginie.
Richardson. - 2 points to Rich.
2 points to Rich, who also completed the task.
1 point for effort to Bianca.
You are too kind, Taskmaster.
And that puts Alex in the lead.
Oh my god! What a comeback!
He's on a roll, but there is one task remaining.
The final task of the show, in front of our live audience, when we come back.
Is this what they use for the 'Festival des Montgolfières'?
Welcome back to Taskmaster, and the final task of the evening.
We know that the stakes are high. - Yes.
Because Bianca has taken her shoes off.
Now you know it's serious. - They're so heavy.
They could really hinder me in this task,
because I don't know what we need to do.
I'm not taking any chances. - Okay, well, in that case...
Hey! Copycat!
Okay. Who is going to read the task?
Alex! - Oh, he's running!
My goodness! - Watch the shoes!
Oh geez! He's really hamming it up!
It's not completely flat, it's not completely flat!
There's an incline!
It's not completely flat! - I swear.
Can I read the task? - Please.
Hey, for the first time you actually want to do something, go ahead.
"Pop up before the object, but only just."
"You are only allowed to pop up once."
"Closest to pop before the object pops wins the round."
Perfect.
"If you pop up after the object, you get no points for that round."
Alright.
There will be several rounds.
You're isolated so that you aren't influenced by each other's actions.
Okay. - Here...
Has it already started? - It has.
What kind of toaster is that? - Here we go.
What setting is it on? What setting is it on?
Here we go.
If you pop up after the toast... - Can we know what setting it's on?
It's not at the maximum setting.
I like it hot, but not too crunchy. - This is so stressful.
Like, not too toasted? - Oh!
Did you pop up?
Well, you obviously saw that I did, for fuck's sake.
Stand up. - Stand up.
And... My god, this is stressful.
Stand up. - Stand up.
One, two... - Come on, Bianca!
Stop! The audience is stressing me out!
Ah, do you want me to stand up?
Go ahead, pop! - Alright! Alright!
She's up. - She's up, obviously.
I shouldn't have listened to you. - Shush!
Stay standing.
It's that lady's fault.
This is interminable. - I could have waited.
Shush!
It's basically time for the news, now. It's 10pm.
Oh!
Aaah!
The winner is Rich!
Richardson.
Can I eat it?
Go ahead. You can eat it.
Second round...
How do you say this in French?
Jack-in-the-box? - A surprise box?
A surprise box!
You have to guess when it'll pop up. Here we go.
You have to pop up before.
Same idea.
Listen.
Ah!
Hey! You didn't even do a full turn.
I stood up.
Nobody succeeded, unfortunately.
Okay. Third round.
Third round, and the last chance to earn some points.
Same idea. This time it'll be a balloon that will inflate.
Here we go.
Oh no! It's inflating quickly.
Oh boy!
Oh, Rich is up. When you're up, you're up.
One, two...
Three, four...
Holy shit!
Bianca, are you... - No, I'm sitting down!
30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35,
36, 37, 38, 39...
Ah, I'm popping up.
I can see myself in the balloon. - Oh, shit!
Hey, I can see you in the balloon.
That's true. - That's right.
You're all standing!
Bianca, stand up, for goodness' sake.
You have time.
Yeah, this is crazy. It's taking so long.
Fucking hell! Is this what they use for the Festival des Montgolfières? [hot air balloon festival in Quebec]
Some of you probably regret your choices.
It's difficult not to... stare.
Can we move this along? These are extremely tight!
Okay! I'm awarding 1 to 5 points for the last task,
depending on when you popped up each round.
Or zero if you unfortunately popped up too late.
Yes.
Arnaud managed to get 5 points.
Bravo.
As did Alex. 5 points, too.
Bravo!
Virginie and Richardson, 6 points each.
No way! - Bravo!
The winner of that task
was Bianca with 8 points!
Thank you! - Well done!
Are those 8 points enough to make her tonight's winner?
[from the audience] Yes!
Once again... - No!
Nobody expected it.
He's in first place again.
Alex!
You guys!
You guys got me!
Kids watching at home, when we tell you to work hard
because great things will happen, it's not always true.
Gang, gang: Be lazy!
Woo!
On that note, I wish you a wonderful week,
and I'll see you next week for another episode of Taskmaster!
Bye, bye!
Original French closed captions by: VITAC Canada
English translation by: u/the-little-kicks
Proofreading and syncing by: u/taskmastermaster
Translations produced in association with: Taskmaster Worldwide Inc