TV RELOAD Benjamin Norris

Hi Guys, welcome back to TV Reload. Thank you for clicking or downloading on today’s episode with Tom Cashman. Who is currently on Network Ten’s Taskmasters Australia! Which is on weekly… Thursday nights at 7:30. Which you can catch up on 10 play once the episodes drop!!


Sitting by Tom Gleeson's side is his trusty assistant, Tom Cashman, dutifully taking notes and reporting back on all the ups and downs of each task. For several weeks, the comedians face tasks that are then played in front of each other and to a live audience. Each comedian will get scored and the person with the most amount of points wins the season.

Based on the UK series, Taskmaster has become a worldwide phenomenon meaning that when the Aussie version launched in 2023 there was pressure to stand up to the success of other international spin-offs.

I have to say I loved catching up with Tom Cashman. He is a fantastic comedian and you will get to know him in a way that I don’t think we have really heard before.



I will talk about being cast alongside Tom Gleesen and what their relationship was like before shooting this series.
We will unpack the pressure of being a comedian and how it can affect your day to day life!
Tom will share some honest stories. From meeting his idols like Peter Hellier and why he ignored Anne Edmonds when he first met her! 
You will find out how the show is put together and why the skits are never shown in order of how they seen on the live shows. 

There is so much to unpack with Tom. So sit back and relax as we unpack the world of Taskmasters Australia!
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Hi Guys, welcome back to TV Reload. Thank you for clicking or downloading on today’s episode with Josh C the 12th eliminated contestant on Masterchef Australia. Which is on Network Ten from Sunday through to Wednesday nights at 7:30.


Growing up in Queens, NYC, Josh Clarke cites both his Irish Mum Caroline and Jamaican Dad Jason as his foodie inspirations. When the kitchen bench was at chin height, Josh watched his mother work hard at an Irish pub in NYC, while his Dad expanded their rich culture at home by adding his Jamaican flair to every meal, making Caribbean cuisine a significant part of Josh’s cultural norm growing up.

Josh has a young family and is now based in Queensland - sadly he just missed out on the top ten but what an achievement to make it this far!

I loved catching up with Josh today and I am sure you will enjoy our chat which does include finding out what happened to the other Josh (PEZ)!



Josh will talk about his decision making process with cooking that vegan carrot steak and why he avoided mushrooms!
We will also unpack the Masterchef brand and find out what he thought of cooking shows back home in the US!
I will ask about her Josh’s love of high risk - high reward and find out which dish was his biggest risk!
We will also discuss everything from buying Summeet’s sauce from Coles and if he thought Curtis stone was cranky!

There is so much to unpack with Josh. So sit back and relax as we unpack his time in the Masterchef Australia. 
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Hi Guys, welcome back to TV Reload. Thank you for clicking or downloading on today’s episode with Sue the 11th eliminated contestant on Masterchef Australia. Which is on Network Ten from Sunday through to Wednesday nights at 7:30.


Married to high school sweetheart Glenn for 33 years, and together for 43, Sue is an extrordnary mum to son and daughter. Most recently, Sue was Head of Customer Experience for a building company, but when its collapse left her unexpectedly unemployed, she was able to reassess her priorities. With the encouragement of all at home, sue took on the Masterchef kitchen and while we didn’t always see a lot of her - I think audiences did really connect with her story.

I loved catching up with Sue today and I am sure you will enjoy our chat which gives us a whole new Sue to fall in love with.



Sue will talk about her invisibility. What she thought of that nickname, if she felt invisible in the kitchen and how she turned spotting herself into a game.
We will also unpack the reason why the contestants this year have falling in love with Poh. Who seems to be most of the guests this year’s favourite
I will ask about her Sue’s children who she wanted to inspire and what it meant to them to see her on the show!
We will also discuss the behind the scenes relation with Sameet and how they bonded and kept themselves buy in between filming. 

There is so much to unpack with Sue. So sit back and relax as we unpack her time in the Masterchef Australia. 
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Hi Guys, welcome back to TV Reload. Thank you for clicking or downloading on today’s episode with the winner of Channel Nine’s The Summit! Which finished this week in a nail biting and somewhat polarising finale!


In the last episode we saw an obstacle challenge for the final hikers' nerves, plus a brutal sacrifice. Then it all ended with in agonising decision for one hiker; the ascent to the summit was never going to be easy and I have all the behind the scenes goss!

I have to say I don’t usually see as much negativity online for a decision on a reality show and I am disappointed that so many people have been saying Charlotte should have split the money evenly… it is a game and we all don’t know what we would have done in Charlotte's situation. 



I will talk about the highs and lows of climbing The Summit. From the conditions to the hard decisions. The Choice to not split the money and what Charlotte will remember now that the experience is behind her. 
We will unpack trolls online and how to deal with the comments section. With some insights into who have been her biggest supporters and what Charlottes friendship looks like with Simmone and Matt!
Charlotte will talk about her disability and what she did to prepare for the show. Including what we didn’t see was a big disadvantage! 
You will find out what the host Jai is really like and if those helicopters are as menacing as they look!

There is so much to unpack with Charlotte. So sit back and relax as we unpack the world of The Summit!
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Hi Guys, welcome back to TV Reload. Thank you for clicking or downloading on today’s episode with David the 10th eliminated contestant on Masterchef Australia. Which is on Network Ten from Sunday through to Wednesday nights at 7:30.


With a degree in pharmacology and toxicology to his name, David Tan’s day job is as a national clinical trials administrator. While he is committed to his important work with cancer patients on their crucial treatments, David put his profession on hold to see where his MasterChef Australia journey may take him.

Growing up in Singapore, in a food culture that underpins society, David jokes that eating is the national hobby and notes that his family of five would think nothing of driving to Malaysia on the weekend just for lunch.

I loved catching up with David today and I am sure you will enjoy our chat which  is filled with his humble attitude. 



Steve will talk about his journey to MasterChef Australia and what sort of preparation he put in to his abilities including what dish he worried the most about.
We will also unpack his international cooking and if that is an advantage to being a skilled chef. 
I will find out why he connected with Poh and who he now wants to win!
We will also discuss the contestants who came back. Who he thought should have returned and if he knows why two of them eliminated participants were not there?

There is so much to unpack with David. So sit back and relax as we unpack his time in the Masterchef Australia. 
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Hi Guys, welcome back to TV Reload. Thank you for clicking or downloading on today’s episode with Steve the 9th eliminated contestant on Masterchef Australia. Which is on Network Ten from Sunday through to Wednesday nights at 7:30.


Steve’s experimentation in the kitchen saw him stand out to the judges, fellow contestants and fans of the show. His love of Australian native ingredients sits in tandem with his favourite refined flavours.

A self-taught cook, Steve’s cookbook collection tallies upwards of 70 and he says it all started with his Mum gifting him the Australian Women’s Weekly cookbook at age 18, a resource which, to this day he still treasures.

Father to two adult sons, Steve has been fortunate to travel the world with work, experiencing many cuisines on his travels. Japanese and French are amongst his favourites, the former for its simplicity and the latter for its complexity.

I loved catching up with Steve today and I am sure you will enjoy our chat which  is filled with a similar warmth he put into his cooking.



Steve will talk about his journey to Masterchef and how he was nearly the first contestant ever to step into the kitchen.
We will also unpack his age and how agism still plays an unfortunate card in Australian work places. 
I will find out who of the Masterchef judges have contacted him since the filming ended and how Jamie Oliver surprised him. 
We will also discuss what big change he would make when preparing his food and why making your food with extra can help you survive elimination.

There is so much to unpack with Stephen. So sit back and relax as we unpack his time in the Masterchef Australia. 
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