Taskmaster: The People's Podcast

I love the podcast! Jack is such a great rep for all of us super-fans and Jenny is so charming. I love hearing their different takes on contestants and tasks and how (unlike certain OTHER podcasts) it tides us over between seasons. Also, Tim Key is not a cheater.

If you’ve see the Taskmaster show and are obsessed with it, then you might want to consider this “companion” podcast… there’s another podcast that’s perfectly fine but this one hits all the best bits for me. And the addition of Jenny to the show is a big coup! Jack and Jenny bring the stats and the humor every week. Thanks for being a bright spot in my week!

Jack and Jenny, this podcast is a delight!!! As someone who has watched all of TM UK at least 2x over, all of TM NZ 1-2x, and is now getting back into TM AU—and is a big fan of TM Minnesota—I so appreciate getting to hear from Jack, who may be one of few people even more obsessed with TM than I am. And Jenny, you are an all around hilarious and lovely presence who brought a joyful energy to S15 of TM UK and now this podcast as well! Though the statistical analyses may be woefully underpowered (Alex Horne must make more seasons to remedy this), they are great fun. Thank you for the goofs, the bloops, and the insider insights into the world of Taskmaster! And for interviewing the great David Ha.

I’ve had a lot of fun listening to the podcast from the beginning. But I have struggled to listen to it lately. It has become people talking over each other and not letting the other one finish their sentence. That makes it audibly difficult to experience as a podcast. I’ve also noticed one host talking faster and stuttering a bit and I think it’s because the other host could interrupt him or talk over him at any moment and he’s trying to get his words out. It has overall become difficult to listen to. I don’t know if it’s because the hosts are never in the same room so there’s a lag or it’s difficult to time one’s comments? I wonder if the same problem would persist if the hosts were sitting in a room together recording. (Judgement toward Jack’s fatherhood because he likes stats and he prepares for this podcast has also gotten tiresome)