The hit show where comedians complete silly tasks has arrived in Australia. Hosts Tom Gleeson and Tom Cashman, and a certain little Alex Horne, talk about the art of the perfect task
n a field somewhere in New South Wales, comedian Julia Morris is darting around a caravan, desperately looking for a way in. Her goal: to rescue a balloon floating inside, without touching the vehicle itself. Besuited and armed with a clipboard and whistle, fellow comedian Tom Cashman is standing nearby, with an eagle eye on Morris. “I feel like I need a gun,” Morris says to Cashman who, to his credit, only looks mildly alarmed.
Gleeson, already the host of gameshow Hard Quiz, happily admits his love of bullying comedians on telly. Cashman, whose first job as a teenager was as a basketball referee, is, by his own description, naturally “very annoying about rules”. It’s a bit strange that you think it is a fun job to watch a comedian make the funniest type of cake at 7.30amThey are both suspicious of how attentive their friends have suddenly become. “Comedians have no interest in being on Hard Quiz at all,” Gleeson says. “But oh my god – Taskmaster! I have had so many text messages from people who are just so happy for me that I’m hosting it.
The only country where a local version of Taskmaster has not succeeded is the US, where it was cancelled after one season. For some reason, the decision was made to include actors among the contestants, who are perhaps less naturally inclined to look ridiculous on television than standups. These days, Horne maintains a firm grip on the international spin-offs; all of the tasks on the Australian show were sent to him for his notes and approval.
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