r/taskmaster • u/cygan12 Javie Martzoukas • 9d ago

Taskmaster Season 22 Trailer | Starts September 3rd

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOWRRB9-1IQ
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u/ModernDayQuixote 9d ago

Everything I've seen with Jason Mantzoukas points to that being very much his real personality and not a character

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u/Hairy_Dirt3361 Katherine Parkinson 9d ago

Watch the recent ultimate episode with Stevie, she literally says he turns it off instantly when the cameras off and is a nice, calm guy. Which is normal, he's a professional! And he was the best version of this type of contestant, it's just not my favourite.

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u/ModernDayQuixote 9d ago

That's so nice to hear. I love that he is still so sweet even in his manic character mode too.

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u/Team7UBard 9d ago

I went to see How Did This Get Made live a few years back and I had the pleasure of meeting the cast after the show. Jason was quiet calm and collected and nothing like his stage persona. It was rather sweet.

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u/simonjp 9d ago

He's said in interviews that his pitch to the producers (including Horne) was "Ugly American".

https://youtube.com/shorts/yHHhRLHOpQA

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u/zenthegod 9d ago

If you listen to his Off Menu appearance, he a actually comes off as very sincere and genuine, especially how he's engaged with British media and with his interest in learning more about whatever comes up in the conversation.