History Characters / TaskmasterSeriesFifteen

Series: [[Characters/TaskmasterSeriesOne One]] | [[Characters/TaskmasterSeriesTwo Two]] | [[Characters/TaskmasterSeriesThree Three]] | [[Characters/TaskmasterSeriesFour Four]] | [[Characters/TaskmasterSeriesFive Five]] | [[Characters/TaskmasterSeriesSix Six]] | [[Characters/TaskmasterSeriesSeven Seven]] | [[Characters/TaskmasterSeriesEight Eight]] | [[Characters/TaskmasterSeriesNine Nine]] | [[Characters/TaskmasterSeriesTen Ten]] | [[Characters/TaskmasterSeriesEleven Eleven]] | [[Characters/TaskmasterSeriesTwelve Twelve]] | [[Characters/TaskmasterSeriesThirteen Thirteen]] | [[Characters/TaskmasterSeriesFourteen Fourteen]] | '''Fifteen''' | [[Characters/TaskmasterSeriesSixteen Sixteen]]\\

* GracefulLoser: He accepts his disqualification from the egg-boat task in "How Heavy is the Water?" with grace and equanimity, acknowledging that thanks to his own low-effort approach it's entirely fair.
-->'''Frankie:''' I ''had'' essentially just wrapped an egg in some paper. I can have few complaints.

* RulesLawyer: While this season's line-up is very willing to nit-pick each other's attempts, Frankie is most likely to really dissect a task's wording.
-->'''Frankie:''' This whole episode has been such a thrilling journey through language and meaning.

* ViolentGlaswegian: Exhibits his destructive side in Episode 4, wherein one task he both throws a wheelie bin over a gate and starts a plastics fire in the garden.

* QuintessentialBritishGentleman: Gives this impression right out of the gate with his posh accent and awkward stilted delivery, which make him sound like a BBC Radio 4 host.
-->'''Ivo:''' Thank you for having me on the show. Obviously very hard to follow Frankie's beautiful, family-orientated art, but I would argue-
-->'''Greg:''' Are you alright?

* CloudCuckooLander: Especially in prize tasks which have included, among other things, a diorama of the Childcatcher scene from ''Film/ChittyChittyBangBang'', erotic fan art of Wolverine and Captain America, an [[ItMakesSenseInContext ouija board designed specifically]] to contact the deceased members of ''Music/TheBeeGees'' while in the bath, and a bag featuring a picture of his crow friend, Arnold Bartleby.

* CanadaEh: In [=CoC3=], he stands in for the absent Mae, and going by the task outfit and the pre-recorded ads, this is Kiell's favoured way of channeling their presence.

Specials: [[Characters/TaskmasterNewYearTreat2020 New Year Treat]] | [[Characters/TaskmasterNewYearTreatTwo New Year Treat II]] | [[Characters/TaskmasterNewYearTreatThree New Year Treat III]] | [[Characters/TaskmasterNewYearTreatFour New Year Treat IV]]\\

A Scottish comedian known for his dark and cynical material, his time on ''Series/MockTheWeek'', and hosting ''Series/FrankieBoylesNewWorldOrder''.

* CanadaEh: In CoC3, he stands in for the absent Mae, and going by the task outfit and the pre-recorded ads, this is Kiell's favoured way of channeling their presence.

* MyFriendsAndZoidberg: Subbing in for Mae in CoC3, the lineup was repeatedly advertised as "the Champions and Kiell".

** Mae scores consistently highly in tasks, often with a combination or fairly simple approaches or by keenly looking for a trick which would allow them to succeed, in contrast to their more chaotic competitors. This has allowed them to quickly accumulate points throughout the series.

Specials: [[Characters/TaskmasterNewYearTreat2020 New Year Treat]] | [[Characters/TaskmasterNewYearTreatTwo New Year Treat II]] | [[Characters/TaskmasterNewYearTreatThree New Year Treat III]]\\

* BoringButPractical: Mae scores consistently highly in tasks, often with a combination or fairly simple approaches or by keenly looking for a trick which would allow them to succeed, in contrast to their more chaotic competitors. This has allowed them to quickly accumulate points throughout the series.

* RedOniBlueOni: May have this going with their teammate Kiell, best illustrated in the breath task. Both blow through pipes to launch a ball, which Mae does successfully; Kiell is left blowing and huffing. Their dark hoodie further contrasts with Kiell's bright red jumpsuit festooned with badges.

Series: [[Characters/TaskmasterSeriesOne One]] | [[Characters/TaskmasterSeriesTwo Two]] | [[Characters/TaskmasterSeriesThree Three]] | [[Characters/TaskmasterSeriesFour Four]] | [[Characters/TaskmasterSeriesFive Five]] | [[Characters/TaskmasterSeriesSix Six]] | [[Characters/TaskmasterSeriesSeven Seven]] | [[Characters/TaskmasterSeriesEight Eight]] | [[Characters/TaskmasterSeriesNine Nine]] | [[Characters/TaskmasterSeriesTen Ten]] | [[Characters/TaskmasterSeriesEleven Eleven]] | [[Characters/TaskmasterSeriesTwelve Twelve]] | [[Characters/TaskmasterSeriesThirteen Thirteen]] | [[Characters/TaskmasterSeriesFourteen Fourteen]] | '''Fifteen'''\\

* TookALevelInBadass: Kiell spent the first few half of the series on the lower end of the leaderboard, before given a sizeable boost in the rankings as part of the live task in episode five, which placed him in a somewhat distant third place behind frontrunners Jenny and Mae. However, he went on to win three consecutive episodes and quickly closed in on Mae in the rankings, with Alex noting in episode 9 that it had essentially become a two horse race.

* BoringButPractical: His first prize task submission for "most dependable thing under 1kg" is a toaster, since it never fails to toast bread. [[spoiler:Greg puts it second because it's a boring entry that nonetheless fills the brief.]]

Seasons: [[Characters/TaskmasterNZSeasonOne One]] | [[Characters/TaskmasterNZSeasonTwo Two]] | [[Characters/TaskmasterNZSeasonThree Three]] | [[Characters/TaskmasterNZSeasonFour Four]]-]]]]]

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* AlwaysSecondBest: Frankie was a strong performer throughout the season, coming in just two points behind third place contestant Jenny, and eight points behind Kiell in second place. However, he was the only contestant this series never to win an episode. Even series ButtMonkey Ivo managed to win two. Turns out this was invoked deliberately. On the podcast, Frankie admitted he didn't want to win an episode and interact with the items on stage alone, and some fans have pointed out a pattern of him seemingly throwing the live tasks in episodes where he had previously been doing well.

* FanDisservice: During the first pre-recorded task in "The Curse Of Politeness", Frankie kisses Alex for a few seconds. Greg proceeds to describe the kiss as "stomach churning".

* LighterAndSofter: Known for his rather dark, explicit and cynical comedic material, he's had to smooth down some of the edges for ''Taskmaster''. That said, he's found ways of remaining true to himself; in many cases through his prize task offerings, which have included an explicit piece of fan-art depicting ComicBook/CaptainAmerica and ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} enjoying a rather intimate moment, and a recreation of the Child-Catcher scene from ''Film/ChittyChittyBangBang'' using children's toys.

* ViolentGlaswegian: Exhibits his destructive side in Episode 4, where in one task he both throws a wheelie bin over a gate and starts a plastics fire in the garden.

** In the spoon collecting task, he got so fixated on the idea of going to the kitchen to get spoons out of the silverware drawer that he stubbornly beelined to it as Frankie tried to guide him to the lab, despite having already been informed that there were mere ''seconds'' remaining on the clock. As a result he failed to reach the lab within the time limit and got disqualified. He also later acknowledged on the podcast that even if he had gotten there sooner, his plan would have required him to blindly grab at whatever items his magnet picked up from the drawer, not knowing whether they were spoons or very sharp knives.

* AlwaysSecondBest: Frankie was a strong performer throughout the season, coming in just two points behind third place contestant Jenny, and eight points behind Kiell in second place. However, he was the only contestant this series never to win an episode. Even series ButtMonkey Ivo managed to win two. Downplayed, however, as on the podcast Frankie admitted he didn't want to win an episode and interact with the items on stage alone, and some fans have pointed out a pattern of him seemingly throwing the live tasks in episodes where he had previously been doing well.