History Characters / TaskmasterSeriesThirteen

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

->'''Alex:''' "She looked cool and powerful thought... that’s what she said.

[[caption-width-right:225:''"I think I had pandas in my cooch when I was climbing that tree."'']

[[caption-width-right:225:''"I think I had pandas in my cooch when I was climbing that tree."'']]

[[caption-width-right:225:''"I really enjoyed the task. I would have happily stayed there for hours."'']]

[[caption-width-right:225:''"I was under the impression that you were playing a character in Father Ted."'']]

[[caption-width-right:225:''"Chris Ramsey enters tasks like a bouncy, happy puppy."'']]

* OopNorth: He speaks with a distinct Geordie accent, with Greg noting it gets stronger the more excited he gets.

* SassyBlackWoman: '''Definitely'''. She is argumentative on almost every decision Greg makes (even positive ones), is unapologetically loud and tries to be the center of attention, and ''really'' dislikes losing. Even the picture on this page has her pull a practically identical expression seen on the trope page itself!

* YouSayTomato: She insistently calls a Rubik's Cube a "ruby cuby" and cows as "moos".

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]] | '''Thirteen'''\\

* AscendedFanboy: Subverted. Given his aptitude for the tasks and swiftly getting into the lines and tropes of the show, many considered him to be this, including on the official podcast. He reveals that he actually stubbornly refused to watch the show until he was asked to be on it.

Seasons: [[Characters/TaskmasterNZSeasonOne One]] | [[Characters/TaskmasterNZSeasonTwo Two]] -]]]]]

* OnlySaneWoman: Despite her astonishing incompetence at certain tasks, in the cocktail task in "Heg" she is the only contestant on her team -- in some cases, the only contestant at all -- to think of doing very obvious things like bend at the knee to pick up the task, walk straight into the caravan to avoid being obstructed by her headgear, and pick up things in her hands rather than using the pickup claws. Alex lampshades the contrast with some of her other efforts.

* CatchPhrase: Many of her attempts at bullshitting her way through a poor performance in the task begin with the phrase "In Jamaica..." to try and persuade Greg that what is clearly wrong in the UK is perfectly acceptable there.

** After an incompetent task attempt, Greg quips that he thought Ardal looked like [[Series/FatherTed a vicar who stops by to help but makes this worse]].

** The first task in "Heg" is to show off. Ardal says that he has an idea, and he runs off to the house. When he returns, his hair is covered in fake snow, and Alex remarks that he had been gone for 14 minutes. Nobody during the task or in the studio asks Ardal what had happened during those 14 minutes.

* EpicFail: Episode 8 has a task, involving wearing the longest hat and shoes, that was clearly meant to be an arts and crafts one. Chris took it at face value, and instead hunted for the biggest actual hats and shoes available.

* ImprobableAimingSkills: While blindfolded, he managed to hit his target (a maypole) with a ping-pong ball on his first attempt.

* Keet: Very excitable, high-energy, and lovable.

* ProneToTears: Is close to tears at least three times over the course of the series.

* SurprisinglyGoodForeignLanguage: The first task in "You Tuper Super" involves learning Swedish in fifteen minutes, and then having a five-minute conversation with Fred the Swede. Ardal demonstrates that he already knows Swedish by singing a Swedish drinking song that he had learnt during a holiday in Sweden.

An Irish comedian and actor best known for playing Father Dougal [=McGuire=] in ''Series/FatherTed'', Thermoman in ''Series/MyHero'', and DI Jack Mooney in ''Series/DeathInParadise''.

* BrilliantButLazy: Sometimes has excellent performances in the tasks, but is *very* happy to get Alex to do as much of the work for her as possible. Justified during the live tasks, as she was training for ''Series/StrictlyComeDancing'' at the same time.

* EpicFail: Does so badly in an Episode 4 task that she clearly frustrates Alex with her incompetence, which no other contestant managed in twelve preceding series.

* SillyWalk: To the point that Taskmaster fans frequently compare her performance in the pedometer task with the famous Python sketch.

* TheGadfly: An inadvertent example. She doesn't mean to do it, but she's demonstrated a tendency to drag tasks out to the point where TheStoic NiceGuy ''Alex'' becomes visibly irritated.

* NoodleIncident: The first task in "Heg" is to show off. Ardal says that he has an idea, and he runs off to the house. When he returns, his hair is covered in fake snow, and Alex remarks that he had been gone for 14 minutes. Nobody during the task or in the studio asks Ardal what had happened during those 14 minutes.

* BlatantLies: If Judi is to be believed, the island of Jamaica apparently contains four-legged birds, frogs that are bigger than rats, and the 2 in the number 20 is written more like a 3 there.

** It happens again in "It might be wind", during the 3rd task. While behind the shower curtain, Ardal takes off his trousers for no discernible reason. When questioned in the studio, he has absolutely no idea why he did this.