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** Taking advantage of his rare status as a guest cryptic crossword setter for the Guardian, Steve Pemberton set a crossword in the national paper with a secret message for Greg as a prize task contribution.
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** Nobody liked the theatre they shot Series 1 in. For subsequent series, they switched to shooting studio segments on a purpose-built set at Pinewood.
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** Creator/DaraOBriain's prize-task submission for Champion of Champions 3 was supposed to include video from a gig he did in New Zealand but there wasn't any time to edit the footage.
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** Creator/DaraOBriain's prize-task submission for Champion of Champions 3 was supposed to include video from a gig he did in New Zealand but there wasn't any time to edit the footage.footage properly. Only a small clip was deemed usable and shown in the studio but that was cut from the broadcast edit.
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** Creator/DaraOBriain was considered the show's white whale by crew and fans alike and there was much surprise and rejoicing when he was revealed as part of Series 14's panel. For his part, Dara says he was introduced to the show by his children during the COVID-19 lockdowns and fell in love with it. He was excited to be invited to participate and says he's a bit gutted because he had so much fun but then realised that contestants only get to participate in one full series.
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** Creator/DaraOBriain was considered the show's white whale by crew and fans alike and there was much surprise and rejoicing when he was revealed as part of Series 14's panel. For his part, Dara says he was introduced to the show by his children during the COVID-19 lockdowns and fell in love with it. He was excited to be invited to participate and says he's a bit gutted because he had so much fun but then realised that contestants only get to participate in one full series. This motivated him to go hard for the Taskmaster Trophy, as the only way he was guaranteed to return for more was to win a spot on Champion of Champions.
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* CreatorsApathy: Bob Mortimer put in a relatively lacklustre performance in the first Champion of Champions, even recycling a prize task submission without putting much of an effort in putting a creative spin in the presentation. Greg also noted that Bob was dressed solely for comfort whereas the other champions had put together costumes. This was because [=CoC=] went into production almost immediately after the studio recordings for Series 5 wrapped and Bob had no time to regroup, so he was physically tired and creatively spent.
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** Creator/DaraOBriain's prize-task submission for Champion of Champions 3 was supposed to include video from a gig he did in New Zealand but there wasn't any time to edit the footage.
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** Sam Campbell originally intended to dye his hair platinum blond for the last episode of his series as a conclusion to his running joke of only wearing grey in the studio. However, due to the tight turnaround between studio shootings (two episodes are recorded in-studio in one day, meaning he would have to have his hair dyed within the space of a few hoirs between episodes 9 and 10), he resorted to wearing a wig instead to complete the gag.
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** Sam Campbell originally intended to dye his hair platinum blond for the last episode of his series as a conclusion to his running joke of only wearing grey in the studio. However, due to the tight turnaround between studio shootings (two episodes are recorded in-studio in one day, meaning he would have needed to have dye his hair dyed within in the space of few-hour gap[[note]]when the cast and crew have a few hoirs dinner break while the studio is reset[[/note]] between shooting episodes 9 and 10), he resorted to wearing a wig instead to complete the gag.
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* ColbertBump: The show's wide audience and rabid fanbase has translated into boosts for contestants with stand-up careers. Many have reported notable increases in ticket sales and many ''Taskmaster'' fans in their audiences and expressed gratitude at the publicity the show provided.
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** Nick Mohammed also inadvertently tweeted his participation in Series 17 before it was officially announced, seemingly as he believed the S17 cast reveal would be after the New Year Treat when it was actually not until after Champion of Champions III.
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** Nicola Coughlan is a huge fan and leapt at the opportunity to appear in the New Year's Treat. On the official podcast, she expressed some regret over participating in a one-off special and how it might prevent her from appearing in a full series in the future.
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** Nicola Coughlan Creator/NicolaCoughlan is a huge fan and leapt at the opportunity to appear in the New Year's Treat. On the official podcast, she expressed some regret over participating in a one-off special and how it might prevent her from appearing in a full series in the future.
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* UncreditedRole: Susie Dent, ''Series/{{Countdown}}'''s resident lexicographer, occasionally reviews the wording of complicated tasks but goes without credit.
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** Apparently, the producers weren't sure how many studio recordings Katy Wix would miss and had Paul Chowdhry, from Series 3, lined up just in case she had to be absent for a third episode. Paul ended up just hanging out backstage as Katy completed the recordings herself.
*** However, given that this information was given by Paul during an episode of the behind-the-scenes podcast where he also made [[BlatantLies blatantly untrue]] or exaggerated statements about his time on the show for comedic effect, you’ll have to come to the conclusion as to whether or not he was [[UnreliableNarrator telling the truth]].
*** However, given that this information was given by Paul during an episode of the behind-the-scenes podcast where he also made [[BlatantLies blatantly untrue]] or exaggerated statements about his time on the show for comedic effect, you’ll have to come to the conclusion as to whether or not he was [[UnreliableNarrator telling the truth]].
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** Apparently, the producers weren't sure how many studio recordings Katy Wix would miss and had Paul Chowdhry, from Series 3, lined up just in case she had to be absent for a third episode. Paul ended up just hanging out backstage as Katy completed the recordings herself.
***herself. However, given that this information was given by Paul during an episode of the behind-the-scenes podcast where he also made [[BlatantLies blatantly untrue]] or exaggerated statements about his time on the show for comedic effect, you’ll have to come to the conclusion as to whether or not he was [[UnreliableNarrator telling the truth]].
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*** Mark also revealed that another prediction he had made was that he would be able to take another contestant on holiday without them realising. He had planned to trick Nish by claiming to have booked him for an overseas comedy festival.
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** Sam Campbell originally intended to dye his hair platinum blond for the last episode of his series as a conclusion to his running joke of only wearing grey in the studio. However, due to the tight turnaround between studio shootings (two episodes are recorded in-studio in one day, meaning he would have to have his hair dyed within the space of a few hoirs between episodes 9 and 10), he resorted to wearing a wig instead to complete the gag.
