Review: Taskmaster, “Domestic bumfluff.”  | Series 21, Episode 10

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After 10 too-short weeks, it’s the series 21 finale of Taskmaster, with Amy Gledhill, who’s your asshole brother-in-law doing coke in the bathroom; Armando Iannucci, who’s a master at drumming up a good backstory; Joanna Page, who is a cackling moss lady; Joel Dommett, who puts his fingers up a vacuum cleaner’s bum; and Kumail Nanjiani, who’s pretty symmetrical. Can you imagine what these opening paragraphs must look like to people who don’t watch this magnificent show? 

Even after a fantastic season, I wasn’t prepared for S21 to go out on such a high note. Dommett has, undoubtedly, his best episode ever; the team task inspires Taskmaster Greg Davies to award an unprecedented number of points; and Page and Iannucci beat the shit out of Little Alex Horne with feather pillows. This was certainly a top-five season for me; maybe even top three. I’ve frequently called Page and Dommett walking rays of sunshine, but in truth, all the contestants were.