Taskmaster

Semantics and small print are of paramount importance in Taskmaster, where one misunderstood or misread instruction can result in Greg Davies’s disdainful dismissal. In this episode, when one comedian realises they’ve that they’ve inadvertently broken all the rules, they beat him to it and disqualify themselves from a task. It’s a brilliant moment, only just beaten by Paul Sinha shepherding a lone ping-pong ball along a train concourse with a basketball; for reasons that make complete sense in the sphere of this show.

At the halfway point of the series the contestants are getting competitive – Lou Sanders is shaping up to be the one to beat, although Iain Stirling’s surprise sartorial commitment at the top of the show deserves a comedy commendation.