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Channel 4 series Taskmaster is known for its utterly bonkers scenes, but this moment in season 19 might just have topped them all.
The new season has pitted comedians Fatiha El-Ghorri, Jason Mantzoukas, Mathew Baynton, Rosie Ramsey, and Stevie Martin against one another for 10 weeks of wild, wacky and wonderful tasks.
By the end, one of them will ultimately be crowned champion. Oh, and win a bust of host Greg Davies’ head.
In the latest episode, Glass Half Most, which aired on June 12, Horrible Histories star Matthew Baynton shocked and horrified fans with his execution of one task set by the one and only… little Alex Horne.
All five contestants were told to eat yoghurt in the most or least ‘dignified’ way. They could do this however they wanted but the results had to be ‘extreme’.
An instruction Mathew didn’t take lightly.
Cue the Ghosts actor pouring yoghurt onto Alex’s shoes before crawling towards him in his underwear and licking it off while a group of bystanders filmed him to complete this ritual of utter humiliation.
‘Please forgive me Daddy, I’ve got your shoes all mucky,’ Mathew said as he liked the yoghurt which Alex voiced his approval for.
Gregg seemed suitably amused in the studio, although Mathew noted after-the-fact: ‘There aren’t enough points in the world that could have made that worthwhile for the cost it’s going to have.’
Even though he collected the top score of five points, he has scarred viewers at home with his display… perhaps forever.
‘I just watched the newest episode of Taskmaster. What Mat did for the yogurt task was the most unhinged thing I’ve seen on that show,’ Shania wrote on X.
‘Mat’s undignified yogurt task is crazy, absolutely foul,’ villagesillyguy echoed.
‘There was something on this latest episode of taskmaster that i didn’t think you could legally broadcast on public television,’ rorschachisgay posted.
Then added: ‘I cannot describe what the f**k it felt like sitting on the couch and seeing this happen with no warning.’
‘Hope Mat knows this clip will forever haunt him for the rest of his life and career. As a fandom I fear we have to be prepared for this to be mentioned and talked about at every event foreseeable future,’ Taylor Kate reflected.
‘Really hoping interviewers stop asking Mat Baynton about his time on horrible histories and instead spend the next 15 years focusing on that time he licked yogurt off of alex horne’s shoes while calling him daddy on taskmaster,’ italianpatbutcher shared.
‘Mathew Baynton willingly humiliating himself on national television for yet another week in a row,’ Caz said.
‘I watch Taskmaster with my PARENTS, watching this task was mortifying,’ Addy0302 added.
‘It was horrifying, disturbing, just awful all around. 10/10, couldn’t stop laughing, Taskmaster genuinely is the show that keeps on giving,’ hydrioid101 praised.
In an interview with Metro, Mathew admitted that he did ‘something he might regret for the rest of my life’ when discussing what to expect from his stint on the Bafta-winning show.
We may finally have just witnessed exactly what he was referring to.
‘The bizarre thing about that is that no one is telling you what to do, it’s your decision.
‘So I was the maker of my own misfortune in that sense… it’s like you just go into this strange mental space, and all you’re thinking about is the task, and you’re being forced to make decisions quite quickly, and you just do it and throw yourself into it.
‘It’s only when you’re in the car on the way home that you think, “Oh s**t, that’s going on TV, that’s going to last forever”.’
It was the idea of opening himself up to public judgment which gave him a ‘momentary wobble’ when signing up to the show but ultimately he decided to go for it.
Boy are we glad he did as he has been part of a season churning out comedy gold with the latest episode convincing fans this season could be an all timer.
‘Series 19 is proving to be one of the best ever series of Taskmaster – each contestant is bringing something different to the mix. Great to see this show continue to go from strength to strength,’ Matthew Rimmer said.
‘S19 has just been such a joy. every new ep is the greatest episode so far, and the chemistry between the cast is just so excellent. i don’t want this series to end,’ jar jireh binks agreed.
‘This weeks Taskmaster is an all time classic. I wasn’t sure about this line up for a few episodes, but it’s growing into an all timer,’ WIll Sugg added.
Taskmaster airs every Thursday at 9pm on Channel 4.
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