Canned laughter and applause. Oh, dear!
âMaking people belly laughâ
Yes itâs weird. I thought they used an in studio audience?
They probably did but it wasnât funny enough or impressive enough to get a big reaction out of the audience.
I know they put out a call for the studio audience but is there actually a studio audience? I donât think theyâre in a single shot of the first episode? Wouldnât be surprised if there werenât enough people that signed up, or they pulled the plug on it for COVID reasons?
But I actually really enjoyed the first episode and thought it was pretty funny! It stays pretty true to the UK version. Pretty excited for the rest of the season. Danielle Walker and Nina Oyama are pretty great imo
The first episode was quite good, plenty of funny bits. Danielle Walker is a standout.
I notice comedians often exploited the loopholes in each task in order to gain points with mixed results.
The clip at the start and end of each segment (with Tom Cashman in and around a used Mitsubishi) is a blatant advertisement of the showâs main sponsor. Probably not needed.
Yeah, I went to the finale. Would have been over 100 people in the audience.
Well thatâs good to know! Maybe theyâve only got a studio audience for certain episodes (the last half or third?) because it certainly didnât seem like there was one in the premiere.
Iâm fairly certain they had an audience for every episode. There were 10 recording sessions to pick from at the time.
Do you recall how long your recording session was? The TV Tonight article lists two recording sessions around 3 hours in length. Audience tix: Taskmaster | TV Tonight
It was around 3 hours. The article says recording sessions between 5th and 10th December, 2 sessions a day.
Youâre absolutely right! Strange they wouldnât have the audience on camera at all during the episode though. Just makes the laughter seem fake. The wide shots from the first episode makes it look like it was filmed on an empty soundstage.
Yeah, Iâm not sure why. It was even mentioned that we would not be on screen. We were also instructed to wear dark clothing.
So strange. I donât know about the other versions, but the UK features the audience pretty prominently. Weird decision making for the Aussie version, I wonder why they did that?
turned off after 5 minutes, possibly worst show Iâve ever seen. Never again. Shame, because I liked Tom.
You do realise thatâs the whole point of using comedians in the show, donât you? So they can be quick on their feet, creative and hopefully come up with some laughs.
Did you forget to engage your sense of humour? It was just a skit for a laugh. I didnât even make any connection between the brand of car and the sponsor. I guess I donât pay so much attention to adverts or sponsors, so Iâm probably not the perfect target for a show like this.
I actually thought Tom Cashmanâs contributions were the best part of the show.
I really enjoyed tonightâs first episode. It seemed to get better as the show went on with a few LOL moments.
That is not the Case⌠It is the Parts of the Show(Part 1,2,3,4 etc) at the start and the end. They do it in the UK and NZ versions too. Not product placement at all
I didnât even realise this started tonight. Will have to catch up tomorrow.
The âliveâ task at the end was the most engaging I think. Perhaps itâs against the premise of the show, but I would prefer it if all the tasks were performed in front of the audience. Not sure if I am keen on seeing the same comedians every week either.
I liked that!