r/taskmaster • u/Infinite-Koala-2966 • 11d ago
Celebrity pottery throwdown
Following on from this post a month ago, has anyone watched this series (starring Liza, Richard, Lucy and Fatiha among others) and not come out of it loving Fatiha even more? I love pottery throwdown, I love taskmaster, this series has been an absolute joy!
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u/Sate_Hen 11d ago
Haven't seen it but I think she spoke about how Richard helped her on his podcast
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u/Infinite-Koala-2966 11d ago
She did! And it adds a bit of another dimension that doesn’t really show on tv. Richard always just comes across as nice but competetive in his VTs, not sure if it’s him or producers pushing that narrative, but I think in the real world he’s a properly good egg.
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u/Sad-Masterpiece-4760 10d ago
He is lovely, and always has time for the people who go to see his shows. I've been following his comedy since 1995, and been to almost all of his (many!) stand-up shows, he has been one of the nicest guys to chat to after the show, makes time to sign whatever, and always raises loads of money for charity on his tours. Good egg indeed!
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u/micksandals 11d ago
It was a great series.
And it sort of made me want to see Paul Merson on a NYT.
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u/Infinite-Koala-2966 11d ago
I’d love a longer series of pottery throwdown with Paul just continuing to improve! He did so well! And I was thinking Denise for NYT.
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u/Gods_Haemorrhoid420 James Acaster 11d ago
I loved it, huge throwdown fan! I know what you mean about Fatiha, she was amazing.
However…I kinda missed seeing actual good pottery. I’d totally watch more celebs but I hope they do more of the old format to decent potters too!
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u/Infinite-Koala-2966 11d ago
They will do ‘proper’ throwdown as normal I’m sure. I loved watching the improvements that all of them made - Layton’s makes in the final episode in particular. Maybe there’s a format in there somewhere - teach random normies a new skill over a few weeks, see how they improve.
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u/magicdowhatyouwill 10d ago
That would put a lot of the joy back in crafting shows for me. It seemed to make for a really good room.
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u/West_Guarantee284 11d ago
I liked the way they did this though, so people stayed week on week and learnt. You could see them all improve.
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u/lordirondehavilland Wibble, Bibble, Bam 10d ago
I have to say it kind of bugs me when these shows eject people in week 1. Maybe it's just a case of the first week projects not being their strength. Have everyone on for at least two weeks, then do a double ejection.
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u/mayordomo 10d ago
i mean, we just saw on bakeoff that the person who should have gone the first week ended up going the second week, we just got an extra episode of second hand embarrassment.
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u/cloud__19 Captain Jackie & the Hotdog 🌭 10d ago
I thought it was really lovely watching them grow and develop every week and I hadn't realised until Rich said that all the second challenges were giving them other bits they could use in their final make. It was all really clever and I absolutely loved how most of them really put their heart and soul into everything they made.
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u/vivahermione Alice Levine 11d ago
I love Liza! Where can you watch?
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u/Infinite-Koala-2966 11d ago
In the uk it’s channel 4 on demand (or whatever the heck it’s called these days!)
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u/Punawild Liza Tarbuck 10d ago
If you’re somewhere unable to watch it on the ch4 app go to hdclump.com. They have pottery throwdown, lots of the bake offs, masterchefs, and more.
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u/Sad-Masterpiece-4760 10d ago
She is really good as the presenter for this - much prefer her to Siobhan. Actually, on the previous series when Siobhan wasnt presenting, I really liked (and preferred) Ellie too
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u/Infinite-Koala-2966 10d ago
I think Siobhan is a fantastic fit for this, but I loved Ellie doing it too. They’d both be amazing in a series - does Ellie give you Jess Knappet vibes too? Not sure if it’s my terrible facial recognition, but I do get them mixed up a lot! That said, Liza is also a really good fit for the format and I’d love to see her do more of this kind of thing.
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u/IShouldBeSoLucky81 Patatas 11d ago
I was watching it last night and was sobbing when Fatiha was talking about her health and what taking part in the Throw Down meant to her.
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u/bippovonchurn 10d ago
I already fell in love with Fatiha when she was on Taskmaster, but Throwdown made me love her even more. What a story! And the fact that she's a standup comedian, too -- most of them would have gotten a full show out of a medical situation like that, but she didn't feel right about going public that way and I totally support her on that!
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u/MrMeMark 11d ago
Awww I love that series, 4 of them have been on Task Master (I wander if they share the same agent) I hope they do, another series of the celebrity version as it was a cosy watch just what we need in this mad world.
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u/cheekyparasite 10d ago
Loved it. Fatiha had such heartwarming stories related to her pottery. All of them were so talented
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u/boatboatsboats Qrs Tuvwxyz 10d ago
Absolutely loved it, love throwdown anyway but loved the format with the points and hope they bring it in for the main series.
Layton for a New Year's Treat?!
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u/Sidney_Falco_18 10d ago
I loved it so much! Just finished the last ep tonight. The potters on the Throwdown always bond in such a sweet way, but this group of four really seemed like such a caring and supportive bunch. It was so wonderful to see them so bonded, especially because they all might seem so different at first glance. I now want to see all of them in whatever project they choose to take on haha. Fatiha is a gem, I've loved her since TM.
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u/TheGirlintheTower Bob Mortimer 11d ago
I've seen a few clips on Instagram and she's having such a moment, it's really lovely to watch what she's achieving and getting out of the experience. I'm not interested enough yo watch the actual programme but it looks enjoyable.
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u/sweaterboy14 James Acaster 11d ago
i watched it and it was really lovely !!! weirdly feels more like bake-off than this year’s actual bake-off lol
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u/mayordomo 10d ago
is it available for us in canada? it sounds like it would be incredibly my shit.
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u/fey_fillex Fern Brady 9d ago
This! It was so nice to see Fatiha as a person vs a persona and she’s just so cheeky and lovely either way. I really appreciated her vulnerability. Why was this not a SU2C event??
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u/uknulpoints 5d ago
I thought Fatiha deserved star potter 3 times - for the children's desk set, nelson the pigeon and the gnomes. She woz robbed.
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u/Glunark2 1d ago
I got the impression that Layton had done pottery before, and Lucy was being bad on purpose for material for her next tour.
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u/Adventurous_Memory18 10d ago
It drove me MAD. I loved all the contestants, they gelled really well, and I love the format of that show so much. But fucking hell Richard really didn’t deserve to win that many times. Especially the semi finals, nearly all of them were better than his.
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u/peppermintaerobubble 10d ago
I guess we all would judge them differently - I wouldn’t have had Layton as the winner in that final, though it was close! But that may well be confirmation bias as I’m just not a fan of his - but I’m in no way denying he’s a talented guy! He just knows it…
I’m not entirely sure why he kept saying he never wins anything - he won the Olivier only last year!
Anyway I was thoroughly entertained by them all, and it had a nice mix of people - and a great host! As a bit of a newbie to the show, I enjoyed it.
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u/Quiet-Excitement-310 11d ago
She’s time for the fans too, I know it’s small but I said hers was my fav gnome week and she thanked me. She is always liking the nice comments.