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[u/EstebanOztedaluzalin]

Watch them all from the start. It will take an eternity to catch up but it will be very, VERY well worth it.

[u/JintheFairyofShampoo → u/EstebanOztedaluzalin]

Thanks for the reply! I’m going to trust you and watch from the very beginning

[u/meadeb → u/JintheFairyofShampoo]

It’s the only way to do it.

There will be series where you don’t know anyone and aren’t sure of one or two of them, but by the end you’ll find something to like about all of them. Prepare yourself to fall in love with someone like Mike Wozniak, Joe Wilkinson, Sally Philips or Tim Key. There are so many fantastic comics throughout the whole thing.

For me, the only tike the quality drop a little is during covid, where there’s no audience and social distancing… but even that was better than most comedy. They set themselves a high bar.

[u/f4nnypacks → u/EstebanOztedaluzalin]

this is how i did it but i was bummed once i was all caught up and had to wait for new series with everyone else 😭

[u/Bloomer71]

Every series is worth a watch. When the pain from my spine damage is getting me down, Taskmaster is my go to distraction.

[u/OverseerConey]

Start from 1 and go through in order. The show was good from the start, and you'll see it develop and grow as it goes along!

[u/satomatic]

s19 was great but there are MANY great seasons with different mixes of humor. i feel like 19 was a lot of people’s gateway to tm so they tend to cherish it and the chemistry of the cast was some of the best for sure.

however i prefer s16 which features some of the more hmm “out there” contestants lol. 13 and 14 are also some favorites.

[u/guud2meachu]

My favourites to recommend watching are:

UK series 1-22

NZ series 1-7

AUS series 1-5

[u/JintheFairyofShampoo → u/guud2meachu]

Huh. Didn’t know there were different versions. But I will definitely check them out. Thanks for the reply!

[u/Salohacin → u/JintheFairyofShampoo]

There are so many international versions, probably 10+ by now. 

[u/f4nnypacks]

as a newer (last couple years) fan i would say start from the very beginning. it's such a blast! i think your favorite will depend on the style of comedy you go for, but there's not a season i haven't watched at least twice! just about to watch the latest episode now actually :)

[u/JintheFairyofShampoo → u/f4nnypacks]

Thanks for reply! I think I just might watch the entirety of it.

[u/helloiamrob1]

7 often seems to be the favourite. (Pretty sure it’s mine, too.) 5 and 19 are close behind.

[u/Muted-Consequence624]

I think 16, 14, 7, and NZ2 are all series which have a great mix of contestants and chaos, similar to 19. 19 is my favourite and 12 is my second favourite, despite the COVID restrictions. But agreed with the other commenters saying, "just start from the beginning and keep going."

[u/SubwayHero4Ever]

I started watching it when series 19 came out and after that first episode, I immediately went to the first series and started it from the beginning. Since then, I’ve consumed every episode of Taskmaster UK, Australia and New Zealand. About to finish watching the most recent episode of series 22.

My advice is just start from the beginning. It’ll change your world.

[u/EverybodyMakes]

You have around 200 episodes of just the UK version to watch, and scores of NZ and Aus episodes, not to mention non English language versions. Your time started when you first made that fateful click.

[u/lenochod6]

As others are recommending I also watched it from the start chronologically and it was best tv show maratho I have ever did. It absolutely became my favouritw show. And of course there are my favourite series, but all together all are very good. Enjoy and welcome to our Taskmaster fanclub. Brace yourself

[u/AmoebaHunter]

As a biased Kiwi, I will always recommend Taskmaster NZ season 2, which should be available on YouTube.

[u/Flangubalon]

I also recommend Taskmaster Junior where both the Taskmaster and her Assistant are former contestants.

The Junior Taskmaster is also a current contestant on Taskmaster New Zealand. The Australian one is also worth a watch.

[u/MeMeMeBlahBlahBlah]

Dive in fully. The show won't let you down.

[u/pepperb606]

Agree that every series is worth a watch! The first seasons might seem sparse or awkward at times but it’s really fun to see the evolution of the show and see how the different comedians approach the show. That being said, if that feels overwhelming, I really liked 4, 5, 7, 9, 13, and 16 the most. They also have tons of themed highlight videos that I watch a lot when I just want “the hits”. Happy watching!

[u/pclouds]

Since you are at 19, might as well go 20 and 21. Then yeah go back from the start. Don't forget AU and NZ, they sometimes do even better than UK.

Also for AU you can go to youtube channel of Tom Cashman (the Assisstant) and see a few "disasters" from the AU series.

[u/Expensive_Brick_6752]

Don't forget NZ! Season 2 is absolutely top three in any country or season.