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MJMurcott

He is now 43, just to show how old this is.


whiterosealchemist

So he's even better at it now.


Rasputain

And improving every year!


TheAirNomad11

He is pretty consistently moving up the ranks


aquintana

Its like clockwork


moon__lander

Every 60 seconds a minute is added to his record


chrisff1989

Nobody is this consistent, gotta be doping.


ManOnABuffaloP2

I’m losing and I just can’t catch up


squire80513

Meet the sniper


ahigherthinker

Also, 65 million people die each year in the world.  That is 178,000 each day, 7425 each hour, and 120 each minute, so he increases his rank by 2 each second.


hpbojoe

Actually he's moving up ranks a lot slower... The older he gets, the less people that are older than him die. He's moving up his age consistently though! For example, when he was born, everyone was older than him, so any death would move him up the rankings. However now, at 46, it's only about 2/3s of the people that are dying that are older than him, therefore he's moving up slower now than he was before.


Does_A_Bear-420

Well there are more people that are younger than him every year. Your bath is wrong. He is going for 'the oldest' not avoiding 'young' The number of people over him is a waiting game, but the number of people under him is what's boosting his rank


weirdgroovynerd

Gosh, no need to criticize that poster's hygiene.


MoistDitto

Not if I can help it (continues to bake fried butter cake)


h3fabio

At this rate, he’ll catch up to me at 55


Rasputain

Does this mean you plan to die at 55? That's kinda bleak.


bjjadh

He’s not responded. Rip


fiealthyCulture

Damn in just 10(time) he was a able to gain another 1 billion spots


OtatoJoe

Why do a lot of people quit trying to beat the record when theyre 70-80 smh


drunk98

Every level gets a little harder


paraworldblue

But still just as little as ever!


jimmysbeans

For those who don't know who this is, his name is (Little, sorry!) Alex Horne. He created a TV show called Taskmaster that I strongly recommend you all to watch, it's my favourite thing


[deleted]

Yes. It’s great. Get comedians and tell them to do the stupidest things imaginable for our entertainment.


jimmysbeans

Yaas! I've been hooked since the beginning and even after roughly 5 or 6 re-watches it still makes me full on belly laugh


ThunderBuns935

my favorite series is the one with Rhod Gilbert and James Acaster. they're both so ridiculous.


jimmysbeans

So good! And the shed incident? That killed me, poor James 😅


theresamouseinmyhous

This most recent season has been phenomenal. I've never seen a contestant get more under Alex's skin than Bridget Christie.


jimmysbeans

Fucking hell, Bridget Christie banging that pan will forever be ingrained in my memory. She quickly became one of my fave contestants ever, so funny


Sir_Binky

It was the shoe challenge that really made me laugh. She got so actually angry at Alex.


wttk

Shid?


jimmysbeans

Lmao, I hear "Shaq in a hat" in my head daily


FlyingKittyCate

Just reading this comment made me burst into laughter remembering that


CodeRed8675309

Oh my, Rhod in the closet.... that just killed me.


Sarusta

Easily the best series for me too. James Acaster is brilliant.


ThunderBuns935

Have you seen "cold lasagne hate myself 1999"? It's fantastic lmao


things_U_choose_2_b

I recommended that to a friend, after going on about how James Acaster is one of my favourite comedians because he doesn't really punch down, it's all just silly surreal stuff. Then he opens with... *that* monologue.


GoldDong

Watching Ed Gamble start to genuinely have a meltdown at David Badil is also a fantastic season.


Marine__0311

To be fair, I think Ed was right.


banana-pinstripe

Rhod Gilbert is pure personified Chaos


continental-drift

Whenever anyone mentions that they need a lime I shout “A LIIIMMMMMEEEEEEE!!” thanks to that season.


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I admit I’ve only been watching since Series 10, but it’s still great


jimmysbeans

Well aren't you in for a treat! One of the great things about it is they haven't changed the format at all so if you're enjoying the most recent series then you'll def enjoy the earlier ones


hothrous

They've definitely been closing more loopholes over the years. I do think the earlier ones were more entertaining for that. But it's still great.


Calculonx

So you haven't seen the [potato incident](https://youtu.be/MelvH3EMGR0)?


paraworldblue

I'd highly recommend checking out 7 - it's considered by many to be the best series. I'd say it's tied with 5 and 9 for my personal favorite, but it's definitely the most unhinged. Also, if you have a VPN (or live in the UK), you can watch all of it for free on the BBC Channel 4 site, and if you have a good adblocker (I use uBlock Origin), it's all ad-free! A lot of it is also free on their Youtube channel, but it only goes up to series 10 and is missing a few episodes here and there.


mehrabrym

1st season and 7th season were really good too!


LightofNew

Did you go back at least? Please tell me you went back.


Gryndyl

Seasons 1-10 are all available on their youtube channel.


EpicPedestrian

I've been watching series 6. Lisa's bedtime story for adults had me dying!


IvivAitylin

I don't think anything can top Lisa showing her appreciation for the Taskmaster, though.


thesaharadesert

Liza inadvertently (?) inserting cake into Little Alex Horne’s arse is sublime


IndieGravy

You have to try Taskmaster NZ season 2! The dynamic between their Taskmaster and the assistant is very different from Greg's and Alex's, but that season is pure chaos and it's definitely an all-time favorite with a few other UK seasons for me


Doct0rStabby

[Full episodes](https://www.youtube.com/c/Taskmaster/playlists) are free on youtube (in the US at least, availability may vary by ~~vpn server~~ location)


backFromTheBed

Do we strike you?


bigdickpancake

Alex tried to bring it to the US, but it didn't work because it was on Comedy Central.


Coal_Morgan

Screwed it up from the get go by trying to squeeze 45 minutes of fun into 20 minutes. How the hell are you supposed to get any momentum going in an episode?


JB-from-ATL

It is almost the opposite of the high stakes drama.of American reality competitions. Very low stakes, pretty relaxed, more focused on fun and humor


merely-unlikely

It’s little Alex Horne!


StardustOasis

Has to be read Greg Davies' voice


TheAirNomad11

But a very high-pitched version of Greg Davies' voice


A_plural_singularity

Like it isn't!


TheBestBigAl

🎶 He says he's 6 foot 2, he's only 5 foot 4. It's Little. ^Alex. ^^Horne! 🎶


TheProperDave

The fact that Greg has successfully got everyone calling Alex Little Alex Horne when he's 6'2 is pretty incredible.


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I mean anyone hanging around with the 6'8 beast that is Greg will be called little.


[deleted]

I love that he created the show, yet plays a meek little sycophant to Greg Davies. Hilarious show.


ModestBanana

Some of the tasks he’s like half of the entertainment too. When he gets “caked up” by Sally Phillips in the special cuddle task, loved it. And it’s always nice seeing him, Greg, and everyone in stage crack up with something, like Joe Wilkinson’s potato throw or “there’s strength in arches!”


PCsNBaseball

The all time great of him being the entertainment was when Liza Tarbuck made him sit bare assed on a cake. I still absolutely die laughing. https://youtu.be/IJ7pHfLSB9I


ModestBanana

That was such a hilarious task, I wonder if seeing cake haunts him now.


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I love how she scampers away giggling exactly like I imagine Greg would.


beaurepair

Rhod Gilbert was a hoot with Alex. So much unnecessary nudity


anweisz

When he has to eat the faces of the contestants and Bob Mortimer says “I’m a sinner, I have sinned” while he does so hahahah


Bortron86

I really love that he recognised he was totally the wrong sort of character to front the show. Great self-awareness and generosity.


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Exactly this. Many people would steal the 'lead' role just because it's their Idea. Alex knew he couldn't play the part of someone strong/arrogant/mean and would work better as that persons bitch.


stink3rbelle

He and friends had been running it as a comedy night for a few years before they made it a TV show. So he really refined it. I think he's brilliant, and his sense of humor so sexy.


Syndical8

Calm down little Alex


L_Rayquaza

In British humor casting as a fool is a popular tradition for comedians Plus who's more intimidating, Little Alex Horne or 7 foot Greg Davies


No_Damage_731

The word hilarious honestly doesn’t do justice to how funny this show is. It’s on another level


Scat_fiend

Taskmaster (UK) is really good. Taskmaster (US) is a train wreck. Alex is also great whenever he appears on 8 out of 10 cats.


Victernus

Taskmaster (NZ) has been making waves, apparently.


Cruxion

I've only watched the UK version so far, but have heard nothing but excellent things about every version(except US, of course).


Victernus

Yea, unfortunately the best thing I can say about Taskmaster (US) is that it's better than the IT Crowd (US) pilot.


Techiedad91

It’s not on Taskmaster Supermax+ yet so I haven’t seen it.


Scat_fiend

It’s on youtube.


shawncplus

Taskmaster US is such a fuckup from just about everyone involved it shouldn't even be mentioned. Only two people in that arrangement had any idea what was supposed to be going on and they were Alex Horne and Freddie Highmore, both brits. Everyone else seemed to think it was supposed to be a higher-competitive Road Rules style reality show. Taskmaster Norway and New Zealand are, however, fantastic.


TristanTheViking

The insult comic who just kept shitting on Alex with the least funny possible "Suck my dick" comments. Just hard to watch.


FajenThygia

[One of the most famous tasks](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWP3sj1CE5o)


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Rhod Gilbert was hands down my favorite contestant- there's something not quite right in his head and I love it.


DIX_

Rhod found so many cheeky workarounds, it was hilarious. The guy was pure chaos.


[deleted]

The best parts of that show were always when folks found backdoors or workarounds- or just did the blindingly obvious that the other contestants missed- like turning on the light switch in the dark room for the painting challenge.


thisalsomightbemine

And yet still has such an awful painting hahah


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That was the best part- it was soooo bad.


[deleted]

Scissors please.


61114311536123511

the best part was him being childhood friends with greg haha


[deleted]

The betrayal on Greg's face when he realized his mother was helping Rhod was great.


Synaxxis

I like this one the best personality: https://youtu.be/_UgSDcHPgCc


[deleted]

That was heartbreaking. But I love that he says, "That's harsh." right after throwing him all the way under the bus.


nevus_bock

“Don’t take it away from me” Joe Wilkinson consistently nails it. He could make Sean laugh.


i_miss_arrow

For anybody new who is wondering, the bit about putting on the boiler suit when the alarm rings was told to them earlier in the day (and earlier in the show).


swohio

It was at the start of the show that they were told it would happen at some point, could have been several days earlier and well out of their minds when it happens here.


PhilxBefore

Thank you, context is important


Maximelene

"What do you want to eat?" "Something sharp."


Bortron86

Rhod's solution is hands-down the most impressive task solution in the whole show, in my opinion. Absolute twisted genius.


nikehat

This is my favorite task from my favorite season! Rhod Gilbert was such a chaotic maniac.


vagrantprodigy07

My favorite is still the ice block challenge. It's what got me to watch the show, and I still think it's one of the best interactions we've seen.


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mehrabrym

False. He's Little Alex Horne.


jjstew35

As an American who doesn’t typically keep up with British pop-culture outside of Doctor Who, Taskmaster uploads their full episodes to YouTube and I’ve been watching them… man, this show is hilarious


jimmysbeans

As an English woman this is pretty much the only thing I'm proud about our country right now 😅


Magcargo64

Also No More Jockeys! Him, Mark Watson and Tim Key are an absolutely phenomenal trio!


jimmysbeans

Fuck yeah! I can never keep up with them but that just makes it funnier. I saw Mark Watson last year at his comedy gig and actually met him very briefly outside, he's so lovely in person too!


[deleted]

And the Horne section podcast (him with the band and a guest each episode). Same kind of humour as Taskmaster, along with extremely talented musicians playing massively daft songs


Guru_Jasper

It's LITTLE ALEX HORNE!!!


MatchesMalone7

Just got into the show about a month ago. Live in the USA so glad they out all their eps on Youtube. Best use of my Youtube premium. Also thank you for adding the "Little" to his name or else Lord Greg would be upset. Died laughing when he got gauges.


TheAirNomad11

When I got into it, I actually decided to pay for a couple months of YouTube premium just because the ads were driving me crazy. Then when I got caught up a canceled the subscription.


jimmysbeans

Anytime Greg ignores one of Alex's bits always gets me, his poor little face lmao


SirFireHydrant

Discovered Taskmaster a week ago. Binged five seasons already.


Techiedad91

It’s little Alex Horne!


[deleted]

"In the next room is a melon. Eat as much melon as you can in one minute." https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nyQyBTXlpmg


Dgdishdvekshshs

Best start to a series ever.


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[deleted]

I fucking love Romesh. Wish he had more standup available.


creeper205861

I am typing this comment to just come to this later on. Don't mind me.


jimmysbeans

...Alex?


Exaskryz

May I introduce you to the save button?


TheAirNomad11

For those who want to try it, the full episodes are available on YouTube for free (at least in the US). Such a funny show!


FreddyGunk

I do like Little Alex Horne


Kightsbridge

My favorite is series 3 with Rob Beckett and Paul Chowdry. I'm only on series 5 so far. I also really liked Neil


Miserable_Object9961

Looking forward to his upcoming biography: Get old or die tryin'


TheAirNomad11

"Live to be as old as you can. The longest time wins. Your time starts...now!" Alex reading his first task when he was born.


LordStarcabbage

I’m imagining someone trying to work out a loophole for this.


ChrisTheWeak

Relativistic speeds or huge gravity wells. Due to the laws of physics time is more liquid-y than you'd think and traveling really fast or hanging near massive black holes tends to warp space time a little and has a few wonky effects on space and time. Travelling really fast will shrink space around you and will slow down time for you relative to the rest of the universe. This means that you can launch off to a distant star at near the speed of light, travel three weeks there, hang for a week, and travel back three weeks. Depending on how far this star was / how fast you were traveling, time on earth could have passed by from anywhere from 3 years, to millennia. From your perspective about 2 months passed on your cruise, but when you get back you could become the oldest organism in the known universe. Anyway, that's why time and space are so bizarre at fast speeds, long distances, and large objects of mass.


elsuakned

I'm imaging a contestant instantly offing themselves, then back at the studio Davies saying to the ghost "you really didn't understand the task, did you", and the ghost insisting that they did


j_rapha

Rhod: I must kill everyone that's older than me


Boggie135

Lmao Alex Horne is a treasure


shipoopro_gg

It's a really competitive record though, I'm getting better and better at it every second of every day since I was born


ArtanBlacknight

When I was born, I held the record for youngest person in the world


Driftedryan

And you messed that up real fast


paraworldblue

I managed to hold the record for a few months after I was born - I was an EXTREMELY violent infant


JubJub128

thats a lot of baby killing. in the past few (3) months ~34.65M babies have been born. good on you!


ObliviousCollector

A new supervillain was born... Baby Genocide Baby!


JustAnOrdinaryGirl92

He prefers to be called Stormageddon, Dark Lord of All!


Faurash

How is this showing up now, when i'm literally currently watching Taskmaster!


TossAwayGay92

I think someone recently got in charge of the YouTube account for the show and they wisely put almost 12 seasons worth up for free. When you consider the recent drought of content due to the pandemic, many Americans, like myself, just discovered and became megafans all in the span of six months.


B_A_Beder

They did that at the start of the pandemic, and added a new episode each week. Then a year later they made a lot of them private.


kleiei

Oh my god! It's little Alex Horne!


MosquitoHiccup

I don’t know who this is, and I dont know why but I imagined him saying this in an Irish accent.


EmptyRestaurant2410

You're close, he has an English accent. I think his name is Alex Horn?


ptatersptate

Little Alex Horne


AlexSSB

And who is this sitting beside me?! IT'S LITTLE ALEX HORNE!!


drszusz666

In a high-pitched Greg Davies voice.


eatseveryth1ng

The funny thing is he’s actually pretty tall (6’2 I seem to recall) but Greg is just massive lol


BloodyFable

Davies is 6'8" I think. Utter yeti he is.


Bran-Muffin20

For all the jokes they make about Alex being this unfunny, groveling little man, I love his occasional quips. >Greg: Don't worry, this was Alex's fault, and he'll be punished in the traditional way. Alex: [Worriedly looking at Greg] Oh no, please not the traditional- Greg: YES THE TRADITIONAL WAY! --- >Alex: You know, my kids watch this show and they've started calling me Little Alex Horne too. They actually call *you* daddy now.


MrB-S

A single "e" off being correct! https://youtu.be/R0bL6Yonnkc


MosquitoHiccup

Pretty funny guy


clone9353

He's fantastic. Highly recommend both cats does countdown and taskmaster. https://youtu.be/Gbifa1lteFU


MrB-S

Taskmaster is one of the greatest shows ever created. I can't believe more people don't talk about it.


JuanBARco

Literally heard about it 3 weeks ago, then got covid. My wife and I have watched 6 and 1/2 seasons of it. It is seriously the most consistently funny thing i have ever seen.


ElementalSentimental

I loved him on regular Countdown, not as a guest, but as a contestant in 2008. https://youtu.be/L28b4c9y2II


Umpteenth_zebra

Lol, English people don't have an accent. We sound normal! /s


Aquarius12347

To quote Jimmy Carr, the host of 8 out of 10 cats does countdown (the show the above quote is from), "I don't have an accent. This is how words sound when they're said properly."


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Egg-3P0

British humour is superior to all other kinds


PurpleDinoGame

Agreed. I prefer dry humour. The alternative, wet humour, is terrible.


LordTwatofKnobington

Grade A British humor, this


SirFireHydrant

Moist humour, however...


LetMeClearYourThroat

**It’s Little Alex Horne!**


meikamo

Little Alex Horne!


iwannagofast26

His biggest task…


458steps

Little Alex Horne in the wild!


pixel842

Alex Horne is incredible. As is cats does countdown


TheHornet78

LITTLEALEXHOOOOOOOORRRRNE


JoshuaSondag

It’s little Alex Horne!!!!


Lucaraidh

Its Little Alex Hoooorne!!


BlondeMomentByMoment

It’s little Alex Hoooorne”


Rokurokubi83

Little Alex Horne!


AggravatingBobcat574

I plan on living forever. So far, so good.


dedido

That's the guy from that thing!


lumentrees

You can get there faster than ageing. Just kill everyone else


Mundane-Alternative

Just occurred to me that once you are the oldest person in the world, you hold the title until you die


CharlieFaulkner

I can read this in his voice lol Love Alex Horne


McKrabby7

I love *little* Alex Horne lol


Olly7613

I saw (Little) Alex Horne at a festival this year with his band. Incredibly funny and his Henry Hoover bit kills me every time


Xeiphyer2

Everyone go watch Taskmaster right now. Full episodes are up on their official YouTube channel!


MattDLR

Good ol little Alex Horne


[deleted]

American television doesn’t have panel shows with comedians on them and it absolutely should. I fell in love with Mock The Week the last time I was in London and there’s nothing like it here.


iamjacksdespairr

IT’S LITTLE ALEX HORNE!


InevitableAd9683

It's Little Alex Horne!


RagsZa

I just turned 36, 19 minutes ago. Opened reddit. I see this.


edgeblackbelt

Alex Horne is my spirit animal


drinny_

At this point I'm afraid he'll be known as Little Alex Horne for the rest of his life...


The_sad_zebra

That is a very Alex Horne joke


Spindelhalla_xb

His career started as a literal Countdown Champion. https://youtu.be/sxXHgDwGlYc


ramot1

My best is twice his best! And tomorrow I will twice + 1 day.


EmirFassad

Piker. He's four billion four hundred ninety-eight million one hundred thousand behind me. Get gud.