"Taskmaster" is a British show, hosted by comedian/actor Greg Davies with assistant "Little" Alex Horne--at least that's the way he gets introduced by Greg nearly every episode. It seems odd, since Alex Horne stands 6' 2", until you take into account that Greg Davies is 6' 8".
Each season or series--there have been 20 so far--sees 5 contestants, usually comedians, attempt to complete to the best of their abilities a number of challenges, or "Tasks" given them. They're then awarded points by the host based on how he thinks they did--the scoring is, needless to say, rather arbitrary. A winner if pronounced at the end of each episode and an overall winner is announced at the end of the season's run.
The contestants seemingly can dress any way they want to for the competition--not ideal for judging them as "spankable". There are a number of jumpsuits and coveralls or workout clothes. Not particularly revealing (with one exception--I'll save her for the end). Still, I grabbed the best shots that I could from the TV.
Emma Sidi --
Lou Sanders --
Sian Gibson --
She tried to do this later on another episode, except for that one she was wearing a dress, and...well
Rose Matafao --
Sue Perkins --
Aisling Bea --
I did say there was one exception, and that's Irish comedian and actress Aisling Bea. She wore green sweatpants as part of her Taskmaster outfit. They didn't always stay on, however.
For example, one of her tasks was to take a ball (a bowling ball, I think) away from the Taskmaster House and put it as far away as possible on the other side of a fence that is on the property. The problem? You got disqualified if you walked on the grass--and the only way to put the ball on the other side of the fence was across an expanse of grass. So, like many other contestants, she gathered things up from the house--cushions, blankets, etc.--and first placed them on the grass, then stepped on those items to try and make her way to the fence. As it turned out, she came up slightly short of the fence--so in order to make it that final distance, she took off her sweatpants and covered the remaining distance with that. She was wearing black leggings underneath which saved her any embarrassment. Here are the photos as she bowled the ball through a hole in the fence...
And in an earlier episode, she and Alex Horne wound up stranded in the middle of a pond with no oars. Her task? Get Alex to shore and keep him dry. Her solution--take off the sweatpants, climb into the pond, and tow him to the pier. The water wasn't that deep, so she managed to do it and keep her knickers dry. This lead to her getting Alex to shore safe and dry prompting her to do a "Dignity Intact" dance. It looked like this:
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