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Taskmaster's Alex Horne & Greg Davies are the least judgey of reality TV judges

The best game show on television might be one where everyone makes a fool of themselves willingly (including the hosts)

My TV habits have changed quite a lot in the last few years. I find that most scripted shows don’t really have much appeal to me; it’s difficult for me to budget the time in following their narratives. Some of that has to do with lifestyle I suppose, some of it ADHD, but mostly I find I’m disillusioned with the way production companies will attempt to wring everything good out of a premise in the name of profit, long after a show has lost its original appeal. Instead, I tend to enjoy game shows more than anything; sometimes more traditional ones like The Price is Right or Deal or No Deal, but most often creations like Dropout TV’s Game Changer, or the UK comedy sensation, Taskmaster. 

There’s something special about Taskmaster. The brainchild of British comedian Alex Horne, starring both he and fellow comedian and

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Nola Pfau

Nola Pfau: Nola Pfau is the Editor in Chief of the Eisner-Winning Women Write About Comics, and generally a bad influence.

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