Taskmaster the Podcast Rewind - Series 1 Ep.4 With Nicola Coughlan
3/19/202654 min
This week we are rewinding back to 2021! Ed is joined by star of Derry Girls, Bridgerton and of course The Taskmaster New Year's Treat 2020 - it's Nicola Coughlan! The pair discuss Nicola's love for the show and how much she enjoyed doing the NY special - despite some questionable decisions from Greg. They also take a deep dive in to Episode 4 of Series 1. This episode includes the ice task, getting to 11 points and some special moments for Josh. Enjoy!
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First 90 secondsEd Gamble· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Welcome, Nicola, to the Taskmaster Podcast.
Nicola Coughlan· Guest0:15
Well, thank you for having me.
Ed Gamble· Host0:16
[laughs] It's so exciting to have you here. Thank you very much for agreeing to come on.
Nicola Coughlan· Guest0:20
My pleasure.
Ed Gamble· Host0:20
You are... Not only, uh, are you a fan of the show, I'm told, you're also, uh, a previous contestant in the, uh, new, in the New Year's special.
Nicola Coughlan· Guest0:29
I was a, I was a one-offer. My... I was like... Also, it was funny 'cause it kinda... The offer came through at the time of, like, my biggest obsession with Taskmaster.
Ed Gamble· Host0:37
Yeah.
Nicola Coughlan· Guest0:38
'Cause my mom w- Like, I can't get her to watch anything other than whatever's on ITV3. [laughs] And I was like, "Look, there's this show. I think you might like it." Oh my God, I've just spotted your trophy behind you. That's really exciting.
Ed Gamble· Host0:48
Yes. The tr- That is where the trophy lives.
Nicola Coughlan· Guest0:49
That's amazing.
Ed Gamble· Host0:49
Whenever we have people on the podcast, it does look like I'm just sort of rubbing it in their faces by having it there, but that is just- Yeah.
Nicola Coughlan· Guest0:55
I mean, I wasn't even close ...
Ed Gamble· Host0:57
that's just where it is.
Nicola Coughlan· Guest0:58
[laughs] But look. Yeah, but so I started getting my mom to watch it, and she absolutely loves it. And then the email came through, and I was like, "Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes." And then when it finished, it was so quick. I was really sad. I came home in the car from the studio, and I was like, "I feel really sad. Oh, yeah, 'cause I have no more Taskmaster. I've done it."
Ed Gamble· Host1:13
[laughs] Yeah.
Nicola Coughlan· Guest1:13
But it was, yeah, it was brilliant.
Ed Gamble· Host1:14
A one-off. That, that must, that must feel- Yeah ... really difficult because I, I felt pretty bummed out after 10 episodes. But you think 10 episodes is probably enough. [laughs] Like, it's a lot of filming, and, you know, you, you really go through it over five nights. But one episode, just enough to get a taste of how