Hello and welcome to the Taskmaster podcast. It's me, Ed Gamble, you know that by now.

We are talking about Taskmaster series 14, episode 8, which has just been on the television.

This normally comes out straight after the main Taskmaster show on Channel 4, which

is 9 p.m.s on 9 p.m.s on Thursdays. It's 9 p.m. on Thursdays. So welcome. I hope you've

seen the episode. We're going to be talking about it in detail. With the special guest and

the special guest this week is Richard Herring, champion of series 10. And then that's it.

And then he wasn't on Taskmaster again. Very much looking forward to chatting to Richard.

Wonderful man, wonderful comic, brilliant podcaster and author. Do go and get his new book.

Can I have my ball back? I'm sure we'll talk about that a little bit as well. But without further

ado, this is us discussing Taskmaster series 14, episode 8. Welcome back, Richard Herring,

to the Taskmaster podcast. Ah, it's nice to be here. Thank you for having me.

Always a pleasure to have you on Richard. Well, I say that. Sometimes it's not a pleasure,

like when we just talk about champion of champions, but mainly it's always a pleasure to speak to you.

Now, good, thank you. And you? Now, obviously we're talking about Taskmaster series 14,

episode 8 specifically. The one that bats do is the official title of the episode.

Have you been keeping up with the series so far? I have, yes. I'm very much enjoying it.

I think it's a good gang. I love John Kerns. Yes. I did very early on. I think I tweeted a

more e-mode him to say, you know, for the first time, I don't know who's won this series because

I've accidentally found out the last three. Yeah, but I'm sure it's not you.

Poor old John. I mean, I think as soon as he was announced, I think everyone who knows him went,

well, yeah, definitely not John. He's not with it. There's no chance of him surprising people

in that way. No, but as I think like comics will feel this, I think that John and Mike

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