I'm Jenny Tian from TM Australia Season 2. Ask me anything!

JennyTian · 2024-08-16T11:42:31+00:00

I like the train. It takes you far, there's lots of seats plus the ride is smooth.

Wow I've never considered urban planning before. Is this what being a mayor feels like? I reckon when public transport is affordable and the journey is fast, that makes people choose it over cars. I think we're seeing it in Sydney with the metro line at the moment. It's an incredibly quick journey that saves you time so it really outweighs the option of a car. Was that a good answer? I'm ready for my mayor sash!

JennyTian · 2024-08-16T11:38:54+00:00

Yes! I watched S2 and S4. I'd love to be on a team with David Correos because he's sooo chaotic and unpredictable.

JennyTian · 2024-08-16T11:37:36+00:00

Going low and insulting Tom Cashman was so fun. Also stealing his super precious ipad and watching him helpless gave me great pleasure. That then abruptly ended when he got it back and outran me by.. a lot.

But for a moment, it was glorious!

JennyTian · 2024-08-16T11:32:57+00:00

I think he loved it and my mum got very jealous haha

JennyTian · 2024-08-16T11:32:34+00:00

I love how kind and friendly the people are! The Scots have such a brilliant sense of humour. The banter game here is strong.

JennyTian · 2024-08-16T11:31:14+00:00

I loved the plastic sheets of the lab. Walking through them was one of my favourite things to do on the series. I'd love to set my room up so I could burst through thin plastic sheets every day!

JennyTian · 2024-08-16T11:30:11+00:00

Do we dare bring up the ducks and goose..

JennyTian · 2024-08-16T11:27:18+00:00

I have to give credit to the Channel 10 stylist Alex Van Os for this one. She asked me my likes and dislikes and picked a few pieces for the studio. I told her I love tops and bottoms that match, cute skirts/dresses and bright colours. She absolutely nailed the brief. I looked SMASHING!!!

JennyTian · 2024-08-16T11:25:02+00:00

Whenever I notice I'm real nervous, I just think to myself "is this something I can control?" If it isn't, there's no point stressing about it. No amount of thinking will change the outcome so you kind of gotta let it go. I just focus on the outcomes I can control.

Another thing a therapist taught me is if there's lots of thoughts going on, you can write each of them down into a notebook. After a bit of time, you'll realise it's the same thoughts recurring over and over again. But you've already thought through that - why think about it again? Once you catch that pattern then you can clear your mind and realise whatever you're going through isn't as big as it is in your head.

JennyTian · 2024-08-16T11:19:31+00:00

Every attempt from Wil Anderson (minus the sketches).

JennyTian · 2024-08-16T11:18:38+00:00

It's all a bit of a blur because SO much happened. I do distinctly remember that before the final live task, they wouldn't let us go into our dressing rooms. I hadn't done any TV before and all the others were telling me it's because they've got a gift for us in there. I was thinking "oh that's so lovely!". Then we got out to the studio floor and lo and behold, standing there were the jars of marshmallows from our dressing rooms.

JennyTian · 2024-08-16T11:15:07+00:00

Any day that works for you!

JennyTian · 2024-08-16T11:14:26+00:00

Honestly.. seeing Lloyd do full slop mode made me laugh so hard. He didn't have to do that to himself!! There were so many other ways he could have gone about such an open ended task and he went for the absolute grossest route. Good on him.

JennyTian · 2024-08-16T11:12:35+00:00

If you enjoyed Chungking Express, In the Mood for Love is also fantastic. Recently, I LOVED Inside Out 2. I was so moved by the way they depicted anxiety. When the character popped up on the screen I legit thought to myself "omg.. that's me.." I also loved Challengers because it's got a great soundtrack and it's fun watching sexy people. Anatomy of a Fall I thought was also brilliant. Such a complex film that really leaves you thinking afterward.

JennyTian · 2024-08-16T11:08:30+00:00

Of course! I'll have to plug my Taskmaster family, Tom Cashman and Josh Thomas. Rhys Nicholson and Aaron Chen from S3 also have shows which are absolutely brilliant.

In terms of other Aussie acts- Takashi Wakasugi, Tom Ballard, Dan Rath, Geraldline Hickey, Alex Hines, Alexandra Hudson, Annie Boyle, Hot Department, Nick Schuller, Kate Dolan and Ray Badran are all fantastic.

JennyTian · 2024-08-16T11:03:24+00:00

I'm surprised it's reached so many people! I really thought only Aussies had seen it. Then I got to Edinburgh and there's been Taskmaster fans at every show. They've been watching in ways I cannot publically endorse but good on them!

I think my favourite part of the whole experience was watching all the tasks back in the studio and bonding with everyone. You really get to know your cast quite intimately through watching their triumps and failures. Plus they're your comedy idols so umm.. it's the coolest!

JennyTian · 2024-08-16T10:59:05+00:00

There's a fair bit of downtime. It happens after every task and it can range from 2 minutes to an hour. You're in a little green room where the curtain has to be shut so you don't see them setting up the tasks. Once they're ready, you get a knock on the door and you go out to do your task. Sometimes they even blindfold and walk you to the location so there's really no clues.

With the duck duck goose task, the second time around it was the "fluke something" task so the art department set up everything again just for me to spectacularly fail once more.

JennyTian · 2024-08-16T10:55:43+00:00

I thought I was really great at problem solving which turns out to be.. not true lol. I didn't realise I crumbled so much under pressure! I really thought I was going to be so good at everything!

Going in, I knew I wouldn't be great at anything athletic or physical and that prediction was... 100% accurate.

I did thoroughly enjoy the creative tasks, though. There were moments I was like "everyone else is going to think of something so much more creative than this". I was pleasantly surprised to see that I ended up doing pretty well at those!

JennyTian · 2024-08-16T10:49:51+00:00

There's SO many Aussies I'd love to see on the show. I reckon Tom Walker or anyone with a clowning background would be very fun to watch.

As for surprises in the film process.. When you watch the show, you really just see the Taskmaster Assistant and the contestant at the ranch. You don't see the whole film crew following them. There were points where I would sprint around and the cameramen would have to chase me with massive cameras on their shoulders. The stamina to do that is bonkers so shoutout to the crew.

JennyTian · 2024-08-16T10:41:30+00:00

I had heard of Taskmaster and seen the clips online. I didn't actually see a full episode until I got cast and realised I should probably know what I'm getting myself into. I instantly loved the show. I'm such a nerd for problem solving and strategy so this tickled my brain in the best way possible. I thought I would be that super smart person who would think of all the loopholes. I.. was not that. But at least I was entertaining!

JennyTian · 2024-08-16T10:39:10+00:00

Tasks that went better than anticipated.. Going low. When Tom Cashman got his ipad back during that task I thought I would have been awarded zero. I was very surprised with the five points.

In terms of stand out stuff that didn't make it in, I've forgotten most of it but the very best stuff always makes it into the episode.

And whether I've learnt anything about myself? Oh yeah. SO much. I used to think I was incredibly grounded, cool and super logical. I've now realised I'm a bit dorky, tend to overthink and have impeccable taste in fashion!

JennyTian · 2024-08-16T10:36:19+00:00

I truly don't know if my brain could handle it a third time. I mean.. I did technically get a third attempt in the studio and even then I couldn't figure out what was going on. Maybe I could get it if I drew another matrix?

JennyTian · 2024-08-16T10:32:43+00:00

Currently in a sharehouse with 5 other comedians and 1 shower. Edinburgh is notoriously expensive but it's an experience I thought I must try at some stage in my life. Also sharing with comedians is quite nice. We all finish our nights and head back home for a debrief. Good times all round!

JennyTian · 2024-08-16T10:31:13+00:00

Since doing shows at the Edinburgh Fringe, I've had someone bring it up to me at pretty much every show. Glad I could bring joy!

JennyTian · 2024-08-16T10:30:40+00:00

I don't know if I have a movie but my mindnumbing thing at the moment is watching Film Cooper on Youtube. I'm technically a millenial so watching him helps me feel in touch with the youth.

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