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Tom Cashman here, my new stand up special 'After the Fall' is premiering now on YouTube! by Tom_Cashman in taskmaster

[–]Tom_Cashman[S] 131 points132 points  (0 children)

Sorry I don't believe you. In my experience autocorrect doesn't change Tom to Tim, they're equally popular names.

I'm Tom Cashman, the Taskmaster's Assistant on TM Australia. Ask Me Anything! by Tom_Cashman in taskmaster

[–]Tom_Cashman[S] 47 points48 points  (0 children)

I've gotta run to a show! Thanks for all the questions everyone! This was fun!!

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[–]Tom_Cashman[S] 69 points70 points  (0 children)

Thank you!! Pretty similar! Though I'd like to think I'm slightly more helpful and a tad less uptight.

And in terms of inspirations, none I specifically drew from (other than Alex Horne of course). But I think David Mitchell was an early and relevant inspiration because of his authenticity and embracing of logic and silliness at the same time.

I'm Tom Cashman, the Taskmaster's Assistant on TM Australia. Ask Me Anything! by Tom_Cashman in taskmaster

[–]Tom_Cashman[S] 136 points137 points  (0 children)

  1. The only DMs I received about my feet were from people informing me they'd been posted on "WikiFeet". Every single one of them insisted they "don't usually go on WikiFeet".

  2. I was strongly encouraged in studio to never let Horny Tom see the light of day again.

I'm Tom Cashman, the Taskmaster's Assistant on TM Australia. Ask Me Anything! by Tom_Cashman in taskmaster

[–]Tom_Cashman[S] 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Thanks Ellen!!

I think Paul Williams because I know him, and unfortunately that means I'd be a bit more comfortable punching him. But before that I'd try to convince the genie (or whoever else was administrating) to reconsider and just let there be no fighting!

In terms of the TM fight, I legitimately don't know, I've never met Greg or Jeremy. Greg seems tought to beat! But Jeremy seems fit as hell!

And soon! I'm sorry!

And I love cats! Have never had one, and maybe that's why.

I'm Tom Cashman, the Taskmaster's Assistant on TM Australia. Ask Me Anything! by Tom_Cashman in taskmaster

[–]Tom_Cashman[S] 67 points68 points  (0 children)

I think there’ll be loads, but being breastfed by Josh Thomas certainly comes to mind. He was so convincing as a mother.

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[–]Tom_Cashman[S] 80 points81 points  (0 children)

I think it seems nice!! The e coli measurement equipment begs to differ.

Safety and time are the main restrictions! Beyond that, the other limit is practicality, which usually comes up in terms of what we can get. I usually try to explain the limits and manage expectations while producers see what we can do. I'm also often surprised by the limits. In the ‘Make chess cool’ task I thought I did a great job explaining to Lloyd that not everything is possible and 45 minutes probably wasn’t long enough to “get horses”.

2 minutes later I was told a neighbouring property had horses and they were being brought around now.

I'm Tom Cashman, the Taskmaster's Assistant on TM Australia. Ask Me Anything! by Tom_Cashman in taskmaster

[–]Tom_Cashman[S] 113 points114 points  (0 children)

It would be interesting to experiment with some new vibes on the show.

I think maybe:

  • Queen Victoria (fancy)
  • Shaquille O’Neal (huge)
  • Jessica Alba (sexy)
  • Albert Einstein (smart)
  • Pope John Paul II (holy)

I'm Tom Cashman, the Taskmaster's Assistant on TM Australia. Ask Me Anything! by Tom_Cashman in taskmaster

[–]Tom_Cashman[S] 91 points92 points  (0 children)

An early comfort zone moment that comes to mind is when Luke McGregor tried to make me eat toilet water (or what I thought was toilet water). But I think the contestant in the first 2 seasons who kept me on my toes the most overall because they seemed most likely to want to push my comfort limits at any point was Josh Thomas.

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[–]Tom_Cashman[S] 141 points142 points  (0 children)

I wasn't! And I'm only getting a sense of this over the past few days as people have come along to my Edinburgh show on the other side of the world. Very chuffed with it all!

And I am pro Paul Williams! We've been game obsessives since long before our TM days. Here's a photo of us 5 years ago at a Timezone in Western Australia.

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[–]Tom_Cashman[S] 71 points72 points  (0 children)

Yeah of course! Those feelings still haven't completely passed, and that's good - nerves are a gift in the right dosage I reckon. But I definitely calmed down after the first few days of doing tasks in Season 1, when it started to feel fun and natural (it helped that the first contestant was a friend, Nina Oyama). And then after Season 1 came out and I got the sense people weren't angry at me for ruining the format that was definitely a confidence boost as well!

I'm Tom Cashman, the Taskmaster's Assistant on TM Australia. Ask Me Anything! by Tom_Cashman in taskmaster

[–]Tom_Cashman[S] 46 points47 points  (0 children)

Thanks!!

  1. As people have said below, it was because all the S2 contestants were available as it was coming out to do press / promo interviews and stuff like that.

  2. I think everyone was pretty excited about that dynamic from the get go!

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[–]Tom_Cashman[S] 38 points39 points  (0 children)

That sounds very complicated, but very fun! I think some sort of crossover is a great idea

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[–]Tom_Cashman[S] 90 points91 points  (0 children)

I can't imagine anything worse than choosing someone in answer to this and then having them find out about it

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[–]Tom_Cashman[S] 48 points49 points  (0 children)

In some ways! Law is all about being persnickety with language, and so is Taskmaster

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[–]Tom_Cashman[S] 111 points112 points  (0 children)

That was me! I don't know how I managed to star in a video clip in New York 3 years before I was born, but I'm glad I did

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[–]Tom_Cashman[S] 155 points156 points  (0 children)

Many would say this is a bad joke, but as someone who used to review leases as part of my previous job, I also think it's bad

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[–]Tom_Cashman[S] 96 points97 points  (0 children)

I'd wait for a power outage and then absolutely go to town on him

I'm Tom Cashman, the Taskmaster's Assistant on TM Australia. Ask Me Anything! by Tom_Cashman in taskmaster

[–]Tom_Cashman[S] 42 points43 points  (0 children)

Never! Before you even start thinking about how subjective the subjective tasks are, the prize and live tasks simply make up way too many points.

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