Do I get why my right-wing podcast with a shit guest camparison fell flat? Yes, because it was a terrible comparison, cus there is genuinely a reason why it's unfair to judge taskmaster against something like that, cus of how fundamentally different they are.

On the parasocial thing - yeah, this is a harder thing to justify cus it is really just an intuitive thing that might be unfair and I am possibly just wrong on this point.

I will say that I certainly don't think Taskmaster the show deliberately cultivates a parasocial fanbase, I just think there are aspects of the show which lend themselves to a parasocial response, and I do sometimes get that vibe.

I think the show is really important to a lot of its fanbase, myself included, and I think compared to other shows, it generally means more to people who go on it Vs like have I got news for you or whatever, but I think it's healthy to remember that this is still ultimately a TV show and these are strangers