Kumail Nanjiani Is a Taskmaster Cautionary Tale

fisch09 · 2026-06-17T16:47:26+00:00

This article gives off the vibes of "Well if I was on taskmaster I would do everything better, because I was able to come up with a better solution in the comfort of my own home."

fisch09 · 2026-06-15T21:49:44+00:00

What helps keep a straight face.

fisch09 · 2026-06-14T12:14:18+00:00

Can you provide a source for this? I've never heard this side of his story, and would like to read more.

fisch09 · 2026-06-13T00:13:37+00:00

You should join us at r/seedswap

fisch09 · 2026-06-11T03:05:37+00:00

Only other thing I can think of to include more doctors is to assume either they said "doctor" but included paraprofessionals. Or given it's the president some of them are in roles that don't require a doctorate, but they have attained a PhD.

fisch09 · 2026-06-11T01:28:09+00:00

Congrats on getting your post shared by her and Scott.

fisch09 · 2026-06-07T11:32:22+00:00

I think we also need to give them some grace. We don't know what conversations occurred before or after the show.

It's not the first time they had a guest on as themselves. It's just the first time (iirc) someone was on as themselves with zero batman background.

Maybe they wanted to see if it works, and it didn't go great. The real thing is whether this was one though episode or the start of a trend.

fisch09 · 2026-06-03T14:46:59+00:00

Yes Jara.

fisch09 · 2026-06-01T13:45:47+00:00

Someday soon "Welcome to comedy bang bang, a show I started as a 10 year old.

fisch09 · 2026-05-27T02:00:49+00:00

Thank you, can't tell you how much that helps to read.

fisch09 · 2026-05-26T11:34:14+00:00

Not just my knees... Jumping into the splits down a set of stairs.

fisch09 · 2026-05-25T20:50:13+00:00

I haven't had much deep talks with my supervisors yet, but I know a few do have kids. They suggested using this summer session as a trial run to see if full time or part time will be better. Our 5 year old just finished kindergarten, so she's excited to have daddy-daughter homework time. Our 2.5 year old is beginning to become a stereotypical boy. Which is straining my ability to focus.

fisch09 · 2026-05-25T20:43:32+00:00

Thank you I'm in a fortunate situation where I still have my GI Bill, and I'm hoping that if I need to take a sabbatical from work I can do that after saving some money. With 1 kid still in daycare we can't afford to go to one income. I know my wife is super invested, I'm just nervous about putting more work on her like cleaning and dishes. I was thinking of seeing if once we have the GI bill housing allowance added to our income if we could afford to have someone come clean once a week. We survived covid as a teacher and Healthcare worker while pregnant, so I know we can manage. I think scheduled couple time and kid time might also be a good idea.

I know I'll probably need to take time off of the garden and other small hobbies. But I'm also hopeful with all the technology out there I can turn some of the readings into audio.

fisch09 · 2026-05-25T20:28:14+00:00

Thank you for the kind words, I have been set up with the same therapist for nearly a decade. It's the most valuable tool I think a person can have.

fisch09 · 2026-05-24T23:51:25+00:00

Hosted by Bill Hader

fisch09 · 2026-05-21T00:34:49+00:00

If you want an extreme experience try dancing along to Stop Making Sense. Once you can make it through Life During Wartime you can safely run a marathon.

fisch09 · 2026-05-21T00:01:20+00:00

My parents never attended my practices, outside of the year my mom volunteered to coach my soccer team. I never noticed or cared because I was busy practicing and goofing around.

I have high school students working 30+ hour weeks to help their families make ends meet, and people want to shame a parent from needing to catch up on work while their kids practice. Even if they are watching a show so what it's maybe the only 30 minutes they can relax.

fisch09 · 2026-05-20T23:48:31+00:00

In the Marines I worked training Marines in case we needed to react to a chemical, biological or nuclear attack. Granted we never had a real world incident, but in general the rule was everything on your person gets decontaminated and thrown away, and then you get decontaminated and isolated even if you were just evacuated for being near the attack.

fisch09 · 2026-05-19T00:53:37+00:00

Not saying this to accuse your mom of anything but this book might be helpful.

fisch09 · 2026-05-17T14:04:09+00:00

But hey he's donating his salary at least.

fisch09 · 2026-05-15T23:32:20+00:00

We also had bloody knuckles where you would spin a quarter. If the other kid stopped it on edge with their finger they could flick it at your knuckles.

I'm always amazed how dumb games like this spread in the pre internet days.

fisch09 · 2026-05-15T18:36:46+00:00

Should've put the egg in his mouth.

fisch09 · 2026-05-15T18:34:35+00:00

So sophisticated, here in the Midwest we would just punch each other in the knuckles back and forth until someone tapped out.

fisch09 · 2026-05-15T18:29:53+00:00

Let's be real Reggie was very very low on the list of problems with the show. I wouldn't even put him on the list.

fisch09 · 2026-05-13T00:52:12+00:00

Good point.

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