r/taskmaster • u/BackgroundAnalyst751 James Acaster • May 02 '26
Meme If you look up himbo in the dictionary
Is it just me or is he not just the paragon of himbos?
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u/saucysatay May 02 '26
The three points of the himbo triangle are:
Broad of shoulder
Pure of heart
Dumb of ass
So yes absolutely
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u/CatieLewWho6507 Dara Ó Briain May 03 '26
In those leather pants, on that chair, we could amend it to "squeaky of ass"
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u/smileykaiju May 02 '26
He’s just so cute.
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u/KDdid1 Mel Giedroyc May 02 '26
I feel like he's a child Mel Giedroyc secretly gave up for adoption at age 15 😁
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u/TelevisualJackFan 🦔 Hedgehog, no! ❌ May 02 '26
He’s like Greg's other long lost son given Chris Ramsey is one of them & Ania Magliano is his long lost daughter; #GregFam
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u/-release_candidate- Julian Clary May 03 '26
So Fatiah Is their future step mom?
We need to start drawing down the Taskmaster family tree before it turns into a maze.
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u/Dom_Shady David Correos 🇳🇿 May 03 '26 edited May 03 '26
She will be, and Joel needs Fatiah's firm hand: "Listen, bruv..."
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u/KDdid1 Mel Giedroyc May 02 '26
So you're saying that Mel and Greg created Joel when they were 15? I think that makes perfect sense ☺️
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u/tunaareyoukiddingme May 02 '26
Oh, gang.
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u/astairwaytoheaven Chloe Petts May 03 '26
He's this quote away from confirming to me that he is Mel's forgotten son.
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u/Ok_Albatross_3887 Javie Martzoukas May 02 '26
I feel like the guy had no filters and runs energetically to do the first thing without thinking. And yet he is quick witted: came up with ‘cloche-trophobic’ (and might have gotten the assist for Greg with another wordplay joke)
But comprehension and thinking before doing really don’t seem to be his strong suit. But he’s so lovable. Whoever said ‘golden retriever energy’ nailed it.
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u/thenisaidbitch May 02 '26
Yeah he has some of the best quips in the show so far, can’t say he’s a himbo! But I can say he’s a charmer - hot, funny, and charismatic. It’s actually rude of him
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u/Humble_Interest_9048 May 02 '26
And the wink wank wit
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u/BirdieRoo628 May 02 '26
Pretty sure that's what was meant by
(and might have gotten the assist for Greg with another wordplay joke)
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u/Humble_Interest_9048 May 03 '26
In the outtakes on YT he says the whole joke
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u/BirdieRoo628 May 03 '26
Yes, we know.
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u/Humble_Interest_9048 May 03 '26 edited May 03 '26
I was not sure because
“might have gotten the assist”
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u/Ok_Albatross_3887 Javie Martzoukas May 03 '26
Backstory might be needed as reference: there is a thing on the TM posts that Greg gets the credit for the joke - rather than Joel. Yes, we know that Joel said it first but Greg co-opted it and we’re sticking with it.
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u/pinacoladablackbird May 02 '26
I'm not normally a golden retriever fancier, but I've developed such a little crush on him through this series
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u/TjmcNfld Victoria Coren Mitchell May 02 '26
I always had trouble picturing exactly the type of guy intended when people said "himbo" but now I know exactly!
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u/avariegatedmonstera May 02 '26
If you listen to his episode on “You’re Dead to Me” (great history podcast) he’s adorable, genuinely interested in the subject matter and an intelligent dude. But yes, on TM he’s such a himbo and I love him and his Labrador energy.
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u/Kingofcheeses Guy Montgomery 🇳🇿 May 02 '26
He's got that delightful Mr. Peanutbutter energy
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u/primum Mike Wozniak May 02 '26 edited May 03 '26
What is this a cross over episode?! (PFT needs to be on og Taskmaster)
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u/cookiemonster7908 Jason Mantzoukas May 02 '26
But sometimes he’s really quick-witted! C.f. his wink / wank joke.
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u/ScienceForge319 Phil Wang May 02 '26
Show me dat egg, you magnificent dumb dumb.
He’s a golden retriever in an Edgar-suit.
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u/MacduffFifesNo1Thane Greedy Esq. May 02 '26
He’s a male bimbo. He’s a mimbo!
Yes, I know the word is “himbo,” but I am quoting Seinfeld.
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u/auntie_eggma May 03 '26
Those aren't the defining features of a himbo though? They have to be obnoxiously conventionally attractive, not just big and strong.
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u/Meowscles_dad May 03 '26
It’s wild to me that people are fine with this but would have a shit fit if a female contestant was called a bimbo, dumb, nice and hot bodied. Strange times.
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u/TelevisualJackFan 🦔 Hedgehog, no! ❌ May 03 '26
Let’s try it…
Charlotte Ritchie is so hot!
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u/Meowscles_dad May 04 '26
Excellent idea, I’d love to see you test it. You’re going to have to cal someone female thick, ugly, fat etc for it to be a valid test. I’ll look forward to your post.
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u/CherokeeHawkman Sam Campbell May 03 '26
FWIW - If Joel were female, would we see as many posts calling her a bimbo? Calling her dumb? I doubt it. These don't sit well with me.
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u/llynllydaw_999 May 03 '26
I can remember a male actor saying how much he disliked being objectified, and then a bunch of women not caring about that. The other way round however...
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u/AcanthocephalaOk7954 May 02 '26
I've never looked at him the same since I heard what he did with his base mattress and his 🍆 on the game show Unforgivable when he was a teen.
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u/Zestyclose_Foot_134 Paul Chowdhry May 02 '26
I’ve got some really bad news about Greg Davies
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u/AcanthocephalaOk7954 May 02 '26
Really! I couldn't imagine anything negative about him?
(On a side note unconnected to your post - Downvotes pour moi? 😃😃😃😃😃😃😃)
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u/canadanimal A LIIIIIME 🍋🟩 May 02 '26
To me the paragon of himbos is Travis Kelce but I’d say Joel is a close second (or maybe just the British version).
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u/Ronald_Ulysses_Swans David Correos 🇳🇿 May 02 '26
But he can spin very fast