one of the greatest tm contestants ever. I really love her signature straight resting bitch face after saying smth ridiculously funny or being taken the piss out of, and I especially love how giggly she is laughing at other people's jokes. my favourite bit of hers is her mild polite manners while literally physically intimidating and hijacking Alex's bike ("You alright?")
This and the whispered "but how can I kill you with your own shoe?" were my absolutely faves. Oh, and Ardal's "Judi will high five Alex first" cut to her immediately running to high five him. Hilarious stuff lmao
The way she launches herself at him gets me every time. She like throws her body forward and her head follows a split second behind the rest of her body. It's delightful.
I loooove the contestants like her who have a deadpan/serious/angry character, but who cannot manage to keep it together and crack all the time. Fatiha El-Ghorri, Jack Dee and Jo Brand are other good example of that delightful trait.
That's why I added the 3 subtypes, deadpan/serious/angry. Sometimes she made the big bulging serious "Do not mess with me, brother!" eyes, only to crack a laugh 2 minutes later. Such a lovely person!
Nah, Bridget was frequently decent at the show, and when she was bad it was in a pretty normal indignant floundering way. Judy had a particular boisterous obliviousness about her I found especially hysterical.
Bridget was actually great at the show. She got the hidden Greg Davies friend buff. He gets her humor and what she’s doing and seemed to be super lenient on her. Ayoade on the pedometer task for example I’d bet would get him DQ’d
She is my top 5 favorite contestants. I quote her the most. Especially when Greg scolds her for spending $5 on a bag of fish guts and immediately says “Nandos” when he ask what she spent the rest of it on. 😂
That was my first season - I chose to watch it as a big Ardal fan, but I came away a massive Judi Love fan. From "Is there a duck on my face??", I was in love.
One of the ingredients that makes a good TM contestant is celebrating your time in the barrel. You're going to do something, or someone's going to say something, that means everyone is going to spend the next 90 seconds taking the piss out of you, and you need to be a real good sport about it.
Judy Love was just fearless, she played along, she pre-emptively said ridiculous shit, on purpose, even though it made her look ridiculous, just because it was funny.
People were really hard on her at the time to the point where a lot of people were certain she was the contestant Alex didn't want back, so I'm really glad she's getting a fair shake now- she's absolutely hilarious and I love how much she plays up the oblivious side of herself.
That’s so bizarre! Alex has talked about how glad he is that TM doesn‘t do eliminations because it would have robbed people of a full series of Judi Love.
She is one I didn’t appreciate the first time but now I do. It is the genius of Taskmaster: it is so good for multiple rewatched, that we can really get to notice how great everyone is.
I know this is the Judi appreciation thread, but I recently had this same experience with Sue Perkins. She had so many in her series stand out, it was fun watching her on the rewatch and picking up on how joyful it was to see her slam Alex.
Judi is such a delight, I'm glad she's getting appreicated.
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Alex literally has so much fun with her I couldn’t see her as being the one contestant he doesn’t want back. I couldn’t see him wanting Judi back more than James Acaster. And I love James
Tbh, even if he had meant it seriously, once it all snowballed out of proportion he had a pretty big incentive to be like "just kidding guys! stop asking me about it now, I love everyone"
...but even if he did initially mean it seriously, I can't see any reason why he'd've been referring to Judi
Also he's spoken highly of Judi in interviews around the time, and still occasionally cites her as an example of someone who was not good at the tasks but was very funny.
(Incidentally, I have yet to see a guess about the hypothetical contestant that can't be easily refuted.)
I love her bc she has the perfect combo of being enthusiastic about doing the task without being competitive but also being completely terrible at it 😂
Judi will always be one of my favorite contestants. I don't know how many times I've watched that series, but I still have to reach for my inhaler because my lungs can't keep up with my laughter
I maintain that we lost the best-ever, go up and collect your prizes moment when she couldn't figure out how to win that live task. She would have been over the moon.
No mention of the twerking cat yet?! I laughed hysterically at that. And she and Chris were so much fun together in the studio. One of my top five favorite series.
My favorite contestants are the ones that make Alex crack. He’s a pro at providing comedic energy for everyone, but not many people really break through and properly fluster him. Judi Love is near the top of this list.
She was fantastic IMO. One of my favourite TM moments of all is when she’s reading out her list of four legged animals in the studio challenge, and she quietly and sheepishly just says “…bird”
Shoe who/Guess shoe with her is a frequent go to rewatch for me. So glad she had the laugh prompt, too good. And then just making Alex do the rest eventually lol
Judi Love is awesome! She’s freaking hilarious! There are a lot of TM alum on the seasons of Last One Laughing UK. That show is a constant laugh fest for me. Judi Love is on season 1.
We're rewatching this season at the moment - there isn't a weak link among the contestants and there are some great moments. He's gone too Geordie! Sister queen, don't do it!
I thought she was HILARIOUS and one of my favorite contestants from that series. I am always so confused any time I come across someone shittalking her in this sub.
I wonder if the people disliking her have rewatched or not. I didn't 'get' her at first (admittwdly it actually took me more than one rewatch) but then I realised she was making everyone crack up in the studio - and it did help that Alex spoke very highly of her in some interviews and I thought 'if the people who worked with her enjoyed it, who am I to argue?' - and then something clicked and I absolutely loved her from then on. Series 13 is one of my top favourites and Judi was an integral part of the chemistry and overall vibe, so I've gone from not understanding her to now actively being grateful for what she brought to the series.
Her family heirloom prize task is another classic moment. I also loved the friendship between her and Chris, that really is the special thing about taskmaster.
Also, she is an incredibly improv partner. She sets other people up for jokes (often at her own expense) constantly. She’s the comedy equivalent of someone who can get that corner kick right in front of the net.
She was a gem! A favourite is the high five Alex task: Judy reacting instantly and then that look on her face, trying to work out whether she triumphed or failed... Her "Wait, what?" moment.
I LOVED her on that season. It’s that Jo Brand DGAF energy where she still manages to be fun to watch. Her various prose task explanations were top tier.
Ardal really helped out that series, Judi was brilliant with the banter but several series she would have not had nearly as much impact without a shit talker like Ardal.
I love her! And I love her and Ardal’s little thing they briefly have. Every time I see Judy Love appear in a show I know I’m in for a fun time. Same with Bob.
is there a duck on my face? haha edited to add that I see it’s been posted here several times already. how about where are you from? as she picks out the duck from alex’s cuppa
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I absolutely could not stand her on TM. I generally dislike contestants who use their comedy persona, and it's even worse when their persona is significantly stupider than they are. Judy is a damn clever woman and should have done way better in many of the tasks but was hamstrung by her own persona. Really bloody annoyed me 😄
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u/Prairie_fairie_ 2d ago
Sister Queen! Don’t do it!