compendium of cute pre-live-task greetings
tonight I watched every single Taskmaster live task intro from series 13 on and typed them all out because I wanted to know how many cute ways Greg addressed Alex
so like
here they all are
the winner by a mile is “young fella m’lad” which Greg has used to address Alex 7 times, followed by “baby boy” which he has called Alex 5 times. then there a few he’s used twice, but mostly one-offs!
full list under the cut!
Greg’s cute terms of address in bold, (Alex’s response if any) in parentheses, the one time Greg flirts with someone else—Nick Mohammed—in italics!
series 8: 1/10
8x10: Hi, lovely ponytail boy! (Aww, hi ponytail man.)
series 13: 6/10
13x1: Hello, you sweet young prince! (Ohhh… hi…)
13x2: Right, who’s gonna read the task out, lovely pretty boy? (Thank you again, Greg, for my compliment)
13x3: Who’s gonna read it out?
13x4: Who will read the task out, Little Alex Horne?
13x5: Who’s gonna read the task out, silly boy?
13x6: Who will read the task?
13x7: All right, my love? (thumbs up)
13x8: Who’s gonna read the task out?
13x9: Hello, my sweet! (Hi, mate.)
13x10: Who’s gonna read the final task, you silly boy?
series 14: 0/10
14x1: Who’s gonna read the task out?
14x2: Alex, who’s gonna read the task out?
14x3: Hello. Who will read the task?
14x4: Who’s gonna read out the task?
14x5: Alex, who’s gonna read the task out, please?
14x6: Who’s gonna read the task, Alex?
14x7: Who will read the final task?
14x8: Who will be reading out the final task?
14x9: Who’s gonna read the final task out today?
14x10: Who will read the task out?
NYT3: Hello, you lovely little nerd.
series 15: 5/10
15x1: Five pots on a stick! (for me!) Anyway, let’s dance!
15x2: I’m already excited. (Oh, yes)
15x3: Who’s gonna read the task out?
15x4: Hello, Corporal Good Boy! (Good evening, Captain!)
15x5: Having a little stretch? (Gentle stretching) Why not. Who’s going to read the task out, you lovely bearded boy? (Frankie Boyle, another lovely bearded boy.) 🎵Two lovely bearded boys.🎶
15x6: Who’s going to read the task out, Alex?
15x7: Hello, young man! (My tongue is still sore)
15x8: Who’s gonna read the task?
15x9: Hello, young fella m’lad! (Hello, mate!)
15x10: (Hi, Greg!) Hello, mate!
CoC3: Young fella m’lad (Here I am!)
series 16: 4/10
16x1: Hello, young fella m’lad!
16x2: Hello, there, Sonny Jim!
16x3: Who’s gonna read the task out?
16x4: Who’s gonna read the task out?
16x5: Hello, my love. (Wotcher, mate)
16x6: Alex, who’s gonna read the task out?
16x7: Who will be reading the task?
16x8: Who’s gonna read the task out?
16x9: Hello, there. Who will be reading the task out?
16x10: Hi there, cutie! (Oooh, hello!)
NYT4: Young fella m’lad.
series 17: 6/10
17x1: Hi, Alex. (Oh hi, Greg!)
17x2: Hi there, babycakes. (That’s me!)
17x3: Who’s going to read the task out?
17x4: Hello, there, my old friend! (Wow! Let’s do this!)
17x5: What’s cooking, good-looking?
17x6: Hello, you lovely boy. (Ohhh, thanks, Greg)
17x7: (Hi, Greg!) Who’s gonna read the task out? (Nick is going to read the task) Read it out, you nimble mouse!
17x8: Hi there, good boy, who’s reading the task?
17x9: Hi, baby boy. (Ohhh, hi, Dad.)
17x10: Greetings. Who’s reading the final task of the series?
series 18: 4/10
18x1: Who’s reading the task out?
18x2: Hello, old friend!
18x3: WHAT is going on?
18x4: Who will be reading the task out, young fella m’lad?
18x5: Hey, you.
18x6: Rotate the human!
18x7: Hello, there.
18x8: (Hello, Greg!) Hello!
18x9: [voice cracks] Hell-o!
18x10: (Greg, we have a hot dog) We do. [So, no cute greeting before the live task, but after the episode winner is announced, Greg says “Who has triumphed? My dear little boy, my sweet sweet little angel…will you reveal the final scores?”]
NYT5: Hi, there, baby boy (thumbs up)
series 19: 7/10
19x1: Hello, there, sweetcheeks! (Hi, Greg!)
19x2: You’re the best boy in the land, you know that? (I’m good at jumping!)
19x3: What’s up, sweetcheeks! (Thank you!)
19x4: Hi there, baby boy! (Hello!)
19x5: What’s cooking, baby boy?
19x6: Hello, honey pie. (I like the hairy girl!)
19x7: Who’s going to read the task out?
19x8: Who’s going to read the task?
19x9: Hi, there, my dear friend. (Hey, Greg!)
19x10: I hoped we’d end on something big.
series 20: 5/10
20x1: Hello, young fella m’lad. (Hi, Greg!)
20x2: Hello, everyone.
20x3: Who will be reading the task out?
20x4: Hello, my tender friend.
20x5: Hello, you angel.
20x6: (so, Greg, I think Phil should read the task.)
20x7: Who will be reading the task?
20x8: Who will read the task, young fella m’lad?
20x9: My dear man, (You’re my guy!) who will read the task?
20x10: What a lovely collection of final pirates.
CoC4: Hello, baby boy. (Hello…)
NYT 6x1: Who’s gonna read the task out?
NYT 6x2: Hello, you lovely boy (Well, hello, you lovely man)
series 21: 5/10
21x1: Hello, my handsome prince. (I’m a little worm! Hello, Greg!)
21x2: Alex, who will read the task?
21x3: Hello, you delightful cherub. (Hello, Greg)
21x4: Well then, my boy, who will be reading out the task? (I’m your baby boy!)
21x5: Well, that is a very big T. Who will read the task out?
21x6: Hi there! (I’m back in my counting booth!) Cool, man.
21x7: Hi there, ya hunk! (Oh! Me?!)
21x8: Who will be reading the task out, young man?
21x9: Yeah, everyone looks silly apart from Joel. (Right then, Greg.) Yeah, who’s gonna open it?
21x10: Wow. This looks like a helluva way to go out. [no pre-task endearment, but before the champion is announced, Greg calls Alex “my good, good boy”.]
just the endearments:
young fella m’lad x7
baby boy x5
silly boy x2
my love x2
old friend x2
lovely boy x2
sweetcheeks x2
young man x2
lovely ponytail boy
sweet young prince
lovely pretty boy
my sweet
lovely little nerd
Corporal Good Boy
lovely bearded boy
mate
Sonny Jim
cutie
babycakes
good-looking
good boy
you
my dear little boy
my sweet sweet little angel
best boy in the land
honey pie
my dear friend
my tender friend
angel
my dear man
my handsome prince
delightful cherub
my boy
hunk
my good, good boy


















