#taskmaster easter egg

Taskmaster, a comedic gameshow that captured many hearts and rumble many bellies for years. In fact, the show is so iconic that it expanded into other parts of the world like New Zealand. 

Recently, I’ve been obsessed with the show and binge all of Taskmaster New Zealand episodes and I’ve spotted some cool Easter eggs. So here are my findings:

Taskmaster New Zealand Websites are Real

Similar to How I Met Your Mother, Paul, that acts as the Taskmaster’s assistant also mentioned two “fake” websites during the show. However, do you know that these websites are real?

One of the website he mentioned during the caravan challenge is Paul’s key emporium. 

Paul’s Key Emporium

Paul’s key emporium sells the best keys in New Zealand as claimed by Paul. Do take note this is the opinion of Paul and not a fact.

Paul’s Crazy Key Sale

One of the tabs on the website is Paul’s crazy key sale. He offers house key, car key, caravan padlock key, old-timey key and steampunk pirate key. All of the keys are at a discount price of $10 each. 

There’s no way you can actually purchase these keys for the options are not clickable and there’s no way you can pay for it. 

Key Game

On one of the tabs, you can also play a game that’s key themed. In case you’re looking for an answer here, there’s none. By none, I also meant there’s no winning to the game. The game is not designed for anyone to win as far as I’ve tried at least. Maybe you’ll get a different result.

Paul’s Key Emporium FAQ

The last page of Paul’s Key Emporium is the contact tab. The tab contacts a contact page and an FAQ. As mentioned, there’s no way you can actually pay them if you are interested in a key and that problem is also touched on in the FAQ.

As of Nov 2021, the page is still live - https://www.paulskeyemporium.co.nz/

Kiwi Tape Measurers

Another website that was mentioned during the show is Kiwi tape measurers. 

Unlike Paul’s Key Emporium, Kiwi Tape Measurers only have one product, a $260 Kiwi made Tape measurer that’s permanently sold out.

As of Nov 2021, Kiwi Tape Measurers (kiwitapemeasurers.co.nz) is down. You can only see it using the way back machine.

Guy and Paul are Brothers (Series 1)

In Season 1, you’ll realised something - one of the contestants, Guy, is Paul’s brother. That is why in one of the tasks they mentioned, Guy could have just called Paul.

Jeremy Wells and Matt Heath Co-Hosts a Breakfast Show Together (Series 2)

In Season 2, Matt Health was invited as a contestant. You will notice he bring in items that directly relates to the Taskmaster, Jeremy Wells, that’s because they host a breakfast show together. 

Jeremy Wells and Matt Heath host a breakfast show, the Matt and Jerry show, on Radio Hauraki.

Laura Daniel Sings A lot

As you know Taskmaster involves completing various tasks, one of the tasks involves singing. One thing we can all agree on is, Laura Daniel is a great singer. This is because she sings a lot.