Paul Chowdhry is a British comedian and actor. He has appeared on 8 out of 10 Cats, The Russell Howard Hour and Live at the Apollo and hosted the fifth series of Stand Up for the Week. He also has a stand-up special on Amazon Prime Video entitled Paul Chowdhry Live Innit.
In 2016, Chowdhry appeared in Series 3 of Taskmaster, finishing in last place with 66 points, the lowest of any contestant ever. He was the guest on episodes 4, 37 and 135 of Taskmaster The Podcast.
Performance[]
| Task | Description | Paul Chowdhry |
|---|---|---|
| Episode 1: A pea in a haystack. (4 October 2016) | ||
| 1 | Prize: Most flamboyant clock. | 1 |
| 2 | Get to the microwave in as few steps as possible and open the door before the microwave dings. | 0 |
| 3 | Propel this pea the furthest distance. Your pea must land and remain on the red carpet. | 2 |
| 4 | Make the best snowman. | 1 |
| 5 | Live: Balance your swedes on your Swede. Your Swede must remain standing at all times. Your swedes may only balance on the exterior of your Swede. | 4 |
| Total | 8 | |
| Episode 2: The dong and the gong. (11 October 2016) | ||
| 1 | Prize: Heaviest item that can fit in a shoebox. | 2 |
| 2 | Surprise Alex when he emerges from the shed in one hour. | 1 |
| 3 | Team Puzzle: Release Alex. | 0 |
| 4 | Create the best upside-down self portrait using only the materials supplied. The Taskmaster will judge the picture when it has been rotated 180 degrees. | 2 |
| 5 | Pop the balloons. | 4 |
| 6 | Live: Unravel a whole roll of sticky tape. Put the unraveled sticky tape in your lunchbox. Close your lunchbox. | 4 |
| Total | 13 | |
| Episode 3: Little polythene grief cave. (18 October 2016) | ||
| 1 | Prize: Best battery-operated item. | 4 |
| 2 | Fill this eggcup with your own sweat. | 5 |
| 3 | Make the best domino rally. | 5 |
| 4 | Buy a gift for the Taskmaster. | 2 |
| 5 | Create the best flag meal. | 4 |
| 6 | Live: Anchor these balloons using only bread. | 2 |
| Total | 22 | |
| Episode 4: A very nuanced character. (25 October 2016) | ||
| 1 | Prize: Shiniest thing. | 5 |
| 2 | Spread your clothes as far and wide as possible at your own expense. You must discard four items of clothing that you're currently wearing. | 1 |
| 3 | Find out what this gentleman did for a living. You can ask him any question but you must whisper at all times. The gentleman can only nod or shake his head. The gentleman can only lie. | 1 |
| 4 | Team: Make the most special effect. | 3 |
| 5 | Live: Wearing a blindfold, cover yourself in sticky notes. Sticky notes must be applied individually. | 1 |
| S | Have the most fun on this bouncy castle. | 0 |
| Total | 11 | |
| Episode 5: The F.I.P. (1 November 2016) | ||
| 1 | Prize: Photo of the most handsome relative. | 1 |
| 2 | Move the water from bucket A to bucket B. You must not move the buckets. | 3 |
| 3 | Team: Wearing one of these hands on each of your hands at all times, communicate to your teammates the names of these films, books or TV programmes. You may not raise your voice. | 5 |
| 4 | Do something that looks brilliant when sped up or slowed down. | 3 |
| 5 | Live: Place one or more doughnuts on your stick. You have 100 seconds, after which the person with the lowest unique whole number of doughnuts on their stick wins. | 0 |
| Total | 12 | |
| Grand Total | 66 | |
Trivia[]
- Had Katy Wix been ill for the filming of A cuddle., Paul would have represented her during the studio segments.
- Excluding specials, Paul is the lowest scoring contestant in the show's history.
Video[]
Paul Chowdhry's Best Moments - Taskmaster - Avalon Comedy
Taskmaster S3 E4 - Spread Your Clothes Far And Wide - Dave
