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Riddle school 3 full screen1/2/2023 All my weaknesses are well hidden - in some cases literally, beneath the desk. I've never had any, and I've bumbled my way to hosting one quiz series, where I'm surrounded by like minds I don't ever have to get out of the chair. Is that what stopped you from crumbling from total lack of self-esteem? I don't know, I'm used to having a total lack of self-esteem. They can say certain things out loud, but in my head, I may be the best contestant they've ever had. But in my world, I'm up to four figures already." They can't police our minds. "Okay, in your world, I came last and got two points. I resorted to shouting in my head that I'd actually got eleven points, while outwardly conceding to Greg's apparent "scoring system". All I had was a slightly analytical mind, and the opportunity to try and talk myself out of things, which didn't work. It's all I had, though! I have no physical skills, I didn't know what I was doing, I had no dignity. I was constantly pushing back, but I lost all the struggles. I hadn't realised there were a lot of things I couldn't do, but that's how it panned out. Other people must have had a more textbook childhood, with cycling and paper aeroplane making. There was one Crystal Maze-type riddle one that I was able to do, although even that involved trying to decipher a map of a room, and I lost a good 18 minutes going, "There's a weird shape," and then Alex had to whisper, "That's what a window looks like in a drawing." I was hamstrung by the physical element. I'm sure there were plenty of tasks that you were good at. Obviously, I didn't think I'd be this rubbish at it, but what can you do? You live and learn. Your only decision is that you're going to say yes or no to taking part, and once you've said yes, that's it: you're in it, and you've got to do what they tell you to do. If there's one thing I learned, you can't pretend to be or do anything, or have any strategy. Back in the day, I used to bet on reality TV, so I watched quite a lot of shows where people went on and had challenges. I was worried about being at home by myself, and I thought I might end up at the school, up at the window, claws on the glass, shouting, "What are you doing with my child?" So I thought it would be quite good to be physically removed to a different situation, facing some distracting challenges. This series coincided with her first term at school. Why did you sign up for Taskmaster? I've been asked before but I didn't do it, mainly because I had a small child, and I didn't like leaving her behind anywhere. Interview with Victoria Coren-MitchellYour browser indicates if you've visited this link
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