John used to share a house with Jon Richardson and Russell Howard.
How much of his competitiveness do you think is down to beating both of them?
Couldn’t agree more; this is his moment! He’s waited a long time for this; he’s doing this for him and him alone!
There were multiple occasions on Bad Golf where he joked with Alex about getting to do Taskmaster.
I’m out the loop. Can you link me to bad golf please?
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Yes! I listened to him on "My Mate Bought a Toaster" and he talked about how no one wants to play board games with him because he's so competitive he ruins it.
How much of his competitiveness do you think is down to beating both of them?
Probably an insignificant amount when compared to how much he is just competing with himself.
I've seen him in a fair few things and this is the most relaxed and living in the moment I've seen him. Plus the banter with him & Joanne is priceless. I'd say he had a Jomance going on there!
Yes, I thought this too! They give off such “couple” vibes
That would have been an intense house.
Jon Richardson (and the other three) talk about living together in his documentary on OCD.
Jon didn't handle living in a share house well, he would sometimes sleep in his car because he couldn't stand the mess from the others
i really want to watch the documentary, is it available anywhere
The whole thing is on YouTube: https://youtu.be/VszpoKZJO5E
The bit with his old housemates starts at 13:25
You’re a gem - thank you!
The moment with Russell realises how bad it was for Jon, that it wasn't just him being fussy but actually unable to handle the mess, was very short, but I hope they talked about it more after.
And the 4th housemate was Mark Olver who is the fantastic warm up guy for Taskmaster (and many other shows) and one would hope a future contestant!
I think he'd both be really good, and deserves the exposure.
Tho it's be weird for him to get out of his chair during recordings to do warm up 😁
Can confirm. He was brilliant at the recording I went to
Gonna repost this comment even though it may mean I can never look him in the eyes if ever meet him in-person:
I love them all. They are all so funny, charming, and creative in different ways (Steve f*cking Pemberton!) . But good god damn am I rooting sooo hard for John. A sweet, brilliant, neurotic, handsome, dork? To quote Archer "You could literally drown a toddler in my panties right now...l mean...not that you would."
From listening to his podcasts and radio shows and following his work for quite a while - I think this is the real him.