Laura M. Browning
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ellembee.bsky.social
Laura M. Browning
@ellembee.bsky.social
Writer, editor, flu fighter. Swears a lot.
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When will we, as a largely car-dependent nation, learn how to goddamn ZIPPER.
July 26, 2025 at 1:47 AM
J.V. Martzoukas’ last stand: It’s the final episode of Taskmaster, bruv open.substack.com/pub/episodic...
Reaction: Taskmaster, “The clever side” | Series 19, Episode 10
The J.V. Martzoukas Deli: Where You’re Family
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July 6, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Take a break from doomscrolling and let’s talk about the most disgusting phrase ever uttered in 19 seasons of Taskmaster open.substack.com/pub/episodic...
Taskmaster, “Science all your life” | Series 19, Episode 8
“David Attenborough, you can suck it”
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June 22, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The real star of this week’s Taskmaster episode … open.substack.com/pub/episodic...
Reaction: Taskmaster, “It’s got to be obsolete” | Series 19, Episode 6
From “Frick” to “Fuck”: The Little Alex Horne Story
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June 8, 2025 at 2:11 AM
“I hope these give you a good night’s sleep because I will be seeing you in your dreams bish!”

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Reaction: Taskmaster, “Maybe we’re the monsters” | Series 19, Episode 5
Chaos reigns, at last
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June 2, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Nearly forgot to share last week’s Taskmaster—sorry, Mosquemaster—review here open.substack.com/pub/episodic...
Reaction: Taskmaster, “Midnight picnic” | Series 19, Episode 4
It's gonna be known as Mosque-master from now on.
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May 29, 2025 at 2:54 AM
“I don’t like ducks, bruv.”

My review of Taskmaster series 19, episode 3 is up now: open.substack.com/pub/episodic...
Reaction: Taskmaster, "My presumably scrotum" | Series 19, Episode 3
Mathew Baynton crawls down a hallway in short shorts to sniff out a stinky cheese phone.
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May 17, 2025 at 9:53 PM
This week on Taskmaster, harbinger of chaos Jason Mantzoukas harbingers chaos open.substack.com/pub/episodic...
Reaction: Taskmaster, "An Invisible Jump Rope" | Season 19, Episode 2
“Just cos I’m doing it with one leg, it’s still a jump… Rocky, bruv, have you not seen Rocky?”
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May 10, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope
May 8, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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What an absolute delight to see this arrive in my inbox: @ellembee.bsky.social covering Taskmaster for Episodic Medium episodicmedium.substack.com/p/reaction-t...
Reaction: Taskmaster, "Sometimes Spit" | Season 19, Episode 1
In which five comedians throw peas, pour vinegar, and spit raisins
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May 3, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I’m writing a piece on the AIDA marketing model and I’m looking for folks who’ve used it in any marketing campaigns/content. Is that you or maybe a colleague? lmk!
May 22, 2024 at 6:57 PM
Am I using Bluesky now? I guess I’m using Bluesky now.
May 22, 2024 at 6:53 PM
Honestly the only thing that surprises me is that it took *this* long for HER (2013) to become *this* relevant. But it wasn’t Scarlett Johansson’s voice that I found most mesmerizing about the movie: www.avclub.com/her-is-belie...
Her is believable not because of love or technology, but high-waisted pants
Her is consistently described as being set in the near future, a purposefully vague phrase that, in another movie, might have resulted in pointy shoulders or high-tech bodysuits. But Casey Storm, Her’...
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May 21, 2024 at 6:03 PM