Watch: Can Kumail Nanjiani outsmart the Taskmaster?

Taskmaster Season 21 is off and running, with Alex Horne and Greg Davies presenting tricky challenges to celebrity contestants Amy Gledhill, Armando Iannucci, Joanna Page, Joel Dommett, and Kumail Nanjiani.

After the epic mayhem that American comedian Jason Mantzoukas brought to the show last season, Nanjiani's been representing the U.S. with a generally more chill, less "destroy, dismantle, engulf in flames" attitude toward the tasks. But if ever there was a moment to lose your cool, it might be this "skittles" challenge in episode 2.

For those who don't speak English, "skittles" means bowling pins. And in this preview clip exclusive to Mashable, Nanjiani and his costars must get the bowling ball in the bucket, without leaving the stage. Sounds easy enough. But if they touch a skittle, they get a time penalty. All skittles must be standing when the bowling ball is put in the bucket.

Nanjiani starts off strong, strategically taking two time penalties as a sacrifice for progress. But then, well, as he puts it, "This is the worst thing that's ever happened to me."

Taskmaster airs on Channel 4 in the UK. In the U.S., you can watch Taskmasker on the Taskmaster YouTube Channel.