# PHIL ELLIS: Taskmaster, Edinburgh Maggots & OCD

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Podcast: [RED TALKS](https://stenobird.com/podcast/red-talks-7563207)
Published: 2026-05-24T23:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 3698

## Resource

Taskmaster graduate Phil Ellis joins Red to talk his gradual takeover of the TV industry, replacing drinking with excessive eating, their time living through a maggot infestation in Edinburgh, using CBT to battle OCD and why horses are shit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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