TV: Taskmaster

As a kid, I watched the original British Whose Line Is It Anyway? back when it aired on Comedy Central, and ever since I've been a sucker for comedy panel shows from the other side of the pond. Taskmaster is perhaps the best of its breed - the show pits five people (mostly comedians) against a series of difficult or absurd tasks meted out by the titular host, Greg Davies.

On occasion, a contestant figures out an ingenious way to complete a task by using lateral thinking or clever exploitation of the task's wording. Just as often, however, brilliant solutions are beaten by dumb luck or plain old brute force:

The show has gotten popular enough to warrant its own global streaming service, but you can watch most of it on YouTube.

Music: Go!

As I listen to "Go!," a propulsive song from British rock band Public Service Broadcasting, I wonder: If the world is entering a new Cold War, could we at least bring the Space Race back?