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    The Game Show That Parodies Your To-Do List

    <em>Taskmaster </em>reveals both the inanity of our daily obligations and the joy that we can find in them.
    by Chris Karnadi Mar 01, 2023 3 minutes
    Source: Taskmaster SuperMax+

    Imagine you are sternly handed an assignment: Express appreciation for your boss in the most meaningful way possible. The boss will determine who, out of several people, did it best. How would you approach the task?

    In one episode of , a British game show entering its 15th season this spring, contestants had 30 minutes to figure this out. In the show, the authoritarian Taskmaster (the actor Greg Davies) gives five contestants—mostly British comedians—open-ended objectives via his demure assistant, Alex Horne. Davies then awards points for how well competitors complete the

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