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USA Today
02-07-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
'Taskmaster' is a perfect summer show (and the funniest thing in decades)
I'd heard of Taskmaster before 2025. But it took Jason Mantzoukas to get me to watch beyond some random YouTube and social media clips. Taskmaster is a British show officially in its 19th series, though eight other specials have been produced. The premise brings five extremely funny people together to compete in a series of, uh, tasks. The tasks themselves are all wondrously stupid in bafflingly clever ways. Paint a picture despite not being let into the room where the canvas is. Sniff out a phone covered in cheese using only your sense of smell. A whole segment called the Pealympics in which everything revolves around doing things with peas (and, at one point, carrots) that would result in psychiatrists being called in had bystanders seen it in the wild. In the wrong hands, this would be a series of minor acts of cruelty. In the right ones, it's a series of minor acts of cruelty that happen to be hilarious. Mantzoukas is a longtime fan of the show and lobbied to be part of Series 19 -- by my count, the first to feature an American who didn't already live in Great Britain (Pete Volk has a wonderful interview with him here). He's joined by a cache of incredible talents who've yet to make a crossover impact in America; Fatiha El-Ghorri, Mathew Baynton, Rosie Ramsey and Stevie Martin. You may not have heard of these people, but they're about to take up valuable space inside your brain for this vital stretch between the end of NBA season and the beginning of NFL. Each of these comedians is funny in their own right. But mashed together in the stage show that frames each episode, they play off each other in an electric blend of hilarious energy, simmering frustration and shame. The tasks that tie these segments together are the canvas on which masterpieces of embarrassment are painted. Contestants know when to make cutting remarks. They understand when to let their peers dangle against the backdrop of illustrious failure. Everyone, and I cannot express this loudly enough, is crushing it. Each is content to be reduced to a pile of comedic rubble, reduced to the fact that trying to outsmart each task's illogical twist will often only make things more difficult. Everything gets the "yes, and" treatment to an effect exponentially higher than all the terrible improv we've suffered through at various undergraduate institutions in our lives. Taskmaster is a beautiful distraction. It's perfect summer calories, capable of working as a snack or a meal. Want to just watch a few clips? You could make a wonderful supercut of El-Ghorri's deadpan threats to her hosts (generally punctuated with a well-placed "bruv.") alone. Want to dive into the middle of an episode in the middle of the season? Great news; the lack of serialized structure means you're not missing much. Want to pound half the series in one night? There's no joke fatigue at play, because this is a cast of comedians who boost each other to new heights faced with a series of absurd tasks with no thread tying them together but the embarrassment of those trapped inside. I haven't laughed as hard at a television program since Arrested Development was fighting for oxygen on Fox. The producers of Taskmaster provided five comedians/actors a canvas of failure and stood back as they created a masterpiece. Everyone takes each task exactly as seriously as it demands, which is halfway between a gentle shrug and not at all. Each defeat is met with self deprecation or faux outrage, feeding that improv ethos until it becomes a funnel cloud. Series 19 ends soon. A winner will be crowned and it will not matter. What will is the fact Taskmaster has united one of the greatest comedic ensembles in television history to fail spectacularly at things like transporting vinegar, eating yogurt or doing something "cool," then convincingly doing said "cool" thing backward. Watch it live. Watch it delayed on YouTube whenever it suits you. Just watch it, because it's the funniest television I've seen in years.
Yahoo
30-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Pembina Pipeline Corporation Announces Redemption of Series 19 Preferred Shares
All financial figures are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted. CALGARY, Alberta, May 30, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pembina Pipeline Corporation ("Pembina" or the "Company") (TSX: PPL; NYSE: PBA) announced today its intention to redeem its issued and outstanding Cumulative Redeemable Floating Rate Reset Class A Preferred Shares, Series 19 ("Series 19 Shares") (TSX: on June 30, 2025 (the "Redemption Date"). Pembina intends to redeem all of its 8,000,000 issued and outstanding Series 19 Shares, in accordance with the terms of the Series 19 Shares, as set out in the Company's articles of amalgamation dated October 2, 2017 on the Redemption Date for a redemption price equal to $25.00 per Series 19 Share (the "Redemption Price"), less any tax required to be deducted or withheld by the Company. The total redemption price to Pembina will be $200 million. As previously announced, the dividend payable on June 30, 2025, to holders of the Series 19 Shares of record on June 16, 2025, will be $0.292750 per Series 19 Share. This will be the final quarterly dividend on the Series 19 Shares. Upon payment of the June 30, 2025, dividend, there will be no accrued and unpaid dividends on the Series 19 Shares as at the Redemption Date. The Company has provided notice today of the Redemption Price and the Redemption Date to the sole registered holder of the Series 19 Shares in accordance with the terms of the Series 19 Shares, as set out in the Company's articles of amalgamation dated October 2, 2017. For non-registered holders of Series 19 Shares, no further action is required however, they should contact their broker or other intermediary with any questions regarding the redemption process for the Series 19 Shares in which they hold a beneficial interest. The Company's transfer agent for the Series 19 Shares is Computershare Investor Services Inc. Questions regarding the redemption process may also be directed to Computershare at 1-800-564-6253 or by email to corporateactions@ About Pembina Pembina Pipeline Corporation is a leading energy transportation and midstream service provider that has served North America's energy industry for more than 70 years. Pembina owns an extensive network of strategically-located assets, including hydrocarbon liquids and natural gas pipelines, gas gathering and processing facilities, oil and natural gas liquids infrastructure and logistics services, and an export terminals business. Through our integrated value chain, we seek to provide safe and reliable energy solutions that connect producers and consumers across the world, support a more sustainable future and benefit our customers, investors, employees and communities. For more information, please visit Purpose of Pembina: We deliver extraordinary energy solutions so the world can thrive. Pembina is structured into three Divisions: Pipelines Division, Facilities Division and Marketing & New Ventures Division. Pembina's common shares trade on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges under PPL and PBA, respectively. For more information, visit Forward-Looking Information and Statements This news release contains certain forward-looking information and statements (collectively, "forward-looking statements"), including forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of applicable securities legislation, that are based on Pembina's current expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions in light of its experience and its perception of historical trends. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "continue", "anticipate", "schedule", "will", "expects", "estimate", "potential", "planned", "future", "outlook", "strategy", "project", "trend", "commit", "maintain", "focus", "ongoing", "believe" and similar expressions suggesting future events or future performance. In particular, this news release contains forward-looking statements relating to, without limitation, the timing, Redemption Price and process applicable to the redemption of the Series 19 Shares. The forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions that Pembina has made in respect thereof as at the date of this news release regarding, among other things: oil and gas industry exploration and development activity levels and the geographic region of such activity; the success of Pembina's operations; prevailing commodity prices, interest rates, carbon prices, tax rates and exchange rates; the ability of Pembina to maintain current credit ratings; the availability of capital to fund future capital requirements relating to existing assets and projects; future operating costs; geotechnical and integrity costs; that all required regulatory and environmental approvals can be obtained on the necessary terms in a timely manner; prevailing regulatory, tax and environmental laws and regulations; maintenance of operating margins; and certain other assumptions in respect of Pembina's forward-looking statements detailed in Pembina's Management's Discussion and Analysis and Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2024 and from time to time in Pembina's public disclosure documents available at and through Pembina's website at Although Pembina believes the expectations and material factors and assumptions reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable as of the date hereof, there can be no assurance that these expectations, factors and assumptions will prove to be correct. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to: the regulatory environment and decisions; Indigenous and landowner consultation requirements; the impact of competitive entities and pricing; reliance on third parties to successfully operate and maintain certain assets; the strength and operations of the oil and natural gas production industry and related commodity prices; non-performance or default by counterparties to agreements which Pembina or one or more of its affiliates has entered into in respect of its business; actions by governmental or regulatory authorities; the ability of Pembina to acquire or develop the necessary infrastructure in respect of future development projects; fluctuations in operating results; adverse general economic and market conditions in Canada, North America and worldwide; risks relating to inflation; the ability to access various sources of debt and equity capital; changes in credit ratings; counterparty credit risk; and certain other risks and uncertainties detailed in Pembina's management's discussion and analysis and annual information form, each for the year ended December 31, 2024, and from time to time in Pembina's public disclosure documents available at and through Pembina's website at This list of risk factors should not be construed as exhaustive. Readers are cautioned that events or circumstances could cause results to differ materially from those predicted, forecasted or projected. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release speak only as of the date hereof. Pembina does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements or information contained herein, except as required by applicable laws. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement. View source version on Contacts For further information:Investor Relations(403) 231-31561-855-880-7404e-mail: investor-relations@ Sign in to access your portfolio
Business Wire
30-05-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Pembina Pipeline Corporation Announces Redemption of Series 19 Preferred Shares
CALGARY, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pembina Pipeline Corporation ("Pembina" or the "Company") (TSX: PPL; NYSE: PBA) announced today its intention to redeem its issued and outstanding Cumulative Redeemable Floating Rate Reset Class A Preferred Shares, Series 19 ("Series 19 Shares") (TSX: on June 30, 2025 (the "Redemption Date"). Pembina intends to redeem all of its 8,000,000 issued and outstanding Series 19 Shares, in accordance with the terms of the Series 19 Shares, as set out in the Company's articles of amalgamation dated October 2, 2017 on the Redemption Date for a redemption price equal to $25.00 per Series 19 Share (the "Redemption Price"), less any tax required to be deducted or withheld by the Company. The total redemption price to Pembina will be $200 million. As previously announced, the dividend payable on June 30, 2025, to holders of the Series 19 Shares of record on June 16, 2025, will be $0.292750 per Series 19 Share. This will be the final quarterly dividend on the Series 19 Shares. Upon payment of the June 30, 2025, dividend, there will be no accrued and unpaid dividends on the Series 19 Shares as at the Redemption Date. The Company has provided notice today of the Redemption Price and the Redemption Date to the sole registered holder of the Series 19 Shares in accordance with the terms of the Series 19 Shares, as set out in the Company's articles of amalgamation dated October 2, 2017. For non-registered holders of Series 19 Shares, no further action is required however, they should contact their broker or other intermediary with any questions regarding the redemption process for the Series 19 Shares in which they hold a beneficial interest. The Company's transfer agent for the Series 19 Shares is Computershare Investor Services Inc. Questions regarding the redemption process may also be directed to Computershare at 1-800-564-6253 or by email to corporateactions@ About Pembina Pembina Pipeline Corporation is a leading energy transportation and midstream service provider that has served North America's energy industry for more than 70 years. Pembina owns an extensive network of strategically-located assets, including hydrocarbon liquids and natural gas pipelines, gas gathering and processing facilities, oil and natural gas liquids infrastructure and logistics services, and an export terminals business. Through our integrated value chain, we seek to provide safe and reliable energy solutions that connect producers and consumers across the world, support a more sustainable future and benefit our customers, investors, employees and communities. For more information, please visit Purpose of Pembina: We deliver extraordinary energy solutions so the world can thrive. Pembina is structured into three Divisions: Pipelines Division, Facilities Division and Marketing & New Ventures Division. Pembina's common shares trade on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges under PPL and PBA, respectively. For more information, visit Forward-Looking Information and Statements This news release contains certain forward-looking information and statements (collectively, "forward-looking statements"), including forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of applicable securities legislation, that are based on Pembina's current expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions in light of its experience and its perception of historical trends. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "continue", "anticipate", "schedule", "will", "expects", "estimate", "potential", "planned", "future", "outlook", "strategy", "project", "trend", "commit", "maintain", "focus", "ongoing", "believe" and similar expressions suggesting future events or future performance. In particular, this news release contains forward-looking statements relating to, without limitation, the timing, Redemption Price and process applicable to the redemption of the Series 19 Shares. The forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions that Pembina has made in respect thereof as at the date of this news release regarding, among other things: oil and gas industry exploration and development activity levels and the geographic region of such activity; the success of Pembina's operations; prevailing commodity prices, interest rates, carbon prices, tax rates and exchange rates; the ability of Pembina to maintain current credit ratings; the availability of capital to fund future capital requirements relating to existing assets and projects; future operating costs; geotechnical and integrity costs; that all required regulatory and environmental approvals can be obtained on the necessary terms in a timely manner; prevailing regulatory, tax and environmental laws and regulations; maintenance of operating margins; and certain other assumptions in respect of Pembina's forward-looking statements detailed in Pembina's Management's Discussion and Analysis and Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2024 and from time to time in Pembina's public disclosure documents available at and through Pembina's website at Although Pembina believes the expectations and material factors and assumptions reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable as of the date hereof, there can be no assurance that these expectations, factors and assumptions will prove to be correct. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to: the regulatory environment and decisions; Indigenous and landowner consultation requirements; the impact of competitive entities and pricing; reliance on third parties to successfully operate and maintain certain assets; the strength and operations of the oil and natural gas production industry and related commodity prices; non-performance or default by counterparties to agreements which Pembina or one or more of its affiliates has entered into in respect of its business; actions by governmental or regulatory authorities; the ability of Pembina to acquire or develop the necessary infrastructure in respect of future development projects; fluctuations in operating results; adverse general economic and market conditions in Canada, North America and worldwide; risks relating to inflation; the ability to access various sources of debt and equity capital; changes in credit ratings; counterparty credit risk; and certain other risks and uncertainties detailed in Pembina's management's discussion and analysis and annual information form, each for the year ended December 31, 2024, and from time to time in Pembina's public disclosure documents available at and through Pembina's website at This list of risk factors should not be construed as exhaustive. Readers are cautioned that events or circumstances could cause results to differ materially from those predicted, forecasted or projected. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release speak only as of the date hereof. Pembina does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements or information contained herein, except as required by applicable laws. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.
Yahoo
30-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Pembina Pipeline Corporation Announces Redemption of Series 19 Preferred Shares
All financial figures are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted. CALGARY, Alberta, May 30, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pembina Pipeline Corporation ("Pembina" or the "Company") (TSX: PPL; NYSE: PBA) announced today its intention to redeem its issued and outstanding Cumulative Redeemable Floating Rate Reset Class A Preferred Shares, Series 19 ("Series 19 Shares") (TSX: on June 30, 2025 (the "Redemption Date"). Pembina intends to redeem all of its 8,000,000 issued and outstanding Series 19 Shares, in accordance with the terms of the Series 19 Shares, as set out in the Company's articles of amalgamation dated October 2, 2017 on the Redemption Date for a redemption price equal to $25.00 per Series 19 Share (the "Redemption Price"), less any tax required to be deducted or withheld by the Company. The total redemption price to Pembina will be $200 million. As previously announced, the dividend payable on June 30, 2025, to holders of the Series 19 Shares of record on June 16, 2025, will be $0.292750 per Series 19 Share. This will be the final quarterly dividend on the Series 19 Shares. Upon payment of the June 30, 2025, dividend, there will be no accrued and unpaid dividends on the Series 19 Shares as at the Redemption Date. The Company has provided notice today of the Redemption Price and the Redemption Date to the sole registered holder of the Series 19 Shares in accordance with the terms of the Series 19 Shares, as set out in the Company's articles of amalgamation dated October 2, 2017. For non-registered holders of Series 19 Shares, no further action is required however, they should contact their broker or other intermediary with any questions regarding the redemption process for the Series 19 Shares in which they hold a beneficial interest. The Company's transfer agent for the Series 19 Shares is Computershare Investor Services Inc. Questions regarding the redemption process may also be directed to Computershare at 1-800-564-6253 or by email to corporateactions@ About Pembina Pembina Pipeline Corporation is a leading energy transportation and midstream service provider that has served North America's energy industry for more than 70 years. Pembina owns an extensive network of strategically-located assets, including hydrocarbon liquids and natural gas pipelines, gas gathering and processing facilities, oil and natural gas liquids infrastructure and logistics services, and an export terminals business. Through our integrated value chain, we seek to provide safe and reliable energy solutions that connect producers and consumers across the world, support a more sustainable future and benefit our customers, investors, employees and communities. For more information, please visit Purpose of Pembina: We deliver extraordinary energy solutions so the world can thrive. Pembina is structured into three Divisions: Pipelines Division, Facilities Division and Marketing & New Ventures Division. Pembina's common shares trade on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges under PPL and PBA, respectively. For more information, visit Forward-Looking Information and Statements This news release contains certain forward-looking information and statements (collectively, "forward-looking statements"), including forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of applicable securities legislation, that are based on Pembina's current expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions in light of its experience and its perception of historical trends. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "continue", "anticipate", "schedule", "will", "expects", "estimate", "potential", "planned", "future", "outlook", "strategy", "project", "trend", "commit", "maintain", "focus", "ongoing", "believe" and similar expressions suggesting future events or future performance. In particular, this news release contains forward-looking statements relating to, without limitation, the timing, Redemption Price and process applicable to the redemption of the Series 19 Shares. The forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions that Pembina has made in respect thereof as at the date of this news release regarding, among other things: oil and gas industry exploration and development activity levels and the geographic region of such activity; the success of Pembina's operations; prevailing commodity prices, interest rates, carbon prices, tax rates and exchange rates; the ability of Pembina to maintain current credit ratings; the availability of capital to fund future capital requirements relating to existing assets and projects; future operating costs; geotechnical and integrity costs; that all required regulatory and environmental approvals can be obtained on the necessary terms in a timely manner; prevailing regulatory, tax and environmental laws and regulations; maintenance of operating margins; and certain other assumptions in respect of Pembina's forward-looking statements detailed in Pembina's Management's Discussion and Analysis and Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2024 and from time to time in Pembina's public disclosure documents available at and through Pembina's website at Although Pembina believes the expectations and material factors and assumptions reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable as of the date hereof, there can be no assurance that these expectations, factors and assumptions will prove to be correct. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to: the regulatory environment and decisions; Indigenous and landowner consultation requirements; the impact of competitive entities and pricing; reliance on third parties to successfully operate and maintain certain assets; the strength and operations of the oil and natural gas production industry and related commodity prices; non-performance or default by counterparties to agreements which Pembina or one or more of its affiliates has entered into in respect of its business; actions by governmental or regulatory authorities; the ability of Pembina to acquire or develop the necessary infrastructure in respect of future development projects; fluctuations in operating results; adverse general economic and market conditions in Canada, North America and worldwide; risks relating to inflation; the ability to access various sources of debt and equity capital; changes in credit ratings; counterparty credit risk; and certain other risks and uncertainties detailed in Pembina's management's discussion and analysis and annual information form, each for the year ended December 31, 2024, and from time to time in Pembina's public disclosure documents available at and through Pembina's website at This list of risk factors should not be construed as exhaustive. Readers are cautioned that events or circumstances could cause results to differ materially from those predicted, forecasted or projected. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release speak only as of the date hereof. Pembina does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements or information contained herein, except as required by applicable laws. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement. View source version on Contacts For further information:Investor Relations(403) 231-31561-855-880-7404e-mail: investor-relations@
Scotsman
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
Taskmaster cast: who is in series 19
Full cast for Taskmaster series 19 and where you know them from 📺 Sign up to our Arts and Culture newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Taskmaster features some familiar faces in Series 19. It includes the show's very first American. But where do you know the cast from? Taskmaster is back with another episode in a matter of hours and the comedians will face their first team task. The line-up was announced earlier this year but fans are finally getting to see them in action. Channel 4 has confirmed the start time for the latest instalment from Series 19. Find out how you can watch it today (May 8). Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Greg Davies and Little Alex Horne will be casting their eyes over another batch of comedians this season. But who is taking part in series 19? Who is in the line-up for Taskmaster series 19? It is quite the mix of comedians who are facing the Taskmaster judges this season. And for the very first time there is an American competing on the show. The full line-up includes: Fatiha El-Ghorri Jason Mantzoukas Mathew Baynton Rosie Ramsey Stevie Martin Where do you know the Taskmaster cast from? Taskmaster series 19 | Channel 4 The line-up for series 19 includes plenty of familiar faces. But you might not be quite able to pinpoint where you recognise them from. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Fatiha El-Ghorri If you are a regular watcher of Live at the Apollo on the BBC, then you may have seen Fatiha performing on it in the past. She was also part of the cast for the second series of the Dave comedy game show Outsiders in 2022. You may have also heard her on podcasts such as Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster as well as The Guilty Feminist. Jason Mantzoukas A familiar face in hit comedy shows over the last decade, Jason has had memorable roles in Brooklyn Nine-Nine - where he played Adrian Pimento - and The Good Place (as Derek Hofstetler). He also voices characters in Netflix's Big Mouth including Jay Bilzerian. For those with a longer memory, you may recall him as the wildcard character Rafi in The League. While he also had a role in the Sacha Baron Cohen film The Dictator - playing Nadal. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Mathew Baynton A familiar face to fans of British TV comedy, Mathew has been part of the cast for Horrible Histories, Yonderland and most recently Ghosts. He also starred in The Wrong Mans alongside James Corden in the early 2010s. Mathew also played the lead role of William Shakespeare in the 2015 film Bill. And he was Felix in the 2023 hit movie Wonka. Rosie Ramsey Rosie is best known for her podcast Sh**ged. Married. Annoyed which she co-hosts alongside her husband - fellow comedian - Chris Ramsey. The show has been a huge hit since releasing its first episode in 2019 and they have toured the UK with it in the past. Stevie Martin Stevie is a comedian, podcaster and actor who you may have seen on other popular panel shows like 8 Out of 10 Cats - also on Channel 4. She has also had roles in shows like the BBC/ HBO comedy Starstruck. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad
