Kal Penn to host reality show showcasing “superhuman” abilities

Realizing that nothing makes for sexy, compelling TV like watching socially awkward people doing math, Fox has picked up the Kal Penn-hosted game show Superhuman for an eight-episode first season. The network gave the series a trial run last month as a two-hour special, featuring such impressive stars as math prodigy Yusnier Viera, who added up numbers at lightning speed, gymnast Brandee Mills, who navigated a maze of laser beams blindfolded and from memory, and former 24 star Mary Lynn Rajskub, who managed to share a panel with Mike Tyson for several hours without fleeing in discomfort and terror.