Howie Mandel wasted no time in throwing down the big challenge for Season 2 of Canada’s Got Talent: give us, he said, “that wow moment.” He got it early on during Tuesday’s Citytv season premiere. Four strapping lads who call themselves GBA, brought big time “wow” for Mandel and fellow judges Lilly Singh, Trish Stratus and
Listen up to Kardinal Offishall, the Toronto-born rapper and music producer now encouraging a new generation on Canada’s Got Talent. That series, which shoots at the Fallsview Casino OLG Stage in Niagara Falls, Ont., starts a second season Tuesday on Citytv. On this week’s podcast, Offishall talks about his own experiences as a talent show
I recently was invited to one of the tapings for Season Two of Canada’s Got Talent (returning Tuesday, March 21 on Citytv). When I took my seat inside the large auditorium at Fallsview Casino in Niagara Falls, Ont., Howie Mandel was just making his way to the judges desk. A row or two over, a
Guest stars can often add a little zing to a sitcom. Think of all the terrific people who were showcased for an episode or two on, say, Arrested Development or even The Big Bang Theory. Adding a big name or two, however, can’t turn “Ka-KA!” into gold. This week: two contrasting examples. On Tuesday night’s
After a nation-wide vote that broke the Internet, Canada’s Got Talent has a new champion: Jeanick Fournier. The Celine Dion-level singer from Chicoutimi, Quebec, wowed the judges and Canadians voting at home in Tuesday night’s finale, seen live from the Fallsview Resort and Casino in Niagara Falls. “Thank you to all of the people from
Hockey superstars aside, who is the most-talented Canadian? Viewers will find out Tuesday night, live, on Citytv as a champion is crowned on Canada’s Got Talent. Eight finalists will compete before the full judges panel on Howie Mandel, Lilly Singh, Trish Stratus and Kardinal Offishall as well as the man himself, America’s Got Talent head
It was crunch time this week on Canada’s Got Talent as the audition round came to an end. A total of 18 acts from across Canada made it through to the semi-final round, with an eventual grand prize of $150,000 at stake, as well as a shot at performing in Las Vegas. Tuesday’s sixth episode
Every week on Canada’s Got Talent, there is a contestant or a group that so impresses one of the judges that they are compelled to slam down on that Golden Buzzer. This week it was Kardinal Offishall’s turn to send somebody directly on to the semi-final round… Read the rest of my recap of Episode