It is playoff time! Not just in the NHL with the Stanley Cup playoffs, but on Canada’s Got Talent. Nine acts competed on last Tuesday night’s first of two semi-final rounds, and they had a surprise waiting for them at the judge’s desk: sitting in for absent judges Trish Stratus and Kardinal Offishall was none
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
Tuesday was the premiere of Canada’s Got Talent on Citytv. It’s been ten years since the last time Rogers brought this series north with a Canadian panel of judges (including, back then, Martin Short). This new spinoff features a familiar face on the judges panel — Howie Mandel — plus Lilly Singh, Trish Stratus and
It was so nice of Citytv and Rogers to send red roses and candles and coasters and romantic paraphernalia to celebrate my daughter Katie and her fiancé Mo getting engaged this weekend. Oh, wait – no, this is to promote Bachelor in Paradise Canada, premiering tonight over two hours starting at 8 pm ET on
From now on, every National Hockey League player must get as drunk as this guy — Tampa Bay Lightning sniper Nikita Kucherov — before every press conference. Yes, he’s an ass for disrespecting Canadiens’ fans but hey — Habs fans, take note. Keep your scene in check until you’ve won it all, or guys like
“Is regular network TV programming dead? These four Canadian broadcast execs say no, it’s evolving.” That’s the headline to a feature I wrote appearing in Saturday’s Toronto Star. Read the full story here if you’re a subscriber or, better yet, buy a copy. People have been writing the network TV obit for years. Tina Fey
Ron MacLean surprised me at the start of the latest edition of brioux.tv: the podcast. The Hockey Night in Canada anchor and host of Battle of the Blades (airing Thursdays on CBC) was asked, as is every guest, just why the heck he was talking to me on the podcast. I ask this each episode
This was a hard year for hockey. The NHL got smacked into the boards in March and was shut down right before another Stanley Cup run. When a plan emerged to mount a 60-day playoff tourney in “The Bubble,” it was always seen for what it was — a way to salvage what remained of