(Toronto) American comedian Howie Mandel and Canadian late-night talk show host Lilly Singh will be jury members for the show’s comeback Canada’s Got Talent, at Citytv.
Mandel was a judge on the mother show, America’s Got Talent, for 11 seasons. Rapper and producer Kardinal Offishall and wrestler Trish Stratus, two other Canadian-born artists, also join the jury for the Canadian version of this popular American franchise of Got talent.
Country-pop singer Lindsay Ell will this time host the reality contest, presented in Canada for the first time in 2012, without follow-up.
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Country-pop singer Lindsay Ell
At the time, the jury was made up of actor Martin Short, singer Measha Brueggergosman and composer Stephan Moccio, all of Canadian origin. After the first season of 2012, Rogers Sports & Media had ended the adventure, citing the “economic climate”.
Production of the new version will begin in Niagara Falls, Ont., Next month, with a studio audience, following sanitary protocols. The show is scheduled to air from spring 2022.