#FIRSTLOOK: “CANADA’S GOT TALENT” APRIL 1, 2025 EPISODE RECAP

Howie Mandel made the most out of April Fool’s Day, pulling a prank as a judge gone wild on tonight’s episode of CANADA’S GOT TALENT!

Key moments from tonight’s episode of Canada’s Got Talent, include:

● MAHIRO (Fukuoka, Japan) had Shania and Howie dancing in their seats with an intriguing performance of his original track, “Sausage Song”.

● 75-year-old singer, VALERIE BOYLE (Toronto, ON), won the judges’ hearts and a standing ovation with her humour, charm, and moving performance of “Send In The Clowns” by Stephen Sondheim. Valerie vowed to donate any prize winnings to Community Living, a local non-profit that has supported her son and others who have intellectual disabilities.

● Dance troupe 902 CREW (Charlottetown, PEI) lit up the stage with an electrifying performance, wowing both the judges and the audience with their unstoppable energy.

● 69-year-old comedian HOWIE MANDEL (Toronto, ON), shocked the CGT audience and his fellow judges with a captivating performance of a judge gone wild, in a wildly successful April Fool’s Day prank. Howie critiqued the comedy set of a local actor, 10-year-old Remy Smith, who played an aspiring stand-up comedian and Howie superfan.

● Canada’s Got Talent alumni CARSON & TAYLOR (Sarnia, ON) pulled off a mind-blowing trick featuring a surprise guest, astronaut and Sarnia-native Chris Hadfield, that left the judges and audience in absolute shock.

● Shania Twain hit her Golden Buzzer for singer JACOB LEWIS (Butlerville, NL), who performed a mesmerizing cover of “Bed of Roses” by Bon Jovi that also earned him a standing ovation.

Rogers is once again providing the winner of Canada’s Got Talent with a life-changing prize of $1M (plus $50 from Howie Mandel) – the biggest cash prize in Canadian television history, plus financial advice from CIBC. And that’s not all! Every Golden Buzzer recipient will receive $25,000 (totaling $150,000), courtesy of CIBC, to help realize their ambitions.

Tonight’s Performances (Tuesday, April 1)

MAHIRO – Variety

Fukuoka, Japan
Check Out MAHIRO’s Performance

VALERIE BOYLE – Singer/Musician

Toronto, ON

Check Out VALERIE BOYLE’s Performance

902 CREW – Dance

Charlottetown, PEI

Check Out 902 CREW’s Performance

ADA VOX – Variety

San Antonio, TX
Check Out ADA VOX’s Performance

CARSON & TAYLOR – Magic

Sarnia, ON
Check Out CARSON & TAYLOR’s Performance

JACOB LEWIS – Singer/Musician

Butlerville, NL

Check Out JACOB LEWIS’s Performance

**COMING UP**

A Sneak Peek at Next Week’s Contestants (Tuesday, April 8)

STUDIO 26 DANCERS – Dance

Halifax, NS

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KP STONE – Singer/Musician

Ottawa, ON
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KYRA DANIEL – Singer/Musician

Kingston, ON
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DARREN LEO – Comedy

Toronto, ON

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BEN KAHAN – Magic

Toronto, ON
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JACOB HILLHOUSE – Variety

Lindsay, ON

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YAMA LAURENT – Singer/Musician

Lévis, QC

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Canada’s Got Talent is produced by MEM Inc., and Fremantle, in association with Citytv, a division of Rogers Sports & Media based on the Got Talent format owned by Fremantle and SYCO Entertainment.