4/15

1. The first performance of the YouTube orchestra debuted today, where all of the members were chosen by auditions on YouTube. Can we see a clip of that? [Show footage of the performance, but after a couple seconds, freeze the frame.] Oh man, the musicians were doing that all night. Just wait, they’ll start up again. [The footage unfreezes, then quickly freezes again.] The concert took about 15 hours in total. Audience members applauded by making Mentos Coca-Cola fountains and singing Rick Astley songs.

2. More pirate attacks near Somalia. And now America is threatening to jail captured pirates. But you probably aren’t going to stop piracy as long as American prison is way better than regular life in Somalia.

3. The first round of elections in India is now underway. The elections are expected to last about a month. Some of you might be wondering why they go so much faster than ours.

4. In Canada, police have arrested several members of the Hells Angels. Hells Angels in Canada. You might want to go out and make some outlandish bets, because apparently Hell can freeze over.

5. Did you see Susan Boyle, this 47-year-old woman in England who auditioned for the TV show Britain Has Talent? Everyone thought she was going to be a joke, and she blew them all away. This was the biggest surprise since my own audition. [Show footage of @@@ on a stage lip-syncing to “Natural Woman”.]