[tense music]
♪ ♪
TERRY:
America's Got Talent
Season 16 starts right now.
HEIDI:
I have chills.
SOFÍA:
It was perfection.
SIMON:
We need you.
The world needs you.
HOWIE:
You know why I want
to stand for you?
So that I can do this.
[♪♪♪]
- Wow, look at that, Whiskers.
Golden Buzzer.
[cat meows]
♪ ♪
♪ The power of love
is a curious thing ♪
♪ Make a-one man weep,
make another man sing ♪
♪ Change a hawk
to a little white dove ♪
♪ More than a feeling,
that's the power of love ♪
♪ Don't need money,
don't take fame ♪
♪ Don't need no credit card
to ride this train ♪
♪ Tougher than diamonds
and stronger than steel ♪
- Get up! Get up!
Ahh!
- I loved it.
♪ It's strong
and it's sudden ♪
- So good.
- I loved you.
- ♪ That's the power of love ♪
♪ ♪
♪ Can you feel it? ♪
MAN:
Welcome the host
of America's Got Talent,
Terry Crews.
- Ahh!
♪ ♪
- Are you ready to meet
your AGT judges?
♪ To ride this train ♪
♪ Tougher than diamonds
and stronger than steel ♪
♪ ♪
TERRY:
Wow.
Man, the energy in here
is electric right now.
Yes.
Now, Simon...
- Yes.
- There have been amazing acts
right here on this stage
that have actually
taken over Las Vegas.
- Yeah.
You go down that strip now,
it's like every billboard
is someone, you know,
from this show now.
It's unbelievable.
- Yes.
SIMON: Yeah.
And in addition to that,
in November,
America's Got Talent
opens in Vegas
at the Luxor Theater. Yeah.
- Whoo.
- Yes.
- AGT takes over The Strip
at Luxor.
It's for real.
- Wow. Do you have coupons?
- I can get you a discount.
- Are you guys ready
to get this show started?
- Yes. Let's do it.
- Welcome to America's
Got Talent Season 16.
♪ You feel the power ♪
♪ Just feel the power
of love ♪
HOWIE:
We should go.
Really, Simon,
we should all go one night.
SIMON:
Oh, yeah.
- What is happening here?
♪ You feel the power
of love ♪
♪ Feel the power of love ♪
- Oh, fabulous.
- Oh, look at the little one.
♪ ♪
- Hi.
- Oh, they're adorable.
- Hello, beautiful ladies.
How is it going?
[together] Good.
- Good. Where are you all from?
- Mesquite, Texas.
[applause]
- From Texas. Welcome.
So tell me, who came up
with this routine
that you guys
will be doing for us?
- Our fearless, fabulous
teacher and director, Justin.
He's over there.
Come on out. Come on out.
- Oh.
[cheers and applause]
- Whoa.
- Justin?
- Hello, hello.
- It's so fabulous.
You're Justin?
- I am Justin,
also known as Alyssa Edwards.
- I was going to say,
you don't look like a Justin.
- Heidi said,
"Where is Justin at?" Exactly.
- Is there a big drag scene
in your town in Texas?
- There actually is,
and, you know,
I'm very fortunate
to have so many moms and dads
and families in Mesquite,
Texas,
that not only support me
but they celebrate me.
- Very good.
- Absolutely.
- As a very shy, young,
little boy,
dance was the only way
I could find the words
to express myself,
and I teach that each
and every day to these kids.
So I'm so very proud
of you all and so very honored
to be standing on the stage
with you guys.
SIMON: Aw.
[applause]
HEIDI:
Wow. Alyssa, I mean,
you are incredible.
Are you responsible for them
all looking so fabulous?
- What do you guys think?
- Oh, yeah.
- Yeah.
- Oh, yeah.
HEIDI:
Thank you so much
for being here today.
Thank you, Alyssa.
Good luck, girls.
- Thank you.
- I can't wait to see this.
- Good luck, you guys.
- Thank you.
- Wow.
- Come on, Let's do it.
[all shouting]
- Get it, get it, get it.
- Mm-hmm.
[cheers and applause]
- Okay, dolls,
y'all know what time it is.
Come on.
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
- ♪ Nails, hair, hips, heels,
face done, lips real ♪
♪ Purse full, big bills,
yes, I'm a big deal ♪
♪ Legs, legs, face, eyes,
thin waist, thick thighs ♪
♪ You, me, you wish,
new phone, who this? ♪
♪ Patty-pat-pat
[indistinct] ♪
♪ Mama yes God
when you pop that tongue ♪
♪ This whole club
is my runway, run ♪
♪ Y'all five, four,
three, twos, I'm a one ♪
♪ Girl, what did that girl
just say, girl?
♪ Girl, I don't dance,
I work ♪
♪ I don't play, I slay ♪
♪ I don't walk,
I strut, strut, strut ♪
♪ And then sashay ♪
- ♪ Okay ♪
- ♪ But I don't work
for free ♪
♪ No, that's not the tea,
hunty ♪
- ♪ No ma'am ♪
- ♪ So make it rain on me ♪
♪ And I might let you see ♪
- ♪ What you gonna
let them see? ♪
- ♪ My nails, hair,
hips, heels ♪
♪ Nails, hair, hips, heels ♪
♪ Nails, hair, hips, heels,
heels, heels ♪
- ♪ Stretch out those legs ♪
♪ Stretch out that wrist,
stretch out that weave ♪
♪ I don't want
to see you dance ♪
♪ I want to see you work,
come on ♪
♪ Snap for me, snap for me,
snap ♪
♪ Now clap for me,
clap for me, clap ♪
♪ Clap for me,
clap for me, clap ♪
- Ahh! Ohh!
- ♪ Pose, pose, pose, pose ♪
♪ That's all ♪
[laughs]
[cheers and applause]
- See that little one,
the little one is a superstar.
- What in the world?
That was incredible.
[cheers and applause]
[gentle piano music]
♪ ♪
- Ladies, whoo.
I'm going to start with Simon.
What did you think, Simon?
- I think this act
was sensational.
Absolutely sensational.
[cheers and applause]
I really loved you.
- Thank you.
- You know, you win
a million dollars.
What do you do
with the money if you win?
- I would probably have to pay
medical bills,
because I have spina bifida,
and I was born with a tumor
on my spine,
and it's, you know,
given me lots of complications.
SIMON:
I know a little bit
about this.
Obviously,
it's very restricting
in terms of normal things,
let alone dance,
so how do you deal with that?
- There's always days where,
you know, I'm weaker,
but Justin has really helped me
to find my motivation.
He always keeps me going.
No matter, like, how many times
the spina bifida tries
to knock me down,
he's always, like,
"Come on, girl.
You've got this."
Like, and my teammates, like,
they're my number
one supporters.
and, like...
- Aww.
[cheers and applause]
- You've got good friends
up there, haven't you?
- Yes, they're great.
- Yeah, I can sense that.
- I thought it was out
of this world.
It was perfect.
I wish the song was longer,
because I tried to focus
on each one of you.
Each one of you was doing their
own thing, different faces.
I mean, I couldn't get enough
of you guys.
I loved it.
[applause]
- Thank you.
HEIDI: Howie?
- You were fierce.
Your faces.
The little one there,
you are a superstar.
You really are.
I mean, you all are.
What are you thinking?
I see tears.
- I'm excited.
- [laughs]
- Well, I'm excited
to meet you.
HEIDI:
This was absolutely
incredible.
You could have
not done it better.
I mean, even down to the nails.
I see everyone
has different color nails.
- Yeah, everyone has the--
- I'm so a stickler for detail.
I mean, it was perfection,
so you're going to get
your first yes from me.
- Whoo
- Two yeses.
- Whoo.
HEIDI:
What are you going
to give them?
- Yes.
HEIDI: Exciting.
- And now you have four yeses.
[cheers and applause]
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
- Thank you. Thank you. Thanks.
- So good.
♪ ♪
- Group hug. Group hug.
SOFÍA:
You show this anywhere
in the world,
I mean, it's a show, you know?
- You guys are on your way.
MAN 1:
Something brought us
together,
and here we are, meant to be.
WOMAN:
Remember, all those
long nights, hard work,
it's all going to pay off.
MAN 2:
They're going to see our
brotherhood and our connection
on that stage.
♪ I got love for you ♪
- All right. Let's go.
Let's make it happen, y'all.
♪ ♪
- ♪ I got love for you ♪
- ♪ Nice to meet you ♪
- Hello. I'm Terry.
And can you introduce
the group you have here?
SIMON:
I love working with groups.
- [speaking Japanese]
This is "UniCircle."
SIMON:
That's what I really want
to find this year,
like, an amazing group,
something new.
That would be my dream.
- Go out and make it happen,
all right?
Thank you so much.
America is waiting for you.
- ♪ I got love for you ♪
♪ I got love for you ♪
- ♪ To a drink ♪
- ♪ I got love for you ♪
- ♪ Nice to meet you ♪
SOFÍA:
Oh, wow.
This looks very exciting,
very different.
Who are you guys?
- We are "UniCircle Flow."
HOWIE: "UniCircle Flow."
- And you guys are from where?
- From Japan.
SOFÍA:
From Japan.
[cheers and applause]
- I just want to add
that this is
just only four members today,
but UniCircle
is bigger than them,
and they're representing
in whole 12 people today.
[cheers and applause]
SOFÍA:
Well, good luck tonight.
Thank you for coming
all the way from Japan.
You look great.
- Yeah.
- Let's see.
- Thank you.
[cheers and applause]
Thank you.
[cheers and applause]
- Does this scare you, Simon,
when you see people on bikes?
- Well, now you mentioned it--
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
- Yeah!
♪ ♪
Oh-ho-ho!
SOFÍA:
Whoa!
♪ ♪
HEIDI:
Wow.
♪ ♪
- Wow.
♪ ♪
Whoo! Bravo.
- Yes!
[cheers and applause]
Oh, my goodness!
♪ ♪
- Man!
Wow.
SOFÍA:
Oh, my.
Can you hear them,
how excited they are?
This was amazing.
[cheers and applause]
- The energy, the music.
It all worked together.
It was so exciting.
And Howie was loving you.
- I was.
You know, traditionally,
we see somebody on a unicycle,
they're usually
a clown or a juggler.
For you to bring
beautiful dance,
we have never seen anything
like that before.
And what a great example
for Simon Cowell to see
even with one wheel
you're able to balance.
I don't know if you know
what happened to him
with two wheels.
There was no dancing.
- Don't ask.
HOWIE: Okay.
- I loved it too.
I loved the choreography.
You were all so in sync
and so fast too.
It was absolutely incredible.
[cheers and applause]
Great.
- But, yeah, I mean,
as they were saying,
this is normally 12 people.
It was amazing with just four.
You can only imagine what it's
going to look like with 12.
- Oh, my gosh.
- Let me tell you.
This is one of the most unique,
amazing acts we've seen
on America's Got Talent
over the years.
HEIDI: Very good.
HOWIE: Absolutely.
- Yeah.
I am absolutely
blown away by this.
It was sensational.
SOFÍA: Perfection.
- Thank you.
- So we're going
to start voting. Simon?
- Oh, 100% yes.
- Howie?
- Yes.
- Heidi?
- Yes.
- Yes. You're in!
[♪♪♪]
- That was amazing
in every way.
- I hope you can understand me
like this.
Yeah!
- Let's see.
Do you guys know this song?
HEIDI:
What?
- Do you guys know the moves
to this song?
I've been working on this.
Listen to it, and...
- ♪ I-I-I'm
in the stars tonight ♪
- Of course.
- I love that song.
- ♪ So watch me bring the fire
and set the night alight ♪
- We're nonstop on the way
to the top. Let's go. Let's go.
- This is K-pop.
You like K-pop?
- Yes.
HOWIE: I do too.
MAN:
Where are all my dancers at?
Dancers, make some noise.
- ♪ This is getting heavy ♪
♪ Can you hear the bass boom,
I'm ready ♪
TERRY:
Are you ready?
- ♪ Life is sweet as honey ♪
♪ Yeah, this beat cha-ching
like money, huh ♪
- One, two, three...
all:
LTF!
[together]
One, two, three, go.
- [laughs]
- We are...
We are Korean..
- We are--
You say we are...
- We are...
[together]
Korean Soul.
- Okay.
- Sorry.
- We are...
all:
Korean Soul.
- We are a boy band.
- ♪ Whoa-oh-oh ♪
- And we are...
all:
♪ Larger Than Life ♪
- We first met ten years ago
in a community choir in Seoul.
- I always wanted to be
in a boy band.
I felt like it was a calling,
so I said I'm going to build
my own boy band.
We've been a boy band
for about four years now,
and we've done so many,
like, awesome, amazing things.
One of those things
was performing with Joey Fatone
and Lance Bass from 'NSYNC.
- Yeah.
- In Cancun.
- Yes.
- ♪ Disco overload ♪
♪ I'm into that,
I'm good to go ♪
- We'd really love to be
famous like, you know, BTS.
- ♪ Let's go ♪
- ♪ 'Cause I-I-I'm ♪
- We had a great opportunity
to sign
with an agency in Korea,
but it didn't really go well.
We gave up musical career and
just settled in a normal life.
- So our fans like to be known
as the LTL Army.
And they have their merch.
They have our faces
on their shirts.
Some of them have tattoos.
- Yeah, don't forget
about that tattoos.
- Some of them literally have
our signatures
tattooed on their bodies.
- Yeah.
- Yeah, that's wild.
- So, it's wild.
- I was working
at a convenience store.
He's a, like,
a kindergarten teacher
and painter, and he
went into military service.
He was really sad
and devastating.
- This is our last chance,
so...
[speaks in Korean]
We desperate.
- We're finally here
in America's Got Talent,
the biggest stage, the biggest
competition in the world.
- Hello.
- It's your time right now.
Go ahead. Yeah!
- America, if you're ready
to have a good time,
let me hear you scream.
- Yes, bring the energy.
SIMON:
Hello.
And who are you?
- My name is Edvin.
- Okay.
Hello, Edvin.
And you are?
- I'm Chris.
- Yeah.
- I'm Price.
- And I'm Dan.
- And we are...
all:
Larger Than Life.
- Yeah. Larger Than Life.
- How old are you all?
- I'm the vintage one.
I'm a little old.
- How old are you?
- 39.
- Okay.
[cheers and applause]
- And you are?
- I'm 33.
- Yeah.
- 33.
- And I'm 30.
- Okay.
And what's been
your inspiration?
- Well, I always just wanted
to be in a boy band,
and I could never be
in a boy band,
so I found these guys
and made a boy band of our own.
- Okay. And tell me what--
I mean,
you must talk about this a lot.
So what is the big dream?
Where do you see yourself
in five years' time?
- To be here is, like,
the crux of everything
that we've worked for.
I mean, honestly,
getting something
like a Golden Buzzer tonight
would mean so much to us.
It would be so cool
to see our names in lights
in, like,
a residency in Vegas.
Like, I could just see us being
there walking down The Strip
and just walking
into our theater.
- We want to play bigger
venues and stadiums,
and we want to do it all.
- Okay. And do you think--
presumably,
you believe you can
win the show, yeah?
- Yes.
- 100%.
- Simon Cowell is out there.
Did you hear his voice
out there?
- Oh, my God.
SIMON:
And what are you
going to sing?
- We're going to sing a mash-up
of "Larger Than Life"
and "Tearin' Up My Heart"
by Backstreet Boys
and 'NSYNC.
- Of course. Okay. Good luck.
- Thank you.
[cheers and applause]
[upbeat music]
all:
♪ All you people
can't you see, can't you see ♪
♪ How your love's
affecting our reality ♪
♪ Every time we're down ♪
♪ You can make it right ♪
♪ That makes you larger
than life ♪
[buzzer]
- Let me hear y'all scream.
♪ ♪
- Okay.
♪ ♪
all:
♪ That makes you larger
than life ♪
♪ ♪
[Indistinct].
Now you may get down.
♪ It's tearin' up my heart
when I'm with you ♪
♪ But when we are apart
I feel it too ♪
♪ And no matter what I do ♪
[buzzer]
♪ I feel the pain
with or without you ♪
- ♪ Baby, I don't understand ♪
♪ Just why we can't be lovers ♪
♪ Things are getting
out of hand ♪
- ♪ Everybody, let's go ♪
- ♪ Tryin' too much but ♪
all:
♪ Baby, we can win ♪
♪ Let it go ♪
♪ If you want me, girl,
let me know ♪
- Oh, oh, there's no way.
This-- I have to.
[buzzer]
- Ohh.
- ♪ I can't take it anymore ♪
- Let's go. Let's go.
all:
♪ It's tearin' up my ♪
- Let me hear y'all scream.
- Whoo.
[scattered cheers and applause]
- They hung in there.
They hung in there.
[somber music]
- Was that serious?
- That was our party. Yes.
[tense music]
SIMON:
Okay. Heidi?
- I mean, I was so rooting
for you guys.
When you came in here,
I love your energy.
I love you guys
all bought the same shoes.
You bedazzled your jackets.
And then it didn't sound
so great.
- Yes.
- And I wanted it
to sound great for you guys,
but it didn't really,
and I'm sorry.
SIMON: Sofía?
SOFÍA: Yes, unfortunately,
it was, like, a little bit,
like, forced,
so that was, like,
a big problem.
But I didn't want to give you
an X or anything.
They are too drastic.
It wasn't that horrific.
- Thank you so much.
- I would just stop right now.
Honestly, there--it's just--
HEIDI: Aww.
- No, without being rude,
it was...
[laughter]
- Without being rude.
- Look, it's hard enough
when you're good.
When you're terrible,
it's just...
I'm saying this to be kind,
right?
I would just give it up.
- Wow.
- ♪ It ain't no lie ♪
- Do you not want
to hear another song?
- No.
- Ooh.
- Oof.
- ♪ Baby, bye, bye, bye ♪
- ♪ Bye, bye ♪
HOWIE: Let's vote.
SIMON: Okay. Howie?
- No.
SIMON: Heidi?
- I really like you guys,
but it's a no. I'm sorry.
SIMON: Sofía?
- I don't think you guys
should stop, because
if that makes you happy...
[applause]
- Thank you so much.
- Keep doing it for yourself
but not for AGT, so no.
- In other words,
not in front of other people.
- No, for their friends
and family.
- I wouldn't even do it
for my friends.
Okay.
Thank you for coming, guys.
- No, thank you.
- Thank you, guys.
- Have a great day, guys.
- Bye, y'all.
- Oh, you're sweating. Oh, oh.
- I feel nervous.
- And at the end of the day,
it's four opinions
out of how many?
- Right.
- That's what I'm saying.
- I mean,
we've been touring nationally
for four or five years.
We bring the party
five nights a week,
and our audiences
of thousands love us.
- They're ready for you.
- Cool.
- You guys are
Larger Than Life.
- That's right.
- God, I love you guys.
- Thank you.
- Thank you. Thank you.
HOWIE:
I like when you say,
"You should just quit
altogether,
but I don't mean that
in a bad way."
- No.
- I think we've seen more
horrible things than that.
- No. I thought, genuinely,
that was a joke.
[cheers and applause]
SIMON: Hello.
- Hi.
- Very nice to meet you.
And who are you?
- I'm Soo-yong.
- I'm Yong-jae.
- I'm Sean.
- And I'm Chi-won.
- And we are...
all:
Korean Soul.
SIMON: Cool.
- Whoo.
- From South Korea.
SIMON: When did you arrive here?
- Ten days ago.
- Yeah.
- Okay. Are you
well-known in Korea?
- No.
SIMON: No.
So this is your opportunity?
- Right.
This is our big opportunity.
- And what's the dream, guys?
- We really want
to be pop star.
[cheers and applause]
- Okay. Good luck, guys.
[together]
Thank you.
- All right. Here we go.
[gentle piano music]
♪ ♪
- ♪ I will never find
another lover ♪
♪ Sweeter than you,
sweeter than you ♪
♪ And I will never find
another lover ♪
♪ More precious than you ♪
♪ Girl, you are ♪
all:
♪ Close to me
you're like my mother ♪
♪ Close to me
you're like my father ♪
♪ Close to me,
you're like my sister ♪
♪ Close to me,
you're like my brother ♪
- ♪ Close to me ♪
♪ You are the only one,
my everything ♪
♪ For you this song I sing ♪
all:
♪ All my life ♪
♪ I prayed for someone
like you ♪
♪ And I thank God ♪
♪ That I ♪
♪ That I finally
found you ♪
♪ All my life ♪
- Oh.
♪ I prayed for someone
like you ♪
♪ And I hope that you feel
the same way too ♪
- ♪ Ooh ♪
all:
♪ Yes, I pray
that you do love me ♪
♪ You're all I, I've ever,
ever known ♪
♪ When you smile all my face
always seems to glow ♪
- Whoo!
all:
♪ You're all
that I've ever known ♪
- ♪ When you smile
my face glows ♪
all:
♪ You picked me up
when I was down ♪
♪ And I hope that you feel
the same way ♪
♪ Pray that you do love me ♪
♪ All my life ♪
♪ I prayed for someone
like you ♪
♪ And I thank ♪
- ♪ God ♪
all:
♪ That I finally found you ♪
- ♪ Finally found you ♪
all:
♪ All my life ♪
♪ I prayed for someone
like you ♪
♪ And I hope that you feel
the same way ♪
♪ Pray that you do ♪
♪ Love me ♪
♪ Too ♪
[cheers and applause]
- Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!
[cheers and applause]
[uplifting music]
- Bravo.
♪ ♪
- Howie?
- Oh, amazing.
Can I ask a question?
What is it
in the Korean culture
that makes so many
talented people?
HEIDI:
Yeah.
- You guys really check a lot
of the boxes that you need
to check to make it.
And you sounded great.
I loved it.
- Thank you.
- Thank you so much.
- Heidi, what did you think?
- It sounded great.
Super silky smooth.
The harmonies were beautiful.
You guys look great.
I love all
the color arrangements
that you guys have on.
Very nicely put together.
Why you looked at him?
Were you responsible for
all of you all looking so good?
- He's our fashion kid,
fashion freak.
- Yeah. Thumbs-up
for the fashion kid, yeah.
I like it.
SIMON:
Sofía, what did you think?
- You guys make
a great group together.
I think it's perfect.
You have all the talent.
Everything.
I thought it was spectacular.
[cheers and applause]
- Um...
♪ ♪
[cheers]
- Probably one of
the best auditions
we've had today, right?
- ♪ The story of my life,
I'll take her home ♪
♪ I drive all night ♪
- Absolutely.
- You know,
every lead was great.
The harmonies were great.
The song choice was great.
Good for you.
Okay, we're going to vote.
- Can I do the first one?
- Do it.
Yes.
- Okay. Heidi?
- I give you a yes.
- Yes.
- You got four yeses.
Congratulations.
- ♪ Until she's broke inside ♪
♪ The story of my life ♪
♪ ♪
- No, thank you.
♪ ♪
- That was beautiful.
- That was very nice. Yeah.
- Great song.
all:
Yeah!
- We did it.
[indistinct chatter]
SIMON:
We've seen extraordinary
things happen over the years.
2 minutes literally can change
your life on this show.
[tense orchestral music]
WOMAN 1:
I know how steep
the competition is.
MAN 1:
We've been training
our whole life for this.
MAN 2:
Today could change my life.
WOMAN 2:
And I'll tell you what,
I am here to win.
- I'm actually just about
to go onstage.
- So when I think about
what you're about to do,
it just drives me a bit crazy.
Ah, but that's why I love you,
though, because you're you.
SIMON:
It all comes down to this.
[cheers and applause]
- Whoa. Hello.
What is your name?
- My name is Matt Johnson.
- How old are you?
- I'm 47 years old.
- And where are you from, Matt?
- I'm originally from England,
but I've lived in Vancouver,
Canada, for 23 years.
[applause]
- What do you do for a living
in Vancouver?
- I'm an escape artist.
- Oh.
SOFÍA: Oh.
HOWIE:
I'm looking at the thing
behind you.
It already looks, like, crazy.
- Thank you.
[laughter]
HOWIE:
Wow. Are you married?
- Are you asking?
No, no, sorry, yeah.
- You mean am I proposing?
- Well, we have the same hair.
- No, because I always wonder
when people are escape artists,
it can be
very dangerous, right?
- My wife actually asked me
to stop doing it
because of something
that happened just a year ago.
She asked me
to not do it anymore.
- Oh, and you didn't listen?
- I have not done it since.
This is the first time.
- Okay.
- What happened?
- I was working
on a dangerous escape,
and I actually hung myself
and drowned at the same time,
and I ended up in the ER.
- No.
- And so then
after that happened,
I just got knocked off
my saddle.
I didn't do it anymore,
but I found it really hard,
because it's my life.
It's--you know what?
And this sounds so ridiculous,
but I'm here to face my fears.
I have something to prove,
that I can do it again.
- You're scaring me.
- I know.
- You're scaring me more, like,
this thing,
I see, like, a lot of sharpness
and things--
- Oh, this, I've never
done this before ever.
HOWIE: Ever?
- Ever.
HOWIE:
What about rehearsing
for this opportunity?
- Yesterday.
- Once?
- Yep.
- I didn't pay attention
at school,
so this is what I do
for a living.
[laughter]
- Well, I hope we have EMTs
ready in the back,
and I'm really scared.
Good luck.
- Thank you.
[cheers and applause]
- This is crazy.
- Fingers and toes crossed.
- Whew.
So, judges,
I'm going to be strapped
into a regulation straitjacket.
I will then be locked
by my ankles to the board
on this device
and flipped upside down.
I'll have to escape
the straitjacket in order
to use my arms to flip myself
the right way up.
That becomes dangerous when you
realize that hanging above me
are two circular saws that spin
at 2000 revolutions a minute.
They're attached
to that counterweight.
When the escape starts,
the clear box
will begin to fill with water.
When the water reaches
one of those two pink lines--
we're not sure exactly which--
it will trip those saws
to fall into the exact spot
where I'm hanging.
- You're not sure which line?
- We haven't done it enough.
- Ahh.
- I have to get myself out
the right way up
and get my ankles free
and escape
before the saw falls.
If I don't, I'm literally going
to be cut in two.
Wish me luck.
- Do not try this at home.
[tense music]
- Ohh.
This is crazy.
♪ ♪
- [gasping]
Wait, wait, wait, wait,
wait, wait, wait, wait.
[gasping]
Okay, start the saws.
♪ ♪
- Oh, my God.
Look how fast that water
is going up.
HEIDI:
And he doesn't know if it's
the first or the second line!
[audience gasping]
- Ahh!
- Oh, man. He looks like
he's in trouble.
♪ ♪
- [groaning]
- Okay, he's got his arm over.
He's got his arm over.
- It's about to hit--look.
- Hurry up!
It's almost at the first line.
[audience screaming]
-Ahh!
Hurry up!
- Go!
Hurry! Hurry!
♪ ♪
- Oh, my God. Oh, my God.
TERRY: Oh, my God.
HEIDI: It's at the pink line.
SOFÍA:
I can't.
♪ ♪
HEIDI: Stop!
HOWIE: Go! Go!
No! Stop it!
- Ahh!
- Stop it!
♪ ♪
- Get up! Get up!
[audience gasps]
[cheers and applause]
- I can't believe it.
[cheers and applause]
TERRY:
Oh, my God.
My heart.
[triumphant music]
♪ ♪
- Simon, what did you think?
- I mean, anyone who
puts himself in this position,
you know, because the trouble
is, things go wrong,
and that could have
been catastrophic,
but you are brilliant,
brilliant.
- Thank you very much.
- Respect.
[cheers and applause]
- I mean, that was insane.
That looked so dangerous.
I mean, my stomach still hurts,
because I was, like,
so nervous for you.
- I mean, it was so close,
because,
you know, it came down,
and it almost, like,
knocked you off the chair.
You're crazy,
and you should possibly listen
to your wife a little bit more.
- I should, actually.
- I'm just--
I'm actually speechless,
because I've never been
more scared
than I was looking
at this contraption,
listening to the amount of time
that you haven't rehearsed.
It's just crazy, but I want to
start the voting by saying yes.
[cheers and applause]
- It's a yes.
- Yes.
[cheers and applause]
- Your wife is going
to hate me,
but I want to see you again,
four yeses.
♪ ♪
- Thank you so much, guys.
♪ ♪
- Right on, Matt.
- I've never seen
anything like that.
- Good news is I'm alive.
- Dude, I have been
freaking out.
- We got four yeses.
- That's amazing.
MAN:
Having my show in Vegas,
it's what every magician
dreams of.
HOWIE:
If you drive the Las Vegas
strip, the billboards,
there's Mat Franco, Piff,
Shin Lim.
- Is your dream having
your own show in Vegas?
- Yes.
- Good luck.
[mystical music]
♪ ♪
[cheers and applause]
HOWIE:
What do you think
this can do for you?
- I would really like to get
a residency
straight out of high school.
- Good for you.
- Yeah.
- I think should
straight out of school
to Vegas.
- My name is Patrick Hyung,
and I'm a magician.
For as long as I can remember,
it has always been my dream
to have
my own show in Las Vegas.
- ♪ Who cares if we hit
the right stars ♪
[Indistinct]
put the cap into my pocket.
- ♪ That's who we are,
we got a story to tell ♪
- So my parents weren't
the biggest fan in magic.
They wanted me to go
to school, get good grades.
So what I did was,
I would order something online.
It would be shipped
to my friend's house.
I would pick it up
during lunchtime,
go to my room, lock the door,
and I would practice in my room
every single day.
My wife hates that I love
watching magic all day.
I would walk with
a deck of cards
in my hand,
and she would hate it,
because I'm not holding
her hand.
- ♪ Who cares if we hit
the right stars ♪
- I'm nervous
- I wish you luck.
[Indistinct]
- Okay, I love you. Bye.
- ♪ We got a story to tell ♪
- My dream is to do magic
the rest of my life.
- Make magic out there tonight
for America.
- America's Got Talent
I think will change my life.
♪ ♪
Hello.
HOWIE: Hello.
How are you?
- I'm good. How are you?
- Great. What's your name?
- My name is Patrick Hyung.
- Patrick, and where
you from, Patrick?
- I'm from Pittsburgh.
- Wow, Pittsburgh.
- My husband
is from Pittsburgh.
He loves Pittsburgh.
Do you love the Steelers?
- Of course.
- Okay.
HOWIE:
All right.
We got that out of the way.
And what do you do
for a living?
- I do magic.
- That's great.
- Were you born
with magical powers?
- Well, I sold my soul
a long time ago.
- Good, good, good.
Then you're very welcome here.
- Are you married?
- I am married, yes.
- Okay.
- Actually, last year.
- Is she a fan
or your assistant or...
- She liked magic before,
and now I think
she's a little bit--
SOFÍA:
Tired of it?
- Wait, she liked magic--
the magic is gone already
after one year?
- She think I love magic
more than her, so yeah.
I love both,
I will not be able to pick.
- Well, if you do well and win
the million dollars,
she'll love you regardless.
- Of course, yes.
[laughter]
- Go for it.
- So would you mind
if I joined you guys downstage?
- Please, join us.
- Awesome.
[cheers and applause]
- So I know this may sound
a little bit strange,
but the end
is the beginning.
I brought with me
a deck of cards,
and this will makes sense
in just a few moments.
Simon, a brand-new
deck of cards,
can you please unwrap
the deck for me?
- Yeah.
- Just pull this
little seal out.
Perfect,
and I'm gonna take this out.
A brand-new deck of cards come
factory sealed with sticker,
and as you can see,
every deck of cards
come in brand-new deck orders.
Jokers and the ad cards,
we don't need those.
All the cards, Simon,
your shuffle, please.
Give the deck a nice mix
and shuffle.
- He's almost as good as Sofía
with the shuffling.
- He's almost as good as me.
[laughter]
- Good?
Perfect. Now, watch closely.
The first one, the ace of
spades from shuffled deck...
The ace of spades.
And the rest
in just a few seconds.
Each one of the ace
is for each of you,
the spade, the diamond,
the clubs, and the hearts.
You can see there's markers
on the table.
I want you to sign on the card
nice and big,
so we know
that these are the only aces
that exist in this world
with your name on it
- Sign our name?
- Yes,
and make it nice and big.
Perfect, I'm going to take
the cards. Show the camera.
The hearts, the clubs,
the diamonds, and the spades.
You know why most people
don't believe magic?
It's because they haven't seen
real magic.
Watch closely.
As the first one travel
invisibly.
From invisible card
become visible.
- Aye.
- You're kidding me.
- I'll do it one more time.
- Do it again.
[mystical music]
♪ ♪
- From here, watch.
- [indistinct].
- What?
- We're shocked. We're shocked.
- Look, one last one,
check this out.
- You're amazing.
- Can you please
hold out your hands?
- Hold my hand out?
- Put your hand on top.
- Okay.
- I'm going to take the deck.
Watch closely.
Ace of hearts, this time
in slow motion,
one, two.
Do you feel it?
Lift up your hand.
- Lift up my hand?
- Yes. Open your hands.
The ace of hearts.
- What?
[applause]
- It traveled back.
- Wow. How did that happen?
- Check this out.
Tonight I want to leave you
with a piece of mystery.
All the aces has your name
on it,
and I'll do it one more time
and this time in reverse.
So watch closely.
Sofía and Heidi, I want you
to please lift up your hands,
hold out your hands,
and I want you to hold
both your hands out like this,
extend them out, facedown,
both hands, both hands.
Yes, perfect.
I want you to cover on top,
cover on top like this.
Perfect.
Hold it nice and tight.
You know, this may sound
a little bit strange.
The end is the beginning.
The beginning is the end.
Ladies,
slowly lift up your hands.
We made it back.
- Ohh!
- Brand-new sealed
deck of cards.
- He is really good.
- Wait, we've been here before.
Simon, you know what to do.
- I know what to do.
- That's your job.
Take out the cellophane.
Look, every brand-new deck
of cards come factory sealed
with a sticker.
I'm going to take out
all the cards out.
- No. And we're in there.
You're kidding me. No.
- Brand-new cards.
Ace to king, ace to king,
ace to king
except for one difference,
the ace of spade
has your name on it.
Wait not just that,
look, the ace of clubs
with your name on it,
the ace of diamonds
with Sofía's name on it,
and the last but not least,
Howie, your ace of hearts.
Thank you so much.
Hope you guys enjoyed the ride.
[cheers and applause]
[upbeat music]
- Dang it.
- That was amazing.
- Wow.
- [indistinct].
- How did you get us
back in the deck?
HOWIE:
I don't know.
- That was amazing.
HOWIE: Wow.
HEIDI: That is so crazy.
SOFÍA: That was--
HEIDI: It was incredible.
- Thank you.
- I mean, it was happening
right in front of our eyes,
like, this close.
How on Earth did you do this?
- Sold my soul a long time ago.
HEIDI: You're good.
- That was special.
That was, like, mind-blowing.
You were, like, right in front
of us. You are amazing.
- Thank you so much.
- Very good.
- Simon?
- There are certain things
that can't be explained,
which means it's magic.
People laugh at me for saying
that, but I do believe in it.
And I liked your whole
presentation.
It was very cool.
- Yes.
- It was a really, really,
really good audition.
Well done. Howie?
- First of all, I hope you win,
because I want you
to love your wife.
- Of course.
- I want to bring
the magic back.
- More than magic.
- Yes, equal at least.
Anyway, let's vote. Heidi?
- I'm going to start it
with a yes.
- Thank you so much.
- Sofía?
- Yes.
- Thank you.
- Simon?
- You've got your third yes.
- Four yeses.
- Yes.
HOWIE:
He was so good.
- How did he get us
back in the deck?
- It's one thing
to watch magic,
but when it's happening
against your own flesh,
like, it's under your hand,
and you don't
feel anything changing...
- Then it's so strange.
- That proves magic.
- Yeah.
[light music]
♪ ♪
[♪♪♪]
- My name is Johnny Showcase,
and I'm 40 years old.
I'm an entertainer, singer,
songwriter, mover, shaker,
music maker, part-time lover,
full-time parent.
♪ ♪
This is my spiritual advisor,
Rumi Kitchen, and my singers,
The Truth.
We've been performing
for 15 years.
We've done everything
you could do.
I've got enough sweat
in the game
to fill up a swimming pool.
♪ ♪
It's good.
A lot of the feedback
that I get that I'm sort of
a cross
between Prince,
Prince Harry...
- Let's go, Johnny.
- And a minotaur,
like, a man-horse.
You know,
for instance me if I'm nervous?
- Are you nervous?
- Neigh.
- ♪ Superfly ♪
- Let's go.
They say fake it
till you make it.
Well, I've been faking it
for a long time,
and this time I think
I'm going to make it.
MAN:
Okay, big applause, folks.
- Hi, everybody.
- Finally someone came dressed
to the party.
- Hello, Sofía.
- Hola, como estas?
- Hello.
[laughter]
- Who are you guys?
- Oh, my name
is Johnny Showcase.
This is my spiritual advisor,
Rumi Kitchen,
and they're collectively known
as The Truth.
- Ah, hello, ladies.
- That makes sense.
- So what are you
advising him on?
- Cosmic spirals,
centers in your body,
centers outside of your body.
[laughter]
- Uh-huh.
So, what got you into this?
- Well, I've been listening
and loving music
from the time that I was,
you know, just a little kid
with a radio and a microphone,
and I listened to all
the greats, you know,
Steve Wonders and Cindy Laupers
and, of course, the legendary,
Paula Abdul,
one of my favorites.
- Uh-huh, uh-huh.
- You know, I used to envision
that I was in
the "Opposites Attract" video,
and I was the cat.
Um...
- All right. Well, good luck.
[cheers and applause]
- I need a spiritual advisor.
- Well, get him.
I don't think he's that busy,
to be honest with you.
[laughter]
[microphone feedback]
- Wait, oh, wait.
[laughter]
[funky guitar music]
♪ ♪
♪ Girl,
I've been watching you ♪
♪ All night, girl ♪
♪ You know it ain't right ♪
♪ You got your
leopard-print skirt ♪
♪ And your alligator shoes ♪
- Whoo!
- ♪ I walked up with my
Sonic soda cup ♪
both:
♪ And a fever for you ♪
- ♪ But I got the situation
at home, girl ♪
♪ It makes me blue ♪
♪ I legally bound to it,
baby ♪
♪ So this is what
we got to do ♪
- Yeah!
- ♪ We got to be ♪
all: ♪ Sensual but not sexual ♪
- ♪ Because I'm married ♪
♪ We've got to be ♪
all: ♪ Sensual
but not sexual ♪
- ♪ Because I'm married ♪
- [laughs]
- ♪ You do the Electric Slide
so pretty, baby ♪
♪ And I've been looking
at your thing ♪
- ♪ That's right ♪
- ♪ But I can surmise
by the look in your eyes ♪
♪ That you've been looking
at my ring ♪
♪ Of course we could touch ♪
[together]
♪ Touch ♪
- ♪ But we can't do
all that much ♪
- ♪ Why? ♪
- ♪ Because I'm married ♪
- Don't hurt 'em,
Johnny Showcase.
- ♪ That's right,
I'm married ♪
both: ♪ Doo-doo-doo-doo,
doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo ♪
♪ Girl,
if you like what you see ♪
♪ Come and look in my fridge ♪
both: ♪ Doo-doo-doo-doo,
doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo ♪
- Oh, my God.
- ♪ I want to take it
to the bridge ♪
♪ Oh, girl
you're so attractive ♪
♪ You're so chic,
you're my queen ♪
♪ Oh, she wears the crown ♪
♪ And though we 'bout to
7-10 split ♪
♪ I'm not gonna
bowl you down ♪
♪ Ooh ♪
- ♪ We got to be ♪
all: ♪ Sensual but not sexual ♪
- ♪ Because I'm married ♪
♪ We've got to be ♪
all:
♪ Sensual but not sexual ♪
all:
♪ Because I'm married ♪
- Ohh!
[cheers and applause]
- Yes, yes.
[♪♪♪]
- There was no fakin' the funk.
♪ ♪
HEIDI:
Simon, what did you think?
I'm gonna be honest with you,
this is not your real name,
Johnny Showcase.
You were so annoying,
and then the act started,
and it was brilliant.
- Brilliant.
- One of my favorite acts--
I've got to be honest
with you--this year.
[cheers and applause]
- Yes, by far.
- Thank you.
HEIDI: Sofía?
- I really enjoyed it.
It was a really big surprise,
because all that you were
talking, I really like--
- Just rubbish.
- And then you, like,
transform yourself in this,
like, fantastic thing.
It was great. I loved it.
- Means a lot coming from you.
- What did you think, Howie?
- Oh, there aren't even words.
I got to say,
I've said this before to many
people who've been on the show,
but the key for me
is when you move an audience
and when you can transport us.
I think you're funny.
I think it's kitschy,
and it makes you smile,
makes you want to sing along.
I love it.
- Yeah.
HEIDI:
That was so much fun.
I also, girls,
love the hairy armpits.
- We are a body positive group.
We are body positive.
- That's right, nothing wrong
with that, natural.
- All right. Let's vote.
I'm going to kick it off
with a big fat yes.
- Yes!
HEIDI: Howie?
- Yes!
HEIDI: Sofía?
- Yes!
HEIDI: Simon?
- A ginormous yes.
[♪♪♪]
JOHNNY:
Thank you.
We'll do you proud.
- We needed you guys,
thank you.
- Thank you.
[♪♪♪]
TERRY:
Johnny Showcase!
- All right!
TERRY: Johnny Showcase!
- Yes
- They were great.
- Mwah! Mwah! Mwah! Mwah!
- That was amazing.
- Tell me how you're feeling,
Johnny.
- I feel--I feel like I'm--
I'm levitating right now.
♪ ♪
I think they liked us.
I think they liked us!
[echoing]
I think they liked us!
[♪♪♪]
- All right,
AGT bound, honey. You ready?
- Ready. Y'all ready?
- Is everybody good?
[together]
AGT, here we come.
♪ ♪
- ♪ Boogie fever ♪
- We are
the Curtis Family C Notes,
and we are
a rockin' family band.
- We're coming for you,
AGT.
- Both my wife and I
are music teachers.
These guys were
kind of born into this.
In every room in the house
there are instruments
on the walls,
behind doors, in the bathroom.
- We didn't have the intention
of, like, being musicians.
We just saw instruments
in the house and were like,
"Oh, what's this?
What does this do?"
- Our parents,
how they would wake us up,
is that they would play
a cymbal or something.
- Welcome to AGT.
- ♪ We did the bump,
bump, bump ♪
- ♪ Yes, we did,
yes, we did ♪
♪ Yes, we did, yeah ♪
- I've been a fan of,
like The Sylvers,
The Jacksons.
What is your flow?
- The golden age of music
was '50s through '70s,
and we just kind of vibe
with that.
- What is the best thing
about performing
together as a family?
- Being a family band
really builds a stronger
connection with our family.
all: AGT!
- Ow!
- I think America
needs you right now.
MAN:
Okay, folks, here we go.
We are back. Here we go.
- When we go out on stage,
you know, for movies,
when, like, you walk out,
and that sound effect
goes...
♪ Ahh ♪
[laughter]
[♪♪♪]
- Hi.
- It's so great to be here.
- You look fantastic.
- Fantastic.
- Oh, thank you.
- Really fantastic.
Come on, who are you?
- We're
the Curtis Family C Notes.
- And where are you from?
- We're from San Francisco.
- Okay.
And do you all like
the same kind of music?
- Yes, sir.
- Simon.
[laughter]
Okay.
- Sorry.
- Tell me something interesting
about the kids' personalities.
- Well, you know,
it's interesting, Phoenix,
she loves the universe.
She named her instrument
Neptune,
because it's the color
of the planet.
- Planet, yeah.
- And she named
Zahara's guitar Raya,
which is one of Saturn's moons.
Kiki has a question
for Simon, though.
- Okay.
- I...
- Yes.
- Don't have a name
for my guitar,
so I was wondering
if you could name my guitar.
- Yes.
I'm going to call it...
Moon.
- Aww.
- Okay.
- Yeah.
- Moon.
- That's really cool.
- That's beautiful.
That is beautiful.
Oh, my God. That is--
- Thank you, Simon, you know...
- We need a tissue.
- That's beautiful, Simon.
Well, think about it, Moon;
he just came out with that.
SIMON: Moon.
- Simon, that was...
- I'll tell you why, because
I can see it every day.
- I love that.
SIMON: All right.
No more questions,
just enjoy yourself, have fun.
I think it's going
to be amazing.
I've got a good feeling.
- Thank you.
- I hope they're good.
- I hope they're good too.
I mean, that will be a real
stunner.
If they sound as good
as they look,
that would be really--
- Yeah, you're right.
[drumsticks clicking]
[upbeat funky music]
♪ ♪
- ♪ Whoo-ooh ♪
♪ Whoo-ooh-ooh ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
♪ He was born in Little Rock ♪
♪ Had a childhood sweetheart ♪
♪ They were always
hand-in-hand ♪
- Ohh, that's hot!
- ♪ [indistinct] ♪
- ♪ Mama wore pigtails ♪
- My dawg, yeah!
- ♪ [indistinct] ♪
- ♪ Oh, his papa disapproved
And mama boo-hooed ♪
♪ And they told them time
and time again ♪
♪ He said I was made
for lovin' ♪
♪ [indistinct] ♪
all:
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
- ♪ She said I was made
for lovin' ♪
- Whoo!
all:
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
- ♪ All through thick
and thin ♪
♪ Love just won it ♪
- ♪ I love my baby,
love my baby ♪
- Yeah, Mama's good.
- ♪ Oh, my baby ♪
all:
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
- ♪ [indistinct] ♪
♪ Just about to crumble ♪
♪ [indistinct] ♪
all:
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
♪ ♪
- Come on, y'all.
- Let's go, Curtis family.
- [indistinct].
all:
♪ Ahh-ahh-ahh-ahh-ahh ♪
♪ Ahh ♪
- [laughs]
♪ ♪
[cheers and applause]
- That's what we need
right now, a little family.
[cheers and applause]
- I loved them so much.
- Yes, yes.
[Earth, Wind & Fire's
"September"]
They kicked the house down.
SIMON: Wow, wow, wow...
- Thank you.
- Wow, wow, wow, wow. Howie?
- You're a beautiful family,
it's gorgeous,
and I loved their performance,
and I think you guys
are superstars,
and you inspired me. Heidi?
- Before you started, I said,
"I hope they sound
as good as they look."
And to me you did.
I loved it, and boy,
Mama knows how to sing.
HOWIE:
Yeah, she's got a voice.
- I mean,
everything was perfect.
I would love to see you again.
You know, I think you guys
are on the right track.
[cheers and applause]
- Thank you so much.
SIMON:
Let me ask Mom
and Dad a question.
Were you in the music business,
because I mean,
you have an amazing voice,
by the way, Mom?
- Thank you. Papa C comes
from a musical family.
He was one of
the youngest piano players
for the Duke Ellington
Orchestra.
He was signed by Earth,
Wind & Fire.
He doesn't like to brag
on himself,
but he plays
all the instruments.
That's why they're able
to play all of theirs.
- Yeah.
- He was their first teacher.
- Is that right? Wow.
- He's amazing.
- There are times, you know,
where we see these families,
and you can see the kids having
the worst time, you know,
because they're
kind of being forced into it.
This was the opposite.
Every one of you looked like
you were having a great time,
but there's so much
more to come.
I can just feel it.
I'm so happy that you've
come on our show, genuinely.
Let's start with Howie.
- Yes!
- Thank you.
- Heidi.
- Of course I'm going
to give you a yes! Of course!
- Sofía.
- I am going to have
to say yes too.
- You've got four yeses.
- ♪ Ba-dee-ya, say,
do you remember? ♪
- Thank you so much.
- ♪ Ba-dee-ya,
dancing in September ♪
- ♪ Ba-dee-ya, golden dreams
were shiny days ♪
- I love them too.
- I just started crying,
and it wasn't
because the judges were--
I'm just so proud.
And for the yeses,
it was just icing on the cake.
TERRY: Yes.
- I'm so proud.
TERRY:
Oh, to see the love
that you have for each other,
I'm even getting choked up now,
because it's so special.
What you guys are
is what we need.
[♪♪♪]
- [trills tongue]
- The stage is right there.
- If you had one word
that would describe
what you expect to see,
what word would that be?
- Surprises.
I like being surprised.
- I want to see the unexpected.
- That's the same thing.
- All right.
But in another word.
- Heidi, what do you
want to see?
- Vow.
- What is that?
- German for wow.
- Vow. I want to be vowed.
I want to go, "Wow!"
- I vant to be vowed.
Okay.
Let's make it happen, y'all.
- Yes!
- Whoo!
- ♪ Those times I waited
for you seem so long ago ♪
- Hi, welcome. How are you?
- Good. I'm doing good. Thanks.
I'm excited to be here.
- What's your name, please?
- Danny Detri.
- And where are
you from, Danny?
- San Francisco.
- And, Danny, what's your job?
What's your day job?
- I'm a contractor
at an HR department.
- Okay.
And do your friends at work
know you're doing this today?
- No.
- All right, Danny.
No more questions.
Good luck. Hope it goes well.
- Okay. Thanks.
[clears throat]
[popping melody]
♪ ♪
[buzzers]
[audience jeering]
[buzzers]
See, I wanted to, like,
give you the chance.
I thought there
was something else.
- I want wow.
Then it went wah-wah-wah-wah.
- Yeah, actually, I can do
an hour worth of comedy.
- Okay, on the way home.
- Thank you so much.
Have a great day.
- All right.
- Thank you.
- ♪ Goodbye to you ♪
♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪
- Vow.
- That's it. It's over.
We had--we've had a great run.
Thanks a lot, Sofía.
Brought us so much good--
- It was a great season.
- You brought us
so much good luck.
- ♪ Goodbye to you ♪
- Guys, give it your best shot.
[cheers and applause]
- Hello.
- Welcome to AGT.
- Thank you.
HOWIE: What's your name?
- I'm Yohann.
- And I'm Raphael.
- We are Les Beaux Frères.
- Oh, French.
- French-Canadian.
- Yeah.
- Oh, I'm Canadian.
- Hey!
- What do you do?
- We are circus artists,
and tonight we will present
a little surprise.
- Well, best of luck.
- See you later.
- Thank you.
[cheers and applause]
- Where'd they go?
- Where did they go?
- They just walk off like that?
Whoa!
HEIDI: Oh! Wait, what?
What the heck?
[orchestral music]
- [laughs]
♪ ♪
- Whoa.
♪ ♪
- Oh!
- [laughs]
- Oh!
- Whoa!
- [laughs]
♪ ♪
[laughter]
♪ ♪
- Oh!
- Look at Terry's face!
- Whoa!
[laughter]
- [laughs]
HOWIE:
Whoa.
[laughter]
♪ ♪
HOWIE:
Oh, no.
both:
Ah!
[laughter]
- That is brilliant.
- I kind of want to do this
with you, Sofía.
♪ ♪
- Whoa!
♪ ♪
- [laughs]
♪ ♪
- Ohh.
- [laughs]
- Yeah.
- Whoa!
- Oh.
Oh!
- [laughs]
- Yo.
- Oh, no.
[laughter]
- You can do it.
- Oh, my...
[applause]
[laughter]
[cheers and applause]
[laughter]
[cheers and applause]
- Brilliant!
[♪♪♪]
That was amazing!
- Terry's face.
- I saw everything.
- You saw everything?
- Poor Terry.
[♪♪♪]
- Wow.
Congratulations.
That was fantastic.
You know, here we see so many
cockamamie things, but this...
HEIDI [laughs]:
What?
- I loved this. It's funny,
and I want you to keep going.
I don't want you
to throw in the towels.
- Oh, Howie.
- What'd you think, Heidi?
- What'd I think?
That is my cup of tea.
It really is.
- That's a vow.
- It was a vow for me.
I loved it.
That's my kind of humor,
and my boys at home,
they're just laughing
right now at you guys.
SIMON:
Sofía.
- Yeah, I thought
it was fantastic.
I can't wait to see what else
are you going to take off?
- That's what talk
about surprises, right?
- Yeah.
- That was very, very,
very fun.
I don't know
where you go next with this,
but that was hilarious.
Howie, yes or no?
- Yes.
- Heidi?
- Yes!
- Sofía?
- Yes.
- You have four ouis.
♪ ♪
Yes is oui.
Yes. Four yeses.
[cheers and applause]
- Thank you.
- Au revoir!
- Woo-hoo!
- Merci!
- That was absolutely
fully entertaining.
Man, I saw way too much.
[laughter]
HOWIE:
Did you see Terry's face?
- Because Terry had
another angle.
- The angle. That was great.
- Yes!
- Whoo-ee!
- Whoo!
- Are you guys ready
to show off your talents?
[together]
Yes!
both:
Guess where we're at. AGT!
- I'm about to go on stage.
- You're going to do great.
Do good.
I'll talk to you soon.
- All right. Love you.
WOMAN:
We all get to live that
dream on the stage today.
- I'm nervous.
I want--I'm scared.
- They're going to love you.
- I'm Gina Brillon.
I'm 41 years old,
and I'm a stand-up comedian.
I was and raised in
the South Bronx in New York.
There is five of us kids,
and so my parents spent
most of the time
working two or three jobs
to take care of us.
And I did whatever odd jobs
came my way
so that I could help
pay the bills.
I was a barista.
I worked at a cell phone store.
I babysat
for a couple of families,
a temp at a law office.
I just didn't know
what I'm meant to do in life,
and then I discovered comedy,
and it was like that moment
in Cinderella
where the shoe fits.
As you can see,
it's a packed house in there.
I didn't really know
how to do it.
I didn't know how to start it.
I just knew I had
to get out on the stage.
I got that work ethic
from my parents,
so I didn't mind
having to work every job
under the sun during the day
so that I could pay the bills
and do stand-up at night.
I never thought I could love
anything more
than I love comedy.
- [raspberries]
- [laughs]
But becoming a mom just
changed everything for me.
Aw, hi, bug.
I have to show him
that you can live your dreams,
and being able to be
on such an epic stage,
this means the world to me.
One day my son will see
I made it there.
I am here to win for my son.
I am here to win
for my family.
Whew.
SOFÍA: Good evening.
- Hi.
- What is your name?
- Gina.
- Where are you from, Gina?
- I'm from the Bronx, New York.
SOFÍA: Oh, wow.
HEIDI: Yeah!
HOWIE:
The Bronx.
- Yeah!
- What are you going
to do here tonight?
- I'm here to do some comedy
for you guys.
- Okay.
Thank you for being here.
- Thank you for having me.
This is crazy.
Y'all are so real.
- Are you nervous?
- I'm excited more than
anything else,
because this is epic.
- Yes.
- This is the dream
that I'm here.
That's crazy to me.
- Okay. So let's go.
Let's see what you can do.
[cheers and applause]
- My husband's a great guy.
I love him. I got a good one.
I got me a 1978 Caucasian.
[laughter]
That's a good model, good year.
That's right.
He's not
just regular white either.
He's Midwest white,
which that's organic.
[laughter]
That is farm-to-table white,
you guys, like...
[laughter]
I went to the source
to get my white man.
Like, I was not playing.
I was like,
"I'mma go
where they make y'all."
[laughter]
I was so nervous
to get married,
because my husband wanted us
to write our own vows,
and I grew up a tomboy.
I'm a little Puerto Rican girl
from the South Bronx, man.
I got a thick skin, and I was
so afraid that my vows
were going to be the most
New York gangster vows.
I was so afraid that I was
going to get up there
and be like,
"Yo, I dead-ass love you, son."
[laughter]
"On God, I love you, man."
[laughter]
And my husband is so excited
that he's married
a sassy Latina.
[laughter]
He loves it, and I get it.
I get it.
I'm the only Latin woman
he's ever been with,
so I'm his first.
[laughter]
Yeah, he's not
my first white guy.
[laughter]
I've been with
white guys before,
mainly to gather information,
bring it back to my people.
[laughter]
Luckily on my wedding day,
I actually had somebody to turn
to to help me with my vows,
because I was,
like, super nervous,
so I went to a better adult
than me,
my sister,
and me and my sister are tight.
We're identical twins.
I have a twin sister,
and I actually don't talk a lot
about being a twin,
because people ask really
stupid twin questions.
Like, whenever I say
I have an identical twin,
without fail, someone will go,
"Do you guys look alike?"
[laughter]
We are very different
personality wise,
me and my sister.
I'm very silly and playful.
My sister is very dark
and sarcastic,
and she has low self-esteem,
which is weird,
because she has my face.
[laughter]
Do you know what it's look
when someone that looks
exactly like you calls you up
and goes, "I feel so ugly"?
[laughter]
- That's good.
- That is our face.
[laughter]
Thank you so much, guys.
That's my time.
Thank you.
HEIDI: No.
[cheers and applause]
- Don't, don't, don't.
- Gina is a star.
- Whoo.
[uplifting music]
- Oh, my God, Gina!
What a great surprise.
That was amazing. I laughed
at every single joke you made.
- Thank you so much.
- Your energy, everything,
you look amazing,
and you were so funny,
I loved it.
So I want to know
what the other guys think.
- You know how I felt.
I felt that you were just
having a conversation with us.
- Right?
- Thank you.
SIMON:
It wasn't like a routine.
It was like,
"Yes, and my name is Gina,"
and off you went,
and...
- That's why you my boo.
[laughter]
That's why you my boo, Simon.
That's why you my boo.
- I wish your husband
was standing right here when
you were talking about him.
Like, I wanted to see--
- Oh, my God.
He actually loves it.
- You were hilarious.
- Thank you.
- You're funny.
I don't want to talk.
I don't want to interrupt you.
You are just on a roll.
You're beautiful.
You're funny. You're natural.
- Oh, my God.
- You checked every box
a comedian could check,
and what a great addition
to the 16th season
of America's Got Talent.
- Shut up.
- That's right.
- That felt so effortless.
I am going to give you
your first yes.
- Number two.
- Yes.
- Three yeses!
- What?
- Number four!
- What?
[cheers and applause]
- Thank you. Thank you so much.
- That was so good.
- She's very natural.
- It was so good.
- Yeah, she's funny.
- No nerves,
or you didn't see it.
- Yeah.
- I want to know
what just happened.
- What just happened?
- You just got four yeses
on America's Got Talent,
the world's biggest
talent show.
- You're her boo.
- I'm her boo.
I always wanted to be a boo.
WOMAN 1:
I am so proud of you.
I am
your number one supporter.
MAN:
Can you imagine our name
in lights?
Like, that's insane.
- You're going to do
great, honey.
- It's all come down to this.
WOMAN 2:
So proud of you.
This is your dream.
- [laughs]
- And where are you from?
- I'm from Ohio.
- Okay. Well, you know,
I'm from Michigan,
so I'm a Midwesterner.
- Oh, the state up north.
We don't say Michigan.
- [laughs] Okay.
Oh, no, that's true.
- That's what we call it,
the state up north.
- Yeah, yeah, you're for real.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[gentle piano music]
[cheers and applause]
- Hi.
- Hello.
- Hi. How are you?
- I'm awesome.
I'm so happy to be here.
- Well, we're happy you are.
What's your name?
- My name is Jane. When I sing,
I go by Nightbirde.
HEIDI: Aw, that's nice.
HOWIE: Nightbirde?
- That's right.
- Do you sing for a living?
- Not recently, but--
- Where are you from?
- I'm from Zanesville, Ohio.
- Okay. How old are you?
- I'm 30.
- 30 years old,
and the dream
is to be a singer?
What are you going to be
singing for us tonight?
- I'm singing an original song
called "It's Okay."
- "It's Okay."
- Yeah.
- It is.
- Yeah.
- It's okay.
- What is "It's Okay" about?
- "It's Okay" is the story
of the last year of my life.
- All right.
And who you here with?
- I'm here by myself.
- It's okay.
[laughter]
And what do you do
for a living?
- I have not been working
for quite a few years.
I've been dealing with cancer.
- Oh, sorry.
- [laughs]
No, it's okay.
- Okay.
- Yeah. I'm okay.
- All right.
[applause]
- Can I ask you a question?
How are you now?
- Last time I checked,
I had some cancer in my lungs
and my spine and my liver.
- Wow.
- So you're not okay?
- Well, not in every way, no.
- You've got a beautiful smile
and a beautiful glow.
HEIDI:
Mm-hmm. You do.
- And nobody would know.
- I appreciate it. Thank you.
It's important that everyone
knows I'm so much more
than the bad things
that happen to me.
SOFÍA:
Yes.
- Yes.
- All right. Sing for us.
- Good luck, Nightbirde.
[gentle piano music]
♪ ♪
- ♪ I moved to California
in the summertime ♪
♪ ♪
♪ I changed my name thinking
that it would change my mind ♪
♪ ♪
♪ I thought
that all my problems ♪
♪ They would stay behind ♪
♪ I was a stick of dynamite
and it just was ♪
♪ A matter of time,
yeah ♪
♪ Oh, dang, oh, my,
now I can't hide ♪
♪ Said I knew myself
but I guess I lied ♪
♪ It's okay, it's okay
it's okay, it's okay ♪
♪ If you're lost ♪
♪ We're all a little lost,
and it's all right ♪
♪ It's okay, it's okay
it's okay, it's okay ♪
♪ If you're lost ♪
♪ We're all a little lost,
and it's all right ♪
♪ ♪
♪ It's all right,
it's all right ♪
♪ It's all right ♪
♪ ♪
♪ I wrote a hundred pages,
but I burned them all ♪
♪ Yeah, I burned them all ♪
♪ I blow through yellow lights
and don't look back at all ♪
♪ I don't look back at all ♪
♪ Oh, dang, oh, my,
now I can't hide ♪
♪ Said I knew what I wanted
but I guess I lied ♪
♪ It's okay, it's okay
it's okay, it's okay ♪
♪ If you're lost ♪
♪ We're all a little lost,
and it's all right ♪
♪ It's okay, it's okay
it's okay, it's okay ♪
♪ If you're lost ♪
♪ We're all a little lost,
and it's all right ♪
♪ Oh-oh-oh-oh,
it's all right ♪
♪ To be lost sometimes ♪
♪ ♪
- Wow.
[cheers and applause]
[uplifting music]
♪ ♪
HOWIE:
You know, it's funny,
because singers come on,
and I think about authenticity,
you know, when you feel it,
when it moves you.
That felt like
the most authentic thing
I've heard this season.
[cheers and applause]
SOFÍA:
That was surprisingly
beautiful.
It was powerful.
It was heartfelt,
and I think you're amazing.
[cheers and applause]
HEIDI:
You gave me chills.
I mean, your voice
is so beautiful to listen to.
It was beautiful
all the way around.
- Your voice is stunning.
HEIDI: Mm-hmm. It is.
- Absolutely stunning,
and I totally agree with what
Howie said, you know,
about authenticity.
There was something
about that song after the way
you just
almost casually told us
what you're going through,
and, oh, you know...
- You can't wait until life
isn't hard anymore
before you decide to be happy.
♪ ♪
[applause]
♪ ♪
- Um...
♪ ♪
There are, however ...
There have been
some great singers this year.
♪ ♪
Um...and I'm not going
to give you a yes.
[audience groans]
I'm going to give you
something else.
[drumroll]
- ♪ Follow me down where
the waters run deep ♪
♪ I'll let you drown
in the worst of me ♪
♪ Though my heart is
in my hands ♪
♪ I won't break,
give me faith to bend ♪
♪ ♪
♪ Am I looking for revival ♪
- Everything about that
was really special.
Good for you. Good for you.
- Thank you so much.
- ♪ Will I ever
breathe again ♪
♪ Again ♪
- I have a 2 percent chance
of survival,
but 2 percent is
not zero percent.
2 percent is something,
and I wish people knew
how amazing it is.
- You blew us all away.
You are the voice
we all need to hear this year.
- That was way more than okay.
- That was amazing!
- That was beautiful.
That was beautiful.
- God, that really got to me.
- It pushes all the
heart string buttons, right?
- And yet she's still
so strong.
- ♪ Will I ever
breathe again ♪
- I did it!
- ♪ Will I ever
breathe again ♪
[♪♪♪]