[birds chirping]
[The Ting Ting's "That's Not My Name"]
- * Four-letter word *
* Just to get me along *
* It's a difficulty... *
- Follow me
for "America's Got Talent" auditions!
[cheering]
- Hi. Welcome to "America's Got Talent."
- Hi. What's your name? - Lily.
- Ryan. - Camry.
- Autumn. - Walker.
- Xandra.
- Put your hands together for...
- * They call me *
- Howie Mandel!
- You blew me away.
- * They call me *
- Heidi Klum!
- I love everything about you.
- * They call me *
- Sofía Vergara!
- * They call me * - Aah!
[audience ohs] - Oh!
- [chuckles]
- Are you okay?
[both laugh]
- * They call me hell * - Yes!
- You deserve to be here on the biggest stage in the world!
- Thanks.
- And Simon Cowell!
[cheers and applause]
- Oh, no! - Oh!
- More family entertainment.
- * That's not my name *
- [British accent] "You're being naughty."
- Yeah!
- * That's not my name *
* *
- Sofía, are you okay?
- Yeah, I just wanted to mix it up a little,
to make a big entrance.
- I'm so sorry, Sofía.
There's nothing else I can say to that, guys.
I love you! Let's make it happen!
- [laughs]
- Oh, my goodness.
You guys look so good. all: Thank you!
- I'm Terry Crews. What is the name of your act?
- We are the Cubcakes. all: Cubcakes.
- Audience, are we ready to see some talent?
- Yes! - Yes!
- Are you ready to do it? all: Yes, yes, yes, yes!
- All right, then go out there and meet the judges.
Make it happen! Go, go, go!
- * They call me Stacy, they call me Her *
- Who do we have here? - The Cubcakes!
And we are representing North Hollywood.
- The Cupcakes!
- Not Cupcakes. [laughter]
- Cub. - Cub.
- It's with a B.
- Like a little cookie muffin thing.
- No, that's a cupcake. - No, that's a cup-cake.
I don't think I should be the one trying to...
- By the way, who's the youngest?
Who's the oldest?
- I'm 14 years old.
- And I'm 10 years old.
- And what makes you different from similar acts?
- Everybody here has such a different story,
so no matter who is watching it,
they can connect with each different person here.
- Good. I love that.
- Well, I wish all of you good luck.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
- * It's such a good vibration *
* It's such a *
* Sweet sensation * - Oh, he's amazing!
- * It's such a good vibration *
* It's such a sweet sensation *
- Donnie D, break it down!
- Yes!
* *
- The tiny, little one.
* *
[wild cheering]
- How much fun was that? - A lot of fun.
- I thought you guys were perfect.
The energy, the outfits, the music.
- To succeed in this business,
you've got to have personality.
And you did everything you should have done
with that audition, so I'm gonna say yes.
- Two yes! - Third yes.
- And from me, you're gonna get
your fourth yes.
* Together *
* And it shows when we stand hand in hand *
* Make our dreams come true *
- I am extremely excited to be on "AGT."
I'm also a little bit nervous at the same time.
By "a little bit," I actually mean a lot.
Like, I'm very nervous.
- Look at this guy. Come here.
- Oh, hi. - You're adorable!
Who are you? James Bond?
- Are all of your friends excited to see you on "AGT"?
- I actually thought I wasn't allowed to tell them about it.
[music stops]
Was I allowed to?
- All right. Here we go, folks.
[cheers and applause]
- Hello.
- Welcome to "America's Got Talent."
- Thanks. - Who are you?
- My name is Ethan Jan.
I'm from Redlands, California.
- How old are you? - I'm 17 years old.
- 17 years old. So you're in school.
- Yeah, I'm a junior in high school.
- And what do you want to be when you grow up?
- I actually don't really have much of an idea.
- Well, what are you gonna do for us?
- I'm just gonna do a quick Rubik's Cube act.
- You make it sound so much more exciting
than it actually is. - Yeah.
- Do you think you can win this contest?
- Hmm...
- Well, that's the spirit! - Yeah.
[laughter]
- Okay, I cannot wait
to see what you're gonna do right here.
- Thanks.
- Go ahead, buddy.
[cheers and applause]
- So, judges, may I please come down
to the front desk over there?
- Please. The front desk?
We're not checking you out.
- Or desk.
[laughter]
- Do you want to talk to the concierge?
[laughter]
- All right, so, in front of the four of you,
there's a Rubik's Cube.
Could all of you please scramble them up
as much as you would like?
- Like, whatever we want? - Yes.
- Okay.
- You know what I used to do?
When I couldn't figure it out,
I would take all the stickers off
and re-stick them. - Ah.
- Okay, I'm good. - Okay.
- All right, now that these Rubik's Cubes
are all scrambled up,
I'm gonna do something a little bit fun.
[Run-DMC's "It's Tricky"]
- * This speech is my recital *
* I think it's very vital *
both: * To rock a rhyme that's right on time *
- * "It's Tricky" is the title *
both: Here we go! - Wow.
- Good. - Yeah!
Whoo! - Yo!
- It's tricky.
both: * It's tricky, tricky, tricky, tricky *
* It's tricky to rock a rhyme *
- Whoa!
- That is incredible.
No, you're not doing that.
[wild cheering]
No. - How did he do that?
- Oh. - Wow!
- That's incredible!
- * It's a pity 'cause we just can't hide *
* Tinted windows don't mean nothin' *
* They know who's inside * - No.
What's going on in that brain of yours?
both: * It's tricky *
- Are you real? both: * Tricky, tricky *
* Tricky, tricky *
* It's tricky to rock a rhyme *
- That's amazing!
both: * It's tricky *
[wild cheering]
- All right. - All right.
- For this last one,
I'm gonna take it to the next level.
- * They even bother my poor father *
* 'Cause he's down with me *
- What's the next level? - Upstairs.
[laughter]
[music stops]
both: * It's tricky * - Oh, my God.
both: * To rock a rhyme that's right on time *
* It's tricky * - Wow.
- That is the next level.
- What?
both: * It's tricky to rock a rhyme *
- Oh, my God.
both: * It's tricky *
* Tricky, tricky, tricky, tricky *
* It's like that, y'all, but we don't quit *
- That was amazing.
- * You keep on rock shock 'cause this is it *
* *
[light applause]
[wild cheering]
[Flo Rida's "Right Round"]
- * You spin my head right round, right round *
* When you go down *
- I don't think he's a real human.
- [stammers] What are you?
- He's a genius, Howie.
That's what he is.
- Sofía, what do you think?
- That was so surprising
because I thought, when I met you,
that you were not very excited for what you were going to do.
- Oh, no. I was, like, so excited.
I was just a little bit nervous at the same time.
I wasn't sure how to act. - Yeah.
Now you're transforming in front of us.
And that was amazing.
That was flawless. It was super fun.
- It was showmanship as well. - Yeah.
[wild cheering] - Heidi?
- Someone doing Rubik's Cube,
it doesn't, in theory, sound super exciting,
but this was so incredible.
I mean, again... - Thanks.
- I don't think that there's a human inside of you.
You're probably a robot, or I don't know,
because your eyes were like... [imitates zapping]
It was incredible.
You were just incredible.
- * It's going down, down *
- What you did was truly amazing.
And I love how you underplayed it,
and then you just dazzled us.
- Yeah. - So we are gonna vote.
I would like to start off with the first yes.
- Thanks.
- Second yes!
- Third yes.
- We love being surprised.
That was a big surprise the whole time,
and that's why you've now got four yeses.
- Yes!
- * You spin my head... *
- Oh, my gosh! Wow!
- * When you go down *
- He's so excited!
- Thank you so much.
- Thank you!
- It was fun.
- Amazing. - Aw, I love him.
- That's a nice kid. - Yes.
- How do you feel right now?
- I'm just really happy to have gotten four yeses.
That was really unexpected.
- Well, you deserve it. You deserve it.
You did such a great job, my man.
Absolutely incredible.
- * When you go down, down *
- Coming up...
- Ow!
Razzle dazzle!
- I'm a stunt voiceover impersonator.
- I can't take my eyes off you,
and you deserve to be here.
[dramatic music]
- Yes!
- We weren't expecting that.
- We're gonna try to hypnotize you.
- Uh--huh?
* *
- Aah! - Aah!
- You're on fire.
- This really will make a difference.
- I want to be part of this!
- Aah!
* *
- Guess what. - What?
- Time to do a video.
- Let's not do anything weird.
- "Let's not do anything weird"?
Here, I'll just do yours.
[Banda Blanca's "Sopa de Caracol" playing]
* *
- * What a very good soup *
* Iupipati, iupipati *
* Wuli Wani Wanaga * [music stops]
- That's it, and then watch. - Save it!
- You're gonna be a star. - Let me see yours.
- Okay. Look, I'll show you mine.
I'm back.
[cheers and applause]
- * I always *
* Want more parmesan *
[Jason Derulo's "Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat)"]
- * All of my protein powder is gone *
- Hi. I'm Terry Crews. - Hi.
- What's your name? - I'm Kristen Cruz.
- Kristen. Kristen "Crews"! - Cruz!
Oh, my gosh, literally. - Wait.
- No, it's spelled C-R-U-Z.
- I'm C-R-E-W-S, but we still have the same name!
- My name is Kristen Cruz.
I am 19 years old.
I'm from Crowley, Texas.
And I sing.
I'm a singer. Ay, ay, ay.
[laughter]
So two years ago, in quarantine,
I got really bored, and I was like,
"You know what? I love coffee
and any other drink that I make,"
so I started recording myself in my kitchen,
making protein shakes and singing...
Aah!
And then also just annoying my family.
* By the river * - Why are you so loud?
- When I saw how many views I got,
it really made me believe in myself.
So I saw a couple-- [buzzer]
- Oh, don't worry. That's not you.
Don't worry about it. - Oh.
- * You could use me *
- I never had the confidence to audition,
so walking out on that stage today
is mind-blowing.
It really is.
- You're gonna rock it. - Thank you.
- All right. Thanks, Kristen. - Thank you so much.
- * Your savage love *
* Savage love *
* *
* 'Cause I still want that *
* Your savage love *
- Hi. - Hi.
- Hello.
And who are you?
- I am Kristen Cruz.
- Hello, Kristen Cruz.
- Nice to meet y'all.
- Very nice to meet you.
And where are you from, Kristen?
- I am from Crowley, Texas.
- Okay.
How old are you? - I'm 19 years old.
- And who are you here with?
- I'm here with my parents, my mom and my dad.
- Yeah? [cheers and applause]
Tell us about you.
- So I sing. - Yes.
- And I make drinks and videos of me singing.
- At the same time? - Yes.
Yeah. - Okay, that's interesting.
- I just really kind of just share my life--
- What kind of drinks?
- Like, matcha, coffee, protein shakes.
- Yeah. - Yeah!
- Those kind of drinks. - Yeah.
[cheers and applause]
- Why have you decided
to come from there to here now?
- I tried getting a job at Home Depot,
and I was like, "You know what? I want to sing," you know?
[cheers and applause]
I don't want to not believe in myself and not try, you know?
- What's the big dream?
- To inspire people,
to make them feel that
you don't have to be anything else but yourself.
I don't have to be the industry standard, you know?
- I like that.
- Well, I don't think the industry
have got any idea what the standard is,
if I'm being honest with you. - Yes.
- All right, Kristen. Best of luck.
We're all rooting for you. - Thank you so much.
Thank you.
[applause]
[Everybody Loves an Outlaw's "I See Red"]
* *
- * Did you really think *
* I'd just forgive and forget? *
* *
* No, after catching you with her *
* Your blood should run cold *
* So cold *
* You know, you *
* *
* You two-timing, cheap, lying wannabe *
* You're a fool *
* If you thought *
* That I'd just let this go * - Wow!
- * I see red *
* Red *
* Oh, red *
- Whoo! - * A gun to your head *
* Head *
* To your head * - Wow!
- * Oh, executioner style *
* *
* Red *
* *
* Oh, no, no *
- Yeah!
- * You're so * - Sing it, Kristen!
- * Dead *
* You better sleep with one eye open tonight *
* I see red *
* Red *
* Oh, red *
- Whoo! - * A gun to your head *
* Head *
* To your head *
* Oh, executioner style *
* And there won't be no trial *
* Don't you know that you're better off dead? *
* All I see is red *
* Red *
* Oh, red *
* All I see is *
* Red *
[wild cheering]
[P!nk's "All I Know So Far"]
- Pow!
- Thank you.
* *
- That was unbelievable. - Unbelievable.
- Was that really you singing?
- Yeah. - Aw.
- You open your mouth, and you just--
you're on fire.
* *
- I want your voice. - Me too.
- I want it! [laughter]
You were like... [growls]
I love everything about you.
You are a star already in the making.
I mean, you just have a real gift.
You just have it!
* *
- The moment you started singing,
you became so powerful,
so confident.
It was unexpected,
and it was sexy.
[laughs] It was like...
[cheers and applause]
- Thank you.
- I was surprised also
because we have a lot of overconfident singers
who come out here, and they're dreadful.
And then you come out, and your voice--
I mean, it is
what I would call seasoned, you know?
You're not like, you know, someone just starting.
I mean, your range, your tone...
You have great taste, by the way,
'cause it was a great, great choice of song.
You don't need smoothies when you sing.
Trust me. - Thank you.
- We're gonna vote now. We'll start with Howie.
- I like her a latte. Yes!
[cheers and applause]
- Definite yes from me.
- Yes! - Thank you.
- You got four yeses.
- Thank you. - Whoo-hoo! Yes!
- Thank you so much. Thank you.
- Yes! Thank you! - Bravo!
- * That's all I know *
- So good! So good!
- That was amazing. - That was great.
- So good. - That was, like...
- Wow!
- Kristen Cruz, come here! Give me a hug.
You are awesome! - Thank you.
- I wish I could sing like-- - I know.
- I mean, I wish.
- * Till the world blows up, hmm *
- Audience, are you guys ready for your next act?
- Has anyone got completely buzzed out today?
Do we know?
Comedy is one of the most competitive art forms
there is.
- It's not always the most welcoming environment.
- There's a lot of intimidation
when people are judging you... - Yes.
- Especially for stand-up. - Oh, man.
- * Told me I was wasting time *
* With all these silly dreams *
- Hello, hello, hello. And who are you?
- My name is Chris James, and I'm a comedian.
- Oh. - Yeah!
- You're British. - Yes.
- Where are you from? - Watford.
- I was born near Watford.
- We're family. - We are.
- Well, you are funny already, so good luck to you.
- Thank you.
Hey!
[cheers and applause]
I went on this dinner date,
and outside the restaurant window,
there was these two guys that started fighting.
My dinner date looks at me, and she goes,
"Chris, somebody needs to do something."
[laughter]
Now, I don't know if you guys have noticed,
but I don't really have a "break up fight" kind of voice.
What am I gonna do?
[shrilly] "Stop it!
You're being naughty!"
[laughter]
But I really like this girl.
I was motivated, so I went outside.
* *
[gruffly] "Y'all need to chill."
[laughter]
[normal voice] And one of the guys turns around and says,
"You want a piece of me, big man?
Want a piece of me?" I said, "No, no.
I've already eaten. Cheerio!"
[wild cheering]
[laughter]
- You're funny, you're genuine,
you're likeable, and hopefully this year,
a comic can go all the way.
- Yes! - It's a yes from me.
- I'm gonna give you a second yes.
- Absolutely yes. - You got four yeses.
Congratulations. - Yes!
Yes!
Thank you!
Yes!
[giggles]
- I don't want to want you to do well,
but I actually want you to do well.
- Okay. Well, this is me.
- * I found joy in my life *
- Hello. - Good evening.
What is your name?
- Connor King, and I'm from West Philadelphia.
- What are you doing here tonight?
- I'm gonna be doing some stand-up comedy.
- Go ahead. Make us laugh.
- Thank you.
It's so good to be here right now.
Before this, I was just back home,
visiting my mom and my stepdad.
I like my stepdad, I do,
but not as much as my dad doesn't.
[scattered laughter]
I love my dad.
He's a very interesting guy.
Like, when I was growing up,
my dad was a drug dealer.
Yeah. Hey, I don't care.
I probably had a PlayStation 2 before any of you.
All right? - Oh.
- Wow. - Are you kidding me?
[booing]
- You know, I think you need a little more time,
so it's a no for now.
- You had me laughing.
I like you enough that I want to see you more.
I'm gonna give you a yes. - Oh, thank you.
- There's something edgy about you I like,
so I'm gonna say yes.
- Wow, thank you. - I kind of enjoyed it.
But I think you were not reading the room.
With that said, I'm gonna say yes
because I want to give you the opportunity.
- * Oh *
- You got three yeses. That means you're going on.
- Oh, I'm sorry. Sorry.
That's it. Thank you.
- When a comedian comes out and they tell us a little story
and then we say "go do your thing,"
it's like, okay, now they're gonna start their act.
- No, you've got to be funny before you start.
- Any last-minute advice after you've done it?
- After my set?
- Should I just try to get four yeses?
- Yeah, try to get four yeses.
- Most comics aren't the way they are onstage.
- But how is that? - Yeah, you are--
because you're always funny. - Thank you.
- You're always-- you look funny.
- But-- [both chuckle]
I don't want to talk anymore.
- Are you ready to go on "America's Got Talent,"
the world's biggest talent show?
- I am so--I'm beyond ready. - All right.
- I've been preparing for this possible rejection
my entire life. - Oh, no, no, no.
I don't feel that at all.
Lace, go right out there. - All right, Terry.
- Show them your Southern charm.
- I will. Thank you, sir. - All right, thank you so much.
- All right.
[cheers and applause]
Hi.
- Good evening. How are you?
- Hi! I'm so good.
- What is your name?
- My name is Lace Larrabee.
- Lace, where are you from? - Atlanta, Georgia.
- Oh.
[cheers and applause] - Yay!
- How old are you?
- I am 38 years old,
and you're not supposed to ask a woman that.
- That's true. [laughter]
So what are you coming to do here tonight?
- I am a stand-up comedian.
- Oh.
Have you always been a stand-up comedian?
- I did pageants for 14 years. - Wow.
- Yeah, up until I aged out.
They kick you out of 'em. - It's like you're done?
- As soon as you have, like, opinions and cellulite,
they're like, "Get out of here. You're not allowed."
- Well, you're very beautiful. Go ahead.
Make us laugh. - You're already funny.
- Thanks so much!
You heard me correctly.
My name is Lace.
That is my real name. I didn't make it up.
It's not short for anything.
Lace is just the name you get
when your parents are 17 when they have you.
[laughter]
You, too, could share a name
with an original American Gladiator...
if your mom was unsupervised after cheerleading practice.
- Oh, [bleep]! [laughter]
- That's how this happens. - Oh.
- Yeah. My parents are great.
They're very supportive of me, which is nice,
but what they would really prefer
is if I had grandchildren for them.
That's what they want. - They're still together?
- My parents are still together, they are.
They shouldn't be, but they are.
Thank you.
[laughter]
My mom likes to send me hints
that she's ready for grandbabies.
She sends me these unsolicited messages like,
"Wouldn't it be so cute if one day
"you had a little baby girl and she wore
"this little crocheted bumblebee costume
that I already bought three of on Etsy?"
And I don't appreciate that,
so I've just been replying to her emails
with links to, um...
cute little nursing homes.
Stop.
Yeah, yeah. - Oh, my God.
- And I'm like, "Wouldn't it be cute
if I put your ass in there?"
[laughter]
"I might be broke, but Costco has caskets."
"And I've already bought two of 'em, so..."
[laughter]
- Oh, you're good. - Bravo!
[wild cheering]
- Let's go! * Ooh, girl *
* You're shining like a 5th Avenue diamond *
- Even the wave. She's got the pageant wave.
- * You're never going out of style *
- Lace, that was so funny, effortless.
- Thank you. - You were making us have
such a great time.
- Oh, that's huge coming from you.
You're, like, one of my favorite comedic actresses.
- No, no, this was amazing. I loved it!
- Thanks.
- Howie.
- Sofía, in the middle of her act,
you go, "Oh, your parents are still together?"
It became a conversation. - Yeah.
- You were so natural
that Sofía forgot it was a performance
and decided to engage you in a conversation.
The fact that you didn't break your rhythm
blew me away.
- * You're over my head *
* I'm out of my mind *
* Thinking I was born *
- Thanks, Howie. - Heidi.
- I mean, they always say the killer combination is
beauty and brains, and you have both.
- Stop it, Heidi! - Stop it now!
I love what you did.
- Thank you.
- Simon. - Yeah.
Some of the comedians we've had on recently,
they've been a bit dry,
whereas you are just naturally funny...
- Oh, thanks! - And likeable.
And I liked it when you got naughty.
- Why don't we start voting?
- Okay, then I'm going to say yes.
- Oh!
- I'm definitely saying yes.
- Oh, thank you so much, Sofía.
- Heidi. - You get a yes from me, too.
- Thank you! Oh, my gosh, Heidi.
- Four yeses!
- Aah! What?
Aah! Stop it!
Thanks, y'all.
Oh, my God. Thank you.
- * You're so classic *
* Whoa, whoa, whoa *
- Thank you so much!
- That was one of the best we've had.
- Lace, you got yourself four yeses.
How are you feeling right now?
- I wish my parents were here.
- In the middle of an act-- "So are they still together?"
- It's better to ask now than later.
- But that made it even better.
- Celebrate tonight. - I'm going to!
I am pumped! I am ready!
All right. Thank you, Terry.
Aah!
Oh, my God.
- Lace. - Y'all, that's crazy.
- Are you all right? - I'm good.
Whoo! - It was so good.
So good.
- * Baby, you're so classic *
- Heidi, you have a single out with Snoop Dogg.
- Yes.
- * Ready, set, stand where the light be *
* You know it's lit when it's Snoop Dogg and Heidi *
- Show her the dance.
- Foot out, shut.
Left side. Foot out.
Shut. - Shut.
No, no. - No, no.
* When I give my heart again *
* I know *
* It's gonna last forever *
Pop.
Shimmy, shimmy, shimmy. Pow!
- Whoo-hoo! Let's go!
[cheering]
- * Forever, forever *
* It's gonna last forever *
* *
Okay, now we do pump!
- Let's go see some talent
because there's not much right here.
* *
- Here we go.
* *
- Oh.
- Ah, yes.
- Hello, hello.
- Oh!
- Razzle dazzle! - It's a great jacket.
- Hello. - Hello.
- I almost wore that.
- Yes.
- Welcome. And what's your name, please?
- My name is Yannick Klister.
- Very nice to meet you.
How old are you? - 19.
- Okay.
I can tell you're excited. - Oh, yes, of course.
I'm very excited because here's sitting Heidi!
I love you, Heidi.
Heidi, I love everything of you.
- Aw.
- Mwah! I love you already.
- Heidi, I love your new song. I love...
You're perfect. - Thank you.
- I love everything about you, too.
- Heidi has so many talents. - Thank you.
- No, honestly. - Oh, yes.
- Okay, where are you from, Yannick?
- From Germany.
- Okay. - Oh!
- Like Heidi!
- You've flown from Germany to here.
- Yes. - So this is
obviously important to you.
- Mm-hmm. Oh, yeah, it is very important.
In Germany, this is the biggest TV show of the world.
[cheers and applause]
- Do you have a job, or are you studying?
Tell me. - I'm a dancing teacher.
- Yeah. - And I go study.
I study math.
- Oh.
- Wow.
- Good.
- And how do those two work together?
- When I have a problem with math, I go dance.
- Okay. - That is it.
[laughter]
- But I'm assuming, Yannick,
the dream is, what, to be the best dancer in the world?
- I think my biggest dream is to win the show,
and then I go around the world
on tour with Heidi.
- I love that. - Mwah!
- Listen, we love people with ambition, Yannick,
so good luck.
- Thanks. - Good luck.
[cheers and applause]
Oh. - Oh, wait.
Wait, is it magic or dance?
- Are you doing dance or magic?
- Well, he did tell us he was gonna dance.
He didn't mention he had boxes and chairs.
And God knows what that thing is.
- Yeah.
- How do you say "magic" in German?
Is it "dance"?
[laughter]
- "Zauber." "Zauber"is magic.
[cheers and applause]
[Heidi Klum and Snoop Dogg's "Chai Tea with Heidi"]
- Oh, my gosh. - Is this your song?
- He's playing my song!
* *
[laughter] - Ladies.
- Uh-huh.
That's right.
- Yes.
* Ready, set, stand where the light be *
* You know it's lit when it's Snoop Dogg and Heidi *
* The walk mean, fierce, feisty *
both: Oh. - Wow.
- * You say I'm always high *
* We keep that on the low * - * Low *
- * Flossy, it's a fun day on the runway *
* You can let it go * - Yes!
* When I give my heart again *
* I know *
* It's gonna last forever *
both: * No one tell me where or when *
* I know it's gonna last forever *
* When I fall * - Oh!
- * In love again *
- Bring 'em out! Bring 'em out!
both: * It's gonna last forever *
- One!
Two! Oh, he's gonna do it.
Three!
Yes, honey! Yes, yes!
- Let's go!
- Yes! - Oh-ho-ho-ho-ho!
Yannick! Yannick!
* *
- * Forever *
Ow!
Yeah!
* *
- Oh!
* *
- Whoo-hoo! - Whoa!
- * I know *
* It's gonna last forever *
* No one tell me where or when *
- Wow.
- Amazing.
- He's good.
- * When I fall in love again *
* I know *
both: * It's gonna last forever *
- * When I fall in love again *
* I know *
* It's gonna last forever *
One.
Two.
Three.
both: * It's gonna last forever *
- Aah! [giggles]
Yes!
* *
* Forever *
Yes!
* *
One, two, three. Let's go!
[wild cheering]
- Wow.
- * You drive me crazy, out my mind *
- * Oh, whoa, you drive me crazy all the time *
- Ow!
- * You drive me crazy, day and night *
* Oh, whoa *
- My God, Yannick.
We weren't expecting that.
Howie, what did you think?
- This show is all about being surprised,
and you are the ultimate in a surprise.
I can't remember another magician
that presented magic with dance.
- Yes! - You are original.
And I loved the song!
- Heidi! Heidi!
all: [chanting] Heidi! Heidi! Heidi!
Heidi! Heidi!
[wild cheering]
- Sofía.
- My favorite part was the magic
because it was very unexpected,
but the whole thing was great!
- Thank you.
- One thing I would suggest going forward--
music is really, really--
- I knew you were gonna say that.
[vocalizes] - Music is really important.
- [vocalizes] - The vocals on that song
was like someone had trodden on a cat.
- No!
[booing]
- Look, I'll tell you what I think.
Your act was fantastically good
and fantastically bad at the same time.
No, really, horrendous, but it kind of worked, weirdly.
- Yes! - Yeah!
I'm happy I have at least five fans
that are listening and loving my song.
- Heidi, are you saying that was you singing?
- Anyway... - No, I'm kidding.
I'm kidding. I'm kidding.
- I loved it, loved it, loved it.
- Thank you, Heidi. - Let's start voting.
I'm gonna give you your first yes!
- Yay!
- Heidi. - Yeah!
- Sofía. - Yes!
- Thank you.
- And for me, it's a yes.
- * When I fall in love again *
* I know it's gonna last * Yeah!
* Forever * - We love America!
- Mwah! Mwah! Mwah! Mwah! - Thank you.
- He's such a character.
- I think he's very funny, Sofía.
- Yeah, yeah.
- I have a question. Where did the girl go?
There she is!
[cheering]
- * It's gonna last forever *
- The judges are ready for the stage.
Good luck, everyone!
- Wait, so are you studying opera right now?
- I am studying opera right now, yes.
- I was classically trained. - Right.
- My teacher was intense.
- You've done this hundreds of times.
You're gonna be great.
- What's your name, sir? - I'm Kieran Rhodes.
- And what are you gonna do here on "AGT"?
- I'm gonna be singing and playing piano.
I'm actually completely self-taught.
So I learned from watching YouTube videos.
- Dude, everything's on the Internet.
This is what I love. - You can learn anything, man.
- Are you ready to go meet the judges?
- I'm so ready. - All right.
Go out there. You got it, man.
It's your time. - Thank you.
- All right.
[cheers and applause]
[dramatic music]
- Hello. - Hello.
- Very nice to meet you. What's your name, please?
- My name is Kieran Rhodes. I am 20 years old.
And I am from Burnt Hills, New York.
- Okay, Kieran. Tell us about you.
- So I was a baseball player
my whole life... - Yeah.
- And I was planning to play baseball in college.
And then when high school came around, freshman year,
I had this sudden urge to learn how to play music,
so I sat down at the piano,
and I watched some YouTube videos.
And I learned who Billy Joel was,
and I saw what he was doing, and I was like,
"That's what I want to do for the rest of my life."
And I taught myself how to play piano.
I taught myself how to sing.
And then I taught myself how to write songs.
And then four years later,
I got accepted into Berklee College of Music.
- Wow. - Thank you.
- Wow.
- And that's where I go to school now.
- So what's the percentage of people who are self-taught
at a school like that?
- Not many. Not many at all.
It's very, actually, intimidating being there,
'cause so many people there have been training
their whole lives to go to that school,
and it's everything to them,
but, you know, I just try and remember who I am
and, you know, why I'm there and, you know, what I do.
[chuckles]
- So I'm really curious why you decided to come on "AGT."
- I think "AGT" is the best place
for me to introduce myself to the world.
- I like that. - Yeah.
- Okay. Well, we can't wait.
Good luck. - Thank you so much.
- Are you gonna sing a Billy Joel song?
- Yes, I am. I am.
[cheers and applause]
- He's very shy and nervous. - Yeah.
- Young. - It's interesting.
- [playing Billy Joel's "She's Got a Way"]
* She's got a way about her *
* *
* I don't know what it is *
* But I know that I can't live without her *
* And she's got a way of pleasing *
* *
* Mm, I don't know what it is *
* But there doesn't have *
* To be a reason anyway *
* *
[stops playing]
- Okay, let me ask a question. Sorry.
So you write your own songs.
- I do write my own songs.
- Have you got one with you? - Sure.
It's called "Disengage."
- And what's it about?
- I wrote this song last semester in the fall.
I went through a lot of depression during that time.
And I wrote this song trying to get through that,
and I hope that it can resonate with you.
- Okay. Thank you, Kieran. - Oh, wow.
- Yeah. - Wow.
[cheers and applause]
- [playing "Disengage]
* *
* Soon she'll be gone *
* *
* She'll pack up shop *
* And run along *
* And you can't stop it *
* *
* It's a real high hurdle *
* But you'll have to hop it *
* *
* Disengage *
* *
* Get out of range *
- Wow.
- * We weren't made *
* To change *
* Someone's got to help me *
* Disengage *
* *
* This is all inside your head *
* *
* Your life is fine, your love ain't dead *
* *
* The worst part is *
* Your mind keeps moving *
* But this life is a lesson *
* And we're just improving *
* Someone's got to help me *
* Help me *
* Disengage *
[end notes play]
[wild cheering]
- Bravo.
Bravo!
[Cautious Clay's "Wildfire"]
- Wow. I think we just witnessed
something super special right now.
- * You got to take caution * - Wow.
- Poor kid. - * Know that I'm all-in *
* The chance of me falling *
* You know that it's often *
- Wow.
- Amazing.
- Sofía.
- Spectacular.
I loved it. - Thank you so much.
- I could hear you play and sing for hours.
I was so happy.
You're so talented.
- Thank you. - You have youth, talent.
You have it all.
- Thank you so much. Thank you. - Howie.
- It was amazing. It was spectacular.
I can feel the emotion.
And I can tell you're nervous, but you are a star, young man.
- * You're starting up a *
* Wildfire in my heart * - Thank you.
- Heidi.
- There's, like, a certain melancholy
in your voice when you sing.
It was beautiful.
You know, you take it for granted
when you someone sing and play at the piano,
but it's so hard to do, and you are so good at it.
Wow. - Thank you so much.
Thank you.
- Kieran, you're a very, very, very interesting person,
because you're very talented,
and from what you've told us,
it sounds like people have been giving you a hard time.
And I think, you know,
when I was starting off in the music business,
there were other kids, boys--
they would taunt me 'cause I was in the mailroom.
And it was like, okay, well, I didn't have a college degree,
but I just made my way through it.
But it still is in my head now,
and I think what you're going through is not dissimilar.
You know, it plays on your mind, and you get depressed,
but I didn't have the talent you've got,
because you're a great singer.
I really liked your original song,
and I really do hope
this audition can change your life...
- Thank you. - In so many ways.
Okay. We're gonna vote now.
Let me start with you, Howie.
- Well, it's a yes!
- [chuckles]
- Sofía. - Yes!
- Heidi. - It's a yes from me!
- Kieran, you've got--
I'm gonna work out--
over 3,000 yeses.
- * You're starting up a wildfire *
* In my head *
* Hope it's what you meant *
* Not just what you do * - [mouths words]
* *
[mouths words]
* *
- Aw. - Poor kid.
- Ah, he's talented. - That was beautiful.
- I cannot even describe what I'm feeling right now.
I'm so, so grateful for this opportunity.
* *
- [squeals]
- * Just what you do *
* *
- You did so great.
- Thank you.
* *
- Coming up...
- [imitating Jim Carrey] Hi, there, judges.
- You blew my mind with this.
That was a Vegas show right there.
- I want to be part of this!
[wild cheering]
- Hey, Lily. Mama, look, look, look, look.
We did it. - Oh, my.
Wow! - We're here.
- We're gonna go in there and kill it, man!
Go kill it, baby! - Love you.
- I'm just walking up to the theater now.
I will chat to you guys after I'm finished.
So get ready for school, and I love you.
My name is Kristy Sellars, and I'm 35 years old.
I'm from Australia, and I'm a dancer.
- * Summer night... *
- I have been dancing my entire life.
This is something I'm very passionate about,
but I have three kids,
and I love being a mum...
- Here's your lunch coming.
- But it's so easy to get swept up in the kids,
and you just become Mum.
And while that's great,
you do lose your identity a little bit.
So that's where I started
carving out the time for myself,
and I decided to sign up for a different style of dance.
- * If you find happiness *
* Hold on to it... *
- As soon as I started the classes,
I was obsessed,
and I just saw all of these possibilities
to bring my imagination to life.
- Audience, you ready?
[cheers and applause]
- Are you ready to meet the judges?
- No. - Oh, you're not ready?
- But I'll go.
- To be here today...
[scoffs] Like...
so many challenges.
Yeah.
You know, the physical training,
the mental training,
still running my family and everything like that,
and I guess, yeah, I'm emotional
because so much work has gone into it,
and I really want to do a good job.
[sniffles] I do.
[chuckles] Ah...
- Go out there and make it happen.
You got it. - Thank you.
- All right. Thank you.
- * If you find happiness *
* Hold on to it *
- Good evening. - Oh, my God.
- Hello.
- Welcome to "America's Got Talent."
- Hello. - Hi.
- Hello. Tell us who you are
and a little bit more about you.
- I'm Kristy Sellars, and I'm from Australia.
- Okay. - I'm a mummy.
I have three kids.
- Okay. - Yeah.
- And tell us, what is your act?
Are you dancing? - Yeah.
- What style of dancing?
- I trained lots of styles of dance.
And then I just tried pole dancing,
and then I was like, "This is amazing."
- "Pole dancing"? - Yeah.
- So do you think this is a million-dollar act?
- I hope so.
- We're rooting for you.
Good luck. - Thank you so much.
[cheers and applause]
- I've tried it. It's hard.
- Have you done it? Have you tried it, Sofía?
- No, I'm not athletic at all.
I don't think I even know how to run.
- Simon, do you like pole dancing?
- It's just pointless.
- No. - No.
She brought a suitcase. What the heck is it?
[2WEI's "Hit The Road Jack"]
* *
- * Don't you come back no more *
* *
* Hit the road, Jack *
* And don't you come back *
* No more, no more, no more, no more *
* Hit the road, Jack *
* And don't you come back no more *
* *
* Don't you come back no more *
- Oh.
- * What'd you say? *
* *
- I love that.
- Whoo!
* *
- * Hey *
* *
* What'd you say? * - Whoa.
- * Hit the road, Jack *
* *
* Hit the road, Jack *
* Don't you come back *
* No, don't you come back no more *
* *
- Oh! - Whoa!
- I mean, amazing. - I love it.
* *
- Wow.
* *
- * Hit the road, Jack *
* *
* Don't you come back *
* *
- That's so cool. - I love this.
* *
- * And don't you come back no more *
* *
* What'd you say? *
* *
* Hit the road *
* *
- Whoo!
[wild cheering]
[Sia's "Bird Set Free"]
* *
- * Clipped wings, I was a broken thing... *
- Wow! Incredible!
- * You'd worn me down *
* I struggled on the ground *
* Oh, so lost *
* The line had been crossed * - That is good.
- * Had a voice, had a voice... *
- Wow.
I mean, you have such an amazing vision,
and you really brought pole dancing
to a whole new level.
It was incredible, because, you know,
by creating this story,
I mean, you had us on our seats.
It was beautiful. - Thank you.
- What did you think, Howie? - Amazing.
Can I ask you something?
Who made the video and everything?
- I create what the story is gonna be
and draw the storyboards and everything,
but I have an amazing animator.
- But it's your ideas. - Yeah.
- And I got to tell you, you blew my mind with this.
That was a Vegas show right there.
- Yeah. - That's amazing.
- Sofía, what did you think? - That was fascinating.
I couldn't take my eyes off you and the story.
We can tell how much time you put and effort to this.
You deserve to be here on the biggest stage in the world!
- Thank you so much.
- Simon!
- Yeah, Kristy, I'm not gonna lie,
I was saying when I saw the pole,
"Oh, Christ, a pole dancer."
And then you created this incredible sequence.
And you never know how these ideas are gonna work onstage,
you know, but this, in the room, was phenomenal.
I mean, just really, really amazing.
- Thank you so much.
- Well, I can't wait to see how you're going to top this.
I'm gonna give you your first yes.
- Thank you. - Howie.
- I'm giving you your second yes.
- Thanks. - Sofía.
- You have three. - Whoo-hoo!
- Simon. - We'll be seeing you soon.
That's four yeses. - Aah!
[wild cheering]
- * I found myself in my melodies *
- Thank you, guys!
- * I sing for love *
* I sing for me *
* I shout it out like a bird set free *
* No, I don't care if I sing off-key *
- "We want to see that again."
That is an amazing way to describe a dancer.
- Oh, that was, like, the best comment.
- Listen, I didn't want it to end.
- Guess what.
Mummy did a good job. - What?
You did? - Yeah, I did.
- Good job!
- * I'll shout it out like a bird set free *
[dramatic music]
- This is the highest-stakes thing I've ever done.
- It would be a dream to perform in Las Vegas.
- You put the Vegas thing on,
a million dollars.
There's a lot at stake.
- Being a part of this means that I can get closer
to that dream of being in Las Vegas,
and that's amazing.
- That's what I want to do. I want to climb that mountain.
I want to see if I can make it there.
- Hello. - What is your name?
- My name is Manny de Mago.
- And where are you from, Manny?
- Hometown right here in L.A.
- And what do you do? What is your act?
- I'm actually performing magic.
- You know, magic does good on this show.
Last year and Shin Lim and Mat Franco.
Is that the dream?
Is this what you want to do full-time?
- It's a step towards the dream, yes.
- Go ahead. Do what you do.
[ominous music]
- Oh, God.
Oh, what? - Oh.
[booing]
[buzzer]
* *
- Aah! - No!
[buzzer]
* *
- Look, Manny, I think...
As Howie said, look, we have had
some incredible magic acts on this show,
where you are just taken into another world.
Tonight I wasn't taken there.
[scattered applause]
- Man, what would happen if you win this whole thing, Justin?
Imagine a headline show in Vegas,
a million dollars. - [sighs]
When I was 14, I wrote it down--
"I'm gonna be on the Las Vegas Strip
"in a convertible
"eating a double cheeseburger and a doughnut
"as I pass by a sign with my name on it
on the Strip."
[suspenseful music]
I'm this close.
[cheers and applause]
* *
- How are you?
- Very good.
- So what's your name, please?
- My name is Justin Rupple.
- Where are you from?
- I'm originally from Issaquah, Washington.
- Tell me about you.
- I am a professional stand-up comic.
I've been doing it for 15 years.
And I'm also a stunt voiceover impersonator.
- What's that?
- It means that sometimes
when a movie star gets done filming an action scene
and they don't get the lines right in a movie,
they have to come in later and redub it.
But to save money, they hire someone like me,
because Mark Wahlberg costs $100,000 a day
and I...do not.
- But what do you do? Like, those noises?
Like the, "Ah! Yeah! Aah"?
Or the real dialogue?
[cheers and applause]
- [exhales sharply]
- Wait a minute.
What kind of movies do you watch, Sofía?
- [laughs] What movie we talking about?
- Okay.
- Who are you looking at over there?
- That's my partners back there.
[cheers and applause]
- "Partners"?
- My wife and I have been together for 15 years,
and we met and fell in love
with our partner, Claire, four years ago,
and we've been living together ever since.
We're polyamorous.
- I want to give you the Golden Buzzer right now.
[laughter]
- Okay. And what's the dream, Justin?
- How do you even have time for more?
[laughter]
- My wife met me at a comedy show 15 years ago.
I told her what the dream was then,
which is to be a resident comic in Las Vegas.
- Good for you. - Wow.
- I know this means a lot to you.
Good luck. - Thank you.
[cheers and applause]
Well, I told you I do a whole bunch of impressions.
I do over 200 impressions,
but I got to keep them all in there.
I can teach you how to do any of the voices
I do professionally.
I can teach you how to do Mark Wahlberg.
Here's how you do it.
Take a Boston accent.
"Park your car in the Harvard Yard."
Elongate the vowels.
Then spin yourself around in a circle
till you're about ready to vomit
and imagine Sofía Vergara asks you where to park your car.
[panting]
[imitating Mark Wahlberg] Seriously? Seriously?
You asked me where I parked my car?
Dude, just park your car in Harvard Yard.
Just park your car there.
Say hi to Heidi for me.
[normal voice] See? That's how you do it.
- That was good.
- I can teach you how to do Ryan Reynolds,
but first, you have to do Jim Carrey's voice.
And in order to do Jim Carrey, just imagine yourself
as a giant Canadian bird, okay?
[imitating Jim Carrey] Hi, there, judges.
I...have some voices for you.
[laughter]
- Good one.
- [normal voice] Take that Canadian bird down
to a sexy whisper, and you have Ryan Reynolds.
[imitating Ryan Reynolds] Hi, there.
[laughter]
I have some voices for you, judges.
I hope you enjoy them.
- That did sound like Ryan Reynolds.
- Oh, my God.
- [normal voice] Okay, here's how to do Seth Rogen's voice.
Yeah, take Santa Claus' laugh.
[imitating Santa Claus] Ho, ho, ho!
[normal voice] Now imagine Santa Claus
eats a different kind of cookie.
[laughter]
[laughing as Seth Rogen]
This is a crazy job!
I just fly down chimneys, and I deliver packages to kids
and eat their cookies.
[laughs]
[normal voice] Now you can do that.
If you do Harrison Ford's voice...
[imitating Harrison Ford] Let's take a ride on my plane.
[laughter]
[normal voice] And make that guy
an Irish ship captain,
you've got Liam Neeson.
[imitating Liam Neeson] I don't know where we are.
[laughter]
And I don't know where we're going.
I just hope I don't get taken.
[normal voice] That's my time. Thank you.
[wild cheering]
[Callum Beatie's "Don't Walk Alone"]
* *
- * Counting steps one by one *
* Learn to walk before you run *
- Good for you.
Okay. Howie, what do you think?
- We have a lot of impressionists on the show.
And sometimes where I lack--
the two places I lack with impressionists is,
number one, not knowing who they're doing,
and, number two, not having material.
And I think that you check both those boxes.
I thought it was really unique
in showing us how you arrive at that.
That was really funny and really interesting,
and I haven't seen that done before.
We love you. - Thank you.
[cheers and applause]
- You just blew it out of the water.
And I love everything about you.
You are a star already in the making.
Definitely original.
Very original.
- Sofía.
- It was fun. It was entertaining.
It was not just doing voices.
You created your own little story,
and I really enjoyed it.
I think you have a great future.
- Yeah. - [mouthing words]
* *
- I agree with everything everyone said,
and I think your story, Justin, is kind of, like,
sort of what this show is all about--
you know, somebody who is unbelievably talented,
for whatever reason, hasn't had the break
but then has an opportunity like this,
you know, to reach a wider audience.
We're gonna vote.
Howie, yes or no?
- Yes! - Okay.
- Yes, yes. Yes, yes, yes.
- Yes. - Okay.
- * I'll take you home *
- Uh...
You've got six yeses. Congratulations.
[wild cheering]
- * Put your money where your mouth is *
* We can finish what we started *
* Don't walk alone *
* Put your faith where your doubt is *
- I love him. - I love him, too.
- I know. We loved him.
[cheering]
- Oh, my God.
- Oh, my gosh!
- Okay. - Oh, my gosh.
- * Take my hand, I'll take you home *
* *
[Vampire Weekend's "A-Punk"]
- Are you ready for this? - Of course I am.
- Welcome to "America's Got Talent."
How you doing?
* *
- Stand by in the theater.
- Standing by. - Okay.
Here we go. Here we go.
- My name is Connor Cline. I'm 16 years old.
- I'm Carson Cline. I'm 16 years old.
And we're the Cline twins. - We're from--no, no, no.
I have to say where we're from first.
- Okay, okay.
- My name is, uh-- I forgot my name.
- * Hey, hey, hey, hey *
* His Honor drove southward... *
- Today we're gonna be doing hockey tricks.
We started playing hockey when we were six years old,
and we started doing hockey tricks all the time.
* *
- We always watch videos with our family, like "AGT,"
so, yeah, this is, like, one of our, like,
bucket-list items, to come here.
- And what's the worst thing that can happen onstage?
- Just, I mean, dropping the stick and puck.
Oh. [puck thuds]
- It's not gonna happen. - Yeah.
- Not gonna happen. both: No.
* *
- We're not gonna get the buzzer because
no one's ever seen this before.
It's unique,
and the world wants to see something new.
[smack] Oh, my God.
- Huh? [laughter]
[cheers and applause]
* *
- * Hey, hey, hey, hey *
* *
* Hey, hey, hey, hey *
- Hello. - Hello.
Hey. - And who do we have here?
- I'm Connor. - I'm Carson.
- And we're the Cline twins.
- Welcome to "America's Got Talent."
What are you-- well, I see
what you're gonna do, actually, now, yeah.
- You can tell from looking at it what they're gonna do?
- Well, something with a puck. - Yeah.
- Yeah, and a hockey stick, too.
- Tell me how old you guys are. - We're both 16.
- 16. - Yeah.
- So what do you do
when you're not playing with the hockey...stuff?
[laughter]
- We just hang out with each other all the time.
- Okay.
Um, all right.
Any more questions anyone?
[laughter]
- No, all right. - No.
Can't wait to see what you guys do.
- Can't wait to see what you're gonna do, yeah.
Good luck!
[cheers and applause]
- What we call a barrel of laughs, those two.
- [chuckles]
[Masked Wolf's "Astronaut in the Ocean"]
- * What you know about rollin' down in the deep? *
* When your brain goes numb *
* You can call that mental freeze *
* When these people talk too much *
* Put that [...] in slow motion *
* Yeah, I feel like an astronaut in the ocean *
* Hey, what you know about rollin' *
- That's incredible! - * Down in the deep? *
* When your brain goes numb *
* You can call that mental freeze *
* When these people talk too much *
* Put that [...] in slow motion *
* Yeah, I feel like an *
- Oh! - * Astronaut in the ocean *
- * Can't touch this *
- Whoa!
* Can't touch this *
* *
- * Can't touch this * - * Can't touch this *
* *
* Can't touch this *
* *
* My, my, my *
* My music hits me so hard *
* Makes me say, "Oh, my Lord" *
* Thank You for blessin' me *
* With a mind to rhyme and two hype feet *
* It feels good when you know you're down *
* A super-dope homeboy from the Oaktown *
* And I'm known as such *
* And this is a beat, uh, you can't touch *
* *
* I told you homeboy *
* Can't touch this *
* Yeah, that's how we livin', and ya know *
* Can't touch this *
* Look in my eyes, man * - Yeah!
* Can't touch this *
* Yo, let me bust the funky lyrics, can't touch this *
* Fresh, new kicks and pants * - Oh-ho-ho!
- * You got to like that, now you know you wanna dance *
- Yeah! - * So move outta yo seat *
* And get a fly girl and catch this beat *
* *
* While it's rollin', hold on *
- No way.
- I like it. I've never seen it.
- I've never seen it either.
- * Let 'em know that you're too much *
* And this is a beat, uh * - Wow.
* They can't touch * - Ow!
- Aah! - Yeah!
[wild cheering] - Bravo!
- * We're going at it tonight, tonight... *
- Oh, you did it!
You did it! - Yay!
- * And we're dancing on the edge of the Hollywood sign *
- How long do you guys rehearse to get this good at doing this?
- We've been doing this for almost a decade, so...
- I mean, I can just picture your mom hating this thing,
because you two in that room all day long...
[laughter]
That was so unexpected and so different.
- Thank you. - I really loved it.
- Thank you so much. - Thank you.
- It is great. It's unique.
It's new, and your mom should be proud of you guys.
- Thank you. Thank you. - Thank you so much.
- Thank you. Thank you. - Thank you, guys.
- Simon!
- It was all a bit Beavis and Butt-Head before.
You started, like...
[mumbling] "Yeah, yeah. Mm, yeah. Uh..."
- They were nervous. - I know.
- They were trying to focus. - I got it.
But in a weird way, that worked,
because I wasn't expecting much,
and then it was brilliant.
- Thank you so much. - Thank you. Thank you.
Thank you. - And good for you.
- Let's vote.
Howie. - Yes.
- Sofía. - Two yes.
- Simon. - Obviously, yes.
- And I'm gonna give you your fourth yes!
- Yes, thank you. - Thank you.
- * There's a party on the rooftop, top of the world *
* Tonight, tonight *
- Aw.
They're so cute. - So cute.
- I like it when people work with, like, siblings.
- Twins have a special connection.
- I'm married to twins.
- I can't wait to see what you do next, man.
Thank you so much. - See ya.
- I know. You got to teach me.
- We will. We got it.
- I'm so proud of you.
- Wow. - Are you kidding me?
- That was insane. That was insane.
Simon said, "Absolutely, yes." - Absolutely.
- Wow. - You guys were amazing.
- That was the best moment of my life--that was amazing.
* *
[whimsical music]
[dog barks]
- I thought it was all a bit stupid.
* *
[cheers and applause]
- Aw.
* *
- Hello. - Hello.
- Who are you, and who is your friend?
- I am Christine Elisabeth Berczes,
and this is my dog, Meredith.
- Aw, hello. Where are you from?
- We are from Europe, Hungary. - Aw.
And what kind of dog is this?
- She is an Australian Shepherd.
- How did you fly into America, both of you?
- With the airplane.
[laughter]
- I love the question.
- Wow!
- What is your act called?
- My act is called Glamour Aussies,
but we are doing dog dancing.
- There is a movie
about this kind of dancing with dogs, right?
- Really? - Yeah, I saw a movie.
- Wolves. It's "Dancing with Wolves."
- No.
[laughter]
- Well, I wish you good luck. - Thank you.
[cheers and applause]
- I love the dog. - She's so cute.
- Isn't he beautiful?
- He's so cute.
There's a good boy. - Look at that tail.
[Sons of Serendip's "Somewhere Only We Know"]
* *
- * I walked across *
- Aw. - * An empty land *
* *
- Aw.
- He's beautiful. - Amazing.
- * Like the back of my hand *
* So tell me when *
* You're gonna let me in *
* I'm getting old * - Aw.
- * And I need somewhere to begin *
* *
* And if you have a minute * - Aw.
- * Why don't we go? *
* This could be *
* The end of everything * - Oh!
- * So why don't we go * - Aw.
- * Somewhere only we know? * - I love it.
* *
* Oh *
* Whoa, oh *
* This could be *
- Oh! Whoa! - * The end of everything *
* So why don't we go *
* Somewhere only we *
* Know? *
- Bravo!
Bravo!
[wild cheering]
- He's so excited!
- * You don't know you're beautiful *
* Oh, oh, that's what makes you beautiful *
- We have had so many dog acts,
but yours, there was actually a storyline.
It's just so different.
And he was smiling the entire time.
It leaves me wanting more.
- Thank you.
- It was spectacular to see
her having such a great time while she was doing it.
It was amazing.
- Thank you.
- Incredible.
- It was like ballet.
You know how ballet tells a story?
It was beautiful, and it was exuding emotion.
I've never seen it done so wonderfully.
- Wow.
- I think so, too.
I think so, too.
- Amazing.
This dog actually danced.
I believe, in years to come,
there will be shows like "Dancing with the Stars"
where dogs will enter.
So remember where you heard it first.
- * Baby, you light up my world *
- Let's vote, guys.
I'm going to kick it off with your first yes.
- [squeals]
- I'm gonna give you your second yes.
- Thank you.
- I can't wait to see more of you guys.
Yes.
- Thank you.
- And, Howie? Four. - Four!
- Yes!
- Wow! [wild cheering]
- * Right now I'm looking at you *
- That was beautiful. - That was beautiful.
- It makes me think that my dog is so dumb.
- Yeah. - Right?
- * That's what makes you beautiful *
- Coming up...
- Arguably the best dance act.
[wild cheering] - Oh, my God!
- Why are you doing that? - Aah!
- No! - No!
- What do you think? [chuckles]
- A lot of interesting people around, huh?
[exciting music]
- So what do you do, man?
- I'm a tap dancer.
- I play the piano.
- That's my favorite one.
- I just want to make people smile.
- I like to set myself on fire.
* *
My name is Testa.
When I was kid, I start to explore the limits
of my body, of my mind.
I started doing shows, and here I am.
[dramatic music]
What I do is special. No one does it.
* *
I wanted to come to "America's Got Talent"
because it's the biggest audience you can have.
- * Survival *
- I'm right here risking my life
because it's really important
for me to have my own show.
[cheers and applause]
Nothing can go wrong,
because if it goes wrong...
[chuckles]
I will die.
- * Game of survival *
- Hello.
- Hi.
- How are you? - Fine. Great.
- Your name is...? - Testa.
Tell me about you, Testa.
- I do danger acts.
[cheers and applause]
- What was the moment when you decided,
"This is what I want to do"?
- I explore the limits of the body.
It's my passion. It's my life.
- That didn't really answer my question.
All right. Good luck, Testa.
[cheers and applause]
- What is this bowl?
What is that, guys?
- It's like a genie lamp.
[cheers and applause]
- Where did she come from?
[suspenseful music]
- Oh, no.
* *
- I like that he shows us how sharp it is.
- Yeah.
* *
- Do not try this at home, please.
- Ah. Ah.
- Okay.
* *
- Oh, no!
* *
- Oh, neh... - No.
Why are you doing that? - Oh.
* *
- Ah...
- Oh!
- Don't.
* *
- Ow. Look.
Look how black his foot is getting under.
- It's burning. Look how black it is.
- Aah! - Aah!
* *
- Oh.
Oh, no.
* *
No!
- No! - Oh, no.
- Aah! - Oh.
- Aah! - Oh!
- What is he doing? - Uh-uh!
- Oh!
Aah!
[audience groaning]
- [chuckles] What?
* *
Aah! - Oh!
- One foot has blood!
- What is this? - No!
* *
- Oh, my God.
- I can't even think about this.
Oh, my God!
[audience shouting]
- Oh!
* *
- Oh.
- I've never seen anything like that in my life.
- Me either.
- Oh, man.
It's crazy.
* *
- Aah! - Oh, no.
* *
- Oh.
* *
- Aah!
- No!
- It's on his neck!
* *
- Oh, I don't want to see this. I don't want to see this.
* *
- No!
* *
- Oh, no!
* *
- Aah! Ha ha!
* *
- Oh, no! - Aah!
* *
Aah! - What the...?
No! [audience screaming]
Oh!
- Ow!
* *
[wild cheering]
- Dude is crazy!
[Lady Gaga's "Monster"]
- * That boy is a monster *
* That boy is a monster *
- That was fun. Sofía.
- I have a weird relationship with acts like this,
because I love them and I hate them.
It's like, I want to see, and I don't want to see.
This was giving me all of those feelings,
and it was amazing.
[cheers and applause] - Heidi.
- I've seen a lot of danger acts,
but this I have never seen.
It's something new. I loved it.
- Thank you. Thank you. - Howie.
- There wasn't a minute where we had a respite
from just being terrified.
And we are so thrilled
that you're exploring your body and not ours.
[Sofía laughs]
- * That boy is a monster... *
- It's like watching "The Omen" at lunchtime,
the movie.
- Ah.
- Real family entertainment.
- Yeah. - So where does this go?
- There is much more.
There is really much more.
- I'm gonna go to Howie first. Howie, yes or no?
- Oh, yes. You're amazing.
* *
- I agree. It's a yes from me.
* *
Tres sís.
* *
- So now you have four people
who want to see you torture yourself a little more.
- * Monster *
* That boy is a monster * - Bravo!
- * That boy is a monster *
- They didn't let up for one minute.
- You're living another day. - Thank you.
- Thank you, Testa. - Thank you very much.
- Thank you. And thank you.
All right, God bless you. And celebrate.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
- * Monster *
[Nightbirde's "It's OK"]
- I'm Jenna. - I'm Lilia.
- I'm Jeronna. - I'm Madaya.
- I'm Nicole. - And I'm Duna.
- And we are the Mayyas.
- I know Nadim since we were kids.
We grew up onstage together.
Then we started the Mayyas.
As a choreographer, he brought new style
and technique and dancing to Lebanon.
- Lebanon is not considered a place
where you can build a career out of dancing,
so it's really hard-- and harder for woman.
- The Mayyas, it's given us
a free, safe, and creative space to dance.
[laughter]
- * It's all right *
- I grew up watching "America's Got Talent,"
and I was inspired by so many people,
but what's got really got us to audition this year
is Nightbirde.
* *
- * I thought that all my problems *
* They would stay behind *
- She said...
- We can't wait until life isn't hard anymore...
- Before you decide to be happy.
* *
- Seeing the Mayyas in "America's Got Talent"
is the most beautiful feeling I've ever felt.
Sorry, guys.
- * It's okay, it's okay *
- We want to show the world that we're able to stand
on our own feet as really strong and powerful women.
- * And it's all right *
* It's okay, it's okay *
- Our childhood dreams. [laughter]
- Are we ready? all: Yes!
- All right, go out there, Mayyas, and make it happen!
- * It's all right, it's all right *
* It's all right *
- Wow!
* *
Good evening.
Who are you?
- We're the Mayyas.
- And what does that mean?
- It's a word in Arabic that means
"the proud walk of a lioness."
- Oh, wow.
- Where in the Middle East are you from?
- Lebanon. - From Lebanon.
- Lebanon, oh. - Okay.
- So how is life for you guys in Lebanon right now?
- Lebanon is a very beautiful country,
- Yeah. - But we live a daily struggle.
- Yeah. - Unfortunately,
being a dancer as a female Arab...
is not fully supported yet.
- Hmm. - Um...
[chuckles]
[cheers and applause]
- What is your dream?
- Us being here, standing on the biggest stage of the world,
is our only chance to prove to the world
what Arab women can do,
the art we can create, the fights we fight.
[cheers and applause]
- Do you know that, if you win, you get $1 million?
- Yes.
- So what are you going to do?
I think I know, but...
- We're gonna try to hypnotize you.
- Uh--huh? - Ooh.
- Hey.
- Okay, so we are ready to get hypnotized.
- Yes. - So, for that,
I'm gonna ask the judges
to get a bit closer to each other
to get the best experience.
- Come on over, Howie. - All right.
- Snuggle up.
[cheers and applause]
[hypnotic music]
* *
- Oh! - Oh!
* *
- Wow.
* *
[person vocalizing]
* *
- Wow.
* *
They're eyes, eyes.
* *
[cheers and applause]
* *
- Wow!
[wild cheering]
* *
- Oh-ho-ho-ho, yes!
Yes, that was incredible!
- * It's okay, it's okay, it's okay *
* It's okay if you're lost... *
- Wow.
- * And it's all right *
- Yes!
- * It's okay, it's okay, it's okay *
* It's okay if you're lost *
- Amazing. - That was amazing.
- Okay!
* *
- There are no words
to explain to you
what we were feeling over here. - Yeah.
- Thank you. - Wow.
- It was the most beautiful,
creative dancing I've ever seen.
- Absolutely. - Thank you.
- Howie, what did you think?
- You know, you said you're going to hypnotize us,
and when we sat here
and we watched the movement and the perfection
and the amount of time and effort that went into that,
we were hypnotized by what you did.
- Heidi.
- I want to thank you for giving us
a little glimpse of your culture,
which is so beautiful.
It was just stunning, and I love all of you.
I really do.
- Simon.
- This really, really
will make a difference, full stop,
in so many positive ways.
That's one part.
And then it was arguably...
- * Oh... *
- The best dance act
we're likely to have ever seen.
And we are honored to have you here.
- Yes. - Thank you so much.
- Aw. - Thank you very much.
- It's time for us to vote,
but I want to say something first.
I would be so honored
to empower you even more in this journey
because you deserve it.
* *
And I want to be part of this!
[all scream]
- * Oh, oh *
* It's all right *
* *
* Oh, oh *
* It's all right to be lost sometimes *
* *
* It's okay, it's okay, it's okay *
- Get up there!
Go!
- * And it's all right *
* It's all right *
* It's all right, it's all right *
* It's all right *
- Bravo!
* *
- Thank you so much. Thank you so much.
- Oh, my God. That was so amazing!
- They were so good. Yes. - Amazing.
- Mayyas,
you are going straight to the live show!
[wild cheering]
- * Oh, oh *
- That's a good one, huh?
- One more time for Mayyas!
[wild cheering]
* *
- * Oh, oh * - Bravo!
That was, like, amazing. - Yes.
- This is to represent what Arabs women,
Lebanese women are capable to do.
And, like, this is, like,
a life-changing experience for us.
[all cheering]
- * It's all right *
* To be lost sometimes *