SHANE: Two minutes on that stage can change their life forever.
# I got nothing to lose for to prove adequate
# I'll be crushing the moves...
# Walk a mile in my shoes you see I move through the beat
# Don't stop at nothing no quitting it's what I do
# Win or lose it's what I do. #
KATE: What a way to kick off the show.
No. No, Gollum.
Can you believe what you just saw?
I'd love to see you go all the way in this competition.
But this act has absolutely everything.
I just don't think words are good enough.
That is Grand Final-worthy.
DAVID: This is very much the act, for me.
KATE: That was absolutely incredible.
What a wonderful performance.
You didn't disappoint me tonight.
Waves of goosebumps over and over.
DAVID: You could play all over the world.
KATE: I think it would be a crime if you guys are not in the final.
Hello Australia, and welcome to the last AGT Semi-Final
for 2022.
Last time, three incredible acts
battled their way into the Grand Final.
Tonight, our remaining performers will fight for the last three spots.
The competition is fierce
and with the toughest job in the house, tonight,
give it up for your AGT judges.
Shane Jacobson.
Alesha Dixon.
Kate Ritchie, and David Walliams.
Well, well, well, welcome, judges.
Look at you.
How's everybody feeling?
Like a new woman.
You look delicious, darling.
Alesha, deciding the first three Grand Finalists
was a mammoth task.
How much of a challenge will it be to whittle down
the competition to those final three spots, tonight?
Well, the three acts that we've chosen
have set the bar really high.
We want this to be the best final Australia's Got Talent has ever had,
so the pressure is on tonight,
and we expect them to deliver performances
that are final-worthy.
Yeah, yeah. But it's exciting.
We're ready to go, we're rolling now.
Alright, well... Yeah.
..Kate, some of your favourite acts from auditions are here tonight.
What do they have to do to earn a spot in our final show?
They've gotta bring it.
They've obviously done a wonderful audition,
but tonight has got to be better.
There are only six spots,
so whatever they do tonight,
they've gotta leave everything up on that stage.
Absolutely.
And David, your golden buzzer act, Breanna,
is taking the stage, tonight.
What can we expect from her, this evening?
Singing, I imagine, 'cause that's...
Amazing, glorious singing. ..what she did at the auditions.
But it was every emotional.
Her audition was very, very emotional
for lots of different reasons,
so and that's why I pressed my golden buzzer
because I was really moved by her
and her performance and what she wanted to say.
So I'm hoping tonight is going to be even more impactful.
I'm sure it will be.
We are all very, very excited for that one.
And Shane, your golden buzzer performer, Emo, is also up, tonight.
Any final words of advice before he performs?
He knows what I know, which is you've got
about the first 30 seconds to a minute to win an audience over,
and after that, they're on the ride with you.
So do his best in his first minute and then relax into it.
But just do what he does. He knows what he's doing.
That's why he's here. Can't wait to see him.
Yeah, I think he's going to be amazing. Alright, judges.
Well, it all comes down
to who you think deserves a spot in the Grand Final
and the chance to win $100,000 so choose wisely,
because then, it's over to Australia.
Now, for our first act of the night, talk about a family affair.
These hardworking brothers
knocked everyone's socks off at auditions,
and even David's shirt.
Tonight, they are getting their dad out of retirement one last time.
I mean, why have three six-packs when you can have four, am I right?
Yes.
Here to wow us with their crazy balancing skills,
it's the Messoudi Brothers.
We started performing at the young age of two.
We've been working together all our lives.
The auditions for us were really cool.
Wow. Extraordinary.
When you see that you get a standing ovation,
people appreciate what you've done, you can't describe it.
I'm joining, full-time.
David mentioned he's keen to join us.
He'll have to work out a little bit more.
Performing runs in our family.
My grandfather joined the circus.
He became a tent master, and my grandmother,
she was like a showgirl.
She would do flying trapeze.
She was even doing like pyramids with elephants.
Recently I saw this big picture of her with two lions in the ring
and I was like,
"Oh, Oma, you used to work with lions,"
and she was like, "Yeah, yeah. I did lion performances."
"OK."
The Semi-Final performance
is going to be really special for us.
We're bringing our dad in.
Let's go to the Semis.
Hello.
In the audition, I only did a little bit
but I think in the Semi,
I'm going to try to do a little bit more.
My father is 58,
and he's going to hold all three of us.
# Take your battle stations I ain't on vacation
# I'm just glowing up
# Livin' out aspirations I beat the expectations
# Changed the generations I'm still jumpin' fences
# And you're just imitations
# There are no second places
# But I don't live for praises
# I play this life like a game
# Levels and stages
# Let me paraphrase this
# Down to a couple of pages
# Watch this watch this watch this
# Let me introduce you to a brand new thing
# No one I gotta prove to you're looking at the king
# This life might choose you
# So raise your wings
# Watch this watch this watch this
# This is a brand new thing
# You're looking at the brand new thing
# Watch this
# A brand new thing
# Let me introduce you to a brand new thing
# No one I gotta prove to
# You're looking at the king
# This life might choose you
# So raise your wings
# Watch this watch this watch this
# This is a brand new thing. #
There's Dad. There's Dad.
Oh, Daddy.
No.
Wow.
What a way to start the night.
You guys didn't need those shirts, anyway.
Oh. To be this ripped, that good looking
and have all of that talent, am I right, David?
Oh, Daddy.
The silver fox is in the building, isn't he?
I mean. That was incredible.
I mean, what the three of you guys did on your own was amazing,
but then for you to take the weight of those three sons of yours
is an extraordinary thing.
All I think is, if you are having a sleepover any time soon
and you're thinking of inviting one of the judges,
I would love to come.
When you stood on his bottom, that was wonderful.
I've never seen anybody do that.
So you know, this is, very much, the act for me.
Loved it. Loved every minute of it.
Shane?
I'm a father,
and I'd like to think I'm going to be there to support them, always,
but that's just ridiculous.
There are going to be people backstage, now,
who are very, very nervous because that is Grand Final-worthy.
Alesha?
I was just thinking, "Go on, Dad, with your bad self."
I was so impressed by you, when you walked out.
Look what you've created.
I know. Thank you very much.
Honestly, I am blown away by the professionalism,
the strength, focus.
This is a very, very popular category.
We've got another act that are doing this,
but I think it would be a crime if you guys are not in the final.
Thank you very much. Incredible.
Thank you. I should ask, though,
because I think Australia and the world want to know,
are you planning on making more of these things, Dad,
because you could go into business.
David wants to order a set.
We've gotta move this on.
Kate, can you help us get this out of the gutter?
If tonight, I guess, is about stepping it up
and making your performance
that much better than the original audition,
that's exactly what you did.
Everything about it, the performance, the strength,
and the finale with Dad, you really brought it tonight, boys.
Well done.
It couldn't have gone better for you.
Thank you very much.
Will they be in your Grand Final?
We will soon find out.
Give some love to the Messoudi Brothers.
It's a big night ahead,
and we are only just getting started.
Coming up...
The first act through to the Grand Final.
ALESHA: That was like watching a piece of art.
KATE: We couldn't take our eyes off you.
OLEG: My Semi-Final performance will be way harder than before.
Next...
I feel like I was messing up.
We would love to hear it again.
ALL: Golden buzzer.
Tonight, I really want to show Australia
and the judges that I've come back stronger and better than ever.
The stage is set and the battle begins now.
You're back with Australia's Got Talent
where the remaining three spots in the Grand Final
are in contention tonight.
Judges, I do not envy your position.
Now, next up is the winner of David's golden buzzer,
who overcame her nerves and sang her heart out
for the judges in her audition.
The likes of Jessica Mauboy and Baker Boy
have inspired this young First Nations singer
to follow her dreams,
and tonight, she's hoping
to make her Grand Final dream come true.
Singing the powerful Archie Roach song,
'Took The Children Away', this is Breanna Lee.
Seeing all those people was really nerve-wracking.
The nerves were getting to me.
I froze on the stage in the middle of the song and couldn't sing.
I feel like I was messing up.
No, you didn't. You didn't, you didn't.
Kate and Ricki came up to me
and told me that I can do it and have faith in myself.
It felt really good
and I felt like I needed to power through the song and finish.
When I saw David stand up,
I was thinking in my head, "Why is he standing up for so long?"
Like, I didn't know what to think.
But then when he pressed that golden buzzer,
I felt incredible.
My heart was beating like 1,000 times an hour
and yeah, it felt really good, and I had tears of joy.
Yeah, as a dad seeing Breanna on stage and shining how she does,
it's very emotional for me.
I'm just so proud of her.
For the Semi-Finals, I'll be singing,
'Took The Children Away' by Archie Roach.
This song means everything to me and my community
because it highlights the Stolen Generation
and what my elders went through.
She's always wanted to be a role model
and show Indigenous people
that they can push through hardships.
Singing songs that are part of my culture,
it's empowering and makes me feel really proud.
I really want to show Australia and the judges
that I've come back stronger and better than ever,
and I'm here to win this thing.
# This story's right
# This story's true I would not tell lies to you
# Like the promises they did not keep
# And how they fenced us in like sheep
# Said to us come take our hand
# Sent us off on mission land
# Taught us to read to write and pray
# Then they took the children away
# Took the children away
# The children away
# Breaking their mothers heart
# Tearing us all apart
# Took them away
# Told us what to do and say
# Told us all the white man's ways
# Acting white yet feeling black
# One sweet day all the children came back
# The children came back
# Back where their hearts grow strong
# Back where they all belong
# The children came back
# Back to their mother
# Back to their father
# Back to their sister
# Back to their brother
# Back to their people
# Back to their land
# Yes I came back. #
Breanna Lee.
That was incredible. Thank you.
You nailed it. That was beautiful.
Such a moving song.
Kate, what'd you think?
I just don't know who it is up here on stage tonight,
because you have just grown
from a girl who obviously was eaten up
by nerves in her audition,
and then came back and gave it her all in that audition process.
And then this young woman taking to the stage tonight,
giving such a confident, beautiful performance.
That was absolutely beautiful, Breanna.
Thank you. Well done.
David, what'd you think of your golden girl?
Yeah, I was obviously very excited to see you perform, tonight,
and I was very interested in what song you were going to pick.
I think that's a fantastic song.
And you know, it's one of those things, isn't it?
You know, we can learn a lot in two minutes of a song.
You brought that emotion and passion of that story to the stage tonight.
It's a really important story and it needs to keep being told,
and especially by young people.
So I think you've done something
really, really, really special tonight
you should be super proud of yourself.
Thank you.
Shane?
Mate, I have loved watching your journey
because I remember seeing you at the Schools Spectacular.
I'm right, aren't I? Yes.
I saw you sing in front of a stadium there and I thought,
"I wonder where that kids gonna go."
And I know exactly where you've gone.
You've turned up here on our stage.
It's so great to see you doing what you should be doing,
and I agree with what David said.
It's a beautiful song and a story that must keep being told.
Please tell me you're going
to sing that again and again and again,
with or without our stage here. Glad we got to witness it, mate.
Well done. Thank you.
Alesha?
Yeah, I was so moved by your audition.
Like I couldn't stop thinking about you
and the impact that you had on all of us.
So I'm so happy to see you up there,
like Kate said, with that confidence,
that beautiful smile,
singing about things that are really, really important.
You've got something to say and people will listen.
You've got a beautiful heart and it shines
and I'm very proud of you.
Thank you. Well done.
Well done, Bre.
Thank you, judges.
Breanna, I feel like you're a different woman
like Kate said.
How did that feel?
Yeah, it felt great.
I want to show people that I'm proud of my culture,
and I want to show people that I'm stronger,
and I've come back stronger.
I'm so proud of you,
and I'm sure there's a lot of people at home
that are going to be very, very proud of you too.
So please one more time, let's hear it for Breanna Lee.
Still to perform tonight,
comedian, Emo Majok, spills the tea on Aussie culture.
But next, he turned up the heat with a seriously sexy audition.
Aerial sensation, Oleg, is ready to mesmerise again.
Don't go anywhere, Australia.
We're back, with the AGT Semi-Finals,
where it's been a non-stop ride of thrilling performances.
At auditions, our next act
left the audience and judges breathless
with his entrancing aerial pole performance.
Now I snuck into rehearsals today
and I don't want to give too much away,
but what he's doing tonight
involves a bath, water and a whole lot of smouldering sexiness.
This is going to be hot, and I'm here for it.
Please welcome, Oleg.
That was like watching a piece of art.
So my audition was an incredible experience.
'Cause it was my dream to come here,
to show my talent, to impress people.
It was very special.
It's strong again
because you displayed the kind of strength we're seeing at home
with your loved ones in Ukraine.
It's important for me to be here in Australia,
not just to show my talent
but also present my country, my Ukraine.
The war's still going and it's really heartbreaking.
When all this starts, like the first few days,
I was like pushing Mum to leave the country,
like right now, as soon as possible, and they didn't want to.
It was like a hard decision for her,
but I'm glad that they made it
because a few days after my mum left my city,
the place where she worked was bombed.
My mum and my sister, they're in Spain with me, now,
and the rest of my family is still in Ukraine.
And of course, my family's really supporting me
so I'm more than proud to be here.
So my Semi-Final performance will be way harder than before.
I have something to surprise the judges,
but I think they need to get umbrellas for my act.
# First things first I'ma say all the words inside my head
# I'm fired up and tired
# Of the way that things have been oh ooh
# The way that things have been oh ooh
# Second things second
# Don't you tell me what you think that I could be
# I'm the one at the sail
# I'm the master of my sea oh ooh
# The master of my sea oh ooh
# I was broken from a young age
# Taking my sulking to the masses
# Writing my poems for the few
# That look at me took to me shook to me feeling me
# Singing from heartache from the pain
# Taking my message from the veins
# Speaking my lesson from the brain
# Seeing the beauty through the
# Pain
# You made me a you made me a believer believer
# Pain
# You break me down you build me up believer believer
# Pain
# Oh let the bullets fly oh let them rain
# My life my love my drive it came from
# Pain
# You made me a you made me a believer believer
# Last things last
# By the grace of the fire and the flames
# You're the face of the future the blood in my veins oh ooh
# The blood in my veins oh ooh
# But they never did ever lived ebbing and flowing
# Inhibited limited
# Till it broke open and rained down
# It rained down like
# Pain
# You made me a you made me a believer believer
# Pain
# You break me down you build me up believer believer
# Pain
# Oh let the bullets fly oh let them rain
# My life my love my drive it came from
# Pain
# You made me a you made me a believer believer
# Pain
# Oh let the bullets fly oh let them rain
# My life my love my drive it came from
# Pain
# You made me a you made me a believer believer. #
Looks like he's taking a bath.
Whoa.
Wow. Wasn't that just dazzling? David.
Have you got a second song, Oleg?
I just could watch that all over again.
It's really fantastic what you do.
Obviously, you are a prime piece of man meat.
That is without doubt.
What you do is incredible.
It's very graceful, it's very memorable
and you're very much a one-off.
I've never seen an act like this before,
and when I have a bath tonight, I'm going to um...
Gonna be re-enacting that on my own, I think, and thinking about you.
Shane, what'd you think?
Oleg, you are just such a strong performer
in every sense of the word.
Your strength is just incredible.
As soon as you start spinning that pole and you take off,
I look at the relationship between you and the pole,
and you just don't move.
It's like you're made of steel with the pole,
and I know that must take incredible strength.
I have trouble leaning against a lamp post.
I don't know how you hang on like that.
I get exhausted just doing that.
But honestly, everything about that performance,
you're so strong,
and I hope that people from your country, from the Ukraine,
can see you now and see you as a poster of strength
'cause I think that's what you are, my friend.
I think you're amazing.
Well done. Thank you so much. Thank you.
You absolutely blew us away during the audition, and I was thinking,
how are you going to actually improve
on what we've already seen?
And just by adding the bath and the water,
it made it so hot, it made it so graceful.
Ricki needs a lie-down.
But I have to say, the strength and technique
and discipline it takes to do what you did
and put on a real show, I absolutely loved it.
It was spectacular. Thanks so much. Thank you.
Well done.
Kate?
Well, that was just absolutely incredible.
Ricki started talking about the water
and the bath and I was just worried about Alesha and I
getting wet here in the front row.
Well...
Can you elaborate, Kate?
Disgusting.
Potty mouth.
She's got a potty mouth.
Kate Ritchie, the nation's sweetheart.
I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry.
I'm gobsmacked.
No, OK. That was absolutely incredible,
what a wonderful performance.
Such strength.
Want to see you back in the final.
Let's hear it for Oleg, everybody.
Coming up...
Incredibly strong female warriors on this stage.
Oh.
It could not have gone any better, ladies.
We've upped our difficulty quite a lot.
You'll see some tricks in there
that a lot of people would struggle to do.
Next...
He's brought along a gift for you tonight.
Alesha, your love for AZ truly is magical.
I hope tonight proved that.
Maybe magic does exist.
You are front row at the second big night of the AGT Semi-Finals.
Our next act totally bamboozled the judges
with an audition they called shocking and captivating.
But can he conjure his way into the Grand Finals?
It's our magician from Adelaide, Matt Tarrant.
We made the Semi-Finals. You excited?
That's his excited face.
He's stoked.
I know what you're thinking, David, yeah?
What the duck? He's actually a goose.
The auditions were scary, for me.
Bruce felt pretty confident.
The goose is going to read your minds.
Bruce, how do you feel about the audition, mate?
You were... Bruce...
Yeah, he had the best time up on stage.
"Shane, I wish I could have been there
"to witness the cowboy of Broadmeadows
"all those years ago."
I just have no idea how that's in that paper.
You shocked me. Well done.
I think our families just think it's a guy and a goose,
but I think myself and Bruce
proved in that performance that we're more than that.
Since the audition, Bruce has got a bit of a big head.
He's started to boss me around the house.
Landing back home in Adelaide,
I think Bruce is now the world's most popular goose.
He knows now he has a few more fans than I do, I think.
I'm just there carrying him and that's what happens.
I'm just his assistant.
Bruce is starting to think the act is more about him than me.
I still think the act is called Matt Tarrant.
But I think Bruce would have doubts.
He's trying to take over the show.
I'm not going to allow it, though.
At the end of the day, I'm the magician.
So, for the Semi-Finals tonight is my time to shine.
The goose is, he's going away
and I'm so excited to show the world
what I can do without a goose.
It's going to blow people away.
It is, ah, it's good to be back, friends.
How are we all?
Good to see you.
Things are a little bit different, tonight.
Last time up on stage I was joined by a young magician from Las Vegas.
His name was Bruce,
but I do feel like he took over a little bit
when he joined me up on stage.
So tonight he's promised me he's going to stay backstage
and let me have my moment in the spotlight,
just me, no interruptions.
So to celebrate this, judges, I want to show you a magic trick.
In fact, it's my favourite magic trick.
It is my favourite card trick.
Bruce is back.
Hey, Bruce is back, back.
Bruce is back.
You promised me you wouldn't do this tonight, Bruce.
You promised this was going to be my moment in the sun,
but maybe we're not doing the card trick, are we bud?
OK, so this is Bruce.
He's a mind-reading goose.
He reads minds, right?
And tonight he's decided to create a business,
a new business idea he likes to call Delivery Goose.
Now, Delivery Goose is an incredible food delivery product
that a mind-reading goose can deliver you an order
before you even know that you want it or need it.
And tonight, he's read the minds of each of these judges,
and he knows also that Shane,
you crave nothing more than a burger,
a burger tonight, right?
But a burger, not just any burger
but a burger made with love,
uniquely you, made from the minds of the rest of the judges.
So he's delivered that burger for you
as the very first delivery goose customer
and placed it inside this bag just for you.
So David, the proteins in this burger.
You've got a few choices tonight.
You've got beef, fish, chicken or vegie.
Beef. Beef.
A beef burger for Shane. That sounds pretty good.
A beef burger.
But what, David,
Bruce thinks Shane is a bit of a unique kind of individual
and he wouldn't want just a beef burger.
He'd want something more, something unique.
So what other protein would he like?
Chicken.
Shane, that sounds disgusting.
Kate, you get the salads tonight, seven options for you.
You've got beetroot, lettuce, pineapple, onion, tomato, cheese,
which is a salad, and pickles. What would you like?
Always need beetroot on a burger. Really?
Oh, absolutely. Disgusting.
No, it's not. On a burger? What do you mean, always?
Cheese. You don't have beetroot.
I've never done that.
In Australia. In Australia?
I've never done that.
I'm gonna try it.
Let's throw on cheese, pickles, lettuce and tomato.
Lettuce and tomatoes.
That sounds rank.
Alesha, you get the last choice, the sauces tonight.
Well. You've got four options.
You've got ketchup, mayo, barbecue and Bruce's special sauce.
What's Bruce sauce?
Bruce's special sauce, I don't know what it is.
But you can pick it if you want. Let's go for it.
Bruce's special sauce. Yeah.
OK, so we've gone beef, chicken, beetroot,
lettuce, tomato, pickles, cheese
and a Bruce's special sauce burger.
That sounds... Disgusting.
Yeah.
Shane, I feel like that is a pretty disgusting burger,
so you may need a drink to wash it down with.
So the goose has also delivered you a drink, tonight.
You did have a few options, I'm sorry, no beer.
It's a kids' restaurant.
Oh. Joking.
Get out. It's a joke.
I'm joking. Get out.
Go back to England at once.
Alesha, this is a wild goose, who will attack.
Shane, you did have some options, OK?
So you had Coke, lemonade, Fanta or soda water.
Entirely up to you. He doesn't drink water.
What would you like?
Yeah, have a good laugh, love. Get it out.
Yeah, laugh it up.
We'll go with that small start-up company, Coca-Cola.
A coke. So we've gone a beef, chicken, beetroot, lettuce, tomato,
cheese, pickles, Bruce's special sauce burger with a nice cold Coke.
Shane, I ah, I think it might be time for you
to come and collect your order if you can.
Go on, Shane.
Massive round of applause as he joins me up on stage, please.
Shane, how're you doing, mate? Hey, mate.
Absolute pleasure. Nice to meet you.
I've never been here.
Now tonight, Shane, I want you to do me a favour.
Have a look at this burger, because there's a receipt on top.
Have a quick look. Does that sound like your burger?
You're kidding.
Do you want me to read out what it says?
It says, "Bruce's burger, beef, chicken, beetroot, lettuce,
"tomato, cheese, pickles, Bruce's special sauce."
This is all on the receipt.
On a printed receipt. That's so cool.
What?
But it doesn't just sound like your burger.
Open it up for me.
I want you to see if it actually looks like...
What. ..your burger.
Don't tell me there's beetroot in there.
Not just look. Open up just like that.
Give it a big taste, a nice big bite.
Come on, Shane.
It's a burger. Is it good?
How long have we got? Can I eat the whole burger?
Shane, just to confirm for me, there is that beef.
Yeah. There is that chicken.
Yes.
There is that beetroot, that lettuce, that tomato.
Yeah. That cheese, those pickles.
Yes.
No other salads, but of course,
on top there is that Bruce's special sauce, correct?
Yes. That is your order.
A massive round of applause for Shane and Bruce, if you can.
It's a pretty disgusting burger, though Shane,
so I feel like perhaps you might need
something to wash it down with,
and you ordered tonight, I think it was a Coke.
It was. It's actually a really good burger.
It's really good.
It was a Coke, right?
And I think the goose did bring you a drink.
It is a nice cold cup of absolutely nothing.
Here's the thing.
Unfortunately, there's a few teething problems
with Delivery Goose
and so he's had to store that drink elsewhere.
Do me a favour. Give that a taste for me, if you can.
"Go into entertainment," my parents said,
"It'll be great fun."
That's Coke. Why does it taste like Coke?
That is your order.
A massive round of applause for Bruce.
Give it up for Shane, as well. Shane, you can take your seat.
Give it up for them both.
Matt Tarrant, and Bruce the mind-reading goose.
Wow.
Shane, is a burger the best bribe you've ever received
at the judging desk?
Yeah, if the way to a man's heart is via his stomach,
the way to Shane Jacobson's stomach is via his stomach,
and you win my heart.
I just have to explain that it is an actual burger,
as in, I know... And it looks delicious.
..only I know that. I've shown like it is...
Where's the beetroot? Beetroot's there.
There's beetroot in it.
Everything that's on that board is in it.
But I have no idea...
Again, you've done it again.
I have no idea how you and Bruce do this.
That's insane to me
and I don't think I'll ever understand how you do it,
but that's not my job to understand,
it's your job to provide an act that bedazzles people,
and you did it. Well done to you and Bruce.
Thanks, mate. Appreciate it.
Alesha, what'd you think?
Well, I think it was very clever that, at the end,
it was the right burger, you got the order right,
but for me as an act, it fell a little bit flat,
if I'm being honest with you.
I actually preferred your audition.
I thought it was more interactive with the audience
and it had a little bit more energy and pizazz about it
and for me, this wasn't good enough for the finals.
What? I'm not here to lie.
It's not flat. It's really...
Kate, what'd you think?
Look, I do agree with you, Alesha,
but I really enjoyed the performance.
I don't know who the brains child is here.
It's certainly Bruce.
OK, a great performance again, tonight.
Thanks, Kate.
Yeah, I just like your, you know,
you're doing something very different with magic.
And actually when you said, "A card trick,"
my heart actually sank a bit,
because so many...
"Pick a card, any card, is this your card,"
and you didn't do that, you did something very different.
You're very memorable and I think you did very well, sir.
Well done. Thank you.
Awesome.
Matt, who do you think should get all the credit tonight?
I think I did OK,
but do feel like Bruce really delivered, to be honest.
He really did. He really did.
One more time for Matt Tarrant and Bruce, the mind-reading goose.
OK, next, they're more than amazing,
they're Acromazing,
and they are here with a new, spellbinding,
gravity-defying feast for the eyes.
Don't go anywhere.
You're back with AGT.
Now this next group of incredible ladies
started training in a little tin cow shed,
13 years ago, and all that work is paying off.
They won a place in the semis with a clean sweep from the judges,
and they're hoping to do it again.
It's Acromazing.
Acromazing is showcasing
the beautiful sport of acrobatic gymnastics.
We have a very big artistic part of our sport,
so that's what makes it different to normal gymnastics
that you see at the Olympics.
To nail that audition was the best feeling.
It was breathtaking.
We were definitely dedicating this routine,
and all of our routines, really,
to my mum, Kim, who is also Caitlin's aunty and our head coach.
She was diagnosed with breast cancer at the start of 2020
and so yeah, she just really
is the epitome of strength and resilience.
Without her, there would not be
an Acromazing that you see, today.
With the Semi-Final performance,
we've upped our difficulty quite a lot.
You'll see some really difficult tricks in there
that a lot of people would struggle to do,
and the girls make it look really, really effortless.
What they're doing is so hard,
that one tiny little slip
and it could all come to a big, crashing finale.
Winning AGT would mean the absolute world to us girls
from the little old cow shed.
Our facilities are sub-par.
We don't have a full floor,
we hit the roof sometimes,
we often have to train outside when it's wet.
It would be a great legacy and a great thing
for the kids to look back on for many, many years.
# Looking up from underneath
# Fractured moonlight on the sea
# Reflections still look the same to me
# As before I went under
# And it's peaceful in the deep
# Cathedral where you cannot breathe
# No need to pray no need to speak
# Now I am under all
# And it's breaking over me
# A thousand miles down to the sea bed
# Found the place to rest my head
# Never let me go
# And the arms of the ocean are carrying me
# And all this devotion was rushing out of me
# And the crashes are heaven for a sinner like me
# But the arms of the ocean delivered me
# And it's over
# And I'm going under
# But I'm not giving up
# I'm just giving in
# I'm slipping underneath
# So cold and so sweet
# And the arms of the ocean so sweet and so cold
# And all this devotion
# I never knew at all
# And the crashes are heaven for a sinner released. #
That was without a doubt, amazing.
Wow, Alesha, you loved their first audition.
Do you think they elevated their performance
for the Semi-Finals?
Well I did say to you guys,
I would have pressed my golden buzzer if I'd had one,
and I didn't,
but you didn't disappoint me tonight.
It was passionate, it was beautiful, it was graceful.
(CHEERING)
What stands out for me the most,
even though your technique is fantastic, is your heart.
That's what I can feel.
I can feel that love between all of you.
I loved your story.
I was watching Kim, your wonderful coach,
watching you and that made me so... That moved me.
That was so beautiful, girls.
You should be so proud.
I loved it, well done.
(CHEERING)
Well, there were waves on the screen
and there were kind of waves of goosebumps over and over,
like flooding my body.
When that young girl kind of leapt,
or swam towards us early in the performance,
I was just like... It was absolutely captivating.
I've been thinking about how you guys
were going to make it better tonight.
You have absolutely done that in every way.
I love what you do and I love why you do it,
the story you've told us, so well done.
David?
It was faultless and one of the things,
obviously you're incredible, incredible artists and athletes,
all of you, but there's a wonderful concept as well,
which is, so the whole thing looks incredibly beautiful,
and actually you're kind of really
getting something emotionally from it.
So I just cannot fault it.
It was absolutely fantastic.
I wish there was a kind of another golden buzzer to just go...
Yeah.
..because you deserve it. PERFORMER: Thank you so much.
(CHEERING)
Shane?
You don't need another golden buzzer.
(CHEERING)
You guys turn a flat stage into a construction site, don't they?
Yes.
You just... Stuff just appears.
You do what you do so incredibly well
and I have a feeling we'll be seeing you back on that stage.
PERFORMER: Thank you so much.
(CHEERING)
Big words, thank you, judges.
Now ladies, you clearly put the hard work in.
Why do you want this so bad?
Well, when Kim first started our club
she wanted to create an atmosphere that anyone can do gymnastics,
and that's why she ran it out of the little old cow shed.
When we were actually practising this routine,
we had to go out onto the football field
because Marley, our little flyer, nearly hit the roof.
Oh, wow.
So if we were to not only make the Grand Final,
but to win, it would be so life-changing for us girls
that are still training,
but for Kim and the club and the next generation to come through.
(CHEERING)
Alright, well let's hear it for Acromazing!
Keep watching, Australia,
some of the hottest and funniest acts AGT has ever seen
are coming up right here on this stage.
You don't want to miss it!
(CHEERING)
It's the Semi-Finals, everyone has to raise their game.
(VOCALISING)
You were born to do that.
DAVID: I'm still actually sort of shaking a little bit
from that performance.
LUCY: If I was to make it to the Grand Final,
I would be utterly thrilled.
I'm hoping the performance that I give is enough.
(CHEERING)
ALESHA: I've worked on Got Talent for ten years,
and that's the most terrified I have ever been.
Welcome back to AGT.
Our next act came all the way from India
to prove that nothing is impossible
if you're prepared to put your life on the line.
Their audition was almost too much to watch.
I have no idea how they can top it,
but they're going to give it a red hot go.
Now listen up.
Do not try any of this at home.
They are trained professionals.
This is Bir Khalsa!
COACH: The name of the group is Bir Khalsa Group.
We are from the northern part of India.
Today we are performing the Sikh Martial Warrior Act.
It was the dream of Bir Khalsa to perform in Australia's Got Talent.
(SCREAMING)
They have more than ten to 12 years' regular practise,
but the act is very challenging.
(SCREAMING)
This was really a big, unforgettable moment for all of us.
(SCREAMING)
I've worked on Got Talent for ten years
and that's the most terrified I have ever been.
OK gentlemen, we're good?
We're good? COACH: Yeah, all good.
If we win Australia's Got Talent
I have the dream to establish a martial art academy in Australia
and provide this martial art education
free to the boys and girls for the self-defence.
Tonight, we want to show Australia how we take it to the next level.
Our act will be more brave and more challenging.
We will show the world that we are the real warrior.
There is no magic.
Everything is real.
This will be an unforgettable performance.
(CHEERING)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(INDISTINCT SHOUTING)
(GRUNTS)
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
(CHEERING)
(INDISTINCT SHOUTING)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(INDISTINCT SHOUTING)
(SCREAMING)
(GRUNTING)
(AUDIENCE GASPING)
(INDISTINCT SHOUTING)
(SCREAMING)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(CHEERING)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
(CHEERING)
(AUDIENCE GASPS)
What's that?
Is that ice?
Holy-moly.
(GRUNTING)
(SCREAMS)
(GRUNTING)
(SCREAMING)
(GRUNTING)
(CHEERING)
(SCREAMING)
(CHAINSAW REVVING)
(BUZZER RINGS)
I don't want a chainsaw!
I'm not interested.
(SCREAMING)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
Blindfolded!
Jeez!
(SCREAMING)
Oh, my god!
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
(INDISTINCT SHOUTING)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
AUDIENCE: Oh!
(GRUNTS)
(CHAINSAW WHIRRING)
(GASPING AND SCREAMING)
Stop!
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
(SCREAMING)
Did you see that?
(SCREAMING) SHANE: No, no!
(SCREAMING)
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
(INDISTINCT SHOUTING)
It's your fault.
You asked to see the most insane and extreme acts on the AGT stage.
Did Bir Khalsa live up to those expectations?
Shane?
Why did I put my glasses on to see that better?
(LAUGHTER)
When you're this close to it, it's just terrifying.
You're all sitting at home on your couches
with a Vegemite sandwich and a cup of coffee
and a beer going, "Oh, this is good entertainment."
Right here, where we are, we thought you were going to die.
(LAUGHTER)
Was that entertaining?
You're goddamn right it was!
(LAUGHTER)
Alesha, I think you were like me.
You didn't really watch much of it, either.
I have a headache.
I don't know what's scarier, the chainsaw or the screaming.
You know the funniest bit for me, I turned around to the audience,
because I couldn't even look at you and this boy goes to me,
"It's not that bad!"
Oh, my god!
You give it a go!
Honestly, that was terrifying.
I buzzed you because I just can't bear to watch it,
but that doesn't mean you're not brilliant at what you do.
Can I go through this again in the final?
I do not know. I need a lie down.
(LAUGHTER)
Me too, boo.
Kate?
You guys were amazing.
The performance continued to build.
It got more terrifying.
I was more sick and exhilarated and excited and entertained,
and I guess that is exactly what AGT is about.
You said you were going to step it up and that is what you did.
(CHEERS)
Are you OK, big boy?
I was worried about you,
because they seem to pick on you quite a lot, actually.
Well, I mean it's...
Everything is OK.
Oh, my gosh.
What have... Have you got... Let me give you a little cuddle.
Yeah, sure.
SHANE: Just so everyone at home knows,
David Walliams is really tall.
Alright?
Yeah.
If you need me to talk to them, OK, I will, on your behalf.
OK. Yeah, I mean, oh dear.
I mean, it's an act you don't want to watch,
but also you can't stop watching.
And what's sort of weird is that I never thought,
"Oh, you know what would make great entertainment
"is two people put an apple between their mouths
"and then someone with a chainsaw chops it in half."
I mean, it's difficult to know why that is so entertaining, but it was.
I've got to be honest,
you in the middle didn't do very much but...
(LAUGHTER)
..you came on at the end and got the glory.
That's what you did.
(LAUGHTER)
Let's hear it for Bir Khalsa!
(CHEERING)
OK, with just the power of his words,
he tore the house down at auditions
with his savage take on Aussie culture,
snaring Shane's golden buzzer.
What is Emo going to say next?
We are about to find out.
Welcome back to the AGT Semi-Finals
where we have just a couple of performers left,
before the judges decide which three acts
will proceed to the Grand Final.
Next, he brought the house down at auditions,
the audience gave him a standing ovation
and Shane gave him a golden buzzer.
It's Emo Majok!
I went from living around poor black people
to now living around poor white people.
Oh... (LAUGHTER)
..and I love it.
Mwah!
As a comic, you want your work to resonate with people.
Getting the golden buzzer was like, it was insane.
Like, I didn't know how to describe it
'cause as it was raining down I was...
I just in that moment went, "Wow."
Being a kid that came to Australia when I was eight years old,
survived two refugee camps,
didn't know a word of English to now performing in English
and getting a golden buzzer, that's, yeah, that's nuts.
Like if you told eight year old me that this is what I'd be doing,
I'd be like, "Come on, get out of here now."
PRODUCTION CREW: Alright, setting up for our first run-through.
My comedy is on the edge,
but that's because my life is on the edge.
I'm a single dad, father of three,
and I want to build a better life for my kids.
Like I want my kids to be proud of me.
For the semis I have brought my pride and joy, Naveya,
my first-born.
NAVEYA: Dad is hilarious sometimes.
Sometimes?
Other times he makes Dad jokes that aren't always so funny.
Oh yeah, I got some Dad jokes.
Even sometimes I'm like,
"Oh man, you better not repeat this in public."
I hope that Dad can make the crowd go cheering
and bring a smile on everybody's face.
Good luck, Dad.
All good, babe.
(APPLAUDING)
My ah, my refugee senses are tingling.
(LAUGHING)
Has anyone been wasting food up here or something?
(LAUGHING)
It's great to be back, ladies and gentlemen.
My name is Emo Majok.
Emo is my nickname. I've got a lot of nicknames.
Recently my mum's been calling me Golden Boy,
ever since I got the golden buzzer.
Cheers, my man, Shane.
(CHEERING)
Golden Boy's a way better nickname than what she used to call me.
She used to call me Accident.
(LAUGHTER)
Even the people of Sydney got a nickname for me now as well.
The good people of Sydney got a nickname for me.
I was actually walking up to the venue earlier,
and I saw this beautiful looking lady,
so I thought I should go introduce myself,
just in case tonight goes well.
But before I could tell her my name, she just took a guess.
I was like, "Hey, my name is..." and she's like, "Help!"
(LAUGHTER) ALESHA: Oh, no!
And then she just ran off.
I was like, "That's not my name!"
(LAUGHTER)
I didn't think that she heard me, so I chased after her.
(LAUGHTER)
She's right to be frightened, man, because like you see on the media.
The media's always talking about we have an African gang problem
here in Australia.
Like you turn on Channel 10, African gangs,
Channel 9, African gangs.
One day I was watching like ABC Kids
and there was a little bit of African gangs.
(LAUGHTER)
It's gone so bad, like I was at the airport.
I met this guy, his name was Davo.
Davo was cool.
I liked Davo, and I thought Davo liked me too.
He's like, "Emo, you're pretty cool, man.
"You're one of the good ones."
But before I could say anything, he was like,
"But what's going on with these African gangs, mate?"
I'm like, "Dude, I'm wearing a frickin' cardigan."
Really, the guy in the cardigan's
where you get your gang information from?
(LAUGHTER)
He said, "They're criminal.
"They're not taking on the Australian way of life."
Which, ladies and gentlemen, that confused the hell out of me,
because in high school history lessons...
(LAUGHTER)
..I was raised to believe
that Australia was built by the criminals.
(LAUGHTER)
I know it was a long time ago
but those two pages of history stuck together.
(LAUGHTER)
I love comedy, man.
Ever since I started doing stand up comedy,
people are always asking me now,
"Hey Emo, now that you're on stage do you get lots of girls?"
Nope! (LAUGHTER)
I do remember, I picked up this girl.
She was Caucasian.
(LAUGHTER)
Yeah, I'm in the white leagues now.
(LAUGHTER)
In the taxi ride back to her house, she's very excited.
She's like, "Oh my god, my first Black guy.
"I can't wait to take you back to my place."
And ladies and gentlemen,
I started getting nervous at this point,
because the last time a white person
was that excited to take me back to their place,
me, it was the cops.
(LAUGHTER)
So in her bedroom, she leads the way, she's like,
"Do you mind switching off the light,
"to make the mood a little bit better?"
But I didn't question it I hit the lights.
(BANGS ON THE TABLE)
Now...
(LAUGHTER)
..judging by my complexion,
hey, you can imagine I'd be invisible for a second there, right?
(LAUGHTER)
Don't worry, I've got some pearly white teeth.
I smiled, I lit up that room.
(LAUGHTER)
So I went for a little bit of a walk to the kitchen
to get like a glass of water, right,
and she had this full-size mirror in the hallway.
I didn't know it was a mirror.
As I'm walking past,
I caught a glimpse of myself and freaked myself out.
Ahh!
Ladies and gentlemen, I get it now, I get it,
'cause I scared myself.
I swear, I almost called the cops.
(LAUGHTER)
This is cool, man.
Hey, listen, check it out, I recently bought out my own merch.
It's a car air freshener with my black face on it.
I'm sorry if you can't see it up there from the cheap section.
(LAUGHTER)
But it's...
I've been selling them for $5 each
and everyone's been buying them,
because with every purchase that you make,
you too can get pulled over for having a Black guy in the car.
(LAUGHTER)
Ladies and gentlemen, I've been Emo Majok!
(CHEERS)
Emo, that was hysterical!
Alesha, how good was that?
Oh, you are a riot, my friend.
I was so excited for you to come out tonight.
One of my stand out performances from the auditions.
A breath of fresh air, just want to sit back, relax
and enjoy the show with you,
because you have such a natural way about you.
You are such a find.
I would love to see you in the final.
I think you are an incredible talent, my friend.
Oh, thank you, Alesha. I appreciate that, thank you.
You are absolutely brilliant.
Yeah. Kate?
Look, I've been worried about what you were going to get up there
and say tonight,
but then I realised that is why I also love you,
because I'm kind of sitting here going,
"Oh god, what is he going to say?"
But you're saying all the stuff we need to hear,
and we need to have a laugh about.
And I think what I've realised during the performance tonight,
which I wanted to go for longer,
is that I think that you're making fun of yourself,
but in actual fact you're making fun of us,
and I think that is awesome.
Well done. Thank you, thank you.
Yeah, I mean, you know what you're doing.
You make it look completely effortless.
You know, we're completely relaxed in your presence
because we understand we're in the presence of a great,
great comedian who is dealing with taboo subjects
but in a really, really funny and inclusive way,
and this for me is just the perfect comedy act,
and you are a superstar.
Well done.
Shane?
On this show, you know,
our dream is that we get to launch careers.
I swear to god, I would be so shocked
if we don't see a whole lot of you on TV from this day forward.
I honestly think the people watching this now in years to come
will go, "I remember the first time I saw him."
You're a great comedian, mate.
You're going to be doing this for a very long time.
I hope you love it. Thank you, thank you.
DAVID: We are all over the world.
You could play all over the world. Yeah.
This would go down a storm in the United Kingdom
and I'm sure America would embrace you.
SHANE: Yeah.
You know, there is nothing to stop you
having a huge international career.
Just don't forget about us, the little people, when you do.
(CHEERS)
Thank you, judges.
Emo, your 11-year-old daughter is in the audience tonight.
She is, she is.
Are you the cool dad or are you the embarrassing dad?
Oh, she only got one dad, so...
(LAUGHTER)
You'd better be proud!
Well it will be no joke if Emo makes it to the Grand Final.
But will it happen?
We will find out soon.
Give it up one more time for Emo Majok!
(CHEERING)
After this, she has made Australia her home,
and now graces us with her gift.
An unmissable AGT performance from Lucy Williamson
is coming up next.
(CHEERS)
Welcome back to Australia's Got Talent.
We have just one act left tonight,
hoping to win a coveted spot in our Grand Final.
Her performance left the judges shaking,
brought the audience to their feet and left tears in all of our eyes
with her incredible story of survival.
It certainly is an audition that has stayed with me,
and tonight, she cranks it up a notch
with the classic showstopper, 'Somewhere', from 'West Side Story'.
God, I love this song.
It's diva supreme, Lucy Williamson.
I was playing leading ladies
in the biggest shows on London's West End,
before my whole world came crashing down.
I then had some trauma, some domestic abuse,
and I had to just get away.
It's been such a long time
since I was singing in a theatre of that scale.
# Somewhere... #
My audition went down with the judges really well.
They cried a little bit,
and the reason that I wanted to sing that song,
and my reasons for being here, have touched their hearts.
(CHEERING)
I will have lived in Australia three years, come December...
Hello!
..with my husband and our three children.
SON: Love you!
Moving to the other side of the world is a massive deal...
Bye. Bye.
..but it's the first time in so many years
that I have actually felt free.
It's just everything that I needed to feel like I could live again.
Not just exist, but live.
Tonight I'll be singing the beautiful song
about hope and about love,
and the lyrics are so personal to me.
For me to be able to get back out on stage and overcome my fears,
and get a message across, amazing.
Incredible.
Life-changing.
(CHEERING)
# There's a place for us
# Somewhere
# A place for us
# Peace and quiet
# And open air
# Wait for us somewhere
# There's a time for us
# A place and time for us
# Time together with time to spare
# Time to learn time to care
# Somewhere
# Somehow
# We'll find a new way of living
# We'll find a way of forgiving
# Somewhere
# There's a place for us
# Somewhere a place for us
# Hold my hand
# And we're halfway there
# Hold my hand
# And I'll take you there
# Somehow
# Someday
# Somewhere. #
(CHEERING)
Lucy, oh, my goodness me.
Kate?
Lucy, you are a, a superstar.
You just filled this room and filled our hearts
and I really have actually been thinking about you
since we saw you in the auditions,
and thinking not only what an incredible woman you must be,
but kind of hoping that you were going to turn up here tonight
and do something beautiful, and you absolutely nailed it.
And regardless of what happens here, you are triumphant.
David?
Yes, your story is an incredibly powerful one
and I think you've really picked a song that really, you know,
spoke to us about that story.
You know, yearning for something better,
yearning for another world,
and I thought it was very, very moving.
Your experience shines out of you
and you look absolutely fabulous as well.
Subtle.
I've got dress envy.
I want that dress. (LAUGHTER)
Shane?
Yeah, mate, you're a vocal powerhouse,
you really are, and you're back where you're supposed to be.
It can't be taken from you now
and you've just taken that moment perfectly,
so I can't wait for you to watch what we just watched.
But for now, we'll just say well done for you.
Thank you.
Well Lucy, you've had to sit backstage
and watch all these other acts come out here,
and you've patiently waited for your moment.
And you really did create a beautiful moment.
Thank you so much. You look phenomenal.
It was...
When you got to the end of the song, you hit the sweet spot
and I just thought,
you're just so at home on that stage.
Thank you.
This is what you're meant to be doing.
Your genuine humility is pouring out of you.
Thank you.
And we all want you to do well, we all want you to win.
Congratulations on a fantastic performance.
Thank you for having me. Well done.
Thanks for having me. Thank you.
Let's hear it one more time for Lucy Williamson!
(CHEERING)
Well, this is it.
Time for our judges to select just three acts
from tonight's eight semi-finalists to go through to our Grand Final.
While they try to work it out,
here's a quick look back at all of their fine performances tonight.
(CHEERING)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC)
# Back to me mother
# Back to me father
# Back to me father. #
# You made me a You made a believer
# Believer. #
(CHEERING)
It says, "Bruce's burger, beef, chicken, beetroot, lettuce,
"tomato, cheese, pickles Bruce's special sauce."
This is all on the receipt.
On a printed receipt.
That's so cool.
# But the arms of the ocean delivered me... #
Whoa!
(SCREAMING)
Stop! Stop!
Last time a white person was that excited
to take me back to their place, me, it was the cops.
(LAUGHTER)
# Someday
# Somewhere. #
(CHEERING)
What a night!
But there are only three spots left in the Grand Final.
It's time for the judges to reveal which three of tonight's acts
will have the opportunity to perform again in the Grand Final.
David, can you tell me the first act going through to the Grand Final?
Yeah, this was really, really difficult with this Semi-Final
because we did feel that the talent across the board
was absolutely amazing, and so we're really gutted
that we've only got three places to give away.
It was not easy, and there was a lot of disagreement.
But I'm happy to announce that the first act
that we will be seeing in the Grand Final is...
..Oleg and his bath.
(CHEERING)
Congratulations, Oleg!
(CHEERING)
Kate, can you tell me the second act going through to the Grand Final?
The second act that we cannot wait to see in the Grand Final...
..is...
..Acromazing.
(CHEERING)
Congratulations, Acromazing!
Alesha, can you tell me the third act from tonight
going through to the Grand Final?
My heart is pounding right now.
This was such a strong Semi-Final.
When I look at everyone on stage,
I honestly believe all of you have done so well,
you're all winners,
and whatever happens from here on, I wish you all the best of luck.
But we could only choose one more act
and the final act going through to the final is...
..Emo Majok!
(CHEERING)
Australia, we have your Grand Finalists!
A huge thank you to all of the incredibly talented acts
who performed for us tonight, and thank you to our AGT judges!
(CHEERING)
I'm Ricki-Lee. See you at the Grand Final!
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