America's Got Talent (2006–…): Season 14, Episode 11 - Judge Cuts 4 - full transcript

[Sam Tinnesz's

"Ready Set Let's Go"]

You have made it through

to the live shows

at the Dolby Theatre.

[echoing] The live shows
at the Dolby Theatre.

The live shows
at the Dolby Theatre.

♪ Ready set let's go,
this fire's blazing ♪

Wow.

You just blew it
out of the water.

Whoa.



You come out, and you
show them how it's done.

♪ Let's go ♪

You have an amazing talent.

I totally believe

that you deserve
to be in the live shows.

♪ Ready set ♪

Is it enough?

This is your last chance

to go through
to the Dolby Theatre

and winning
a headline show in Vegas.

♪ Ohhh-ohhh-ohhhh ♪

Do we think you're gonna be
ready for the live shows?

[echoing]
...for the live shows?

[cheers and applause]



[upbeat music]

♪ ♪

♪ Let's go ♪

♪ This fire's blazing ♪

♪ We got you shaking ♪

♪ Ready set,
ready set let's go ♪

Welcome to
"America's Got Talent,"

the final Judge Cuts

from Universal Studios
Los Angeles,

and please welcome
our guest judge,

one of the hardest-working men
in show business.

Me!
[laughter]

Comedian, author,

and legendary
late-night TV show host,

it's the one and only

Mr. Jay Leno!

♪ ♪

Thank you very much.

Oh, my God.

It's Jay Leno.

How are you?
Good to see you.

Thank you. Thank you.
Very nice to see you.

Thanks for this.
Thank you. Thank you.

Hello.
Look at you, how beautiful.

Good to see you again.

[mutters] Oh, you.
[laughs]

The great Jay Leno, man.

How's it feel to be here?
Well, it's very exciting.

I spent 20 years introducing
people but never judging them,

so this'll be
a new thing for me.

Oh, I think you judged us.
Yeah, I did judge you.

[laughter]

All right, 18 acts
are waiting to come out

and prove they deserve

one of the final seven spots
to the live shows.

Seven.
Seven spots.

Now, Jay,
as our guest judge,

you get something very special
called the Golden Buzzer.

[cheers and applause]

You push that buzzer one time,

you will send your favorite act

straight to the live shows
at the Dolby in Hollywood.

Yeah!
♪ Get it on ♪

So are you ready
to get this started, y'all?

[cheers and applause]

Let's make it happen, y'all.

♪ Get it on,
bang a gong ♪

♪ Get it on ♪

Are you nervous right now?
Yes!

Now that I know that the guest
judge is a legendary comic,

now I need to change
my whole set.

I'm so excited
that you're here.

Well, thanks.

The OG, I get to sit
next to the OG.

[cheers and applause]

What is it you do again?
Magic.

Well, I'm a comic,
you know, of sorts.

Oh.
And I'm guessing you guys--

Dog show.
Dog show, okay.

There we go.
That's it.

[cheers and applause]

It was quite incredible,

but I think--what's his name?
Aussie.

Aussie.
Aussie is the star for me.

All right,
Universal Studios,

you ready to get
this show started?

What kind of acts
do you usually like?

Do you like music,
singing, magic?

I like to look at someone
who--oh, wow, they're

gonna be a star someday.
Superstar, yeah.

[dog barking]

I think there might be dogs.
I hear dogs.

[cheers and applause]

[indistinct]

[dogs barking]

Aussie, Aussie, sit down.
Aussie.

Hello.

Hello.
Hi. Welcome back.

Thank you.
So just tell us

who you are again, please,
and where you're from.

We are the Dominguez family.
Yep.

We live in Dallas, Texas.
Okay.

[cheers and applause]

And remind me, you travel
all the time in one van?

Yeah, we have an RV.

So what would you like
to happen

if you were to win
"America's Got Talent?"

First thing, buy
a house for this family,

and second,
do a show in Las Vegas.

This is our dream.

[cheers and applause]

It's your favorite,
your terrier.

Yeah, I like him.
He want to say hi.

Oh, hello.

They all want to say hi.
They're all coming.

And have some of them had,
like, different haircuts

since we last saw you?

Yeah, my wife has the--
No, not your wife.

[laughter]

Talking about the back row?

Doesn't matter.
I'll ask you afterwards.

Okay, 18 acts, 7 go through.
Good luck.

Thank you very much.

[cheers and applause]

"Yeah, my wife
had a haircut."

[laughs]
She got an inch taken off.

Here we go.

[upbeat music]

♪ Viva Las Vegas ♪

♪ Viva, viva ♪

♪ Las Vegas ♪

♪ A little party never
killed nobody ♪

Whoa!

♪ So we gonna dance
until we drop ♪

♪ A little party never
killed nobody ♪

Ohh!

♪ Right here right now
is all we got ♪

♪ Ooh-ooh yeah ♪

♪ A little party
never killed nobody ♪

♪ So we gonna dance
until we drop ♪

♪ A little party never
killed nobody ♪

♪ Right here right now ♪

Whoa!
[cheers and applause]

♪ All we got,
all we got ♪

♪ All we got,
all we got ♪

[cheers and applause]
Whoa!

♪ ♪

♪ It don't mean a thing
if I give you my heart ♪

♪ If you tear it apart,
no, uh, uh, ah, oh ♪

♪ A little party
never killed nobody ♪

This is incredible.

♪ We gonna dance
until we drop ♪

♪ A little party
never killed nobody ♪

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

♪ A little party
never killed nobody ♪

♪ So we gonna dance
until we drop ♪

[cheers and applause]

♪ A little party
never killed nobody ♪

Ahh!
[wild cheering]

Wow.

[cheers and applause]

[Steppenwolf's
"Born to be Wild"]

♪ ♪

Look at that one.

[dogs barking]

They're running all over
the stage.

♪ Get your motor running ♪

♪ Head out on the highway ♪
Yeah.

♪ Looking for adventure ♪

I have a feeling
we're just gonna have

to keep talking
while this happens.

Howie?

It's chaotic,
and who doesn't love chaos?

[laughter]

The question that I have,
is this a step up?

We're seeing 18 acts tonight.

Only seven are going through,
so I wish you the best of luck.

♪ Born to be wild ♪

Julianne?

I could obviously see
that there is

a few little things
that didn't go as planned.

Ad goodbye.

Oh.
And you're back.

But I gotta be honest.

It was like
a beautiful hurricane.

Well done.

Jay?

You've had a lot
of dog acts on your show.

Yeah, I mean, the dogs are--
dogs are dogs.

They're just hilarious
whenever they--

you can see they've been too--
little too much time in the RV,

I think,
on the road with the dogs.

So it was great, a lot of fun.

Thank you.
Gabrielle?

I mean, we're all dog
people here,

and so we love, you know,
all the dog acts,

but more than the dogs,
we love your family.

Great job.

Well, I think what's great,
it's just fantastic chaos,

and it's almost like the most
fun family in the world

to be a part of,

and you always try
and give constructive advice,

and I think with
"The Lion King"

being re-released
and some of them actually

do look like lions--not
so much the multicolored one,

but I think maybe if you do
make it through to the finals,

that would be my advice,

that you do something
along those lines.

♪ Born to be wild ♪

Thank you.
Thank you.

[cheers and applause]

You don't think
that looks like a lion?

No.

Listen, we will wait
for the judges' decisions.

I hope you're in.

I hope too.
Okay, tonight.

All right, great job, guys.

Jay, what do you think
of this whole judging thing?

It's fun.
It's fun.

I was totally blown away.

[vocalizing]

I'll be rooting for you.

Whoa.
[buzzer]

I don't know what to say
other than it was awful.

I'm the witness to something
extremely special.

.

Hey, Jay, when are you gonna

hit your Golden Buzzer?

Oh, very soon.
Very soon? All right.

You heard it first right here.
He's gonna hit it soon.

I'm so curious to see
who he's gonna press

the Golden Buzzer for.

Me too.

Do you think
he likes dancing?

You never know.

We need to be good.

We are DM Nation,

and we are a dance group
from Quebec, Canada.

Our first audition,

we got a lot of great
constructive criticism.

[cheers and applause]

To me, it lacks
that personality.

Whoo!

There is a kind of a coldness
there at the moment.

I don't want to see
the same thing happen again,

but four yeses.

[cheers and applause]

Hearing that
we needed to bring

maybe a little more
personality was a shock.

We're on a mission
to show Simon

that we have
a lot of personality.

Yeah.
And that we can win,

so you better be ready, Simon,
'cause we're coming for you.

All right,
here we go, folks.

Here we go.

[cheers and applause]

Well, hello, DM Nation.

all: Hi.

You guys are
from Canada, right?

Yes, from Quebec.

That's 10% of the population
of Canada right there.

I want to know,
how did you guys

prepare for this
next round of competition?

We've prepared so hard.

We're so glad to be here,
and we want to be the first

all-female dance group
to ever make it to the finals.

All right, DM Nation,
take it away.

Thank you.
Yeah!

Let's go!
Come on!

Oh, this is your wheelhouse,
isn't it?

I love the dance.

[Woodkid's
"Run Boy Run"]

♪ ♪

♪ Run boy run ♪

♪ This world
is not meant for you ♪

♪ Run boy run ♪

♪ They're trying
to catch you ♪

♪ Run boy run ♪

♪ Running is a victory ♪

♪ Run boy run ♪

♪ Beauty lies
behind the hills ♪

♪ ♪

Oh-oh-oh!

♪ ♪

[wild cheering]
Yeah!

[Aurora's "Conqueror"]

All right, Simon?

Look, all I would say is

it's very professional
and technical,

but I don't know what it is.

There's a coldness to me.

I can't relate
to you as people.

That's exactly the opposite
of what I felt.

I love when you were making
those kind of scary faces,

and then they had this angry,
"I'm gonna kick your butt"

kinda thing going,
so I was totally blown away.

Thank you so much.
Thank you.

You came back,

and you upped it
to a new level,

but it is a tough
and tight competition.

There's a lot of acts here,

but I really believe that you
guys delivered, so good luck.

Thank you.

♪ I've been looking
for the conqueror ♪

It's gonna be tough.
It's a tight competition.

Okay, here we go.

I'm gonna try my hardest
to get that Golden Buzzer

again though because
I felt it once already.

I need to feel it again.

Who's Ben Trigger?
Oh, he's a--

Performer.
Performer.

Ben Trigger,

Golden Buzzer winner.

[wild cheering]

It felt exhilarating.

Who wouldn't want
some tasseling show boy

up on stage in the finals?
Let's be honest.

[cheers and applause]

Without a doubt, my favorite
Golden Buzzer moment.

You shouldn't have.

What do you mean, I didn't
get the Golden Buzzer?

I'm a classically
trained dancer.

I've been training since
I was five, but growing up,

I was the bigger kid,
and I think it was hard

because dance is such
a competitive sport

that you have to look
a certain way to be a dancer.

Knowing that there are
other great dancers here,

it's nerve-racking.

I'm gonna show the judges
a more serious side.

It's what I've trained
16 years to do.

You're gonna tone it down.

Do you think
that's the right decision

to make here
at the Judge Cuts,

or do you think that's risky?

Oh, I think you've
gotta be versatile.

Showing my serious side
tonight I think will give me

a little bit of an edge
in the competition.

Oh, I love him.

You're never too big
to dance.

If you've got a dream
and you've got something

that you love,
you don't give up on it.

Tell us your name,
so everybody knows your name.

My name is Ben Trigger.

I'm 25,
and I am from Australia.

[cheers and applause]

How do you think
that first audition went?

Well, I got
the Golden Buzzer,

so I don't know
why I'm here tonight.

You obviously just want to
see me again, so that's fine.

That was a pretty big act
to follow,

so what have you done
to prepare for tonight?

Well, I think I'm going
for a bit more serious tonight,

gonna show you
that I'm a real dancer.

Oh.
Okay.

All right. I'm into it.

Good luck.
Thank you.

[cheers and applause]

I can't imagine there
is a serious side.

I--I hope not.

I hope it's why we liked him
in the first place.

I need tassels.

[David Guetta's "Titanium"]

♪ You shout it out ♪

♪ But I can't hear
a word you say ♪

♪ I'm talking loud,
not saying much ♪

♪ I'm bulletproof ♪

♪ Nothing to lose ♪

♪ Fire away, fire away ♪

Is he serious?

♪ You shoot me down
but I don't fall ♪

♪ I am titanium ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

[cheers and applause]

[Tina Turner's "Proud Mary"]

Yes!

[laughs]

♪ ♪

♪ If you come down
to the river ♪

♪ I bet you're gonna find
some people who live ♪

I thought it was
more serious.

♪ If you got no money ♪

♪ People on the river
are happy to give ♪

♪ Big wheels
keep on turning ♪

♪ Proud Mary keep on burning ♪

♪ And we're rolling
and we're rolling ♪

♪ And we're rolling
on the river ♪

♪ ♪

Oh, no.

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Yeah, rolling on the river ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Rolling ♪
Ahhh!

Yes!

[cheering]

♪ And we're rolling ♪

♪ We're rolling
on the river ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ All right ♪

♪ Uh-huh ♪

[cheers and applause]

Again?

[wild cheering]

Wow.

I feel like we should
start with Jay.

What do you think?

You know, it's been a long
time since "Crocodile Dundee."

Australia's gone through a lot
of changes since those days.

It was a lot of fun to watch,

and I can see
you're having fun with it,

and the audience had fun
with it too.

Congratulations. Good job.
Thank you.

[cheers and applause]

It hearkens back
to Janet Jackson

and the halftime show.
I thought--

But it was funny,

and you actually are
a really good dancer.

You have skills.
Thank you.

So I said to Howie
when you were like,

"Oh, I'm gonna--
it's gonna be more serious,"

and I was like,
"If this man does not give me

these dang tassels,
I'ma be so upset."

So when you gave us tassels,
I was like, "Yes, babe!"

Whoo!
Simon?

I don't know what to say.

You've got
a great personality,

but I've got to ask you,
where does this go?

Oh, so many places.

[laughter]

I got it. I got it.

That's gonna help me
make my mind up later.

Mm-hmm.

We are going to be
deliberating tonight.

We will see what happens,
but I love the show.

Thank you.
[cheers and applause]

I love the fact that we're
supposed to be experts on that.

Well, you know, like,
we really know what to say.

What is that to be
an expert on?

[cheers and applause]

.

["Ain't Nobody" playing]

♪ Ain't nobody
loves me better ♪

♪ Makes me happy,
makes me feel this way ♪

I just loved it. I thought
it was really fantastic.

I was very, very impressed.
Thank you so much.

Thank you.
He did a great job.

I am so nervous after this,
you know?

Oh, yeah, for real.

There's so much more at stake
for this performance.

My name is Jordan Ravi,

and I'm a 19-year-old
singer/songwriter

from Darwin, Australia.

To go from busking
on the streets of my hometown

to playing onstage
in front of Simon Cowell

is just, like,
I couldn't believe it.

♪ Now they always say
congratulations ♪

Being on "AGT" showed me what
I could do, what was possible.

They love you.
The ladies love you.

[cheering]

You have great energy,

and watching the audience
respond to you

and you respond to them,
that was magic.

[cheers and applause]

I feel like
all the years of busking

right up to this moment

allowed me
to take this huge step.

I hope we all get through.

Thank you.
You guys too, for real.

Yeah, yeah.
I like you guys, like--

Yeah.
You guys are cool.

I can't see myself looking
in any direction but forwards.

I want to be
one of the seven contestants

who make it to the live show.

[cheers and applause]

Welcome back.
How you doing?

Take it in, ladies.
Take it in.

We love you.
Tell us what you're doing.

Playing a song for you guys
today called "High Hopes."

Ooh.
Ooh.

I think a lot of us out here
have some high hopes.

[laughter]

Good luck.

♪ Mama said don't give up ♪

♪ It's a little complicated ♪

♪ All tied up, no more love ♪

♪ And I hate
to see you waiting ♪

♪ Had to have high,
high hopes for a living ♪

♪ Shooting for the stars when
I couldn't make a killing ♪

♪ Didn't have a dime
but I always had a vision ♪

♪ Had to have high,
high hopes ♪

This, to me, was a way better
audition than your first one.

I think you look great.
You got a great personality.

I was really impressed
with that.

I'm really happy for you.
Well done.

Thank you so much.
I agree with Simon.

I liked the fact that you did
something different.

I thought it sounded great,

and you're an enjoyable
performer to watch.

Thank you so much.

There's definitely
a lot more pressure

than there was last time
because everyone is so,

so talented.

My name's Benicio Bryant.
I'm 14 years old.

I'm from Maple Valley,
Washington.

My first audition,
I was super nervous.

♪ I have been to the movies ♪

♪ I've seen how it ends ♪

♪ The joke's on them ♪

You remind me
of the very first time

I auditioned Harry Styles,

which was he had
this presence about him,

and I've just got
a feeling about you.

I just never thought
that this would happen.

I'm a super shy person.

I'm not used
to performing onstage.

I just sing in my room with,

like, a toothbrush
or something,

pretending it was
my microphone.

For this round, I'm actually
singing an original song

because I have to top what I
did the last round, but yeah.

What's the song about?

The song's called
"Here Goes Nothing,"

so it's just kind of about,
you know, like,

taking your shot,
you know, just--

That's perfect
for this competition.

Exactly, yeah.
It is.

I just want to, you know,
make the most of myself

and just show everyone
what I can do.

[cheers and applause]

Oh.

I am sold.
So am I.

Hello.
Hey, guys.

I have not stopped
thinking about you

since the first audition
because you blew me away.

I gotta say,
it's a lot of pressure now

because I love you so much.
Thank you.

But what are you doing today

that is gonna raise the stakes
and show us what you got?

Well, so obviously I'm
playing guitar tonight--today.

Sorry, I'm a little nervous,
sorry.

That's okay. Take a breath.
We're all here to support.

Also I'm doing
an original song.

Oh. Ooh.
Ooh.

[cheers and applause]

I love that.
Well, let's see what you got.

Thank you so much.
Thank you.

[cheers and applause]

["Here Goes Nothing" begins]

♪ ♪

♪ Ohh ♪

♪ Life can be a battlefield ♪

♪ Scared to know
what could be real ♪

♪ Fear takes hold
I lose my nerve ♪

♪ I fail before I try ♪

♪ What if I'm
not good enough ♪

♪ What if I run
when it gets tough ♪

♪ No matter what they say ♪

♪ My worst enemy is me ♪

♪ And I'm dreaming
of another life ♪

♪ I'm dreaming
and I'm here to fight ♪

♪ I'm dreaming
that I could touch the sky ♪

♪ Don't tell me that I can't ♪

♪ That I'll lose
like it's your demand ♪

♪ I'm on the edge
about to take the leap ♪

♪ Here goes nothing ♪

[cheers and applause]

♪ Here goes nothing ♪

♪ Here goes nothing ♪

♪ Oh-oh-oh ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

Whoo!

♪ Here goes nothing ♪

[wild cheering]

[Kodaline's "High Hopes"]

Whoo!

Thank you.

That was a perfect original

to sing for
an audition like this.

Thank you.

My mother would say
you have an old soul.

You know, I could look
at you and hear your music

and think there's a lot
of stories behind you.

I feel like we're looking
directly into your heart.

Thank you.
I mean, it really--

it really is touching.

Yes. Yes.
Thank you.

There's a lot
of great acts tonight.

There's a lot of great acts.

You're worthy of going through,

but this is so much harder now

because, as you know,
only seven are going through,

so I wish you
the best of luck.

[cheers and applause]

Even though I loved
your first audition,

in a weird way
I liked you even more today

because it was so bare
and so raw and so honest,

and you just want
people to be yourself,

and that's why I think
we all related to you

right from the beginning,
you know?

And my only advice
I can give to you

is just don't listen to anyone
other than yourself.

Trust yourself.

♪ High hopes ♪

♪ It takes me back
to where we started ♪

Well done.
Thank you.

♪ High hopes ♪

Aww, I see you
getting emotional.

Oh, man.
Oh, dude, dude, amazing.

Thank you so much.

♪ Keeps spinning around ♪

.

Julianne, she looks like

she's really
channeling outer space.

I like her makeup.

Her eyes look
really good tonight.

It's like a spaceship.

It feels like
an alien makeup.

Yeah.

Victor, it's good to
see you again, sir.

Now, listen, I have never seen
an act like yours,

horizontal juggling.

[cheers and applause]

Wow.

The fact that you were able
to create an entire world

on that stage made me feel
totally immersed.

I thought the creativity
was off the charts.

[cheers and applause]

For this next act,
we had to put the Xs back.

Are you nervous
before your show?

My hands are shaking.
Yeah?

Yeah.

My name is Marina Mazepa.

When I was kid
growing up in Ukraine,

my mom wanted me to be a lady,
so she put me into dance.

From the beginning,

I knew that I had something
more inside of me.

I have another side.

When I'm on stage,
I'm unpredictable.

Come on!

I love to shock people.

Oh!
[audience groaning]

Wow, wow, wow.

You have four yeses.
Congratulations.

[wild cheering]

Now to get
to the live shows,

I have to surprise
them even more.

Who's up next?
Our contortionist.

Oh, my God,
on a pole no less.

Ah.

Tonight I want
to show the judges

something they won't forget.

Oh.

Oh.
Oh.

[cheers and applause]

This first audition,
it was a great moment.

Oh, it was terrifying.
Yeah, I loved it.

I knew that tutu
was coming off.

I didn't.

Oh, wow.
Oh, no.

Oh, my God.
Wow.

She is crazy.

[Ruelle's "Madness"]

Oh, my gosh.

♪ ♪

♪ I see ♪

♪ That look in your eyes ♪

♪ It makes me go blind ♪

♪ Cut me deep ♪

♪ These secrets and lies ♪

Oh!

♪ Storm in the quiet ♪

♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh ♪

♪ Feel the fury ♪

♪ Close ♪

♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh ♪

Whoa!

♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh ♪

♪ Madness, madness ♪

♪ Madness ♪

♪ Madness, madness ♪

♪ Madness ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh ♪

[laughs]

♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh ♪

Ohh!

♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Nowhere to run ♪

♪ Madness, madness ♪

♪ Madness ♪

♪ Madness, madness, madness ♪

Oh, my God!

[wild cheering]

♪ Welcome to my dark side ♪

♪ Ooh-ooh ♪

♪ Ooh-ooh ♪

♪ Welcome to my dark side ♪

Jay?

I don't know
the definition of art,

but I know art when I see it,
and that really was art.

I mean, it combined
a lot of elements.

I thought it was just
wonderfully creative,

and I was very,
very impressed.

Congratulations.
Thank you.

[cheers and applause]

The thing is,
in this day and age

you have to be creative
and innovative and be original,

and you're all of those
things and more.

[cheers and applause]

Thank you.
Simon?

Well, you're terrifying,
Marina,

but in a kind
of a brilliant way.

I mean,
what I love about you

is we don't have a clue
what is going to happen.

I have no idea what that means,
what the wire was,

and then you came over and
tried to bite me or something.

[laughter]

But, you know, this is
very cool, very current,

and this is gonna be the
hardest decision I've ever had

to make to decide the seven
acts who are gonna go through

because you have
to be a contender.

You do.

♪ Till I show you how
I feel inside ♪

♪ Welcome to my ♪

Thank you for not biting me.
Well done.

♪ Ooh-ooh,
welcome to my ♪

I do this.

♪ Ooh-ooh ♪

♪ I can be your reckless,
you can be my stain ♪

♪ I can be your heartache,
you can be my shame ♪

Tell you what,

up close she is terrifying.

Yeah, she's committed.
Like, nuts.

[vocalizing]
Can I get an amen?

all: Amen!

You're even more
amazing this time.

You show them
how it's done.

♪ ♪

So what type of music

do you like to sing?

Soul, blues.

Really?
Yeah.

I'm Charlotte.
I'm 13 years old.

I'm from Spain,
and my talent is singing.

When I was seven years old
was my first time

watching
"America's Got Talent,"

and since then I started
singing all the time,

every second, every minute,
all the time.

♪ Because you're mine ♪

And finally I'm here.

It was like
living in a dream.

You know that you win
a million dollars

if you win the show?
Yeah.

What would you do
with the money?

I would buy a guinea pig,

and I would call
the guinea pig Simon Cowell.

[laughter]

Wow.
No one's ever said that.

I'm just nervous because
there's a lot of competition

in this round.

A lot of people
and a lot of singers.

They're really talented.
Yes, some good singers.

Really?
How many are there?

How many?

Eighteen?
Oh, we didn't know about that.

And seven.
Yeah.

I just wish nothing
but the best,

especially for you.

Thank you.
I do for you too.

Yes, yes.
Take your seats, please.

Here we go.

Hi.

Oh.
[cheers and applause]

Hi.
Charlotte, I remember you.

You're from Spain, right?
Yeah.

You know what I remember
about you

besides your amazing talent?

What you would do
if you won this.

So you may get one step further
to Simon the guinea pig

if you do well right now.

[laughter and applause]

That is an honor,
thank you.

That is an honor,
and I'll remind them

you're only 13 years old.
Yeah.

And are you--is it--
are you nervous backstage?

Is everybody--do you hang--
are you all hanging together?

Who?

You and the
other contestants?

Oh, yeah, yeah.

Howie, you're making
her nervous.

Am I making you nervous?
No, I'm just nervous.

It's all right.
Is there anything

that I could say
that would calm you down?

Guinea pig.
[laughter]

Simon the guinea pig.
Yeah. Thank you.

Go ahead, young lady.

["You Don't Own Me" begins]

♪ ♪

♪ You don't own me ♪

♪ Don't try to change me
in any way ♪

♪ You don't own me ♪

♪ Don't tie me down
'cause I'll never stay ♪

♪ I don't tell you
what to say ♪

♪ And I don't tell you
what to do ♪

♪ So just let me be myself ♪

Whoo!

♪ That's all I ask of you ♪

♪ I'm young
and I love to be young ♪

♪ And I'm free
and I love to be free ♪

♪ To live my life
the way I want ♪

♪ To say and do
whatever I please ♪

♪ Ohhh ♪

♪ I'm not just
one of your many toys ♪

♪ You don't own me ♪

♪ Don't say I can't go
with other boys ♪

[wild cheering]

[gentle music]

All right, baby girl.
Yeah.

Interesting choice of song.

That was, like, one of
the first feminist songs

back in the day, you know,

because all
the other songs were,

"I want to be Bobby's girl,"
all those stupid songs,

and this is a song
about a woman who's gonna do

what she wants
when she wants it.

I was blown away.
It's just incredible.

[cheers and applause]

We asked all these earlier
acts why they're so nervous.

Now I understand,
because they've heard you,

and they're just like,
"I might as well give up now,"

because there is a real rawness
to you which I love.

This was great.
I'm really, really happy.

Thank you so much.

[cheers and applause]

I definitely
don't want to have to tell

any of these people
they're not going on.

I know, it's horrible.
It's the worst part of the job.

'Cause there's easily
out of 18,

like right now I'm already
at, like, six.

My name is Callie Day.

I'm from Atlanta, Georgia,
and I'm a singer.

At the age of two, I started
singing in children's choir.

My happy place
was always singing.

[laughs]
That's where you could find me.

I've always
wanted to perform,

but that door
has never opened.

In 2014 I was at church,

and a friend of mine
happened to record me.

Right now the video
has 24.9 million views,

and I knew this is
my time to be heard.

[cheers and applause]

[vocalizing]

The average pop star age--
Is 19.

19, but you, you
have an amazing voice.

I'm gonna recognize
that voice in the crowd.

Now that I'm back again,
I'm more nervous.

There's so many
talented singers.

I've been nervous before,

but this one
is a different nervous.

This one is really big.
This is big. This is big.

This is probably
my last chance

to do what I love
to do best.

I'm thankful
for this opportunity,

and I hope to win.

Amen.
[chuckles]

[cheers and applause]

Oh.

Callie Day.
Hello.

How are you?
I am blessed.

Yeah, we are blessed
to have you here.

You blew the roof off
the place the first time.

Are you gonna leave this roof
on this time?

I plan on probably hurting
a couple of folks today.

Oh, wow.
[laughter]

You know what?
I can't wait any longer.

So I wish you
the best of luck.

Thank you.
[cheers and applause]

["Up to the Mountain" begins]

♪ ♪

♪ I went up to the mountain ♪

I love this song.

♪ Up over the clouds ♪

♪ ♪

♪ And though
the clouds are blue ♪

♪ I can wait no more ♪

♪ ♪

♪ See sometimes I lay down ♪

♪ No more can I do ♪

♪ See sometimes I look down ♪

♪ But I'm afraid ♪

♪ I'll fall ♪

♪ And though the sun ♪

♪ It still shines ♪

♪ I have nothing ♪

♪ Nothing at all ♪

♪ But then I hear ♪

Whoo!

♪ Your sweet, sweet voice ♪

♪ Ohh ♪

♪ Come and go ♪

♪ Telling me softly ♪

♪ You love me so ♪

[wild cheering]

[gentle cover of
"Hallelujah" begins]

♪ ♪

Throw away that piano!

Throw that piano
in the garbage, baby!

Throw that instrument away!

[cheers and applause]

I would love to just hear you
do it a cappella,

you know, because to me,

you are so much better
than any instrument.

[cheers and applause]

You were
just so captivating.

You could hear a pin drop
because we were engaged

in everything
that you said and sang.

Many blessings.
[exhales]

You just, like,
completely captured my heart.

That was so stunning.

Thank you so much
for your beauty.

[inaudible]
[cheers and applause]

If anyone ever asks me
what does gospel mean,

I'm gonna go,
"Listen to you."

That's what it's all about.
Callie Day.

Callie Day.
Callie Day.

Thank you for making our job
even harder tonight, Callie.

Yeah, thanks a lot.

♪ Hallelujah ♪

♪ Hallelujah ♪

♪ ♪

Oh, my goodness,
Ms. Callie Day.

Let me tell you something.

That was so heartfelt,
so emotional.

Damn.
It's gonna be so hard.

Yeah.
Boy, what a night.

It's hard.
It's harder than I thought.

♪ Hallelujah ♪

.

You're doing great,

by the way.

Well, thanks, thanks, thanks.
I really mean that.

Well, thanks, thanks, thanks.

All right,
Universal Studios,

more talent headed your way.

Who's up next?
It's magic.

Zack and Stan.

Now, there's a few magicians
in tonight out of the 18.

I think that we got
something quite different

from the other magicians.
Needles?

Don't try this at home.

♪ Gawking at the tricks
up your sleeve ♪

No!

♪ Used to let it go ♪

I thought it was icky.

I thought it was wow,
and I'm gonna fight for you.

Good luck, guys.
Thank you very much.

What do you do?
I'm a magician.

Oh, yes, you are, you little
slick, smooth operator.

Before I came out on stage,

I asked the judges to write
down any random thought,

and I'm gonna try
and fix it onto this canvas.

Howie, you're thinking
about Trump.

Gabrielle, Egypt.

Wow.
Julianne, Roger Rabbit.

Roger Rabbit.

Simon, you're thinking
about a Yorkie.

Ooh.
I could do that.

The first letter, T-E-R-R-Y,
so what does it make together?

Terry.
Terry Crews.

♪ ♪

Wow.

Oh, my God!
That looks like me!

You were amazing
the first time.

You're even more
amazing this time.

Unbelievable.

I have no idea
how you do it.

I'm just incredibly impressed.
Really, really good.

You're covered in glitter.
I love glitter.

I hope you go to lives,
brother.

Thank you, man.
All right, all right.

I could show them
a magic trick.

Oh, really?

If they want to see how I got
into this dress, oh!

My name is Kara With a K.
I live in Hollywood.

I am 37 years old.

♪ So peaceful ♪

You just gotta stay on
the grind because what a--

I killed it
in my first audition.

Oh, my God!

You're not only funny,
but your physical comedy,

I loved it.

Since the show has aired,
it's happening.

I'm becoming famous.

How are you enjoying
the spotlight?

Honey, you know,
I'd like to say

that it's a little too much,
but I absolutely love it.

The pressure's on because
there's only seven spots,

and there's 18 acts,
and if I heard no,

I don't think I'd believe it.

And I think they'd have
to call security.

Uh-oh, here comes trouble.

Right, so you are?
I'm Kara With a K, baby!

How you doing tonight?

[feedback whines]

We have to adjust
your microphone here.

Just one second.
Okay.

I'm just gonna adjust
your mic a little bit.

Whoops.

Pretend that
didn't happen, guys.

Okay.
I am gonna ask you

what you've done
to prepare for this.

I've just been working
really hard,

stretching,
getting my jokes ready,

and I'm just ready to be
a star with you, Simon.

I'm ready for stardom.

I'm ready for you.
Let's do it. Good luck.

Here we go.
Are you ready?

All right.

Whoo!
Jesus, take the wheel!

How you guys doing tonight?
Whoo!

She's enthusiastic.
You know what?

Energy, she got all of it.

I've actually been suffering
from something called

high self-esteem.

[chirping]
Okay, okay, okay.

What?

Hit it.
[lively music]

Oh, my.

Whoo! Yeah!
Oh, god.

[indistinct]

Oh, my God, she's
actually taking things off.

Caw! Caw! Caw!

Whoo!

Girl, I got you right here.

High five or not.
Here you go.

I got a little secret
for you, baby.

It's a vintage.

Uh-uh.

Okay, you're more
of a white guy?

I got you. Hold on.
Yeah, it's a nice pinot.

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

Oh!
[trills]

[audience gasps]

[cheers and applause]

What in the hell?
Caw, caw, caw!

[laughs]

Oh, God.

Um...
I can't. I don't know.

Uh, Jay?

Uh, you--you've--

you got the moves,
and you got the personality,

but there just wasn't
enough jokes in there for me.

Hey, Jay, you want to maybe
sleep on it for a second?

What?
[stammers]

You want to get back
to me on that?

Maybe it's just not your style,
and that's okay.

No, no, I don't say it
to be mean 'cause I like you.

I think you're a performer.

Am I allowed
to disagree with him?

No, I love you.
Thank you very much.

Oh, my gosh.

We'll be talking
about you later. Good luck.

Thank you so much.
Thank you, guys.

♪ ♪

That was crazy disappointing.

I was so uncomfortable.

Sometimes you don't
win them all, guys.

Some people
don't have the vision.

She's out of material.
That's exactly right.

I've seen people do this.

They do their first
"Tonight Show"

that's five
years of their life,

and then they come back
two months later

with something they just wrote,
and it--

they didn't work
it through enough.

Shh.

.

Jay, is it different to what

you thought it was gonna be?

It's way more serious than
I thought it was gonna be.

Yeah.

'Cause you're watching on TV,
you sort of sit home,

you know, you're just watching,
but you get here, you realize

this is their whole life.

Yeah.
It really is.

This is what they do,
you know?

This is make-or-break
for a lot of these people.

There's a lot
of young singers here.

A lot of them are, like,
super talented,

and they have
the same big dream

to become a singer
and everything,

and it's kinda, like, really,
really nervous, you know?

Like, what's gonna happen?

My name's Emanne.
I'm ten years old.

Since I was very little,

I always loved to sing,
and my grandma was like,

"You're gonna be
an opera singer."

[cheers and applause]

[singing in Italian]

You are absolutely fantastic.

Thank you.

Now that I'm here
at Judge Cuts,

I have to do even better
on this performance.

I think this song is, like,

the hardest song
I've ever done.

I brought Uni with me.

Uni's, like, my good
luck charm for singing.

Uni was with me
on my first audition,

and I really hope
she gives good luck

to me in this performance too

'cause she's, like,
you know, magical.

Are you ready for this
next act, Universal Studios?

[cheers and applause]

Oh, my gosh,
I love her so much.

Hi.
I remember you.

I remember you too.
[laughter]

So just tell us
who you are again, please,

and where you're from.

Emanne from Northport,
Florida.

And just remind us
how old you are.

Ten.
[audience gasps]

Well, you know what?

All the young kids
on the show this year

are literally killing it.

You had
a great first audition.

We're all rooting for you.

Good luck, and I hope
the next three minutes

changes your life.

Thank you.

[cheers and applause]

[operatic music begins]

♪ ♪

[singing in Italian]

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

Oh, my God.

♪ ♪

[music crescendos]

♪ ♪

[wild cheering]

[Rachel Platten's
"Better Place"]

♪ ♪

Incredible.

♪ I'll tell the world,
I'll sing a song ♪

♪ It's a better place
since you came along ♪

You're only ten years old,
and we are seeing acts

come out here,
and they're sweating,

and they're not
performing to par.

They're not stepping it up,
and they're double your age,

and then you come out here.
Yeah.

And you show them
how it's done.

Whoo!
That's really nice.

Thank you.
Thank you so much.

♪ Oh all the love
that you bring ♪

And the fact
that you are--

you're just, like,
such a normal person,

and to have a voice like this,

it's not something
you can train to get.

It genuinely is a gift.

Thank you.

Just the fact that
from a child

comes an honesty and a truth.

I mean, it's--
I feel like I'm a witness

to something extremely special,

and at some point
in my career people will say,

"What do you remember most?"

"I remember hitting
the Golden Buzzer."

[gasps]
[rising cheers]

♪ I see the whole world
in your eyes ♪

♪ It's like I've known you
all my life ♪

♪ We just feel so right ♪

♪ ♪

♪ So I pour my heart
into your hands ♪

She got it.

♪ You love the way I am ♪

Thank you so much!

♪ And I hold
my favorite thing ♪

♪ I hold the happiness
you bring ♪

Hi, mom.
Hi!

[indistinct talking]

Emanne, you are going
straight to the lives!

It's very well-deserved.
Thanks, thanks.

Thank you so much.

Thank Jay Leno.
Your Golden Buzzer.

♪ It's a better place
since you came along ♪

♪ It's a better place
since you came along ♪

Whoo!
Hey!

[laughter and cheers]

Wow.

♪ ♪

I actually thought I knew
who was gonna go through.

I've completely
changed my mind already.

Yeah?
I think this is gonna be

harder than I thought.
Yeah?

Yeah.
You gotta get it guys.

Six spots left,
and we getting one.

Six spots for us.
One is ours.

Yeah.

♪ It's a better place
since you came along ♪

♪ ♪

You make us feel like
anything is possible.

You've nailed it.

You're hilarious,
and you're naughty.

This is the end of
the journey for you here.

.

Jay, now, you've had

some time to see a few acts.

What are your thoughts?

You know,
it's been a lot of fun.

One thing
I like about this show

is everybody here is talented.

It's just some are
more talented than others,

and that's the part
that makes it exciting,

and that's the part
that makes it hard.

Well, look,
there is a lot of pressure

for the contestants tonight.

This season's winner
will walk away with $1 million

and a headline show

at the Paris Las Vegas
Hotel & Casino.

Even thinking about it,
my palms are sweaty.

Well, you're a magician.

You can make
that disappear, right?

I wish.
[laughter]

My name is Eric Chien,
I'm 26,

and I'm a magician
from Houston, Texas.

My first audition,
I was terrified.

Here on "AGT" magic is king.

Knowing that Shin Lim won
last year made me nervous

because I have to take it
a step further than him.

[cheers and applause]

You don't have to compare
yourself to anybody.

Whoa!

I think you're one of
the best we've ever had.

Just six months ago, I was
only performing for friends,

but now thousands of people
have seen me perform my magic.

Oh, [bleep], millions.

All right,
Universal Studios,

we're set for the next act.

All right, here we go, gang.
Here we go.

Tonight the act I'm doing
is one of my favorite acts,

and I am really excited
to show America.

There's so much pressure and
there's so much competition,

but I only got one chance
to make it to the live shows,

so I will definitely
give it my all.

[cheers and applause]

Oh!
Oh, I remember him.

This guy's
an amazing magician.

Welcome back.
Thank you.

Do you want to introduce
yourself, please?

My name is Eric Chien,
and I am a magician.

Okay, well, you had
an amazing first audition.

I don't want to give
anything else away.

Just do your stuff.
Thank you.

Good luck.
All right.

[cheers and applause]

Now, there's a saying
that imagination

is the only weapon
in the war against reality.

How powerful is
our imagination, really?

Now, tonight I'd like
to test this out.

Jay, can I borrow your hand?
My hand?

Yes.
Yes, there you go.

Perfect.

I'll place four coins
in your hand.

All right.
Now close your hand.

With your other hand,
I want you to imagine

just placing one coin
into my hand.

Perfect.

Now, that was all just part
of your imagination, right?

Right.

But if you
really believed it,

you will see it
will become a reality.

There's a coin in my hand,

but if you slowly open yours,

you can see there's only
three coins left in your hand.

[cheers and applause]
Very good.

Got me.

I'd like to take this
a little further.

[gentle dramatic music]

♪ ♪

[audience oohs]
Whoa.

♪ ♪

Wow.

♪ ♪

What?
Whoa!

♪ ♪

Oh, what?

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

Jay, can I borrow your hand?
Yeah.

Perfect.
Here, don't move.

Everyone, come closer.
Watch.

♪ ♪

And see,
it turns back into ink,

but not only that,
you can see everything

was just part
of your imagination.

Look at that,
they disappeared.

This is a gift to you guys.

What?
Wow.

[wild cheering]

That was great.
Fantastic.

Oh, my goodness.

♪ I'll tell you a story ♪

♪ Before it tells itself ♪

♪ I lay out all my reasons ♪

♪ You'll say that
I need help ♪

♪ ♪

That was excellent.
Thank you.

Bloody hell, Eric.

Julianne?

You have this, like,
wonderment about you.

You make all of us feel
like anything is possible.

Thank you so much.
Oh, my gosh, it was amazing.

♪ And I say yeah-eah ♪

I think it was
more spectacular.

You were less nervous
than your original audition.

Yeah.

So I feel that you have
upped your game,

and I want to fight for you
to be one of the six

remaining acts
that can go through.

Please.
Thank you so much.

[cheers and applause]

Eric, I mean, I actually,
along with my son Eric,

we do believe
in things like magic,

and when I see
that two feet away from me,

it's not a trick, you know?
You have to believe.

I would say I think
the close-up stuff

is great for a while,

but then if you really want
to go to Vegas,

you've gotta be able
to do something big.

I think you've got a shot,

but it's just one
of these nights

where people have stepped up
better than I thought,

so we'll see what
happens later, so good luck.

Thank you.

♪ And I say yeah-eah ♪

♪ ♪

That was great.

How are we gonna
pick six people?

♪ Yeah-eah ♪

.

All right, here we go.

Yeah.
Okay.

[cheers and applause]

Oh, the Voices of Service.

Oh, they blew me away
last time.

Welcome back, guys.
Thank you.

Okay, well, let's start,
because we have a new audience,

please introduce yourselves.

Good evening.
Master Sergeant Caleb Green,

United States Army, retired.

[cheers and applause]

I'm Jason Leon Hanna,
Sergeant First Class,

United States Army,
active duty.

[cheers and applause]

I'm Sergeant Major
Christal Rheams,

United States Army,
active duty.

[cheers and applause]

I am Staff Sergeant,
retired, Ron Henry,

United States Army,
and we are Voices of Service.

Fantastic.

♪ But still I rise ♪

♪ This is no mistake no ♪

We're using this platform
to show what music can do

as therapy for service
men and women

who are coping
with post-traumatic stress.

♪ Think again ♪

Your message is amazing.
You've got great talent.

You've got 4,000 yeses.

Whoo!
[cheers and applause]

We were emotional

because our dream
finally felt within reach.

We go into hospitals,

using music to inspire

those veterans
on a recovery journey.

Personally, we all have
suffered our share

of traumatic experiences.

I got back
from Iraq in 2004.

It took me ten years
to realize that I had PTSD.

In my mind,
I'm still in Iraq.

You can't--
you can't do it alone,

and music can help
all of us heal.

We're here to spread
that message to everybody.

It's so gratifying to use
my voice to help

other people get through
what they've been through.

Getting to the Dolby Theatre
would be wonderful,

so we need to get there,
and we need to be there.

Yes.
Yes, we are ready.

I know that we help people,
and that, to me,

that's what I live
for every day.

[cheers and applause]

So tell me why this
is important to you,

what your ambitions are.

The song that
we're singing tonight,

we really wanna take a moment
to dedicate it to our brothers

and sisters whose voices
have been silenced,

who could not find peace
on this side.

Good for you.
[cheers and applause]

All right, well, good luck.
We're all rooting for you.

[cheers and applause]

She has an amazing voice.
What's that?

Amazing.
She has an amazing voice.

["See You Again" begins]

♪ ♪

♪ It's been a long day ♪

♪ Without you my friend ♪

♪ And I'll tell you
all about it ♪

♪ When I see you again ♪

♪ We've come a long way
from where we began ♪

♪ And I'll
tell you all about it ♪

♪ When I see you again ♪

♪ I really don't
know how to tell you ♪

♪ Without feeling
much worse ♪

♪ I know you're
in a better place ♪

♪ But it's always gonna hurt ♪

♪ Carry on ♪

♪ Give me all
the strength I need ♪

♪ It's been a long day ♪

♪ Without you my friend ♪

♪ And I'll tell you all about
it when I see you again ♪

♪ So let the light
guide your way ♪

♪ Let it guide your way ♪

♪ Take every memory
as you go ♪

♪ And every road you take ♪

♪ Will always lead you home ♪

♪ Home ♪

[cheers and applause]

♪ We've come a long way ♪

♪ From where we began ♪

♪ And I'll tell you all about
it when I see you again ♪

♪ When I see you again ♪

♪ When I see you again ♪

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

["Rise" begins]

♪ I won't just survive ♪

♪ Oh you will see me thrive ♪

♪ Can't write my story ♪

Aww.
Gabrielle?

First, thank you
for your service.

Thank you
for your sacrifice.

[cheers and applause]

I think a lot of people
often forget that

after we say thank you
for your service,

there's real life,
and there's trauma,

so your voices inspire.

They heal.
They provide hope.

So thank you for being
the warriors that you are.

Thank you.
Jay?

Well, I think it's great
that you're here,

and I can tell that it
just comes from the heart.

Yep.
And you really are healers,

singing for men and women
in hospital beds,

so I just want to thank you
so much for that,

and thank you
for your beautiful voices.

Thank you.
Well said.

Yeah, we really like you guys
as people, genuinely.

Thank you, Simon.
All of your voices,

by the way, are amazing,
but Christal, I mean,

your voice is phenomenal.

I mean, seriously.

But if you make it through
to the next round,

you have to do something
which is gonna top that,

and I think together
we can do that.

So this was a great audition.
Thank you.

Thank you so much.
Thank you.

Thank you so much.
Howie?

Along with everybody,
thank you for your service,

and thank you for making it
tougher on us tonight.

Thank you. Good luck.
Thank you.

♪ I rise ♪

♪ This is no mistake,
no accident ♪

♪ When you think
the final nail ♪

That was--it was
like night and day.

♪ Think again ♪

♪ Don't be surprised ♪

♪ Rise ♪

.

All right,

Universal Studios,

our last two acts
of the night!

Okay, so first up
is comedian Jonathan Burns.

Yep.
This guy made me laugh.

The first time he came out
of the suitcase, remember?

Yeah, here he comes.
What? Where?

Here he comes.
♪ Everyone's watching ♪

♪ To see what you will do ♪

♪ Everyone's look at you ♪

Hey.

Welcome back,
Jonathan Burns.

For those of us
just getting to know you...

I love it.
The confetti.

Tell us where you're from
and what you do for a living.

I am from Lancaster,
Pennsylvania,

and I perform strange and
unusual tricks for a living.

♪ Everybody's working
for the weekend ♪

Talent is about making people
have a great time.

That's what you do.

I think we all are so pumped
to see what you're gonna do.

Take it away.

I will need somebody
to help me out,

my gym buddy,
Mr. Terry Crews, everybody.

♪ Crack that whip ♪

[whispered]
Let's do this.

♪ Give the past a slip ♪

♪ Step on a crack ♪

♪ ♪

♪ When a problem comes along
you must whip it ♪

♪ Before the cream sits out
too long ♪

[buzzer]

Ohh.
♪ Now whip it ♪

♪ It's not too late
to whip it ♪

♪ Whip it good ♪

A little whipped cream
on your fingers here.

[buzzer]
Okay, uh...

♪ When a problem comes
along you must whip it ♪

Great, hang out right there.
I'm gonna be over here.

Okay, everybody, drum roll.

♪ Try to detect it ♪

♪ It's not too late ♪

Yeah!

Open it up, open it up!

Ahh! Ahh!

Give it up for Terry Crews,
everybody.

[cheers and applause]

Just Terry, Terry.
Oh, yeah.

Thank you. Thank you.
I'm gonna wipe off.

Oh, no.

Let's start with Simon.

Oh, great, thank you.

I don't know what to say
other than it was just awful.

Unfortunately,
it wasn't your night tonight,

but we're still fans,
so we will be debating

later on tonight.
Thank you.

Thank you.
[cheers and applause]

I think the pressure
is making people

make really bad decisions.

Bad choices.

Yeah, that one did
nothing for me.

Nothing.

You know what I'm most
nervous about?

Jay Leno has
not been warming up

to any of the comedians
so far.

I mean, afterwards
his face looks like

he's kinda disappointed.

All right, Jackie,
you ready to go to stage?

To do what?
Performance.

Oh, that? Okay.
All right, let's go.

Let me get my--
let me get my flask.

I mean, I'm joking.
Good luck.

Thank you.

♪ I'm every woman ♪

I'm Jackie Fabulous.

I am in my 40s,
all you need to know.

♪ Anything
you want done baby ♪

I am a comedian.

It's getting darker.
Hey!

And I want the rest
of the world to know that too.

Lights, no lights,
I can still keep talking.

[laughs]

You know, I went to law school.

I'm a lawyer.
Oh-oh.

When I left the field of law
to work as a comic--

Were your parent supportive?
No.

They're like, "Why are you
doing this to your life?"

My Jamaican mother
wants me to lose weight.

She's like, "Lord have mercy,
you're fat.

What you eating, people?"

Four yeses, Jackie.
Thank you.

[cheers and applause]

In the 19 years
that I have been in L.A.,

this is my mother's
third time to visit me.

My mother
still tells friends,

"My daughter
works in the legal field."

[laughs]

Now she's here
for only one purpose,

and that' s
to watch me perform.

If I don't do well,
she'll be like,

"Well, I told you."

It would require therapy.
[laughs]

♪ I'm every woman ♪

♪ It's all in me ♪

Yes!
Hey again.

Welcome.
Hello.

I missed you guys.
We missed you more.

Did you bring anyone here
with you tonight?

You know what?
My mommy is here.

She's in the audience.
Oh, there's mom.

There's mom.
Mommy! Oh, my God.

[cheers and applause]

Oh, my g--she--she
has never been to a show,

seen me perform ever,
so this is--

Ever?
Ever, ever.

This is it?
This is it.

Does she know
you're a comedian?

In her mind I'm unemployed.

She has no clue.
She has no clue.

No pressure.

Without further ado,
good luck.

All right, thanks so much.

I'm really happy to be here.
I'm happy to be anywhere

where I could avoid my Jamaican
mom's useless crime updates.

She's in New York.
I'm in L.A.

She calls me daily with news
that never applies to me.

She like, "Jacqueline,
there's a burglar in Fresno.

Be careful."

I said, "Mommy, I live
in L.A., five hours away."

"He can get in his car
and come and get you."

I said, "Mommy,
if he's cute and single

"and wants to drive that far,
he don't gotta break in.

I'll let him in,
you know what I'm saying?"

I'm a New Yorker,
not really used to how nice

you Californians are.
You're really nice.

At the cashier at ever store,
every cashier,

they ask the same question,

like, "Did you find
all you wanted okay, ma'am?"

I'm like, obviously,
I'm at the cashier.

If I wasn't done, I'd be in the
back looking at moisturizers.

Why you crying?

And you can't have a bag
in this state anymore.

The same cashier,
"Do you want a bag?"

I'm like, "I just gave you
a Costco-sized box of tampons,

"four bottles of wine,
and candy.

"Of course I want a damn bag.

Everyone in the parking lot
in my business?"

I tried to lose weight the L.A.
way by doing the cleanse,

the juice--who does the juice
cleanse, the veggie cleanse?

It works, right?

I bought a juicer
on a weight loss website.

My first juice ever,
I juiced kale and cucumber

with spinach and celery,

and I would rather
have diabetes.

It's the nastiest thing.

[laughter and cheers]

Making love in L.A.,
the men in L.A., they want

to talk about their feelings
a lot during you know what,

and that's the wrong time,
you know what I'm saying?

Stop asking questions during
se--let's have a good time.

We'll talk tomorrow, okay?

Here's a--
here's a lesson, guys.

If you're a good man
and you make good money

and you have a good job
and you take care of your kids

and you take care of your mom
and you love the lord

and you respect women too,
guess what?

You're not the best lover
she's ever had.

You understand?
Are you confused?

I'll help you out.

Most ladies will agree--
and when I say most,

I mean all, every race,
every age of female agrees

the best lover that we ever had
don't have a driver's license

or a credit card
or a debit card

or a bank account or
a car or a full-time job

or a full-size mattress

or furniture
or food in the fridge.

You want a man
with a college degree?

You are so cute.
He didn't finish high school.

Forget school.
He's unmarryable,

but he's always available,
and he is what, ladies?

The best lover
we've all ever had.

You know it's true.
Can I get a amen?

Amen!
all: Amen!

And that's my time.
Thank you so much.

Ohh!
Jackie Fabulous!

Thank you.
Thank you, guys.

♪ Best of my love, oh-oh ♪

♪ Oh, you've got
the best of my love ♪

♪ ♪

Jackie, once again--

once again from the door
you had us laughing.

Howie, let's start with you.

Oh, wow, well,
your mom's here

seeing you for the first time.
How proud are you?

What a waste
of six years of college!

[cheers and applause]

No more! She's a comic!

Whoo! Yeah.

Jay?

I don't think that law
degree's wasted at all.

You made eye contact
with your jury.

Hey.
No, no, it's true.

All good comedy
is economy of words.

Get to the point
as quickly as you can.

That law degree
was not wasted because you--

you did a good job,
you did a good job.

Thank you, Jay.
Thank you so much.

[laughs]
Simon?

Well, I've gotta be
honest with you.

I found it hilarious because
I'm now listening to your act

as your mom for the first time.

Whoa, no wonder you haven't
invited her to any shows.

[laughter]

You're hilarious, and you're
very naughty, Jackie, very.

Jackie, we've got
six spots to fill

and a lot of talented people.

Congrats.
You made it really tough.

Thank you guys so much.
Thank you. Thank you.

♪ The best of my love ♪

She's funny.
She's good, she's good.

I thought it was funny
how you stood up and--

I thought you were
hiding who you are.

You actually wanted
the world to see you?

That's a tough decision.
There's so many.

There's a couple
I don't agree with you on.

We're gonna fight.

Oh, we're gonna have
such a punch-up.

We really are.
Knockdown, drag-out.

All of you had
amazing auditions,

but only six of you
will be going to the Dolby.

Oh, my heart.
I might cry.

.

So Jay, we have 18 acts.

You've given a Golden Buzzer.

Right.
And we have to put six more

to go through
to the live shows.

So when we actually look
at the acts, though,

I feel like this act

is much more of
a performance than this.

Nope.
No.

No.
No? Are you kidding me?

No, I mean,
this was pretty moving.

Oh, my gosh, just to get,
you know,

one of those six spots
would just absolutely be

just a dream come true.
You want to lose this?

I mean, I don't want
to lose any of them,

but I think not as strong
as the others.

Who wants to say no to them?

I'll say no.
I wanna say no.

Everybody but you.
Everybody.

If I make it
to the live shows,

everything I've been working
on for the last 13 years

will completely be worth it.

I think
she's the weakest one.

[gasps]
I agree. I'm with Simon.

So between these three.
Pure ability, nobody better.

If I don't make the lives,
I'll be absolutely devastated.

but I truly feel like
it's anyone's game.

Six, we got it?
Yeah, we got it.

Jay, can I just say
genuinely, thank you.

Well, thank you,
thanks for having me.

It was a real thrill.
I really enjoyed it.

No, it's an honor.
I really mean that,

and you're a great guy.

Well, thank you.
Thank you very much.

The judges have made
their final decisions.

Will the following act please
come with me to the stage?

Voices of Service.

♪ So lost
the line had been crossed ♪

♪ Had a voice, had a voice
but I could not talk ♪

Voices of Service,
you know that we are fans,

but there are so many
talented acts that have come

and also stepped up their game.

We have deliberated over

who is gonna make it
to the live shows,

and we have come
to a conclusion.

♪ ♪

Y'all are through!

♪ I don't care
if I sing off-key ♪

♪ I find myself
in my melodies ♪

We are so, so proud of you,
and we need more.

We need more.
We need more.

Thank you so much.
Well, thank you

for nearly giving me
a heart attack.

Yeah!

Voices of Service!

We are so filled with joy,
and we are so excited,

and we're just looking
forward to the challenge.

We're ready to go.

I love magic.

This show loves magic,

but I think last year
Shin set a bar

which is making it harder
for everybody, including you.

We only had room
for one of you.

♪ I don't wanna die ♪

Eric, you're going on
to the live shows.

♪ And I don't care
if I sing off-key ♪

♪ I find myself
in my melodies ♪

I thought the quality
of pretty much everyone

was a step up
apart from you two.

I thought you were
both terrible,

and that's why it's a no.

Thank you though.
Oh, really?

Okay, thank you guys
so much.

No worries.
It was awesome.

Let's do it again.
Oh, we're doing it again?

No, no, no, no, no.
Oh, we're doing it again.

I thought we did it.
Okay.

No, you know,
let's learn from this.

Thank you guys
so much, seriously.

♪ There's a scream inside ♪

Callie Day,
this is a big year,

and I will tell you honestly,
you were a bone of contention.

We argued, and we--
we ended with the decision

that this is the end
of the journey for you here.

I am so sorry, Callie.

Thank you so much
for being part of it.

It's disappointing.
I'm not gonna lie about it.

It's very disappointing.
Ugh, my heart.

You're gonna have your
good days and your bad days,

but I'm gonna
sing through them.

Marina, Victor,
only one of you

is going through
to the live show.

♪ ♪

Marina, that's you.

Victor, I'm sorry.

♪ Do you think about me ♪

I'm just so excited.

There's so many feelings
inside me,

and I can't
really describe it.

Hi, Charlotte.
Hi, Nicholas.

I think you both
had amazing auditions,

but actually, only one of you
is going through to the Dolby.

The person going through...

♪ ♪

is Charlotte.

And Nicholas,
I'm really, really sorry.

♪ 'Cause I need to know ♪

♪ Do you think about us ♪

I just want to say thank you
for your joy and your energy,

but this has honestly been
the hardest day for us.

I want to just cut
to the chase.

We're not gonna be able to put
you through this next round.

Sorry, guys.
Thank you.

Thank you so much.
Thank you.

I am not cut out for this.

I just know
what it feels like.

Hey, we do too, come on.

It was a hard decision.
It really, really was.

Jackie Fabulous.
Hi, Howie.

I don't think people
understand

what a struggle it is
to be funny.

You kinda told us that story,
even your own mother

has never called you
a comedian.

I will tell you
that I personally love

every moment of watching you,
but Jackie, I'm sorry,

you're gonna have
to write more material

'cause you're going
to the live shows.

♪ Do you think about me ♪

You are very naughty, Howie.

Someone's nauseous.

[laughter]

I gotta give you
a hug though.

You're gonna touch me?

Yeah, I think
you're so funny.

Oh, my goodness.

Never touched me, he hasn't
touched me in ten years.

[laughter, indistinct talking]

Oh, my gosh
I literally was crying.

I was back there like, "Howie,
how could you do this, Howie?"

I love her so much.

I'm on the live shows.
Are you kidding?

Yes.

Everybody you know
is gonna see me.

Aww.
It's gonna be a great thing

or the worst thing
in the world.

[groans]
[laughs]

My knees are shaking.
Oh, really?

Aww.

Jordan, Benicio, let's start
with the really good news,

which is both
of your auditions

we thought were amazing.

The not-so-good news is we've
put through six people already,

which means we have
one place left.

I don't want to look.

This has been very,
very difficult for me,

what I'm about to say.

[sucks teeth]

Something's bothering me.

Can you just go backstage
for a moment?

Me?
Both of you, please.

I want to talk to these guys.

Okay.
What are you doing?

What do you think
is going on?

I have no idea.
I'm so nervous though.

Is this something that you
want to change your mind on?

I don't know.

Really?
I don't know.

I was shocked
when he said that.

Just I'm shaking right now.
Okay.

Come back out, guys.

♪ Need to know
do you think about me ♪

Oh, my heart.

I can't take it.
I might cry.

I really apologize.

It's okay.

Okay,
the person going through...

♪ 'Cause I need to know ♪

It's Benicio.

♪ Do you think about us ♪

And Jordan, I am gutted.

In fact, we're all gutted.
Yeah.

♪ Should I stay or go ♪

I'm so proud of you, man.

♪ 'Cause I need to know ♪

Benicio.
[laughs]

Thank you so much.

The fact that I get to go on
to the live rounds,

I'm just so emotional,
I'm so excited.

He could be really great.

I made it through.
[laughter]

Yes.
♪ Need to know ♪