America's Got Talent (2006–…): Season 14, Episode 9 - Judge Cuts 2 - full transcript

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

Tonight, the stakes
are so much higher.

This is the hardest part
of the competition.

♪ I'd do it for the glory ♪

Whoa!

Everybody was
freaking out, wow.

♪ Do it for the glory,
oh-oh-oh ♪

You are just memorable and
deserve a spot on this show.

♪ ♪

Oh!



[squeals]

I'm gonna be really honest
with you.

It left me with nothing.

I don't think I'm gonna be
fighting for you at the end.

What would you do?
Would you put them through?

[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

I wanted to become a judge
precisely for this moment.

You have made it through
to the live shows

at the Dolby Digital Theatre,

and you're so close to winning
and headlining shows in Vegas.

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

♪ I'd do it for the glory ♪



♪ Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh ♪

♪ Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh,
I'd do it for the glory ♪

♪ Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh ♪

Welcome to
"America's Got Talent"

Judge Cuts!

We're at Universal Studios
in Los Angeles,

and now,

tonight's guest judge,

13-time NBA all-star

and three-time NBA champion,

Dwyane Wade!

♪ Welcome to my house ♪

♪ Baby, take control now ♪

♪ We can't even slow down ♪

♪ We don't have to go out ♪

♪ Welcome to my house ♪

Guy's, like, one of
the biggest basketball stars

of all time,
so now I'm nervous.

How excited are you
to be here, my man?

Well, since I just retired,

now I'm not gonna get
that ovation no more.

I want to do
that walk-out again.

Like, that was...
[laughter]

I felt like
I was at Madison Square Garden

right there, you know?

Now, tonight,
you are going to be judging

with your lovely wife,
Gabrielle.

[laughs]

Has she been giving you
some tips on how to judge?

You know her, right?
Terry, you know her, right?

Yeah.

No, I'm very excited,
obviously.

I have--I've been watching
the show for so many years

from my couch,
so to be here as a judge,

I'm excited.

I'm just happy to be here.

All right. This is when
the competition gets serious.

Simon, do you want to talk
about what's gonna happen?

There are 18 acts.

Seven out of the 18
go to the Dolby,

which is a massive step up.

In terms of everyone
sitting here today,

if you agree with us, great.

If you disagree, let us know.

You got a big job
ahead of you guys.

Dr. Dwyane, tonight,

you have your very own

Golden Buzzer, my man.
[vocalizes]

Listen, if you fall in love
with any act at any time,

you press that buzzer.

It sends them straight
to the live, man.

One time?
Just once.

♪ Welcome to my house ♪

♪ Play that music too loud ♪

Is everyone ready
to get this show started?

[cheers and applause]

All right, let's do this.
It's Judge Cuts!

Whoo!

Oh, boy.
Here we go.

All right, guys,
take your seats.

First act is coming out.

Yeah, I feel low.

I'll help you.
Can you help me?

[audience cheers]

Do you think
he's taller than me?

No.
Do you think he's taller

than the other guy
that smashes the melons?

No.

[Queen's
"You're My Best Friend"]

My name is Kawaljit Singh.
My name is Jagdeep Singh.

My name is Karamjit Singh,

and we are a performing
group from India.

[laughs]

[laughs]
You no--you don't got it.

♪ Ooh, you make me live ♪

We are very good friends.
Yeah.

We are good friends.

We are best friends, actually.

[laughs]

When we are not performing,

we love to gather
at one place to gossip,

and we like
to go to the shopping.

We have a lot of fun.

We purchase some stuff
for our group.

[cheers and applause]
Oh.

For the first audition,
we were so excited to perform

in front of the honorable
Simon Cowell.

I love you so much, I want
to give you your first yes.

Thank you, sir.
Thank you very much.

Impressing Simon
is a proud moment for us.

[high-pitched laughing]

[indistinct chatter]

♪ My best friend ♪

We are going
to bring something

more dangerous this time.

Wait, wait, wait,
more dangerous?

Yeah.

All right, 15 seconds.
Here we go.

We have to step it up,
so we think that--

how can we do it better?

That looks a little different.

You need to have
a block of ice.

I don't remember
the pointy thing.

Here we go.

The live shows
of "America's Got Talent"

is the ultimate dream.

We will not let
Simon Cowell down tonight.

[cheers and applause]

♪ Ooh,
you're my best friend ♪

♪ ♪

All of a sudden,
you're not so tall.

[laughter]

Oh, my gosh.

Welcome back, guys.

Good evening,
honorable judges.

Where are you from?
We are from India.

It's a danger act, right?
It's a danger act.

Yes, it's very dangerous.

How tall are you?
I'm 7'6".

7'6"?

Come here for a second.
Stand next to him.

Come here,
come here, come here.

Oh, my gosh.

Whoa.
Oh!

I'm a big fan of you.
Thank you.

Appreciate it.

[laughter]

He put his hands on your hip
and whispered to you.

What did he say?
[laughter]

I can't say what he said.
Okay.

I can't wait to see
what you're gonna do.

Okay, good luck.

Thank you.

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

No, no, no.
Oh!

♪ ♪

Don't try this at home!

Whoa!

Oh!

Brilliant.

[cheers and applause]

Okay.

[laughter]

♪ ♪

Oh, no.

Oh!

[hammer clinking]

Oh.
No more.

Oh!
Oh!

[heartbeat thumping]

What's he doing now?

No!
No!

Oh!

Oh!

Uh-oh, uh-oh.
Is he okay?

♪ ♪

Don't try this
at home or anywhere.

What in the hell
is happening?

Not on his head.

[laughs]
Oh!

No, no!

[screams]

Oh, no.
No.

Oh, my God.
No, please.

♪ ♪

Oh.

[Joe Esposito's
"You're the Best"]

♪ ♪

♪ You're the best around ♪

♪ Nothing's gonna ever
keep you down ♪

♪ You're the best around ♪

♪ Nothing's gonna ever ♪

Oh, yup.

Well, you just
turned up the heat.

[laughs]
Yeah.

I want to go to Dwyane first.
[laughter]

Good luck, Dwyane.

Welcome to
"America's Got Talent."

Well, you...
[laughs softly]

It's entertaining, you know?
It's unique.

Y'all taking us on this
emotional roller-coaster,

like, of danger, of passion,
of, I wanna be one of y'all.

Like, can y'all
just be my friends?

Like, can we travel together?

Definitely, sir.
All right.

Why not?
Respect.

We will feel--feel proud.

all: Aww.

You gotta learn the thing,
though, babe.

You gotta hit the thing.

Ah.
Yeah.

♪ Around,
nothing's gonna ever ♪

Right now, it looks, you know,

like there's some wetness
on your pants.

I think
I'm matching you right now.

Yes.
It was pretty awesome

in a freaky-deaky sort of way.

Thank you, ma'am.
Thank you very much.

Watching you guys,
I don't trust that

you're gonna
not hit him in the face

and break his nose
or his cojones over there.

Like, I think everybody
in this audience

was freaking out, wow.

Thank you, ma'am.
Thank you.

[laughs]

What is this?
What is this?

What are you?
[laughter]

It doesn't matter, Howie.

It's melons, nuts,
whatever, ice.

It doesn't matter.

Melons and nuts sounds like
a completely different show.

[laughter]

You've got amazing
personalities, you three.

It's so crazy, so nutty.

You having coconuts

smashed on your coconuts.

[laughs]
Does that make sense?

[laughter]

We only have seven acts
we can put through,

and it is difficult because
there is a lot at stake here.

I mean, you can only see this

on this show.

Thank you, sir.
Thank you.

♪ Nothing ♪

♪ You're the best around ♪

♪ Nothing ♪

Guys,
how are you feeling right now?

Feeling quite excited.

male announcer: Coming up...

Ah, you all made it.
Wow, wow, wow!

You're not messing
around tonight, are you?

I wanted to become a judge
precisely for this moment.

Whoo!

You deserve a spot
on this show.

This is y'all house.

♪ ♪

.

You having fun tonight,

Universal Studios?

Let me hear you.
[cheers and applause]

♪ Welcome to the show ♪

Oh.
Okay.

My adrenaline is, like, ahh!

It's super close.

You can look in their eyes.
Here we go. Grab your seats.

Here we go!

We have dreamed of this.
all: We have dreamed of this.

We are reaching our goals.
all: We are reaching our goals.

We are...
all: GFORCE.

We are...
all: GFORCE!

We are...

all: ♪ GFORCE always up
in your face ♪

Hey!
Our audition was insane.

Tears of joy.

all: ♪ Here we go, man ♪

Simon, last time,
liked our performance, but--

The only thing I would say
is this.

It's all about being authentic.

We should be learning from you,
not the other way round,

so you have to be
the bosses now.

This round, we really wanna
show Simon that we are--

all: We are--
The boss.

Hi, my name is Simon Cowell.
[laughter, chatter]

We really wanna step it up
from last time.

So for this round,
we rehearsed--

all: Every single day.

GFORCE, you guys ready to go?

♪ Always, always,
we could be ♪

Our songs this time
are a little more personal.

It's about Simon,

but it's also about
our experience last time.

Well, you can't get
more personal than that.

[laughter]

This group is really cute.
I've seen them in the back.

They just kept going like this.

There's one whose swag

is nuts.
Swag is crazy?

Making it to the live shows
could change our life forever.

We want to be
the next One Direction.

Spice Girls, little bit.

Like, they're touring around
the world now, and we hope--

And we hope to do that.
Yeah.

Here we go, five,
four, three.

all: [shouting excitedly]

♪ You and me ♪

[bright pop music]

[laughs]

Yes.

How are you?

all: Good, how are you?

[laughs]
I'm really good, thank you.

Just remind me
and everyone else,

who are you,
and why are you here tonight?

Well, we are GFORCE.

We're from Toronto, Canada.
Whoo!

[cheers and applause]

And we have
an original song prepared.

Right.
Last time you said

we need to be our own bosses,
and this round,

we really wanna show you
that we are the bosses.

And we always have been.
Good.

Yeah.
"And always have been."

That's what I wanted to hear.
You are the bosses.

Great.
So what's the song called?

Well,
it's called "Simon Says."

[laughter]

I'm excited to hear
this song.

That's all I have to say.
Are you ready?

I hope so.
[laughter]

Well, look, there's about a
million judges in here tonight.

This is important,
so good luck.

all: Thank you.

[cheers and applause]

[exhales]

[bright music plays]

♪ ♪

♪ It's kinda cool
how you say what you think ♪

♪ Instinct is everything
that we have, see? ♪

♪ It's everything
that we wanna be ♪

♪ We're not gonna be phonies ♪

♪ 'Cause honesty's
what we're gonna keep ♪

♪ So we start a bit early ♪

♪ Wake up every day,
be fast, but don't hurry ♪

♪ Last time we were here,
it was all a bit blurry ♪

♪ But everybody told us,
it's okay, don't worry ♪

♪ If Simon says
that was a catastrophe ♪

♪ Or if Simon says
that was absolutely diluted ♪

♪ Honestly horrific ♪

♪ Absolutely,
categorically, no ♪

♪ But if Simon says ♪

all:
♪ Yes, then we're gonna jump ♪

♪ Hey, hey ♪

♪ Yes, then we're gonna jump ♪

♪ Do something Simon says ♪
Whoo!

all:
♪ Yes, then we're gonna jump ♪

♪ Hey, hey, Simon says ♪

♪ Jump, just jump ♪

♪ Just jump, jump, jump ♪

♪ I love all my friends ♪

all:
♪ They're super cool ♪

♪ But it feels a bit weird ♪

all:
♪ Going right back to school ♪

♪ 'Cause this is all secret,
we can all feel it ♪

all: ♪ What if we win? ♪
♪ Then what does that mean? ♪

♪ It's gonna change everything,
everything, everything ♪

♪ 'Cause what if Simon says ♪

[energetic music plays]

Yes!
What?

all: ♪ What ♪

Oh, that's hot.
That's hot.

all: ♪ Yes,
then we're gonna jump ♪

♪ Hey, hey, if Simon says ♪

♪ Jump, just jump ♪

♪ Yo, wait,
let's see what Simon says ♪

[cheers and applause]

[victorious music]

♪ ♪

If that was, like,
the standard...

[laughs]
We have to bring it, girl.

Oh, my gosh.

Oh, my gosh.
Oh, my gosh.

Gabrielle?

Okay, the reason
I wanted to become a judge

on "America's Got Talent"
is precisely for this moment.

Thank you.
Like,

what made me an even bigger fan
is when you said,

"We are our own bosses,
and always have been."

Thank you.
You had me at hello.

♪ ♪

Dwyane, what do you think?

You guys are incredible.
The swag--

all: Thank you.
The confidence, the attitude.

Like, whatever y'all
are selling, I'm buying it.

all: Thank you.

Howie?

Listen, you're adorable.

You're good dancers.
You're good singers,

but if I've gotta be
totally honest with you,

I couldn't hear a word.

All I heard was,
"Simon says and jump."

I didn't feel that
this performance

had the same impact
as your first.

I don't think it was enough.

[audience boos]

What is Simon gonna say?

♪ ♪

I have a real pet hate
with groups

who are told what to say,

everything's rehearsed.

It never, ever works

because it's all
about authenticity,

but having said that,

I think this is a way,
way better audition

than the first time.
[cheers and applause]

Thank you.

But are going to see

a lot of amazing talent
here tonight.

Only seven can go through,
so good luck.

Thank you.
See you later.

We'll see you later.

Thank you so much!

♪ ♪

You could tell
when they were singing

about going back to school,

it was their actual reaction,
like, what they were thinking.

I just thought it was
a group of friends having fun.

That's what this looked like.
It looks fun to me.

♪ ♪

.

You guys ready

for another one?

Oh, here we go.

What do you think
Dwyane Wade's looking for?

This is the first time
an athlete

has been the guest judge.

Dwyane, I'm telling you.

Energy's great.
It's great energy.

You think he's looking for,
like, skill, or do you think

he's looking for,
like, charisma?

Probably both.
Oh, a little of both?

[cheers and applause]

Just help me remember
your name again, please?

My name's Olivia Calderon.

Okay, now, seven places.

We're all rooting for you.
Good luck.

Thank you.

[sings passionately
in Spanish]

Whoo!

You are meant
to be on the stage.

Oh, thank you.
[singing in Spanish]

[wild cheering]

This room is on its feet
right now.

Look who's standing up
and look who's sitting down.

What do you think, Dwyane?
You have a amazing voice,

you could tell in moments,
but it wasn't my thing.

It's not your cup of tea?

But it could be
your shot of tequila.

[cheers and applause]

See you later.
Thank you.

Gracias.

No one like her.
No.

And she sang it beautifully.
Beautifully.

It was--
it was too safe for me.

All right, get ready
for the next act, folks.

I want you to like me.
Like me, Dwyane Wade.

I like you though.
I don't--I don't care.

You're not Dwyane Wade.
My name is Dom Chambers.

I'm 26, and I do magic.

It can be difficult living life
as a full-time magician.

I was once hired
to perform magic at a funeral.

What did you say
when you got the booking?

I said, "How much?"
[laughter]

Going into the first round,
I was nervous.

Beer, yes!

And another, come on!

But it probably
couldn't have gone better.

Everybody likes beers, right?

You, I'm gonna remember.

Thank you so much.

Magic is moving away from
the rabbits and the doves.

I want to bring
freshness and coolness

to the world of magic.

Dwyane,
let's shoot some hoops!

But now there's a fifth judge,
so I can't get too comfortable.

Let me see your form.

[basketball net whooshes]

Oh, no, no, no, no.
That wasn't it.

So for the second round,

I've come up with something
bigger and better.

All righty,
here we go, folks.

Here we go.

I like this next guy.
I liked his first audition.

What I bring has got to prove
that I belong in the live shows.

[cheers and applause]

Hello.
Hey.

How are you, Dom?
I'm really good.

I'm really happy to be here.
Thanks for having me back.

How did you prepare
for this time around?

You know what?
It's round two.

You gotta step it up,
and if this goes well tonight,

I know that it will all
have been worth it,

so it means a lot.

It means a lot
is what I'm trying to say.

It really does.

All right, well,
with that being said,

let's see what you got.

Folks, round one
was all about the beers,

but this is Judges' Cuts.
We're moving up in the world,

so it's time for a cocktail,
and Julianne,

you get to decide
what it's going to be.

Please take this cocktail list.

Amazing.
Have a look there

and just think
of any one, okay?

And so you can't
change your mind.

Please just take that
and draw a nice,

big circle
around your choice.

Simon can see,
but don't let me see.

Got it.
Okay.

Okay, once you're done,
put that down.

You can remember that.

My assistant is gonna get back
to that very shortly.

Oh, and by assistant,
I don't mean,

you know, the beautiful lady
in a sparkly red dress.

That's a little outdated,
if you ask me.

I think my assistant is
a little more up with the times.

Her name?

Siri.
Isn't she adorable?

Have a look at her.
I made the dress myself.

[laughter]

[iPhone blipping]

Hi, Siri.

This outfit is humiliating
and completely ugly.

Take it off, you idiot.

[laughter]

I thought it looked nice.
Okay, we'll ditch the dress.

[quirky music]
Whoo, whoo!

How does it feel
to remove a lady's clothes

for the first time
in three years?

[laughter]

How do you even know that?

Your Internet history
makes it very clear.

[laughs]

Fair enough.

Anyway,
it's time for some magic.

Right.
Simon,

please name any number
between one and ten.

Seven.
Seven.

Thanks, gorgeous.

Now, the burly man
with the chiseled good looks

and the incredible triceps.

Oh, that's definitely Howie.

Yes, that's the one.
Sorry, Dwyane.

Please name any suit--

hearts, clubs,
spades, or diamonds.

Hearts.
Hearts.

So that would be
the seven of hearts.

Now what?

Great.
Check this out.

Amazing.

There it is, your card,

folded up.

Uh, how do we know that?

Go on.
Take it.

[crowd chatters]
Wow.

So that was the seven of--
seven of--

Hearts.

If this is
the seven of hearts,

I'm going to lose my mind.

It's the seven of hearts.
Unbelievable.

Wow, that is...
[cheers and applause]

What?
That was hot.

Let's get to the good stuff.
Okay.

Julianne, what is the drink
that you are thinking of?

What drink are
you thinking of?

Tequila sunrise.

Nice choice.
Coming up.

[liquid pouring]

Yeah, okay.

I guess that kind of looks
a little bit like a tequila...

No.
No.

Tequila sunrise?

What?
Oh.

[laughs]

No, no, this means nothing

unless this actually tastes
like a tequila sunrise.

Julianne, can you please give
this a taste and let us know?

Is that a tequila sunrise?

I smelled it first.
It definitely is.

It's a tequila sunrise!

Now let's pass it along.

[cheers and applause]

Oh, wow, that's strong.

How'd he do that?

Thank you so much.
Thank you very much.

Cheers.
[wild cheering]

♪ Lately,
I've been feeling so cool ♪

Oh, Dwyane Wade's
on his feet.

They're all on their feet.
Oh.

♪ Damn it,
I'm feeling so cool ♪

♪ Cool, cool,
cool, cool, cool ♪

Dwyane, what do you think?

This is the best magic
I've ever seen,

and it didn't feel like
I was watching magic, you know?

Like, you're so cool
and, like--

Sorry, Dwyane Wade
just called me cool.

[laughter]

No, that--
it was incredible, man,

so thank you for showing us
something different.

Thank you for being innovative.

Thank you so much.
Appreciate that.

♪ Damn it, I'm feeling
so cool, cool, cool ♪

Gabrielle?

I have no idea
how you did any of that.

You are pure magic.
Way to go.

Thank you so much.

♪ Damn it,
I'm feeling so cool ♪

♪ Cool, cool,
cool, cool, cool ♪

This part of the show,
I'm going to be honest with you,

to me,
is have you stepped up?

There is no denying
your talent.

I just--for me,

it just wasn't as dynamic
as your first audition.

I think you could have
done better today.

[audience boos]

Wow, we have a very
mixed panel right now.

We'll definitely
be deliberating over this,

and it's gonna be a hard job.

There's only seven spots,

so we'll see
if you make it through.

Thank you so much.
Thanks, everybody.

Cheers.
Thank you.

♪ Top to the bottom,
just cool ♪

♪ Every little thing
that I do ♪

I don't know.
I need to see the phone.

announcer: Coming up...

[screams]

That's what we need
on this show.

This might be the best...
[vocalizes]

Performance
we have ever seen.

Whoa!

.

All right,

take your seats, folks.

Here we go.

[stammers]
Yeah.

[pen thunking on table]
[squeaks]

[dramatic music]

My first audition
was based around danger.

Oh!
You got four yeses.

Coming back,
I knew that I had to step it up,

so what I'm doing this time
is sufficiently different.

Oh, yeah, this guy.
I liked him.

This chance
could change my life.

From the kitchens
of north London...

How sharp?
[laughs]

I will show you how sharp.

[dynamic music]

♪ ♪

[yelps]
Oh!

It's not a perfect situation,
to be honest, but it's...

Oh, apparently, I'm fine.
Apparently, I'm fine.

All right,
I've put this off long enough.

[grunts]
[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

One more time.

Hah!
Whoo!

Thank you.

What I love about you
is you are a showman,

and you show
a different side of yourself.

You're taking a gamble.
That gamble paid off.

Well,
wish you the best of luck.

Thank you so much.
Thank you very much.

Thank you.

I'm Lamont Landers.

I'm from Huntsville, Alabama,
and I am a musician.

♪ You ♪

I had a couple of hoops to
jump through the first round,

but we got through them.

That's a very safe,
what I would call, wedding song.

I think it's great.

I think you should
come back later

'cause right now, we're not
understanding each other.

Don't be cocky.

What did you learn
from that experience?

How do you feel about that?
I mean, don't come in cocky.

Don't come in hot.
[laughs]

♪ Right over here,
why can't you see ♪

That once-in-a-lifetime
second chance--

not everybody gets it.

Sometimes, someone gives you
a little bit of advice,

and it opens the door.

I think the door has
just opened for you here.

Thank you for the chance.

Let's make the next one
even better.

So it's four yeses.
♪ Giving it my all ♪

I mean, this is Judge Cuts.

Now, you have
no second chances.

I'm doing something
I would never do normally,

and we'll see how it goes.

I'm rolling the dice.

The pressure is on.

I want to let
the judges know that

they made the right choice
by letting me continue on.

Hey, Lamont.
Yeah.

How are you, buddy?
Good, sir. How are you doing?

Welcome to the Judge Cuts.
Yes.

How did it feel
after your first audition?

What was that--'cause
it was--it was rough.

It was chaos, yeah.

I think song selection
was the biggest issue.

I really put Simon to that,
to step outside my box,

just be vulnerable,

just do--
do something different.

Yay.
All right.

Well, good luck.

[mellow acoustic music plays]

♪ ♪

♪ I'm trying to stand up
on my own two feet ♪

♪ ♪

♪ This conversation
ain't coming easily ♪

♪ And darling,
I know it's getting late ♪

♪ ♪

♪ I think that we could do ♪

♪ Something good, oh ♪

♪ Walk me home ♪
Whoo.

♪ In the dead of night ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ 'Cause I can't be alone ♪

♪ With all this on my mind ♪

♪ So say you'll stay
with me tonight ♪

♪ ♪

♪ 'Cause there's so much wrong ♪

♪ There is so much wrong ♪

[audience whoops]

♪ Going on outside ♪

[cheers and applause]

Yeah!

That was awesome.

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪

Your voice is so special
and so unique,

but the--
it's not filling the space

that I feel like it should.

I hear you, honestly.
But I will tell you.

I mean,
you have a phenomenal talent.

Thank you.
Thank you. Thank you.

Okay, Gabrielle?

Last time,
you gave us a little more cocky,

which I am always here for...
[laughter]

And this time,
you gave us different layers.

You got a lot of heart,
and you really left it

all up on the stage tonight,
and I really appreciate that.

Way to go, man.

♪ What you wanna believe ♪

♪ All I know ♪

♪ It's too late for me
to change your mind ♪

Your voice is just
unassuming, you know?

You got a--you got
an amazing voice.

I feel that you can
give more and you have

another level that
you can go to.

When you get on this stage,
let it all go.

Yes, sir.

Simon?

Oh, let's see
what Simon says.

I'm gonna be really,
really honest with you.

I really like you.
I like your voice.

But it left me with nothing.

Oh, I don't agree with you.

You know, it wasn't a great
arrangement of the song.

It had no drama.

It had no emotion.

We spent a lot of time with you
on the first audition

because we think
you have potential,

but I don't think

I'm gonna be fighting for you
at the end.

I hate to hear that, sir.

But we take both auditions
into consideration at times,

so we'll find out later.

I think you got a lot of fans
on this panel.

Thank you, guys, so much.

Good luck, buddy.

[James Arthur's "I Am"]

♪ It's too late for me
to change ♪

I feel like I'd soaked
the notes that they gave me,

and I worked on things.

Maybe I should have
stuck to my guns.

I did my best.
That's all you can do.

♪ ♪

.

[energetic music]

All right, Universal Studios,
you ready for the next act?

♪ ♪

Yeah.

Here we go, folks.

[cheers and applause]
My name is Adaline Bates.

I am 63 years old.

I remember that audition
very well.

I think I kissed
both sides of you, didn't I?

Yes, you did. [laughs]
Yeah.

[sings with a deep voice]
♪ Unforgettable ♪

Oh, my God.

[high-pitched]
♪ Though near or far ♪

As much as you had
a good time,

we had a good time.

Yeah.
That was lovely.

[deep voice]
♪ I ♪

♪ I want to share
all my love ♪

I loved your first audition,

but I don't know how you would
be able to carry a show

doing this
the entire way through.

Well,
wish you the best of luck.

Thank you.

So how you feeling
about this round?

I'm so nervous.
Like, my throat is so dry.

Yeah, it's only, like, the
biggest thing you've ever done,

but just stay calm.

Hi, I'm Michael Paul.
The last time you performed,

I think all of us
really enjoyed it.

When I say sing,
he will sing.

When I say sleep,
he will sleep.

When I say--crap.

[grunts]
[laughter]

You were so good, I think you
just changed your life tonight.

[cheers and applause]

You are the world's oldest
gymnast, Nadia, are you not?

Oh, yeah, I just won the gold.
Check it out.

Congratulations.
Thank you.

What is that medal won for?

Hm, let's see,
the 100 meter catheter.

Ah.
Yeah.

[buzzer]

[upbeat music]

This was not as good
as your first audition.

I thought it was
a terrible act tonight.

We'll look
at the first act again.

It's a hard night,
and I wish you the best of luck.

Thank you.

I did not think
it deserved an X.

[firmly]
Oh, yes, it did.

Man, I feel really nervous.

Will you please introduce
yourself to all of us?

I'm Gingzilla.
[laughs]

♪ Well, she's a lady, oh ♪

That is exactly why
we created this show,

to find people like you.

♪ 'Cause we are living ♪

♪ In a material world ♪

♪ And I am a material ♪

I think you were out of key.
You were--it was flat.

[voice breaking]
♪ Material-al ♪

This was not a step up.

♪ Material-al ♪

Maybe it was the nerves.
Maybe it was the song.

♪ In a material ♪

It just wasn't as good
as the first audition.

I'm disappointed because

I think you could
have done better tonight.

[vocalizes]

For the first audition,
how did yours go?

I got only three yes.

Who gave you the no,
if you don't mind me--

Who do you think?
Was it--was it Simon?

Yes.
Was it Simon? Okay.

[energetic music]

Hello, good evening.

Welcome back, Alex.

So after your first audition,

you blew all
the judges away except...

Simon.
For Simon.

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

You got on a bird
to come to America?

No.
No.

I'm really sorry,
but it's a no.

Three yeses!
[cheers and applause]

♪ ♪

So what do you plan
to do today

to get Simon on your side?

I would like to try
paint something different.

It means real story,
which will Simon understand.

Thank you.
[laughter]

Alex, take it away.

Thank you so much.
[cheers and applause]

It's just about
you understanding.

I'm excited to see it.

Even if Simon's not,
I'm pumped.

[all chuckling]

[whispers]
Simon. Simon.

Do you understand so far?

Yup.
I've got it.

Kay.

[dramatic piano music]

♪ ♪

We choose to go to the Moon.

We choose to go to the Moon.

We choose to go to the Moon
in this decade

and do the other things,

not because they are easy,

but because they are hard,

because that challenge is one

that we are willing to accept.

Ignition sequence starts.

Six, five, four,

three, two, one, zero.

All engines on.

Liftoff.
We have liftoff.

13 minutes past the hour,

liftoff on Apollo 11.

♪ ♪

Apollo 11, this is
[inaudible] at one minute.

Trajectory engaged.
We're good.

[inaudible] good.

All your systems
are looking good.

Flying around the corner.

We'll see you on
the other side, over.

[beep]

♪ ♪

[beep]

Houston,

Tranquility Base here.

The Eagle has landed.

Roger, Tranquility.

We copy you on the ground.

We're breathing again.

♪ ♪

I'm at the foot
of the ladder.

The LM footpads are only, uh,

depressed in the surface
about 1 or 2 inches.

[cheers and applause]
Oh.

♪ ♪

That's one small step
for man...

One giant leap for mankind.

[cheers and applause]

[mellow music]

♪ ♪

Thank you.

Thank you.
Howie?

This is a story of exactly
what this show is--

chasing a dream
that seems impossible

and conquering that dream,

and that's what we watch
each and every day,

where people come here
with a dream,

and their lives
are changed forever.

Thank you so much.

♪ ♪

Dwyane?

You're an amazing
storyteller.

You know, you took me on this
journey that was incredible.

Like, I felt some, like,
deep emotional connection

to everything you was drawing.

What made you want
to tell that story today?

Simon.
[laughter]

[cheers and applause]

Well, the reason
I criticized you

the first time was I thought,
at the time,

it would make you be better...
[laughter]

The next time we saw you...

And I was right.
Oh!

[cheers and applause]

Kidding aside,

I got goose bumps
on my goose bumps.

Literally.
Thank you.

I think it was one of the
best acts we've seen today.

I'm gonna be honest with you.
Thank you. Thank you, Simon.

Congratulations.

Thank you.
Thank you so much.

Thank you so much.
Bye. My pleasure. Bye.

You know, that's what I do.
[laughter]

You know,
I just make people better.

♪ The night come ♪

.

♪ This is how we do it ♪

[Montell Jordan's
"This Is How We Do It"]

Keep that energy up.

You know the words?

♪ 'Cause you got much flavor ♪

all: ♪ This is how we do it ♪
Yeah.

♪ Let me hear the party say ♪

That's my moment, everybody.
Thank you.

[cheers and applause]

[laughter]
No, really.

♪ Straight-up coming
from the west side ♪

[laughter]

All right, here we go.

Here we go.

Hey, guys, this is...
all: V.Unbeatable.

We are V.Unbeatable
from Mumbai, India.

We have watched
"America's Got Talent"

for six years.
[indistinct chatter]

It's a huge thing for anybody

around the world,

and we can't believe
that we were on that stage.

[rousing music]

What we do is very risky,

but we do it
because we love it.

[screams]

You guys blew us all away.

Thank you!

[dramatic music]

It was, like, really great.

I was like, "Yes, man,
we impressed the audience

as well as the judge."

This is gonna
change your life.

I really do believe that.
all: Yes!

[cheers and applause]

In America,
the people are very good here.

Like, they greet every time
when we walk,

you know, through the streets,
"Hi, hello."

Being in America's so awesome.

Whoa.
[laughter]

[rousing music]

We are practicing nonstop.

We have to, like, do something
which they have never seen.

♪ ♪

Being one step
from the live show,

it's, like, unreal for us.

Can somebody, like, pinch me?

It's, like, amazing, man.

Well, welcome back.
Thank you.

Would you like to start off
by just introducing yourselves

and why you entered
"America's Got Talent?"

So hey, guys,
we are V.Unbeatable

from Mumbai, India,
and we are...

[cheers and applause]
Thank you.

So we are here to fulfill
the dream of one boy

whose name is Vikas.

And Vikas--just explain to me
a little bit more about that?

So six years ago,

we were doing rehearsals,

and suddenly the, like,

incident happened,
and he fall down,

and, like, then...

[sniffs, exhales]
Oh.

Like, his body was paralyzed

from here, and--

okay, so after a few weeks,
he passed away,

and, like, we were all broken.
Oh.

His dream was to be
on this stage like this,

so yes,
we are doing all this for him.

I'm sorry to hear that.
[cheers and applause]

You had a great first audition.

Our decisions really
are based on who we think

the audience would like
to put through,

and hopefully,
you fulfill your dream,

so the best of luck
to every one of you.

Thank you so much.
Thank you so much.

Do not try what you're about
to see at home.

For real.

[exhales softly]

[energetic music plays]

♪ ♪

Oh!

♪ Ooh ♪

[man singing in Indian]

♪ ♪

Oh!

Whoa.

Oh, oh.

Oh.
Oh, oh.

Whoa!

♪ ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

[bright flute music plays]

♪ ♪

Oh, my God.

[squeaks]
Whoa!

[squeaks]

[screams]
[cheers and applause]

[laughs]
[screams]

[Lauren Daigle's "You Say"]

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

[laughs]

♪ I keep fighting voices
in my mind ♪

♪ That say I'm not enough ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Every single lie
that tells me ♪

♪ I will never measure up ♪

You know, yeah.

Julianne?

Wow, wow, wow, wow!

Wow, thank you!
♪ You say I am loved ♪

♪ When I can't feel a thing ♪

There was so much power,
obviously,

the tricks and the riskiness.

Some people
are just dance crews,

and some people
are just acrobats.

You have the combination
of both.

Thank you so much, ma'am.
Very, very proud.

Very proud.
♪ I am falling short ♪

♪ And when I don't belong ♪

Do you know what these guys
reminded me about?

That actually,

we all have
the best job in the world,

and to see your enthusiasm,

really just taking it in that

you're on an
"America's Got Talent" stage...

[cheers and applause]
These are times, I believe,

when we probably
need each other,

'cause trust me, we need you,

and I hope we can do something
in return back for you.

Thank you so much, Simon.
Thank you so much.

Thank you so much.

Now, baby,
put your hand on my heart.

Put your--my heart--
Oh, my God.

My heart is beating
at a rapid pace

that I haven't felt before.

That's an NBA all star.

As a former athlete, right,

it's 30 of you guys
on that stage.

29.
29.

Let's round--30 sound better.
[laughter]

I know the practice time
it takes.

I know the sacrifice it takes.

I had this saying that
whenever I hit a big shot,

whenever I hit a game winner,

whenever it was
one of those moments,

I jumped up on the stand,
and I said,

"This is my house."
Whoo.

And today on this stage,

this is y'all house.

♪ You say I am loved ♪

♪ When I can't feel a thing ♪

♪ You say I am strong ♪

♪ When I think I am weak ♪

♪ You say I am held ♪

♪ When I am falling short ♪

Six spots left, yeah.
Yeah.

Yup.

Yes!
Yes!

♪ And I believe ♪

♪ Oh, I believe ♪

♪ What you say of me ♪

♪ Oh, I believe ♪

♪ ♪

Whoo!

V.Unbeatable is going straight

to the live shows in Hollywood!

[cheers and applause]
How do you feel?

Yes, thank you!

♪ You say I am strong ♪

♪ When I think I am weak ♪

♪ And I believe ♪

♪ Oh, I believe ♪

♪ What you say of me ♪

There will be
no deliberations.

You are going straight
to the live shows in Hollywood.

all: [cheer]

Enjoy, baby, enjoy!

all: Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!

announcer: Coming up...

Do you believe you can
win the whole show?

I'm not sitting
in no rocking chair.

I'm rocking and rolling.
This is what you get!

[buzzer]

That was sexy.
It was, like, powerful.

Whoa.
I'm sorry to inform you

that none of you
are going through.

.

All right, let me hear you,

Universal Studios.

Are you ready
for our next act?

What are you
complaining about?

It's too tight.

Well, why don't you
just make it looser?

I did.

Why are you being such
a drama queen today as well?

Here we go.

Oh, I love these kids.

Hi.
Welcome back.

So far all of us who are just
meeting you for the first time,

give us your names and ages.

I'm Izzy.
I'm Easton.

I'm 11.
And I'm 14.

And what are you gonna
do here tonight?

We're dancers,
and we're gonna

tell another story
portraying two warriors

that are fighting
to make it to the next round.

Hey.
What a coincidence.

We have eighteen acts,
only six spots--

have at it.

What does that mean?

Meaning she's really good.

[Ruelle's "Game of Survival"]

♪ ♪

Wow.

♪ ♪

Oh!

♪ This is a wild ♪

♪ Game of survival ♪

You guys are super creative
and imaginative,

and that's what it takes
to be on this stage.

♪ This is a wild ♪

♪ Game of survival ♪

The work that you've put in,
it absolutely shows,

so let's see if you have enough

to get to the live shows.
Thank you, guys.

It's gonna be so hard
to compete with them.

Hello.
Tell us who you are again.

We are Adem Show.

What are you guys
doing for us this time?

This time we're gonna do
a movie theme.

I have got no idea what
this movie is right now.

[laughter]

Well, that--
we'll wait to find out.

♪ ♪

Oh, is this "Night--"
it's "Night at the Museum."

Oh.
They did good.

♪ ♪

You are brilliant dancers.

♪ This is a wild ♪

♪ Game of survival ♪

You guys are incredible.

The story that y'all told--
amazing.

Thank you.
That was a step up.

That was really good.
That was really good.

♪ This is a wild
game of survival ♪

Hello.

Dwyane,
these are the shadow dancers.

Welcome back.
Tell us who you are again.

We are VERBA Shadow,

a shadow dance group
from Ukraine.

That's right.
I remember.

And tell us really quick again,

You met in college--
is that right?

In university.
And you guys are married?

Now, yes.
Now married.

[laughs]

[tender piano music]

What you did in terms
of your imagination

and creativity,
it was seamless.

Our first audition,
it was great.

You've got four yeses.
Congratulations.

But now
we're at the Judge Cuts,

and we understand that
we have got a little pressure

because there are
lots of strong competitors.

So what we will do tonight,

we have never done before.

This story will be
so magical and mysterious.

I think everybody
will like it.

Well, we are really excited
to see what you have.

Show us what you got.
Thank you so much.

I really believe
that we can go further.

We can go to a live show.
We can go to the final.

I know that everyone
from my team,

we deserve it.

[rousing music plays]

♪ ♪

Whoa.

[bright music plays]

♪ ♪

[dramatic music plays]

Wow.

[thunder booms]

♪ ♪

[electricity crackles]

[laughter]

♪ ♪

[thunder booms]

["O Fortuna" plays]

♪ ♪

[electricity crackling]

[victorious music plays]

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

[Galantis' "Bones"]

♪ Whoa, oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ Whoa, oh, oh, oh ♪

Howie, let's start with you.

Okay, I love what you do,

but I gotta be hon--
I was--I know, like,

there's a wizard,
and there's a w--

I don't know--I don't know
what the story was.

What?
[audience boos]

Simon, what was the story?

Good versus evil,

and good won.

♪ Feel it in my bones ♪

The only thing
I didn't understand

is that the horse
just came from nowhere...

You mean the unicorn?
It was a unicorn.

The unicorn.

[stammers] What?
It was a unicorn.

That's the only part
I understood.

[laughter]

Hey, well, look, you know,
I'm gonna say this.

I think you have really,
really worked hard

to do something different,

and I think you guys
are amazing.

I do.
Thank you.

Thank you so much.
Dwyane, what do you think?

That was the greatest
three-minute movie that

I've ever watched in my life.
[laughter]

I felt like
I needed some 3D glasses.

I needed some popcorn.
You guys are incredible.

The journey that y'all
took me on, I appreciate it.

It was amazing, so thank you.
both: Thank you so much.

Gabs?
It was so good,

and I want to know
what the sequel is,

so I think you've made our jobs
really, really difficult

'cause I think we'd all like
to really see what you guys

would do on an even
bigger stage, so great job.

Thank you.

There's 18 acts tonight.

Only six more acts
can go through.

We're gonna be fighting late
into the night, so thank you.

Best of luck.
Thank you.

Thank you so much.
♪ Feel it in my bones ♪

You have created a conundrum

for the people behind you, okay?

So good job.
We will see you soon.

Did anyone else
see a unicorn?

I thought it was a horse.

♪ Feel it in my bones ♪

.

There's so much talent here.

[gentle piano music]

If I could see everything,

then that would
be another nerve

that I'd have to deal with.

[indistinct chatter]

All I can do is be myself.

[John Hiatt's
"Have A Little Faith In Me"]

I was born and raised
in Winnsboro, Louisiana.

I worked as a carpenter
all my life.

♪ Have a little faith
in me ♪

When I was a little girl,
he was, like, my hero.

When he came home,
the first thing

that he would do
is pull his guitar out,

and we'd sit there
and play music.

♪ Have a little faith
in me ♪

Every chance I got,
I played my music,

and then four years ago,

my sight
started to deteriorate.

♪ When the road gets dark ♪

My daughter always
traveled with me.

♪ And have a little faith ♪

She gave up her career

to follow mine,

and I realize I have no excuse

not to follow my dreams.

I'm gonna rock the world.

♪ You got to take it
when you can get it, y'all ♪

♪ And get it while you can ♪

My daughter said,
"Daddy,

all the judges
was up dancing,"

and that's when
I started to cry.

The finest wines are the ones
that stay in storage,

and then they become beautiful,

and that's how I feel
about your voice.

He could have became
a rock star a long time ago,

so if he set aside his dream

to make sure that me
and my sisters had it...

♪ Just for you to have
a little faith ♪

I c--I only have one daddy,
so I can do the same thing.

♪ You see, time,
time is our friend ♪

I'm gonna be singing
an original song tonight.

All right, here we go, folks.

At 65 years old,

I'm living my dream.

[cheers and applause]

Now all I gotta do is win
a million dollars.

[laughs]

Welcome back, my friend.
Thank you so much.

And just tell everyone
your name again, please.

My name is Robert Finley.

I'm from Winnsboro, Louisiana.

I'm 65 years old.

[cheers and applause]

18 acts, six can go through.

What would it mean to you

to go through to the live shows
at the Dolby?

It was a part of my life
that was missing,

so I'm here to fill
the missing puzzle.

I was a carpenter by trade.

Then I got to where
I couldn't see well enough

to read the tape measure,
so my great daughter

that's here somewhere
in the audience...

[cheers and applause]

Love you!

My daughter bought me
a rocking chair,

and I told her, "Baby, you can
take that back to the store.

"Get your money back,

"'cause I'm not sitting in
no rocking chair.

I'm rocking and rolling."

I love that.

Good luck.

Thank you, sir.

♪ Medicine woman ♪

[funky music plays]

♪ Have pity on your man ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Medicine woman ♪

♪ I know you understand ♪

♪ ♪

♪ See, I gotta be me ♪

♪ Only you can feel ♪

♪ They don't come in no parlor ♪

♪ They won't come in no field ♪

♪ Medicine woman ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Have mercy on my soul ♪

Ooh, that's hot.

That's deep!

♪ I'll return the favor ♪

♪ ♪

♪ It won't be a one-way street ♪

♪ ♪

♪ I'm gonna love you forever ♪

[laughs]

♪ If you just set me free ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Can't get it on the corner ♪

♪ I can't get it in the store ♪

♪ And every time I get it ♪

♪ I want more, more, more ♪

♪ Medicine woman ♪

♪ You've got the healing touch ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Medicine woman ♪

♪ You've got that healing ♪

♪ Touch ♪

[cheers and applause]

Whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo, whoo!

Thank you.

Yes!
Whoo!

Whoo!

[laughs]

Whoo!

Boy, you're not messing
around tonight, are you?

Howie, let me start
with you, please.

You know, music and
performance should move people,

and you moved us all up
off our seats onto our feet,

and the one word
that comes to mind

when I hear you is,
"authenticity."

Yup.
I love you.

Thank you.
Thank you so much.

God bless.

Mr. Finley,

you did not come
to play with us today.

You came to go to the finals,

and you put everybody
backstage on notice.

Thank you.
Thank you.

["Ain't No Mountain
High Enough"]

I got two things, Robert.

One, is it okay
if we adopt you in our family?

[laughter]

And two, thank you
for showing America

to never give up
on your dreams.

Yeah.
Thank you for that.

Thank you so much.
Thank you.

♪ ♪

I once left a show,

and the big reason was

I could not get over this rule

that anyone over the age of 29

couldn't be part of
a singing competition,

and I think you are
better today

than you were the first time.

Yes.
Thank you so much.

I just wish

I could be as cool as you.

Thank you so much.
Thank you so much.

♪ Ain't no mountain
high enough ♪

You've made our jobs
a little bit harder now

because we've only got
six places.

Whew, thank you so much.
Thank you.

See you later.

Whoo!

♪ Keep me from you ♪

♪ Ain't no mountain ♪

♪ High enough ♪

It doesn't matter
how old you are.

When I first got in the NBA,
by the time you were 30,

it was over for you,
but, like, nowadays

you can show that,
like, I can still go.

Yeah.

You have made it
very, very hard,

but they got decisions to make,
and best of luck to you, Robert.

Thank you so much, my man.
I got you.

Come here, take my hand.

.

All right, get ready

for the next act, folks.

They're a good-looking couple.

Do you think they're
as good a team as you guys are?

Mm-hmm.

We are Duo Fusion,

a hand-balancing act
from Orlando, Florida.

And are you together?

We are married.

[dramatic music]

Oh!

The judges were
super excited the first time.

That was a good surprise.

You become Superwoman
and pick him up.

I mean, it's amazing.

Winning "AGT"
would mean the world for us,

and hopefully this performance
will take us to the live shows.

Oh, I remember them.

Yeah, they were
the strong ones.

Yeah.
She's, like, super-strong.

Hello. Just tell everyone
your name again, please.

We are Duo Fusion
from Orlando, Florida.

And do you believe
you can win the whole show?

Yes.

[laughter]
Yes.

No messing around with that.

Yes!
Okay, good luck.

Okay.
Thank you.

Thank you.

[Caitlyn Smith's
"Rule The World"]

♪ Welcome to your life ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Acting on your
best behavior ♪

♪ Turn your back
on Mother Nature ♪

Oh, my goodness.
Whoo, abs.

♪ Everybody wants
to rule the world ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Even while we sleep ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Everybody ♪

♪ Wants to rule the world ♪

♪ ♪

Whoo!
Oh, my gosh!

♪ Light won't find you,
everybody ♪

♪ Wants to rule the world ♪

♪ Everybody ♪

♪ Wants to rule ♪

♪ ♪

[screams]
♪ The world ♪

[cheers and applause]

I thought I was strong!

Howie?
For the people

in the audience who don't know,
they were depicting,

I would imagine,
an afternoon at Gabrielle and...

Yes.
Dwyane's house.

[laughter]

So just so you know,
when we get home,

we're trying everything
they did in that act.

Yes.

I will say that last trick
that you guys did,

I've never seen anything
like that before.

both: Thank you.

And that's what we need
on this show!

There's six spots left.

We'll see if you guys make it
through. Thank you so much.

Thank you.
Thank you so much. Thank you.

[cheers and applause]

Did you see
how strong she was?

Yeah.

That was pretty spectacular.

It's nice to have someone
like that, right?

Yeah. I don't have one.
I don't either.

All right, the next one's
gonna be Valerie Sassyfras.

Okay.
You ready for a wacky lady?

I'm married to one.
[laughs]

All right, here we go.

[cheers and applause]

How you all doing?

How you doing?

Valerie Sassyfras, is that it?

Valerie Sassyfras.
That's me.

Yeah, Valerie,
I remember you.

I'm here to do an original
song called "Girls Night Out,"

and every time
I play it, it's a hit.

♪ Girls night out ♪

♪ I'm gonna get all crazy ♪

♪ It's girls night out ♪

♪ With Gabrielle,
Julianne, and Simon ♪

Not you.

I'll tell you
how crazy this is.

It's so crazy that
I'm saying yes.

What do you have in mind
to step it up,

to bring it--
take it to the next level?

What have you done?
I add more energy to my track.

I've brought my two beautiful
backup dancers.

[whispers]
There's dancers.

And y'all are gonna
see it tonight.

Wow.
All right.

I can't wait to see
what you've done.

Come on out, dancers.

Come on out, dancers.

Oh, whoa, wow.
Oh.

It's the Sassyfrasers?
It's the Sassyfrasers.

[cheers and applause]

All right, hit it, Mr. DJ.

[record scratching,
upbeat music plays]

♪ It's girls ♪

♪ Night ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Girls night out ♪

♪ With Howie, Gabrielle,
Julianne, and Simon ♪

♪ Girls night out ♪

♪ We'll twist and twirl ♪

♪ Till dawn ♪

[buzzer]
Put your hands up.

♪ Girls night out ♪

♪ We're gonna go crazy ♪

♪ Girls night out ♪

♪ I'm horny and I'm lazy ♪

[buzzer]
♪ Girls night out ♪

♪ Gonna get all crazy ♪

♪ Girls night out ♪

girls:
♪ We're horny and we're lazy ♪

[buzzer]
Stop!

No!
♪ Whoo ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Girls night out ♪
Okay.

Dwyane,
hit your wife's button.

No, no, I'm getting my drink.

Go ahead, darling.

♪ ♪

Hey.

[cheers and applause]

Thank you.

I love that
your backup dancers

aren't even sure when this ends.

Okay.
[laughter]

[laughing]
Gabrielle?

Valerie Sassyfras,
you had me at,

"I'm horny and I'm lazy.
Let's get crazy."

We're gonna fight for you.
Thank you, Valerie.

Thank you, Gabrielle.

[upbeat music]

Dwyane, what do you think?

I believe that Ms. Sass
is my wife's spirit animal.

Yeah!
[laughter]

You are what I see
a lot of nights.

[laughter]

That is my wife.
That's your wife?

That's my wife.

Oh, my gosh.
[laughs]

All right, Simon?

If you want me to be honest,

I thought your first audition
was better.

Boo!
I did.

It was the same song.

It's a remix.
I added a lot more energy.

It was a remix though.

It was actually
less energetic, actually.

I brought my two beautiful
backup dancers.

Valerie, thank you.
You know what it looks like?

It looks like you took
one of those Uber Share,

and these two ladies go,
"Where did we end up?"

[laughter]

Now there's only six spots left,

but you go now,
and we'll deliberate.

There will be people fighting
for you, just so you know.

How you feeling?
I don't know.

Simon didn't like me.
I'm a little concerned.

Wait till you get home,
young man.

She likes it, don't you?

[laughter]

♪ ♪

America, it's time to vote
on your favorite

Dunkin' judge's cup design.

and tune in on September 11th
to see the winning cup.

.

[tense music]

This journey
to get to do "AGT"

has not been easy.

This is two decades
of hard work.

Can't find the words to
explain how important this is.

I want people to see

what all of that sacrifice
built up to.

One act left,
ladies and gentlemen.

This is the last act
of the night.

My name is Ryan Niemiller.

I am 36 years old,
and I am a stand-up comedian.

Obviously, I have a disability.

I think the technical term
for it is being very handsome.

[laughter]

I wanted to go for an hour.
[laughs]

I would have--if they let me,
I would have done that.

The other thing I wanted
to be was a pro wrestler.

I was gonna be
the Cripple Threat.

[laughter]

You are authentic,
and I believe that

you should be
in the finals here.

I love you.
Thank you.

[cheers and applause]

That's such--
so validating for me.

It was the type of thing
I've been wanting to hear,

and I know I've been
ready to hear it.

[laughs]

Life growing up was

a little rough.

My dad, um,

he was a pretty
hardcore alcoholic.

I'm an old trailer park kid,

so we grew up very poor.

You know, my brother
slept on the floor.

I slept on the floor.

I would make jokes about it,
you know?

Like, that's how I--that's
how you deal with everything.

You're looking at me
the same way that people do

in a public restroom, like,

"How the hell's
this gonna work?"

It is an odd life
doing these little gigs

and sleeping in my car.

Considered unarmed
and dangerous.

I will usually eat something
I probably shouldn't,

often from a gas station
or something similar.

I'm Ryan Niemiller.
Thank you so much.

There was only a few things

that my dad and I
really bonded on.

It was Chicago Cubs baseball,

which to this day
I'm still a huge fan,

and the other big one
was actually stand-up comedy.

[gentle music]

The day that my dad passed away,
I did a show.

[applause]

I am never happier
than when I'm on stage,

and that's kinda
how I dealt with it.

It's the horses.
They don't have that filth.

It does make me sad
he's not alive to see this

'cause he would have
got a big kick

out of seeing his son
on television, so...

♪ ♪

Well, what are you gonna do?
[laughs]

I'm Ryan Niemiller, you guys.
Thank you so much.

You know, I love Ryan
more than anything, you know?

And being able
to be here with him,

to see him chase his dream
means everything to me

because I'm so, so very proud
of that child.

I want to win the show.

♪ ♪

You know, I'm still going
to eat the gas station pizza.

Don't get me wrong.
I just don't have to anymore.

Now I get to do it for love
of the game. [chuckles]

[cheers and applause]

Ryan.
Oh, you all made it.

[laughter]

Ryan's a comedian, and who's
here with you tonight, Ryan?

I have some of
my friends here,

and I also have my mom,
who is up there.

Yes? [laughs]
Yay! [laughs]

My mama.

Well, Ryan,
I don't want to hold you up.

Have at it.
Good luck.

Thank you so much.
Appreciate it.

Very happy to be back here
in Los Angeles.

[cheers and applause]
Thank you.

I actually just flew in
from Indiana,

and boy, are my arms missing!

[laughter]

Well, that's United for you.

Oh, man.
Oh, they would.

People always want
to underestimate me

because I have this disability.

People underestimate me
all the time.

I had a woman come up to me
after a show recently,

and she had some questions.

She was like, "Oh, oh.

"Oh, okay.
Okay, okay, okay.

Can--can you drive?"

And I was like, "Yeah."
"Oh, good for you.

"Good for you.
Good for you.

"Making it happen.

Can you read?"

And I was like,
"Well, not Braille, but..."

[cheers and applause]

I'm on the road a lot,

so I'm not in these towns
very often,

so they don't really
get to know me.

You know, I'll show up
in these towns,

and I'll mess with their world,
and I'm out.

Drive-throughs are
probably the worst though.

Drive-throughs are really bad.

Like, this is not
in the training.

I went through a drive-through
a couple weeks ago,

and as I was leaving,

the woman signed
"Thank you" to me.

We had been talking!

Like, we had been
talking the entire time!

That's how I got food.

So now I don't know if it's just
a quirky thing that she does

or if she thought I might
have all the disabilities,

and she was just
covering her bases.

[laughs] I love Ryan.
Thinking about dating again.

Thinking about dating.
I am a single--I'm single.

I'm a single man 'ca--
[cheers and applause]

Not for long, apparently.
Hey.

No, 'cause for me,
it's really hard to date girls

'cause they're always like,

"No."

Don't know what that's about.

I think it would help if I could
dress better.

I think that would help a lot.

I would love to dress better,
you know,

wear a nice button-up shirt
with a collar I could reach.

That'd be awesome,

but I can't wear
a shirt like that.

It's too dangerous
'cause here's what happens.

Say I put on a nice
button-up shirt.

I wanted to look fantastic

for the ladies
in the house tonight.

The problem is if I don't take
one of you home with me,

well, I'm sleeping
in a button-up shirt.

[laughs]

'Cause I can get every button
except for that top one.

Then I'm just gonna be
running around the house

looking like a crippled cholo,

just a sadness cape
waving in the wind behind me.

I'm looking for scissors
so I can cut it.

Then I remember I'm not
supposed to have scissors

under ideal conditions,

let alone near my jugular,

so this is what you get!

All right, I'm Ryan Niemiller,
you guys.

Thank you so much.

Thank you.
Thank you.

That's my man!

[laughs]

Thank you.

[James Bay's
"Hold Back the River"]

Howie, let's start with you.
Oh, my gosh.

You know how I feel about you.
I love you.

You are just funny and bright
and loveable and memorable

and deserve a spot on this show.

[inaudible speech]

You are one of a kind.

You are one of one,
and you own it,

and it is just incredible
to see it.

I could listen to you all day.
Thank you for those laughs.

Thank you.
I appreciate it.

Thank you.
You're special, man.

[laughs]
Thank you.

♪ Lonely water ♪

From the second you walked on,

I actually felt you were having
the time of your life.

Genuinely.

And when a comedian
is confident,

it makes us feel confident.

What would you do?
Would you put him through?

[cheers and applause]

Yeah!
Oh, yeah!

Thank you.
Thank you.

Good luck, buddy.
Thank you.

♪ Hold back the river, oh ♪

♪ Lonely water ♪

♪ Lonely water ♪

I love him.

I love him.

I got full fingers
and toes crossed

that you are in the live shows.

If you can find
a couple other ones,

'cause I can't,
so we gonna have to...[laughs]

announcer: Coming up...

We only have six spaces left.

So many people
stepped up today.

I have to tell you sorry.

.

Dwyane,
you've got your Golden Buzzer,

and now we've got to choose six
to go through to the live shows.

Mm-kay.
I'm nervous as a peach.

It means so much to me.

I can't see the world,
but the world needs to see me.

Does everybody agree that
this act should go through?

girls: No.
I liked it.

There's so many good people.

If I get to the live shows,
my family...

[sniffs]

Will be very, very proud.

I loved this.
I like him a lot.

I think he was better
the first time.

I agree.
girls: No.

To make it to the live shows

would be a complete validation

of everything I've worked for
to get to this point.

Okay, well,
on behalf of all of us,

you have been amazing.

Great.
Thank you.

Appreciate it.
Thank you.

Thank you.

The judges have made
their final decision.

Will the following acts
please head to stage?

Dom Chambers.

[dramatic music]

Your first audition
was one of my favorites,

and then today I felt that
you'd lost your confidence.

♪ Someone help me ♪

I just know
you're better than that.

♪ Crawling in my skin ♪

But, Dom, uh...
♪ Sometimes I feel like ♪

It was unanimous, actually.

♪ But I just can't ♪

We're gonna be seeing you
through in the live shows.

♪ It isn't in my blood ♪

Whoo!
[laughs]

Congratulations.
[screams]

You weren't expecting that.

♪ It isn't in my blood ♪

Congratulations.
Oh, yes!

Thank you so much!
Whoo-hoo!

♪ I need somebody now ♪

♪ Help me ♪

We have 18 acts.

Only six can go
to the live shows.

It was a tough, tough night.

There were many, many battles,

and I'm really sorry
to tell you that

neither of you guys
are going through.

I'm sorry. Thank you
for coming on the show.

Thanks, guys.

[Shawn Mendes' "In My Blood"]

This stage of the competition
is extremely difficult,

and there are
so many talented acts,

so I want to just
cut to the chase.

Unfortunately, you guys

will not be making it through
to the live shows.

♪ Help me ♪

I'm so sorry.
Sorry, guys.

♪ It's like the walls
are caving in ♪

♪ ♪

Congratulations
for getting this far,

but, uh...

♪ ♪

I'm going to have to be the one

to say sorry...

♪ Sometimes
I feel like giving up ♪

Because you are gonna have
to be back in Hollywood

in August at the live show.

Oh, my God!
♪ It isn't in my blood ♪

[laughs]

Ah!

Whoo, whoo, whoo!

♪ It isn't in my blood ♪

Oh, my gosh!

Come on.
Well done.

We are so, so proud of you.
[laughter]

Thank you so much.
We are so proud.

Thank you.
Thank you.

all: [screaming]

I'm so proud of you.

We worked so hard for this.

I'm so happy that
our dream can come true.

all: Aww.

♪ It isn't in my blood ♪

♪ I need somebody now ♪

Two wonderful acts,

but because of the small number

that we're allowed
to go through,

for both of you,
the journey is over right now.

[somber piano music]

We are so sorry.

Sorry, guys.

♪ I've gotta keep the calm ♪

♪ Before the storm ♪

♪ Must bar the windows ♪

♪ And the doors ♪

Thank you so much.

We're really sad that
we didn't get through.

♪ Keep me warm ♪

I'm so proud of you.
Good job. [sniffs]

♪ God,
keep my head above water ♪

♪ Don't let me drown ♪

Welcome back, Robert.

I think we've really
connected with you,

possibly more than
the first audition,

and we're all absolutely
thrilled for you,

so go and celebrate
because you have made it

through to the live shows
at the Dolby Theatre.

[laughs]
Congratulations.

♪ Keep my head above water ♪

♪ Above water ♪

Oh, my God.
Congratulations.

Thank you.
How do you feel?

I'm trying to hold back
the tears,

but if they flow,
they'll be tears of joy,

and if I ever believed
in dreams, I do now.

[laughs]
Oh, my gosh.

You've always been
a star to me,

and I am proud
to share you with the world.

Oh, bless you.

♪ Like this forever,
and I can't ♪

What you did was,
to say the least, memorable,

but I'm sorry to inform you
that none of you

are going through
to the live shows.

[dramatic musical sting]

Really, really sorry.

It was tough.
I know.

♪ Yeah, my life is what ♪

♪ I'm fighting for ♪

It's our job to figure out

if we put you through
to the live shows,

can it get any more dangerous

and scary and dynamic?

What we all decided was...

absolutely.

You're going through
to the live shows.

Yeah!
both: [indistinct]

Congratulations.
Thank you.

Thank you.
Thank you so much.

Well done, guys.

Guys, come here!

Aww, listen.
I'm so happy for you.

Oh, come here, big guy.
I gotta get a hug.

Oh.

♪ ♪

Both of you really
stepped up your game,

but we have some

really incredible acts,

so we've come to a conclusion

that both of you, um...

♪ ♪

Are actually gonna be
coming to the live show.

[laughter]

Feels good.

Congratulations.
You're through!

You're going
to the live shows.

No.
Both of you.

That's mean!
That's mean!

Oh, was it mean?
Congratulations.

Congrats, you guys.

I am awestruck right now.

I was happy originally just
getting to do coffee shops

and maybe getting
to do a comedy club,

and now I'm going
to the live shows

of "America's Got Talent."

Oh.
[giggling]

Oh, I'm so proud of you.
We're going to the live shows!

Oh, oh,
it's a package deal now, is it?

Where you go, I go.
Got it.

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪