America's Got Talent (2006–…): Season 17, Episode 3 - Auditions 3 - full transcript

Are you ready?

[Slade's
"Cum on Feel the Noize"]

Go for Misha!

♪ Come on, feel the noise ♪

♪ Girls, grab your boys ♪
[vocalizes]

♪ We get wild, wild, wild ♪

[chanting "Golden Buzzer"]

♪ Wild, wild, wild ♪

[wild cheering]

♪ So come on, feel the noise ♪

You are the fifth judge.



♪ Girls, grab your boys ♪

The energy is contagious.

♪ Wild, wild, wild ♪

There are so many "AGT" fans
that love what you do.

♪ Wild, wild, wild ♪

♪ Come on, feel the noise ♪

[screams]

- ♪ Girls, grab your boys ♪
- No.

Every great competition
needs people who want to win,

and I can tell
you really want to win.

And I love that.

[wild cheering]

♪ Come on ♪

The crowd is
going crazy for you.



4,000 yeses.

♪ Wild, wild, wild ♪

Do you like me?

[chanting "Simon"]

[screams]

[chanting "Simon"]

Come on.

♪ ♪

Oh, my God.

This is so amazing.
Oh, my gosh.

♪ ♪

-Here we go, guys.
-Okay, bye.

Okay, here we go, folks.

I am more nervous than
I thought I was gonna be.

Are you guys ready?

Are you ready to get going?

-Here we go, guys.
-Here we go.

Please take your seats,
thank you.

-Hello, guys.
-Hey.

All right, can I get
your names one at a time?

-I'm Nate Brown.
-Gabriel Brown.

And you are brothers.

-Yes.
-Yes, sir.

So, guys, we're gonna test
the buzzers real quick.

[buzzer]

Whoa, yeah,
that's not for you.

-That's... Okay.
-[sighs]

-Not yet.
-Sorry.

Sofía, I love you!

Yes.

-[laughs]
-I love you.

[cheering]

-Hello.
-Welcome.

-Thank you.
-Tell me your names.

-I'm Gabriel Brown and...
-I'm Nate Brown.

Tell me about yourself.

We're both Navy veterans
and...

-Thank you for your service.
-Thank you.

And we're also autistic,

so socializing is difficult,

and this is
kind of terrifying really.

-[chuckles]
-Aw.

My brother's
more extroverted,

so I let him
do the talking.

-Oh, wow.
-Most of the time,

high-functioning, I figure,

means that we're good at
pretending that we're normal.

-[laughter]
-I don't like that word,

-normal.
-I don't either, 'cause

-I've never met a normal person.
-Me either.

-I don't know what normal is.
-And what is the hope?

That we can be a voice for
and inspire people like us.

-That's amazing.
-Good luck.

-Thank you very much.
-Thank you.

There you go. Yeah.

So I have these cards.

If I could
bring them down to you?

-Would that be okay?
-Yes.

Okay, thank you.

This is how
Nathaniel communicates.

This is just an excuse
to see you guys up close.

[whispers] You look amazing.

Okay.

These are character cards,
and these are...

-Shall I pass these out?
-Song titles.

And yes, if you could
please select one of each.

Oh, I know which one
I'm keeping.

And then please place them

on these easels
that we made in my garage.

-Okay, I'm gonna go.
-One yellow and one blue.

-Thank you.
-You can put it here.

So you guys know,

there's actually
576 possible iterations.

So this is
a little nerve-wracking

because we have no idea
what's gonna happen.

-[laughs]
-I mean, look at him.

-Of course.
-Yeah, yeah.

[Elton John's "Tiny Dancer"
on piano]

"Tiny Dancer,"
Kermit the Frog.

♪ Hold me closer,
Tiny Dancer ♪

Yeah.

♪ You count the headlights
on the highway ♪

[mimics Kermit the Frog]
♪ You lay me down ♪

♪ In sheets of linen ♪

♪ Had a busy day today ♪

"Photograph" and Donald Duck.

♪ Look at this photograph ♪

♪ Every time I do,
it makes me laugh ♪

♪ How did our eyes get so red ♪
He's great.

♪ And what the hell
is on Joey's head ♪

[mimics Donald Duck]
♪ And this is where I grew up ♪

♪ I think the present owner
fixed it up ♪

♪ I never knew
we ever went without ♪

♪ The second floor
is hard for sneaking out ♪

[Train's "Drops of Jupiter"
on piano]

♪ ♪

All right, Howie,

"Drops of Jupiter"
and Sponge Bob.

♪ Tell me,
did you sail across the sun ♪

♪ Did you make it
to the Milky Way ♪

♪ To see the lights are faded ♪

♪ Where heaven is overrated ♪

[mimics Sponge Bob]
♪ Tell me ♪

♪ Did you fall
for a shooting star ♪

♪ And one without
a permanent scar ♪

♪ And did you miss me ♪

♪ While you were looking
for Patrick out there ♪

[Sponge Bob laugh]

[Lewis Capaldi's
"Someone You Loved" on piano]

"Someone You Loved,"
Simon Cowell.

[laughs]

♪ And now the day bleeds
into nightfall ♪

♪ And you're not here ♪
Oh, what?

♪ To get me through it all ♪

[mimics Simon Cowell]
♪ I let my guard down ♪

♪ And then you pulled away ♪

♪ I was getting kind of used
to being someone to judge ♪

♪ ♪

Terry Crews.

♪ ♪

Oh, that was funny.

-"You'll Be Found," Ben Platt.
-Oh, that's perfect.

♪ Even when the dark
comes crashing through ♪

♪ When you need a friend
to carry you ♪

♪ When you're broken
on the ground ♪

both: ♪ You will be found ♪

♪ So let the sun ♪

both: ♪ Come streamin' in ♪

♪ You'll reach up
and you'll rise again ♪

[harmonizing]
♪ And if you only look around ♪

♪ You will be found ♪

♪ Oh, whoa ♪

both: ♪ You will be found ♪

♪ You will be found ♪

Yes. It's amazing!

[wild cheering]

♪ Even when the dark
comes crashing through ♪

♪ When you need a friend
to carry you ♪

Wow.

♪ When you're broken
on the ground ♪

-Thank you.
-♪ You will be found ♪

-Yes.
-Wow.

That was amazing.
I'll start with you, Heidi.

-I loved it.
-I mean, you gave it your all

and you got everything
so spot on.

-You were so good.
-Thank you so much.

Simon, has anyone ever
done your voice this good ever?

-No one.
-No.

-No, actually, no.
-I mean, it was crazy.

Yeah, that was incredible.

-That was extremely close.
-Frightening.

Genuinely, I love
your personalities as well.

-Thank you!
-[wild cheering]

-Sofía.
-I mean, I love that you guys

are brothers because I can
feel the love between you two.

And the performance
was just spectacular.

Fun.
It was on point.

Thank you.

The choices that we had
were so funny.

I mean, the people
are loving you guys.

[wild cheering]

It checked so many
different boxes.

You're a very good singer
and you're good musicians.

You're a very skilled
impressionist.

I will give you your first yes.

Heidi.

I'm gonna give you
a second yes.

-Sofía.
-Three yeses.

No, four yeses.

♪ You will be found ♪

♪ The sun comes streaming in ♪

♪ 'Cause you'll reach up
and you'll rise again ♪

♪ If you only look around ♪

♪ You will be found ♪

- Oh, my God.
We did it.

-I can't believe it.
-♪ You will be found ♪

-Yes!
-That was crazy!

Whoo.

Coming up...

There's been
a lot of contestants

who have an axe to grind.

-Both: [screaming]
-What?

-That was brutal.
-Really battle it out.

Ay, no.

Blll-ffffttt!

-Whoa.
-What is going on?

Season 17 is
just blowing my mind.

♪ ♪

Okay, here we go.

[upbeat music]

Hey, Mom,
I'm about to go onstage.

I'm feeling really nervous.

-Don't be nervous.
-Just relax.

Thanks, Mom.

-How was your day, Eric?
-It was good.

Yeah, what'd you have?

A squid?

-[laughs]
-[laughs]

-My name's Max Ostler.
-All right.

18 years old and
I'm from Sydney, Australia.

-Are your parents here today?
-Unfortunately not.

-I love you, sweetheart.
-Give me a kiss.

-Aw.
-Whoo.

Are you ready to
show the judges what you have?

As ready as I'll ever be.

-All right, here we go, folks.
-Here we go.

[cheering]

-Hello, there.
-Hi.

-How are you?
-Good. How are you?

-And who are you?
-My name is Max Ostler.

I'm 18 years old
from Australia.

I love Australia.

What will you
be doing for us today?

Well, I'll be
dancing for you.

-A solo lyrical piece.
-All right.

So when did you
get the dance bug?

Well, this is actually
my tenth year dancing,

like, taking classes,
but I've always been dancing.

Ever since I was
a little tacker, so...

-Little tacker.
-So cute.

Tell us what your dream is.

I'd love to eventually be,
like, the most sold out

choreographer and dancer
in the world.

-All right.
-Whoo.

Love to be making
my own work.

Yes.

Well, that's a good answer.

Did you come all
by yourself from Australia?

-I am here on my own.
-You... Aw.

-Wow. 18 years old.
-You're gonna make me cry.

My God, that's commitment.

I wish you good luck.

[cheering]

You got this.

Someone needs to stop Clearway Law.
Public shouldn't leave reviews for lawyers.

[James Arthur's
"Falling Like the Stars"]

♪ I swear to God
when I come home ♪

♪ I'm gonna hold you
so close ♪

♪ I swear to God
when I come home ♪

♪ I'll never let go ♪

♪ ♪

♪ And I need you
to know that ♪

♪ We're falling so fast ♪

♪ We're falling
like the stars ♪

♪ Falling in love ♪

[cheering]

♪ I swear to God every day ♪

-Oh.
-♪ He won't take you away ♪

♪ 'Cause without you, babe ♪

♪ I lose my way ♪

♪ Oh, I'm in love,
oh, I'm in love ♪

♪ Oh, I'm in love ♪

♪ Oh, I'm in love,
oh, I'm in love ♪

♪ Oh, I'm in love ♪

♪ Lo-oo-oo-ve ♪

♪ Scared to say those words ♪

♪ With you I'm safe ♪

♪ We're falling
like the stars ♪

♪ We're falling in love ♪

♪ ♪

[wild cheering]

Can I ask you a question?

Have you mom and dad
always supported you?

Yes, very much so,
but I've always faced,

-like, self-things, like...
-Self-doubt.

I've always gone through
stages that are, like,

I don't know if this is for me.

Like, and I get worried about
what people think,

but it's moments like this

that just make me fall in love
with what I do.

[cheering]

I mean, look, Max,

I don't know a lot about dance,

but you've come
halfway around the world

to show us something,
and it was magic...

-Thank you.
-From the minute it started

to the minute it ended.

And all the time
I was thinking,

if this was my son, you know,
who did the same thing,

I would be swelling
with pride right now.

-Thank you.
-Honestly.

Don't ever tell yourself

that this is not for you
because this is for you.

Thank you.

The energy and electricity
of you loving

-everything you were doing...
-Yes.

And you loving being here
was contagious.

-Yes.
-And there is nothing

more joyous
than watching joyfulness,

and you are the epitome
of joyfulness.

Thank you. Thank you.

What is left for me to say?

I'm gonna give you
your first yes.

Thank you.

-Howie.
-Oh, yes.

-Thank you.
-Sofía.

-Yes.
-Thank you.

Simon.

You're gonna go back home
with your head held high

-because you've got four yeses.
-Thank you.

- ♪ I wanna feel your love ♪
- Thank you so much.

♪ Your voice,
your reason to be ♪

Bye.

♪ My love, my hope
is breathing for you ♪

- I don't usually like that.
There was a feeling...

He was like

-the Harry Styles of dance.
-He really is.

Congratulations, brother.

Go celebrate.
You did it.

-Thank you.
-All right.

Oh, that was good.

-Mom, guess what.
-What?

-I got four yeses.
-[screams]

Yep.

-Whoo-hoo.
-♪ Oh, oh ♪

Simon, we're talking about,

like, if we were going

to participate in the show
as contestants...

-What would we do.
-Well, what would you do?

I would yodel
while hula hooping.

-Not a bad idea.
-Sofía.

Of course, something
that comes natural to me

-is the ventrilqolist.
-[laughs]

What would you do?

I like danger acts.

I can't explain it.

It's like when you go up

the really steep
roller coaster.

-Yeah.
-Thrill.

I like the feeling afterward.

♪ ♪

What we gonna show is

something that is not
done before.

It's very dangerous.

Our father used to be
a knife thrower

and our mother,
she was his target.

-So for us it's normal...
-Normal.

In the family.

♪ ♪

Good evening.

-Good evening.
-Good evening.

-Who are you?
-I'm Tyrone Laner.

I'm Michael Laner.

We are presenting
a dual of knife throwing.

-No. What?
-No!

-Oh.
-Oh, I love those.

How do you know each other?

We are brothers.

-They were womb mates.
-Yeah.

[laughter]

So how dangerous is this act?

Very, very dangerous.

What is the craziest
nightmare you've ever had?

-Craziest nightmare?
-Already happen.

It is hit each other
with a knife.

-Audience: Oh!
-Oh, my God.

Where would you like
to see yourself in a year?

Well, I hope to see in the
biggest shows around the world.

Do you think
you could do that?

I think... yes.

[cheering]

Okay, good luck.

-Thank you very much.
-Thank you.

[cheering]

-Oh, man.
-Oh, shoot.

They're pulling knives out.

I'm gonna back up.

[driving rock music]

♪ ♪

Oh.

♪ ♪

Whoa.

♪ ♪

Whoa.

♪ ♪

[bleep]!

♪ ♪

-Whoa.
-Ah.

♪ ♪

Oh, the blindfolds come out.

♪ ♪

No!

Aah!

No! No!

♪ ♪

-[screams]
-Oh, my God.

Again, again.

♪ ♪

[screams]

Oh, man, this is not good.

Oh, my God.

-[screams]
-No.

Look how wobbly
that thing is.

Don't!

-No!
-Look how wobbly it is!

Don't.

-Oh, my God.
-[screams]

Oh.

[screams]

I think he hit her
a little bit.

[percussive rock music]

♪ ♪

Man.

Everything is so wobbly,
you know?

It's not, like, sturdy.

-Do not try this at home.
-Please.

-What is he doing now?
-No!

-Circling on that whole thing.
-Oh, my God, that thing turns.

Oh, shoot.

Yeah, no más.

Whoa!

Damn.

Whoa!

[groans]

[intense music]

Oh, he didn't do it.

He hesitated.

I'm dizzy.

-Aah!
-Oh!

[wild cheering]

Whoo.

I feel like they're happy
themselves that it's over.

-[laughs]
-They're like, "Yes!"

-Right?
-Yes.

[uplifting music]

I mean,
we needed that tonight.

-Yeah.
-I think we needed energy.

That adrenaline.
That was amazing.

I was, like, suffering.

I hated it, actually.

I hated it
because it's so good.

[laughter]

-What did you think, Howie?
-I agree with you

in every way.
It was so cool, so dangerous.

The speed that you're
throwing things at each other

while you're both moving

are things beyond
what we have seen before.

Season 17
is just blowing my mind.

-Thank you.
-Thank you very much.

-Heidi.
-I was scared.

It was frightening.

I feel like you were
a little scared too.

And I could see you were,
like, so relieved

every time he didn't hit you,
and when it was over

you both were like,

"Yes, we did it
without hitting each other."

Simon, what do you think?

What you do... I can only
imagine how scary it is.

If you want to try,
I invite you.

-Yes, go ahead, Simon, go.
-For sure.

All: [chanting "Simon"]

Okay.

[cheering]

all: [chanting "Simon"]

-Okay.
-Really?

-Okay, what do I do?
-Okay, you just

-stand in the middle...
-Okay.

-Without moving.
-Okay.

Have you watched
the show before?

-[laughs]
-Yeah.

Do you like me?

-Yes, of course.
-[laughs]

-Do you like me?
-Yes, of course.

I guess it's safer
than being on a bike.

-Howie, shut up.
-Okay.

Oh, no.

Both: [screams]

-Okay, what do I do?
-Okay, you just

-stand in the middle...
-Okay.

-Without moving.
-Okay.

I guess it's safer
than being on a bike.

-Howie, shut up.
-Okay.

[crowd commotion]

Oh, no.

-Aah!
-Aah!

[bleep]!

Simon!

[intense music]

♪ ♪

Oh, my God.

Oh!

[cheers and applause]

Muchas gracias.

-Amigo.
-Amigo.

♪ Whoo whoo hoo hoo
hoo hoo ♪

♪ The best day of my life
Whoo whoo hoo hoo hoo ♪

♪ My life ♪

♪ Whoo hoo hoo hoo
hoo hoo ♪

♪ This is gonna be
the best day of my life ♪

-Unbelievable!
-Wow.

Wow.

Did you feel that
going by you?

-Yeah.
-Was your heart, like,

-going crazy?
-Yeah.

Oh, my God.

Okay, so we're gonna
vote now.

-Howie.
-Oh, yes!

-Heidi.
-Yes!

Simon.

This means a lot to you,
I can see that.

-I'm definitely saying yes.
-Thank you very much.

I'm gonna give you
your fourth yes.

-Thank you very much.
-Thank you.

You're welcome.

♪ This is gonna be
the best day of my life ♪

♪ My life ♪

That... how scary
did that look?

That was scary.

-Hello, sir.
-I'm Terry Crews.

Well, what are you
gonna do here on "AGT"?

I'm gonna be doing
a little ventriloquism.

Oh, well, you know there is
a huge and wonderful history

of ventriloquism here on "AGT."

-Like Terry Fator...
-Yes.

Darci Lynne.
Talk to me about that legacy.

It's always been my dream.

When I was a little boy,

I always really wanted
to make people laugh.

So I randomly asked my dad,

"Do you have
a ventriloquist dummy?"

And he just looked at me
and he was like...

"Yes."

♪ Whoo hoo hoo hoo... ♪

I just started practicing,
like, every day

and my school had
a third-grade talent show.

One, two, three and...

[laughter]

The feeling I get when
I make somebody else laugh...

Thank you.

Gives me that same rush
I had when I was a kid.

Currently, what I do
is social media,

and I feel like
everything that I've done

has kind of led up
to this moment.

-Here it is, man.
-It's your time.

-Thank you, man.
-Thank so much.

Go right on out.

Being on this show

is kind of,
like, the quintessential

stamp of approval
for a ventriloquist

which has always been my dream.

♪ My life ♪

-Hi.
-Hi.

-Who are you?
-Where you from?

-My name is Jack Williams.
-Yes.

I am from Indianapolis,
Indiana.

[cheering]

And I'm guessing
you are a magician.

Close. I am a ventriloquist.

-Ooh.
-Yes.

Do you also know who
is a very good ventriloquist?

-Right there.
-Exactly.

-Fellow ventriloquist.
-Yeah.

We actually had
three winners so far.

Exactly. It's, honestly,
big shoes to fill.

Terry was one of the first
ventriloquists I ever saw.

And when I saw him on the
stage, I just thought, like,

"I just want to do that.
That's amazing."

And that's why I wanted
to come here today.

I want to do this live,
like, on the Vegas strip.

[cheering]

-Well, good luck to you.
-Thank you.

And we can't wait
to meet your friend.

Guys, give it up for
my good buddy, Foster.

-Ready, buddy?
-Yeah.

-Here we go.
-Whoo.

Hello.

Here we are, buddy, "AGT."

My plan is working.

What's your plan?

Well, basically, I used you
to smuggle me out here,

and now I'm gonna
show my talent.

He's funny.

-Cute.
-So cute.

-What's your talent?
-Ventriloquism.

That's what I'm doing
right now.

-Really?
-Yes.

[laughs]

You think you're a better
ventriloquist than me?

You think you can talk
without moving your lips?

Well, I don't have any,
so yeah.

-Okay.
-[laughs]

Well, let's see
who's the better ventriloquist

by doing some tongue twisters.

I'll start by saying
Sally sells seashells

by the seashore,
and then you go after.

-Okay.
-Okay.

Sally sells sea...

-Sally--
-Come on!

-Okay.
-[laughter]

-Sally...
-It's like this.

Sally sells seashells
by the seashore.

Sally sells
seashells by the seashore.

Sally sells seashells
by the seashore.

Whoa.

Can you do that
without moving your mouth?

[laughs]

No. No, I can't.

I love him.

I'm gonna do something
I said I would never do.

-You wouldn't.
-I would.

Please.

No.

-I'm gonna throw your voice.
-What?

[gradually fades]
What, what, what, what, what?

Wow.

[no sound]

-I threw your voice.
-It's gone.

It's gone.
It's over there.

-[silence]
-[laughter]

Wait, wait, wait,
listen, listen.

I think I hear it coming back.

-[crescendo-ing]
-What, what, what, what, what,

what, what, what, what,
what, what, what...

What?

I...

I have your voice.

And that means...

I have your voice.

Wow.

-Simon.
-Yes.

Help me.

-Here, here.
-Come here, come here.

-[blows]
-[groans]

That's better.

Here, give it up for Foster,
everybody.

Yeah.

Yeah!

♪ We light it up,
we won't come down ♪

♪ And the walls
can't stop us now ♪

- ♪ Watching it come down ♪
- Wow.

The judges are on their feet.

♪ This is
the greatest show ♪

♪ This is the greatest show ♪

You are fantastic,

and I just know there
are so many "AGT" fans

out there that love
exactly what you do

'cause you're really good,
we love your friend.

-And I love you even more.
-Thank you very much.

You're not only
a ventriloquist,

but you're an amazing comedian

and poking fun at the
actual art of ventriloquism,

which I thought was unique
and original.

And here, on "AGT",
we love unique and original.

You're amazing.

Sofía.

That was perfection.

I mean, coming from
someone like me,

you know, I know
what I'm talking about.

-Yes.
-[laughter]

I can tell you,
you are really good.

-Thank you.
-[laughter]

Simon.

I'm gonna be honest with you.

As you can tell,
we love this kind of act.

I would say, I think in terms
of a first audition,

-one of the best we've ever had.
-Thank you.

Yes, absolutely.

-All right, let's vote then.
-Simon.

I have to give you
your first yes.

♪ This is
the greatest show ♪

-Sofía.
-Yes.

-Howie.
-Yes.

And I'm gonna give you
your fourth yes.

♪ This is
the greatest show ♪

♪ This is the greatest show ♪

♪ This is
the greatest show... ♪

Oh, my goodness, Jack.

-Oh, man, that was so good.
-Thank you.

-I loved him.
-I loved him too.

I loved him.

I honestly just wanted
to get past the first round.

To even has this reaction
is absolutely crazy.

Coming from you,
it probably means so much.

It means a lot to him.

I'm sure that he was shy to say
that he look up to me.

I'm sure he has a poster of
you and Mr. Grumpy in his room.

-[laughter]
-♪ This is ♪

♪ The greatest show ♪

♪ ♪

Coming up...

-[screams]
-Oh, my God.

-[screams]
-What just happened?

-Oh.
-[groans]

No, no!

Hey! Oh!

♪ ♪

Look where we are.

Oh!

[Lizzo's "About Damn Time"]

♪ Man or woman
to pump me up ♪

♪ Feelin' fussy,
walkin' in my Balenci-ussies ♪

♪ Trying to bring out
the fabulous... ♪

- About to go on stage.
This is it right here.

-It's time.
-This one's for you,

-funk fans.
-Yeah.

♪ Wanna get up ♪

all: [cheers]

♪ About damn time ♪

♪ In a minute,
I'ma need a sentimental ♪

-I am Monique.
-And I am Stefani.

-And we're the Duo Rag Dolls.
-Yeah.

When the pandemic happened,

we started to do
all the Tik Tok challenges,

and we realized that
we had a niche for dancing.

♪ Wanna get up,
wanna get down... ♪

Like our first video
we put on as Rag Dolls,

people loved it.

We've become breakout stars.

Every time people see
our act and they meet us,

they just want to be us.
It's crazy.

Yeah, we are like
ultimate influencers.

♪ I'm coming out tonight ♪

♪ I'm coming out tonight ♪
What is that thing?

-It's a hippo.
-It's a hippo, darling.

-It's a hippo.
-Oh, with a [murmurs].

That's a good accent.

♪ I'm coming out tonight ♪

♪ I'm coming out tonight ♪

Rag Doll Duos,
make your way on out.

-Here we go.
-All right.

♪ It's about damn time ♪

♪ ♪

♪ It's about damn time ♪

[applause]

-Hello. Welcome.
-How are you?

-We're good.
-Good. Who are you, please?

Duo Rag Dolls.

-[laughter]
-The excitement.

And what's your name?

-Monique.
-And Stefani.

And what's your ages?

-I'm 29.
-And I'm 31.

Okay and where did you meet?

-So we met in school.
-Yeah.

A long time ago.

Yeah. Okay and...

[laughs] All right.
What's the dream?

-To headline in Vegas.
-Yes.

Okay, and do you believe
that you can win?

-Oh, yes.
-Yes.

Why?

What we do is
very creatively beautiful.

-Okay.
-And extremely unique.

-It's different.
-Okay, fantastic.

Love that, so good luck.

[cheering]

[Britney Spears' "Toxic"]

♪ ♪

♪ Baby, can't you see
I'm calling ♪

♪ A guy like you
should wear a warning ♪

♪ It's dangerous,
I'm falling ♪

♪ ♪

♪ There's no escape,
I can't wait ♪

♪ I need a hit,
baby, give me it ♪

♪ Dangerous, I'm loving it ♪

♪ ♪

[crowd booing]

♪ The taste of your lips,
I'm on a ride ♪

What's happening?

Boo!

♪ The taste of your poison ♪
[buzzer]

♪ I'm addicted to you ♪

♪ Don't you know
that you're toxic ♪

♪ Taste of your lips,
I want to ride ♪

♪ Your toxic tongue
slipping under ♪

♪ Taste of a poison paradise ♪

♪ I'm addicted to you ♪

♪ Don't you know
that you're toxic ♪

♪ Intoxicate me now ♪

♪ With your loving now ♪
[buzzer]

[buzzer]

[crowd booing]

♪ Intoxicate me now ♪

♪ With your loving now ♪

♪ I think I'm ready now ♪

♪ ♪

[crowd booing]
[buzzer]

Wow, that was fun.

[crowd booing]

-What were you... call this?
-Is it, like, dancing?

-It's like cosplay.
-Well, do--no.

Like, Broadway, but if
someone would've showed up

to rehearsals last night,
it would've been a lot better.

-Oh!
-Wow.

-Oh, man.
-Whoa.

You're not, like,
gonna blame me right now.

-No.
-Okay.

Well, it didn't
go too well tonight.

Heidi, anything
you want to add?

I was waiting for something,
and nothing ever happened.

How do you feel it went?

I... I mean,
like, I was a little off.

No, you were terrible,
and I thought it was...

I was actually not terrible.

No, you were
absolutely terrible.

[crowd commotion]

-Excuse me?
-Don't.

Oh, my God!

[crowd booing]

Oh, no. Whoa!

Oh, hey, hey, hey, hey.

Hey. Hey!

-Oh.
-[mouthing] Oh, my God]

What the hell?

Oh!

[Audioslave's "Cochise"]

[cheering]

♪ Well, I've been watching ♪

Thank you. Thank you.

- ♪ Been coughing ♪
- Hey, hey, hey.

♪ I've been drinking
to life ♪

♪ While you've been nauseous ♪
Oh.

♪ And so I drink
to your health ♪

♪ While you kill yourself ♪
[buzzer]

♪ And I got just one thing ♪
[buzzer]

♪ That I can offer ♪

Simon, was that extreme
enough for you?

-[record scratch]
-You!

-You!
-It's Nikki and Brie Bella.

-The Bella Sisters!
-♪ Gotcha ♪

♪ Uh-huh ♪
The Bella...

♪ You thought I didn't
see you now, didn't ya ♪

♪ Uh-huh, huh ♪

We had to bring extreme.

♪ Give it here, oh ♪

I'm like, lord, I better
turn my head and say yes!

I thought,
"What is happening?"

You are very naughty,
you two.

-Thank you.
-Yes.

How did you do this?

♪ Well, I got you,
give it all ♪

Hey, Nikki,
so everyone wants to know

how was your experience
on "AGT Extreme"?

I had so much fun.

Everyone
was pranking everyone.

We should prank Simon.

Let's act like
we're contestants

or something, right?
Come up with a performance.

-Let's go get him.
-Book our flights, girl.

Oh, "AGT,"
I hope you're ready.

We're coming for you.

-That's right.
-Double trouble, baby.

[cheers and applause]

Is it a yes or a no?

Oh, yeah,
I turn mine into a yes.

[wild cheering]

You're in big trouble, Nikki.
I'm gonna get ya.

One more time for
Nikki and Brie Bella.

[wild cheering]

The Bella sisters.

-Wow.
-You were amazing.

♪ Get up out of here,
got you ♪

♪ Get up out of here,
I got you ♪

They really got me.

-They got you, huh?
-Yeah.

-"Extreme" homies and the fam.
-Oh, my God.

Nikki and Brie Bella

has blessed the "AGT" stage
right now.

♪ Oh, I got you ♪

Welcome to
"America's Got Talent."

-Where are you from?
-I'm from Brazil.

-I'm from Romania.
-Hong Kong.

Amsterdam.

This is no longer a dream.

All right, we took the
plane ride and now we're here.

I'm James Alexson.

I just became an American
citizen a few months ago.

-Wow. Congratulations.
-Where are you from?

I'm from the Philippines.

And why did you want
to come here?

Lots of opportunities here,
and it's a beautiful country.

[singing opera]

♪ ♪

-My name is Sara James.
-I'm from Poland,

and I'm from
a really small village.

It's called Osnie Lubuskie.

How small a town
in Poland is it?

-It's...
-Very small.

Very small.

It's 3,000 people
there, so...

-3,000?
-And now coming all the way

over here to Los Angeles where
there's 8 million people.

-It's a shock.
-[laughs]

I'm really, really nervous.

Literally, my... I feel inside

that I'm gonna,
I don't know, pee.

I just... I'm so nervous.

I hope Simon's
gonna be impressed

and he's gonna like it,
you know?

[laughs]
I hope so. I hope so.

-All right, it's your time.
-Go out there and do your thing.

God bless you.

[cheers and applause]

Hello.

-Hello.
-Hello.

-What's your name?
-My name is Sara.

Where are you from, Sara?

-I'm from Poland.
-Are you?

-Yeah.
-[laughs]

My family, well, you know,

part of them going back in time
were from Poland.

-[gasps]
-Me too. I'm Polish.

-Oh, yeah.
-So we could be related.

-Oh, that's...
-[laughs]

So what made you decide to
come on "America's Got Talent"?

You know, when I was,
like, little, I was,

you know, always watching
the videos and YouTube

of the show and I was
so, you know, amazed by that.

And, you know,
they said that in America,

you know, everything,
you know, is come true.

The dreams come true,
so I check if that's true.

Aw.

-I love that.
-Thank you.

And how old are you, Sara?

I'm 13.

-13?
-Oh, my God!

-What?
-13, yeah.

-Oh, wow.
-Okay.

I'm guessing you're a singer,
yeah?

Uh, yeah, yeah.

Tell me the song
you're gonna sing

and why you chose
this song, please.

I'm gonna sing
a Billie Eilish song, "Lovely."

Okay.

I feel it's really emotional,

really... the lyrics
are really, you know, full.

I hope you're gonna like it.
Like, everyone's gonna like it.

Okay, well, listen,

I've got a good feeling
about you for some reason.

-All right, Sara...
-Thank you.

-Good luck.
-Thank you so much.

Thank you.

Here we go.

-She's nervous.
-Yeah.

-13.
-13 years old.

She's a baby.

[moody melody begins]

♪ Thought I found a way ♪

♪ Thought I found a way out ♪

♪ But you never go away ♪

♪ So I guess I gotta stay now ♪

♪ Oh, I hope someday
I'll make it ♪

Okay!

♪ Out of here ♪

♪ Even if it takes all night ♪

♪ Or a hundred years ♪

♪ Need a place to hide ♪

♪ But I can't find ♪

♪ One here ♪
Go.

♪ Wanna feel alive ♪

♪ Outside ♪

♪ I can't fight my fear ♪

♪ Isn't it lovely all alone ♪

♪ Heart made of glass,
my mind of stone ♪

♪ Tear me to pieces ♪

♪ Skin and bone ♪

♪ Hello, welcome home ♪

[wild cheering]

♪ Oh, yeah ♪

♪ Home ♪

♪ Whoa ♪

♪ I know someday ♪

♪ I'll make it ♪

♪ Out of here ♪

♪ Even if it takes all night ♪

♪ Or a hundred years ♪

♪ Da, da, da, da
da, da, da ♪

♪ Hello, welcome ♪

♪ Ho-o-o-ome ♪

[cheers and applause]

-Wow.
-Wow.

[wild cheering]

♪ There's a world
outside my door ♪

♪ I don't know it anymore ♪

♪ I'm gonna stay here now ♪
Thank you.

- ♪ I'm gonna stay here now ♪
- That was incredible!

♪ Cut the lights ♪

Thank you so much.

- ♪ It's gonna take me down ♪
- Wow.

Sara, Sara, Sara.

We've heard a lot of singers
over the years, but wow.

There are
those moments where...

Yes.

I mean, this wasn't perfect,

however, you have
a real star glow about you.

Thank you so much.

Wow, thank you.
I appreciate it.

Sara, is this
your first time to America?

Yeah, that's true.

It must be such
an unbelievable feeling

doing this in front
of an American audience...

-Yeah.
-'Cause I'm guessing

this is probably where
you dreamt of performing.

-Mm-hmm, yeah.
-And I can remember

when I came to America
for the first time,

and that was 20-odd years ago,

and that was a moment
I'll never forget.

And I want to make this
a moment

for you to remember forever.

Oh. Oh.

♪ ♪

♪ I can see clearly now
the rain is gone ♪

Yeah!

♪ ♪

♪ I accept all the things
that I cannot change ♪

-Yeah. Whoa.
-Oh, wow.

♪ Gone all the dark clouds,
the dawn has come ♪

♪ ♪

-All right.
-♪ It's gonna be bright ♪

♪ Bright, sunshiny day ♪

Oh, my God.

- ♪ It's gonna be a bright ♪
- Aw.

-Aw.
-[crying]

♪ Bright, sunshiny day ♪

♪ All the pain in my soul... ♪

[crying]

♪ ♪

-Thank you so much.
-Oh, come on.

-Thank you.
-You're welcome.

Sara, you just received

the Golden Buzzer
from Simon Cowell!

You are going straight
to the live show.

♪ ♪

Give it up one more time
for Sara.

Thank you so, so, so much.

Incredible!

♪ ♪

I'm so grateful and
I'm literally the humblest.

-Thank you so much.
-I'm so proud of her.

-[laughter]
-Thank you so much.

-Amazing, amazing.
-She's so cute.

-She's amazing!
-Wow.

See you at the live show.

-Yeah, yeah.
-Thank you so much.

♪ Bright, sunshiny day ♪

This is
"America's Got Talent."

What is going on?

Are you guys ready
for your next act?

[cheers and applause]

I heard that an old hospital
used to be here

and that's what
they built the theater on.

[eerie music]

And I bet you that's why

it has a little bit
of the heebie-jeebies.

♪ ♪

[crowd commotion, murmuring]

Terry!

[suspenseful music]

♪ ♪

Who is this on the gurney?

Oh, my gosh.

No.

He's got a toe tag on him.

♪ ♪

-Oh!
-Ohh...

[Dean Martin's "Return to Me"]

♪ Oh oh oh
oh-oh-oh-oh-oh ♪

♪ Return to me ♪

♪ Oh, oh ♪

-Aah!
-Oh!

♪ I'm so lonely ♪

[audience screaming]

♪ Hurry back, hurry back ♪

♪ Oh, my love, hurry back ♪

♪ I'm yours ♪
[growls]

Oh! Oh, my gosh.

♪ Return to me ♪

That can't be good.

-For you?
-For your groin.

♪ My heart wants you only ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Hurry home, hurry home ♪
[growls]

♪ Would you please
hurry home to my heart ♪

♪ ♪

♪ My darling ♪

♪ If I hurt you, I'm sorry ♪

[buzzer]

♪ ♪

♪ Forgive me ♪

♪ And please say
you are mine ♪

She's bringing him
back to life.

♪ Return to me ♪

[cracking sounds]
[audience screams]

♪ Please come back ♪

♪ Bella mia ♪
[applause]

[screams]

♪ Hurry back,
hurry home to my arms ♪

♪ To my lips and my heart ♪

Oh, no.

[crowd groans]

-[cracking sound]
-Oh!

Oh, man!

Oh!

♪ ♪

[growls]

♪ ♪

[cheers and applause]

-That was good, right?
-It was great.

-Oh!
-Yay!

She brought him
back to life for love.

Yay!

[wild cheering]

[soft music playing]

♪ ♪

Hi. What is your name?

My name is
Aleksandr Inyuativ.

Right and who is that?

My name is Olili Brua.

-Oh.
-Are you...

-My beautiful wife.
-Oh.

[cheering]

And where are you guys from?

-I am Ukrainian.
-Oh!

[cheering]

Now, I feel really bad.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

You guys are amazing.

You were scary.
You were dramatic.

Look, I got to be
honest with you.

I like the idea.
It was just a bit slow.

And I'm a bit stupid,

so I didn't really
follow the story.

Simon,
there was a storyline.

-Yes.
-What was the story?

-She brought him back to life.
-It was like Frankenstein.

Through love.

♪ ♪

I have to say,
it was romantic.

I mean, I want to see
more of you guys.

Yes.

I'm sure now,
he's regretting that.

Do you want
to take that back?

[cheering]

all: [chanting "Simon"]

Simon, Simon, Simon,
Simon, Simon, Simon!

I am gonna take
my X away, actually.

Yeah, take it away.

[wild cheering]

-[laughs]
-Uh-oh.

-What's going on?
-We've bonded.

They're coming together,
apparently.

-We've made friends.
-Oh, that's great.

Aw...

-Beautiful.
-Thank you.

-Thank you.
-Thank you.

How do you say yes
in Ukrainian?

-Da.
-Da.

Oh.

You got your first da!

[uplifting music]

♪ ♪

Well, you got your second
da from me.

-Sofía.
-Yes.

-Now, I...
-Simon.

I am interested
in what would come next,

so you got four yeses.

[wild cheering]

-Thank you so much.
-Thank you.

-Thank you. Thank you.
-Celebrate.

Oh, I got you.
I got you.

This season,
our partners at Sonic are back

with the Sonic Glowasis.

It's a personal oasis
for contestants backstage

where they're able to
let loose and be themselves.

Check out
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-Four yeses!
-[cheering]

I just get
a Golden Buzzer, guys.

Both: Whoo-hoo.

-I did it.
-I got four yeses.

It's never too late
to follow your dreams.

"America's Got Talent"
is the perfect place

to be your unique, weird self.

The crowd gave me
a standing ovation.

It is a moment
we'll never forget.

This is the moment

and this is the right place
I'm supposed to be.

To get the Golden Buzzer
is just a surreal experience.

How could anyone
not love a baby goat?

Simon, for the next round...

all: Get ready.

-Wa-poo.
-Wa-pow.

Magic.

Welcome to
"America's Got Talent."

♪ Give it to me, babe ♪

Coming to the stage,
your judges.

♪ ♪

- ♪ Give it to me, babe ♪
- Whoo.

Hey, guys, Howie Mandel
is not feeling well today,

so he will not be joining us.

-Say what?
-♪ Give it to me ♪

Since Howie is not here,

two yeses
will let the act advance,

and three red buzzers
mean that your act is over.

Oh, dear.

Are you ready
to get it started?

[cheering]

All right, let's get it going.
Here we go, y'all.

♪ That sweet, funky stuff ♪

-Urban Crew to win! Hey!
-♪ Ow ♪

-I'm missing my buddy Howie.
-Aw.

-Talk to me.
-Why "America's Got Talent"?

Because this is
the biggest stage in the world

and every performer
dream of it.

Yeah, yeah.

I feel your energy.

Are you guys
ready to meet the judges?

All: Yeah!

-Whoo.
-♪ Give it to me ♪

♪ Give it to me ♪

♪ Give it to me,
give it to me ♪

♪ Give me that stuff ♪
Oh.

♪ That sweet, funky stuff ♪

Oh, hup.

-Hello.
-Hello, Simon.

And who are you?

All: We are the Urban Crew,

flyers of the south,
from the Philippines.

-Yeah.
-[cheering]

Amazing. And what do you do?

We are dancing and
breakdancing and acrobat.

-Yes.
-All right.

And why "AGT"?

Because
this is the biggest stage

and we believe,
being a Filipino,

it could be a big contribution
for our blood countries.

-Yeah.
-Philippines.

Now, very important question.

Do you think you can win it?

-Yes, we do.
-'Cause we work hard for this.

Yes. Yes.

'Cause this is a
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

-You all went blond.
-I love it.

Do you have more fun
now that you're blond?

Yes, ma'am.

I like it.

I can tell they just want
to perform, don't you?

-They're ready.
-You're itching for this.

-Yes.
-Yes, sir.

-So let's do it.
-Good luck.

Thank you so much.

[cheering]

[upbeat music]

♪ People, are you ready? ♪

♪ ♪

Whoa!

-Whoa!
-♪ One, two ♪

[screams]

♪ Hey, hey,
hey, hey, hey, uh ♪

♪ Hold up ♪

♪ Hey, hey, hey,
hey, hey, hey, come on ♪

-Yeah!
-♪ Hey, hey, hey ♪

♪ Hey, hey, hey,
hey, hey, hey, hey ♪

[wild cheering]

♪ Jump, jump, jump, jump ♪

♪ Wait, hold, hey,
hey, hey, hey, hey, hey ♪

♪ Hey, hey, hey ♪
Yes.

♪ Jump, jump, jump,
jump, jump, jump, jump ♪

♪ Jump, jump, jump ♪

♪ Breathe in,
breathe out ♪

♪ Breathe in, breathe out ♪

♪ Breathe in,
breathe out ♪

♪ Now jump, now jump,
now jump, now jump ♪

♪ Breathe in,
breathe out... ♪

-Oh!
-What is happening?

Oh, my God!

♪ Now jump, now jump,
now jump, now jump ♪

Whoa ha ha ha ha!

♪ Breathe in,
breath out ♪

♪ Breathe in, breathe out ♪

♪ Breathe in,
breathe out ♪

♪ Now jump, now jump,
now jump, now jump ♪

♪ Breathe in,
breathe out ♪

♪ Breathe in, breathe out ♪

-[screams]
-Ah!

[wild cheering]

-Ah.
-[laughs]

This is incredible.

♪ ♪

[wild cheering]

[Kodaline's "High Hopes"]

♪ Broken bottles
in the hotel lobby ♪

- Yes, yes, yes.
Amazing.

♪ Seems to me
like I'm just scared ♪

♪ Of never feeling it again ♪

♪ I know it's crazy
to believe in silly things ♪

♪ But it's not that easy ♪

-Well, you're a bit late.
-[laughs]

-You missed all the fun.
-Who are you?

My name is Jon.

Are you the coach or...

-Actually, I manage them.
-I was...

-one of the Urban Crew before.
-Yeah.

Until they put me
on this position.

[laughter]

Sofía, what do you think?

This was one of the most

amazing things
I've seen this season.

-Thank you so much.
-Thank you.

-Thank you so much.
-Amazing.

Heidi.

-The Philippines.
-Whoo.

Your country should be
so proud of all of you

because you all are fantastic.

I can't even describe it either
because it was like...

blllll-ftttttt!

You guys are so good.

[cheering]

I'm kinda speechless here
because it was just perfection.

It really, really was.

Thank you so much.

And I could see how much
this means to all of you

and, you know, this is
the whole purpose of the show,

is to discover talented people
like yourselves.

Can I ask what is kind of the
dream here if you were to win?

Like everybody's dream,
we want to help our family.

[cheering]

I think you got a real shot

of being in the finals
after this.

-Thank you.
-Thank you so much.

Thank you so much.

-Now, we have to vote.
-Heidi.

Big, fat yes.

-Thank you.
-Thank you very much.

-Incredible. Good job, guys.
-Yes.

Thank you so much.

Have you got
something special lined up

if you make it through
to the live shows?

We have a crew preparing
just in case

we will get through
the second round.

-[laughs]
-Just in case.

I'd start getting
into rehearsals very soon

-because you've got three yeses.
-Yes.

[wild cheering]

♪ It takes me
back to where we started ♪

Go, team go!

All: [shouting]

♪ World keeps spinning ♪

♪ Oh, oh ♪

Did you see the first guy
that jumped from up there?

-It was like...
-The finale.

That will be in the finale,
for sure.

Yeah, I think you're right.

Urban Crew in the house!

-Our homie, Howie...
-Homie Howie.

Is not with us today.

It's definitely
going to be quicker.

That's true.

♪ You're spinning
out of control ♪

♪ So hurry and wait ♪

We're gonna be down here
for about a half an hour.

So this is kinda like
camping zone.

-Ooh.
-[groans]

♪ We will run
and not grow weary ♪

-Fantastic.
-It's extraordinary.

♪ We will walk
and not grow faint ♪

I love that.

Could we take
a two-minute break?

-Two minutes?
-Okay. Yeah.

I am a little nervous, Mom.

I'm scared from
getting the red buzzer.

-You'll be all right.
-Love you.

♪ Rest your weary head
for a moment ♪

-Whoa.
-Wow!

You're spectacular.

♪ Run and not grow weary ♪

We are setting up
for the next act.

♪ Hurry up and ♪

-Can I have a Kleenex?
-♪ Wait ♪

Here we go.

Are you ready
to meet the judges?

-Yeah.
-All right, go on out there.

-Wait, what?
-Go on out.

-Now?
-It's okay. Yes, right now.

Are you okay?

Ready.

Three, two.

-All right, you can do it.
-You can do it.

Next, next, next.

- ♪ Run and not grow weary ♪
- Aw.

Ah.

So cute.

♪ Hurry up and ♪

-Hello and welcome.
-Hi.

-Who do we have here?
-What is your name?

-My name's Harper.
-Harper.

And where you from, Harper?

I'm from Somerset, UK.

-Oh, well, hello!
-[laughter]

-A fellow friend from the UK.
-Hello.

-Oh, hello. How do you do?
-Hello.

-And how old are you?
-I'm ten years old.

And who did you
come with today?

-I came with my dad.
-Aw...

-Okay, and where is your dad?
-Is he in the wing right there?

-Yeah.
-[laughs]

Should we ask him
to sit right here

-since Howie's not there?
-Oh, God, yeah.

Okay, do you want to sit here
for this performance?

-Yes!
-Dad?

-Oh, yeah.
-Yeah, go ahead.

[cheering]

-Hello.
-It's odd.

It's odd, because you
could be Howie, kind of.

-How are you doing?
-I'm Jake.

Nice to meet you, Jake.

God, you're better looking
than Howie.

You are.
You're very handsome.

[laughs]

Don't you think it's
much better from over here?

-It's much better.
-All right.

-It's good.
-There we go.

So what will you be doing
for us today?

-I'm a singer.
-Okay.

-How do you feel?
-Are you nervous?

Very.

-We all wish you good luck.
-Go ahead.

Thank you.

[Spiritbox's "Holy Roller"]

♪ Holy roller sits
in the garden we fled ♪

♪ Blood into wine,
take my body instead ♪

♪ Holy roller sits
in the garden we fled ♪

♪ Blood into wine,
take my body instead ♪

[driving rock music]

[mouthing] What?

♪ ♪

[scream-singing]
♪ Stand ♪

♪ To the left of me ♪
[screams]

♪ In paradise ♪
[laughter]

♪ Holy ghosts will ♪

♪ ♪

My God.

♪ Born of blood ♪

♪ In Seraphim ♪

♪ To grip the Nazarene ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Crown of God ♪

♪ You wear it thin ♪

♪ To come and rapture me ♪

♪ ♪

-What is going on?
-[laughs]

And look at her face,
like, nothing.

♪ Stand to the left of me ♪

Whoa.

-[wild cheering]
-Yeah.

[Katy Perry's
"Eye of the Tiger"]

♪ I used to bite my tongue
and hold my breath ♪

♪ Scared to rock the boat
and make a mess ♪

Oh, my God.

What did just happen?

-I mean...
-God.

I don't know what to say.

Okay.

-Ay, Dios, mío.
-[laughs]

-Jake, what do you think?
-You're her dad.

-I love it.
-I'm so proud.

-Thank you.
-[laughs]

He loved it.

This was unexpected,
I have to say.

-Slightly.
-Amazing.

Well, we did say
we like surprises.

-When did all this start?
-Since I was three.

It's like you have
a monster inside.

[laughs]

Have you ever seen a film
called "The Exorcist"?

[laughter]

Actually, kidding aside,
that was brilliant.

-Yeah.
-Thank you.

-I mean, brilliant.
-It was like a mouse

turning into a vampire bat
or something.

-Yeah.
-Yeah, and it was effortless.

Like, her face was not
transforming into a monster.

-[laughs]
-It was just

something coming
out of her...

-[snorting]
-That was so crazy.

-Thank you.
-I loved it.

-Yeah, we love you.
-Thank you.

Should we vote?

I'm gonna give you
your first yes.

-Yes.
-Thank you.

-Sofía.
-Yes.

-Thank you.
-Simon.

You got three yeses.

♪ I got the eye
of the tiger ♪

-Thank you so much.
-Great.

Four yeses.

♪ Fire
'cause I am champion ♪

♪ And you're gonna
hear me roar ♪

♪ Louder ♪

I love that
she didn't give it away

with her outfit or anything,
you know?

Right, and then she goes back
to being normal again.

Yeah, just a little voice,
like, little girl.

♪ Hear me roar
Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪

Oh, look how dad
is so proud of you, Harper.

It was so good.
How do you feel?

-I feel amazing.
-Oh, my goodness.

-Only on "AGT."
-Yeah, only on "AGT."

♪ Roar ♪

Coming up...

-Hi.
-I'm really hard of hearing,

so it does make heckling me
an ADA violation.

We're the Players' choir,
Football Players' choir.

We play professional football,
all of us.

-Whoa.
-Oh.

Follow me for.

"America's Got Talent"
auditions.

I can't believe
we're actually here.

[chanting] AGT! AGT!

AGT! AGT!

AGT! AGT!
[fading]

-I'm Hayden Kristal.
-It's so nice to meet you.

-Nice to meet you.
-Yeah.

Now, what are you going
to be doing here on "AGT"?

I'm going to be doing
stand-up comedy.

So when did you decide
you were funny?

We'll see
what the feedback is today.

[laughter]

I was born deaf into a family
that does not sign,

and they're all hearing,
so it was just me.

♪ Close your eyes,
knew that there ♪

So communication
has always been

something that
I have struggled with.

I think early on
I found that comedy

is a language
everyone understands.

If I say something
and you laugh at it,

that's a connection.

I always love that feeling.

Why "AGT"?

This is one of the biggest
stages in the world,

and watching some
of the people that "AGT"

has given opportunities to
has given me more confidence

to pursue this for myself.

"America's Got Talent,"
it's my mom's favorite show.

We watched it together
growing up,

and it's surreal to be here.

♪ Why don't we start ♪

I'm, like, gonna cry
thinking about that.

♪ Why don't we start ♪

To be auditioning for
"America's Got Talent,"

that has been
the dream for me.

All right, Hayden.

Who's the judge you want
to impress the most?

Honestly, I'm really hoping
that Heidi likes my dress.

Oh, that's it. That's it.

I picked it specifically,
so we'll see.

-All right.
-I'm just saying.

Go on out and make your dream
come true right now.

-Thank you so much.
-Oh, thank you.

Go right on out.

♪ Why don't we start
from here ♪

Hi.

Good evening.

How are you?

I'm totally kidding.

Not about the sign language.
That part is real.

I am working with
an interpreter tonight.

I am really hard of hearing.

I preform my sets in English,
but I do like to start that way

'cause make heckling me
an ADA violation.

[laughter]
So...

-Hello.
-What's your name?

-Julie.
-Hi, Julie.

How are you tonight?

-Oh, I'm good.
-My name is Hayden Kristal.

I'm a comedian.

I'm actually a touring comic
right now,

but part of why
I wanted to come to.

"America's Got Talent" is
watching so many other comics

with disabilities come here
and succeed before I did.

Like Drew Lynch,
DJ Demers years ago.

[cheering]

Yeah.

When I see other people
with disability on this stage

and thriving, I know that
they were given the tools

to be able to succeed here
which is...

Yeah.

Thank you so much then
for being here tonight.

We're ready for you.

-Thank you.
-Okay. I'm gonna start.

So I dual majored in college.

I studied sign language

and... Which that felt like
a freebie, right?

But I also majored
in zoo-keeping,

which seemed like
a really fun thing at the time,

but now I have a degree
in American Sign Language

and zoo-keeping.

And Koko
the sign language gorilla

died, like, four years ago.

[laughter]

So what I'm saying is that
comedy has to work out for me.

[laughter]

Yeah, this has to go, guys.
This has to go good.

My safety net is dead.
She's gone, so...

I know, it's very sad.

So I, actually,
I applied to work

at the Koko Foundation
when I was in college

and they rejected me
because I have hearing loss.

[crowd booing]

But they... yes,
boo the Koko Foundation.

They told me
I was a liability issue

because if the gorilla
were to sneak up on me,

I would not be able to hear it.

Which I can't say
with any degree of certainty,

but probably.
That seems true.

So you guys seem like
a nice crowd

full of hearing people,

so I'm just gonna toss this
question out into the room.

Um... What are
y'all gonna do different

if a gorilla sneaks up on you?

[laughter]

Yeah, thank you.
I would love to know.

[cheering]

That makes a lot of sense.

DM me after the show.

I am just desperate to know
what home field advantage

y'all have with
your two-second head start.

Ridiculous.
Nothing. Nothing.

The only different you're gonna
do different than me

is die scared--
That's it.

[laughter]

That's the only thing.
Yeah.

Thank you.

[cheers and applause]

Hayden, thank you so much
for being here tonight.

I had a great time
listening to you.

I love that you
make fun of yourself.

I was laughing the whole time.

Heidi, what do you think?

We have amazing comedians
on this show

and I think that you would be
a great addition

to what we already have

so you can really
battle it out with them.

-Simon.
-Was that a true story?

Yes.

I mean,
it's brilliantly funny.

So seriously, and the fact
that you can turn that

into a funny story,
which is so crazy

that they would do that.

To your point,
what difference does it make?

-You know?
-I, you know...

-I'm with you.
-I've been trying to start

Twitter beef with them
for, like, ten years,

so if you guys want...

-That's it.
-I'll join you.

I can also see this means
an awful lot to you.

-Yeah, I...
-It's really a privilege

and an honor
to just be here.

So thank you.

I'm really happy that we met.

Thank you so much.

I think we're gonna
vote now for you.

Heidi, what is your vote?

I want to see you more.

So I'm gonna give you
your first yes.

♪ I am here ♪

[mouthing] Thank you.

♪ I am here ♪

I am going
to give you your second yes.

♪ So there's
nothing to fear ♪

[mouths thank you]

Simon.

Hayden, I'm saying
yes to you

and Julie, I'm also saying
yes to you.

[laughs]

[wild cheering]

Good luck, Hayden.

I think Howie
would have loved her.

Yeah, she's sweet.

-Hayden, talk to me.
-You seem very emotional.

Talk to me right now.
What are you feeling?

Just validation
from some place that really

meant a lot to me
in starting this.

And to be here,
it's unbelievable

and I felt like I already won
just making it to tonight.

And that was even better.

♪ So let me ask you ♪

Superbowl ain't got
nothing on this, y'all.

Let's go.

♪ You can be the greatest ♪

♪ You can be the best ♪

All right, team,
look, we've come a long way,

we've been practicing.

-What time is it?
-Game time!

-What time is it?
-Game time!

-Ready.
-Ready for this.

One, two, three, "AGT"!

♪ Standing in
the hall of fame ♪

♪ Ooh, yeah ♪

All right, wow, wow, wow.

I feel like
I'm right at home, man.

I know that you guys
have played in the NFL.

Tell me what teams
you played for.

-Carolina Panthers.
-Atlanta Falcons.

-Buffalo Bills.
-Chicago Bears.

-New England Patriots.
-And San Francisco 49ers.

Talk to me about what are
you guys here to do on "AGT"?

We're here for two reasons.

The first is,
we've spent a lot of our time

preparing and prepping
to play football

at a really high level,
but inside all of us,

there's still this little kid
that always had this dream

to sing on a big stage,
and that is happening.

So, you know, that dream
is coming alive.

And I got to tell you,
we're actively recruiting, sir.

-Yes.
-And I know...

-Oh.
-[coughs]

-Come on now.
-Let me hear it.

I feel like I'm back
in the locker room today.

-[mimics dog bark]
-Break it down for us.

All right, fellas, let's go.

♪ You can throw
your hands up ♪

♪ You can beat the clock ♪

♪ You can move the mountain ♪

♪ You can break rocks ♪

♪ You can be a master ♪

♪ Don't wait for luck ♪

♪ Dedicate your... ♪
Hello.

How are you?

-We are wonderful, Simon.
-We are wonderful.

Well, I can see that.

It's very,
very nice to meet you.

Now, tell me your name.

So we're the Players' choir,
Football Players' choir.

We play professional football,
all of us.

-Whoa!
-Oh.

Do you all play
for different teams?

Well, some of played
on the same team.

-Yeah.
-But majority,

we all played
on different teams,

went against each other.
Yeah.

Okay, so you were kind of
rivals and now you're friends.

-Teammates, brothers.
-That's right.

Yeah.

This is amazing.

[cheering]

How did you get started?

In 2004, we got on the stage

with a gospel concert
that we do every year,

every Superbowl, it's called
Celebration of Gospel.

And Patti LaBelle got on stage

and she said,

"I see all these
good-looking men.

Let me see who can sing."

And she started
passing the mic around

and she found out
some of us got a little talent.

And so that's
how it all started.

-Are you serious?
-Yes, Patti LaBelle.

-That started.
-[laughs]

That's so cool.

Okay, so from there,
what happened next?

Well, we formed
the Players' choir

and we would go out
in the community

and actually go to different
fundraising events,

so St. Jude, we also support
the American Cancer Society,

and we just kind of
made a point to,

you know,
spread light and bring joy.

Sometime--
The world needs it, so...

[cheering]

Wow.

I feel like
I'm in a movie right now.

I love this.
I love stories like this.

So why did you enter "AGT"?

Time is fleeting, y'all.

If you have a dream
that you're holding on to,

take the shot.

[cheering]

I love these guys, man.

I mean, are you guys as
intense with your rehearsal

as being in the field
and practicing?

Yeah, we're probably worse
because...

-Really?
-Listen,

we come from a place
that's black or white,

-we got to get it done.
-Yeah.

And if everybody
do their job,

everybody do it right,
we gonna be together as a team.

So that's how we do it.

That's amazing.

-I'm really excited.
-You better be good after this.

[laughter]

Okay, what are you gonna sing?

So we're gonna sing a classic

and any successful team,
family,

they all live by this motto:
"Lean On Me."

[cheers and applause]

Good luck.

-They're a great group.
-They're great.

I love this.

-Y'all got this.
-Y'all got this.

♪ ♪

♪ Sometimes in our life ♪

♪ We all have pain ♪

♪ We all have sorrow ♪

♪ But if we are wise ♪

♪ We know that there's ♪

♪ Always tomorrow ♪

all: ♪ Lean on me ♪

♪ When you're not strong ♪

♪ I'll be your friend ♪

♪ I'll help you carry on ♪

♪ For it won't be long ♪

♪ Till I'm gonna need ♪

♪ Somebody to lean on ♪
♪ Hey ♪

all: ♪ Just call on me,
brother ♪

♪ If you need a hand ♪

♪ We all need somebody ♪

♪ To lean on ♪
♪ Hey ♪

all: ♪ I just might
have a problem ♪

♪ Might have a problem ♪

all: ♪ That you'll understand ♪
- ♪ You'll understand ♪

all: ♪ We all need somebody ♪
- ♪ Oh, oh ♪

all: ♪ To lean on ♪

♪ Lean on me ♪

♪ When you're not strong ♪
♪ I'll be your friend ♪

all: ♪ I'll be your friend ♪
- ♪ Yes, I will ♪

all: ♪ I'll help you carry on ♪

♪ For it won't be long ♪
♪ Oh, yeah ♪

♪ I'm gonna need ♪
all: ♪ Till I'm gonna need ♪

♪ Somebody to lean on ♪

♪ Lean on ♪

♪ Somebody to lean on ♪

[wild cheering]

Bravo!

Touchdown!

Whoo!

I'm gonna ask you
one question.

I'm kind of curious.

I just want to hear
your voices together.

So can we do this
just a cappella?

I want to just hear
that chorus without the track.

Okay.

Here we go.
Two.

All: ♪ Lean on me ♪

-Ah.
-♪ When you're not strong ♪

all: ♪ When you're not strong ♪

♪ And I'll be your friend ♪

all: ♪ And I'll be
your friend ♪

♪ Yes, I will ♪

all: ♪ I'll help you carry on ♪

♪ For it won't be long ♪
♪ Oh, yeah ♪

♪ I'm gonna need ♪
all: ♪ Till I'm gonna need ♪

♪ Somebody to lean on ♪

[harmonizing]
♪ Lean on ♪

♪ Somebody to lean on ♪

[wild cheering]

It's so much better.

-Yeah.
-It's like, wow.

[wild cheering]

Whoo!

[uplifting music]

We got talent, y'all.

All the athletes
got more than one dream.

I thought that
was so much fun

and I could see that
you guys were having fun.

I think this is what
you guys are meant to do,

and I feel that it's fantastic.

I love the choir
and to also be using

all of your fame
and everything for charity,

I love this.

Thank you.

I mean,
that's why Simon is Simon

because he always gets
the best out of everyone.

Because literally,
you all sounded so much better

and not that you didn't
sound good before,

but without the track
and it was just your voices,

you harmonized
beautifully together.

And everyone
was super on point.

Thank you. Thank you.

Yeah, look, this does happen,
you know?

We do have singers,
choirs, whatever,

and they come on and
the tracks just don't work.

And I'm always curious,

not only to hear
what you sound like

but also how quickly you just
adapted in, like, five seconds.

It was, like, yeah. Done.

You are good singers,
and as importantly,

your energy and your story
is just amazing.

I really love you guys.

I do.

Apart from that I like you
and love your story,

you're competitive.

And I think every
great competition

needs people
who really want to win

and I can tell
you really want to win,

and I love that.

It's time.

-Heidi.
-I give you a yes.

-Yes!
-Whoo!

-Sofía.
-Yes.

-Oh!
-That's a yes.

I'm not gonna give you
three yeses.

I'm gonna... No.
I'm not.

I'm not gonna give you
three yeses.

I'm gonna give you

3,000 yeses.

♪ You're gonna see me rise ♪

Bravo.

♪ ♪

♪ Oh, and rise ♪

-Thank you, guys.
-Thank you.

Bye.

♪ Rise ♪

Nice guys.

The smile on their faces,

how proud were they
of themselves?

That was spectacular.

There are so many
good acts this year.

Man, you remember that
first time you got drafted,

game you suited up,
put on the uniform?

You saw your number,

you saw your name
on the back of that jersey,

you went out,
and when you came off the field

you knew you gave it your all
and your one.

That's victory right there!
[cheering]

Honestly, that was one
of my favorite ever sessions.

I'm so glad
we shared it together.

♪ You're gonna see me rise ♪

[upbeat music]

♪ ♪

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