America's Got Talent s07e02 Episode Script
San Francisco Auditions
The most successful radio personality of all time.
Howard, Howard, Howard.
Adding the so-called shock jock to the judges' table.
The revolution has begun! - Aah! - What did I do? I been doing radio for over 35 years, and you're too weird for my show.
I'd hurt my feelings I if respected your opinion.
We are the greatest country in the world.
You're everything that makes America great.
I gotta be me I loved it.
See you in Vegas.
Dude! This AGT on NBC.
On America's Got Talent, you have to deliver "Wow.
" Oh! Ah What a breath of fresh air you are.
Bring it! I'm very confused.
Aah! Welcome to America's Got Talent.
I'm on top of the Golden Gate Bridge, celebrating its 75th anniversary and our first time ever auditioning in San Francisco! There's a great energy in San Francisco.
I am really psyched.
In fact, I'm a little too psyched up.
I've been in my hotel room since about 5:00 in the morning, waiting to judge something.
Wow, this is great.
Well, I think we're gonna have a wild time in San Francisco.
Look at this crowd.
Fabulous.
Look.
Oh, wonderful.
Wait here.
Welcome to America's Got Talent.
San Francisco in the building! Oh, yeah, the energy in here is intense.
We gonna get right to it.
Are you guys ready to meet your judges? Howie Mandel.
It's his first season on America's Got Talent, Howard Stern! We're here in San Francisco.
It I mean, look at the crowd.
I mean, it's huge.
I really felt how quiet it is, and the whole crowd go crazy when you come into this theater.
It's amazing.
I love it.
I know firsthand, just walking in the streets, this town is filled with talent.
Yeah! You know, I once did a book-signing here when my first book came out.
I signed 25,000 books in ten hours, and I never forgot the, uh, the great crowds here in San Francisco, and I'm psyched.
I'm stoked to be here.
We are all definitely stoked.
We're all on fire.
You guys ready to get this show started? Let's do this.
What is the name of the act? Uh, David Garibaldi and his CMYKs.
- CMYKs? - Yes.
Huh, I don't know.
What does it stand for? Okay, well, it stands for cyan, magenta, yellow, and black, so it's four colors, and when you mix 'em, you can create and do anything.
I've been an artist my whole life.
Uh, growing up, I was into graffiti.
I also was into dance.
That's where I met these guys.
We all met in a dance group out of Sacramento, California.
With my background in graffiti, music, art, and dance, this is a combination of all those things.
When we're on stage, it's sort of like a controlled chaos.
Go get 'em! - Hello.
- Hello.
What's your name? My name is David Garibaldi, and they are my CMYKs.
And where are you from? We're from Sacramento, California.
Sacramento, California.
Do you think what you're gonna show us is worth $1 million? I I have the the faith that, yes.
Okay.
Show us.
Oh, my God, look, it's a face.
Yeah, it is.
Wow.
They're slinging paint everywhere.
And not a drop of paint on me.
- Wow.
That was amazing.
- Wow.
That was ridiculous.
Fantastic.
I have to say this.
I feel like a jerk.
I I started laughing through your act like a maniac because I said, "wow, I am the most popular judge.
" I thought you were painting me.
And I started laughing because I went, "wow, this guy really knows how to win me over.
" This is just this is real talent.
- Thank you, thank you.
- You know, this is real talent.
Sure.
Yeah, we've had speed painters on the show before, and I always say, like, you've got to have some music.
You've got to do more.
And you incorporated everything that makes it a real show, and it was extremely well done.
On America's Got Talent, you have to deliver wow, and you delivered wow, you did.
Let's vote.
You get a big yes.
Wow.
Sharon? Loved it.
It's a yes.
Do you have any idea where you're going? - Uh - You want me to tell you? - I would love to know.
- Vegas! Three yeses.
They were good.
They were really good.
Air.
Air dab, air dab.
You guys are going to Las Vegas.
- Whoo! - How does it feel? - It feels awesome.
- Amazing.
- It feels good.
- Great.
I didn't know it was Beethoven.
I really thought it was me.
I was like, wow, yeah, he's painting me.
What an asshole.
Sharon, I've always had the hots for you, Sharon.
No! Welcome back to America's Got Talent in San Francisco, baby! We have huge talent in San Francisco.
Peace, love, and talent.
I told you he was an angry bird.
He is an angry bird.
My name is Mr.
Special, and I'm 57.
I'm from Encino, California.
Do you know who I really have the hots for? Who? That British woman on the show, and she's married, I think.
What's her name? Sharon.
- It it's cold in here.
- No, it's nice.
- It's freezing.
- But it keeps me mummified.
I gotta stay - No shvitzin'.
- No shvitz.
At the age of five, I knew I wanted to be an entertainer.
That's why I exist.
It's it's, like, my calling in life.
Go get 'em, Mr.
Special.
Watch it.
Mr.
Special, watch it.
Oh, damn.
Get the [Bleep.]
out! Get off! Get off! There's gonna be something.
There's gotta be something.
There's nothing.
Nothing.
What are we getting? That's all? No! I mean How's it going? Apparently, not fabulous.
The thing is that, uh, the only reason that I didn't buzz you was because I thought, is that all there is? There's gotta be a big ending.
This is the ending right now.
I want to tell everyone in the audience, don't be afraid of who you are.
- Grasp your inner self.
- Wait, wait, wait, wait.
Go out there and make something of your life.
Wait.
- You pushed that button! - Let me just say something.
You okay, go ahead.
You're not inspiring anybody.
If this is who you are, you shouldn't grasp this.
You shouldn't hold on to this.
You should be very afraid, and you should get help.
You know what? There's too many people saying things like that.
We need more positive people out there.
- Hold on, hold on.
- You tell 'em, Mr.
Special.
- Can we just vote? - Okay, are you voting? I'm voting no, of course.
And I said no, and Sharon, you said I said no.
Okay, here's what I want you to do.
I want I want you to show me something.
- Okay.
- Get on the bike.
Ride toward ri ride toward Nick.
Ride toward Nick.
Ride toward Nick.
- Ride - You want me to leave! Go yes.
- You want me to leave! - Go ahead.
- Wait, wait.
- No, no.
I want I want to just say one thing.
No.
You can't.
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait! Wait! Wait! I need to be heard! I need to be heard! Listen, listen! No, get on the bike.
My friend, the tribe has spoken.
I will go, but listen.
Sharon, I've always had the hots for you, Sharon.
Sharon, I've always had the hots for you! Come see me! Forgot your bike, Mr.
special.
Thank you.
It didn't go as planned.
That's okay.
I don't care.
I know Sharon still has the hots for me.
You know what's nice about that? That went out to you.
That was dedicated to you.
See? You could get him.
Okay, where do I go? We'll be calling the next set of numbers now.
A lot of people say that I look like Beyonce.
Yes.
Why am I in the monkey suit? When I'm not in a monkey suit, people really don't pay attention to me.
Oh, dear.
We're anxious to see what you do and, uh, we're anxious to hit our buzzers.
Oh, did I say that? Don't worry.
You've got a fair shot here from me.
Let's go.
Gentlemen, reveal.
Come on now and make some noise.
Oh! The show on fire! I'm very confused.
And she's married to Ozzy Osbourne, and she's confused.
What's your group's name? We are the blues wizards.
Do people think you're weird? - Yes.
- Sometimes.
Me too.
Join the club.
My mama told me when I was young We are all born superstars Hold your head up And you'll go far 'cause baby I was born this way so get back Howie, what do you say? I think I know how this is gonna go.
- What am I gonna say? - You're gonna say no.
Okay, well, I wasn't, but you said it, so I'll go with you.
Whoo! It's early.
We've got a lot more acts to see.
I feel confident.
Come on.
Oh, here we go.
Look like a bunch of ghetto oscars.
I buzzed you.
I didn't kill you.
The little person in the front there, I love how your buttocks looks in that outfit.
It was perfect.
If I was a serial killer, I would put one of those outfits on and just before I took my victim, I would let them look at me like that.
- Sharon.
- Okay.
It's a no for me.
- Oh, no.
No.
- No.
It's a no for me.
I'm sorry.
What a group.
Crazy, crazy time here in San Francisco.
My name is Mars Green.
I'm gonna pray to the lord that you are not wasting my time.
Yeah, su-supersonic You smacked me right in the head.
I knew it was coming.
The moment I saw you, I knew I was gonna hate you.
You know, you shouldn't be Mars.
I'm thinking Uranus.
San Francisco, you're still crazy as hell.
I want to put someone through.
It's depressing.
Hi, welcome to America's Got Talent.
Hey, how's it all right.
How's it going? - What's your name? - Kim.
McAfee.
Nice to meet you.
My name is Kim McAfee.
I'm from Berkeley, California.
I'm 43 years old, and I'm a singer.
Do you sing? Is it hip-hop? I like Drake, I like Snoop, Redman, Method Man.
A lot and a lot and a lot of deep, deep, deep, hardcore hip-hop and rap.
Are you nervous at all? Very nervous.
Well, you've got the crowd.
They'll love you.
- Yeah, I hope so, I hope so.
- This is what you do, right? The judge that motivated me to come here, it's a no-brainer Howard Stern.
I love Howard.
Well, here's your opportunity to do it in front of the world.
Go get 'em.
- Hello.
- Hello, San Francisco.
- Hello.
- Hello, king.
- Oh.
- I think she's talking to you.
- Thank you.
- Are you a big Howard fan? - Absolutely.
- That's great.
This is putting a lot of pressure on me.
What is your what is your name? - My name's Kim McAfee.
- And where are you from, Kim? I'm from Berkeley, California, and I live in Oakland.
That's cool.
And what is it that you do, Kim? - Um, I sing.
- Okay.
There's another person that's with me, but they're not here today.
- So, you're usually a duet? - Yeah.
But you're going to do a singular duet.
- Yes.
- Okay.
How did you start? Um, just in the shower, around the house with friends.
You know? You shower around your house with friends? Well, yeah.
See, that's why she's my fan.
All right, let's go.
Come on, San Francisco.
You know, because you're my fan, I wanted to give you a little time.
I thought maybe it was a warm-up, you know? - Thank you, Howard.
- All right.
He was taking into consideration that you didn't have accompaniment.
Wouldn't you admit that if you were in the shower with a friend, that would sound a lot better? Howard, I love you, man, no matter what you say.
Baby, you are so sweet, but I gotta tell you, I don't know what we're doing up there.
- Sharon? - Oh, it's a no from me.
Oh, we she's voting.
It's, uh She's a little shook up from you.
It's also a no for me.
Howard? It's a no for me.
Sorry.
- All right, thank you.
- Thank you.
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
Go back, go back, go back.
Uh-oh.
She said this was supposed to be a duet, and I was just backstage, hanging out.
You showed up! Maybe the act'll get better if she had the other person here.
Do you want me to do the other parts? Well, the other person normally scratches, but Oh, the other person scratches, so I'ma scratch, so go ahead and hit the track.
We gonna do try this again.
Give her a shot.
They're still hitting their buzzers.
It's not worth it.
All right, let's go! We tried.
- It's like, please, please - End this.
- I think we sounded good.
- It was so good.
Thank you.
- Hit me up anytime.
- We held it down.
Absolutely.
Berkeley, baby.
We're taking a break, all right? This way? Well, in that case, we're gonna be back.
Lots more where that came from.
Wait, one minute.
Everyone out there, I want to come back on the show.
Write, email, whatever, okay? Thank you.
Why is he back here? This today, guys, just so you know Yeah.
Is the biggest crowd we have ever had in the history of taping this show.
Don't tell him that, his head's big enough already.
Howard Stern, ladies and gentlemen! Come on! Big crowd.
Hey, now.
I am so excited.
I can't wait to see Howard Stern.
Let's go, Howard! Where do I go? Grab your seats, folks.
Grab your seats, please.
This line of work - This is your world.
- Yeah.
You ready to go? I have to get serious now.
So what's my motivation? Oh.
- Hello.
- Hey.
- How are you? - Pretty good, you? All right, what's your name? It's Cristin Sandu.
- How old are you? - 17.
Oh, fantastic.
And what are you gonna do for us? I'm gonna balance.
All right, well I can't wait to see you balance.
Good luck.
Thank you.
Thank you.
No! No! Whoa! Aah! No! How's he gonna get down? Wow.
Can I say one thing? - Go ahead.
- I missed it.
Can you do it again? Sorry.
By the way, how does a guy, 17 years old, get I mean, how do you get the idea to do that? And then how do you get so damn good at it? Um, I come back from a way history of circus performers.
Like, my dad, my grandparents so it's kind of in my blood.
Yeah, you Russian guys, you balance.
Um, I was very frightened.
You frightened the life out of me.
But tell me, what else do you do in your act? Yeah, I do 360 degree spins on it.
I have a platform that actually brings me up.
I do a lot of balancing things.
- I do a ladder balance.
- Okay, fine.
- High wire, everything.
- All right, thank you.
Here's what I think.
I think what you did was fantastic and, you know, we were all taken aback, you know, just watching it happen.
The question that I have for a $1 million act and, you know, possibly, you know, to be a headliner it's very slow and it takes a long time to build to one performance.
It is slow, but the build-up is great.
And it really created a moment where we couldn't almost look at the stage.
- Yeah.
- Right.
And we don't get many moments like that.
So you know what, we're gonna vote.
Howard.
Uh, I loved you.
I loved the sense of danger.
I can't stand that you're more ripped than me and you're only a 17-year-old punk.
But okay, I vote yes.
- Thank you.
- Without a doubt.
Howie.
You know, I don't question that what you do is amazing.
But, you know, I spent half the time watching you build it, so I don't see it as a headline act.
- I'm gonna say no.
- Wow.
- Wow, I am - really? One amazing trick does not make a headline act.
Let him come back and show you more.
Something else.
You asked me what I thought, I'm saying no.
All right! Cristin I loved the sense of danger.
I love that about you.
I want to see more, so it's a yes.
Thank you.
Hey, this is my Vegas dance! Vegas! Vegas! Vegas! Vegas! You better pay attention, 'cause I'm taking names! - Whoa! - What do you do? I sing for my patients, to help them with their bowel movements.
It's America's Got Talent! Whoo! You guys, this is so exciting, though.
This is like the circus or something.
Hmm.
All right, so the crowd is insane.
Uh-huh.
Here we go.
Go get 'em! Whoo! Welcome.
What's the name of the group? Uh, we're the Lisa Clark dancers.
What makes you different from every other dance group? They usually specialize in one style of dance.
We've been trained in ballet, tap, jazz, hip-hop, contemporary - Great.
- So, yeah.
All right, well, good luck.
- Thank you.
- Okay.
Vegas! Vegas! Vegas! Vegas! Vegas! Vegas! Vegas! Vegas! Vegas! Vegas! All right, I'm gonna hand you over to our dance specialist, Howard.
Howard? Well, first of all, welcome to America's Got Talent.
Thank you.
My biggest trepidation in becoming a judge is this kind of act, because I am not a huge fan of dance.
I kind of feel like I've seen it all.
I end up see how quickly they turn? - Boo! - Shut up! I start to zone out.
So the thing I liked about you guys was that you did cover a lot of different styles.
- Thank you.
- You kept me interested.
I just was confused.
I don't know what kind of show it is.
Do you have a move, even one move where you go, "you gotta see this show.
" You know? I don't know.
We're gonna vote.
Howard? Do you think you could come back to us in Vegas and really come up with something different? Yes! We act yes.
I'm gonna vote yes.
I'm gonna put you through.
Howie? You're phenomenal dancers.
It was well-choreographed.
That being said I didn't see that move tonight.
So I have to say no.
Moment of truth.
Um You know, I am really torn here, because both of them are actually right.
Um I have to agree with Howard.
You're gonna go to Vegas.
How does it feel? Good! I was right, right? Yeah.
Yeah.
Sharon was right.
Vegas! One, two, three! Vegas! Do you know where the performers go? Yeah, this way, guys.
We'll come out and we'll talk to you guys.
We'll keep calling numbers, you'll go audition, and it'll be a fantastic day, how about that? Magic, music.
So what's your name? We're Jarrett and Roger.
I'm a magician, he's a concert pianist.
Well, good luck.
Whoa! That's pretty impressive.
I say yes.
- I'm sending you to Vegas.
- Yes! Oh, I'm nervous.
What's your name? My name is Micah Gregorio.
How old are you? I am 14 years old.
You're gonna sing for us today? - Yes.
- Enjoy yourself, good luck.
When there's no one else look inside yourself like your oldest friend, oh just trust the voice within You were right on, and I'm gonna say yes.
Thank you so much.
You have a very, very powerful voice.
And I say yes.
That is three yeses.
You're going to Las Vegas! Thank you so much.
You're going to Vegas! Hug your parents.
They're over here crying.
Oh, my gosh.
That is amazing.
Did you just see that? Yeah! - What's your name? - My name's Mike Price.
What do you do for a living? - I'm a juggler.
- Good luck.
Aah! Oh! No! Oh, you're doing a Piers Morgan.
Why? Because as soon as anybody would drop, he would buzz.
He did it.
I missed it.
You guys were talking.
You missed the most amazing trick.
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
Can we just see it again? I missed it.
All right, you wanna see it one more time? Look.
From his chin, to his nose! From his nose to his head.
And now over his head, to his foot.
And there you go.
Yes! I think you have managed to make juggling cool.
- Thank you.
- It's a yes from me.
Thank you very much.
It's yes you know where you're going.
- Thank you.
- Vegas.
Vegas! Thank you, guys! I like him.
- Nice guy.
- Yeah.
Do you have any idea where catering is? Caterers? Third floor, on the other side of the building.
Third? - Third floor.
- Third floor? - Yeah.
- Not on this floor? No.
All right.
Thank you, thank you.
- What's your name? - Dave Burleigh.
Dave, what are you gonna do for us? I'm gonna do some impressions.
- Okay.
- Stand-up.
And what are you here to do today? - Uh, comedian-impressionist.
- Comedian-impressionist.
That's great.
I got into stand-up comedy as a dare in college.
I got maybe two laughs in the two minutes, so I was hooked.
Yeah, yeah, what to do now, we got the salad, that's called "the mangsta.
" Yeah, we hook it up with some green salad, baby.
Yo, what I do is I pour some balsamic vine-grizzle fo-shizzle over that, do you know what I'm saying? This is a huge opportunity for me in, you know, realizing my dream which is seeing myself in that Vegas show.
I think this is a perfect opportunity, you know, to make that dream happen.
Go get 'em.
Impressionist.
- How are ya? - How are you? - Excellent, thank you.
- What's your name? I'm Dave Burleigh.
Dave, welcome to America's Got Talent.
- It's great, awesome.
- Where dreams are made.
Thank you, yes.
Look at my dream.
Here I am.
What do you do? - I'm a comedian-impressionist.
- Oh, great.
- Yeah.
- I've been waiting.
- Oh.
- I've been waiting.
I'm excited because, uh, you know, I've seen the singers come and go and all of that, but a great impressionist, that's so much fun.
Who do you do? Do you do a lot of current people, is it difficult to keep up with that? Oh, yeah, I got a million of them.
Yeah.
But only, like, three are good.
Oh.
That's that's enough.
Well, we're excited to see your impressions - Okay.
- And have some fun.
- Cool, thank you.
- All right.
Tonight on Dancing With the Stars, we actually have stars like Nicolas Cage.
Hi, I'm Nick.
I'll be your dancing partner tonight.
Please don't step on my toes! Come on! Thank you.
We'll also have Jack Black.
Dude, dude, love to dance.
Love to dance.
Don't need a dance partner.
Dancing with myself, that's right.
Scadoosh, missie, scadoosh.
Thank you.
We'll also have Charlie Sheen.
Charlie sheen will be there.
Uh, yeah, uh, I gotta tell you.
Last time I went dancing was down in Mexico on a table with Gary Busey and a couple of hookers.
Hey, look here look here, kid.
That was not me, all right? That was Nick Nolte, all right? What? What? And Bruce Willis will be there too! Yeah, come on out to the coast, we'll have a few laughs, do a little dance.
- He's really good.
- That's good.
Make a little love.
Get down tonight.
Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn will dance together.
Yeah, you know, this is really cool being here with you, man.
I mean, you're my dog.
You're a great dog.
You are you're my compadre, my amigo.
Uh, yeah, you know, I see what you're doing there, kid, and I gotta tell you.
It's creeping me out, okay? And it's not a good creep.
You know, on the TLC tip, freaky like chilly chill and T-Boz and left eye lopes.
It's a bad creep, you know? You wanna dance? Let's dance, here we go.
Thank you, thank you.
Love it when stand-up goes well.
Team stand-up! So, uh, listen.
The hardest thing in the world is to come out in front of these animals and they're animals, trust me.
No, I believe it.
And get them to quiet down for one lone voice, you know? And you did that.
You have an excellent command of the stage.
I'm gonna give you one note.
I love edgy material.
I love rebels.
Let it really get angry.
- Let it really rip.
- Okay.
It wouldn't be bad to have a couple of funnier, killer lines 'cause you've got the impressions.
- Okay.
- That's just my thought.
Howie? You know, your impressions for me were spot-on.
And I think that the key the key to continue to move on and to move up, is really good material.
Being edgy for edgy's sake will not work if you don't feel it.
My point is just to clarify, real quick.
Um, you know, on the radio occasionally I'll do an impression of my parents.
And the more down-low I get, the more I degrade them Right.
The better America seems to like it.
Will you call my mom and warn her? Yes.
That I'm gonna start writing material about her? Let her have it, don't even warn her.
- Okay.
- Be stealth.
- I'll tell her you said so.
- I'm gonna vote yes.
Go through.
Oh, thank you.
- You were terrific.
- Thank you very much.
- Sharon? - It's a yes from me.
- But do not take that advice.
- Take it, you'll win.
Be yourself.
Be yourself, do not.
Take my advice, you'll win.
If I get to vote? You have three yeses.
You're going to Las Vegas! - All right.
- Right on, man, congrats! Thank you.
- He doesn't have to be edgy.
- He can't be edgy.
- I know.
- Yes, he can.
- He can't! - He can get a little edgier than that.
So far, there have been lots of auditions that caught the judges.
No! Whoa! That's pretty impressive.
You're going to Vegas! And there's still plenty more to come! I'm gonna share some information about, uh, family values.
And you better pay attention 'cause I'm taking names! Play it again one more time! My name is Luiz Meneghin, I'm 54 years old, and I work as a nurse in a care center.
Caring for the elderly.
I have been singing for about ten years.
And my audience has been pretty much my patients.
Many of the people that I care for, they told me, "why don't you go to America's Got Talent?" And finally this year I talked to my wife, "okay, let's do it.
Let's give it a try.
Let's see what happens.
" You'll do a great job, dad.
Oh, thank you.
I hope so.
My wife, my daughter, and I, we drove all the way from Utah.
We have been saving money for this trip for the past six months.
Are you nervous? I'm very nervous.
You can hear the crowd there.
An opportunity to make a career out of singing would be a miracle.
Next up? And, uh, if this dream comes true, it's gonna be really, uh, life-changing for us.
And if happens I'm gonna be one of the most if not the most happy man on earth.
- Here's the stage, you ready? - I am.
Go for it.
This is important to him.
Welcome.
You guys nervous for your dad out the? - Yes.
- And who are you? My name is Luiz Meneghin.
And, uh, where do you live? I live in Lehi, Utah.
And does everyone in Utah have an accent like you? If they come from Brazil, yes.
Ah, Brazil.
How long have you been in this country? - 19 years.
- And what do you do? Uh, what are you gonna be doing here tonight? I'll be singing, uh, an Aria from Turandot.
- You're an opera singer.
- I'm an opera singer.
And do you do that full-time? Is that what you do for a living? No, no, I'm a nurse.
- A registered nurse.
- Yes.
I sing for my patients.
Every day that I work, they gather after lunch in the lobby and I sing for about 1/2 hour for them.
And so far no casualties? No, no.
No, everyone's doing okay.
Yeah, I used to tell them that I sing opera for them because it help them with their bowel movements.
Yes.
Well, uh, convert me to being an opera lover.
I have a tough time with opera, so let's see what happens.
- Okay, thank you very much.
- All right.
- All right, here we go.
- Okay.
- Oh, you can do it.
- Yeah.
Nessun dorma * nessun dorma tu pure, o, principessa nella tua fredda stanza Ma il mio mistero e chiuso in me Il nome mio nessun sapra no dilegua, o, notte tramontate, stelle tramontate, stelle All'alba vincero vincero vincero Your dad did it! Way to go, dad.
Thank you.
A lot of emotion in that song, and I can see the emotion all over your face.
What did it mean to you to sing to this crowd tonight? - Oh, it means everything.
- Yeah.
And I you know, my father, he always, uh we were very poor, very poor.
And, uh, he bought this little, uh, record player.
And the first thing he did was to buy the classical music, so we could have some exposure to that.
And he always know his dream was for one of his kids to make it into music, in that field.
And, uh, he passed away last year, unfortunately.
- Oh.
- All right.
Uh, as I said to you when we started this I'm not an opera fan.
I'm bored to tears by it.
But I don't know what happened, you converted me.
- Thank you.
- Ha.
Something's going on here.
The emotion in your voice, I felt every bit of it.
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
Sharon.
I think you are quite fabulous.
I loved your delivery.
You've got a very strong voice.
And I thank you for being here for us.
- Thank you.
- Thank you very much.
I don't think I have to tell you this, but, uh, your father, who you lost last year I know that he can see you now, and I know what you've just done is you have made his dream come true.
Thank you.
I hope so, thank you.
Well We're gonna take a vote.
I'll start it off by saying, uh, I think you're fabulous and it's a big yes for me.
I can't wait for you to go to Vegas.
- Thank you.
- Sharon? - Absolutely a yes.
- Oh, thank you.
- Howie? - Sir You're going to Vegas! - That's great.
- Yeah.
Las Vegas! You did it! I'm so proud of him, and I just can't stop crying.
I'm getting so emotional, sorry, but you did amazing.
He did it.
He did it.
Yo, welcome to America's Got Talent.
I'm Nick Cannon.
This is day two of the San Francisco auditions.
Let's go! Let's go! Just people auditioning.
Head outside in a single file line.
I'm looking for talent, you guys have talent besides being life-savers? I gotta go in! I'll go in, you cover me! San Francisco! Yeah! You guys ready to meet your judges? You ready to judge? - I was born to judge.
- You really were.
Give it up for Howie Mandel! Howie, like, runs.
He doesn't want to get touched.
- Right.
- So he's, like Make some noise for Sharon Osbourne! I love adulation.
I sit in my room waiting for the crowd.
A lonely man until he's with his public.
Make some noise for Howard Stern! Here we go.
Hello, San Francisco! So are you guys ready to get this show on the road? Let's do it.
America's Got Talent! All right! Acknowledge it, acknowledge it! Who's got talent? I'm Paula Nelson.
I'm 80 years old, and I'm known as Granny G.
I can't get my walker through here.
I caught the entertainment bug when I was a little girl, like, four years old.
But then things get in your way, like marriage and children.
And you wake up one day and you think, "my life has passed me by.
" I was driving you crazy practicing at home, wasn't I? - No, I wasn't.
- Okay.
You never drove me crazy.
You drive me crazy in the car.
I never thought that I would have such a wonderful opportunity.
You wait all your life to do something and then all of a sudden when you're 80 you get to really do it.
It would be the fulfillment of all my dreams.
I wanna be a star.
All right, go for it.
That's somebody's grandma.
You better clap for her.
Wow.
Work it, grandma! - Welcome.
- Good afternoon.
And what is your name? - My name is Granny G.
- Granny G.
- Yes.
- How old are you, Granny? I'm 80.
Wow.
And what are you gonna? I'm gonna share some information about family values.
So share, Granny G, go ahead.
I will.
This is Granny G and I'm talking to all you horny boys out there.
You better pay attention 'cause I'm taking names! All right, Granny G.
Listen to me, you pissant pinch! you think you'll make a baby and then just split? you got no heart, if you don't know the repercussions of a daddy no-show That child is gonna cry for you you better listen 'cause you're going to stay in touch, give up the bucks babies need money, yogi bear eats honey keep it in your pants Work it, girl! Hey, you need a mommy and a daddy to dance be more choosy about who you see just don't think that sex is free it's not right, but if you pay you'll know how good it is to be a daddy some day so be a stand-up guy, and you'll get high with the love of a child which money can't buy To all the horny boys out there! Granny G says West Side bitches! Thank you.
Wow.
Granny! Granny! Granny! Granny! Wow.
You know, Granny G - did you write that yourself? - Yes, I did.
And do you have a lot of other, uh I'm writing one for girls right now, and it's gonna be so hot.
Howard? Well, you're someone who can be one of those people that captures America's heart.
So, um, I'm digging you.
- Sharon.
- Ooh, thanks! Granny G, I think you are quite fabulous.
However I do think that your walker should be bedazzled.
- Oh, great idea.
- You need some blitz.
Bling it up a bit.
Maybe guys in thongs carrying you out, then you can get rid of the walker.
You know, let's jazz it up.
All right, well, let's vote.
I wanna see more.
Okay.
- So I'm saying yes.
- Thank you! One yes for Granny G.
Howard? - So.
- Yeah.
You're called my "million-to-one-shot.
" - The chances of you winning - Hey, good odds, yeah.
Are a million-to-one, yeah, but I'm gonna say yes.
Aah! And it is an absolute yes from me.
That's three yeses.
You're going to Las Vegas! Woohoo! Yeah! Three yeses! Can I say something? Do you live on your own? I have a husband.
He's here tonight.
Where is he? Where's your husband? I don't know, he's in the audience somewhere.
- He's in the audience.
- Bill his name is Bill.
Everybody sit down except Bill! Sit down! - Everybody sit down but Bill.
- Where's Bill? There he is, way up there! Oh! He'll get a kick out of that.
From the looks of it, bill better start leaving now if you're gonna make it to Vegas.
- Okay, bye and thank you! - Good luck.
Come on, Granny G! - She's phenomenal.
- Phenomenal.
- Phenomenal.
- She's Quick, quick, quick.
You know what's my favorite move? - What? - The butt.
- What was that one? - Yeah, keep it in your pants.
- Keep it in your pants.
- Yes! Are you going to clean up? Pandemonium in San Francisco! Oh, yeah! Uh-huh! Y'all trying to ignore me, but it's too late.
I'm all up in your business, look at it.
Look at it! One of the things I've realized is that San Francisco is filled with the most unique people.
Come on, Peaches.
Good girl.
Damn! Don't step on anybody's toes, Blitzy.
Oh, you little baby.
I'm dying.
Where else other than San Francisco can you see this? Look it.
Judges can vote, and then you can exit off the way you came.
- Perfect.
- All right, cool? - Sounds good to me.
- All right.
Say it, say it, say it just say "Kotton Kandy's sexy hot!" - Kotton Kandy's sexy hot! - Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam! Now we're talking.
Only in San Francisco.
- Hello.
- Hello, how are you? I'm Kotton Kandy, baby.
Kotton with a "K.
" Kandy with a "K.
" I am a street performer from Las Vegas.
And if you like me, you like me.
If you don't, get over it.
Right.
I like your attitude.
Well, I think everybody here is ready for your kind of energy - Yes, they are.
- And I'm ready for it myself.
So I wish you a lot of luck.
Thank you, I hope you enjoy it.
Oh, Howard! Go ahead on, Kotton Kandy! That's a laugh.
That was entertaining.
I was hoping they would hit the buzzer on you because you looked like you were gonna have a heart attack.
You know, you'd think with this kind of aerobic activity, you'd be a little bit more svelte.
That was, like, his workout for the year.
Yeah, it was hard for me to really imagine this being a million-dollar act.
You didn't take it in deep enough.
- Right.
- Take it in, baby.
Take it in, then you'll feel better.
I tried to take it in.
I can't, I don't go that way.
- Uh, let me go to Howie.
- Howie, Howie.
It's gotta be no.
All right, I'm gonna go to Sharon.
It's a no.
So I got nos.
It's a no from me, too.
- All right, love ya.
- Thank you, love you.
Love ya.
- Boo! - Thank you.
You're a good you're a good sport.
I like Kotton Kandy, though! They wasn't ready, Kotton! They wasn't ready.
- They wasn't ready.
- They wasn't ready.
- They wasn't ready.
- No, they weren't ready.
Should we give it to them again? Let's give it to them again.
Go ahead and hit it one more time! Ready! Oh, let it marinate over there! Come on, let's go in the audience! Oh, come on! Let's go, kotton kandy! Over here! - Hey, you gotta work it.
- You gotta work it.
Let it get into you, that what you say.
- Let it marinate.
- Let it marinate.
Thank you, brother.
If you need me anytime, I'm there, baby.
- Love you.
- I got you.
Whoo! It's been a minute since I did that.
Still got it, baby.
Close your eyes and take it in, take it all in.
Blagh! Hello, San Francisco.
I always said America's Got Talent should have judges uniforms, and I pictured them just like that.
Let's see what you got.
Does anything happen? Oh, he just hit him in the nuts! Where do you usually perform this act? - Parades, festivals.
- Yes, yes.
You see, the beauty of a parade is it goes by.
I don't know what I just saw.
I think you all might be drunk or something.
I don't know.
Fellas, don't hold it against me, but it's a no.
If you ever need me, I'll throw on the pants and the boots I'm there.
- All right! - All right! Right on.
Oh, yay! Hang on, we're gonna go fast! Whoo-whoo-whoo! No! No! That dog is holding on for dear life! No! I'm gonna go to Sharon first 'cause I have this peculiar feeling that she will never buzz for a vote against an animal act.
Which makes no sense when you're a judge.
Oh, stop.
No to you, but yes to the dog.
- It's a big, fat no.
- No, no.
The dog is, like The dog is, like hangs on for dear life.
Don't let go! Hold on! Whoa! Hello.
You think you could be the next big winner of America's Got Talent, right? Mm, I'll show you that I am.
Well, I left a good job in the city Whoa.
Working for the man every night and day Dodo-do-do-do-do The dancing wasn't good, the singing wasn't good.
But the super-girl underpants are fantastic.
It's a no for me.
No for me.
- We need a clean-up right here.
- Yeah, sure, sure, sure.
All right.
Hello.
Hello, hello.
Are you a stagehand? Are you gonna clean up? We gotta bring out the next act.
Oh, stop that! - A dustpan and a broom.
- Yes.
- It's like a custodial concert.
- I don't know.
I was sitting here thinking about all of the instruments in the world I don't know how many there are that have already been invented.
And I'm not sure why we need these instruments.
But if you somehow walked on a stage at a place where I was watching a show, I would be hypnotized by this.
So in some bizarre way, I think I like this.
And I don't know why.
I think that America needs to see this.
It's yes from me.
And it's a yes from me.
Three yeses.
We'll see you in Vegas.
You're gonna clean up.
It's America's Got Talent, baby.
We'll be right back.
My name's Tim Hockenberry.
I'm here today with my beautiful, awesome girlfriend, Bronwyn.
Three weeks ago we had a baby together.
Her name's Sonia Rae.
I started singing, uh, about 1992.
Sort of got a late start.
I was petrified to sing in front of people.
The only time I could really pull it off was when I had enough, uh, beer or wine in me.
I knew I was an alcoholic pretty early, you know? Around 17 or 18 years old, I realized I couldn't control my drinking.
And it wasn't until I asked somebody for help that I was able to get out of that.
Hopefully, uh, I've taken my last drink.
I wanted to do something before I turn 50.
And I've got about, uh I've got three months.
I'm not so much nervous as I am scared.
This is maybe my last chance.
You got your family, you ready? I think I'm ready.
We'll be over here rooting for you.
Go ahead and get 'em.
- Hi.
- Hello.
Uh, what's your name? Uh, my name's Tim Hockenberry.
Where are you from? I was born in upstate New York, Binghamton.
All right, well, good luck.
Thank you.
you are so beautiful To me whoa, you are so beautiful, baby Oh, my goodness.
To me whoa, can't you see, baby you're everything that I hoped for, mama whoa, you're everything I need, yeah 'cause you are so beautiful to me Vegas! Vegas! Vegas! Vegas! Okay, Tim.
I'm gonna hand you over to Howard.
Well, first of all I'm glad I get to go first.
What a breath of fresh air you are.
Fantastic.
To come out here and I don't know how long you've been struggling in the music business It's been a while.
Yeah, well, you've got a beautiful voice.
It was moving, and you're different.
And I love you.
Thank you so much, thank you.
Now that means a lot coming from Howard.
Can I ask you a question? How old are you? - I'm going to be 50 in June.
- Where have you been? Uh, I raised four kids.
You raised four kids? You are a phenomenal talent.
You surprised us, you came out here very humble.
You sit behind that, and you just come to life.
Sir, your life is about to change.
You are being born here tonight on America's Got Talent as a star.
You hear what they said about daddy? Tim.
Um You sang with great emotion.
I could feel your emotion from here.
And your voice is really, really good.
We're gonna vote.
Howard? One more song! One more song! Well, listen, it's a big, fat yes from me.
Loved it, it's a yes.
They're saying "one more song.
" You know something? They're gonna hear one more song in Las Vegas! - Tim.
- Whoo.
- You're going to Vegas.
- That's fine.
Wow.
Man, I don't even know where Vegas is right now.
- He's good.
- He's really good.
It is a breath of fresh air.
I'm so proud of you tonight.
He blew them away.
I am a very experienced contortionist dancer.
Whoa.
Oh! Oh! Watch over us, make sure everything turns out.
You don't get opportunities like this every day.
You guys have worked really, really hard.
You deserve this break.
But if you don't take it, you're not gonna get it.
F.
B.
C.
All right.
All right, here we go, guys.
You guys ready for this? Yeah! All right, go give them some Funk Beyond Control.
Come on, guys! Welcome.
- Thank you.
- Hi.
What's the name of the group? Funk Beyond Control.
Funk Beyond Control.
How long have you been in the group? - Uh, four years.
- Four years.
Since 2008.
Well, I'm excited to see what you got.
You know, dance has gotten a lot cooler.
Like, when I went to school if you were in a dance group, you know, everybody goofed on you.
But you guys look like you're happening.
You dating any of these girls here, or Never mind, let's just start.
Don't get into it.
- That's confidential.
- Don't go there.
- I love romance.
- Thank you.
Don't go there.
Good luck, guys.
Hey, now.
Oh, my God, oh, my God, oh, my God.
It's Howie Mandel.
Aaah! I love you, Howie.
I watch Bobby's World every day.
Oh, my God, oh, my God, it's Howie.
Smack! Ow! Okay.
So it was very high energy, I loved that.
I love the look of you.
I love that you're all so young.
- Thank you.
- Thank you so much.
Thank you.
Well, as a fan of, America's Got Talent for many years, I'm usually the guy who fast-forwards through the dance acts.
I've gotta say, you guys are young, uh, energetic.
I thought you were really compelling.
- Thank you, yeah.
- Thank you so, so much.
- We appreciate it.
- Whoo! I really enjoyed it.
I don't know where you're going from here.
I don't know what you're gonna do if you get to Vegas, but I'm anxious to see it.
I thought you were pretty cool.
- Thank you.
- Howie.
Well, I agree.
You know, I think that you have a lot of energy and I think that I did see a couple of moves that I haven't seen and the fact that you mentioned my name and Bobby's World.
- Love Bobby's World.
- I loved it.
Bobby loves you.
Oh, you won him over with that one.
All right, we're gonna vote.
- Howard.
- It's a yes.
Awesome! Howie.
And it's a yes from me.
A yes from me, we'll see you in Vegas.
I like the fact that they're so young.
- Yeah, that's what sells it.
- Yeah.
It's their energy, their love of it.
They're young.
It's they're cute.
Aw! I really hope Howard Stern likes me.
- You guys ready to rock? - I'm ready.
- Let's do it.
- Yeah.
- Hi, there.
- Hi, everybody.
- What's your name? - My name is Emily Ann.
This is the Emily Ann band.
Do the three people behind you hate you because you're the name of the band? Well, let's see what you have.
With the taste of your lips I'm on a ride you're toxic, I'm slipping under taste of a poison paradise I'm addicted to you, don't you know don't you know that you're toxic You guys have a lot of great components.
And I like that you're three women and one guy and I don't know are you, uh, with all three of them? I mean, what's your story? - I'm gonna give you a yes.
- It's a yes.
Vegas! What are doing for us today? Stand-up comedy.
What's your name? Kellen Erskine.
Are you a fan? - Of Howie Mandel? - Yes.
- Yeah.
- Oh.
That's encouraging.
They have acupuncture for pets.
I'd love to go to a pet acupuncturist with a porcupine.
Just so I can walk back through the waiting room.
"I don't know what they did to my cat.
" You've got a big yes.
You did wonderful, we'll see you in Vegas.
Daddy was funny! No? No action? No action? There we go! All right.
We're a martial arts line dance studio.
You ever get to beat someone up or are you, like, you know, Mr.
Miyagi? You don't believe in beating anyone up.
This is hot.
Looked like that hurt.
No! Oh! Did you get hurt? - I'm not really sure.
- You're not sure? So he has hit his head and he's lost his memory and he's not feeling any pain.
I love the element of danger that you brought into this act.
But do you have anything else other than the dragon? Yes, this is a lion, but we can do the dragon also.
Oh.
I was just testing.
I knew it's a lion.
What do you think? I say yes.
- Yeah! - Sharon? Yes! You're going to Vegas.
It's a lion.
Who knew? I said dragon too.
Apparently you don't know your animals.
No.
I'd rather be the drummer in that thing, you know? - Huh.
- The cymbal player? Yes, yeah, that's it.
- It was so spectacular.
- It was breathtaking.
- You're right.
- I was really scared.
Two, three, Yakomon! Yeah! Whoo! My name is Alonzo Jones.
Uh, my stage name is Turf, and I am an extreme hip-hop contortionist and dancer.
I graduated from school and said "I'm dancing.
" And my mom kicked me out of the house.
- Why? - I don't know.
I haven't spoken to her since.
Hey, mom.
I was homeless on the streets for about two years.
Every day I would just street perform.
I would have, like, $150 in my pocket.
It was just, like, do I wanna get a hotel room or do I wanna just dance and practice till the sun comes up? And believe it or not, I would actually dance all night.
The moment is now, how do you feel? Man, I'm so pumped right now, Nick.
- You do not understand, man.
- All right, go get 'em, Turf! Welcome to America's Got Talent.
- Thank you very much.
- Now what's your name? My name is Alonzo Jones, but all my friends and family call me Turf.
- Turf.
- Yes.
Turf, what do you do? I am a very extreme contortionist dancer.
- Whoa.
- Oh, good.
You know, I've been walking around San Francisco, and you see a lot of guys on the street who do have talent, you know? I guess they're just waiting for their lucky break.
Yes, sir.
We all are.
And how do you make money? People just put something down in a cup or something like that? - Uh, yeah.
- They do.
People donate I see some of my tippers out here.
How are you doing? You make enough money to live, uh, doing this.
Do you have a house? Do you have an apartment? Something like that? I was actually homeless for two years before I got my apartment, just dancing on the streets.
Just doing what I had to do with it.
Right.
- But yeah, dancing, 100%.
- All right.
So you're committed to this, this is what you wanna do.
- Yeah.
- All right.
Well, I wish you the best of luck.
- Thank you.
- Good luck, Turf.
That's amazing.
Whoa! Ow! Oh! Oh! Yeah.
Standing ovation! Along with the rest of San Francisco.
Vegas! Vegas! Vegas! Vegas! Yeah.
Feels pretty good, huh? Just to be right here, dreams came true.
Thank you.
You know, what I loved about you is that you came out on this stage and you did something I haven't seen yet.
You took your time.
Every move counted.
You are a true original.
And I think you're what we're looking for.
Sharon? Turf, all that dancing in the street, you learned your craft.
You learned how to control people who watch you.
I mean, you have paid your dues on the street, and now it's time for you to take a stage.
Turf, let me I wanna talk to you a little bit.
I mean, this is this is magic right now.
This is a moment.
You feel you feel a change, don't you? Yes, sir.
I hope every kid that's watching this who wants to dance, who's ever been told that they can't do it I just proved to them that you can do it.
Turf, it's bigger than that.
For you, it is dance.
For everybody out there, it's whatever they want to do.
And you have gone harder and longer than most people.
Most people don't become homeless.
Most people don't embrace something in their life.
And end up here.
And this is an amazing moment.
You are a star, and your life is about to change and thank you for doing this.
All right.
So now we're gonna vote.
I got a good feeling about this one.
I got one word yes.
That's it.
Sharon.
Vegas.
Vegas.
Thank you so much.
Nobody believed in me, I don't have anyone that would be proud for me, and that - You came here by yourself.
- By myself.
You're gonna ride out.
Hey, we're with you, man.
All day.
- Oh, yeah.
- Let me get this.
Ladies, I'm sorry.
I'm gonna man up.
Real men cry.
Thank you and good night, San Francisco! - Oh, Turf was fantastic.
- That was great.
Yeah, Turf was great.
He really has talent.
He's a guy I feel for because he's been struggling.
There's moves there that I have never seen before.
I just want to see his life change forever.
Good night, San Francisco.
Love ya.
Great night here, and we'll see you in the next city, can't wait.
- Love you, Howard! - Love you, Howard!
Howard, Howard, Howard.
Adding the so-called shock jock to the judges' table.
The revolution has begun! - Aah! - What did I do? I been doing radio for over 35 years, and you're too weird for my show.
I'd hurt my feelings I if respected your opinion.
We are the greatest country in the world.
You're everything that makes America great.
I gotta be me I loved it.
See you in Vegas.
Dude! This AGT on NBC.
On America's Got Talent, you have to deliver "Wow.
" Oh! Ah What a breath of fresh air you are.
Bring it! I'm very confused.
Aah! Welcome to America's Got Talent.
I'm on top of the Golden Gate Bridge, celebrating its 75th anniversary and our first time ever auditioning in San Francisco! There's a great energy in San Francisco.
I am really psyched.
In fact, I'm a little too psyched up.
I've been in my hotel room since about 5:00 in the morning, waiting to judge something.
Wow, this is great.
Well, I think we're gonna have a wild time in San Francisco.
Look at this crowd.
Fabulous.
Look.
Oh, wonderful.
Wait here.
Welcome to America's Got Talent.
San Francisco in the building! Oh, yeah, the energy in here is intense.
We gonna get right to it.
Are you guys ready to meet your judges? Howie Mandel.
It's his first season on America's Got Talent, Howard Stern! We're here in San Francisco.
It I mean, look at the crowd.
I mean, it's huge.
I really felt how quiet it is, and the whole crowd go crazy when you come into this theater.
It's amazing.
I love it.
I know firsthand, just walking in the streets, this town is filled with talent.
Yeah! You know, I once did a book-signing here when my first book came out.
I signed 25,000 books in ten hours, and I never forgot the, uh, the great crowds here in San Francisco, and I'm psyched.
I'm stoked to be here.
We are all definitely stoked.
We're all on fire.
You guys ready to get this show started? Let's do this.
What is the name of the act? Uh, David Garibaldi and his CMYKs.
- CMYKs? - Yes.
Huh, I don't know.
What does it stand for? Okay, well, it stands for cyan, magenta, yellow, and black, so it's four colors, and when you mix 'em, you can create and do anything.
I've been an artist my whole life.
Uh, growing up, I was into graffiti.
I also was into dance.
That's where I met these guys.
We all met in a dance group out of Sacramento, California.
With my background in graffiti, music, art, and dance, this is a combination of all those things.
When we're on stage, it's sort of like a controlled chaos.
Go get 'em! - Hello.
- Hello.
What's your name? My name is David Garibaldi, and they are my CMYKs.
And where are you from? We're from Sacramento, California.
Sacramento, California.
Do you think what you're gonna show us is worth $1 million? I I have the the faith that, yes.
Okay.
Show us.
Oh, my God, look, it's a face.
Yeah, it is.
Wow.
They're slinging paint everywhere.
And not a drop of paint on me.
- Wow.
That was amazing.
- Wow.
That was ridiculous.
Fantastic.
I have to say this.
I feel like a jerk.
I I started laughing through your act like a maniac because I said, "wow, I am the most popular judge.
" I thought you were painting me.
And I started laughing because I went, "wow, this guy really knows how to win me over.
" This is just this is real talent.
- Thank you, thank you.
- You know, this is real talent.
Sure.
Yeah, we've had speed painters on the show before, and I always say, like, you've got to have some music.
You've got to do more.
And you incorporated everything that makes it a real show, and it was extremely well done.
On America's Got Talent, you have to deliver wow, and you delivered wow, you did.
Let's vote.
You get a big yes.
Wow.
Sharon? Loved it.
It's a yes.
Do you have any idea where you're going? - Uh - You want me to tell you? - I would love to know.
- Vegas! Three yeses.
They were good.
They were really good.
Air.
Air dab, air dab.
You guys are going to Las Vegas.
- Whoo! - How does it feel? - It feels awesome.
- Amazing.
- It feels good.
- Great.
I didn't know it was Beethoven.
I really thought it was me.
I was like, wow, yeah, he's painting me.
What an asshole.
Sharon, I've always had the hots for you, Sharon.
No! Welcome back to America's Got Talent in San Francisco, baby! We have huge talent in San Francisco.
Peace, love, and talent.
I told you he was an angry bird.
He is an angry bird.
My name is Mr.
Special, and I'm 57.
I'm from Encino, California.
Do you know who I really have the hots for? Who? That British woman on the show, and she's married, I think.
What's her name? Sharon.
- It it's cold in here.
- No, it's nice.
- It's freezing.
- But it keeps me mummified.
I gotta stay - No shvitzin'.
- No shvitz.
At the age of five, I knew I wanted to be an entertainer.
That's why I exist.
It's it's, like, my calling in life.
Go get 'em, Mr.
Special.
Watch it.
Mr.
Special, watch it.
Oh, damn.
Get the [Bleep.]
out! Get off! Get off! There's gonna be something.
There's gotta be something.
There's nothing.
Nothing.
What are we getting? That's all? No! I mean How's it going? Apparently, not fabulous.
The thing is that, uh, the only reason that I didn't buzz you was because I thought, is that all there is? There's gotta be a big ending.
This is the ending right now.
I want to tell everyone in the audience, don't be afraid of who you are.
- Grasp your inner self.
- Wait, wait, wait, wait.
Go out there and make something of your life.
Wait.
- You pushed that button! - Let me just say something.
You okay, go ahead.
You're not inspiring anybody.
If this is who you are, you shouldn't grasp this.
You shouldn't hold on to this.
You should be very afraid, and you should get help.
You know what? There's too many people saying things like that.
We need more positive people out there.
- Hold on, hold on.
- You tell 'em, Mr.
Special.
- Can we just vote? - Okay, are you voting? I'm voting no, of course.
And I said no, and Sharon, you said I said no.
Okay, here's what I want you to do.
I want I want you to show me something.
- Okay.
- Get on the bike.
Ride toward ri ride toward Nick.
Ride toward Nick.
Ride toward Nick.
- Ride - You want me to leave! Go yes.
- You want me to leave! - Go ahead.
- Wait, wait.
- No, no.
I want I want to just say one thing.
No.
You can't.
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait! Wait! Wait! I need to be heard! I need to be heard! Listen, listen! No, get on the bike.
My friend, the tribe has spoken.
I will go, but listen.
Sharon, I've always had the hots for you, Sharon.
Sharon, I've always had the hots for you! Come see me! Forgot your bike, Mr.
special.
Thank you.
It didn't go as planned.
That's okay.
I don't care.
I know Sharon still has the hots for me.
You know what's nice about that? That went out to you.
That was dedicated to you.
See? You could get him.
Okay, where do I go? We'll be calling the next set of numbers now.
A lot of people say that I look like Beyonce.
Yes.
Why am I in the monkey suit? When I'm not in a monkey suit, people really don't pay attention to me.
Oh, dear.
We're anxious to see what you do and, uh, we're anxious to hit our buzzers.
Oh, did I say that? Don't worry.
You've got a fair shot here from me.
Let's go.
Gentlemen, reveal.
Come on now and make some noise.
Oh! The show on fire! I'm very confused.
And she's married to Ozzy Osbourne, and she's confused.
What's your group's name? We are the blues wizards.
Do people think you're weird? - Yes.
- Sometimes.
Me too.
Join the club.
My mama told me when I was young We are all born superstars Hold your head up And you'll go far 'cause baby I was born this way so get back Howie, what do you say? I think I know how this is gonna go.
- What am I gonna say? - You're gonna say no.
Okay, well, I wasn't, but you said it, so I'll go with you.
Whoo! It's early.
We've got a lot more acts to see.
I feel confident.
Come on.
Oh, here we go.
Look like a bunch of ghetto oscars.
I buzzed you.
I didn't kill you.
The little person in the front there, I love how your buttocks looks in that outfit.
It was perfect.
If I was a serial killer, I would put one of those outfits on and just before I took my victim, I would let them look at me like that.
- Sharon.
- Okay.
It's a no for me.
- Oh, no.
No.
- No.
It's a no for me.
I'm sorry.
What a group.
Crazy, crazy time here in San Francisco.
My name is Mars Green.
I'm gonna pray to the lord that you are not wasting my time.
Yeah, su-supersonic You smacked me right in the head.
I knew it was coming.
The moment I saw you, I knew I was gonna hate you.
You know, you shouldn't be Mars.
I'm thinking Uranus.
San Francisco, you're still crazy as hell.
I want to put someone through.
It's depressing.
Hi, welcome to America's Got Talent.
Hey, how's it all right.
How's it going? - What's your name? - Kim.
McAfee.
Nice to meet you.
My name is Kim McAfee.
I'm from Berkeley, California.
I'm 43 years old, and I'm a singer.
Do you sing? Is it hip-hop? I like Drake, I like Snoop, Redman, Method Man.
A lot and a lot and a lot of deep, deep, deep, hardcore hip-hop and rap.
Are you nervous at all? Very nervous.
Well, you've got the crowd.
They'll love you.
- Yeah, I hope so, I hope so.
- This is what you do, right? The judge that motivated me to come here, it's a no-brainer Howard Stern.
I love Howard.
Well, here's your opportunity to do it in front of the world.
Go get 'em.
- Hello.
- Hello, San Francisco.
- Hello.
- Hello, king.
- Oh.
- I think she's talking to you.
- Thank you.
- Are you a big Howard fan? - Absolutely.
- That's great.
This is putting a lot of pressure on me.
What is your what is your name? - My name's Kim McAfee.
- And where are you from, Kim? I'm from Berkeley, California, and I live in Oakland.
That's cool.
And what is it that you do, Kim? - Um, I sing.
- Okay.
There's another person that's with me, but they're not here today.
- So, you're usually a duet? - Yeah.
But you're going to do a singular duet.
- Yes.
- Okay.
How did you start? Um, just in the shower, around the house with friends.
You know? You shower around your house with friends? Well, yeah.
See, that's why she's my fan.
All right, let's go.
Come on, San Francisco.
You know, because you're my fan, I wanted to give you a little time.
I thought maybe it was a warm-up, you know? - Thank you, Howard.
- All right.
He was taking into consideration that you didn't have accompaniment.
Wouldn't you admit that if you were in the shower with a friend, that would sound a lot better? Howard, I love you, man, no matter what you say.
Baby, you are so sweet, but I gotta tell you, I don't know what we're doing up there.
- Sharon? - Oh, it's a no from me.
Oh, we she's voting.
It's, uh She's a little shook up from you.
It's also a no for me.
Howard? It's a no for me.
Sorry.
- All right, thank you.
- Thank you.
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
Go back, go back, go back.
Uh-oh.
She said this was supposed to be a duet, and I was just backstage, hanging out.
You showed up! Maybe the act'll get better if she had the other person here.
Do you want me to do the other parts? Well, the other person normally scratches, but Oh, the other person scratches, so I'ma scratch, so go ahead and hit the track.
We gonna do try this again.
Give her a shot.
They're still hitting their buzzers.
It's not worth it.
All right, let's go! We tried.
- It's like, please, please - End this.
- I think we sounded good.
- It was so good.
Thank you.
- Hit me up anytime.
- We held it down.
Absolutely.
Berkeley, baby.
We're taking a break, all right? This way? Well, in that case, we're gonna be back.
Lots more where that came from.
Wait, one minute.
Everyone out there, I want to come back on the show.
Write, email, whatever, okay? Thank you.
Why is he back here? This today, guys, just so you know Yeah.
Is the biggest crowd we have ever had in the history of taping this show.
Don't tell him that, his head's big enough already.
Howard Stern, ladies and gentlemen! Come on! Big crowd.
Hey, now.
I am so excited.
I can't wait to see Howard Stern.
Let's go, Howard! Where do I go? Grab your seats, folks.
Grab your seats, please.
This line of work - This is your world.
- Yeah.
You ready to go? I have to get serious now.
So what's my motivation? Oh.
- Hello.
- Hey.
- How are you? - Pretty good, you? All right, what's your name? It's Cristin Sandu.
- How old are you? - 17.
Oh, fantastic.
And what are you gonna do for us? I'm gonna balance.
All right, well I can't wait to see you balance.
Good luck.
Thank you.
Thank you.
No! No! Whoa! Aah! No! How's he gonna get down? Wow.
Can I say one thing? - Go ahead.
- I missed it.
Can you do it again? Sorry.
By the way, how does a guy, 17 years old, get I mean, how do you get the idea to do that? And then how do you get so damn good at it? Um, I come back from a way history of circus performers.
Like, my dad, my grandparents so it's kind of in my blood.
Yeah, you Russian guys, you balance.
Um, I was very frightened.
You frightened the life out of me.
But tell me, what else do you do in your act? Yeah, I do 360 degree spins on it.
I have a platform that actually brings me up.
I do a lot of balancing things.
- I do a ladder balance.
- Okay, fine.
- High wire, everything.
- All right, thank you.
Here's what I think.
I think what you did was fantastic and, you know, we were all taken aback, you know, just watching it happen.
The question that I have for a $1 million act and, you know, possibly, you know, to be a headliner it's very slow and it takes a long time to build to one performance.
It is slow, but the build-up is great.
And it really created a moment where we couldn't almost look at the stage.
- Yeah.
- Right.
And we don't get many moments like that.
So you know what, we're gonna vote.
Howard.
Uh, I loved you.
I loved the sense of danger.
I can't stand that you're more ripped than me and you're only a 17-year-old punk.
But okay, I vote yes.
- Thank you.
- Without a doubt.
Howie.
You know, I don't question that what you do is amazing.
But, you know, I spent half the time watching you build it, so I don't see it as a headline act.
- I'm gonna say no.
- Wow.
- Wow, I am - really? One amazing trick does not make a headline act.
Let him come back and show you more.
Something else.
You asked me what I thought, I'm saying no.
All right! Cristin I loved the sense of danger.
I love that about you.
I want to see more, so it's a yes.
Thank you.
Hey, this is my Vegas dance! Vegas! Vegas! Vegas! Vegas! You better pay attention, 'cause I'm taking names! - Whoa! - What do you do? I sing for my patients, to help them with their bowel movements.
It's America's Got Talent! Whoo! You guys, this is so exciting, though.
This is like the circus or something.
Hmm.
All right, so the crowd is insane.
Uh-huh.
Here we go.
Go get 'em! Whoo! Welcome.
What's the name of the group? Uh, we're the Lisa Clark dancers.
What makes you different from every other dance group? They usually specialize in one style of dance.
We've been trained in ballet, tap, jazz, hip-hop, contemporary - Great.
- So, yeah.
All right, well, good luck.
- Thank you.
- Okay.
Vegas! Vegas! Vegas! Vegas! Vegas! Vegas! Vegas! Vegas! Vegas! Vegas! All right, I'm gonna hand you over to our dance specialist, Howard.
Howard? Well, first of all, welcome to America's Got Talent.
Thank you.
My biggest trepidation in becoming a judge is this kind of act, because I am not a huge fan of dance.
I kind of feel like I've seen it all.
I end up see how quickly they turn? - Boo! - Shut up! I start to zone out.
So the thing I liked about you guys was that you did cover a lot of different styles.
- Thank you.
- You kept me interested.
I just was confused.
I don't know what kind of show it is.
Do you have a move, even one move where you go, "you gotta see this show.
" You know? I don't know.
We're gonna vote.
Howard? Do you think you could come back to us in Vegas and really come up with something different? Yes! We act yes.
I'm gonna vote yes.
I'm gonna put you through.
Howie? You're phenomenal dancers.
It was well-choreographed.
That being said I didn't see that move tonight.
So I have to say no.
Moment of truth.
Um You know, I am really torn here, because both of them are actually right.
Um I have to agree with Howard.
You're gonna go to Vegas.
How does it feel? Good! I was right, right? Yeah.
Yeah.
Sharon was right.
Vegas! One, two, three! Vegas! Do you know where the performers go? Yeah, this way, guys.
We'll come out and we'll talk to you guys.
We'll keep calling numbers, you'll go audition, and it'll be a fantastic day, how about that? Magic, music.
So what's your name? We're Jarrett and Roger.
I'm a magician, he's a concert pianist.
Well, good luck.
Whoa! That's pretty impressive.
I say yes.
- I'm sending you to Vegas.
- Yes! Oh, I'm nervous.
What's your name? My name is Micah Gregorio.
How old are you? I am 14 years old.
You're gonna sing for us today? - Yes.
- Enjoy yourself, good luck.
When there's no one else look inside yourself like your oldest friend, oh just trust the voice within You were right on, and I'm gonna say yes.
Thank you so much.
You have a very, very powerful voice.
And I say yes.
That is three yeses.
You're going to Las Vegas! Thank you so much.
You're going to Vegas! Hug your parents.
They're over here crying.
Oh, my gosh.
That is amazing.
Did you just see that? Yeah! - What's your name? - My name's Mike Price.
What do you do for a living? - I'm a juggler.
- Good luck.
Aah! Oh! No! Oh, you're doing a Piers Morgan.
Why? Because as soon as anybody would drop, he would buzz.
He did it.
I missed it.
You guys were talking.
You missed the most amazing trick.
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
Can we just see it again? I missed it.
All right, you wanna see it one more time? Look.
From his chin, to his nose! From his nose to his head.
And now over his head, to his foot.
And there you go.
Yes! I think you have managed to make juggling cool.
- Thank you.
- It's a yes from me.
Thank you very much.
It's yes you know where you're going.
- Thank you.
- Vegas.
Vegas! Thank you, guys! I like him.
- Nice guy.
- Yeah.
Do you have any idea where catering is? Caterers? Third floor, on the other side of the building.
Third? - Third floor.
- Third floor? - Yeah.
- Not on this floor? No.
All right.
Thank you, thank you.
- What's your name? - Dave Burleigh.
Dave, what are you gonna do for us? I'm gonna do some impressions.
- Okay.
- Stand-up.
And what are you here to do today? - Uh, comedian-impressionist.
- Comedian-impressionist.
That's great.
I got into stand-up comedy as a dare in college.
I got maybe two laughs in the two minutes, so I was hooked.
Yeah, yeah, what to do now, we got the salad, that's called "the mangsta.
" Yeah, we hook it up with some green salad, baby.
Yo, what I do is I pour some balsamic vine-grizzle fo-shizzle over that, do you know what I'm saying? This is a huge opportunity for me in, you know, realizing my dream which is seeing myself in that Vegas show.
I think this is a perfect opportunity, you know, to make that dream happen.
Go get 'em.
Impressionist.
- How are ya? - How are you? - Excellent, thank you.
- What's your name? I'm Dave Burleigh.
Dave, welcome to America's Got Talent.
- It's great, awesome.
- Where dreams are made.
Thank you, yes.
Look at my dream.
Here I am.
What do you do? - I'm a comedian-impressionist.
- Oh, great.
- Yeah.
- I've been waiting.
- Oh.
- I've been waiting.
I'm excited because, uh, you know, I've seen the singers come and go and all of that, but a great impressionist, that's so much fun.
Who do you do? Do you do a lot of current people, is it difficult to keep up with that? Oh, yeah, I got a million of them.
Yeah.
But only, like, three are good.
Oh.
That's that's enough.
Well, we're excited to see your impressions - Okay.
- And have some fun.
- Cool, thank you.
- All right.
Tonight on Dancing With the Stars, we actually have stars like Nicolas Cage.
Hi, I'm Nick.
I'll be your dancing partner tonight.
Please don't step on my toes! Come on! Thank you.
We'll also have Jack Black.
Dude, dude, love to dance.
Love to dance.
Don't need a dance partner.
Dancing with myself, that's right.
Scadoosh, missie, scadoosh.
Thank you.
We'll also have Charlie Sheen.
Charlie sheen will be there.
Uh, yeah, uh, I gotta tell you.
Last time I went dancing was down in Mexico on a table with Gary Busey and a couple of hookers.
Hey, look here look here, kid.
That was not me, all right? That was Nick Nolte, all right? What? What? And Bruce Willis will be there too! Yeah, come on out to the coast, we'll have a few laughs, do a little dance.
- He's really good.
- That's good.
Make a little love.
Get down tonight.
Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn will dance together.
Yeah, you know, this is really cool being here with you, man.
I mean, you're my dog.
You're a great dog.
You are you're my compadre, my amigo.
Uh, yeah, you know, I see what you're doing there, kid, and I gotta tell you.
It's creeping me out, okay? And it's not a good creep.
You know, on the TLC tip, freaky like chilly chill and T-Boz and left eye lopes.
It's a bad creep, you know? You wanna dance? Let's dance, here we go.
Thank you, thank you.
Love it when stand-up goes well.
Team stand-up! So, uh, listen.
The hardest thing in the world is to come out in front of these animals and they're animals, trust me.
No, I believe it.
And get them to quiet down for one lone voice, you know? And you did that.
You have an excellent command of the stage.
I'm gonna give you one note.
I love edgy material.
I love rebels.
Let it really get angry.
- Let it really rip.
- Okay.
It wouldn't be bad to have a couple of funnier, killer lines 'cause you've got the impressions.
- Okay.
- That's just my thought.
Howie? You know, your impressions for me were spot-on.
And I think that the key the key to continue to move on and to move up, is really good material.
Being edgy for edgy's sake will not work if you don't feel it.
My point is just to clarify, real quick.
Um, you know, on the radio occasionally I'll do an impression of my parents.
And the more down-low I get, the more I degrade them Right.
The better America seems to like it.
Will you call my mom and warn her? Yes.
That I'm gonna start writing material about her? Let her have it, don't even warn her.
- Okay.
- Be stealth.
- I'll tell her you said so.
- I'm gonna vote yes.
Go through.
Oh, thank you.
- You were terrific.
- Thank you very much.
- Sharon? - It's a yes from me.
- But do not take that advice.
- Take it, you'll win.
Be yourself.
Be yourself, do not.
Take my advice, you'll win.
If I get to vote? You have three yeses.
You're going to Las Vegas! - All right.
- Right on, man, congrats! Thank you.
- He doesn't have to be edgy.
- He can't be edgy.
- I know.
- Yes, he can.
- He can't! - He can get a little edgier than that.
So far, there have been lots of auditions that caught the judges.
No! Whoa! That's pretty impressive.
You're going to Vegas! And there's still plenty more to come! I'm gonna share some information about, uh, family values.
And you better pay attention 'cause I'm taking names! Play it again one more time! My name is Luiz Meneghin, I'm 54 years old, and I work as a nurse in a care center.
Caring for the elderly.
I have been singing for about ten years.
And my audience has been pretty much my patients.
Many of the people that I care for, they told me, "why don't you go to America's Got Talent?" And finally this year I talked to my wife, "okay, let's do it.
Let's give it a try.
Let's see what happens.
" You'll do a great job, dad.
Oh, thank you.
I hope so.
My wife, my daughter, and I, we drove all the way from Utah.
We have been saving money for this trip for the past six months.
Are you nervous? I'm very nervous.
You can hear the crowd there.
An opportunity to make a career out of singing would be a miracle.
Next up? And, uh, if this dream comes true, it's gonna be really, uh, life-changing for us.
And if happens I'm gonna be one of the most if not the most happy man on earth.
- Here's the stage, you ready? - I am.
Go for it.
This is important to him.
Welcome.
You guys nervous for your dad out the? - Yes.
- And who are you? My name is Luiz Meneghin.
And, uh, where do you live? I live in Lehi, Utah.
And does everyone in Utah have an accent like you? If they come from Brazil, yes.
Ah, Brazil.
How long have you been in this country? - 19 years.
- And what do you do? Uh, what are you gonna be doing here tonight? I'll be singing, uh, an Aria from Turandot.
- You're an opera singer.
- I'm an opera singer.
And do you do that full-time? Is that what you do for a living? No, no, I'm a nurse.
- A registered nurse.
- Yes.
I sing for my patients.
Every day that I work, they gather after lunch in the lobby and I sing for about 1/2 hour for them.
And so far no casualties? No, no.
No, everyone's doing okay.
Yeah, I used to tell them that I sing opera for them because it help them with their bowel movements.
Yes.
Well, uh, convert me to being an opera lover.
I have a tough time with opera, so let's see what happens.
- Okay, thank you very much.
- All right.
- All right, here we go.
- Okay.
- Oh, you can do it.
- Yeah.
Nessun dorma * nessun dorma tu pure, o, principessa nella tua fredda stanza Ma il mio mistero e chiuso in me Il nome mio nessun sapra no dilegua, o, notte tramontate, stelle tramontate, stelle All'alba vincero vincero vincero Your dad did it! Way to go, dad.
Thank you.
A lot of emotion in that song, and I can see the emotion all over your face.
What did it mean to you to sing to this crowd tonight? - Oh, it means everything.
- Yeah.
And I you know, my father, he always, uh we were very poor, very poor.
And, uh, he bought this little, uh, record player.
And the first thing he did was to buy the classical music, so we could have some exposure to that.
And he always know his dream was for one of his kids to make it into music, in that field.
And, uh, he passed away last year, unfortunately.
- Oh.
- All right.
Uh, as I said to you when we started this I'm not an opera fan.
I'm bored to tears by it.
But I don't know what happened, you converted me.
- Thank you.
- Ha.
Something's going on here.
The emotion in your voice, I felt every bit of it.
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
Sharon.
I think you are quite fabulous.
I loved your delivery.
You've got a very strong voice.
And I thank you for being here for us.
- Thank you.
- Thank you very much.
I don't think I have to tell you this, but, uh, your father, who you lost last year I know that he can see you now, and I know what you've just done is you have made his dream come true.
Thank you.
I hope so, thank you.
Well We're gonna take a vote.
I'll start it off by saying, uh, I think you're fabulous and it's a big yes for me.
I can't wait for you to go to Vegas.
- Thank you.
- Sharon? - Absolutely a yes.
- Oh, thank you.
- Howie? - Sir You're going to Vegas! - That's great.
- Yeah.
Las Vegas! You did it! I'm so proud of him, and I just can't stop crying.
I'm getting so emotional, sorry, but you did amazing.
He did it.
He did it.
Yo, welcome to America's Got Talent.
I'm Nick Cannon.
This is day two of the San Francisco auditions.
Let's go! Let's go! Just people auditioning.
Head outside in a single file line.
I'm looking for talent, you guys have talent besides being life-savers? I gotta go in! I'll go in, you cover me! San Francisco! Yeah! You guys ready to meet your judges? You ready to judge? - I was born to judge.
- You really were.
Give it up for Howie Mandel! Howie, like, runs.
He doesn't want to get touched.
- Right.
- So he's, like Make some noise for Sharon Osbourne! I love adulation.
I sit in my room waiting for the crowd.
A lonely man until he's with his public.
Make some noise for Howard Stern! Here we go.
Hello, San Francisco! So are you guys ready to get this show on the road? Let's do it.
America's Got Talent! All right! Acknowledge it, acknowledge it! Who's got talent? I'm Paula Nelson.
I'm 80 years old, and I'm known as Granny G.
I can't get my walker through here.
I caught the entertainment bug when I was a little girl, like, four years old.
But then things get in your way, like marriage and children.
And you wake up one day and you think, "my life has passed me by.
" I was driving you crazy practicing at home, wasn't I? - No, I wasn't.
- Okay.
You never drove me crazy.
You drive me crazy in the car.
I never thought that I would have such a wonderful opportunity.
You wait all your life to do something and then all of a sudden when you're 80 you get to really do it.
It would be the fulfillment of all my dreams.
I wanna be a star.
All right, go for it.
That's somebody's grandma.
You better clap for her.
Wow.
Work it, grandma! - Welcome.
- Good afternoon.
And what is your name? - My name is Granny G.
- Granny G.
- Yes.
- How old are you, Granny? I'm 80.
Wow.
And what are you gonna? I'm gonna share some information about family values.
So share, Granny G, go ahead.
I will.
This is Granny G and I'm talking to all you horny boys out there.
You better pay attention 'cause I'm taking names! All right, Granny G.
Listen to me, you pissant pinch! you think you'll make a baby and then just split? you got no heart, if you don't know the repercussions of a daddy no-show That child is gonna cry for you you better listen 'cause you're going to stay in touch, give up the bucks babies need money, yogi bear eats honey keep it in your pants Work it, girl! Hey, you need a mommy and a daddy to dance be more choosy about who you see just don't think that sex is free it's not right, but if you pay you'll know how good it is to be a daddy some day so be a stand-up guy, and you'll get high with the love of a child which money can't buy To all the horny boys out there! Granny G says West Side bitches! Thank you.
Wow.
Granny! Granny! Granny! Granny! Wow.
You know, Granny G - did you write that yourself? - Yes, I did.
And do you have a lot of other, uh I'm writing one for girls right now, and it's gonna be so hot.
Howard? Well, you're someone who can be one of those people that captures America's heart.
So, um, I'm digging you.
- Sharon.
- Ooh, thanks! Granny G, I think you are quite fabulous.
However I do think that your walker should be bedazzled.
- Oh, great idea.
- You need some blitz.
Bling it up a bit.
Maybe guys in thongs carrying you out, then you can get rid of the walker.
You know, let's jazz it up.
All right, well, let's vote.
I wanna see more.
Okay.
- So I'm saying yes.
- Thank you! One yes for Granny G.
Howard? - So.
- Yeah.
You're called my "million-to-one-shot.
" - The chances of you winning - Hey, good odds, yeah.
Are a million-to-one, yeah, but I'm gonna say yes.
Aah! And it is an absolute yes from me.
That's three yeses.
You're going to Las Vegas! Woohoo! Yeah! Three yeses! Can I say something? Do you live on your own? I have a husband.
He's here tonight.
Where is he? Where's your husband? I don't know, he's in the audience somewhere.
- He's in the audience.
- Bill his name is Bill.
Everybody sit down except Bill! Sit down! - Everybody sit down but Bill.
- Where's Bill? There he is, way up there! Oh! He'll get a kick out of that.
From the looks of it, bill better start leaving now if you're gonna make it to Vegas.
- Okay, bye and thank you! - Good luck.
Come on, Granny G! - She's phenomenal.
- Phenomenal.
- Phenomenal.
- She's Quick, quick, quick.
You know what's my favorite move? - What? - The butt.
- What was that one? - Yeah, keep it in your pants.
- Keep it in your pants.
- Yes! Are you going to clean up? Pandemonium in San Francisco! Oh, yeah! Uh-huh! Y'all trying to ignore me, but it's too late.
I'm all up in your business, look at it.
Look at it! One of the things I've realized is that San Francisco is filled with the most unique people.
Come on, Peaches.
Good girl.
Damn! Don't step on anybody's toes, Blitzy.
Oh, you little baby.
I'm dying.
Where else other than San Francisco can you see this? Look it.
Judges can vote, and then you can exit off the way you came.
- Perfect.
- All right, cool? - Sounds good to me.
- All right.
Say it, say it, say it just say "Kotton Kandy's sexy hot!" - Kotton Kandy's sexy hot! - Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam! Now we're talking.
Only in San Francisco.
- Hello.
- Hello, how are you? I'm Kotton Kandy, baby.
Kotton with a "K.
" Kandy with a "K.
" I am a street performer from Las Vegas.
And if you like me, you like me.
If you don't, get over it.
Right.
I like your attitude.
Well, I think everybody here is ready for your kind of energy - Yes, they are.
- And I'm ready for it myself.
So I wish you a lot of luck.
Thank you, I hope you enjoy it.
Oh, Howard! Go ahead on, Kotton Kandy! That's a laugh.
That was entertaining.
I was hoping they would hit the buzzer on you because you looked like you were gonna have a heart attack.
You know, you'd think with this kind of aerobic activity, you'd be a little bit more svelte.
That was, like, his workout for the year.
Yeah, it was hard for me to really imagine this being a million-dollar act.
You didn't take it in deep enough.
- Right.
- Take it in, baby.
Take it in, then you'll feel better.
I tried to take it in.
I can't, I don't go that way.
- Uh, let me go to Howie.
- Howie, Howie.
It's gotta be no.
All right, I'm gonna go to Sharon.
It's a no.
So I got nos.
It's a no from me, too.
- All right, love ya.
- Thank you, love you.
Love ya.
- Boo! - Thank you.
You're a good you're a good sport.
I like Kotton Kandy, though! They wasn't ready, Kotton! They wasn't ready.
- They wasn't ready.
- They wasn't ready.
- They wasn't ready.
- No, they weren't ready.
Should we give it to them again? Let's give it to them again.
Go ahead and hit it one more time! Ready! Oh, let it marinate over there! Come on, let's go in the audience! Oh, come on! Let's go, kotton kandy! Over here! - Hey, you gotta work it.
- You gotta work it.
Let it get into you, that what you say.
- Let it marinate.
- Let it marinate.
Thank you, brother.
If you need me anytime, I'm there, baby.
- Love you.
- I got you.
Whoo! It's been a minute since I did that.
Still got it, baby.
Close your eyes and take it in, take it all in.
Blagh! Hello, San Francisco.
I always said America's Got Talent should have judges uniforms, and I pictured them just like that.
Let's see what you got.
Does anything happen? Oh, he just hit him in the nuts! Where do you usually perform this act? - Parades, festivals.
- Yes, yes.
You see, the beauty of a parade is it goes by.
I don't know what I just saw.
I think you all might be drunk or something.
I don't know.
Fellas, don't hold it against me, but it's a no.
If you ever need me, I'll throw on the pants and the boots I'm there.
- All right! - All right! Right on.
Oh, yay! Hang on, we're gonna go fast! Whoo-whoo-whoo! No! No! That dog is holding on for dear life! No! I'm gonna go to Sharon first 'cause I have this peculiar feeling that she will never buzz for a vote against an animal act.
Which makes no sense when you're a judge.
Oh, stop.
No to you, but yes to the dog.
- It's a big, fat no.
- No, no.
The dog is, like The dog is, like hangs on for dear life.
Don't let go! Hold on! Whoa! Hello.
You think you could be the next big winner of America's Got Talent, right? Mm, I'll show you that I am.
Well, I left a good job in the city Whoa.
Working for the man every night and day Dodo-do-do-do-do The dancing wasn't good, the singing wasn't good.
But the super-girl underpants are fantastic.
It's a no for me.
No for me.
- We need a clean-up right here.
- Yeah, sure, sure, sure.
All right.
Hello.
Hello, hello.
Are you a stagehand? Are you gonna clean up? We gotta bring out the next act.
Oh, stop that! - A dustpan and a broom.
- Yes.
- It's like a custodial concert.
- I don't know.
I was sitting here thinking about all of the instruments in the world I don't know how many there are that have already been invented.
And I'm not sure why we need these instruments.
But if you somehow walked on a stage at a place where I was watching a show, I would be hypnotized by this.
So in some bizarre way, I think I like this.
And I don't know why.
I think that America needs to see this.
It's yes from me.
And it's a yes from me.
Three yeses.
We'll see you in Vegas.
You're gonna clean up.
It's America's Got Talent, baby.
We'll be right back.
My name's Tim Hockenberry.
I'm here today with my beautiful, awesome girlfriend, Bronwyn.
Three weeks ago we had a baby together.
Her name's Sonia Rae.
I started singing, uh, about 1992.
Sort of got a late start.
I was petrified to sing in front of people.
The only time I could really pull it off was when I had enough, uh, beer or wine in me.
I knew I was an alcoholic pretty early, you know? Around 17 or 18 years old, I realized I couldn't control my drinking.
And it wasn't until I asked somebody for help that I was able to get out of that.
Hopefully, uh, I've taken my last drink.
I wanted to do something before I turn 50.
And I've got about, uh I've got three months.
I'm not so much nervous as I am scared.
This is maybe my last chance.
You got your family, you ready? I think I'm ready.
We'll be over here rooting for you.
Go ahead and get 'em.
- Hi.
- Hello.
Uh, what's your name? Uh, my name's Tim Hockenberry.
Where are you from? I was born in upstate New York, Binghamton.
All right, well, good luck.
Thank you.
you are so beautiful To me whoa, you are so beautiful, baby Oh, my goodness.
To me whoa, can't you see, baby you're everything that I hoped for, mama whoa, you're everything I need, yeah 'cause you are so beautiful to me Vegas! Vegas! Vegas! Vegas! Okay, Tim.
I'm gonna hand you over to Howard.
Well, first of all I'm glad I get to go first.
What a breath of fresh air you are.
Fantastic.
To come out here and I don't know how long you've been struggling in the music business It's been a while.
Yeah, well, you've got a beautiful voice.
It was moving, and you're different.
And I love you.
Thank you so much, thank you.
Now that means a lot coming from Howard.
Can I ask you a question? How old are you? - I'm going to be 50 in June.
- Where have you been? Uh, I raised four kids.
You raised four kids? You are a phenomenal talent.
You surprised us, you came out here very humble.
You sit behind that, and you just come to life.
Sir, your life is about to change.
You are being born here tonight on America's Got Talent as a star.
You hear what they said about daddy? Tim.
Um You sang with great emotion.
I could feel your emotion from here.
And your voice is really, really good.
We're gonna vote.
Howard? One more song! One more song! Well, listen, it's a big, fat yes from me.
Loved it, it's a yes.
They're saying "one more song.
" You know something? They're gonna hear one more song in Las Vegas! - Tim.
- Whoo.
- You're going to Vegas.
- That's fine.
Wow.
Man, I don't even know where Vegas is right now.
- He's good.
- He's really good.
It is a breath of fresh air.
I'm so proud of you tonight.
He blew them away.
I am a very experienced contortionist dancer.
Whoa.
Oh! Oh! Watch over us, make sure everything turns out.
You don't get opportunities like this every day.
You guys have worked really, really hard.
You deserve this break.
But if you don't take it, you're not gonna get it.
F.
B.
C.
All right.
All right, here we go, guys.
You guys ready for this? Yeah! All right, go give them some Funk Beyond Control.
Come on, guys! Welcome.
- Thank you.
- Hi.
What's the name of the group? Funk Beyond Control.
Funk Beyond Control.
How long have you been in the group? - Uh, four years.
- Four years.
Since 2008.
Well, I'm excited to see what you got.
You know, dance has gotten a lot cooler.
Like, when I went to school if you were in a dance group, you know, everybody goofed on you.
But you guys look like you're happening.
You dating any of these girls here, or Never mind, let's just start.
Don't get into it.
- That's confidential.
- Don't go there.
- I love romance.
- Thank you.
Don't go there.
Good luck, guys.
Hey, now.
Oh, my God, oh, my God, oh, my God.
It's Howie Mandel.
Aaah! I love you, Howie.
I watch Bobby's World every day.
Oh, my God, oh, my God, it's Howie.
Smack! Ow! Okay.
So it was very high energy, I loved that.
I love the look of you.
I love that you're all so young.
- Thank you.
- Thank you so much.
Thank you.
Well, as a fan of, America's Got Talent for many years, I'm usually the guy who fast-forwards through the dance acts.
I've gotta say, you guys are young, uh, energetic.
I thought you were really compelling.
- Thank you, yeah.
- Thank you so, so much.
- We appreciate it.
- Whoo! I really enjoyed it.
I don't know where you're going from here.
I don't know what you're gonna do if you get to Vegas, but I'm anxious to see it.
I thought you were pretty cool.
- Thank you.
- Howie.
Well, I agree.
You know, I think that you have a lot of energy and I think that I did see a couple of moves that I haven't seen and the fact that you mentioned my name and Bobby's World.
- Love Bobby's World.
- I loved it.
Bobby loves you.
Oh, you won him over with that one.
All right, we're gonna vote.
- Howard.
- It's a yes.
Awesome! Howie.
And it's a yes from me.
A yes from me, we'll see you in Vegas.
I like the fact that they're so young.
- Yeah, that's what sells it.
- Yeah.
It's their energy, their love of it.
They're young.
It's they're cute.
Aw! I really hope Howard Stern likes me.
- You guys ready to rock? - I'm ready.
- Let's do it.
- Yeah.
- Hi, there.
- Hi, everybody.
- What's your name? - My name is Emily Ann.
This is the Emily Ann band.
Do the three people behind you hate you because you're the name of the band? Well, let's see what you have.
With the taste of your lips I'm on a ride you're toxic, I'm slipping under taste of a poison paradise I'm addicted to you, don't you know don't you know that you're toxic You guys have a lot of great components.
And I like that you're three women and one guy and I don't know are you, uh, with all three of them? I mean, what's your story? - I'm gonna give you a yes.
- It's a yes.
Vegas! What are doing for us today? Stand-up comedy.
What's your name? Kellen Erskine.
Are you a fan? - Of Howie Mandel? - Yes.
- Yeah.
- Oh.
That's encouraging.
They have acupuncture for pets.
I'd love to go to a pet acupuncturist with a porcupine.
Just so I can walk back through the waiting room.
"I don't know what they did to my cat.
" You've got a big yes.
You did wonderful, we'll see you in Vegas.
Daddy was funny! No? No action? No action? There we go! All right.
We're a martial arts line dance studio.
You ever get to beat someone up or are you, like, you know, Mr.
Miyagi? You don't believe in beating anyone up.
This is hot.
Looked like that hurt.
No! Oh! Did you get hurt? - I'm not really sure.
- You're not sure? So he has hit his head and he's lost his memory and he's not feeling any pain.
I love the element of danger that you brought into this act.
But do you have anything else other than the dragon? Yes, this is a lion, but we can do the dragon also.
Oh.
I was just testing.
I knew it's a lion.
What do you think? I say yes.
- Yeah! - Sharon? Yes! You're going to Vegas.
It's a lion.
Who knew? I said dragon too.
Apparently you don't know your animals.
No.
I'd rather be the drummer in that thing, you know? - Huh.
- The cymbal player? Yes, yeah, that's it.
- It was so spectacular.
- It was breathtaking.
- You're right.
- I was really scared.
Two, three, Yakomon! Yeah! Whoo! My name is Alonzo Jones.
Uh, my stage name is Turf, and I am an extreme hip-hop contortionist and dancer.
I graduated from school and said "I'm dancing.
" And my mom kicked me out of the house.
- Why? - I don't know.
I haven't spoken to her since.
Hey, mom.
I was homeless on the streets for about two years.
Every day I would just street perform.
I would have, like, $150 in my pocket.
It was just, like, do I wanna get a hotel room or do I wanna just dance and practice till the sun comes up? And believe it or not, I would actually dance all night.
The moment is now, how do you feel? Man, I'm so pumped right now, Nick.
- You do not understand, man.
- All right, go get 'em, Turf! Welcome to America's Got Talent.
- Thank you very much.
- Now what's your name? My name is Alonzo Jones, but all my friends and family call me Turf.
- Turf.
- Yes.
Turf, what do you do? I am a very extreme contortionist dancer.
- Whoa.
- Oh, good.
You know, I've been walking around San Francisco, and you see a lot of guys on the street who do have talent, you know? I guess they're just waiting for their lucky break.
Yes, sir.
We all are.
And how do you make money? People just put something down in a cup or something like that? - Uh, yeah.
- They do.
People donate I see some of my tippers out here.
How are you doing? You make enough money to live, uh, doing this.
Do you have a house? Do you have an apartment? Something like that? I was actually homeless for two years before I got my apartment, just dancing on the streets.
Just doing what I had to do with it.
Right.
- But yeah, dancing, 100%.
- All right.
So you're committed to this, this is what you wanna do.
- Yeah.
- All right.
Well, I wish you the best of luck.
- Thank you.
- Good luck, Turf.
That's amazing.
Whoa! Ow! Oh! Oh! Yeah.
Standing ovation! Along with the rest of San Francisco.
Vegas! Vegas! Vegas! Vegas! Yeah.
Feels pretty good, huh? Just to be right here, dreams came true.
Thank you.
You know, what I loved about you is that you came out on this stage and you did something I haven't seen yet.
You took your time.
Every move counted.
You are a true original.
And I think you're what we're looking for.
Sharon? Turf, all that dancing in the street, you learned your craft.
You learned how to control people who watch you.
I mean, you have paid your dues on the street, and now it's time for you to take a stage.
Turf, let me I wanna talk to you a little bit.
I mean, this is this is magic right now.
This is a moment.
You feel you feel a change, don't you? Yes, sir.
I hope every kid that's watching this who wants to dance, who's ever been told that they can't do it I just proved to them that you can do it.
Turf, it's bigger than that.
For you, it is dance.
For everybody out there, it's whatever they want to do.
And you have gone harder and longer than most people.
Most people don't become homeless.
Most people don't embrace something in their life.
And end up here.
And this is an amazing moment.
You are a star, and your life is about to change and thank you for doing this.
All right.
So now we're gonna vote.
I got a good feeling about this one.
I got one word yes.
That's it.
Sharon.
Vegas.
Vegas.
Thank you so much.
Nobody believed in me, I don't have anyone that would be proud for me, and that - You came here by yourself.
- By myself.
You're gonna ride out.
Hey, we're with you, man.
All day.
- Oh, yeah.
- Let me get this.
Ladies, I'm sorry.
I'm gonna man up.
Real men cry.
Thank you and good night, San Francisco! - Oh, Turf was fantastic.
- That was great.
Yeah, Turf was great.
He really has talent.
He's a guy I feel for because he's been struggling.
There's moves there that I have never seen before.
I just want to see his life change forever.
Good night, San Francisco.
Love ya.
Great night here, and we'll see you in the next city, can't wait.
- Love you, Howard! - Love you, Howard!