The live voting episodes of America’s Got Talent 2018 kicked off tonight on NBC, now live from Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre (they used to be held at NYC’s Radio City Music Hall, when Howard Stern was a judge). Comedian Vicki Barbolak used her three-minute set to joke about her multiple marriages, and how she keeps the […]
Continue ReadingIt has been a rough summer for stand-up comedians hoping to make the cuts on America’s Got Talent in 2018. But Samuel J. Comroe has “swagger.” Among other things. So we’ll see more of Comroe on the live shows! And yes, that’s Chris Hardwick sitting in as a guest judge. And no, NBC filmed this […]
Continue ReadingOliver Graves is still goth, but doesn’t want to keep working retail jobs, so he hopes his look and his jokes are enough for this 2018 season of America’s Got Talent. But is it enough? Apparently not. He didn’t get chosen for the live shows this summer. Now you be the judge. Roll the clip.
Continue ReadingCongratulations to Vicki Barbolak, who at 60 is so far the first and only stand-up comedian to make it through to the live shows this summer on America’s Got Talent. Watch and learn. And don’t quit before the miracle happens! Roll it.
Continue ReadingCarmen Lynch thought she was going to appear on last week’s audition episode of America’s Got Talent, but AGT decided to save her debut for the “Judges Cut” rounds instead. And so we saw Lynch spotlighted with a set-up from guest judge Ken Jeong talking about quitting his day job as a doctor to pursue […]
Continue ReadingOliver Graves from Santa Rosa, Calif., looks the part of sad clown, doesn’t he? Watch as Graves auditioned for America’s Got Talent 2018 on Tuesday night’s episode. Turns out his attitude is more goth than sad. And clever. And maybe sad, after all. He says he doesn’t get booked on a lot of gigs. Think […]
Continue ReadingAndy Huggins is a stand-up comedian from Houston who has been in the game long enough to perform in the clubs at the same time as America’s Got Talent judge Howie Mandel. But Huggins jokingly told the judges this year before his audition that nap time is the best time. You could see Mandel figure […]
Continue ReadingBryan Kellen received more stage time on Last Comic Standing than he did on this summer’s edition of America’s Got Talent. Strange but true. Roll the clip.
Continue ReadingIt takes some je ne sais quoi to put on an eye patch, an accordian and a bad French accent to deliver one-liner puns for your audition on America’s Got Talent. But that’s just what Kevin Bennett, a comedian from Northern Colorado, did. Going by the name “French Accent,” he quickly got himself a bunch […]
Continue ReadingSamuel J. Comroe has won the San Francisco Comedy Competition as well as a contest run by Ricky Gervais, but the comedian got his biggest audience yet auditioning Tuesday for America’s Got Talent. Comroe joked about the time his parents sent him to Tourettes camp. Roll the clip!
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