Top 10 Worst Auditions on America's Got Talent
#10: Mr. Special
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“St. Louis Auditions: Part 1” Mr. Special knew he wanted to be an entertainer since he was five years old. But it turned out his dreams just weren’t up to the “America’s Got Talent” standards. He got buzzed three times and made the judges pretty angry with his attitude. He ended up getting booed and had to be kicked off the stage by Nick Cannon. But it still gave him enough time to declare his love for Sharon Osbourne. If you can’t get enough of Mr. Special, you can check out his YouTube channel where he made a few special videos back in the day.
#9: Noteworthy
“Auditions in Los Angeles” When your Glee audition goes slightly wrong. Noteworthy, who came from University of California, Berkeley, had high hopes that came crashing down after they failed to impress the judges. They decided to sing Lady Gaga’s “Poker Face” and came well-prepared - their performance included actual choreography! But as far as their voices go… Piers Morgan buzzed them as the audience chanted their disappointment. The rest of the judges agreed that this audition just wasn’t good enough to be let through. Morgan went as far as calling them “annoying little gits” and sent them back to their school. Brutal.
#8: Anthony Penoso
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“Auditions Week 4” Lawyer Anthony Penoso may have had a bad audition, but he did manage to break an AGT record in the process. It’s alleged that he holds the record for the quickest red buzzer in AGT history. Now, that means something, doesn’t it? Despite Penoso’s passion for singing, he got booed really badly and got all four buzzers. It didn’t stop him from continuing to sing his song even after it was clear that no one wanted him to continue. Simon had to beg him to stop! But at least Penoso’s 25 years younger wife was backstage cheering him on.
#7: Aoni Jackson
“Los Angeles Auditions” You know you don’t have a flattering audition when the judges buzz each other’s buttons to get you to stop performing. Aoni Jackson was the stripping magician, who made Howie Mandel’s ring disappear, changed his clothes relatively quickly and, of course, danced while taking his shirt off. Jackson got buzzed in a matter of seconds. Howard Stern ended up pressing the buzzer for Mandel, who was on stage helping him with the ring-disappearing part of the audition. Mandel wasn’t even sure why he was meant to be there in the first place and neither were we. Those crowd boos were chilling, though.
#6: Jason Andrews
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“Dallas Auditions” Lightning technician Jason Andrews wanted to show off his magician skills. He had his assistant help him get into a small soft-looking box and proceeded to stab it with swords. The judges didn’t buy it and found it hilarious that the assistant was actually wiggling the swords from the inside. Sharon Osbourne seemed to have particularly enjoyed this audition. After all three of them buzzed Andrews, they asked the assistant if she can wiggle the swords again. There was no response and the judges couldn’t help themselves laughing - let’s just hope the assistant was ok! Andrews appeared on “Penn & Teller: Fool Us” a couple of years later and walked on broken glass.
#5: Trisha Paytas
“Final Auditions” Yes, THE Trisha Paytas, aka Trish Like Fish, was on “America's Got Talent.” And no, their talent wasn’t making YouTube videos, it was actually fast talking. Like, insanely fast talking. Unfortunately, their audition was a fail and eventually they revealed they just wanted to see Howard Stern in person. Paytas later claimed they were sabotaged and said they were meant to speed-sing “Star Spangled Banner.” AGT allegedly asked them to change their act just minutes before they went on stage. Guess we’ll never know whether the performance would’ve been any better with the rehearsed song choice.
#4: Jokgu the Chicken
“Auditions Premiere” & “Judge Cuts 2” Jokgu the chicken actually made it through the first round of auditions after she showed amazing talent playing her keyboard. Yup, you heard that right. However, her second audition wasn’t as successful. The chicken was meant to play “Born to be Wild” with her chicken sibling, but it looked like they both got stage fright. The four judges all ended up ruthlessly buzzing the poor chicks, but Jokgu became a celebrity in her own right. She went viral for being a patriotic piano-playing chicken. Now, that’s definitely a unique title, isn’t it? Unfortunately, Jokgu passed away a couple of years after her AGT audition.
#3: Paul Pierog
“Orlando Auditions - Night 2” This was quite a performance but it didn’t seem to have a desired effect on the judges or the audience. Paul Pierog ‘Not Your President’ auditioned with a bunch of people. Everyone was dressed in bizarre costumes and created complete chaos by all speaking over each other. No one was really sure what was going on and as a result, all three judges buzzed the act. They wouldn’t leave and Nick Cannon had to go onstage to try to control the situation. Pierog also had a YouTube channel where he made… erm.. interesting videos. Let’s just leave it there.
#2: Ronald Charles
“New York Auditions - Part 1” Ronald Charlees faced the crowd with confidence, but that wasn’t enough to get him a ticket to the next round. Unfortunately, his dancing didn’t make a good impact on the judges. In fact, Howard Stern was so concerned he went on to get Charles’ dad to give him advice on what to do when, in his words, he does something moronic. Charles took it on the chin - although he had a failed audition with not much to go for, he did show he is actually a pretty tough kid. He had to not only face the judges, but he also had to deal with his stern dad. Pun intended.
#1: Sanjula Vamana
“Los Angeles Auditions’ Sticking giant needles in your face is something no one really wants to see, especially not on an entertainment show. But that’s exactly what Sanjula Vamana did. The act, as you can imagine, was pretty extreme, and no one liked what they were seeing. Can’t blame them, because looking at needles alone is terrifying enough. All three judges buzzed the act and unfortunately ended Vamana’s dream of being America’s next talent. It’s unclear what happened to Vamana after his audition, but by the looks of it, he’s still performing scandalous circus acts. Good on him!
