Atlanta brought us one (and only one) glimpse of talent in America’s Got Talent Season 6 Episode 6, as Anna Graceman finally brought an end to two episodes of badness. Tonight the auditions head to New York.
Best friends Paul, Emily, Kara, and Mary Kate are a Broadway act called Triple threat. Sharon promptly buzzes. Howie follows suit. And then Piers, who like me was apparently hoping things would get better (they didn’t).
Joel “The Canon” Podelsky eats a pumpkin pie in under 90 seconds, which is good because he hates pumpkin pie. The Boston Typewriter Orchestra is, somehow, what it sounds like. Michael “The Parrot Wizard” brings out a parrot that he must drag around to make it do anything.
Snap Boogie is a dancer who performs on the streets of Boston to help his mom pay their bills. Piers was excited by this untrained style of dance, and Snap is easily through to the next round.
Magician Michael Turco keeps making scantily clad women appear from a box, and Howie suggests he open up a dating service.
Riley Schillaci is a “novice” sword swallower. This won’t end well. In between her shoving objects down her throat, Piers buzzes. For her grand finale, she has Nick pull a sword out of her… while she hula hoops. From this person who is unable to smile and may have discovered this talent in an effort to off herself, Howie does not sense the joy necessary to be a performer.
Steven Retchless has been dancing since he was 8. He tells us he’s going to show something we’ve never seen before. Indeed, I have never seen a man in high heels with skimpy silver underpants and silver body paint to match. For all his training in ballet, jazz, etc., he will be… pole dancing. I don’t think there’s a lack of retching going on, but regardless he is quite good at what he does. Women and gay/closeted guys will love him. That leaves Piers and Howie out, but Howie’s reluctantly willing to give it another go anyway.
Elew is a piano player with mutant super powers. Piano playing: good. Gimmick: lame.
Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr. is hoping you didn’t Tivo this because you’re not seeing him if you did. He’s an old school singer, which does not match how he looks at all. Sharon asks whether there was a tape player in the background. Tape player? Howie, who Landau loves and does a Bobby impersonation of, tells him he just changed his life.
Stay tuned to dingoRUE for another live recap of America’s Got Talent Season 6 Episode 8, which airs Tuesday at 8/7 on NBC.