Comedian Darren Watson makes a TRIUMPHANT RETURN! | Auditions | BGT 2024

Now that's a comeback!
Darren Watson makes an almighty return to Britain's Got Talent after backing out of last year's auditions, and he's also gained a fan in Simon Cowell with his hilariously pun-y jokes.
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[@darrenjoewatson]

Thanks everyone. Feeling all the love ❤❤❤

[@user-py2ht8gr3o]

Loved it lad ❤

[@SatisfactionHub92]

Well done Darren, keep your nerves down a little and let it flow. Great effort

[@dbradx]

My man, you had me laughing from the receding airline joke - top-tier puns there my friend, loved it. Much luck and love from Canada!

[@GorgeousRoy2024]

Well done mate,

[@devonnabrown1234]

Never give up. Never surrender. Go for the gold!!!🎉🎉🎉

[@thebaconbrotato]

The dad jokes flew right over Bruno's head.🤣

[@MJG817]

Yeah he's foreign 🙈

[@isaaiceblock]

The insomnomnomia joke got a good laugh out of me

[@takueliu3535]

Bruno didn’t even get a single joke 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@sky-hd5qr]

And he gave him a yes to the next round 😂😂😂😂

[@faisalahmed6482]

yup same here

[@boxerseed]

@@sky-hd5qr Hilarious!!! 😂

[@MJG817]

Really felt for you at the beginning falling flat...BUT... what a comeback!! Well done 👏

[@jf683]

I love his nerve. He kept going. When he got his first big laugh, the change in him, the confidence boost. Just lovely

[@lourdesfernandes8041]

Ары ижъырэ лъэпкъ 25

[@lourdesfernandes8041]

Музей гуапэ 😂зы мазэ заулэ заулэ сэлъытэ 😅

[@sophtakesvlogs]

The jokes were ridiculous but I think that’s what made it so much funnier 😂 I hope they keep him for the live shows he’ll definitely be getting my votes

[@rowan.weston]

Simon was sitting back and loving those jokes 😂

[@Emilie-mayxoxo08]

I love how simon was basically the only one laughing i love him now well ive always loved simon but especially now he's much happier especially since he's had his son eric ❤

[@nathanwhitehouse8237]

I prefer the old Simon. This version of him lets too many rubbish acts through.

[@Emilie-mayxoxo08]

@@nathanwhitehouse8237 ye I also agree with you but I love the happier side of him

[@LayaBosher-bw2vz]

I hate Simon he is just weird and would not want to meet him as so rude as well I think i would wanna meet Bruno and Amanda and alesha and that would be it for me I don’t wanna meet Simon I would also like to meet ant and dec

[@Emilie-mayxoxo08]

@@LayaBosher-bw2vz ye that's fine because that's your opinion but I love simon in my opinion

[@SarahJSweetheart]

I was JUST about to comment that. i didnt know Simon had had a son, but I guessed that was the case since he seems a lot softer these days (also, now it makes sense why he enjoyed those dad jokes so much 😂)

[@indiarose2963]

I loved this. The first couple of jokes didn't land because he was delivering them so nervously. At that point, most people would allow that to break their confidence, but he pushed through, which takes guts! He pulled this confidence out of nowhere, the delivery got better, and people could relax and laugh. They were so-bad-that-they're-good jokes, which isn't everyone's cup of tea but the people who do like it would really appreciate this sort of set. And Simon was clearly one of them! This guy is really likeable and funny, so I hope he can start to feel more confident, as he will get better and better. I just really respect the moment where he chose to carry on and give it his all, rather than let it defeat him. What an amazing attitude, and it paid off!

[@1corrsfan]

Well done darren, as one of his customers I can confirm he does practice on us. Even if his jokes are not funny for everybody he’s a really nice guy. I’m rooting for you! ✨

[@smithyc2051]

What a brilliant human being.

[@KellyWilliams-mz8dz]

I would love to think that behind the scenes they help him with his confidence… as I genuinely believe Darren doesn’t think he is good enough, and he was sensational! I loved it, well written jokes, fast wit… honestly fantastic… I hope you go really far 😊

[@SiMon-ou7zy]

This guy is a legend I was crying in laughter and usually when I watch comedy it really doesn’t even make me chuckle

[@sheilamargaretwardstoriesa494]

I agree. I sometimes watch Live at the Apollo and I don't find them funny

[@thenewmodfather]

This is the kind of act I like. Just a normal working man/woman having a go at it

[@Green_Gold]

So u enjoy thieves

[@LayaBosher-bw2vz]

Bruno is lovely even know he has limited English does not stop him he just speak English different to everyone els it doesn’t matter he kind or don’t comment

[@barnbersonol]

That's exactly what I wanna see on bgt. Not slick international acts from Japan, Europe, USA etc etc "doing the rounds" Golden buzzer from me!

[@sophieedwards3813]

I hope this goes great. I was laughing my head off with the rest are jokes.

[@supposedly1-2]

The first three jokes were my favorite tbh!

[@jeffeyre4824]

Four yes’s .. enough said. Well done 😂

[@rachealward77]

Darren is a hoot. I love a good dad joke and one liners.

[@waninigichuki1732]

Loved it and this style of humour with language. Amanda trying not to find him funny is funny. Love Simon's laugh! Well done Darren!

[@pauljones1481]

Stand up comedy is the hardest, if your audience don't get the humour from the get-go, it can be a fast downwood spiral. This man deserved every applause. To carry on after such a tough start was courage that paid off. His jokes were more funny and clever than given credit for, i was laughing from the start l. I wish him all the best.

[@Jeremyracle-qb9mo]

He is exactly the type of person this show should be for : an ordinary, working man or woman with a dream - not the professional or semi-proffessional acts that have already been performing for years

[@susanadams736]

He was funny, he was pheonomnomnomanal 🤣🤣🤣

[@lindawalsh8665]

😂😂😂

[@marknoon8955]

I thought very very funny and perfect delivery.. well done!

[@John_1920]

Darren definitely had a VERY rough start this time around, but he pushed forward despite it, and my was it a good thing that the did. The more he went on with his jokes, the more confidence he gained, and the better his deliveries and jokes became because the doubt wasn't there to make the deliveries awkward. If he can take this experience as a good one and a confidence boost going forward, I sincerely hope, and think, that he'll go places, even if in the end he doesn't win BGT.

[@Jules-dn9jl]

BGT has the best judges in the world.

[@mildred3407]

old jokes but happy to be reminded

[@Marsheliun]

I actually love him!

[@TrevorLinwood-hl2ee]

Well done great you are so funny 😂😂😂😂love ❤️

[@Thomaswasujade]

I would have freaked out but he kept his cool and eventually it pays off

[@katherinehiggins1162]

Simon has such a better sense of humor now that Eric has come around. I love to see him laughing and having fun. Becoming a dad has forever changed his life

[@shonamacleod9457]

❤❤❤❤❤ his talent

[@sibusisomsomi6118]

🤣🤣🤣 Funniest thing ever!! Poor Bruno

[@CindymeCindy]

I just lost my job at the cat sanctuary. They reduced meowers.

[@capoeiranger]

This guy is heavily armed with dad jokes

[@lindawalsh8665]

Hi Darren I'd like to wish you all the best for Bgt, you certainly made me laugh,

[@khaiuschill310]

Loved this

[@mjking6162]

I loved this. Hilarious.

[@watch._yoself]

How Bruno gave him a yes when he was confused by the jokes tho? Guess he didn’t wanna seem like the only one who didn’t get it lmao

[@LayaBosher-bw2vz]

He was not confused 😕 he was enjoying the man jokes

[@watch._yoself]

@@LayaBosher-bw2vz no he wasn’t. Majority of the time he looked confused and kept saying “what?!” Here are the timestamps where the camera was on him looking confused: 1:04, 1:39, 1:46, 2:02, 2:26 and 2:39

[@michaelbailey7398]

didn't find some jokes funny then for sum reason laughed head off at insomnia joke lol. u got my vote 😁😁😁

[@michaelwood2315]

They sounded like dad joke's 😂

So funny😂

[@nathanwhitehouse8237]

He's terrible, so not funny. You can tell from Amanda,Alesha especially Bruno.

[@kerryrichards392]

Yea

[@tomlowe9390]

Loved every joke the cat one throw me tho

[@waninigichuki1732]

Cleverly delivered and well done him! Love British comedy especially with grammar/phonetic twists. The cat one...reduced me hours (me-ouws) 😂

[@doctors8966]

The acts tonight are something you'd find in Blackpool tower 😂

[@nathanwhitehouse8237]

Total garbage

[@achigurh]

That was some funny stuff, Darren !

[@davelhw]

Not everyone could tell jokes, and he did it very well, love him

[@darrenjoewatson]

😊😊😊😊❤

[@dooleydavid9999]

NOT ONLY A NICE GUY, BUT CERTAINLY BRAVE. AND SEEMS TO BE A GOOD MAN. I BELIEVE HE IS A RELIABLE PLUMBER... GOOD LUCK

[@SiMon-ou7zy]

Darren is that you

[@Green_Gold]

Brave? Yea ur right. Takes a brave man to steal jokes and tell them as his own on tv

[@dooleydavid9999]

@@Green_Gold NOT FROM UK, SO NOT FAMILIAR... HOWEVER, IT IS BRAVE TO BE BACK IN THE SAME PLACE THAT HAD REJECTED YOU...

[@richardmullens4707]

The trouble with puns is unless they are the main ones attributed to a certain comedian that he or she is known for, it's impossible to tell if a generic pun has been said before by somebody else in a slightly different way.

[@tonyhaskellful]

He’s a reliable plumnumnumnumner

[@tawakalahmed3883]

He reminds me gatis kandis. The funniest comedian in bgt 😂

[@scottybottybanana]

Can someone explain the cat sanctuary joke? “They reduced my hours” ???

[@glazzcampbell3242]

Mee ours, cat noise 😅

[@scottybottybanana]

@@glazzcampbell3242 cheers! Couldn’t get the accent there!

[@woodycfc711]

He will win it

[@stjohnssoup]

Very family fun

[@tfe1788]

So bad it’s awesome!

[@Keiron-pw6sl]

He ,ay not of been the best comedian ever but I'm gonna give himsome Credit he was nervous and got on that stage

[@tristanbaijnauth3686]

Dad jokes 😂😂😂😂😂

[@TheDonavan30]

My man Bruno tried so hard to laugh but none of his joke was in Italian-English 😭

[@spider46531]

omg dad jokes!

[@aqeelramathula9717]

He's so terrible He's brilliant.

[@tashaimpressions]

Nothing like Northern accents. I do a few accents.

[@rainedyani8505]

Best part of his act was Bruno’s expressions. I felt the same! I couldn’t understand a word he said…

[@CindymeCindy]

Love him! Though it was hard for an American to catch a lot of the really fast stuff on top of the accent. Could understand half his words but mostly just caught the punchlines!

[@CarysCantDance]

Can someone explain the cat sanctuary joke to me? Was it an inside joke between him and Ant & Dec? If there was a pun, I didn’t get it. Loved the insomnia joke though.

[@darrenjoewatson]

My hours..... miow-ers😅 toughcrowd 😊😅😂😂😂

[@CarysCantDance]

@@darrenjoewatson Ah! Thank you for the explanation! 😂

[@maskedsingerhomie6891]

I must Amit I was actually quite worried for him as at he start he was a bit shaky but towards the half way point I found it quite funny. He sort of reminds me of Tim Vine but what I feel he doesn't have compared to what Tim has is the delivery of his jokes so maybe if he makes the semis he could have that chance so he could grow his confidence more

[@BreathRcse]

Oooh briefcase!

[@corrineshirk963]

he made Simon legally change his name to Simon Howl

[@darrenjoewatson]

😂😂😂😂❤

[@bombastik2000]

Deep UK accent n the dark joke.. Bruno can't get it 😂😂

[@DJ-ll4mq]

This is as naff as it gets but oddly hilarious! 🧡

[@tomrepton6786]

He was actually funny! What was wrong with the judges and audience?

[@hearmenow909]

Naturally funny guy, great energy. He was clearly a bit nervous but did well. He just needs to tighten up his cadence a bit, which tbf was probably affected by being nervous.

[@joeyesmaze7796]

He walked of like Susan boyle haha 😄

[@mikejcoen]

*Boyle

[@scroes6067]

If you make alesha laugh like that you good

[@LayaBosher-bw2vz]

Bruno don’t listen to mean 😪 people you need anything just remember I am here to chat 💬 if you need anything your a lovely person even if you haven’t good English i still think you are lovely and beautiful person

[@shawnbehm7319]

Need new judges. I laughed every joke

[@oldrikky]

Love that Bruno don't get it.

[@supposedly1-2]

i've been watching and loving stand up comedy for 40 years and I though he was hilarious but i dont think people understood what he said for the first few jokes but as an American i got it so people from the UK should have been able to understand him. Bruno never did understand him i dont think lol

[@mazvitaselemani]

This dude just tells dad jokes😅

[@CBDREVIEWUK]

cool

[@lizsa3145]

Oh dear...he was that great

[@NN-jd5ul]

Bruno looked so puzzled as if the guy was was telling jokes in a foreign language but followed the crowd and let him through anyway. I didn't see Bruno laugh at a single joke.

[@sarahainscough6264]

😂😂😂😂😂👏🏻👏🏻

[@lifeofdazz]

Go on darren get in there a other funny dazz 😊

[@thoughtless2050]

You can tell Bruno aren't good with Dad jokes or puns. The wheel is spinning but the hamster is drunk.

[@user-yv9xe2oh1o]

at first I felt bad for him

[@Djbangerz74]

Bruno dont have a clue cos hes speaking English 😂

[@kkrispy2009P]

I thought it was funny great person

[@khaiuschill310]

Can someone explain the cat sanctuary joke?

[@Conor2496]

MEOWrs like Hours 💀😂

[@oliviaglendenning-dykes1270]

I’ve just lost my job in a cat sanctuary They reduced my hours My hours sounds like meow like the noise a cat makes .

[@khaiuschill310]

Thank you 😂 that’s hilarious

[@Faren_]

Love corny one-liner jokes like this

[@DaleDy]

Id love to hear his jokes again in english.

[@MichaelStacy-uh3dg]

His jokes are corny but original. Dad Jokes all day but they are well thought out. He could get a job as a writer, I think.

[@devonnabrown1234]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@samdrake3907]

The cat one i don't understand

[@marciarobinson8200]

❤️❤️💯☝️🌎 from Marcia Parris Robinson

[@daniellehenstock7840]

The driest comedian I've ever seen, hilarious 🤣🤣

[@DelusionDispeller]

I think the guy should have gone through too but I'm wondering why Bruno said yes when he didn't get any of the humor And looked utterly confused through the whole thing

[@Marty_Greece1978]

OMG SAMEE

[@izzyrahtlholeho6070]

Who else was Brono on this 😆😆😆

[@Tybourne1991]

Why did they get rid of David Walliams?

[@Marty_Greece1978]

I think it's bc he was rude to the other judges and called them ugly and was racist to a little girl

[@Tybourne1991]

Hi there@@Marty_Greece1978! Thanks for shedding light on that. Ah, I must have missed his racist comment towards the little girl. That's disappointing. His behaviour towards the other judges, particularly Simon Cowell, seemed to be a part of his act, right?

[@Marty_Greece1978]

@@Tybourne1991 idk but he was very rude for saying all that and I hope he doesn't return bc of his behavior but I don't rlly like bruno

[@Tybourne1991]

@@Marty_Greece1978 I like Bruno but he's not that funny. They need someone who's really funny.

[@Marty_Greece1978]

@@Tybourne1991 yh true he isn't rlly that funny I wish David was still on there but I also don't like what he did xx

[@hamishmchargUK]

Bruno looks confused. He's British-Italian, right.

[@tessiocapone586]

Go on everyone - comment a one liner joke -

[@naed_coral]

When your plumber dads colleagues tell him that his dad jokes are funny at work........... I maintain that some acts they put through effectively to chuck out later on, unfortunately this is one of those acts

[@Shalom111]

Nic

[@joeyesmaze7796]

Original form the North you carnt beat us the best😂 original like Bernard manning 😂brilliant they didn't understand his joke's thats the North Hahaha funny as hell 😂