I got booed on America's Got Talent - A Golden Buzzer Analysis

[@reubensolo]

I'm on tour around europe through September, then back to Aus to wrap up the year. I've been told Simon Cowell will be there, shaking his head

[@MrEightythix]

hey are you gonna do a tour of Australia?

[@AJRFanClub08]

You should do a USA Tour because man, you are fricking hilarious. I love your videos and USA deserves some laughs from you. You need to prove to USA that you are more funny and better than you AGT act. Keep on making hilarious jokes!

[@cjlemna1027]

I’m honestly surprised to see this video. I was there when you performed. The voice-overs were actually kinda funny

[@perestrelo6808]

Europe where?? Will you come to Portugal?

[@jameslondon9521]

@@MrEightythix you cant read worth a shit

[@theadhduck]

If you introduced yourself with some kind of terminal cancer and did that same act, you'd go all the way to finals.

[@ZelotKing-dk1qh]

Shits so rigged 😭

[@optimumplatinum2640]

All you need is a sad song and tears

[@Flynnify]

Just do Logan Paul’s apology video, and you’re set

[@mythsqueuemusic]

People still watch this show ? Can’t believe it lol I realized when I was 8 that it was fake as fuck 😂

[@happyfuntimes6259]

Yes, except one of the judges probably already hit the golden buzzer before he could do it himself

[@meepmeepinton]

I need you to go bad every year and become a menace to AGT. I need to to go on for so long and for the bad blood to run so deep that you have to legitimately disguise yourself to get in and reveal your true identity at the end like a super villian

[@bradb9252]

Sethward nuff said

[@Redactedusernameofall]

Imagine watching AGT live, just to see this guy reveal himself after giving a stunning performance, a full applaud and golden buzzer. Then he presses it for himself AGAIN

[@kimjong-un6607]

YES!

[@Endycat1]

The new sethward!!

[@coolguymandudeD]

LMAO

[@moggy2234]

I assumed the golden buzzer didn't actually do anything and it was just a prompt for someone behind the scenes to activate the confetti, lights and music

[@Jarrahjerboa]

I thought this too because there was times where the confetti didn’t drop so I thought someone missed their que💀

[@fivepandas1]

Didn't he say that the crowd thought he was doing it without their permission, implying that they were under the wrong impression and he did actually get clearance to hit it?

[@jamesgeordanwillianiii9460]

Exactly! Provably it’s actually how it works, but it’s all part of the show so it actually worked when it shouldn’t to make the joke

[@OJuggernautO]

I mean it still could be. He said in the video that he cleared this with the AGT people. I wonder if the Judges knew about it as well? Because I know they have plants aka staged auditions where the judges know exactly who it is, which is why you’ll get those amazing singers that start off with a “bad song” and Simon will stop them and tell them to sing something else. That’s ALWAYS staged.

[@andy2641]

It is. How would the buzzer be able to detect who hits it!

[@leirumf5476]

Okay, but, hear me out. The editing they did made this probably one of the most hilarious and iconic presentations ever. The cut from the confetti to the people in the crowd roaring making the X with their arms. Masterful comedy.

[@floof6896]

they look straight outta 1984 lmao

[@maestrofeli4259]

yeah I must congratulate the editors or showrunners or whoever decided it should be made that way

[@brendolbreadwar2671]

Agreed, absolutely hilarious

[@prashantsarkar821]

To be honest, that article is probably better publicity than going through to the next round. One of the most absurd headlines i've ever read

[@phoquedisshit1710]

“Go back to living with your loving parents you loser” is not quite the diss they think it is

[@Iminyourcereal]

You have parents that care about you??🤣😂😂

[@newrealitygaming3933]

Right? I mean, who has parents that are still together😂

[@FireWizardGg]

@@newrealitygaming3933 people who arent white

[@Myst1c_OW]

@@FireWizardGg lmao

[@plugshirt1762]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@FireWizardGgI dunno the black dads have to bring home the milk first to be together

[@phoquedisshit1710]

Oh my fucking god this is amazing. You can see their ego vanish and morph into rage as soon as they know they’re the butt of the joke. First man in history with 4 red X and a gold buzzer mate!

[@dylan-Z-anson]

In BGT someone got 4 reds and a gold, he sang ‘sex bomb’ I think.

[@puppiesarecute7419]

Fuck yeah

[@Qubeman]

@@dylan-Z-ansonwell here everyone pressed the red x on purpose

[@Beagle20]

@@dylan-Z-ansonI remember seeing that video, it technically could be said it was three reds though because someone pressed it for David Walliams

[@danlowe]

Who knows? It's all edited

[@notmyopinion4981]

Everyone booing with the celebrating sound playing and shit, bro that is actually so funny, looks like a South Park bit

[@missing840]

Ultimate Villain Wetdream

[@toryspelling7737]

I have to admit it makes for a hilarious retrospective, the jokes not landing SO HARD is pretty funny

[@flynnsirett2021]

With context, it's hilarious. Like he mentions early on in the video. It was a sincere type of crowd.

[@Da_mutha_peckin_H.A._double_T.]

Really digging the Andy Kaufman-like humor here.

[@PygmalionFaciebat]

Its Andy Kaufmann Style. Its interesting ... its not my kind of humor, but i definetely can aknowledge it as artform. And for me i like it more than Andy Kaufmann, because he was a bit pushy on making that ''not-fun'' work. While this one hat the feeling of much more ''unintentionally bad'' , which simply sells better that style. In my opinion.

[@TheCatsofVanRaptor]

I’ve always wondered why AGT has nonAmericans competing and getting judged by a Colombian, a German, a Canadian and an Englishman… the show literally makes zero sense

[@InsomniacStephens141]

But then to be fair BGT is mostly Eastern and Australian competitors

[@Azaelris]

It's called America's got talent not Americans got talent

[@zack-lk8if]

I'm wondering why you care or even thought that deep into it.

[@billywhizz09]

Half of those people are American

[@mynameisreallycool1]

​​@@zack-lk8if Why are you offended by their comment? He's just saying that it's kinda weird and ironic, because it's *America's* Got Talent.

[@CollisionPlayz]

First person on AGT to not have their parents die while they're in a coma due to stage 297:6272829 cancer. We need more people like you.

[@cluckendip]

I saw your insta post and legitimately thought it was fake until this video

[@leafyishereisdumbnameakath4259]

Lmaoo

[@tatyboy1337]

The laugh graph joke is diffucult because americans seem to cheer and clap instead of laugh at comedy lol

[@Max_McGamer]

or don't understand graphs :|

[@TheSteeltec]

@@Max_McGamer They were cheering because graph went up, and that triggers a pavlovian response as all Americans have ingrained in them since birth to get happy and excited when a graph goes up, this phenomenon has existed ever since the stock exchange was invented

[@FBI-el4me]

@@TheSteeltec WAIT THAT'S FACTS

[@FBI-el4me]

🦅🦅💥💥💥🏈

[@Ixarus6713]

​@@TheSteeltec How to humiliate hundreds: 1: Create a bar chart showing a decline through a rising bar chart. 2: Show to hundreds of Americans 3: They clap as they look at bar chart go up. 4: They realise it's a negative incline. 5: They all look like morons 😂😊

[@anshumankhanna8296]

It's just so awesome that he pressed the golden buzzer because he just had to stay committed to his set, I LOVE THAT

[@jackwaters7775]

I think Terry being the biggest class act surprises nobody...

[@j0hn00]

Absolutely love that man

[@LinWarai]

the goat fr

[@jellyjohn7881]

He seems like a great guy. Idk if I've ever heard a negative interaction about him. He clearly doesn't have a big ego on him either

[@Medbread]

​@@jellyjohn7881Some people absolutely hated when Terry Crews did the flute playing bit, but it was pretty uncalled for

[@Benlovescheese]

I love how you were trying to make a bad set and unintentionally made it worse. That was just full on hilarious.

[@Max_McGamer]

watching someone bomb is hard, watching someone be funny and bomb is even harder

[@leafyishereisdumbnameakath4259]

That's why I don't like kill tony.

[@leafyishereisdumbnameakath4259]

Fr man fr

[@bradders9743]

​@@leafyishereisdumbnameakath4259 the main guy tony just isnt funny as well, not really in a position to judge anyone

[@fallout1.]

Thank you for making this bland ass show actually funny and interesting

[@aaronjames3228]

It's not bland

[@CoolyCools]

​@@aaronjames3228 yeah sure

[@valentinhalau3396]

​@@aaronjames3228high on copium?

[@CrusherX1000]

Dude, that was hilarious! The contrast of the boos with the you confidently hitting the golden buzzer got me so good!

[@janhetjoch]

Yeah, I went to your show last year in Utrecht and it was really funny. I guess you have quite a unique style of comedy that doesn't translate as well to an audience of 3000 Americans who aren't necessarily into standup. I think playing a sound trough the speakers of the judge saying he cannot reach the buzzer so you should press it yourself is really funny, but if noone can hear it because they're all booing... it doesn't work. Shame that it didn't work out, but lets be honest, booing, four red buzzers, and a golden buzzer is a pretty funny outcome

[@unown9639]

Americans can’t handle the dry sarcastic humour, come to the UK!

[@reubensolo]

You're not gonna believe this but I'm flying there tomorrow to do a tour

[@bigandycraik]

@@reubensoloand im coming to seeyou tonight in Manchester. Cant wait.

[@SomervilleNZ]

​@@bigandycraik how was it

[@flynnsirett2021]

@@bigandycraik how was it

[@GlassShardsInMyFeet]

@@bigandycraikhow was it

[@jacksonborst]

I can’t speak for the rest of my country, but there’s at least one American who thinks you’re great😂 This was hilarious, keep up the great work!

[@amandaalbert8951]

Make it at least two 🎉🎉🎉

[@enshen2190]

Why not make it three 🥳🥳

[@Chloroauric]

Now make it 2.87 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@feritye767]

@@Chloroauric decimals don't exist

[@connorcrawford7059]

make it five

[@nathonso_edits]

I love how they cut in people looking confused as he draws a y axis and an x axis as if he just started explaining quantum physics. Man you were very brave to do a joke involving a graph on AGT 😂

[@goodboi1725]

As an American, the laugh graph already pulled me in, but you had me dying at the golden buzzer punchline, even if the golden buzzer actually was connected to the confetti and all that jazz. The execution was fantastic, even with the technical errors. To be honest, the booing crowd makes it way funnier.

[@WhoTheDevv]

I don’t care what the Americans think, this is the funniest fucking bit I have seen holy shit ahahaha

[@beef3442]

Just wanna say as an American I found it funny

[@WhoTheDevv]

@@beef3442 then you are an academic and a scholar my friend ❤

[@pixelitalian]

Im an American I found it funny af tho

[@ranarman5866]

Believe me, America's on the same side laughing

[@keyvonbusby6636]

I wasn't laughing, I didn't even know this was a joke tbh.

[@OJuggernautO]

The funny thing is, shows like this NEED acts like yours. Because it’s entertaining regardless. Either your jokes kill and it’s entertaining that way, or they fall flat and it’s chaotic like this was and it’s like watching a train wreck. Also, you went in pretty much knowing you’d be boo’d off stage, that was “all part of the plan”. I think it’s funny how you stayed up there after all that and listened to their feedback. I assumed you were gonna walk off without ever hearing the judges say anything. But it was better the way you did it, lol

[@DanielDiaz-wl8hy]

Congratulations on your golden buzzer, well deserved

[@BRobMorris]

God I i hate this show, I'm so glad you upset the judges

[@Melchary]

Bombing on AGT is funnier than anything you possibly could've planned, AND your skill as a performer still showed. There's a bunch of less experienced, panicked performers that show has made a freakshow out of in the edit. You finished the bit and didnt bail before the judges comments etc. Incredible stuff.

[@GABYRODCAB]

Your kind of humor its so elevated for those bread and circus people

[@Littlefirefilm]

One of the most legendary things I've seen on tv. It was so painful to see all the jokes with the judges towards the end just go horribly wrong, but I think the essence of them were still there enough for people to maybe piece them together if they really think about it

[@SchepInza]

what kind of crowd cant take the joke that someone is pressing the golden buzzer themselfs?

[@sonniepronounceds-au-ni9287]

Himself* "Themselves" is a word, but it's plural. "Themselfs" is just wrong.

[@ArjunTheCreator8]

You: "we have an x-axis and a y-axis." My dad who is a math teacher: "well that will lose over half the audience" (Implying that people dont like math 🤣🤣)

[@amazingabby25]

Or they didn’t understand

[@blap721]

@@amazingabby25america

[@agchains78543]

Personally, I think it worked perfectly, but precisely because everyone is rejecting it. It sets up the hitting the golden buzzer on the way out as the perfect punchline.

[@hudsonlittle7709]

As an American, Simon Cowell doesn’t deserve you.

[@iamdihan]

I knew breaking that mirror was a bad idea

[@Martiganz_]

This is intrusive thoughts to a whole new level 😂

[@thebanman2293]

Duck theory?

[@Duccgamer]

DUDE I SEE YOU EVERYWHERE-

[@abdulqadeer7315]

Now go back and do same exact act

[@genericname2747]

He needs a disguise

[@stunnagoldknakis5918]

Audience:❌ Viewers:❤❤

[@shaeisgae8952]

This man bombed a comedy set and became a villain lmaooooo I love it

[@cameronhumphries2377]

you say the family talk before hand being wholesome made the parents joke bad and not feel like a joke but i feel like it makes it so much better. especially since you put them under the bus

[@josuajansenvanvuuren8376]

Literally breaking the 4th wall of comedy

[@sunshine123-r1y]

This is just a great analysis. As an American fan of yours I actually do love your style of comedy!!! I cry with laughter every single time. Australian comedy is very different compared to American style, and that’s what makes it great! ❤ Keep going for the gold Reuben no matter where you perform next on tour xx

[@samfeldstein4498]

Thanks for making this video. I thought this routine was funny and creative but at least you made AGT history by being the first to get 4 red X's and a golden buzzer

[@AlexJ1]

The crowd may not have loved you but the editors sure did.

[@cjlemna1027]

I’m honestly surprised to see this. I was there at that performance when you performed. I remember your act really well, paired with the robot acrobat and the kid. The golden buzzer really caught me off guard when you actually pressed it😂

[@PygmalionFaciebat]

Its not my taste... but i definetely very much respect, that you brang down the egos of the jury at least a little bit. So that they know a little bit more, what it means for someone who gets on stage, puts efford in the performance, just to get roasted by a jury who actually dont have any particular talent. Sure i know the conditions of the show - the signed contract and everything - but still.. from time to time its necessary to bring that whole concept down to a human level again. And you did that. In that sense, it was important what you did, in my opinion.

[@anonymanonymus4706]

For such a unique show I'm surprised it went so bad. It's like that cliche thing where everyone tells bad jokes until one tells a good joke but no one laughs acting like it wasn't funny.

[@shyrain67]

i really dont understand why they are so confused... they're talking about how it doesnt make sense and they dont get it but they werent complex jokes at all... clearly the judges are just kinda stupid

[@zelpazz]

I think it’s because they’re dry and aren’t actually jokes. First he just makes a graph to force the audience to laugh without actually making a joke. Then he goes up to the judges and having a boring ass recording of them saying how amazing he is like what? It’s not funny. He never made one single joke and then pressed the golden buzzer it’s just cringe

[@genericname2747]

​@@zelpazz Ur mom

[@noelvalenzarro]

@@genericname2747gotem

[@frasermcgeough]

This is so funny, no one has ever done anything like this and that makes it so much funnier

[@aPumpkn]

Honestly, as rare as it is for me to say this, I'm with the judges on this one. The whole thing felt like a set of le random gags instead of an actual comedy show.

[@redblue5140]

He just didn't have the right vibe for it

[@fuzzyotterpaws4395]

That joke of the mom not answering is something I would have done as well. I love that type of humor despite what some say 😂

[@_ian69]

This is like Andy Kaufman’s Tony Clifton act. No one in the audience gets the jokes, it’s only when you can see their reactions like this that makes it so funny

[@katandbaldi]

How did no one laugh at the mom not being there?? That was a great bit 😭😭 The booing crowd and you celebrating your golden buzzer is absolutely hilarious 😂

[@cosimariemer9243]

He said that someone in the crowd did woo at that - so it probably just looked like his mom was there anyway.

[@HandsomeLongshanks]

Oh, i would have been CRYING on the floor with laughter if i was there. I would have thought it going wrong was the point and found the entire thing hysterical lol Andy Kaufman would have been so proud

[@robkiller205]

You gotta have backups in case something unexpected like someone pretending to be your mom happens

[@catmoonkenobi]

This was nothing short of fucking heroic

[@cultofmel]

This bit isn't awkward, the way people reacted to it is. This honestly reminds me a lot of the old interview Toby Fox did before Undertale released where the whole crowd was silent, not because Toby Fox isn't funny, but because they didn't see the genius that was in front of them yet.

[@gregoryjames1542]

This set would have killed on Britains Got Talent

[@LettureOscene]

With the judges the major technical problem was simply that they had their own microphones and this creates more confusion in the unprepared audience's minds, you're great but too clever for that stage

[@Blurro]

Getting all 5 buzzers though thats a first right

[@Bloink]

This is what it looks like when a person has no comedic skills but infinite confidence.

[@franckymagines]

I've been seeing you from time to time on my TikTok and stuff, and seeing you suddenly bomb at AGT got me laughing so hard. It's such a shame your joke didn't go as planned, because of the timing or difficulties, but I think either way it was a very good massive troll and it amused me. Keep up comedying all over the place!

[@Nucleite]

Terry seems like a genuinely good dude.

[@marvinprudencio7321]

11:25 you can clearly see no one making the X gesture with their arms crossed which shows how fake this show is

[@SodaPopToyShop]

this had to have been gut-wrenching awful to do, but in hindsight is so meta and hilarious. the joke is too smart for the mob mentality of the show. this played out like a cliff jump belly flop. super funny, but probably gonna die.

[@LetsCrashThisParade]

You proved you were the smartest person in the room seriously

[@rileywiebe3512]

This reminds me of how they didn’t jive with that amazing musical theatre and band group that had performers in the audience. I LOVED that, but they all thought they were bad actors 😂. I think it’s because the judges are used to movie acting and not theatre acting

[@WitchKing-Of-Angmar]

The issue is your skit started out great, with good jokes and that story teller voice, and then you just went into this awkward golden buzzer speech and hit the golden buzzer out of nowhere. And they got confused because they genuinely enjoyed the beginning and didn't think that would happen...while you just kind of awkwardly smile on stage.

[@Seacret_Agent]

They were definitely not enjoying the set by the point he hit the golden buzzer. Id say they may have been cool with the first parent joke, but from graph onward, I think they were already confused/not amused

[@sezzles149]

They just don’t get top notch humour smh

[@aquamarine6782]

Why do people think the crowd didn’t understand the humor? It was very obvious, just playing audio over someone to make it sound like they said he should hit the buzzer when they didn’t. It just wasn’t funny, no offense man. It dragged on and was an awkward and basic concept. Especially if some people couldn’t hear the audio and thought you did it to be egotistical. It’s so bizarre to see all these people like “Americans can’t understand dry sophisticated humor!!!”. Nothing about this was dry, it was just weak - again I’m sorry to say this, you have potential man, but this routine needs work.

[@tacoenjoyer8623]

Glad I’m not the only one who isn’t semi-rabidly drooling over the act.

[@DelicateSilence]

You are so funny like if I was a judge, I would never ever put that X!! You are an icon, a genius ngl!

[@Meilk27]

Only entertaining thing to ever happen on that show

[@bushraw66]

you got some solid self confidence I'll tell you that

[@genericname2747]

First they insulted the Otamatone, then they hate this dude

[@KevinMakins]

It was amazing to watch American mainstream audiences just not get any of it.

[@lucasanderson9607]

3 questions 1: what do u think u could’ve done to impress the panel 2: out of all that’s left in the competition, who r u rooting for 3: who’s ur fav golden buzzer (aside from ur self)

[@FlantisFroggu]

pressing the golden buzzer like that takes balls

[@omereltayeb7711]

Ngl that fact it went wrong and the akwardness makes this 10x funnier😂😂😂 and the fact they wherw booing and they gave you red buttons makes it gold😂😂😂

[@broodjekaas6048]

first big mistake, you assumed that americans know what a graph with an x en y axis is.

[@KajuKajuKatli]

Cackling

[@efim_061]

😂

[@angrychild2909]

Ok in all seriousness I've never seen an American not know that

[@ValueSelectTV]

First comedy performance to have me on the edge of my seat 😂What a wonderful piece of history here

[@nookmiles1895]

You're right Simon, it didn't work so well that he made the audience laugh and smile, which is what he was trying to do.

[@CreativeSteve69]

I just found your channel this morning. I remember loving your audition. I personally thought it was genuinely really funny, clever, different. I sure hope ya try out again just like Sethward did in the past for a redemption Arch sometime with different material. It would be lovely to see. :)

[@Headlessgenie]

I think it so much more comedic that it went like this. Its just hilarious. Great act

[@dosgaming4100]

I’m just thinking the whole time that why don’t Americans get sarcasm 😂

[@beef3442]

Nah those Americans were just stupid 💀 (which I say as an American)

[@assassinunknown6664]

I really don’t think you can judge America based of a couple thousand people

[@Saturnthroughstars]

.....have you never seen the American version of The Office or Daria?

[@Matthew.Sweeney]

​@@SaturnthroughstarsI've seen the American version of The Office, but not Daria. I thought that's just the normal version of The Office, tho, and the British version is the one that needs to be called out as "the British version of The Office"

[@Saturnthroughstars]

@Matthew.Sweeney I was talking to OP because he claims Americans don't understand sarcasm. Point being, it's just a different flavor compared to what Brits enjoy.

[@TwentyNineJP]

Niche is good. It's better to make a thousands explode with laughter than to make millions chuckle. Nothing that appeals to general audiences will be personal enough to *really* make a lasting impression on anyone.

[@generalmikalie2739]

Honestly, the judges handled it very well. I know for myself I could not have been able to look that easily and just beat the shit out of you

[@emperorsascharoni9577]

Technical difficulties aside the sound bits and the golden buzzer press are definitely going to be perceived as an attack on their ego.

[@wolfgangchen7287]

This was fucking hilarious I'm sorry the crowd was too erm... Uncultured to understand

[@wolfgangchen7287]

I mean anyone who genuinely watches Simon Cowell and enjoys it enough to go to America's Got Talent in person... Is a type of person for sure

[@JohnPaul-pw7hp]

That was hilarious 😂😂😂 you had me laughing! That’s sad they all booed you 😢. You deserve better!

[@rockthecraft]

Don’t worry man, I would’ve given you the golden buzzer ✋🙂‍↕️

[@niello5944]

0:32 Eh....Got Talent is originally a British show.

[@GMK_Goji]

Exactly

[@galaxygold5939]

But he said they make Americas Got Talent

[@kwingle]

Its so hard for me to watch buzzed AGT/BGT performances because the second hand embarrassment I get is INSANE 🙁 but i’ll power through it for this

[@BlazeRBXonYT]

As a reminder of what they do for crowds, 90% of the time it's not the current reaction of the crowd, but source clips they make the crowd do before everyone does their acts, it's a bunch of different reactions they get real fast before it begins

[@SirEnVo]

I think Terry actually did find that quite funny, he seems such a lovely dude I think in the UK this would of went a lot better 👍🏻

[@helixmoss9957]

I hate to be this guy as a channel watcher and australian but this did give me pretty bad second hand cringe, this was a pretty hard watch haha

[@franckymagines]

Oh it definitely was. Love the guy but despite knowing he was just trolling and messing around, knowing most people weren't aware still made me cringe/feel embarassed a bit for him haha Like some said, I think his kind of humour didn't resonate with the crowd

[@octomelongames]

Fair enough, cringe humour is meant to make you uncomfortable.

[@BlackSlimShady]

Not anywhere near as bad as Misfit minds videos, those new ones are really hard to watch

[@enshen2190]

He’s got that Kauffman humor

[@cobwebscollectables7232]

You doing “angels” in the gold glitter would have been a nice ending 😂

[@ianmccurdy1223]

This isn't even some crazy avant-garde material... pretty standard stuff. I genuinely don't understand why the judges were so confused. Funnier than anything I've seen from Howie Mandel that's for sure

[@Hucklefart_Dinklejartin]

We need more people screwing around with AGT like this