America's Got Talent Premiere Recap: The Search Begins!

Piers, Sharon, and Howie were excited about starting near Hollywood. The audience was ready to boo the teams of horrible contestants as the germaphobic Howie ignored every hand possible. It seemed interesting that the producers decided to spend the first episode with both Los Angeles and Atlanta. If they didn't force a commercial during the stun gun juggler, the two audition cities would have introduced one or two more acts.

So, who stood out?

Los Angeles Auditions

Frank Olivier: The 50-year-old Unicycle/Juggler managed to get Howie to interact with Frank. I love that Frank touched Howie's head and wobbled around the judge. Piers and Sharon laughed in excitement as Howie probably washed himself in hand sanitizer after the competition. The struggling juggling act had to have been intentional.

Ryan Andreas: Ryan was afraid of rejection and apparently so nervous that he didn't put the microphone to his head when talking to the judges. He had a nice distinctive rasp in his voice and it surprised me that he picked "Angel" by Sarah McLachlan. I would be shocked if he wasn't sent straight to the quarterfinals, unless another Michael Grimm-like character pops up.

John Jacobson: John was known as the "Double Dream Hands" guy. It seemed less interesting as a performance act versus one of those crazy music videos that you kind of laugh at for a few minutes. It's probably okay, because he has been on Ellen and those Sprint commercials.

Cavalcade of Fail Part 1: The Horse Trainer that fell down could have done decently if he wasn't nervous. Stephanie Sanson was probably the youngest heavy metal rocker that existed, but wasn't bad in her genre. The fake fighters were just terrible. Louie was a fart impersonator; I didn't understand where the act would have gone after the first viewing.

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