{"id":2442571,"date":"2026-06-03T02:47:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T02:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2442571"},"modified":"2026-06-03T02:47:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T02:47:58","slug":"americas-got-talent-judges-repulsed-by-contestants-hot-dog-act-give-him-first-xs-of-the-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/americas-got-talent-judges-repulsed-by-contestants-hot-dog-act-give-him-first-xs-of-the-season\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cAmerica&#8217;s Got Talent\u201d judges repulsed by contestant&#8217;s hot dog act, give him first X&#8217;s of the season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Key Points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>America&#8217;s Got Talent <\/em>kicked off season 21 Tuesday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Along with stunning acts, there were two that earned the dreaded X from the judges.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">One of them had started out well, when judge Sofia Vergara flirted with him, but her tone changed quickly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/americas-got-talent\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:America's Got Talent;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;America'&quot;}\" class=\"link \">America&#8217;s Got Talent<\/a> <\/em>started the season off with some acts that were memorable for the wrong reasons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While there were impressive knife-throwers, dancing robots, and dancers, there were also the first two acts of the season that inspired judges <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/mel-b\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Mel B;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Mel B&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Mel B<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/simon-cowell\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Simon Cowell;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Simon Cowell&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Simon Cowell<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/howie-mandel\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Howie Mandel;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Howie Mandel&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Howie Mandel<\/a>, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/sofia-vergara\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Sofia Vergara;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Sofia Vergara&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Sofia Vergara<\/a> to hit the X buzzer and send them off the stage immediately.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The first recipient was Nolan Ross Palmer, whom Vergara seemed to hit it off with instantly. She bantered with him, &#8220;I don&#8217;t know what you do, but do you do this often?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Pretty often,&#8221; the contestant answered. &#8221; I started doing it recently.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Where do you do it?&#8221; the <em>Modern Family<\/em> alum asked coyly, as the audience laughed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I know what you\u2019re all thinking,&#8221; Cowell broke in. &#8220;I know what everyone&#8217;s thinking.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Vergara kept it up: &#8220;Do your family and friends know that you&#8217;re gonna do it?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Palmer hadn&#8217;t told them, he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Why? You&#8217;re embarrassed of it?&#8221; she asked.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Then Cowell stepped in and shut it down.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Then he began, and the mood shifted quickly. Palmer started lighting hot dogs on fire and shoving them into his mouth, flames and all. Vergara screamed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He had eaten about five when Cowell hit his X. The other three judges quickly followed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal dialogue\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>&#8216;America&#8217;s Got Talent&#8217; judges Howie Mandel, Mel B, Sofia Vergara, and Simon Cowell<br \/>Credit: Chris Haston\/NBC<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Nolan, you are eating hot dogs on fire,&#8221; Vergara said. &#8220;No wonder you didn\u2019t tell your friends and family. I mean, you\u2019re gonna get major acid reflux in a couple of years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Palmer said he already suffers from &#8220;bad heartburn.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I think you have to stop doing it,&#8221; Cowell advised him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The next unlucky contestant to earn the X was Josh Sherman, a professional trumpet player from Las Vegas, who appeared to be a serious musician. But he ended up playing a beet, which he joked made him Beet-hoven. He then played the vegetable with his mouth to produce armpit noises.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He got buzzed by Cowell and Mel B immediately, then Vergara and Mandel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When Sherman protested that he hadn&#8217;t had the chance to show what he can do, the audience chanted &#8220;one more time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;EW Dispatch newsletter&quot;}\" class=\"link \">EW Dispatch newsletter<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He used his second chance to play a very similar song, this time playing &#8220;Pink Pony Club&#8221; on an apple he called \u201cCh-apple Roan.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">That didn&#8217;t fly either, with Cowell kicking off a second round of the X.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The consolation was that, as he came off the stage, host Terry Crews informed him that, having received eight X buzzers, he set a record.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>America&#8217;s Got Talent <\/em>airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. on NBC.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/americas-got-talent-judges-hit-x-buzzer-for-hot-dog-eating-act-11989604\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Entertainment Weekly;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Entertainment Weekly&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source nz.news.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points America&#8217;s Got Talent kicked off season 21 Tuesday. Along with stunning acts, there were two that earned the dreaded X from the judges. One of them had started out well, when judge Sofia Vergara flirted with him, but her tone changed quickly. 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