{"id":2463171,"date":"2026-06-17T02:37:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T02:37:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2463171"},"modified":"2026-06-17T02:37:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T02:37:45","slug":"illusionists-charm-americas-got-talent-judges-minus-simon-cowell-with-dangerous-act-and-spice-girls-t-shirt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/illusionists-charm-americas-got-talent-judges-minus-simon-cowell-with-dangerous-act-and-spice-girls-t-shirt\/","title":{"rendered":"Illusionists charm \u201cAmerica&#8217;s Got Talent\u201d judges \u2014 minus Simon Cowell \u2014 with dangerous act and Spice Girls T-shirt"},"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\">Tuesday&#8217;s episode of <em>America&#8217;s Got Talent<\/em> featured illusionists Young and Strange.<\/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\">Young climbed into a box, which Strange then stabbed repeatedly, prompting groans from the audience.<\/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\">Strange, whose favorite Spice Girl was judge Mel B, emerged from the box wearing the girl group&#8217;s T-shirt.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/spice-girls\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Spice Girls;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;Spice Girls&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Spice Girls<\/a> T-shirt can really earn a contestant some love on <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 \"><em>America&#8217;s Got Talent<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Illusionists Young and Strange, a magic duo featuring Sam Strange and Richard Young, learned this firsthand on Tuesday&#8217;s show after they performed for a panel of judges including <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\/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>, <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, crucially, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/mel-b-wants-a-spice-girls-tour-despite-reunion-cancellation-11932882\" 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>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The former Scary Spice is the favorite Spice Girl of Young, which figured into the end of their act.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWe take every gig that is offered to us,&#8221; Young explained. &#8220;But we have a dream and that is we want a Vegas show.&#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 <\/em><\/strong><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 \"><strong><em>EW Dispatch newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Cowell told Young that he &#8220;looks like that actor.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The contestant replied, &#8220;Jonah Hill, yes, I get that a lot.&#8221;<\/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 Dialog\" 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;AGT&#8217; judges Howie Mandel, Mel B, Sofia Vergara, and Simon Cowell with host Terry Crews<br \/>Credit: Chris Haston\/NBC<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Strange teased Cowell by saying that anytime he felt uncomfortable by the trick they were about to perform near the judges&#8217; panel, he should hit the large gold buzzer \u2014 the all-important Golden Buzzer judges can use to send an act straight ahead in the competition. Strange joked that it was the &#8220;golden emergency stop button.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Finally, the act. Young climbed into a cardboard box, while Strange stabbed it with sharpened sticks that went in one end and came out the other side. The audience groaned, while Vergara and Mel B screamed for Strange to stop jabbing at his partner through the box.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"'America's Got Talent' illusionists Young and StrangeCredit: Chris Haston\/NBC\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"960\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/rZP8aWgHiPFwnfmBMANmwg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTEyMDA7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/entertainment_weekly_785\/865aba2d9f5d2acfe9b38b7eac156b29\"\/><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 Dialog\" 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; illusionists Young and Strange<br \/>Credit: Chris Haston\/NBC<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">So we knew Young remained inside, he moved the box every few minutes. After multiple stabs, he held up a white flag.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When the box opened, Young was wearing a Spice Girls T-shirt and holding two glasses of bubbly, which Strange had promised to serve if the trick worked.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I loved it,&#8221; Vergara gushed. She said the two were &#8220;so funny&#8221; and produced &#8220;magic, for sure.&#8221; It was &#8220;the perfect audition.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Mel B had been on board throughout, but she raved that the performance had been &#8220;crazy magic!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For Mandel, the act was something he could see people paying to watch in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Then Cowell put a damper on things. &#8220;Well, I&#8217;m not jumping out of my chair like you,&#8221; he told the others, amid boos from the audience.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Young and Strange on 'AGT'Credit: Chris Haston\/NBC\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"960\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/wDl9ELrtWzjKY0ahpgyOXg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTEyMDA7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/entertainment_weekly_785\/effb216ae6575fed8d0da2faf19ee9b9\"\/><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 Dialog\" 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>Young and Strange on &#8216;AGT&#8217;<br \/>Credit: Chris Haston\/NBC<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">That&#8217;s when Cowell took a vote. After the three other judges voted &#8220;yes,&#8221; Cowell gave them a thumbs up. His X was lit up red, as it is when he shuts down a performance, but only because the contestants had accidentally hit it with the placement of their box.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When Young and Strange left the stage, Cowell told the other judges that he had found them &#8220;a bit annoying,&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Not the others, especially Mel B, who said she had considered pressing the Golden Buzzer.<\/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. ET\/PT on NBC and can be streamed the next day on Peacock.<\/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\/illusionists-charm-americas-got-talent-judges-minus-simon-cowell-12000442\" 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 www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Tuesday&#8217;s episode of America&#8217;s Got Talent featured illusionists Young and Strange. Young climbed into a box, which Strange then stabbed repeatedly, prompting groans from the audience. Strange, whose favorite Spice Girl was judge Mel B, emerged from the box wearing the girl group&#8217;s T-shirt. 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