After all, with this season’s boring new elimination format — which lacks Instant Save or any input from the judges — the cast had to find other ways to kill time before the week’s contestants were whittled down from 11 to the top two , correctly; Anyway, as AGT viewers waited to find out which two acts were moving on to the Season 17 finale, Howie and Simon decided to go check out the AGT Las Vegas Live venue at the Luxor and get confused. And while two months ago, it was the aforementioned Bella Twins who got into a fake fight on stage, this week it was Howie who almost got involved in a sting. First, Howe donned a head wig, which Simon could have mistaken for an early-season version of his old American Idol co-star Ryan Seacrest. (Simon called Howie’s look “scary.”) Then the disguised Howie walked out into the crowd at the Luxor resort’s VIP Experience — with Simon feeding him “extremely rude” solitaires, Cyrano de Bergerac-style, through a hidden telephone receiver. Howie took Simon’s direction well and basically acted like a Studio 54 janitor, telling the guests they were “underperforming” and not “important” enough to be included in this season’s AGT promos… and the things understandably tense. Eventually, the guests had fun and were surprised to find that Simon and Howe had been messing with them the whole time. And the surprised—but less amused—reactions didn’t stop there. Later in the episode, viewers were shocked when ventriloquist Celia Muñoz, who made a big impression on Tuesday night with her tribute to Olivia Newton-John and was named one of the best performances of the night by Simon, was eliminated. The story continues However, as I predicted, French magician Nicolas Ribs and Simon’s Golden Buzzer choice, teenage singer Sara James, made it. Now they’re headed to the finale, where they’ll compete for a slot playing on the ‘AGT Las Vegas Live’ revue. Hopefully Simon and Howie will be on their best behavior then. And AGT fans on Twitter are already hoping Celia lands the finale’s 11th wildcard spot, which will be announced the week of this season’s final qualifying round. Meanwhile, 11 more AGT contestants will compete next Tuesday as the prelims continue. Read more from Yahoo Entertainment: · 88-year-old exotic dancer promises ‘more clothes’ to come if she goes on ‘AGT’ · Welcome to the Dollhouse: Creepy Celebrity Sisters Pull the Ultimate ‘AGT’ Prank · Cheer up! The “America’s Got Talent” singer makes history with a stunning, unprecedented court ruling · Simon Cowell’s ‘America’s Got Talent’ Deadly Stunt Shocks Audience: ‘We Need a Doctor!’ · Nick Cannon quits ‘America’s Got Talent’: ‘One of the best decisions I’ve ever made in my career’
