America's Got Talent

- This show is about the American Dream.

You get one shot up here to become a star.

Star...star...

- You came out here, and then it was just, bam!

Whoa!

You let us have it.

I love you guys.

Whoa!

- I couldn't listen to that any longer.

At this stage, you're either ready or you're not.

Do you think you're good enough

to win this entire competition?

Hit it.

- You've got something special about you.

- We are going to invite you to join us

at the Dolby Theatre

Now you are so close

to winning a headline show

in Vegas.

- Welcome to "America's Got Talent," Judge Cuts,

from Universal Studios in the heart of Los Angeles,

and now it's time to welcome

our very special guest judge,

Hollywood actress, comedian and writer,

it's the lovely Ellie Kemper.

Are you kidding me?

Yes, yes, yes, yes.

- Welcome to the Judge Cuts, Ellie.

I am so thrilled to be here.

I am such a fan of the show.

I have the best seat in the house.

I'm elated. Thank you for having me.

- Now, Ellie, this season's winner

will walk away with $1 million

and a headline show at the Paris Hotel & Casino

in Las Vegas.

That's huge!

Simon, can you break down what's gonna happen

right here tonight?

- There is a lot at stake here.

There are 18 acts.

We select 7 out of the 18 to go to the Dolby live shows.

Good luck.

- Now, Ellie, tonight you get your own Golden Buzzer.

- I kinda want to do a test run.

Is that--is that okay? - Oh, that's all good.

And one, two.

- All right, everyone ready to get this show started?

- Yes! - Let's do this!

It's Judge Cuts!

- Here we go. - Here we go.

- All right. - All right.

- Yeah, let's get this show on the road.

The beautiful Ellie Kemper.

- Oh, my gosh, hi. - Hey. Oh, and there's Gabs.

- Oh, there she is. We're all here.

- We're all here. - We're just hanging out.

- Oh, my gosh. Okay.

Can wait to see it.

- All right, here we go, gang. Here we go.

This is so exciting.

- It's fun. - It's, like, starting.

- - All right, here we go.

- Oh, this guy's great. - Oh, I remember--

- Hi. Yeah.

- Hello! - Hey, how are you?

- Welcome back. - Thank you.

- So you had an incredible first audition.

What does this mean for you if you could make it

to the live shows?

- I've been working at this for 40 years,

and, you know, this is my break.

Yeah, yeah.

- I'm Greg Morton, I'm 60 years old,

and I'm a comedic entertainer.

When I was a kid,

I discovered that I had this talent.

I started entertaining kids on the bus all the time.

Thanks for the power.

My dream is a show in Vegas, because I didn't feel like

I really fit in anywhere else, you know?

You know, I'm not just a comedian.

You know, I'm an entertainer,

but it has not been an easy road for me,

and I always worry where the next gig is coming from.

And then "AGT" comes along.

Yes, young Skywalker.

Do or do not. There is no try.

Yes!

- That was actually a very special moment, Greg.

Never seen anything like that.

- It felt like someone really gets me.

I mean, it touched me, yeah.

I'm in Universal Studios!

There it is, that's the clock tower

from "Back to the Future."

Being here at Universal Studios, wow, I mean,

there's so much history.

Oh, Steven Spielberg Drive.

And Universal Studios has really inspired

the set that I'm gonna do for the Judge Cuts.

I've created something that I've never done before.

I feel like if I show them that I'm taking a risk,

then it proves to them that I really want this.

I just really need this "AGT" thing to work out.

- What did you do to step up your game?

- Well, this time I created a whole new thing,

something I've never done before.

I'm gonna go full-on. - Ooh.

Yeah.

- All right, let's see what you've got.

Thank you.

What I'd like to do is I'd like to share with you

some of my favorite movie moments.

Here we go.

Welcome to Jurassic Park.

Good morning, Vietnam!

Oh, Robin.

Great Scott!

Come on, Marty, it's time to go back to the future!

To infinity and beyond!

E.T. phone home.

Duck Dodgers

of the 24th and a half century!

Mogwai, Mogwai.

That's me. that's me.

- Wait, they're Gremlins! Don't get them wet!

Say hello to my little friend.

Follow the yellow brick road.

Follow the yellow brick road.

Follow the yellow brick road.

I don't wanna.

I don't have any courage.

Or a brain.

Or a heart.

What are you?

What are you?

I'm Batman.

I'm getting sick and tired

of these monkey-fighting snakes

in this Monday-to-Friday plane!

Yes, my precious.

The fat Hobbitses stole it from Sméagol.

You shall not pass!

Hey!

What?

- That was amazing. - That was fun.

- It's like going to the movies.

Right.

- First of all, you know I'm a huge fan,

and you made me even a bigger fan because

you know you did me, right? - Yeah.

- I'm Gizmo from "Gremlins," so...

Mogwai.

It's me and you did me perfectly.

- Um, my name is Bobby.