Magician Dustin Tavella returns to 'AGT', unhappy fans call his guest act 'sooooo boring'

'How this guy won I will never understand. #AGT and clearly it hasn’t improved,' wrote a fan after watching Dustin Tavella's guest act
UPDATED AUG 11, 2022
Magician Dustin Tavella on 'America's Got Talent' (NBC)
Magician Dustin Tavella on 'America's Got Talent' (NBC)

PASADENA, CALIFORNIA: Things are heating up on 'America's Got Talent' Season 17. After shortlisting 54 talents during the auditions, just eleven performers were given the opportunity to showcase their talents yet again during the Lives Show. Of the eleven acts, only two of them will be advancing to the finale. 

Before the talent-hunt show's host Terry Crews read out the highly-anticipated results, the audience had to sit through a quick recap segment of all the eleven performances, and a pre-elimination round. After the pre-elimination, where six performers were sent home, Terry was all set to make yet another announcement to reveal the Top 3 contenders from the Top 5. But before making the big reveal, he brought out Season 16's winner magician Dustin Tavella for a special guest act. As soon as Tavella stepped onto the stage, the show's fans were disappointed. Though he brought in Sofia Vergara and Sarah Hyland to help him out during his magic act, fans were still unimpressed.

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You can watch Dustin Tavella's magic act here:



 

After watching Tavella's act involving an illusion trick of displaying a secret message on a popsicle stick on a board, and turning on the flashlights on all the audience members' phones, fans were not only unimpressed but also bored. Several fans took to Twitter to call out the showrunners for roping in Tavella as the guest performer. A fan tweeted, "Not Dustin again. He wasn't that great of a magician. #AGT." "Dustin Tavella next? Time to switch to CBS for the next 5 minutes. #AGT #BB24," wrote a fan. "@SimonCowell #AGT NO idea what happened w/that magic act. What was up w/phone light? He wouldn’t of won last year w/that act…" commented a fan. 



 



 



 

Dustin Tavella on 'AGT' Season 17 (NBC)
Dustin Tavella on 'AGT' Season 17 (NBC)

Fans also began questioning how he won the previous season. A fan shared, "How did this guy win. Sooooo boring. #DustinTavella #AmericasGotTalent #AGT." "I legit forgot he won last year #agt," added a fan. "Dustin Tavella is quite possibly the worst winner agt has ever had. #AGT," declared a fan. "How this guy won I will never understand. #AGT and clearly it hasn’t improved," seconded a fan. "#AGT I still cannot stand Dustin Tavella. Did he do something yet? I was too bored with his long, drawn out, sappy story. Again," revealed a fan.



 



 



 



 



 

Help your favorite acts advance forward by voting! Visit NBC.com/AGTVote to vote or you can do so via the 'AGT' App (available through Google Play and on the App Store).

'America's Got Talent' Season 17 airs on Tuesdays at 8 pm on NBC, followed by the results which will air on Wednesday nights between 8pm to 9pm ET/PT. For viewers who wish to tune in to the show without cable, they can do so using any of the following streaming services: Sling TV, fuboTV, Hulu With Live TV, AT&T TV or YouTube TV.

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