'AGT' Season 18: Who is Ahren Belisle? Mute and handicapped comedian clears audition round
NORTH BAY, ONTARIO: NBC's 'America's Got Talent' is world known for bringing a variety of talents on stage. The dynamic judges Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum, Howie Mandel, and Sofia Vergara take the call on whether to move ahead with the artists appearing in the audition round. Episode 3 of the ongoing 'AGT' Season 18 will break some hearts as well as bring a smile to some.
Where other contestants come with all of their senses heightened with excitement, Ahren Belisle has the least of all. But, there is hope and positivity that Ahren wears on his sleeves. As we wait for the release of the new episode, let us take a look at who Ahren is and what he will be performing in the audition round.
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Who is Ahren Belisle?
Ahren Belisle is a 28-year-old "mute standup comedian." It's been more than a year since Ahren started doing comedy. Being a mute and handicapped person does not make Ahren any less as compared to other stand-up comedians. He uses technology to translate his writings into speech. Besides being featured on 'AGT' Ahren has also made his way to comedy shows like 'KillTony' and 'JRE.' Ahren hails 121K followers on Instagram, indeed the comedian is slowly establishing his popularity.
Besides being a stand-up comedian, Ahren is also an engineer and mental health advocate. According to his LinkedIn profile, Ahren works as a senior solutions architect, and cloud engineer, at Sabre Corporation. Ahren has graduated from the University of Ontario Institute of Technology with a major in Information Technology, Computer Networking, and IT Security.
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Ahren Belisle in 'AGT' Season 18
Ahren shared his picture from 'AGT' Season 18's stage on Instagram a few days ago. The stand-up comedian claimed, "I am AMPED to share my audition with you all next week! It's been a WILD year and it's only getting WILDER. Thank you all for your tremendous support so far and for your future support!" Ahren shared his audition clip on Facebook, revealing that his visit to a comedy show in Portugal landed him in the field of comedy. When asked by Howie, "So, comedy is generally about timing. What is your process?" Ahren's technology replied with witty answer as the comedian typed his answer, "Please hold while the operator types his response." To this, the entire panelists as well as the audience burst into laughter.
Ahren further revealed that to do comedy he uses text to speech app. He adds, "Interestingly enough, the silence while I type just builds tension during a set and I think people enjoy watching me laugh at my own joke that I'm writing." In an early audition video released by 'AGT' we see Ahren stunning everyone with his witty jokes. Some jokes made remarks about Stephen Hawking, Canadian people, French people, and being handicapped.
After being mesmerized by the comedy that Ahren presented, Sofia claims, "From the moment you started, you were funny, making fun of yourself, your energy. You're having such a good time out there. I hope that you're the one comedian that finally wins 'AGT'." Ahren bagged Yes from all four judges. Ahren who was accompanied by his dog on the stage left with a big smile.
New episodes of 'America's Got Talent' Season 18 premieres every Monday at 8 pm ET.
