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'AGT' Season 19: Watch Nick Manning get judges' panties in a bunch to put NBC show in Guinness Book

With the support of 'AGT' audience, Nick Manning attempted to break the world record for 'most people wearing underwear on their heads

PASADENA, CALIFORNIA: Nick Manning, an Australian, was the final performer to try out for 'America's Got Talent', trying to set a record for "Most Underpants Put On in 30 Seconds." He would need to wear 24 pairs, represented by a golden pair in his set, in order to accomplish this.

Nick made a few mistakes and failed after his first try. Nick invited everyone to help him break a different record, "Most People Gathered in One Place Wearing Underwear on Their Heads," rather than attempting again.

Thus, in order for the judges and 1,250 participants to jointly enter The Guinness Book of World Records, they all had to wear underpants on their heads for a complete minute. 

Questioning the nature of the act, one person wrote on X, "I am still thinking about this. Like did all the participants get named on the GWR website or is it just a generic win for AGT? If so, did the audience know they were participating in something where their name isn't written? I also feel the judges voting no took the moment away." Another person chimed in, "Just when you think you’ve seen it all on this show, you have a crowd full of people with underwear on their head to break a world record. This show gets weirder and weirder."

One user tweeted, "These world record attempts are usually the stupidest acts!!" A fourth user sighed, "Is this like the third world record attempt this season."

One viewer dubbed the act as, "This is the dumbest record ever." Others threw jab at the contestant saying, "What does talent have anything to do with this? He knew he wasn’t advancing but oh congrats on a world record, big deal."

Did Nick Manning crack 'AGT' Season 19 audition?

Sofía Vergara voted "no," questioning the complexity, while Simon Cowell expressed disinterest in the record-breaking. According to Heidi Klum, it was "not a talent," and the judges decisively rejected it.

Who is Nick Manning in 'AGT' Season 19?

Nick is a world record-holder and novelist from Australia. The fastest time to put on ten pairs of underwear is still held by him.

When will 'AGT' Season 19 Live Shows air?

Following the conclusion of the auditions, the judges will confer in order to select the 55 Acts who will proceed to the Live Shows. These will take place over the course of five episodes, with 11 Acts performing each week, starting on Tuesday, August 13 at 8/7c.

Only two Acts every week will move on to the Final during the Live Results broadcasts, with the remaining Acts being eliminated. As a result, 11 Acts in all will square off in the Final for a chance to live in Las Vegas and win a $1 million grand prize.

Stream 'America's Got Talent' Season 19 airs on Tuesdays on NBC at 8 PM ET.