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'AGT' Season 19: Watch Simon Cowell fighting his demons as he watches Jelly Boy the Clown

Despite his well-known dislike of clowns, Simon Cowell chose to attend Jelly's performance in 'AGT' Season 19

PASADENA, CALIFORNIA: When Jelly Boy the Clown stepped onto the 'America's Got Talent' stage on Tuesday, June 11 to share his story, no one could have predicted what would happen. Simon Cowell, the show's judge and executive producer, is not a fan of clowns, but this particular act changed his mind.

"You sound like a depressed clown," Sofía Vergara commented. Simon despises clowns but chooses to remain for Jelly's show.

Simon's fear was heightened when Jelly Boy the Clown appeared on stage, as he has a well-known dislike for clowns. Sofia made every effort to encourage Jelly Boy to perform in a manner that would challenge Simon's perceptions about clowns.

However, Jelly Boy's hilarious antics with watermelons, sword swallowing, fire, and electronic batons achieved far more than just that—all of the judges were thoroughly pleased with his performance.

Jelly kicked off his act by daringly placing a full chainsaw in his mouth and smashing a watermelon. Jelly finished his act by inserting a metal rod down his throat and touching a high-voltage battery to shock himself.

'AGT' judges find Jelly Boy the Clown 'surprisingly good'

Sofia and Simon agreed that he was 'not a clown' and delivered a 'surprisingly good' performance. Despite his aversion to clowns, Simon went so far as to declare Jelly "fantastic."

Heidi Klum admitted that she "strangely liked it," while Howie Mandel praised Jelly for bringing a diverse range of techniques to the stage in his routine. All the judges resoundingly said "yes" to the non-conventional clown.

Who is Jelly Boy the Clown in 'AGT' Season 19?

Jelly Boy The Clown, also known as Eric Broomfield, is an accomplished circus performer on Coney Island. He is recognized as one of the two members of the Squidling Bros circus sideshow. Based on some of the clips on his social media, his repertoire may include another astonishing skill involving attaching items to his eye area and then inserting them down his throat.

'AGT's Jelly Boy the Clown was saved from fire in dramatic dawn rescue

In a tragic incident in 2011, a former Jeopardy winner and his clown companion suffered severe burns in a home fire. Brian Levinson endured 12% skin burns before firefighters rescued him at 4 am.

Brian, who had won $73,000 on the game show three years before the incident, was reported to be "having trouble talking" in the aftermath of the fire. Firefighters had to rescue Levinson from the stairway and his friend Eric from the bathroom of their Woodside apartment. Eric was in town to perform at Coney Island.

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