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'AGT' Season 17: Jack Williams receives standing ovation, fans say 'he needs to be in Vegas'

'Ventriloquism is one of my favorite acts on AGT. That guy was really good and he was hilarious,' one of the fans wrote

Jack Williams's ventriloquist humorous styles included a hazy-eyed rabbit puppet with a lot of attitudes. Williams was most impressive when he "threw" the rabbit's voice into the crowd, swapped theirs, and restored them.

During Tuesday's broadcast of 'America's Got Talent,' ventriloquist Jack Williams and his bunny puppet, Foster, take the stage. The 25-year-old performer impresses the judges with his back-and-forth with his "good buddy," including a tongue twister and a few twists in his performance. Williams has 1.1 million TikTok followers and aspires to take his performance to the next level after performing for 12 years. The Indianapolis native accompanies fellow Season 17 ventriloquist act Celia Munoz in the hopes of following in the footsteps of previous 'AGT' ventriloquist champions Darci Lynne from Season 12, Paul Zerdin from Season 10, and most importantly Terry Fator from Season 2, who captivated him.

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Heidi Klum first assumed Jack was a magician since he had a concealed black box on a table next to him. Nevertheless, the contestant corrected herself before greeting fellow ventriloquist Sofia Vergara, who began her career as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett on the ABC comedy 'Modern Family.' He then got out his rabbit puppet, Foster, and began the performance. Foster and Jack demonstrated their abilities in front of the crowd to determine who is a superior ventriloquist. In an attempt to win, Jack tosses the puppet's voice into the theater, which swings back at him.

Both the judges and the audience were taken aback by Jack's accuracy and ability to distinguish his voice from Foster's. The contestant subsequently revealed that he was inspired by the show's Season 2 winner, Terry Factor, and admitted that he had "big shoes to fill." The judges praised it as one of the greatest first auditions for ventriloquism they'd ever seen on the show. Heidi felt the performance was amazing. She also noted that there are many 'AGT' viewers who like seeing a ventriloquist perform. Howie argues that 'AGT' values unique and original performances, which he has given. Sofia teases him as a fellow ventriloquist, while Simon lavishes him with adulation. Williams is yet another ventriloquist to join the 'AGT' family with four "yesses," topping it off with a standing ovation from the judges and the live audience.

Fans quickly rushed to social media to express their gratitude to Williams and his companion. One of them quoted a tweet regarding his performance and wrote: "He's really good #AGT".

Another fan who is new to the world of ventriloquism shared their thoughts on the performance as well: "I have never seen that before! Incredible! #AGT".

One fan was particularly impressed by Williams's ability to switch voices in the middle of his act. They tweeted: "Amazing, switching his voice was incredible".

Another fan was eager to see their favorite contestant of the night at the Vegas show as soon as possible. They tweeted: "That was a great ventriloquist act, he need to be in Vegas so talented. #AGT".

A fan who found Williams's act to be quite hilarious wrote on Twitter: "Ventriloquism is one of my favorite acts on AGT. That guy was really good and he was hilarious. I can’t wait to see what he does in the next round. #AGT"

While agreeing with Simon's judgment on the act, a fan tweeted: "Definitely agree with @SimonCowell, one of the best. It was so funny #AGT@AGT".

America's Got Talent' Season 17 airs Tuesdays, at 8 pm on NBC. Following the show's premiere, you can catch all-new episodes every Tuesday from 8 to 10 p.m. 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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