‘America’s Got Talent’ on NBC: Who is Hayden Kristal? Deaf and queer comedian is a former zookeeper
Winning a million dollars alongside a huge opportunity like being able to perform a headliner main act in Las Vegas can become a literal reality and an actual game-changer for any entertainer. For those aspiring artists who want to make it big, NBC’s iconic and most loved talent hunt reality show ‘America’s Got Talent’ can make this vision true.
But the journey to winning this coveted prize on ‘America’s Got Talent’ season 17 is really not easy for anyone. In order to win this show, all the performers or acts need to give in their all to impress the judges Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum, Howie Mandel and Sofia Vergara alongside the show’s audiences and fans.
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‘America’s Got Talent’ has made its comeback to screens and also raised the bar. One of the much-awaited auditions is that of viral social media sensation Hayden Kristal which has been kept under wraps by makers only increasing the curiosity of audiences and fans.
Who is Hayden Kristal?
Hayden (they/them/theirs) is a viral Internet sensation and former zookeeper. They gave up their lucrative career in salamanders to pursue comedy and public speaking. Hayden has been a TEDx Presenter, a Catalyst Award winner, and a Lavender Graduation commencement speaker.
In terms of comedy, Hayden was a semi-finalist for a NBC reality series ‘Stand Up NBC’. They were also a finalist for ‘Full Frontal’ with Samantha Bee’s Comedy Writing Mentorship. They have also been featured as a performer at Limestone Comedy festival within their illustrious career so far and have also opened up and featured for Maria Bamford.
Life at the intersection of multiple marginalized identities has led Hayden to a career as a professional speaker, exploring the intersections of ability, gender, sexuality, and access, particularly within the spheres of activism and social justice. They have brought their hilarious, likeable and interactive workshops and speeches to dozens of conferences, businesses and schools all across North America which include Harvard, Yale, Columbia, TEDx, Coldwell Banker, the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and the Connecticut Supreme Court.
Hayden typically leads an active life, traveling across the U.S. with their animals for adventurous and exciting outdoor adventures.
Hayden is also a viral social media influencer whose quick-witted comedy and videos with their animals have gotten them loads of applause for their content all across the globe as well. They currently have over 567.8K followers on Tik Tok with approximately 24.6 million likes on their videos. They also have an active Instagram page as well. Their Instagram page has 83.7 K followers.
They also played a guest role on Netflix & Adult Swim’s ‘Tuca and Bertie’.
Hayden Kristal on ‘America’s Got Talent’ Season 17
The preview clip or teaser of their auditions haven’t been released yet by the makers. But Hayden has posted a short video clip in which they are informing their fans about appearing on 'America’s Got Talent' Season 17 auditions a few days back. They are going to be doing a stand-up comedy act in their auditions.
As soon as they shared this video, their fans showered love for them in comments. “OH MY GOD WHAT THIS IS SO COOL”, a fan wrote. “That’s awesome what will you be doing on agt?”, another fan wrote. “Omggggggg YOU ARE A BADASS”, noted a fan. “I was waiting for this moment patiently to see you on stage again!! I was in the audience that day”, another fan mentioned.
We can’t wait to watch Hayden Kristal’s stand-up comedy auditions performance in coming week episode on Tuesday.
‘America's Got Talent’ Season 17 airs every Tuesday at 8 pm ET on NBC. For viewers who wish to watch the reality show without cable, they can use any of these streaming services like Sling TV, fuboTV, Hulu with Live TV, AT&T TV or YouTube TV as well.
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