Britain’s Got Talent, Day 6
It was the first of the live semi finals, and the show started with some funny banter between Ant and Dec and the judges. Ant and Dec have been around for years now and it’s easy to just take them for granted as a safe pair of hands, but I noticed last night that are actually funny and add a lot to the proceedings. I guess being massively paid stars in their own right gives them a certain confidence in their dealings with big egos like Simon Cowell and Piers Morgan.
Biggest disappointment of the night was Damon Scott. He was so funny with his monkey puppet and Michael Jackson routine when he first auditioned, but last night he really bombed. It lacked the energy and fun that he had shown before and it was actually like watching a car crash. He got emotional as the judges told him as much. I think it’s his likeability and the memory of his first audition that saw him through to he next final.
Paul Potts was the other entrant to go through to the final, after yet another fantastic operatic performance. Last night’s losers were Dominic Smith, MD Productions (which sounds oddly corporate for a dance troupe), Caroline Boyes and Klever Kanines.