PureAGT Season 9 Episode #1 POLL: What Do You Think of Dustin’s Dojo?
So it looks like we already have a candidate for “most polarizing act this season” – and we’re only one episode into the season! For those of you still catching up (or who need a refresher – funny how things can fade from memory during a two-hour show!), here’s a clip of the act in question – Dustin’s Dojo, a comedy/martial arts act that prompted Howard to use his Golden Buzzer after Heidi & Mel panned the act:
Judging from the mixed reactions I saw from the judges, the audience, and Twitter, this definitely seems like one of those acts that people seem to really love or hate – I personally loved it, just because I thought it was a creative spin on the comedy acts we usually see on AGT, and it fights right in-line with the stupid humor that I enjoy. A few friends on Twitter thought it was “dumb” and “didn’t find it funny at all”; Mama Spence (my mother) was on the fence about it – got a few chuckles from her, but she acknowledged that it was “pretty stupid” and not really worthy of a Vegas show; the bf popped by after work to eat some dinner leftovers and was laughing his ass off at it. So what did YOU think of it?
In the end, whether people love or hate this act, I doubt it’s going to make a huge impact on the competition – they probably won’t make it past the next round (because I don’t see Heidi changing her mind about it – Mel might be more impressionable), and they’re just a silly, space-filling act that’s easily expendable in order to ensure that the really talented acts make it thought. I do find myself entertained by it, though – it’s like a giant parody of every single low-budget commercial I’ve ever seen for a strip mall karate school, mixed in with bits of Napoleon Dynamite and starring two dorky engineers from Purdue that thought learning martial arts would help them get girls 😛
I was in a really crappy mood when I watched the show on my DVR Tuesday night, but Dustin’s Dojo made me laugh out loud. I was laughing so hard, I had tears running down my face. Those guys were hysterical. The tone of that guy’s voice, the way he acted so serious, and the look of that crazy mask on the other guy had me cracking up. I usually don’t laugh too much at acts like this. But there was something very unique about this one. Loved it!
I really loved the act. I thought it was funny. It had me chuckling the whole time. I hope they move on past the next round, but I doubt they will.
I am somewhat frustrated that no one has mentioned that these young men have some sort of autistic tendencies. They are so innocent in their manners. I can’t believe the female judges weren’t more sensitive to the situation.
@Princess – The whole performance was a joke – they were intentionally talking awkwardly like that, for comedic effect. I don’t think either of them genuinely suffer from an autism-spectrum disorder…and I don’t think they’re “innocent”. They’re very much in on the joke 😉
@Mo – Yeah, if Heidi has any control over it, they will not make it past Boot Camp – methinks her sense of humor is a bit more German than she cares to admit. I almost wish they wouldn’t let her comment on comedy acts – she really doesn’t like most of them. But I think Mel could be persuaded to give them a yes if they make a strong showing in Boot Camp.
@Len – Sounds like you were laughing like my boyfriend, who was laughing so hard that no sound was coming out 😛 I think their comedy is genius…it took a lot more thought to put that together than I think some people are giving them credit for.
It had me laughing, but their shtick might start getting old. And even if they don’t make it past boot camp, I could see Howard throwing a wild card to bring them back.
Yeah, I have noticed that about Heidi. Here is to hoping Mel finds them funny in boot camp. I think Mel has a pretty decent sense of humor most of the time.
@Steve – I don’t think they’re going to have any sort of longevity on the show. I just appreciate them as a fun, fluffy, stupid, space-filling act – kind of like Tone the Chiefrocca. Not sure if Howard would use his wild card on them (if there even is a wild card this season!) if they bomb during boot camp…he seemed to make it clear to them last night that he needed them to make a strong showing so that he wouldn’t look like a fool for using his Golden Buzzer on them 😛
Didn’t find them even remotely amusing!
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I found the most amusing thing about them that I had no idea how serious they were. I think it’s more funny if they were being genuine, but either way I loved it.