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>> Oh, my god.
I said it the first time I saw
them on agt.
This is by far the best act that
has ever graced any of the
stages on any show.
>> Wow.
Big bold statement right there.
It's tonight on NBC.
>> And that's not hype.
I've never seen anything like
that in my life.
First of all, that's my golden
buzzer.
Hello.
I don't know if it's about -- it
seems like about 35.
But I'll tell you something.
I hope they win because there is
not an act that I've ever seen
that is more dangerous, more
skilled, more exciting, more
passionate and whose lives will
be changed more just by doing
this.
These are kids from Mumbai,
India.
A lot of them live in the
streets.
They have nothing.
They never saw America before.
Look how dangerous that is.
That kid is flying like two
stories in the air.
I'm afraid of falling off a
bike.
Can you imagine falling on to a
bike?
>> Howie, I love the back story.
This show has so much heart.
That's what I love, what it can
do for these kids.
Is that a show I would pay to
see in Vegas, and 100% right
there.
>> Absolutely.
As I said in the clip there and
I really meant it, I've been on
the show for 11 years, I have
never seen something more
exciting, more thrilling, more
on the edge of my seat.
It's the best act I've ever seen
in the history of me viewing
any -- this show's good too.
>> Aside from that particular
act, what else can we look
forward to with the champions?
>> Well, the champions are
champions, so, you know, on the
finale, that young girl, jordan
which is Heidi's golden buzzer,
an amazing 13-year-old singer
I've never seen hold a note like
that.
She's captivating and hypnotic.
Everybody is great except for
Simon's gold buzzer.
>> Which one was Simon's?
>> He loves this boogie storm.
They're star wars storm troopers
dancing.
It's like an act that -- I'm a
Jew.
I've been to a lot of bar
mitzvahs.
It's like a bar mitzvah act.
If some little jewish kid
fancy's himself a storm trooper.
I see you eating chicken
watching these star wars.
>> You're enjoying it.
>> Listen, get booked and busy,
you know what I'm saying?
It could work.
It could work.
>> It could work.
I'm sure they're going to be --
I don't know that they'll win
tonight.
They can.
I don't know how America fills.
But if they can't, there's
plenty of bar mitzvahs and
weddings and showers for them.
>> We say it's also America's
got stories.
>> Not boogie storm.
I don't know what the story is.
>> It's something different.
What do you say to those people
out there watching these shows
who want to audition who feel
like they're not good enough.
>> The truth is you are good
enough.
Your life will change forever
just by being on the show.
You don't have to win the show.
I don't think there's a show on
television where more careers
have been launched to go down
the sun set strip.
Every third billboard is someone
on it.
Even if they didn't win the
show, like jabberwockys which
won your show -- they were on
our show first.
>> I didn't know that.
>> Yeah.
>> They were on agt 4?
>> Yeah.
Someone said this far better and
smarter than me before that 99%
of success is showing up.
People just need to show up and
let us with the judge.
I'm telling you, you need to
just do it.
Listen to Nike.
>> Good advice.
>> You're a dream maker.
You've made several peoples'
careers on this show.
Let's talk about Meghan Markle.
Did you ever think she would
make it to suits?
>> Yes.
>> Did you see that one -- did
you see it coming with suits?
>> I didn't see the question
coming.
>> Then you took a left turn.
That was fantastic.
I love it.
>> I did.
I saw her royalty.
I knew.
>> Howie, you're so full of it.
>> Really.
You have no idea.
The commercials I would bow down
to her.
>> Why are we doing that?
>> Why are you here?
>> She said why are you doing
that?
I said you'll see.
You'll see.
Then she got suits and she goes
is it because of this show?
I went no, just wait.
>> Being the old guy here --
>> I'm the old guy.
>> Okay, second oldest.
I remember you from back in the
day with Denzel Washington.
>> I love that.
>> Come on.
>> I like that right there.
>> Yes, yes.
>> What do you remember about
working with Denzel back in the
day?
>> I just remember and still
remember he will to this day
call me from a set and go Howie,
how would you play this?
And regardless of what I tell
him, he takes my words and he
just -- so, when I watch him on
film, I go oh, my god, it's me.
>> He's listening to my notes.
>> That's what I gave him.
The first one to say he wouldn't
be him without me.
>> And the Oscar speech, he
didn't say you by name but there
was a moment.
>> I know.
We have a little signal.
My signal is less is more.
And he's really leaning into the
less, and I get it more.
>> You know, we were talking
earlier about meeting in laws,
right?
Your daughter got married,
right?
>> Yeah.
>> How did you like --
>> I have not met them yet.
>> Wait, what?
>> He's lying.
>> Oh, okay.
I was going to say hold on a
second.
>> They -- I -- the parents
weren't a big deal.
It was meeting the boy as you
were talking about with your
daughter.
That was a big deal for me.
And I was really rough -- I'm a
rough father of a daughter.
>> Did you like him right off
the bat?
>> No.
This guy I kind of liked.
I like him now.
I got it -- I took it from my in
laws hated me.
My in laws tried to call off the
wedding.
>> Howie.
>> Imagine, imagine, you have a
little girl.
Imagine if you have a little
girl, you have kids, and this
goof ball, this goof ball 35
years ago says don't worry about
your daughter, I'm going to take
her to California and I'm going
to put a rubber glove on my
head, and she'll eat.
It'll be good.
I'm a comedian.
>> You know what's great about
that, she's ride or die with you
before everything?
>> My wife has never cared about
her parents.
That was the secret.
She loves them.
>> Hang on, Howie.
Stay right there.
So much more.
We have a little something
involving your hair.
Why is there a key on your
shirt?
>> Because my wife is not home
and I'm going home after this.
>> That's awesome.
>> She gives me a key -- why are
you laughing?
>> So you don't lose it.
