PASADENA, CALIFORNIA: On 'America's Got Talent' Season 18 Auditions, Tuesday, August 8, 2023, Papayaso dazzled with his Simon Cowell impression. Fans, on the other hand, were unimpressed, criticizing the judges for allowing Papayaso to advance to the next round.
Andres Parada, a sketch comedian from Tubac, Arizona, performs as Papayaso, the Chilean clown. He has already performed this performance on his YouTube channel. The act looks like a parody or comedy. Andres has had some success, including scripting a cartoon that became a Nickelodeon Western short named 'Tennis the Good Boy'.
'Best impressionist'
Andres Parada, also known as Papayaso the Clown, a clown from Chile, did not wow with his impressions of an elephant or a dog, but he nails celebrity impressions. He did nearly flawless impersonations of Jason Statham, David Attenborough, Adam Driver, and Jimmy Fallon. He brought the house down with his Simon imitation at the end of his show!
Howie Mandel referred to Papayaso as one of the "best impressionists" he'd ever heard. Simon informs him that he could be the world's sole humorous clown.
'Don’t think they should have voted through'
Reacting to the audition, fans tweeted, "Creepy. Continues the cliche of creepy clowns." Another person chimed in, "I found that a bit corny but hey the judges found it funny." One user noted, "Uh. He's a fun personality, but do ya'll actually think those impressions were spot on? Simon's in particular was....not good. Sounded like any old British accent." One fourth user tweeted, "Papayosa does a pretty good impression of a high school Spanish student."
On Instagram, one user wrote, "These are the worst impressions 😂." Under the audition clip uploaded on YouTube, fans wrote, "If he did the impressions without telling who they were, it is doubtful that anyone would have recognized them. Sounded nothing like Jimmy Fallon." Others complained, "Wow agt just can’t find anyone with talent. It should be call second hand talent." Another person added, "His impressions were average. Don’t think they should have voted through. Not very good."
New episodes of 'America's Got Talent' Season 18 air every Tuesday on NBC at 8 pm ET.