"Best non-Golden Buzzer act tonight?": America's Got Talent fans react to Phobias' scary clown act

NBC aired America's Got Talent Season 20 Episode 2 on June 3, 2025. The second episode of the talent show featured more talented, scary, and entertaining performances. The episode featured many acts and their auditions.

One of the acts was by The Phobias, which consisted of three artists dressed as clowns. They were Davide Spada, Peppe Salomon, and Vanessa Specchia. With their scary performance, they left the judges and the audience speechless and in shock.

The Phobias got four yeses from the judges and advanced to the show's next phase. Reacting to the scary performance from The Phobias during America's Got Talent Season 20 auditions, fans shared their comments via the social media platform X.

A fan wrote on X:

"Can we all just agree that the Creepy Clowns were the best non-Golden Buzzer act tonight? #AGT."

Another person commented about the clowns:

"Maybe the clowns could put a hex on that “dance” act! #AGT."

A netizen reacted to the clowns' performance and how entertaining it was:

"These clowns really know how to entertain the audience! #AGT."

One more person mentioned:

"The clowns were really good! #AGT."

An X user commented:

"As creepy as the clowns were, that was pretty entertaining. #AGT."

One more fan wrote about the clowns' act on AGT:

"As creepy as the clowns were, that was pretty entertaining. #AGT PUT THEM THROUGH #AGT !!!! those clowns were fantastic."

A netizen mentioned:

"And now I fear I may have a nightmare about creepy clowns. Thanks alot #AGT for creeping me out."

Some of the fans also wrote about their fear of clowns and how the performance was for them. A fan wrote:

"The clowns immediate no from me i’d run and quit for the day omgi. hate clowns #agt."

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America's Got Talent Season 20: Clowns from The Phobias shocked the judges and the audience

America's Got Talent Season 20 returned with the second episode, featuring many mesmerizing performances. One of them was a scary clown act by the group called The Phobias. For their act, they performed a series of magical acts that shocked the judges.

As their tasks progressed, they also shocked the audience, leaving everyone stunned. As much as the performance was scary, it was pretty entertaining. That was the reason why they received four yeses from the judges.

As their performance ended, everyone was looking for the third performer, who was locked in a box. Later, when she jumped out of nowhere and pressed Howie Mandel's buzzer, she shocked everyone.

Before that, she was locked in a box on stage; however, soon everyone realized that the box was empty. Hence, everyone was searching for the third clown. As she appeared near the judges, she startled them all.

"Are you kidding me? I'm almost 70. You don't do that," said Howie Mandel.

Reacting to their act, America's Got Talent judge Simon Cowell said, It was scary. Sophia and Mel B were also speechless and shocked after witnessing what happened throughout The Phobias' act on stage.

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NBC is now streaming America's Got Talent Season 20 Episode 2.