We are one week away from the live shows on “America’s Got Talent” Season 21 on NBC. Before those kick off, we have one more week of this brand new round on “AGT” Season 21. The “AGT” judges — Simon Cowell, Howie Mandel, Mel B, and Sofia Vergara — are giving us Week 2 of the Judges’ Callbacks. More acts will be added to the Top 44 tonight during this round. Watch with us during our “America’s Got Talent” 2026 live recap below.
Judges’ Callbacks Continue Tonight on ‘AGT’
We have another big night for these “AGT” acts, as they will be fighting for a spot in the Top 44 and the live shows. For Week 2 of these Judges’ Callbacks, we are going to see Sofia’s and Howie’s picks.
As we saw last week on “America’s Got Talent” 2026, these acts will be heading to the homes of the judges. They will get some time with the judge and then get one final performance to wow them. If they do, the judge can pick them to move on to the live shows. If not, they will be eliminated from the competition. In total, eight more acts moved on to the Top 44 and the live shows on “AGT” Season 21.
We round out the Top 44 tonight, but who makes it? We find out soon, so follow along with our live recap below!
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August 11 Live Recap – Judges’ Callbacks Week 2
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Week 2 of Judges’ Callbacks Begins
We have Howie and Sofia tonight. Howie is in his podcast studio, and Preacher Lawson is gathering Howie’s acts to bring them to the studio. They arrive at Howie’s fun house. Howie comes in, and MrBeast is on the phone with Howie! He gives the contestants some advice before their big moment this week.
Howie tells them he can’t bring them all through. They need an audience, so they will be going to the Laugh Factory. Howie shocks them, as they will be performing tonight! The acts are blown away and nervous now.
Laugh Factory Time
The contestants get to the Laugh Factory. Their photos are on the billboard, so they are ecstatic about that. They go inside, and it’s intense. Howie will be joined by Nikki Glaser for tonight’s performances. The audience is coming in, so we are going right into this tonight, huh?
Nene Royal
Howie said she has the talent, but can she win the show? It’s about showmanship, so find those moments to pause and let the audience scream. She always looks so nervous, but then just rips it up when she starts that guitar. She is definitely a good singer and guitarist. This song was not it for me, though.
Judges’ Feedback: Nene said she thinks she played perfect, which Nikki said we agree. Howie said it seems like she has more confidence. Nikki said she wants more and wants to go see the show. Nikki said voice alone and guitar alone, she would go see that.
Cris Sosa
He said this is what he’s here for; this is what he does. This could change his life. I like Cris. Some of his jokes were good, but this seemed a little slow to me. The jokes weren’t big enough for me. I think he overdoes it too much.
Judges’ Feedback: Nikki said great motions. Stop using the crutches of asking about who has bartended. He’s good. Howie said it took him so long to get to his material. Just get to the joke.
Naimana & Daniele
Howie said he loved their audition. He suggested they not do opera music because they want to connect with everyone, and not everyone will connect to opera music. They decided to go with a pop/opera blend. I think they can sing that opera, but I don’t know how they got called back.
Judges’ Feedback: Nikki said it’s so weird, but definitely entertaining. Howie said they were wonderful, but they didn’t veer from opera. “AGT” is the only place you would see something like this.
Daniel Alvarez on ‘AGT’ 2026
He is newer to comedy. He’s been doing comedy for 4 1/2 years. Howie tells him he is the most authentic comedian he’s ever seen. His material is just about him. He has good jokes. It does seem to move fast from one joke to the next, but I like his material.
Judges’ Feedback: Nikki said he is so likable. She said if he moves on, listen to the other comedians and have a tag back to their set. She said you could tell he was nervous.
Rynia Kando
Howie said the fact that she committed to something so simple and was repetitive with it, it was great. He said to stick with that. For tonight, she reads a children’s story about being backstage at an award show. She brings out the impressions, and she is just so good with these impressions. However, how can she make this a big stage act?
Judges’ Feedback: Nikki said she is so talented. Great job tonight. Howie said she’s got some tools that other people don’t. However, he doesn’t know how well she stepped up.
