History Series / BritainsGotTalent

* DragQueen - Simon Cowell half-jokingly asked auditionee Tracy Lee Collins to come back in a dress. He did, and the results were [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7xVlemwzcE pretty awesome, actually]].

'''''Britain's Got Talent''''', having recently finished its sixth series, is a TalentShow where people perform talent acts with the aim of winning a public vote and perform in front of [[TheHouseOfWindsor HM The Queen]] (for the second series HRH The Prince of Wales) at ''TheRoyalVarietyShow''. Each contestant performs in front of three judges. The judges have three buzzers and can push them if they want the act to stop. All three buttons pressed- the act stops. Tolerated primarily for the ridiculous and often hilariously bad auditions and the inevitable scathing responses.

* {{Determinator}} - David J. Watson, the only person to date who has auditioned for the show on three separate occasions. He [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9E0m3Q0SR8 first appeared]] in 2008, where he did political impersonation act that was hilarious for all the wrong reasons, then [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctZCyXbl9iA showed up again]] in 2010 where he performed a bizarre mix of ''ComicBook/IncredibleHulk'' and ''Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy''. His [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAL4Gyknf-o most recent appearance]] in 2011 saw him try to pull off "magic trick" that didn't really amount to anything more than a high school science experiment.

* IncrediblyLamePun - One of these earned an impressionist the rare honour of being buzzed off before even being allowed to perform his act. He nonchalantly walked out on to the stage wearing a custard doughnut on his head, and when Piers questioned what it was doing there, the contestant replied "I've just been to the hairdressers, and I've got my hair in a bun." The judges showed their appreciation of this joke by all hitting their buzzers at once, and the hapless contestant left without having done a single impression.

* {{Determinator}} - David J. Watson, the only person to date who has auditioned for the show on three separate occasions. He [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9E0m3Q0SR8 first appeared]] in 2008, where he did political impersonation act that was hilarious for all the wrong reasons, then [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctZCyXbl9iA showed up again]] in 2010 where he performed a bizarre mix of ''TheIncredibleHulk'' and ''Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy''. His [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAL4Gyknf-o most recent appearance]] in 2011 saw him try to pull off "magic trick" that didn't really amount to anything more than a high school science experiment.

** The judges (excluding Simon, obviously) have had these moments, as well, such as Piers buzzing during a tense audition featuring a man balacing upside down on sword handles, inches above a knife pointed at his face. The buzzer sounding off nearly sent the auditionee facefirst into the blade. The other Judges rightfully called Piers out for it.

* DavidHasselhoff (2011); former ''America's Got Talent'' judge

* DistractedByTheSexy - Simon on a regular basis. Anytime there is a pretty woman on stage he can't stop grinning, and the cameras show him blatantly checking them out. So much so there is a video called Britian's Got Pervert... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8xsZB2GO-M&feature=player_detailpage
** Lampshaded by the other judges multiple times

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome - On the side of the contestants in the defense of their usually poor acts. In a meta sense, the need to play [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbS-Zhz31CA&feature=fvst Lux Aeterna]] or some derivative of otherwise [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome epic]] [[OminousLatinChanting music]] at [[OnceAnEpisode EVERY POSSIBLE OPPORTUNITY!]]

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome - On the side of the contestants in the defense of their usually poor acts. In a meta sense, the need to play [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbS-Zhz31CA&feature=fvst Lux Aeterna]] or some derivative of otherwise [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome epic]] [[OminousLatinChanting music]] at [[ThisIsSparta EVERY.]] [[PunctuatedPounding POSSIBLE.]] [[OnceAnEpisode OPPORTUNITY!]]

** In addition, there's the 2008 dancing auditionee David Williams who was [[{{Understatement}} far from pleased]] with Simon's comments and the 2012 judge David Walliams (which is a stage name; his real name indeed being David Williams).

Has a TransAtlanticEquivalent in the form of ''[[Series/AmericasGotTalent America's Got Talent]]'', which debuted first in 2006 despite being Simon Cowell's concept.

'''''Britain's Got Talent''''', having recently finished its fifth series, is a TalentShow where people perform talent acts with the aim of winning a public vote and perform in front of [[TheHouseOfWindsor HM The Queen]] (for the second series HRH The Prince of Wales) at ''TheRoyalVarietyShow''. Each contestant performs in front of three judges. The judges have three buzzers and can push them if they want the act to stop. All three buttons pressed- the act stops. Tolerated primarily for the ridiculous and often hilariously bad auditions and the inevitable scathing responses.

* CanonDiscontinuity - Two acts in the first season were put through in auditions, and then put through to the semi-finals, but mysteriously vanished from the line-up before the live shows started, replaced by two previously eliminated. Both turned out to have dubious legal dealings, and were quietly kicked off the show. In fact, at no point was their departure ever mentioned on screen, so viewers were left a bit confused.
** Neil Horan, a former priest who infamously ruined a marathon by running out on the track (and was convicted for it), not only auditioned, but passed. Needless to say, the judges had no idea who he was, and once they found out, he was removed (again, quietly) from the running for the semi-finals.

* {{Shotacon}} - A frequent source of Squick, thanks to some of the younger acts' female fanbases, who are a little overenthusiastic with their praise. Series 3 took this to a new level, with the two kids from winners Diversity, and fellow finalist Aidan Davis (aged from 11 to 13) all having large followings are rather enamoured female fans, many of them adults. Funnily enough, Lolicon is not prevalent, despite having plenty of similiarly aged female acts. No doubt that would be [[DoubleStandard frowned upon]].

* {{Determinator}} - David J. Watson, the only person to date who has auditioned for the show on three separate occasions. He first appeared in 2008, where he did political impersonation act that was hilarious for all the wrong reasons, then showed up again in 2010 where he performed a bizarre mix of ''TheIncredibleHulk'' and ''Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy''. His most recent appearance in 2011 saw him try to pull off "magic trick" that didn't really amount to anything more than a high school science experiment.

* Louis Walsh (2010-2011); one of Cowell's co-judges on ''TheXFactor''; not a regular judge on this show, but occasionally shows up when one of the other judges is ill or otherwise busy

* {{Narm}} - The over-the-top presentation during the semi-finals/finals can get a bit silly at times, generally during the video packages for each act, complete with OminousLatinChanting and fast editing for some [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome very mundane acts]] (including ''flower-arranging'' in series 3).

Has a TransAtlanticEquivalent in the form of ''AmericasGotTalent'', which debuted first in 2006 despite being Simon Cowell's concept.

* Simon Cowell ([[TheMeanBrit THE Mean Brit]], even in his own country; sat out the auditions in the 2011 series but returned for the 2011 live shows and onwards)
* Amanda Holden (Comedy actress and model ([[MsFanservice Google Image Search will generate underwear]]))
* Piers Morgan (Former editor of the ''Daily Mirror''; left after the 2010 series to build his career in America)

* Kelly Brook (model and actress ([[MsFanservice Google Image search is probably NSFW]]). She was briefly a judge for season three, but four judges was found to be impractical and she was made redundant.)
* Louis Walsh (one of Cowell's co-judges on ''TheXFactor''; not a regular judge on this show, but occasionally shows up when one of the other judges is ill or otherwise busy)
* DavidHasselhoff (former ''America's Got Talent'' judge, judged the 2011 series)
* Michael [=McIntyre=] (stand-up comedian, judged the 2011 series)

** Morgan is probably the least popular man on British TV. StephenFry -- the most cuddly man in the world -- defined "countryside" as [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar killing Piers Morgan]] on ImSorryIHaventAClue, and angry environmentalists say of [[TopGear Jeremy Clarkson]] "but he did punch Piers Morgan".

* Simon Cowell ([[TheMeanBrit THE Mean Brit]], even in his own country; is sitting out the 2011 auditions, but will return for the actual series)
* Amanda Holden (Comedy actress and model ([[MsFanservice Google Image Search will generate underwear]])

* Kelly Brook (model and actress ([[MsFanservice Google Image search is probably NSFW]]). She was briefly a judge for season three, but [[strike:she proved to be a complete waste of space]] four judges was found to be impractical and she was made redundant.

* DavidHasselhoff (former ''America's Got Talent'' judge, who is taking over Piers Morgan's place starting with the 2011 series)
* Michael [=McIntyre=] (stand-up comedian, and Simon Cowell's replacement for the 2011 auditions)