{"id":7114,"date":"2014-05-25T17:41:40","date_gmt":"2014-05-25T16:41:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/?p=7114"},"modified":"2014-05-25T22:36:56","modified_gmt":"2014-05-25T21:36:56","slug":"comedian-toju-okorodudu-brought-laughter-to-britains-got-talent-2014-auditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/7114\/comedian-toju-okorodudu-brought-laughter-to-britains-got-talent-2014-auditions\/","title":{"rendered":"Comedian Toju Okorodudu brought laughter to Britain\u2019s Got Talent 2014 Auditions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Funny man Toju Okorodudu, who is one of only a handful of black comedians to appear on Britain&#8217;s Got Talent, brought laughter to the BGT 2014 auditions with his routine.<\/p>\n<p>The 40 year-old from London, who works as a full time standup comedian, impressed the panel that included presenters Anti and Dec for the first time in the history of the show.<\/p>\n<p>Before taking to the stage, Toju said: \u201cMy love for comedy started at school, I would always do impressions which went down well\u2026 but not with the teachers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He performed a routine of stand-up comedy and impressions including Cilla Black and Arnold Schwarzenegger that went down well with the audience.<\/p>\n<p>After his performance,  Alesha Dixon told him: \u201cI don\u2019t know what to say, that really moved me! Ant and Dec, thank you so much boys!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>David Walliams adds: \u201cThere\u2019s no one out there that I can think of right now who\u2019s like that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, the biggest surprise of the night for Toju came from Ant and Dec. 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