{"id":7385,"date":"2014-05-29T20:07:45","date_gmt":"2014-05-29T19:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/?p=7385"},"modified":"2014-05-29T20:17:39","modified_gmt":"2014-05-29T19:17:39","slug":"toju-okorodudu-britains-got-talent-semi-final-performance-proves-ant-and-dec-right-to-award-him-their-golden-buzzer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/7385\/toju-okorodudu-britains-got-talent-semi-final-performance-proves-ant-and-dec-right-to-award-him-their-golden-buzzer\/","title":{"rendered":"Toju Okorodudu Britain\u2019s Got Talent semi final performance proves Ant and Dec right to award him their golden buzzer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Stand-up comic Toju Okorodudu has loved comedy since an early age when he would sit for hours watching Laurel and Hardy and Are You Being Served on TV. He has been working as a full time comedian for 20 years but has not yet had a big break. <\/p>\n<p>At his first audition he had the judges in hysterics with his stand-up comedy routine including his Cilla Black and Arnold Schwarzenegger impressions, and received Ant and Dec\u2019s golden buzzer.<\/p>\n<p>Tonight Toju returned to the BGT stage to secure a place in the final and prove that Ant and Dec were right to award him their golden buzzer.<\/p>\n<p>These are the judges comments after Toju&#8217;s performance:<\/p>\n<p>Alesha Dixon: I was able to sit back and relax and enjoy the show. You were just getting started and you have so much more.<\/p>\n<p>David Walliams: It is really hard to make Simon crack a smile. I love your material. It was a brilliant piece of entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>Amamda Holden: You are a really good, confident performer. It was really cute and it worked really well.<\/p>\n<p>Simon Cowell: I saw the audition but tonight was way, way better. I think your impressions are better than your jokes. It was good.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/files\/2014\/05\/toju1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/files\/2014\/05\/toju1.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"toju\" width=\"570\" height=\"296\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7399\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/files\/2014\/05\/toju1.png 570w, http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/files\/2014\/05\/toju1-300x155.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-0466605792016836\";\n\/* auditions 300x250, created 9\/6\/10 *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"7469702309\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/7385\/toju-okorodudu-britains-got-talent-semi-final-performance-proves-ant-and-dec-right-to-award-him-their-golden-buzzer\/\"><\/div><script>\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 1805371;\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" style=\"border: 0\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stand-up comic Toju Okorodudu has loved comedy since an early age when he would sit for hours watching Laurel and Hardy and Are You Being Served on TV. 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