Three British acts have advanced to the finals of America’s Got Talent, the US TV talent search.
Comic and magician John van der Put, who performs as Piff the Magic Dragon, ventriloquist Paul Zerdin and Stevie Starr, The Professional Regurgitator, made it through. Van der Put and Zerdin hail from London, and Starr from Glasgow.
They join a line-up of 10 competing for the top prize of $1m (£645,000) and their own Las Vegas show. Van der Put, who often performs with Mr Piffles, a Chihuahua in a dragon costume, secured his place by performing card tricks with the panel of judges.
He was the opening act for Mumford and Sons on their UK tour, recently performed his show Breakfast at Piffany’s at the Edinburgh Festival and has already had a Las Vegas residency.
