Duncan’s pogo stick act slammed by fans

Britain’s Got Talent tonight (Wednesday May 29) was the third live semi-final of the series.

Duncan Murray and his pogo stick were among the performers in attendance tonight – but fans weren’t too impressed.

Britain’s Got Talent tonight: Duncan Murray in the semi-final

Tonight’s BGT semi-final opened with a stunning performance from Canadian competitor Duncan Murray.

Duncan, 22, progressed to the live semi-finals after impressing the judges with his pogo stick skills.

During his auditions, using his pogo stick, he jumped over Ant and Dec – drawing enthusiastic applause from the audience.

For tonight’s performance, he went even further – if that’s possible!

In a pre-recorded segment, Duncan was seen jumping over cars outside the arena, before heading inside.

Ducan’s act divides judges

In the arena, Duncan was joined by two other people using pogo sticks.

Together, they bounced around the stage, jumping between boxes and performing impressive somersaults.

At one point during the act, Duncan jumped over the judges and their table.

At the end of the act, Amanda, Alesha and Bruno raved about Duncan’s performance, enthusiastically telling him how he had improved his performance since the audition.

However, Simon wasn’t as impressed. He also thought that being joined by two other people on pogo sticks distracted Duncan.

Britain’s Got Talent: fans criticize Duncan’s act

Fans of the show weren’t too impressed with Duncan’s act – or the fact that part of it was pre-recorded. They took to Twitter to complain.

“I thought the point of the semi-finals was that the contestants had to perform LIVE! Why is he allowed to pre-record part of his act? How many attempts did he have to achieve this? The other LIVE artists know they have a chance! » » grumbled one fan.

“There are some acts that I just don’t understand how they made it to the semi-finals, this is one of them,” said another.

“What is this nonsense? » a third then fumed. “Pre-recorded!” How is this fair to other acts? » asked another.

“Some parts had to be pre-recorded.” If it can’t be done live, it shouldn’t be part of the live performance. Get bored,” fumes a fifth.

However, some fans enjoyed Duncan’s act.

“Duncan!! It’s so good to see something different in a talent show! » » exclaimed one fan.

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Britain’s Got Talent continues tomorrow (Thursday May 30) at 8pm on ITV1 and ITVX.

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