It's time for us to find out
what makes Sladek just so amazing.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Sladek: I'm the human Jenga.
One false move,
and I come crashing down to the ground.
I've done a lot of daredevil acts in my career.
Now at 63,
performing the death-defying tower of chairs,
this is the real deal.
I'm scared every time I do this act. And guess what?
The fear is a good thing. It's not a bad thing.
My chairs have no gimmicks. They have no safeties.
They don't groove into each other.
They don't notch into each other.
They're just straight cut wood.
It's just skill, balance, and if you make a mistake,
you're coming straight down
and going straight out on a gurney.
I'm doing physical feats that young guys can't do.
I'm gonna have those judges on the edge of their seat
because I'm on the edge of my seat.
And when I finish the act,
at least one of them's gonna stand up for me.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Rosario: Oh, yes, I already love this outfit.
-And... -Razzle dazzle!
I'm 63. I am America's oldest daredevil acrobat.
-Oh, all right, all right. -Acrobat. Okay.
Tonight, I'm going to risk my life.
It's old-school.
I bring it from my heart and my soul.
It's show time. Here's the mic.
[ Speaks indistinctly ]
Let's do it!
[ Cheers and applause ]
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Kreischer: I love the showmanship of the leg slap.
Oh, yeah. I might start leg slapping more.
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Jennifer: Oh!
T-Pain: This is already higher than I thought he was gonna go,
I'm not gonna lie to you. -Yeah.
Cody: He's shaking a lot. It's a lot of shaking.
You got this!
Holy cow!
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[ Audience gasps ]
-He's shaking! -My hands are soaking wet.
-Oh, yeah. -My hands are soaking wet.
Dude, he's shaking. Holy Hannah.
♪♪
Oh, my gosh!
Cody: I-I am terrified.
I'm really -- this is scary.
I am terrified.
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Cody: He must be 25 feet high.
♪♪
He is super high up, guys.
If he falls, it's -- it's doneski.
Cody: There's no safety net.
Unh-unh. Unh-unh. Unh-unh. Unh-unh.
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-Whoa! -Oh, my God.
[ Cheers and applause ]
-Holy shit. -That's impressive.
-Yes! -I'm still afraid.
[ Cheers and applause ]
I think he's going higher.
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-Ah! -Yep. You got me, too.
Watch, watch, watch.
[ Audience gasps ]
T-Pain: Whoa.
Cody: I can't watch this. I can't watch this.
I can't watch this.
I think he's gonna fall.
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Oh! Oh!
Wow!
[ Cheers and applause ]
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Okay, okay, it's like a ladder now.
-He comes down. -It's like a ladder now.
I sometimes get freaked out going on a bunk bed.
[ Laughter ]
[ Cheers and applause ]
I am -- I am standing up for him.
Whoa!
That's awesome! Whoo!
This season is so much better than last season.
-So good! -God, it is.
Holy cow.
I mean, Jenga gets unsturdy. You know what I mean?
I found it really impressive.
-Thank you. -T-Pain.
Man, I haven't seen it done that way since I was a child.
I didn't trust any structural integrity of anything
on that stage at all. [ Laughs ]
So that was crazy.
-Thank you, T. -Yes, sir.
You know what you're doing.
You know when to make it feel anxious.
And yet you are in control the whole time.
I am blown away. I love it.
-Wow. Thank you.