Ahren Belisle became an instant frontrunner on AGT after his incredible audition. The comedian’s season 18 audition video has over 2 million views on YouTube. Ahren totally impressed the judges with his stand-up routine and inspiring story.

Ahren is a nonverbal disabled stand-up comedian. During his audition, Ahren revealed that he has cerebral palsy. Using a text-to-speech app, Ahren typed all of his responses into his phone, which then verbalized his words. He uses this process as part of his stand-up routines.