OK, female who thought the Stooges were the last word in humor when I was about 8. I don't quite get the connection? This reminded me more of an Andy Kaufman type of thing.
What gets me is, the automatic bowing-down to anyone with pretensions to operatic style reveals a lack of knowledge of the form. Thus, they praise the good equally with the average or mediocre. I thought the duet was good, better than some I've heard on this show, and the "Flower Duet" isn't overdone on this show. Now, if they come out next time singing "Ave Maria" or some crossover stuff, I may change my mind.
Same here. There were two acts doing it last year, if memory serves. And one of them (Kenichi) won.