Who is Preacher Lawson? BGT: The Champions finalist and US comedian

PREACHER Lawson is the comedian from the States who made the judges and viewers alike laugh him into THIS SATURDAY’S Britain’s Got Talent: The Champions final.

Here’s everything you need to know about the funnyman…

Who is Preacher Lawson?

Preacher Lawson is a comedian from the United States.

He was born in Portland, Oregon on March 14, 1991 before moving around the country to 20 different places before he had even reached adolescence.

Preacher started doing stand-up in Orlando, Florida where he won the Funniest comedian In Florida in 2015.

The following year he won the 2016 Seattle International Comedy Competition.

The 5″9 funnyman currently lives in L.A and is vegan.

When was Preacher Lawson on America’s Got Talent?

Preacher appeared on season 12 of America’s Got Talent in 2017.

The comedian wowed judges and viewers alike and made it through to the final, where he was one of ten acts still standing.

However unfortunately he missed out on the ultimate prize to ventriloquist Darci Lynne.

What has Preacher Lawson done since America’s Got Talent?

After his stint on America’s Got Talent, Preacher appeared in the America’s Got Talent Live! show in Vegas that same year.

He then participated in America’s Got Talent: The Champions in 2019 where he made the finale.

However he missed out on the top spot again, placing fifth in the overall result.

Alongside his stand-up comedy he has a YouTube channel with over 320,000 subscribers.

And his videos have accrued over 9 million views.

When is the Britain’s Got Talent: The Champions final?

The Britain’s Got Talent: The Champions final will air THIS SATURDAY (5 October, 2019) on ITV from 8.30 pm to 10.30 pm.

Previous episodes are available to watch on the ITV hub and catch up channels but sometimes only for a limited number of days.

Contestants competing in the series have been judged by Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, David Walliams, and Alesha Dixon.

Earlier in the year the Britain’s Got Talent: The Champions final was filmed at Wembley Stadium, as each episode is pre-recorded.

But the winner of the competition was embarrassingly revealed ahead of the launch, as they announced their victory via social media.

At the time, a TV source exclusively told The Sun Online: “Bosses are absolutely furious at the winner.

“There’s no way they should have done that and producers rang them immediately and told them off.”