General Larry Platt, age 62, tried out for American Idol on Dec. 13 — despite being quite a bit over the age limit of 28. While guest judge Mary J. Blige could barely hold back tears from laughing so hard, Simon Cowell was nothing short of exasperated. The best comment probably came from Randy Jackson, who said: “I’m gonna go buy some belts after this.” Watch and laugh:
This is almost as amazing as William Hung!
