‘American Idol’ Season 22, week 2: Ziggy stardom and the auditioners from Mars

This week featured a Netherlands eccentric with Easter-egg hair, Loretta Lynn's granddaughter, and a unicycling vaudevillian's sexy ode to peanut butter. I'm still nuts for this show.

Dutch Idol veteran Ziggy Krassenberg seemed like another joke contestant, but much to Luke Bryan’s surprise, his audition was a teary, serious moment.

The American Idol Season 22 auditions continued apace Sunday (seemingly brought to you by the Santa Barbara Tourism Board, as California Gurl Katy Perry took her fellow judges Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan on a guided visit of her sunny hometown). And while there quite a few stunning ticket recipients, I was actually intrigued by a couple of the in-on-the-joke novelty acts. These rejects were likely just angling for 15 minutes of viral fame, with no hopes or intentions of making it to Hollywood… but I figure I’ll help them out and give them a few minutes more.