Feeling fine! Rudy Giuliani‘s appearance on The Masked Singer sparked plenty of controversy, but a Fox executive said that he doesn’t feel remorse about having the politician on the show.
28.04.2022 - 04:13 / variety.com
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeSPOILER ALERT: Do not read ahead if you have not watched Season 7, Episode 8, of “The Masked Singer,” “The Mask of Least Resistance – Round 3,” which aired April 27 on Fox.So I guess we’re just gonna pretend that last week didn’t happen and just move on. But Wednesday night’s unmasked celebrity was a bit controversial in her own way: Kirstie Alley, who has generated her own kind of notorious headlines in recent years, was unmasked on this week’s episode as Baby Mammoth — a part of “Team Cuddly.”For Baby Mammoth, one of the “Masked Singer” panelists got it right: Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg figured out it was Alley.
Robin Thicke thought it was Kirsten Dunst, Nicole Scherzinger named Rachael Ray and Ken Jeong guessed Reese Witherspoon. Alley as Baby Mammoth performed “The Shoop Shoop Song (It’s in His Kiss),” by Cher, on Wednesday’s show; later, she also sang “Me Too,” by Meghan Trainor.
Last week, Alley/Mammoth sang “Walkin’ After Midnight,” by Patsy Cline.A “mega clue” for Alley was a birdcage: “Well, I think that all animals should be wild things. So I set it free and helped it escape.” (Coincidentally, Alley once gifted her crew live birds, in birdcages, during a “Veronica’s Closet” wrap party.)During last week’s episode, the Baby Mammoth revealed that “they told me that I could do anything I wanted out here except poop on the stage.
So I’ll take it as a very big win because although you can poop in the circus, you’re not allowed on this show. I am feeling very good because although I have gotten lots of silver, I want to go for the gold!”Previous panel guesses also included Sandra Bullock, Diane Keaton, Dianne Wiest, Nancy Kerrigan, Tonya Harding, Kathleen Turner and Suzanne
.Feeling fine! Rudy Giuliani‘s appearance on The Masked Singer sparked plenty of controversy, but a Fox executive said that he doesn’t feel remorse about having the politician on the show.
sparked walkouts from both Ken Jeong and Robin Thicke. However, in the actual airing of the episode, both judges remained in the studio at the unmasking.When Giuliani began giving his encore performance (as is standard after contestants are revealed), however, Jeong decided he’d had enough.
Fox bosses have defended the casting of Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump’s former lawyer who helped spread baseless lies that the 2020 Presidential election was stolen, on The Masked Singer.
Fox has even more costumes and tunes in store with The Masked Singer set to return for its eighth season.
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s wild and unpredictable season is nearing its grand finale, as Wednesday determined which contestant would be taking the last spot in the final three.The Queen Cobras, Space Bunny and the Frog Prince all took the stage for the last showdown of Round 3, and each sang their hearts out for the chance at making it all the way to the end of the line.However, only one could claim the spot — meaning fans were in for a double elimination! Which also meant finally learning who some of the costumed crooners really are!After all three of the elaborately crafted characters sang their heart out, it came time for the three to go back-to-back singing alternating verses of Katy Perry's hit «Roar» — and all three slayed their performances, making the audience vote particularly difficult.However, two (costume) heads had to roll, so the first singer to get the proverbial axe was the Space Bunny!Before unmasking, the panel of celebrity detectives -- including Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy, Ken Jeong and Nicole Scherzinger — made their final guesses. While Jeong's guess of Owen Wilson was way off, McCarthy was closer when she suggested Sean Kingston.
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeSPOILER ALERT: Do not read ahead if you have not watched Season 7, Episode 9, of “The Masked Singer,” “One Mask Hurrah – Round 3 Finals,” which aired May 4 on Fox.Alas, En Vogue couldn’t hold on, and it wasn’t Shaggy. Both 1990s artists were eliminated on Wednesday night during the Round 3 finales of this season’s “The Masked Singer.”The En Vogue trio of Terry Ellis, Cindy Herron and Rhona Bennett were unmasked as the Queen Cobra, while Shaggy was revealed to be the Space Bunny.For Queen Cobra, Nicole Scherzinger figured out it was En Vogue, and Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg agreed. Robin Thicke thought it was another 90s R&B group, SWV; and Ken Jeong went big with the more contemporary combo of Ariana Grande/Jessie J/Nicki Minaj.
Ken Jeong is really not holding back when it comes to his latest round of guesses on Wednesday's new episode of !In this exclusive sneak peek from the forthcoming episode, we see Ken piecing together all the clues after another performance from Queen Cobra — or should we say Queen Cobras, as they revealed in a surprise move last week, there are actually three costumed performers.Referring to some hints in the clue package that aired before their new performance, Ken surmises that the Queen Cobras might actually be three huge music megastars.«She said 'Bang!' [and] 'Wizard.' You know who's starring in the movie adaptation of? Ariana Grande,» Ken says, spelling out his deductive reasoning. «And three people sang 'Bang, Bang.' The Second person, Jessie J, also has a song called 'Price Tag!'» While it's clear his fellow panelists — Robin Thicke, Nicole Scherzinger and Jenny McCarthy — and host Nick Cannon, aren't really sold, Ken soldiers on to deliver the final piece of the puzzle.«But we need the third person? OK! Last week there was a heart [clue], and the person who wrote and sang 'Buy a Heart' was Nicki Minaj!» concludes Ken, explaining that she, too, sang on the hit 2014 single.«Bang, bang! I win!» Ken declares, as he fired off imaginary finger guns and blew smoke from his finger barrels, all while Nicole rolls her eyes.While it's unlikely, this isn't the most outlandish guess Ken has made in recent weeks.
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeMove over, Eurovision. The “Masked Singer” sensation is now launching an international competition where celebrities from various local editions of the show around the globe will face off in a worldwide battle.
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an unexpected unmasking last week that sent shockwaves through the fandom, the hit Fox show returned on Wednesday and was back to business as usual with another set of performances from the third and final group of costumed contestants.Space Bunny, Frog Prince, Baby Mammoth and Queen Cobra — who turned out to be multiple contestants as multiple Queen Cobras, to everyone's surprise — all took the stage for another shot at keeping their masks on and getting to the finals.After all the performances were delivered, it came time for the audience to vote on which of the masked contestants should have to face off — and it all came down to Baby Mammoth (who sang «Me Too» by Meghan Trainer) and Space Bunny, who crooned Culture Club's «Do You Really Want to Hurt Me.»Finally, it came time for the final vote of the night and that spelled the end of the road for Baby Mammoth.Before unmasking, the panel of celebrity detectives — including Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy, Ken Jeong and Nicole Scherzinger — made their final guesses. The wild guesses included Reese Witherspoon, Kirsten Dunst and Rachel Ray.
While we still don’t know who is behind the Baby Mammoth costume on Fox’s “The Masked Singer,” we now know they can drop some bars.In a clip from Wednesday’s new episode, exclusive to TheWrap, the contestant speaks with the judges after finishing a performance. While slightly out of breath, Baby Mammoth says, “I just wrote a song because I was so inspired by this show. And I’d like to sing it real fast.”Naturally, everyone wants to hear the tune.
Nicole Scherzinger seems fairly sure she knows exactly who is under the Baby Mammoth costume — and seems sure that the secret celeb is also related to fellow panelist Jenny McCarthy.In this exclusive sneak peek at Wednesday's new episode, Nicole is passionate about her guess, following a performance and some clues about Baby Mammoth.«I'm getting Melissa McCarthy vibes? Your cousin?» Nicole says, as Jenny nods and smiles.«Missy, are you in there?» Jenny jokingly calls out to Baby Mammoth, who stands quietly on stage next to host Nick Cannon.«Last week, in the clues, it said 'Cheer.' Little known fact, Melissa McCarthy was a cheerleader in high school,» Nicole continues. «Also, there was a match, and Melissa McCarthy was in with Sandra Bullock.»«It could be her,» Jenny says. «I could totally see her doing it, and her kids love the show.»«That's a good guess!» Robin Thicke adds with a smile.It's certainly a far cry from fellow panelist Ken Jeong's suggestion about the Baby Mammoth's secret identity from last week, when he guessed that it is actually figure skater Nancy Kerrigan.Either way, fans will be able to see Baby Mammoth face off against the Frog Prince, Space Bunny and Queen Cobra as 's season 7 competition continues to heat up on Wednesday at 8 p.m.
The Masked Singer has found itself in the middle of political controversy during its current seventh season after Deadline revealed that Rudy Giuliani was one of the contestants. Donald Trump’s lawyer was unmasked this week on the Fox reality competition series.
Rudy Giuliani’s long-awaited reveal on The Masked Singer finally aired on Fox. However, the controversial unmasking didn’t seem to pay off, with the singing series hitting season lows on Wednesday.
segment taped months ago, Giuliani popped out of a jack in the box while singing a rendition of “Bad to the Bone” — leaving Jeong to say “I’m done” before heading backstage.Some crowd members gasped in disbelief as the panelists struggled to identify the contestant as the man who spearheaded an effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election.“Is that Robert Duval?” judge Nicole Scherzinger asked.“No …. that’s not Robert Duval,” Ken Jeong replied, clearly unamused.“I broke a thousand hearts before I met you.
SPOILER ALERT – Do not continue reading if you don’t want to know who was unmasked on The Masked Singer tonight!