‘The Masked Singer’ Reveals Identity of the Cupcake: Here’s the Star Under the Mask

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large“The Masked Singer” live tour is back on, two years after it was temporarily shelved due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “The Masked Singer National Tour” will tour the country in 50 cities next year, starting with St.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeHundreds of entertainment industry artisans gathered on Sunday evening in the crowded parking lot of IATSE Local 80 Burbank headquarters to pay tribute to Halyna Hutchins, the cinematographer killed by a prop gun on the New Mexico set of the film “Rust.”For those in attendance, the spirit of “solidarity” was mentioned many times, along with a sense of frustration that the industry is still not paying attention to the impact of long hours, demanding

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeFilm and TV propmasters — and in particular, the armorers who handle on-set guns and other weapons — remain stunned and baffled by what happened on the Santa Fe set of “Rust,” leading to the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeFresh off her recent Emmy win for the comedy series “Hacks,” Jean Smart is ramping up development at her production company, SmartAngel Entertainment.

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 returned for the sixth week of season 6 competition on Wednesday, and after five fun performances from Group A, fans had to bid farewell to another costumed contestant.This week, The Bull, The Pepper, The Skunk, The Hamster and the intentionally frightening new wild card contestant The Jester, all took to the stage to give it their best shot.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeSPOILER ALERT: Do not read ahead if you have not watched “The Masked Singer” Season 6, Episode 6, “Time Warp,” which aired October 20 on Fox.It’s been thirty years since he was making copies on “Saturday Night Live.” Now, Rob Schneider has been revealed as the Hamster — Hamming it up, the Ham-star, the Hamsterminator, Masked Over My Hammy, Hams-I-Am, M.C.

Katie Song Larry the Cable Guy as a baby and Toni Braxton as a pufferfish? Yup, it’s “Masked Singer” season again.In its sixth season, Fox’s hit competition show “The Masked Singer” has already made some jaw-dropping reveals.

panel of celebrity «detectives» -- including Robin Thicke, Nicole Scherzinger, Ken Jeong and Jenny McCarthy, as well as guest panelist Leslie Jordan — alongside longtime host Nick Cannon, are all doing their best to figure out what celebs are under the elaborate costumes before they have to unmask.This week, The Bull, The Pepper, The Skunk, The Hamster and the nightmarish new wild card contestant The Jester will give it their all to wow the crowd and baffle the judges in the ongoing battle for

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeThe most unlikely star in late night may now be Nick Bernstein, CBS’ senior vice president of late night programming, West Coast.

 returned for the sixth week of season 6 competition on Wednesday, and after five fun performances from Group B, fans had to bid farewell to another costumed contestant.On Wednesday, The Queen of Hearts, The Mallard, The Cupcake, Banana Split and the new wild card contestant The Caterpillar, all took to the stage to give it their best shot.

panel of celebrity «detectives» -- including Robin Thicke, Nicole Scherzinger, Ken Jeong and Jenny McCarthy — as well as longtime host Nick Cannon, are all doing their best to figure out what celebs are under the elaborate costumes before they have to unmask.This week, The Queen of Hearts, The Mallard, The Cupcake, Banana Split and the new wild card contestant The Caterpillar will give it their all to wow the crowd and baffle the judges in the ongoing battle for the Golden Mask trophy.The fun

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeAnn Dowd is best known for her iconic, Emmy-winning role as Aunt Lydia on “The Handmaid’s Tale,” but she doesn’t always get recognized right away. Dowd recalls one particular encounter at an airport.

 returned for the fourth week of season 6 competition on Wednesday, and after five fun performances from Group A, fans had to bid farewell to another costumed contestant.On Wednesday, The Hamster, The Bull, The Baby, The Skunk and The Pepper -- an all-new wild card contestant -- all took to the stage to give it their best shot.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeSPOILER ALERT: Do not read ahead if you have not watched “The Masked Singer” Season 6, Episode 4, “Group B Premiere,” which aired October 6 on Fox.“The Masked Singer” has sent the Baby into timeout. Performing under the toddler mask was comedian Larry the Cable Guy, who was sent packing at the end of the fourth episode of Season 6, “House Party.”Once again, none of the show’s panelists got it right.

panel of celebrity «detectives» -- including Robin Thicke, Nicole Scherzinger, Ken Jeong and Jenny McCarthy — as well as longtime host Nick Cannon, who are all doing their best to figure out what celebs are under the elaborate costumes before they have to unmask.After last week introduced us to the impressive talent and singers from Group B, we're going back to the four remaining hopefuls of Group A — The Bull, The Skunk, The Hamster and The Baby — and we'll be meeting a brand new wildcard