Sun, joined judges Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy, Ken Jeong, and Nicole Scherzinger for the episode, which wrapped up the Fox reality competition's second pandemic-produced season that was filled with multiple new twists. 'It's not easy being green, but sometimes it's even harder being a snail.Season 4 winner LeAnn Rimes, a.k.a. 'You know it's as they say,' Kermit said after his reveal.

The panelists all looked appropriately shocked after the unveiling, with Jeong declaring it was 'the most famous guest on The Masked Singer ever.' Nobody on the panelists' table expected it to be Kermit, because, why would they? The rest of the judges stuck with their first impression guess: Thicke had Seth MacFarlane, Jeong said Jay Leno, and Scherzinger predicted Billy Crystal. McCarthy's first guess, Adam Carolla, would've been better. I don't think anyone in America, regardless of political party, would like to see this guess become a reality.

That off-the-cuff comment was certainly better than her final guess of Ted Cruz, which inflicted on viewers the cursed graphic of the senator's head on Snail's body. Ironically, none of the panelists' official guesses were right but McCarthy hit the nail on the head when she said in passing that Snail sounded like the beloved Muppet. The contestant began singing Michael Jackson's 'Man in the Mirror' before another doll joined the performance, making it clear that Russian Dolls are at least two people. Kicking off the performances was Russian Doll, whose enormous costume eclipsed Nash and had a mouth mechanism that opened and closed. And tonight we met the singers from Group A: Russian Doll, Snail, Seashell, Raccoon, and Porcupine. This season, there are only 10 non-wildcard contestants. Unsurprisingly, by the end of the night, the jar was already $50 richer. Still, Cannon managed to make his mark with voiceovers and a Jar of Shame gift to McCarthy, with instructions for the judges to put $50 away every time they guess old standbys Jamie Foxx, Bjork, Johnny Knoxville, or Lindsay Lohan. Jeong's fellow OGs Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy, and Nicole Scherzinger also returned. The actress, who's been a guest panelist on the show before, is stepping in for the first half of the season while Nick Cannon rests and isolates after his COVID-19 diagnosis.Ĭannon has been with the show from the beginning, but Nash was a delight tonight and won points in my book for telling panelist Ken Jeong to sit his butt down right away (I regret to inform readers that he called her 'mommy' as if they aren't the same age). However, one adjustment producers couldn't plan for was the addition of Niecy Nash as guest host. We can look forward to wildcard contestants, a Cluedle-Doo character who doles out hints and mischief, and more. It seems producers are aware that the show has sped through so much in a short amount of time, as they've injected a bunch of changes to the latest edition.īefore the season premiere debuted tonight, producer Craig Plestis filled EW in on all the add-ons. The costumed circus is back! It's quite a feat that The Masked Singerpremiered in January 2019 and it's already on its fifth season.

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