( music playing )
( dings )
Oh! Ha, ha, ha! Ooh!
- ( gasps ) - ( grunting )
Ahh...
( music continues )
( cheers and applause )
♪ nobody can tell you
♪ there's only one song worth singing ♪
♪ 'cause you gotta make your own kind of music ♪
♪ sing your own special song
♪ make your own kind of music ♪
♪ even if nobody else sings along ♪
♪ oh, you gotta
Nick: Give it up for your panel!
- Whoo! - Whoo!
♪ sing your own kind of song
Ken jeong, jenny mccarthy-wahlberg,
Nicole scherzinger, and robin thicke!
♪ even if nobody else sings along ♪
- Whoo! - ♪ hey! ♪
Nick: "the masked singer" season ten premiere starts now.
It's a night nine seasons in the making,
And you have a very special invitation.
Welcome to the star-studded season ten premiere of "the masked singer!"
- Yeah! We are here! - I love it.
The drip is amazing. You look good.
Thank you, daddy. Thank you, daddy.
- Been calling me daddy for ten seasons. - Both: Yeah.
That's the only child I don't claim right there.
Tonight we kick off the competition
With our first five mystery celebrities.
They'll take the stage and perform, we'll vote,
And the bottom singer will be sent back home to their malibu beachfront.
Not the malibu house! It's still under renovation.
All right, well, let's get our monumental season ten started.
- Yeah! - Y'all ready?
- Yes! - Yes, I'm here for it!
- Season ten! - I hear our first singer of the night
- Is ready to graze the stage. - Whoo!
Let's see who it is.
( crowd chanting ) season ten! Season ten! Season ten!
- Nick: Gazelle. - Whoa!
♪ and I want you to know, baby ♪
♪ I, I love you like a love song, baby ♪
- Oh, beautiful! - Love those lashes.
♪ and I keep hitting re-peat- peat-peat-peat-peat-peat ♪
♪ I, I love you like a love song, baby ♪
- Very petite. - Dainty, dainty.
- Right? - ♪ like a love song
- What a beautiful costume. - All right, who is gazelle?
Let's check out some clues.
Like a gazelle, I've always leapt headfirst
Into opportunities to be onstage.
After seeing a broadway show at six years old,
I knew that I wanted to perform for a living.
When I was just a teenager, I took a huge chance
And performed in a national talent competition.
But I crashed and burned.
- ( buzzer ) - ( booing )
Ooh. Is that a hawaiian shirt?
It was super bad...
...And made me almost swear off singing for good.
But music way always my first love.
Bulldogs. Georgia bulldogs?
Now I'm ready to prove to myself
That I can get up there again and give it my all.
There's so much beauty in conquering your fears,
And it really helps if you can face them
Behind a gorgeous gazelle mask.
♪ like anyone would be
♪ I am flattered
♪ by your fascination with me
♪ like any hot blooded woman
♪ I have simply wanted
♪ an object to crave
Ooh, it's got some feeling.
♪ but you
♪ you're not allowed
♪ you're uninvited
♪ an unfortunate slight
Yes! Yes, girl! Yes, yes!
♪ like any uncharted territory
♪ I must seem
♪ greatly intriguing
♪ you speak of my love like
♪ you have experienced
♪ love like mine before
♪ but this is not allowed
♪ you're uninvited
♪ an unfortunate
♪ slight
Yes!
( vocalizing continues )
♪ I don't think you unworthy
♪ I need a moment
♪ to deliberate
Beautiful.
Nick: Wow, that was amazing.
- What a way to open season ten premiere, right? - Yes, yes.
- Nicole: Amazing! - Gazelle: Thank you!
- You completely commanded that stage. - Yeah, yeah.
And you could tell that you love music,
You're so passionate about it, because you engulf yourself in the song...
- Yeah, she does. - ...In the performance with every breath.
- Thank you! - All right, men in black, bring the clue out.
- ( music playing ) - ( cheers and applause )
- Oh! - It's actor, comedian,
Superstar producer, and host of fox's "snake oil."
Hey, hey!
Hey, nick. How are you, bro? Good to see you.
- The one and only david spade! - Hey. Hey!
- Whoo! - Tell us a little bit about your show.
All right. It's called "snake oil."
Two people pitch a product, and one of the products is fake.
- So they have to invest and guess the real one. - Ooh.
And the contestants have a celebrity guest with them.
And they guess. A lot of money.
Not nick cannon money, but a lot of money on the show.
Sounds awesome. So what kind of clue do you have?
I can't read, nick. You tell me what it says.
- Nick: Movie soundtrack. - David: Movie soundtrack.
- Wow. - Don't yell it out if you know it.
- David spade, ladies and gentlemen. - Thank you very much.
- David! - Good to see you, bro.
- The host of "snake oil." we love it. - Thank you. Good to see you.
Good to see you, buddy. Good luck, gazelle.
Hey, guys. Good to see you.
We love it. All right, gazelle, movie soundtrack.
What can you tell us about that clue?
Well, not only do I act in movies,
I also sing in them.
- What? - Yes. Okay, okay.
I'm getting like a "riverdale" actress, camila mendes vibe.
- Right? She's on the show. - Whoa.
She sings on it. And guess what?
The riverdale high school mascot-- bulldog.
And we saw the bulldogs in the clue package.
- Ooh, that's good. - Okay.
- Ken: Oh! - Jenny: What are you thinking, robin?
I'm thinking about another actress who's also a singer.
There was a hawaiian shirt that made me think maybe
Of the movie "fantasy island,"
And I think this might be lucy hale.
- Jenny: Oh. - Ken: Good guess.
- Jenny: That's a good choice. - Lucy hale.
- That's really good. - I don't hate it. I don't mind it.
- Nicole, what do you think? - I mean, I don't know.
This is my biggest clue are my ears,
And I'm thinking it could possibly be
A dear friend of mine, vanessa hudgens.
- Robin: That's a good guess. - Jenny: Oh.
Nicole: She's done theater, movies.
- She has a beautiful voice. - Yes. I'm picking that up.
Well, whoever you are, we'll see you at the finals, gazelle!
It was an amazing performance. Y'all keep it going.
Thank you! I love you guys.
Gazelle, you can prance on back, and we'll see you later.
- Guys. - Jenny: Wow!
- Nicole: You guys. - Season ten.
- I know, I know. - Seriously, seriously.
- I'm so grateful. It gets better and better. - I love you guys so much.
- Every day is an award show now on "masked singer." - it really is.
Robin: Yeah.
♪ who is that?
Welcome back to the only party to be at.
It's the season ten premiere of "the masked singer."
Up next, I hear they've amassed many deep sea treasures,
But will they add the golden mask trophy to their bounty?
Let's see who it is.
- Diver. - Robin: Diver.
Oh, here he comes.
♪ what you know about rolling down in the deep? ♪
♪ when your brain goes numb, you can call that mental freeze ♪
- Oh, my gosh! He's so cool! - Tall!
♪ I feel like an astronaut in the ocean ♪
♪ what you know about rolling down in the deep? ♪
- Oh, he can dance. - Oh, this is, like, a star.
♪ I feel like an astronaut in the ocean ♪
What an entrance. Wow.
All right, well, let's go diving for some clues.
Diving into a completely different persona feels like a nice escape.
I've been everyone's favorite person to hate.
And to be honest, I get it.
- Whoa! - Bad dude.
I'm the first to admit I've made mistakes.
But honestly, I did it for love.
It hurts when I get judged by people who've never even met me,
And I become a scapegoat for every bad dude they've ever known.
But I'm hoping all that will melt away when I hit the stage.
Getting to share my voice without the preconceived notion
Of who I am is really what I need right now.
Where was that pointing? The midwest?
So tonight I'm really getting my head in the game,
Because I'm not ready to go back to the real world just yet.
♪ any way you want it, that's the way you need it ♪
♪ any way you want it
♪ she loves to laugh, she loves to sing ♪
♪ she loves everything
♪ she loves to move, she loves to groove ♪
♪ she loves the loving things
- Oh, my god. - Wow.
♪ all night, all night
♪ oh, every night
♪ so hold tight, hold tight
♪ oh, baby, hold tight, oh, she said ♪
♪ any way you want it, that's the way you need it ♪
- ♪ any way you want it - yes!
♪ she said any way you want it, that's the way you need it ♪
♪ any way you want it
♪ I was alone, I never knew
♪ what good love could do
♪ ooh, then we touched, then we sang ♪
♪ about the loving things
♪ all night, all night
♪ oh, every night
♪ so hold tight, hold tight
♪ oh, baby, hold tight
♪ oh, she said
♪ any way you want it, that's the way you need it ♪
♪ any way you want it
♪ any way you want it, that's the way you need it ♪
♪ any way you want it
- Both: Yeah! - Getting after it!
♪ she said hold
♪ hold on
♪ she said hold on
♪ hold on
♪ on, on
- Oh, my gosh. - Whoo!
- That was awesome. - Whoo!
- Come on, diver! - Yeah!
- Nick: Any way we want it. - Wow.
- The diver! - ( crowd chanting ) diver! Diver! Diver!
- They loving him. - ( chanting continues )
Can I just tell you something, diver?
You might've went from a lot of haters,
But you've got a lot of lovers now.
- Really amazing job. - Thank you, guys.
But you guys know what we need, right? A clue!
- Who is this bad boy? - Men in black, bring it out.
( music playing )
What is it, ken?
Oh. "11 million eyes on diver."
- Jenny: Oh. - Diver: Nick,
The more people talk about my business,
- The more I want them out of it. - Huh.
- Picking up on any clues? - That's tough.
Okay, so I'm thinking people who've made headlines, right?
Yeah.
I mean, could this be adam levine?
- Wow. - We see you, adam.
- You know adam been in the doghouse a little. - Jenny: Yeah.
- And some people don't like him. - But he is hands down
An amazing performer and entertainer and singer.
Ken, you look like you got something.
This can only be the biggest star of 2023,
Tom sandoval.
Dig it? Hear me out.
Stop booing.
Scandoval, if I may call you that--
Scandoval is an amazing singer.
Okay, but what does the knight stand for?
He runs a restaurant at night.
- Oh, my gosh. - There you go.
You know where there could be a knight connection?
This man likes to be referred to as a lord sometimes.
He likes money, he's got businesses.
- Could this be scott disick? - Oh.
- Nicole: Wow. - Okay.
Can scott disick sing like that?
- He's a neighbor, lives down the street. - Oh, man.
Voice of an angel, salt of the earth.
How about-- shout out to my boy scott disick.
All right, some great guesses and a great performance.
- Y'all make some noise... - Great job. Great job, man.
...For the diver.
Head on backstage, and we'll "sea ya" soon.
Great job.
♪ who is that?
Whoo!
- Welcome back. - Ken: Yeah!
- Time for our next contender. Let's see who it is. - Yes!
- S'more. - S'more!
Yummy!
- There's a fire! There's a fire! - Whoo!
- Ken: Whoa! - Nicole: Yes!
- Oh, my gosh! - ♪ I'll stop the world and melt with you ♪
- He's so cute. - I love this.
Robin: He's got some energy. He's young.
- Right? - He's got youthful energy.
- Jenny: Confident. - Ooh, he's tall.
♪ it's getting better all the time ♪
♪ I'll stop the world and melt with you ♪
- How amazing is his costume? - Nicole: That's brilliant.
- So good. - Nick: Who is s'more? Let's check out some clues.
Gather 'round, campers,
For the tale of the swashbuckling s'more.
Just like this many layered dessert forged in fire,
My life has been all about blazing my own trail.
I started out on a rocket to fame,
A journey from obscurity to major heartthrob status in a matter of weeks.
Millions cheered me on step by step as I became a household name.
- Whoa! - I traveled the lands near and far making headlines
With fellows adventures and idols. It was bliss.
Hey, that's a chicago deep dish.
Maybe it's a fellow chicagoan.
And when I finished with my travels, I hung up my cape.
Christmas tree. Maybe they released a christmas album.
I thought it was the end of the road,
But I was still hungry for a new journey.
So that's why I'm here to conquer the masked singer stage.
This s'more's gonna make you melt.
♪ "we should take this back to my place" ♪
♪ that's what she said right to my face ♪
- This sounds like someone you should know. - Nice, nice.
♪ 'cause I want you bad, yeah, I want you, baby ♪
♪ I've been thinking 'bout it all day ♪
- Nice voice! - Wow!
♪ and I hope you feel the same way, yeah ♪
♪ 'cause I want you bad
♪ yeah, I want you, baby
♪ slow, slow hands
♪ like sweat dripping down our dirty laundry ♪
- Whoo! - ♪ no, no chance
♪ that I'm leaving here without you on me ♪
♪ I, I know, yeah, I already know ♪
♪ that there ain't no stopping
♪ your plans and those slow hands ♪
♪ fingertips putting on a show
♪ got me now and I can't say no ♪
- I'm getting boy band vibes. - Yeah, yeah.
♪ wanna be with you all alone, take me home, take me home ♪
♪ fingertips putting on a show
♪ can't you tell that I want you, baby? ♪
♪ yeah, slow hands
♪ like sweat dripping down our dirty laundry ♪
♪ no, no chance
♪ that I'm leaving here without you on me ♪
♪ I, I know, yeah, I already know ♪
♪ that there ain't no stopping
♪ slow hands
♪ like sweat dripping down our dirty laundry ♪
- ♪ no chance - whoo!
♪ that I'm leaving here without you on me ♪
♪ I, I know
- ♪ yeah, I already know that there ain't no stopping ♪ - he's coming closer!
- Oh, s'more! - ♪ your plans and those slow hands ♪
- Nicole! - Ken: Yes! Yes!
- Robin: Oh, nicole. - Ken: Yes! Yes!
Wow. Wow.
- Got a crush already, ken. - Look at this.
- And you're engaged. - Oh, my goodness!
- Nick: Aww, look at that. - Jenny: Oh, my god!
- Nick: Somebody's getting all mushy up there. - Ken: Hot in here.
- Are you okay? - Yes, I'm okay.
I see you working your sweetness.
( crowd chanting ) s'more, s'more, s'more!
I just-- that's the sexiest s'more I've ever seen, nick.
- Robin: Yeah, yeah. - Right?
You have a beautiful voice. You swept me off my feet.
Wow. Well, let's get a clue.
Men in black, bring it out.
( music playing )
Oh.
All right. "starring s'more."
- "starring s'more." - as you can tell,
I'm very talented on and offstage.
So they're not only a singer, but maybe an actor?
Who wants to give us our first guess?
I'm thinking!
I don't think those are real, jenny.
It goes with every other part of my body.
Nick: Nicole, please make some sense out of this.
So the first thing that popped out to me was "step by step."
- Yeah. - Anyone?
- Yep. - And we've had everyone from nsync
- To backstreet boys to 98 degrees. - Yep.
I think "masked singer" season ten is due
For a new kid on the block.
- Yes! - Oh!
- I'm thinking it could be joey mcintyre. - Robin: Joey mac.
- Jenny, what do you think? - You know who I instantly got hit with?
The instant rise to fame.
Somebody that I felt like that was on "american idol"
Or one of those kind of shows.
- Oh. - I think this could be justin guarini.
- Yes! - He's got a killer voice, and he's got those moves.
- Nicole: He does. Yeah, one more time. - Oh.
- Oh! - Yes, okay!
- That seals the deal for me. - All right, robin.
I'm seeing this face and the mustache.
I'm thinking this may be kevin richardson of the backstreet boys.
- Oh! - Ken: That's a good guess.
- I can't unsee the richardson mustache. - Nicole: Kevin richardson.
And he's got his goatee. Kevin had the goatee.
Is there a world, robin, that the mask,
I don't know, could be different from the actual face?
Man, this is season ten. That would blow my mind.
- Yeah. - Well, y'all keep it going...
Kevin! We love you, kevin.
...For the s'more.
You can set up camp backstage.
Men in black, help our s'more out.
I think she just ate three styrofoam marshmallows.
- These are really good. - ( ken laughs )
♪ who is that?
- ♪ who is that? - Yeah!
( ken laughing )
- Robin: Yeah! - Voilà.
You guys like my capes?
I didn't know nick ran coat check.
I'm told our next secret celebrity
Is hoping to clean up the competition.
Let's find out who it is.
- Rubber ducky. - Robin: Rubber ducky?
Oh! I cannot wait to see this!
- Where's he at? Where's he at? - Whoo!
- Bring it, rubber ducky! - Whoa.
♪ splish-splash, I was taking a bath ♪
♪ long about a Saturday night ♪
- ♪ hey! - That's so cute.
♪ just relaxing in the tub
♪ thinking everything was all right ♪
♪ well, I stepped out the tub, put my feet on the floor ♪
- Yeah! So good! So good! - Oh, my god.
♪ there was a party going on, there was a-splishing ♪
- ♪ and a-splashing - jenny: He's so funny.
- He's gotta be a comedian. - ♪ hey, yeah!
Nick: Wow.
- ( laughter ) - in the gold tub.
Let's lather up. It's time for some clues.
( quacking )
Hey, there. The name's rubber ducky.
Ready to splash on the stage. Here's how my story goes.
Movies and tv shows, I'm used to being the rage.
( evil laughter )
Oh, yeah.
Life started out pretty humble.
Came up from nothing to fame.
Nice to see you all.
Tried stand-up comedy, learned it wasn't for me.
But now I'm a household name.
He starred with leo? He's friends with leo?
I can say that I've made my way solitarily.
Great crowd tonight. Let's get it.
Oh, no, no, no.
Behind everything I do is my family.
You know it.
So now that you see, here we go.
A little more about me.
Bring it home, gentlemen. Come on.
I'll quack my way to the finale.
( quacking )
Hey, rub-a-dub-dub.
( quacking )
- ♪ poor old johnny ray - oh, wow!
♪ sounded sad upon the radio
♪ broke a million hearts...
♪ our mothers cried
♪ sang along, who's blame them? ♪
- What? Who is that? - ♪ come on, eileen
♪ too-ra loo-ra too-ra
♪ loo-rye-aye
♪ and we can sing just like our fathers ♪
♪ come on, eileen
♪ oh, and I swear what he means ♪
♪ at this moment you mean everything ♪
♪ you in that dress, my thoughts I confess ♪
♪ verge on dirty
♪ oh, come on, eileen
- Yes! - Go, ducky!
♪ you've grown
♪ so grown
♪ now I must say more than ever ♪
♪ things around here have changed, I said ♪
♪ too-ra loo-ra, too-ra loo-rye-aye ♪
Whoo!
♪ come on, eileen, oh, I swear what it means ♪
♪ at this moment you mean everything ♪
♪ you in that dress, my thoughts I confess ♪
♪ verge on dirty
♪ oh, come on, eileen
Come on, eileen!
- Oh, oh! - Rubber ducky!
So much fun.
That performance was bubble-icious.
- Wow. - ( laughter )
'cause you're in the bathtub. All right.
Talk to the rubber ducky.
I dare say this is the most fun performance of the night.
I love everything about this.
- Nicole: Yeah. - Thank you, thank you.
Ken: Amazing job.
Nick: It's time for a clue, right?
Men in black, bring it out.
( music playing )
Clue me in.
- What's that say? - Wait, what's that say?
- What is it? - Nick: Oh.
- All: "the duckys." - ooh, with the signatures.
My family is full of stars.
Check out the headshot.
I'm definitely getting a comedic vibe from this guy.
You know? And I'm thinking famous families.
- Yeah. - And this guy's known
For being in very famous horror movies like "scream."
What if this is david arquette,
- Famous brother of patricia arquette? - Oh!
- That's a great guess. - Jenny: That's not bad. That's not bad.
- I could see david doing something like this. - That's pretty good.
- Yeah. - But what about the wayans brothers?
- Nicole: Ooh. - Okay, now you're talking.
- Jenny: Famous family. - Ken: But they're like two of the most celebrated,
- Legendary stand-up comedians of all time. - Robin: Yeah.
This person said he did stand-up comedy, didn't like it.
So right now I'm thinking anthony anderson, and I'll tell you why.
Because anthony anderson is not known for stand-up,
But he's one of the best comedic actors around.
- I think that's a good guess. - There is something that is screaming anthony anderson.
I think all of our guesses are a wash.
- I'm not listening. Great job, anthony. - ( laughs )
- Jenny: Yes! - You guys keep it going for rubber ducky.
I'll be right back. I'm going to find david spade. I've got a pitch for him.
( clears throat )
- Hey. - Hi. Oh, my god.
You are a comedy icon.
You're a living legend and huge influence on me.
And I'm excited about your new show "snake oil" on fox.
- Yeah. - I wanna say I would be honored to be on your show.
I have a lot of great pitches like an extremely durable
Strong hair gel for extremely vain singers.
- I call it the robin thicke. - Is that a real idea?
- Yeah. Yeah, yeah. Yeah. - You know what?
I don't solely make all decisions,
But I can buzz it up the flagpole. And, uh--
- Sure. - Do they need me?
All right, I gotta get in my grasshopper costume.
- Okay. - Okay, so anyway,
I'll tell the guys, and we'll think about it.
Okay. Yep, okay. "buh-bye."
Did you-- did you get that?
♪ who is that?
We're back with the historic season ten premiere of "the masked singer."
Time for our last singer of the night.
Let's see who it is.
- Cow! - Cow?
♪ my milkshake brings all the boys to the yard ♪
♪ and they're like, it's better than yours ♪
- What the-- - jenny: Wow!
Oh, man, that style!
♪ my milkshake brings all the boys to the yard ♪
That is the sassiest cow I've ever seen.
♪ it's better than yours
Nick: Holy cow.
♪ I can teach you, but I'd have to charge ♪
Oh, my god. That costume is so good!
All right, cow.
Who is the cow? Let's check out some clues.
Cows like me don't often make it out of their pen.
When I was younger, I felt destined to stay home
And live out a simple life in black and white.
But I always knew I wanted to stand out.
- ( crowd cheering ) - I had big dreams of being a big star,
But I used to have a little trouble handling my emotions.
Until I discovered I could write
And leave whatever I was feeling on the page.
Fourth of July.
Maybe somebody from the movie
"independence day"?
After that, everything changed.
The gift eventually led me to number one.
Vegas? Maybe it's somebody with a residency there.
I won grammys, traveled the world.
I made hit after hit after hit.
I guess you could say I was kind of my own cash cow.
Anyway, I was always meant to live my life in color,
And I'm bringing that same energy to the stage.
Because you're about to see there's no one like me.
♪ gimme, gimme, gimme some time to think ♪
♪ I'm in the bathroom looking at me ♪
♪ face in the mirror is all I need ♪
She's got a really low voice. Or she's a man.
♪ wait until the reaper takes my life ♪
♪ never gonna get me out alive
♪ I will live a thousand million lives ♪
- Wait a second. - That voice.
- Nice tone.
♪ my patience is waning
♪ is this entertaining?
♪ my patience is waning
♪ is this entertaining?
- ♪ I-I-I got this feeling and you know ♪ - oh, my god!
- I think it's a guy. - It's a guy.
♪ 'cause there's magic in my bones ♪
♪ I-I-I got this feeling in my soul ♪
♪ go ahead and throw your stones ♪
♪ 'cause there's magic in my bones ♪
♪ look in the mirror of my mind ♪
♪ turning the pages of my life
♪ walking the path so many paced a million times ♪
♪ drown out the voices in the air ♪
♪ leaving the ones that never cared ♪
♪ picking the pieces up and building to the sky ♪
♪ my patience is waning
♪ is this entertaining?
♪ my patience is waning
♪ is this entertaining?
- ( vocalizing ) - oh! Oh, my gosh!
So good!
♪ 'cause there's a magic in my bones ♪
♪ I-I-I got this feeling in my soul ♪
♪ go ahead and throw your stones ♪
♪ 'cause there's magic in my bones ♪
♪ I, I
♪ don't mind
♪ there goes my mind
♪ I don't mind
♪ there goes my mind
♪ 'cause there's magic in my bones ♪
- Oh! - Yeah!
- That's how you season ten it. - Amazing.
- Holy cow. - Oh!
Keep it going for the cow, y'all.
- Oh, yeah. - Robin: Wow.
- Whoa. - Nicole, talk to the cow, please.
Amazing!
You are an absolute pro
Because you were effortless on that stage,
And you are moo-ving on up, honey, after that performance.
- Oh! - Oh.
Nick: Indeed, indeed. Well, let's get a clue.
- Men in black, bring it out. - ( music playing )
- Jenny: Oh, I love me some clues. - Robin: We love a good clue.
Exactly.
- Brought out the popcorn. - Robin: It looks like a--
- Oh, it's a movie-- - movie ticket.
And I believe this is the clue.
One of the better things known about me
All started with a moo-vie.
- ( murmuring ) - ah.
Get it? Moo-vie.
Nick: Jenny, what you picking up on?
So this singer has a biopic coming up.
- Okay. - Nicole: Oh.
Jenny: He also is part of a group
That just had a las vegas residency.
- Okay. - Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh.
- They won a lot of grammys. - Okay.
I'm thinking this could be shawn stockman from boyz ii men.
- Ken: Good guess. - Nicole: No.
- He can sing. Say what? - We got it.
- Shawn stockman's got a great-- - say what?
- Ken: That's great. I love shawn stockman. - I love shawn stockman.
- But I don't think that's shawn's voice. - Shawn has an incredible voice.
- Incredible voice. - He does have an incredible voice.
I was also thinking of a little artist called usher.
- "ur-sher." - ken: Oh!
Good guess. Nicole, what are you thinking?
Nicole: If I'm putting the clues together,
There's a friend of mine who's ridiculously talented,
And his name is leslie odom jr.
- Ken: Oh! - Robin: Yeah, that's what I was thinking.
- We saw the 4th of July clue. - Yeah.
That reminds me of "hamilton," right?
- Ken: Yes. - Did he win grammys?
He's won a grammy. Absolutely.
- I like it, I like it. - Good guess.
Amazing guess.
Well, whoever you are, this person is definitely a pro
And has been onstage their whole life.
- Yep. - Nick: True indeed.
Well, you can head on back and hit the hay.
We'll holler at you.
Men in black, help our "a-moo-sing" cow.
It's time for the first vote on the season.
Studio audience, our illustrious panel,
Please vote your favorite performer of the night.
The singer with the least amount of votes
Will be handing in their mask tonight.
- This is hard, guys. - Yeah.
The results and the first unmasking of the season when we return.
♪ who is that?
Welcome back.
The audience and panel have voted,
- And the results are in. - ( gasps )
Ooh, it doesn't get easier.
The first singer of season ten to get unmasked is...
- Robin: Ahh, it's exciting! - Ken: Oh, man.
- Robin: Oh! - Is it exciting!
And scary at the same time.
Robin: Oh!
Rubber ducky.
Oh!
Everyone else, you get to keep it on.
He's not happy.
Head on back and prepare for next week's special nfl night.
Rubber ducky, come on over here.
All right, rubber ducky,
We are so sorry your journey ends here tonight,
But we cannot wait to see who you are.
- Whoo! - Nicole: Yeah!
But first, panel, what do you think is hiding under this duck mask?
You know what? I'll go first.
'cause I think there is no more funny family than the wayans.
Let me tell you, marlon wayans.
The vhs horror tape for all the "scary movies"
He was in along with myself.
- I love that. - Right?
- Nicole: I love that, jenny. - Ken: Good guess.
Robin: Okay, now you're talking.
We're thinking famous families, the "scream" franchise,
I think this might be david arquette.
- I'm gonna go with that. - Nicole: Okay.
Wow. Well, still, that doesn't explain one of the clues.
Who starred with leonardo dicaprio?
I don't know.
This gentleman starred with leo dicaprio
In the oscar-winning picture "the departed."
He's from a famous family on "black-ish."
This is anthony anderson.
Nicole: Ken, that's actually a really good guess,
But I'm thinking of another famous family from tv.
From "family matters," I think this could be the one and only steve urkel,
- Jaleel white. - Ken: Wow!
Nicole: I'm going for it.
All right, panel, let's see if any of you are correct.
- Oh, my god. - Oh, my gosh!
Come on! Make me lucky, ducky!
- Audience, say it with me. - All: Take it off! Take it off!
Oh, my god, our first unmasking!
- ♪ who are you? - ( chanting continues )
♪ who, who, who, who
- Take it off! Take it off! - ♪ oh, I really wanna know
- Robin: Who is it? - Oh, my god.
♪ come on, tell me, who are you, you ♪
- Who is it? - Take it off! Take it off!
Award-winning and emmy-nominated actor...
- Oh, my god! - ...And the host of fox's new show "we are family,"
Comedian, superstar, anthony anderson!
Ken was right!
Nicole: Ken is right? Good job, ken!
- Nick: Ken got it right. - My man ken.
My man! My man!
- Come on, baby. - Oh, my god.
Ken, you finally got something right, baby.
It's a season ten miracle!
I love you so much. You know how much I love you.
- I love you too, brother. You know that. - Everything you do.
You're all about fun. You make me laugh so hard.
Everything about you just screams fun.
- And you're a classy, funny, amazing guy. - Yeah, yeah.
- Thank you, jenny. Thank you. - Incredible.
Yes, you are. We love you.
This has to probably be up there
On the most bizarre things you've ever done.
I would have to say it is the most bizarre thing I've ever done.
I'm naked up under these bubbles right here right now.
Don't let the tights below the knees fool you.
( crowd chanting ) rubber ducky, rubber ducky, rubber ducky!
- I should've never lost! - Ken: Yeah. Yes!
- I should've never lost! - Yes! That's right!
- I agree! - Rubber ducky here forever!
That wraps our epic season ten premiere.
Right now you gotta put your hands together
For the artist formerly known as rubber ducky,
- My man anthony anderson. - Come on!
♪ come on, eileen
♪ too-roo-aye-am
♪ come on, eileen, too-roo-aye ♪
♪ sound off
♪ I don't know the lyrics
♪ that's why I'm not on this show ♪
♪ do I, do I, do-rye
♪ do-rye-aye
Ken: Yes!
( cheers and applause )