( music playing )
Hey, sports fans, we are here at beautiful masked singer stadium,
Also known as an aging soundstage in east west hollywood.
I'm nikki glaser, and with me is a guy
Who's only here because he must film one tv show per day.
- It's joel mchale. - Thank you. Yes. Thank you.
Yes, nikki, it is a great day to play a guessing game.
Oh, yes. And, look! The fight is about to start.
It's robin thicke versus rita ora.
In his corner is someone I've had to work with-- ken jeong.
- Yes! Yes, yes, yes! - Nikki: And in rita's,
It's the woman whose surgeon I desperately want the name of--
Jenny mccarthy-wahlberg.
- Let the fight begin. - Here we go!
( music playing )
You got it. You got it.
( no audible dialogue )
Come on, rita! You got this!
♪ it's early morning, the sun comes up ♪
♪ last night was shaking and pretty loud ♪
♪ my kitty's purring, it scratches my skin ♪
♪ so what is wrong with another sin? ♪
- ♪ yeah, yeah - ♪ the witch his hungry, she needs to tell ♪
♪ so give her something, and feed her well ♪
- ♪ more days to come, new places to go ♪ - whoo! Come on, rita!
- ♪ I've got to leave, it's time for the show ♪ - ( vocalizing )
- ♪ oh, yeah - ♪ here I am
- ♪ huh! - ♪ rock you like a hurricane
- ♪ come on, baby - are you ready, baby?
♪ here I am, rock you like a hurricane ♪
- ♪ gonna rock you, rock you, rock you, baby ♪ - come on!
- ♪ here I am - get it, rita! Yeah!
- ♪ rock you like a hurricane - yeah! Yeah!
- ♪ gonna rock you, babe, gonna rock you, babe ♪ - ♪ I wanna rock you, baby
- ♪ here I am - ♪ oh, yeah
♪ rock you like a hurricane
- Come on! - Get it!
- ♪ here I am - yeah!
- Yes! - Yeah!
- Oh. No, I think you won, buddy. No. - Yes! Yes!
- The winner is... - ( shouting indistinctly )
- ...Rita ora! - Oh, no! Oh, no!
- He tripped! - Great job, champ.
- We got a show to do. - Hey.
- Robin thicke, rita ora, jenny mccarthy-wahlberg. - We almost had it.
- Yeah, he tripped. - We almost had it.
And ken jeong.
Welcome to sports night on "the masked singer."
From pickle ball
- To curling to baseball... - Yeah! Yeah!
- ...We're covering all the bases. - Yeah!
Nikki glaser is here!
With the one and only joel mchale!
- Boo! Boo! - I see you, ken.
They are our sideline commentators all night long.
It's the group b premiere.
We have five brand-new mystery singers stepping into the ring,
Each one determined to get their paws on
The most coveted award in entertainment,
- The golden mask trophy over there. - Woohoo!
Yeah, yeah.
All right, so you guys ready to get this thing started?
- We're so ready, nick! - Oh, yeah! Look at you!
- So cute. So cute. - Unleash the first mask.
- Come on! Bring it out! - ( "flight of the bumblebee" playing )
( buzzing )
( no audible dialogue )
Meet wasp.
♪ black and yellow, black and yellow ♪
♪ yeah, you know what it is
- What? - Whoa!
♪ I do it big, yeah
♪ ah-uh, screaming, "that's nothing!" ♪
Hey!
He's definitely got some rhythm, right?
♪ black and yellow, black and yellow ♪
The wasp.
- Dropping the honey. - Touchdown!
Now, as we learned on the season premiere,
Each of our singers are connected to a previous contestant on the show.
We're calling them our masked ambassadors.
So which former "masked" alum is connected to the wasp?
Figure it out. This is your first clue of the night.
What's going on, everybody? What's going on?
Your friendly neighborhood ne-yo here. Aka the cow.
- Ne-yo. - Ne-yo knows everybody, though.
I think it's about time for my boy the wasp to enter this game.
I've known him since he was fresh on the scene,
And he gained huge success by taking my words of wisdom.
I think he's got what it takes to snag the golden mask trophy, just like I did in season 10.
I mean, I grew up in a tough neighborhood.
There was no reason I should've made it out.
But I learned to dig deep and fight.
- Boxing glove. - Was he a boxer?
My career turned into a hive of activity.
We're talking the biggest screens and stages in the world.
That's right, you had that charisma,
That swag, and the ladies swarmed.
And now I think it's time for you to go out and do what you do best.
I think you could be the buzzer to beat.
Get it? Buzzer. 'cause you're a wasp and you--
This could be a boxer for real.
- Or someone-- - could be a boxer. Like mike tyson?
( buzzing )
- Oh! Nice! - Hey!
- Uh-oh! - He's a dancer.
♪ guy time, but I don't mind ♪
♪ just wanna rock you, girl
♪ I'll have whatever you have
♪ come on, let's give it a whirl ♪
- ♪ see, I been watching you - okay, he can sing!
♪ I like the way you move, so, girl, go ahead, just do ♪
♪ that shaking thing
♪ so you grab your girls and you grab a couple more ♪
- Hey! - ♪ and you all come meet me in the middle of the floor ♪
♪ see, the air is thick, it's smelling right ♪
♪ so you pass to the left and you sail to the right ♪
- ♪ don't be so quick to walk away ♪ - ♪ dance with me
♪ I wanna rock your body, please stay ♪
- ♪ dance with me - come on!
- Yeah! - ♪ talk to me, boy
♪ hurry up, 'cause you're taking too long ♪
♪ talk to me, boy
- ♪ I get hooked - ♪ by the end of this song
♪ so what did you come for
♪ that you don't wanna hit the floor? ♪
- Yeah! - ♪ you'll be searching for love forevermore ♪
- He's gotta be a singer, not an athlete. - Oh, he's a recording artist.
♪ here on the floor, girl
- Whoo! - ♪ hey
- Whoa! - ♪ dance with me
- ♪ oh, baby, come on - wow.
- ♪ don't be so quick to - ♪ walk away
- ♪ dance with me - ♪ I wanna rock your body
- ♪ please stay - ♪ dance with me
♪ but you don't have to admit you ♪
- ♪ wanna play, dance with me ♪ - whoo!
- ♪ just let me rock you - ♪ to the break of day
- Everybody sing! - ♪ talk to me, boy
♪ no disrespect, I don't mean no harm ♪
- ♪ baby - ♪ talk to me, boy
♪ I can't wait to have you in my arms ♪
♪ talk to me, boy
♪ hurry up, 'cause you're taking too long ♪
♪ talk to me, boy
♪ I can't wait to have you
♪ in my arms
- Whoa! - Let's go.
- Here, take this one. - Amazing!
- Yes! - The wasp.
- Amazing. - So fly!
- He had all the moves, all the vocals. - All of it.
- Perfect song choice. - Thank you.
I mean, I think you are gonna be really tough to "bee-t."
- Thank you, robin. - Nick: All right, now, in honor of sports night,
Each singer has brought an athletic shoe from home that best represents their life.
- Ooh. - Men in black, bring it out.
- Jenny: What is it? What is it? - Rita: What is it?
- Nick: Ooh. - Oh! Basketball.
- Sneakers. - Well, nick, fresh kicks helps me to stay on my game.
- Whoa. - Rita: Okay.
- Who's picking up on some clues? - I'll go first
Because I'm an expert at american sports.
- Wasp: Let's go, rita. - Ken: She is.
Ne-yo did say something about biggest stages, right? And screens.
And that got me thinking broadway.
I'm gonna actually go with taye diggs.
Jenny: Ah. That's not a bad guess
- For the broadway part. - Robin: Taye diggs is multi-talented.
But what does it have to do with mars?
- There was a mars clue that stuck out for me. - Yeah.
Now, this fella was really close with ne-yo early on, and he's a huge recording artist.
How could this not be the amazing dancer and singer bruno mars, everybody?
- Ken: Oh, wow. That's a great guess. - Oh!
You know what? I actually-- I have another name.
I think that this could also be maybe jason derulo,
Who's a heartbreaker, who has that kind of range.
Regardless, wasp, you did an incredible job.
Way to kick off sports night. Outstanding.
- Love you. Thank you. - Nick: Wow. Great job, wasp.
Now fly on backstage.
It's been a great game so far.
- I think? Right? - Yeah.
- Yes! - To be honest, I don't know
What the rules are of this show,
- And I've never figured them out. - No.
Well, I've been on this show,
And it's still pretty murky to me.
You know what? Maybe they'll explain it to me during this break.
We'll be right back.
♪ who is that?
Welcome back to the most entertaining
And unnecessary show on tv.
Let's go to joel mchale with our injury report.
Here's our injury report, nikki.
It seems that ken jeong
- Is going through concussion protocol... - Oh.
...After an apparent head injury.
Apparently, he's been telling people that he was a doctor.
- Like, a real medical doctor. - Oh, that's concerning.
- But everyone knows that's-- it's pretty funny. - Yeah.
- Joel: Back to you, nick. - Nick: Thanks, joel.
It's time to meet our next heavy-hitting superstar,
And I'm told it's got a real checkered past.
Come on out!
- Whoo! - Let's go!
Oh, who is it?
Nick: It's chess piece.
♪ if all of the kings had their queens on the throne ♪
♪ we would pop champagne and raise a toast ♪
Wow.
♪ to all of the queens who are fighting alone ♪
- ♪ baby, you're not dancing on your own ♪ - yeah! Yeah!
She's got a lot of young energy, right?
She commands power on that stage!
- She's not afraid of the stage. - Yeah!
Nick: Wow.
Y'all keep it going for the chess piece.
- Very tall. - Now let's get some clues from a very special ambassador
That will have you saying, "checkmate."
Hello, there. It's comedian and international pop sensation nikki glaser.
Also known as snowstorm from season eight.
- Nikki. - Whoo!
- Nikki! - Ow!
I know when you think of nikki glaser, you think of fashion icon.
And that's why I'm here, to introduce the most
Fashion-forward friend that I know.
Please welcome chess piece.
Look, I love a fashion moment,
Because I never thought I'd be here.
There were times I felt like a pawn with no protection.
People doubted me my whole life.
But I had to believe in myself and make bold moves
Across the board to secure my crown,
And that leading role that changed my game.
Leading role. It's an actress.
Yeah.
Oh, we know you are a total game-changer.
And as much as I love to gossip, your secret is safe with me.
So it's your move. Check and mate.
- I'm gonna get it out of her before the end of this show. - That was great.
♪ no matter how hard I try
♪ you keep pushing me aside
♪ and I can't break through
♪ there's no talking to you
Interesting.
♪ it's so sad that you're leaving ♪
♪ takes time to believe it
♪ after all is said and done ♪
♪ you're gonna be the lonely one ♪
♪ oh, do you believe
♪ in life after love?
♪ I can feel something inside me say ♪
♪ "I really don't think you're strong enough, no" ♪
♪ do you believe in life after love? ♪
Oh.
♪ I can feel something inside me say ♪
♪ "really don't think you're strong enough, no" ♪
♪ and I know that I'll get through this ♪
♪ I don't need you anymore
- Oh, I'm gonna cry. - Wow.
♪ I don't need you anymore
♪ do you believe in life after love? ♪
♪ I can feel something inside me say ♪
♪ "I really don't think you're strong enough" ♪
♪ do you believe in life after love? ♪
- Hey! - Yes, I'm feeling it!
♪ I can feel something inside me say ♪
♪ "I really don't think you're strong enough" ♪
( vocalizing )
Wow.
- Wow. - That was real, that was special.
- That was really special. - Chess piece!
- Robin: That was beautiful. - Nick: Truly incredible.
Such a passionate and emotional performance.
Tell me, I mean, how did it feel?
Um, since I was a kid, people have been telling me
That I can't sing, that I'm tone deaf, that I should stop.
- What? - But I love singing, so I keep doing it.
And this is really scary and vulnerable.
But here I am...
- Yes! - ...Taking another risk to see what happens.
I love that.
Truly amazing, indeed.
Now, what kind of shoe
Does a chess piece wear in game mode?
Mib, bring it out.
Something from the pawn shop, probably.
- All right. - ( drum roll )
- Jenny: Oh, it's a tennis shoe. - Robin: Oh.
In the first round, of the match,
It's love serving love.
Rita: Right.
Jenny: Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh!
Thank you, men in black. Appreciate that.
Oh, oh, oh, oh!
- Okay, jenny. - Thank you, men in black.
- Oh, me? Oh, okay. - You got something?
- Go, jenny. - I'll go, I'll go.
Well, when I saw the tennis shoes,
And when I saw those dance moves--
You saw, you saw those dance moves.
She was also in beyoncé's music video.
Oh. Ooh.
I'm thinking this could be the amazing serena williams.
- Wow. - Oh.
Listen, we could just right-- nikki, who is it?
- Rita: Nikki. - I can't.
I mean, we'd save a lot of time if you'd just tell us who it is.
Don't even look at me. I feel like you'll know just by looking at me.
This is the only secret I've had to keep in my entire life.
All right, all right. Anybody else picking up on any clues?
You know, I think-- red carpet, leading role, chess piece.
It's regina king.
'cause king is a chess piece.
Duh-doy.
Jenny: What do you think, rita?
So, for me, I thought, okay, is this a fashion model?
And I actually worked with this young lady,
And we did "america's next top model" together.
And she was sort of really, really outspoken about who she was.
She's fabulous, she wears red lipstick.
I'm gonna go with ashley graham.
Robin: Good guess, good guess.
- Yes. - All right.
Ladies and gentlemen, let's keep it going for chess piece.
Such a great job.
Jenny: Yes, chess piece!
Men in black, help her out.
♪ who is that?
You know, nikki, our panel is filled with former athletes.
- What? - Let's look at little jenny really quick.
- Oh, jenny! - Look at her. Wow.
Nikki: Look at you.
Aw, you were so cute later on in life.
- Ken: Oh, my god. - Oh, my god!
Wow!
Ken, this was actually taken last week.
Ken, why do you have the same haircut?
- Oh, rita. - Oh, no way!
- Oh, my god! - My mum dressed us like that
All day long.
- And you weren't even a ballet dancer, right? - Exactly.
Nikki: Oh, look at robin.
Robin looks like he's in the middle of bullying ken
In that moment.
All right.
Does our next competitor stand a fighting chance?
Well, show yourself.
Yes!
( birds chirping )
Meet bluebell.
( music playing )
♪ come on, mony, I said
- What? - ♪ yeah, yeah
♪ yeah, yeah, yeah
♪ 'cause you make me feel
Oh, my god, that's my outfit.
♪ so good
- This is so cool. - Yes.
♪ so good, I wanna
- What? - Ken: Whoa! Oh, my god.
Somebody's very touchy-feely.
- Wow. - Uh-oh.
This flower has a lot of powerful friends.
Let's meet its ambassador.
- ( birds chirp ) - what's up, everyone?
It's your favorite, most fashionable ladybug.
Nick: Kelly osbourne!
I'm here to dish some top-secret info
About my fabulous friend, bluebell.
She's friends with kelly osbourne.
But she's friends with so many people.
Who certainly knows a thing or two about tabloid fodder.
I should know, we even made headlines together.
She had worldwide overnight success.
But with major fame comes major gossip.
As my career was blossoming, the rumor mill grew wild
About my alleged relationships with rock stars,
Billionaires, and even royals.
The truth is, my true love never bloomed until recently.
Now that I've found it, I've never been happier.
We belong together.
- Blue jeans? - Ripped jeans.
And now I'm here because, well, I'm kind of having a moment.
So true. Along with cargo pants and crop tops.
Good luck, bluebell. Show your flower power.
♪ many times I've tried to tell you ♪
♪ many times I've cried alone
♪ always I'm surprised how well ♪
♪ you cut my feelings to the bone ♪
- She can sing. - Ooh, she can sing, she can sing.
♪ don't wanna leave you, really ♪
♪ I've invested too much time ♪
♪ to give you up that easy ♪
♪ to the doubts that complicate your mind ♪
♪ we belong to the light
♪ we belong to the thunder
♪ we belong to the sound of the words ♪
♪ we've both fallen under
♪ whatever we deny or embrace, for worse or for better ♪
♪ we belong, we belong
- ♪ we belong together - yeah.
- Yes! - Jenny: You sing it, girl!
♪ close your eyes and try to sleep now ♪
♪ close your eyes and try to dream ♪
♪ I hear your voice inside me ♪
♪ I see your face everywhere
♪ still you say we belong to the light ♪
♪ we belong to the thunder
♪ we belong to the sound of the words ♪
♪ we've both fallen under
♪ whatever we deny or embrace, for worse or for better ♪
♪ we belong, we belong
♪ we belong together
♪ we belong
- Jenny: Yes! - Ken: Yeah!
Jenny: Yes! Yes!
- Ken: Love it! Love it! - Jenny: Yes!
- Rita: I love bluebell. - Robin: Bravo!
- I'm here for this. - Bravo!
Rita: Bellissima, madonna.
- Bluebell. - Bravo!
Wow.
Wow. Outstanding.
All right, well, what sort of shoe
Gets bluebell moving on the field?
Men in black, bring it out.
I bet they're, like, combat boots.
- Boots. - 'cause those are kinda from the '90s.
( drum roll )
- Ken: Whoa. - Robin: Ooh, roller blades.
I try to roll with the situation,
But I always rock it out.
Ah, rock 'n' roll. She's a rock 'n' roll girl.
- Respect. - Rock 'n' roller blades.
I think, real talk, rock star vibes.
This could be taylor momsen.
Taylor momsen was on "gossip girl"--
Gossip was in the clue. Tv script, tv actor.
And she's also-- I think taylor's dated some famous people,
Most notably jack osbourne...
- Oh! - ...Brother of ambassador
Kelly osbourne.
- You know a lot about taylor. - Yeah.
Jenny: What are you thinking? What are you thinking, rita?
Rita: Well, could it be a friend of mine from across the pond?
There's also the bird clue, fire on the guitar.
Could this be ellie goulding? She has a song called "burn."
Jenny: I love ellie goulding.
- Ken: Good guess. - Jenny: What are you thinking, robin?
When I see the clues and I hear the connection to kelly osbourne,
I'm thinking paris hilton world.
But then, once I heard the "gossip girl" thing,
And some of that, I'm thinking, could this be leighton meester?
- Ken: Oh, "gossip girl." - robin: You know what I mean? She can sing.
- Jenny: I like that guess. - Ken: That's a good guess. That fits.
Well, she did an outstanding job.
Ladies and gentlemen, let's hear it for bluebell.
- Yes. - We'll see you after the big vote.
Men in black, help bluebell out.
Nikki: Joel, that was a lot of fun, right?
I love watching them guess.
Yeah, I like watching them guess
'cause it shows you how insane this show is.
- It really does. - Now my impression of ken--
Real talk, real talk, real talk, real talk.
- Now, you said that... - Wow.
...She's a lot of fun. Fun rhymes with bun.
Bad bunny.
The goo goo dolls are a great band,
Unrelated to what I'm talking about,
And that's why it's keith urban.
Wow. Wow, hold up.
Just imagine if ken was your doctor
And halfway through the exam, goes, "real talk."
You're like, all right, here we go.
♪ who is that?
It's getting competitive here at "the masked singer,"
And it's time to meet our next character.
Yes, let's go!
We found him in the attic of joel mchale's mansion.
Thank you.
Come out, come out, whomever you are.
Whoa! Let's do this!
( squeaking )
Nick: It's dust bunny.
♪ oh, yeah
♪ another one bites the dust
- Oh, my god! - What?
♪ another one bites the dust
He's obviously gotta be a funny guy.
♪ another one gone, another one bites the dust ♪
♪ hey, I'm gonna get you, too
- Stop! - ♪ another one bites the dust
Watch out, nick!
- Dust bunny. - Whoa!
Let's meet their superstar legendary ambassador.
National treasure alert.
Hello there, ladies and gentlemen.
It's me, dick van dyke. You may remember me
As the cute gnome from season nine.
Whoa.
Dick van dyke!
Now, I am 98 years old,
So I know a little bit about collecting dust.
So here is my pal, the dust bunny.
Thanks, dick. Hi, I'm dust bunny.
I'm here to audition for "the masked singer"
Because singing's always been a secret ambition of mine.
Earthquake, is he from l.A.?
Or 'frisco.
When I was a rookie who first got into the biz,
I had a super important job-- making coffee.
Until I was asked to stand in for a rehearsal
To test the lighting, and wouldn't you know it?
Apparently, I had a face for tv.
Since then, I've collected quite a list of co-stars--
Ann hathaway, david bowie, even marlon brando.
Though no one's ever seen that footage.
Well, you forgot the most important one-- me.
Good luck, dust bunny.
I'm sure you're gonna sweep the competition.
Jenny: Wow.
( music playing )
♪ where it began
♪ I can't begin to knowing
♪ but then I know it's growing strong ♪
- This must be a legend honestly. - He sounds familiar.
♪ hands
♪ touching hands
♪ reaching out
♪ touching me, touching you
Sing it, sing it!
♪ sweet caroline
♪ bah-bah-bah
♪ good times never seemed so good ♪
♪ so good, so good, so good
♪ I've been inclined
♪ bah-bah-bah
♪ to believe they never would ♪
♪ but now I
♪ and when I hurt
♪ hurting rolls off my shoulders ♪
♪ how can I hurt when loving you? ♪
Hi, nikki.
♪ warm
♪ touching warm
- Come on! - ♪ reaching out
♪ touching me, touching you
♪ everybody
♪ sweet caroline
♪ bah-bah-bah
♪ good times never seemed so good ♪
♪ so good, so good, so good
♪ I've been inclined
♪ bah-bah-bah
♪ to believe they never would ♪
♪ oh, no, no
Yeah!
- That was so much fun! - Dust bunny!
( crowd chanting ) dust bunny! Dust bunny!
He is collecting...
He's gathering more dust.
This place is a mess.
I feel right at home.
- ( laughing ) - rita: Yay!
Well, what kind of shoe does a dust bunny wear in the off season?
Let's find out. Men in black, bring 'em out.
( drum roll )
- What is it? Oh, ice skates? - Ice skates.
- What?
Well, my attitude in this competition
Is to burn through it in a blaze of glory.
- Jenny: "blaze of glory?" - ken: Whoa.
- Uh-huh. - Thanks, men in black.
Panel, you guys picking up on any of these clues?
I know exactly who this is.
- Jenny: No, he doesn't. He's lying. - Dust bunny: Uh-oh.
- Ken. - "blades of glory."
There was a checkered flag. "talladega nights."
It's staring right at me in the face, will ferrell.
- Jenny: Ken. - Come on?
No, there's half of the guess I liked.
- I like that you said "talladega nights"... - Mm-hmm.
...But I think you got the wrong actor.
- That did not sound like will. - Ken: What?
- Rita: No. - It didn't.
But it did sound like john c. Reilly.
Ken: Oh!
That's good.
Ken: Very, very good. Real deal.
Jenny: Rita, who are you thinking?
So if you look at his microphone,
It looks a bit like a tv host mic.
Ken: Oh, my goodness.
Rita: And I saw all the famous people,
And maybe he's interviewed them all.
I'm gonna go with jay leno.
- Ken: Oh! - I like that.
Nick: That's a good guess.
Well, so much fun. Great job, dust bunny, right?
Yes.
Hop on backstage and pray a vacuum doesn't find you.
Men in black, help a dust bunny out
With all that he's collected.
Well, another great performance, joel.
I mean, what is your prediction for the next round?
Oh, thank you, nikki.
I think ken is going to stand on a chair.
That is not true, man. That is not true.
Jenny will make at least three over-the-top faces.
Robin will smugly sit there desperately trying to look cool.
And rita will wonder how she signed a multi-year contract to be on this thing.
Well, I actually meant about the next performer?
Oh, I don't care. I don't care.
We'll be right back.
♪ who is that?
Well, we are in the home stretch
Of sports night on "the masked singer."
Nikki, are you glad that nick dressed up tonight?
This is imported velour, just so you know.
All right, with the game as tight as it is,
This singer will need to throw a hail mary pass.
All hail our final mask.
( squelching )
What is it?
It's goo.
♪ I want a place to stay
Oh, my gosh, ken! What is that?
♪ make my day
- Robin: What in the world? - He's enormous.
♪ make my day
♪ get your booty on the floor tonight ♪
♪ make my day
Oh, man, goo.
Oh, now here's a clue or two from our friend goo.
What's going on, ladies and gentlemen? Keenan allen here.
- Keenan allen. - He was so good.
Excited to be a masked ambassador
With some classified information.
On season nine, as the gargoyle,
Everyone got to see my softer, sensitive side.
Even though they know me as tough.
Knowing goo, I can say he's the same.
Growing up, I wanted to tackle everything in my way.
- Tackle everything. - Ooh, basketball player. No.
But inside, I was really sensitive,
Oozing with emotions.
Once my older brother started playing guitar,
I found my escape.
After tough days at school,
I'd sit in my room crying,
Singing through the pains of high school trauma.
I became a total music nerd, starting a cappella groups,
Music lab, and even winning awards.
You know everyone needs a little emotional outlet.
And just like I do on the field,
I can't wait to see you let it out on stage.
♪ something's got a hold of me lately ♪
♪ no, I don't know myself anymore ♪
- Whoo! - Whoa!
♪ yeah, it's taking a toll on me ♪
♪ trying my best to keep
♪ from tearing the skin off my bones ♪
♪ don't you know
♪ I lose control
Oh, my god.
♪ when you're not next to me
♪ you're not here with me
♪ yeah, you're breaking my heart ♪
♪ baby, you make a mess of me ♪
- ♪ problematic - okay.
♪ the problem is
♪ when I'm with you, I'm an addict ♪
♪ and I need some relief
♪ my skin in your teeth
♪ can't see the forest for the trees ♪
♪ and I'm down on my knees
♪ darling, please
♪ whoa
♪ I lose
♪ control
♪ when you're not next to me
♪ you're not here with me
♪ yeah, I'm falling apart right in front of you ♪
♪ can't you see?
♪ I lose
♪ control
♪ when you're not next to me
♪ yeah, you're breaking my heart ♪
♪ you make a mess
♪ of me
Wow.
( crowd chanting ) goo! Goo! Goo! Goo!
Goo! Goo! Goo! Goo! Goo! Goo!
Nick: Wow.
- Thank you, thank you! - Who knew...
...What goo could do?
- My goodness. - Wow.
For me, that was one of the best performances I've ever seen
In the history of this show.
- Seriously. - Ever.
Oh, my gosh! Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Outstanding job, indeed.
What kind of shoe does a character named goo wear?
Well, men in black, bring it out.
Let's see.
( drum roll )
- What are those? - Musical cleats.
- Golden musicleats... - Musicleats?
- ...With goo on them. - Ken: Oh, wow.
- Ooh. - Well, for me, you may want to focus
On the sole of the shoes.
Soul!
Rita: Soul.
All right, thank you, men in black.
Ken's getting something. Ken's got something.
This is-- honestly, this could be jon batiste,
Who won an oscar for "soul."
Maybe the golden cleats resemble oscar gold,
And then there's a french horn, jazz instrument.
Jon's like the prince of jazz.
- That's a great guess. - It's pretty impressive.
I think this could be jon batiste.
- That's good. - Robin, I really want to know what you think.
Uh, well, looking at the clues.
Tackle box-- you know, maybe fishing, country music.
There's a very talented young artist
Who's on beyoncé's "cowboy carter" album named shaboozey.
- Yep. - I think it's shaboozey.
- Oh! That's good. - Wow.
Rita, who are you thinking?
You know the whole thing got me thinking soul train,
Soul train awards.
I'm gonna go with someone who I'm a huge fan of,
Has won a few soul train awards. Could it be khalid?
Ken: Good guess.
All right. Great job, goo.
Y'all make some noise for 'em.
Men in black, help goo out.
( vocalizing )
All right. Audience, panel,
Time to choose your favorite singer of the night.
The one with the least amount of votes
Will be our first unmasking of group b.
Which singer is taking it off?
I'm gonna reveal the answer
And their famous face after the break.
♪ who is that?
Welcome back to "the masked singer."
- The results are in. - Oh!
The first singer of group b
To unmask is...
( squeals )
This is never fun.
- Never. - This part.
- Dust bunny. - Oh!
What?
To our singers who are safe, congratulations.
Oh, dust bunny.
You have officially advanced to next week's barbie night.
Dust bunny. Shocker.
Let's show some love for the dust bunny.
Dust bunny! Bust bunny! Dust bunny!
Oh, sadly, you're headed home.
But not before we get to see your famous face, right?
- We gotta see who this is. - Yes.
First, panel, we need to hear your final guesses.
- Rita: Oh, man. - Well, the racing flag for "talladega nights."
Dust bunny is will ferrell.
See, now, I'm gonna go with the other "talladega nights" star,
The correct one, john c. Reilly.
That's who the dust bunny is.
Good guess.
Well, my guess wasn't in "talladega nights,"
But he does interview everyone, he collects cars.
I'm gonna stick with my guy, jay leno.
Ken: True. Good guess.
That would be amazing.
What you thinking, robin thicke?
I don't have a great guess here, but comedy legend
That one of us has worked with,
And definitely could have been in all the movies that we heard.
And there's a racing flag, could that connect to "chase"?
Maybe this could be chevy chase.
All right, well, let's see, panel,
If any of you are correct.
Let's do it!
Dust bunny, we need to know, who are you?
You know the drill, say it with me.
( all chanting ) take it off! Take it off!
♪ who? Who? Who? Who?
Take it off!
Who is it, ken? Who's the dust bunny?
( chanting continues )
Come on, chevy!
( chanting continues )
Come on home, chevy!
- Take it off, who is it? - Take it off!
♪ who are you, you, you?
Robin: Bring it home, chevy!
Late night legend,
Actor, and comedian, andy richter!
Andy!
Long time co-host of "conan."
Oh, it's andy richter!
My man, comedy royalty is in the building!
- Robin: Oh, my god! - Rita: Wow.
- Andy. - You got us good.
- Damn. - Oh, man!
- Nobody knew. - No.
Well, because they were going too high on the call sheet.
Everything that I was in, I was a little bit lower. So, yeah, yeah, yeah.
- I picked the wrong tv legend. - Andy richter.
No, earthquake-- richter scale.
- Oh! - Richter scale.
What are those symbols on the dust thing, on your costume?
There was a car for "talladega nights."
Yeah.
There was popcorn because conan and I used to do,
Like, movie reviews and we would eat popcorn.
Oh, yeah.
I mean, I wouldn't have got that.
Andy, what would make you want to dress up
Like a dust bunny and do "the masked singer?"
Uh, I have a four-year-old,
I need to get out of the house.
Yeah.
Any final messages as the dust bunny?
No, I just-- well, I want to say, like,
Just what a joy it's been working here,
And how much fun I had.
- Yeah, dust bunny! - Nick: Great job.
Let's hear it one more time...
- Yeah! - ...For andy richter.
- Andy! - I love you, andy!
Thank you, guys. Thank you very much.
That wraps up sports night.
But, right now, put your hands together
For the artist formerly known as dust bunny.
Ladies and gentlemen, the legendary andy richter.
- Andy richter! - Yeah!
Everybody now.
♪ sweet caroline
♪ bah-bah-bah
♪ good times never seemed so good ♪
♪ so good, so good, so good ♪
♪ I've been inclined
♪ bah-bah-bah
♪ to believe they never would ♪
♪ oh, no, no
Rita: Yeah, andy!
- Ken: Yeah! - Andy: Thank you all very much!
Nick: Andy richter, ladies and gentlemen.
Ken: Yes! Whoo!