'90s boy band star, stand-up comic and an R&B star are eliminated in 'Masked Singer' triple elimination
The Masked Singer wasted no time as Wednesday night's episode kicked off with an unmasking.
The first mystery celebrity to be revealed was the Hummingbird, who was former *NSYNC member Chris Kirkpatrick. The celebrity panelists have been guessing Kirkpatrick for seven seasons, but now that he finally came on the show, no one saw him coming. However, guest celebrity panelist Donny Osmond did see the second reveal coming – the Pi-Rat.
Osmond was the only one to guess that the Pi-Rat was stand-up comedian and ventriloquist Jeff Dunham, who said that being on Masked Singer was his career peak. "You know, as a kid, I thought to myself, I wanna entertain people in a big audience and have a great time, but I wanna be a fricking rat," said Dunham.
Last but not least, the third singer to be unmasked Wednesday was the Panther, whose performance actually had some viewers saying he could pursue a career in music. And it turns out, he already has, as the Panther was another celebrity that the panelists have guessed incorrectly every season – Grammy-nominated R&B star Montell Jordan, who shared, "I'm a fan of the show. I'm a fan of all of you. Thank you so much for being here. What a great opportunity, man. This is a highlight of my life. It's a blessing, no question."
Video Transcript
- (SINGING) Freedom is mine. I know what I feel.
- Where's that voice from?
- (SINGING) It's a new dawn. It's a new day. It's a new life.
KYLIE MAR: "The Masked Singer" kicked off with an unmasking Wednesday as they revealed the mystery celebrity underneath the hummingbird mask.
- Ladies and gentlemen, my man from the legendary group, N'SYNC, the one and only, Chris Kirkpatrick.
KYLIE MAR: The celebrity panelists have been guessing the former N'SYNC member for seven seasons. But now that he finally came on the show, no one saw him coming. But guest panelist, Donny Osmond, did see the second reveal coming-- the PiRat.
DONNY OSMOND: Take the mask off!
- Who is it?
- Come on, PiRat. Ooh!
- And there he is! The amazing, iconic Jeff Dunham!
KYLIE MAR: While he has "arr-guably" done a lot in his m stand-up comedian and ventriloquist, Jeff Dunham, said being on "Masked Singer" is peak.
JEFF DUNHAM: You know, as a kid, I thought to myself, I want to entertain people and be a guy have a great time. But I want to be a frickin' rat.
KYLIE MAR: And last but not least, the third singer to be unmasked Wednesday was the Panther, whose performance actually had some viewers saying he could pursue a career in music. And it turns out, he already has.
- Take it off.
- Let me show you how we do it! The one and only, Montell Jordan!
KYLIE MAR: Grammy-nominated R&B star, Montell Jordan, has been a big fan of the show. So despite being eliminated early, he was just happy for the experience, as he closed it out with an encore performance.
MONTELL JORDAN: (SINGING) This is how we do it. It's Friday night. And I fell all right. The party's here on "Masked Singer."
