[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for The Masked Singer Season 13 premiere “Lucky Season 13: Group A Premiere.”]
The Masked Singer returned for its fortunate thirteenth season with a brand new group of costumed celebrities hoping to make it to the finale and take house the Golden Masks Trophy. And, in fact, immediately, one was despatched house.
After performing “SexyBack” by Justin Timberlake, Honey Pot was, sadly, the one eradicated, and underneath the masks was comic and actor Cedric the Entertainer (The Neighborhood). “I had my large outfit on. I had a few dance strikes. I used to be a bit nervous in that, attempting to bounce, stumbled a few occasions,” he admits. “I assumed I used to be going to wipe out.” Under, he opens up extra about his expertise.
Speak about saying sure to doing The Masked Singer. Did you could have any hesitations?
Cedric the Entertainer: It did take a short while. I used to be requested a pair years in a row. It was a kind of issues that you simply see the competitors, the extent of the competitors persons are actually going for on there, you’re like, “No, man.”
Speak about that costume. What appealed to you about it?
It was enjoyable to be inside one however [there was] the dimensions of it, the massive scope. It was enjoyable to choose this character that might be lovable and enjoyable and dancing round. So the boots had been actually excessive and so that you look form of trendy [but it affects] your flexibility, your knees, you bought the burden round your head.
What went into your tune selection?
The selection got here from the studio. They appreciated that tune. That was the one which was the enjoyable. I needed to do some outdated blues tune. I simply was actually attempting to throw the group off and they also had been like, “You’re a bit too inside along with your selections.” It ended up being a enjoyable tune.
Talking of what you needed to carry out, did you could have any particular songs in thoughts that you simply needed to do when you’d continued on?
Yeah, if I continued, my foremost selection was — I simply watched the Luther Vandross documentary on CNN and I needed to a Luther tune or a bit extra of a ballad like that or from the ‘70s, issues I felt like actually landed in my vary.
Discuss in regards to the panelists’ guesses. Ken Jeong was the primary to determine you out.
Yeah, that was my largest concern. I’ve relationships with everyone, from Nick [Cannon] to Robin Thicke, we hang around generally. Ken I’ve seen on many events, and Rita Ora. So I used to be shocked. Robin form of talked about that he thought it could be me, then when Ken was like, ‘Nah, that is my man.’ In order that was certainly one of my largest issues. I needed to be cautious simply speaking with my common voice or I imply they might alter my voice, however it was a kind of issues the place simply ensuring that no person may inform it was me in any form of regular method. I didn’t get to do my actual cool dance strikes, which I believe additionally threw individuals off as a result of usually I’m a bit lighter on my ft.
Additionally when individuals consider comedy, they in fact consider you.
And honey, simply as quickly as you see honey.
What are you going to remove from the whole expertise?
I believe it’s simply enjoyable. The electrical vitality within the studio is at all times nice. The panelists are having a good time there. The largest factor I suppose for me is wishing I may have stayed round at the least another week to do a tune that I felt like I may have simply actually nailed.
What shocked you probably the most about being on the present?
I believe that that prime stage of secrecy. It’s intense. The second you pull up, you may’t even get out the automotive with out being masked out, blacked out. No one will get to know who you’re apart from the costume makers and the people who find themselves doing all of your audio. However for probably the most half you’re hidden from that entire crew of individuals, everyone doing someone else’s costume or the rest, they don’t get to see who’s over there. So I used to be shocked that it was that intense. Even once you go to lunch, they carry you your lunch, you keep in your trailer, the whole lot is prime secret.
The Masked Singer, Wednesdays, 8/7c, Fox