- Jenny: Who is this? - Ken: I know exactly who this is.
Robin: I love that!
It's season 11 of "the masked singer,"
And for the first time in history...
♪ oh, yeah, yeah
...Please welcome our brand new panelist.
♪ I woke up in a soho doorway
♪ a policeman knew my name
♪ he said, "you can go sleep at home tonight" ♪
♪ "if you can get up and walk away" ♪
- ♪ I staggered back to the underground ♪ - ( crowd cheering )
♪ and the breeze blew back my hair ♪
♪ I remember throwing punches around ♪
♪ saying, "people, I don't care" ♪
- ♪ well, who are you? - Nick: Give it up for your panel,
Jenny mccarthy wahlberg.
♪ come on, tell me who you?
- ♪ who are you? - Ken jeong!
- ♪ oh! Who are you? - And robin thicke!
♪ who, who, who, who
♪ come on, tell me who are you, yeah? ♪
♪ who are you?
- ♪ who, who, who, who - ♪ yeah, yeah, yeah
♪ who are you?
- ♪ who, who, who, who - whoo!
Welcome to the most anticipated event of the year.
It's the season 11 premiere of "the masked singer."
- Yes! - Yes!
Season 11! Whoo!
I am your host, nick cannon.
And ladies and gentlemen, give a piping-hot welcome
To the newest member of "the masked singer" family.
- International sensation. - Who is it?
Chart-topping singer/songwriter.
The incredibly talented rita ora!
- Jenny: What? Rita! - Ken: Yeah! Yeah!
- Yeah! Yeah! - Wasn't she amazing?
- Yeah! Yes! - Whoo!
She lit up the stage tonight, setting us off for season 11.
Go ahead, head off to the desk.
- All right. - All right, let's do this!
Robin: Let's go! Let's go!
So let's get this premiere started, all right?
- Robin: Yeah! - Jenny: Yes!
Yeah!
We gonna turn it up to 11.
We're gonna turn it up to 11.
This season, we have 16 of the biggest names
In tv, movies, sports, and music
Rocking "the masked singer" stage...
Yeah!
...All while hiding under some incredibly wild costumes.
They're on a mission to get their hands on the coveted golden mask trophy
Before you can guess who they are.
Tonight, the first five mystery celebrities take the stage,
Then the audience and panel
Will vote for their favorite of the night.
The singer with the least amount of votes
Will be the first celebrity of the season to get unmasked.
All right, well let's get this party started.
- Yeah! - Yeah, yeah, yeah!
Our first singer of the night
Is ready to splish-splash onto the stage.
Come on out!
It's goldfish!
- Goldfish! - Goldfish!
Guys, it's time. It's actually time!
I'm so happy to be here!
( music playing )
It's happening!
♪ how deep is your love?
- Yeah! - Whoa!
- Oh, my gosh! - Look how beautiful she is.
- Gorgeous! - ♪ how deep is your love?
She's got confidence. She's got swag.
- She has stage presence. - She's so cute!
♪ how deep is your love?
She's a petite little thing.
Wow! Y'all give it up for goldfish.
Wow!
All right, well, who is this "sea-lebrity?"
Well, here are some clues you may find "fin-eresting."
Goldfish: It's "oh-fish-al."
You finally caught me in "the masked singer" net.
When I first started out, I made a splash overnight.
But all that success made me feel like I was living in a fishbowl...
...With everyone's eyes and expectations on me.
- Jar of hearts. - What is that?
- Oh, my god, christin-- - christina perri.
- Yes! - Aah!
I had big decisions to make.
I could play it safe
Or dive into deeper, darker, edgier waters.
So I took the plunge.
Even though it was a risk,
I swam against the current and broke the mold...
- Glass slipper. Cinderella. - Cinderella.
...And to this day, still love to keep people guessing.
That's why I'm here.
Hollywood can be a little soul-sucking.
So I'm proud I kept my head on my shoulders,
Just like this mask is going to be.
Because when I do anything, I go for the gold.
- She looks very glamorous, doesn't she? - Oh, just gorgeous.
- Like the j.Lo of goldfish. - G.Lo.
♪ hate to give the satisfaction asking how you're doing now ♪
♪ how's the castle built off people ♪
♪ you pretend to care about?
- ♪ just what you wanted - wow. What an amazing voice.
♪ look at you, cool guy, you've got it ♪
♪ I see the parties and the diamonds ♪
♪ sometimes when I close my eyes ♪
♪ six months of torture you sold as some forbidden paradise ♪
♪ I loved you truly
♪ you gotta laugh at the stupidity ♪
♪ 'cause I've made some real big mistakes ♪
♪ but you make the worst one look fine ♪
♪ I should've known it was strange ♪
♪ you only come out at night
♪ I used to think I was smart
♪ but you made me look so naive ♪
♪ the way you sold me for parts ♪
♪ or sunk your teeth into me, oh ♪
♪ bloodsucker, dream crusher
♪ bleeding me dry like a damn vampire ♪
♪ oh
♪ you said it was true love
♪ but wouldn't that be hard?
♪ you can't love anyone
♪ 'cause that would mean you had a heart ♪
♪ I tried to help you out
♪ now I know that I can't
♪ 'cause how you think's the kind of thing ♪
♪ I'll never understand
( vocalizing )
♪ some real big mistakes
♪ you made the worst one look fine ♪
- Wow, she can sing! - ♪ I should have known it was strange ♪
♪ you only come out at night
♪ I used to think I was smart
♪ but you made me look so naive ♪
♪ the way you sold me for parts ♪
♪ sunk your teeth into me, oh
♪ bloodsucker, dream crusher
♪ bleeding me dry like a damn vampire ♪
- Jenny: Oh, my god! - Ken: Wow!
- That was incredible. - Rita: Yes, yes!
- Wow! - I love how campy she is.
I love it. The drama.
Wow! Goldfish left it all on the stage.
What a way to open up season 11, right?
- Come on! - Ken: Yeah!
And let me just tell you, that performance gets you all the way to the finals.
- Yes! - Wow.
Jenny: That was amazing!
Rita: You know, I'm gonna second jenny.
The drama, the power, the presence.
- It was perfect. Well done. - Thank you so much.
Well, we know it was all golden right there,
So let's see if we can get a clue
Of who the goldfish might be.
Bring out the clues, please.
Men in black, bring it out.
What is it?
Oh. A gold record.
- Ken: Gold record? - Well, that doesn't surprise me at all.
Goldfish, what can you tell us about this clue?
Let the record show,
That gold is my lucky color.
- Ooh. - Whoa.
Is that giving you guys anything?
I mean, gold. I love me some gold.
- I mean, who doesn't? - Oh, yes.
And I know, I know I'm new. I'm coming fresh out the gate.
But, hey, if you're wrong, wrong and strong.
- If you're right, then shout it from the rooftops. - Yeah, that's right.
- You got to at least try, rita! - Yeah!
You got to try!
Oh, I'm using that. Yeah.
Just based off the voice, it makes me think
Of hilary duff, lucy hale.
But goldfish is so dramatic and theatrical.
The gold record is for "glee's" album that is certified gold.
- This might be lea michele. - Ken: Wow. Really?
- Nick: That would be amazing. - Jenny: I love that guess.
- I love it. - I love her.
I know. You know who I love?
She's an amazing musician. She's an amazing actress.
The kiss clue, she has an album "kiss and tell."
I think this could be selena gomez.
- Ken: Oh, good guess. - Either one of those would be amazing.
That's good.
- Well, we did have demi lovato. - Yeah.
Well, what I was thinking, glass slipper,
She played cinderella on broadway.
Steering wheel for her song "drive."
This is probably most likely carly rae jepsen.
- Okay, I like that. - How 'bout them apples?
Oh! Call me maybe? Call me correct!
Season 11! I'm coming in hot.
♪ coming in hot, season 11
♪ coming in hot
- You're doing a good job. - Thank you, daddy.
Goldfish was golden indeed.
- Great job! - Now you can swim on backstage,
And we'll see you later for our first vote.
Men in black, help the goldfish out please.
Thank you so much for having me on the show.
- I'm so excited to be here. - Rita ora.
I've never seen anything like this.
- This is next level. - Right? Welcome to the fam.
I'm happy to be here.
♪ who is that?
- Man on pa: All right, here we go. - I have one piece
- Of advice for you. Don't copy ken. - Okay.
- Oh. - I mean, I'm looking right now,
And it looks like there's just scribble going on here.
Oh, yeah, a lot of it, is just affirmations. "you look great!"
♪ who is that?
Nick: Welcome back.
It's the season premiere of "the masked singer."
Who's up next? I hear they'll leave you a bit star-struck.
- All: Ooh! - What?
- Starfish. - Starfish?
Oh, this is gonna be good. This is gonna be good, you guys.
This is gonna be good.
( music playing )
♪ you're a shining star, no matter who you are ♪
- Robin: Oh! - Oh, my god!
This is the cutest costume in the world.
- ♪ you're a shining star - just an itty-bitty thing!
- Ken: Oh, this is so adorable. - ♪ shining bright to see
- ♪ what you could truly be - I'm in love.
♪ shining star for you to see, what your life can truly be ♪
The starfish, ladies and gentlemen.
- Is that a tutu? - Who's hiding under the mask?
The clues are the catch of the day.
Starfish: I heard you guys were having a premiere party,
So I threw on a bathing suit and came straight over.
When I was just starting out, I was serving steaks to the stars
With nothing to my name.
I rubbed elbows with the likes of steve martin and whitney houston,
But all I heard was, "check, please."
- Four-leaf clover. - Irish.
Oh, lucky. Very lucky.
Then I got the gig of a lifetime,
One that would make my name known worldwide.
Doll? Does she have her own doll?
- She might be a barbie. - Now I have it all,
And I can afford it!
So trust that your "yes" is coming.
Or just find a rich sugar mama like me to mooch off of.
Ha!
- She is a pistol. - She's really funny.
♪ some boys kiss me, some boys hug me ♪
♪ I think they're okay
♪ if they don't give me proper credit ♪
♪ I just walk away
♪ they can beg and they can plead ♪
♪ but they can't see the light
- Okay! - She can sing!
♪ 'cause the boy with the cold hard cash ♪
♪ is always mister right
♪ 'cause we are living in a material world ♪
♪ and I am a material girl
♪ you know that we are living in a material world ♪
♪ and I am a material girl
♪ living in a material world ♪
♪ material
So good!
♪ boys may come, and boys may go ♪
♪ and that's all right, you see ♪
♪ experience has made me rich
♪ and now they're after me
♪ 'cause everybody's living in a material world ♪
♪ and I am a material girl
♪ you know that we are living in a material world ♪
♪ and I am a material girl
( squeaking )
Aah! I feel like I know this voice!
♪ a material, a material
♪ a material, a material world ♪
Oh, my god! I love her so much!
Robin: Yeah! Yeah!
- Amazing. - Wow!
So amazing! Talk about a star!
- ( ken laughs ) - you are a star, starfish!
I never thought I'd say this, but I'm in love with a starfish.
Ooh!
Easily one of the most loveable costumes ever, characters ever.
And the way you embodied it, the way you embraced it, great performance.
Thanks, robin!
Nick: Showing so much love.
But let's see if we can get a clue.
Men in black, bring it out.
Nine o'clock.
Wow. It is a clock,
And it says 50 billion.
50 billion?
I've been streamed over 50 billion minutes!
And that was just in one year!
- Nick: Wow! - Wow.
- Thank you, men in black. - What?
Streamed 50 billion minutes in a year?
- Yes, sir! - My brain can't even comprehend that.
I love you, jenny! I love you, kenny!
My hearts are throbbin' for rita and robin.
Yeah!
- She got bars. - Yes!
All right, now you guys picking up on any of these clues?
I mean, especially that 50 billion one.
For me the 50 billion makes me think she's part of a mega hit show,
Also one of my favorite shows.
- This could be catherine o'hara. - Ken: Oh, my goodness.
- Jenny: Oh, I love catherine o'hara! - That would be amazing.
- Starfish: Possibly. - Robin: One of my favorites ever.
You know, I'm thinking of an "snl" comedic star
Who starred with you, ken, in "out of office."
- In the movie "out of office." - oh, my god! I forgot about that movie.
She sang a lot with will ferrell on "snl" back in the day.
I think this might be cheri oteri.
I-- that-- it's the same height.
- Starfish: Maybe. - Jenny: You know, I like it,
'cause I'm dipping in that world of "snl" myself.
- Dip, baby, dip. - When I saw that irish--
You know, being an irish woman--
- Irish boy. - Exactly.
We kind of stick together, and I'm thinking--
- Yay for the irish! - They are shows like "snl,"
"white lotus," that she was on.
- I think this could be molly shannon. - That's a great guess, too.
- All right. - Ooh!
- Some great names being thrown around. - But whatever it is, right?
- We really hope we see you over and over again. - Robin: Oh, man.
- 'cause you are so great! - So great!
Starfish, fantastic performance.
Y'all give it up for the starfish.
- I'm in love. - Starfish: Bye-bye! Thank you!
- Men in black... - Oh, my god!
- Bye-bye! - ...Help out the starfish.
She's going without you.
I think it's the funniest costume we've ever had.
- Easily. - How do you not--
She breaks my botox when I look at her.
♪ who is that?
Welcome back. It's the season premiere
- Of "the masked singer." - yeah!
We're on to our third singer of the night.
Let's see who it is.
- Ugly sweater? - Ugly sweater?
( music playing )
What is happening?
♪ if you want to destroy my sweater ♪
Oh, my god!
♪ hold this thread as I walk away ♪
Are you kidding? What a minute.
Oh, my god. This costume is next level!
Wow.
Y'all keep it going for ugly sweater.
All right, well, you guys wanna know who ugly sweater is, right?
- Yeah! - Here are some clues to help unravel the mystery.
Ugly sweater: When I hit the scene as a young, handsome ugly sweater,
I was the epitome of style,
On top of the world.
- But I lost focus... - ( horn honking )
...And my whole world unraveled.
( thunder )
- Oh, look. A rabbit. - Rabbit in a hat.
A magician?
I went from living in penthouses
To sleeping on park benches.
- Wow. - Oh, wow.
My life was hanging on by a thread.
But when I hit rock bottom, I realized I had to change,
And I started fighting to reclaim my voice.
( ringing )
Now, I'm back on the top.
Better than before.
Blue note. Blue note records.
So I wanna win that trophy for all the people
Who helped me get back on my feet
To live a life that's simply the best.
( no audible dialogue )
♪ I call you when I need you
♪ when my heart's on fire
- Wow! - Whoo! Listen to that voice!
♪ you come to me, come to me
- ♪ wild and wired - oh, my god.
- Wow! - Whoa.
♪ when you come to me
♪ give everything I need
♪ you're simply the best
- ♪ better than all the rest - ♪ all the rest
♪ better than anyone
♪ anyone I ever met
♪ ooh, I'm stuck on your heart, ooh ♪
♪ hang on every word you say
What a beautiful voice he's got.
♪ don't tear us apart
♪ no, no
♪ baby, I'd rather be dead
♪ each time you leave me
♪ I start losing control
♪ you walk away with my heart and my soul ♪
♪ I can feel you even when I'm alone ♪
♪ baby, baby, baby
♪ simply the best
- Yeah! - Yes!
♪ better than all the rest
♪ better than anyone
I mean, he's got the gift.
♪ anyone I've ever met
♪ ooh, I'm stuck on your heart ♪
♪ ooh
♪ hang on every word you say
♪ don't tear us apart
♪ no, no
♪ baby, I'd rather be dead
♪ ah, you're the best
( vocalizing )
( vocalizing continues )
- Wow. - Those yells.
Robin: Man.
That is a rockstar.
- That is iconic! - He can sing.
Ugly sweater with the high note at the end.
I think we've got an icon, a legend on our hands, you guys.
( laughs )
We talk about all the divas. This is the male version.
Do you call a male diva a "miva?"
A miva? Is that what you say? Miva? Male diva?
- Male diva. - I think it's divo.
- Oh, divo. Okay. - Okay. I was wondering.
- But I like miva, too. - I like miva.
- Divo, okay. - Well, let's see if we can get a clue to help us out.
Men in black, bring out an ugly sweater clue.
All right, they brought gifts.
Another ugly sweater.
( ken laughs )
- What does that say? - All: Featuring.
- Oh, wow. - Featuring.
Ugly sweater's always in style.
Must be why the biggest stars want to work with me.
See? He's a divo.
Is that giving y'all anything?
Well, when we're talking, you know, soulful vocal legends,
- There's only a few people that I think this could be. - Yeah.
The blue vinyl makes me think of r&b.
Someone like aaron neville, ronald isely, eddie levert.
And I'm not sure because I didn't quite hear it in the voice this time,
And I know this guy's voice so well,
But could this be, from the gap band, charlie wilson?
- What? - Whoa!
- That'd be amazing! - Love charlie wilson.
Well, I'm thinking this sounds like this could be a singer,
- Icon/producer. - Okay.
Someone who is like the lebron james of mivas or divos.
- Right, right. - Mivas and divos.
This could be someone as diverse as nile rodgers.
- Amazing. - And I'll tell you why.
- I love nile rodgers. - Because when you talk about collaborating and producing--
- There isn't a bigger collaborator. - Right. Exactly.
- Like, "train" within the clue. - Everybody.
My good friend pat monahan, train,
- Worked with nile rogers. - He's a legend. Legend.
- I'm a huge fan. - Nick: That would be amazing.
You know, first of all, I was thinking a bit like you, robin,
Um, el debarge, that whole world.
But then I thought earth, wind, and fire.
Ken: Nice.
And the alarm clock clue for their album "another time."
I'm gonna go with verdine white.
- Wow. I love that. - The bass player.
- Yes. - Rita, I was on the flo rida record.
- It was me, flo rida, and verdine. - Oh, my god.
So what do you think? Is that a good guess?
- Um, look, I like you a lot, rita. - Ah, thank you.
Thank you, thank you. Let's keep it that way.
And we liked that performance a lot.
- We loved ugly sweater. - Icon, icon.
Ugly sweater, you can head on backstage.
Men in black, come help the sweater out.
Funny that, 'cause I have a sweater like that at home,
And I actually didn't think it was ugly.
( ken laughs )
♪ who is that?
- Welcome back. - Yes!
Our next group a challenger is up
And I'm told they're ready to pluck at your heart strings.
Let's see who it is.
Lovebird.
( music playing )
- Lovebird? - ( squawks )
- ( cooing ) - oh, whoa!
- ♪ can you take me higher? - Whoa!
That's a big bird.
♪ to a place where blind men see ♪
♪ can you take me higher?
♪ to a place with golden streets ♪
He is big. He looks confident.
That's a lot of love right there for--
Wait, what are you doing?
Well, here are some clues to take a "beak" at.
Lovebird: It is so fitting that I'm a lovebird.
Because what can I say? I'm a hopeless romantic.
Every decision I've made in my life has been because of love.
Either hoping to find it or the fear of losing it.
And you know how they say love makes you do wild things.
Well, they were right.
- There's no bride. - Uh-oh.
Maybe he was left at the altar?
Okay, moving on.
I've had success in many fields,
But I always followed my heart.
- Number one watch. - Number one watched show?
Number one watched show.
And I ended up in front of millions.
I even won awards for being so loveable.
But my proudest achievement--
Finally finding someone to nest with.
And now I followed my love of music to be on this stage.
I've wanted to be on this show for seasons,
And I'm so happy to be here tonight.
Me, too, bird. Me, too!
♪ hold on
♪ to me as you go
Whoa.
♪ as we roll down
♪ this unfamiliar road
♪ and although this wave
♪ is stringing us along
I like his tone.
♪ just know you're not alone
Okay, buddy.
♪ 'cause I'm gonna make this place your home ♪
Yes! Come on, lovebird!
- ♪ settle down - whoo!
♪ it'll all be clear
♪ don't pay no mind to the demons ♪
♪ they fill you with fear
♪ the trouble, it might drag you down ♪
♪ if you get lost, you can only be found ♪
♪ just know you're not alone
♪ 'cause I'm gonna make this place your home ♪
Rita: That's right, lovebird!
♪ oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪
♪ oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
♪ oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪
♪ oh
♪ ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah ♪
Come on, masked singer!
♪ ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah ♪
♪ oh
Wow. Great energy. So much fun.
The lovebird got us all singing in here.
Really beautiful tone. Great song choice for your voice.
And I love the way you used the whole stage.
You were hopping around. You really tried to lift the energy up.
- Great job. - Thank you. Thank you.
I love you all, especially you, ken.
Thank you, brother. Thank you.
You must not know him personally.
All right, well, let's get a clue, shall we?
- Yeah! - Men in black, bring it out.
I need season 11 clues.
- Is that a tv? - Ken: Oh, wow.
A television that says "leading man."
- What? - I may make for a great lovebird,
But you know I'm even better as a leading man.
- Whoa. - A leading man.
Well, when I think of hot leading men,
I think--
I think of travis kelce.
He had his own dating reality show,
"catching kelce," of which I was a big fan.
I never missed an episode.
But travis has caught the eye of some amazing starlets,
Most notably taylor swift.
I know, right? Hubba-hubba!
Travis kelce!
Listen, I don't know a lot about...
Football, right?
The only football player that I know
Is somebody that's very easy on the eye.
He was the lead of his own reality show,
Which makes me think "leading man," the clue.
- Odell beckham jr. - Ken: Oh!
He's got the exact same color hair as obj.
- Rita: Right. - Not bad, not bad.
- I just think you guys are all wrong. - What?
- Usually, usually. - Whoa! Jenny!
Listen, listen, I don't know if you guys know this,
But I am an expert in finding love.
- Yeah. - Ken: Oh!
I have hosted dating game shows, and that brings me
To maybe someone that was on "the bachelor."
- Rita: Okay. - And then I saw that rose.
He was alone on the cake. This could be nick viall.
- Oh! Good guess. - Uh-huh.
Well, one thing we do know,
Lovebird had an awesome performance.
Fly on backstage and await the vote.
Men in black, try to tame that lovebird.
Go put him back in his cage.
As a newbie, this is phenomenal.
Well, rita, we love your aura.
- Oh! - Ah!
I had to do it once.
Let's keep that in the edit, everybody.
( laughing )
♪ who is that?
Welcome back to the celebrity-packed premiere
Of "the masked singer."
We're on to our last celebrity of the night.
Who is this group a mystery? Well, let's check him out.
Book.
( music playing )
- Book? - Book.
Oh, my goodness.
Shh.
♪ oh, a, b, c
♪ it's easy as 1, 2, 3,
- Oh, my gosh! - Oh, my god!
♪ a, b, c, 1, 2, 3
♪ baby, you and me, girl
Guys, these costumes are crazy!
- And a bookworm. He's got a bookworm. - Bookworm.
♪ sing a simple melody
All right, y'all keep it going for book.
- Who is under this cover? - Well, read between these lines,
And you might get the story behind this page-turner.
Book: Of course, I'm the book.
I have stories for days and a vocabulary that's really--
What's the word? Good! And I owe it all to my mom.
See, my brother was a trouble-maker, a real crime novel.
So my mom had to lay down the law on me.
- Detective. - Maybe he played a cop.
So I was good at everything, from school to sports.
But when it came to performing, I was abhorrent.
There's that vocabulary again. That means awful.
"open mic night." come on, this has to be a comedian.
Oh, he's a comic.
But I knew I was bound to make it,
And these days, I'm a best-seller,
Making over four billion dollars in the box office.
- That's a lot of paper. - A ghost?
- Rita: Ghost? - "ghostbusters?"
Now, I'm here with a cover song from last season's champion
On a mission to prank one special friend.
- Robin: All right. - Ken: Friend. Friend.
- There's a lot of clues there. - That's a lot of good clues.
- Lot of clues. - Ooh, there's a lot going on.
♪ do-do-do-do-do-do
♪ hey! Gotta change my answering machine ♪
♪ now that I'm alone
♪ 'cause right now it says that we ♪
♪ can't come to the phone
♪ and I know it makes no sense
♪ 'cause you walked out the door ♪
♪ but it's the only way I hear your voice anymore ♪
- ♪ it's ridiculous - ♪ yes! It's been months
♪ and for some reason I just can't get over us ♪
♪ and I'm stronger than this, yeah ♪
- ♪ no more walking round - do you know who it is?
- ♪ walking round with my head down ♪ - guys.
♪ I'm so over being blue
- I know who this is 100%. - ♪ crying over you
♪ and I'm so sick of love songs ♪
♪ so tired of tears
♪ so done with wishing
♪ you were still here
♪ said I'm so sick of love songs ♪
♪ so sad and slow
♪ so why can't I turn off the radio? ♪
Let's go!
- I can't handle it. - ♪ leave me alone
♪ oh, ho! Hey, hey
♪ make me think about her smile ♪
♪ or having my first child
♪ I'm letting go
♪ I'm turning off the radio
- ♪ 'cause I'm so sick of love songs ♪ - I mean, guys.
- Yeah, yeah. - Dying!
♪ so tired of tears, what?
♪ so done with wishing she was still here ♪
♪ said I'm so sick of love songs ♪
♪ so sad and slow
♪ so why can't I turn off the radio? ♪
♪ why can't I turn off the radio? ♪
♪ unh! Why can't I turn off the radio? ♪
Turn it off!
- Yeah! - I'm dying right now.
( chanting ) book, book, book, book!
- Whoo! - Book, book, book, book!
- Wow! So sick of love songs. - This is great.
They loved the book 'cause that was so amazing.
- One of the most charming performances I've ever seen. - Charming.
Yeah, it's all about the fun.
- This show is all about the fun. - It really is.
- Rita: This show is crazy. - Nobody's more fun than the book.
Look he's still going. He's still going.
I'm pumped up. I'm really pumped up.
I've done a whole lot, right? Like, I've done a lot.
But what I'm doing right now,
Well, this might be my most novel experience yet.
- Wow! Well said. Well put. - Rita: Wow.
I've been looking forward to this.
It's all I've been thinking about.
And the fact that I got to come out here and express myself,
And-- I just-- I'm-- I'm--
Turn it off! I'm just excited.
- The book is turnt. - My face is hurting.
- I know, mine, too. - The book is happy to be here.
- Oh, my god. - Robin is over here in tears still.
- I can't. - He's enjoying himself.
There's only a few people that as soon as they walk in the room
- I start smiling and laughing like this... - You know. You know.
- Yeah, yeah, yeah. - ...And that's kevin hart.
- That would be amazing. - Yeah!
Totally.
Nick, I'm gone. How do I get out of here!
Wait, what the-- wait. What are you--
- Come on! What? What? - Oh!
- What the-- - wait. What the--
- What's happening? - Wait. What are you?
- ( screaming ) - oh, my god!
- No way! - Book: Yes! Yes!
- I got you, nick! - ♪ who is that?
Wait. What the-- what are you--
- Book. What the-- - what's happening?
Wait. What are you--
- ( screaming ) - oh, my gosh!
- Yes! - No way!
Yes! Yes!
Shut up.
- I got you, nick. Yes! - What'd you do?
- No! - Yeah, nick! That's right!
- Hey, robin. - Oh!
- What are you doing? - ( screaming )
- Hey, rita! - Yes, kevin!
- How are you? - Nick: Kevin!
- You're breaking the rules! - Oh, my god!
- ( chanting ) kevin, kevin, kevin, kevin! - Give me a hug.
- Oh! - Don't cheer for him! No!
- No! No! - Oh, I got you!
- You're breaking the rule. - Oh, I got you, nick.
- What are you doing? - Oh, this is a prank! You had no idea.
You had no idea that I was coming here, nick. And guess what, nick?
- What? No, this is stupid. - Guess what? It's nothing you can do about it.
That was the worst performance ever on the history of this show.
- Yeah, yeah! Yeah! - What about that?
On purpose, nick! I performed bad on purpose!
- You embarrassed yourself! - No, no.
- That was stupid. - No. I don't look-- I don't look stupid.
- You look very stupid. - I don't look stupid. I look put together, nick.
- There's nothing stupid about me. - "put together."
- You know who looks stupid? - Who?
- You, in that stupid jacket. - You ruined the freaking show.
We was gonna come out-- we bring everybody out.
- Oh! - Vote, deliberate.
- Ken: Yeah! - Let me-- let me--
I'm trying to see if I have a little bit of care.
'cause I don't care.
That's not my problem. That's your problem.
This is me up on you now.
- Kevin hart, one. You, nothing. - That's right!
- Yeah, yeah! - Oh, my god.
( chanting ) kevin, kevin, kevin, kevin!
( chanting continues )
And by the way, if I wanted to sing a song right,
I could've easy sounded like this.
♪ why didn't I turn off the radio? ♪
That's still horrible!
No, it's not nick. You're horrible!
But I love all of you! And I love all of you!
Thank you! I'm out of here, nick!
Which way do I get out of here?
- You can't-- - how do I get out of here?
You can't leave!
- Oh, my god! - Kevin hart!
- Oh, my god! - Nope! Get your ass back here.
No, we ain't gonna-- if we gonna do it--
I guess this is your celebrity unmasking tonight.
So that means everyone else is safe.
We gonna do it like we do every unmasking. You got to sing again.
- What? What? - Yes! Yes! Yes!
That wraps up our season premiere.
- Let's go! Let's go! - But the party ain't over.
- Come on! - We gonna cue the track again.
- ( cheering ) - ( overlapping shouting )
Prank's on me though! Prank's on you!
Tune in next week for the group b premiere.
But right now, the artist formerly known as the book.
Give it up for kevin hart.
Kevin: Count me down.
♪ hey
♪ love songs
♪ so tired of you, hey!
♪ so, uh-- whoo!
- ♪ you were still - forgot the words.
♪ so sick of love songs
- ♪ so tired of you - what?
♪ why can't I turn off the radio? ♪
Those aren't the words, kevin.
♪ hey, hey
♪ why can't I turn off the radio? ♪
- Yeah! - Yes!
- I died! - Kevin hart, ladies and gentlemen.
What a season premiere.
- ( indistinct shouting ) - this season, talent is bigger than ever.
- Yeah! - Ken: Season 11 is a roller coaster ride
That will take you to places where you've never even imagined.
- ( vocalizing ) - rita: You've got incredible costumes.
Just-- the surprises are insane.
♪ no idea who you are, haven't got a clue ♪
Next week, it's "the wizard of oz" night.
- We're reliving our childhood. - ( laughs maniacally )
- Aah! - Who are you?
- This is gonna be the best season ever! - ♪ whoo