VOICEOVER: Welcome to The Masked Singer School...
for those with no clue.
MUSIC: 'Freestyler' by Bomfunk MC's
DJ Get Down Dommett is warming up.
The school disco is in full swing.
Get ready for Owl...
I'm showing off. Whoo!
..Piranha...
MO:Oh, this is a singer, singer!
..Eiffel Tower...
DAVINA:I mean, wow!
..Bubble Tea...
Absolutely fabulous.
..and Air Fryer.
So cool!
I love you.
Plus, Head Teacher Jennifer Saunders joins the panel.
Oh, I know this person.
Ha! I'm roaring with laughter.
One will be kicked out of class.
This is The Masked Singer... Oh, my God!
..School Disco Special!
JOEL: Welcome to The Masked Singer school disco.
# Who are ya?
# Who are ya? Who are ya?
# Who's that behind the mask? #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
SCHOOL BELL RINGS
SONG: 'Live While We're Young'
# Hey, girl, I'm waiting on you I'm waiting on you
# Come on and let me sneak you out
# And have a celebration A celebration
# The music's up, the window's down
# Yeah, we'll be doing what we do
# Just pretending that we're cool
# So tonight
# Let's go crazy, crazy, crazy
# Till we see the sun
# I know we only met But let's pretend it's love
# And never, never, never stop For anyone
# Tonight, let's get some
# And live while we're young
# Tonight, let's get some
# And live while we're young
# You and I
# We're about to make Some memories tonight
# I wanna live while we're young
# We wanna live while we're young
# Let's go crazy, crazy, crazy Till we see the sun
# I know we only met But let's pretend it's love
# And never, never, never stop For anyone
# Tonight, let's get some
# And live while we're young
# Tonight, let's get some
# And live while we're young. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
OK, class, school's not quite over yet.
Let's clean up this mess, shall we?
SCHOOL BELL RINGS
That means leave. LAUGHTER
APPLAUSE
It's time for The Masked Singer school disco, everybody!
DAVINA:Whoop, whoop!
Wrap your ties around your heads and douse yourselves in Lynx Africa
cos school's out and banging tunes are in.
But first, let's get the party started.
We need our "disco-tectives".
It's the panel, everybody. Whoo!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Oh, ha-ha!
Oh, yeah!
At his age, he's more likely to get a "slipped disco".
It's true. It's Jonathan Ross!
It's true. It is true.
She's ready for "McSchool".
It's Davina "McSchool".
LAUGHTER
Works enough. I'll take it.
Ready for his exam-Mo-nation,
it's Mo Gilligan! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
And this week's substitute teacher whilst Rita is away...
My favourite subject was always French... and Saunders.Yeah!
It's Jennifer Saunders, everyone! Oh, very good!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Very good.
Jennifer, welcome...
Thank you. ..to our school disco.
How excited are you to be on the show?I am thrilled.
I'm such a huge fan of this show, and I know that it's madness.
I'm prepared for the madness. You're prepared?
I'm up for the madness. Good!
I feel like you suit this more than I do.
You can take it. I wanted that! I wanted it!
Thank you.
Jonathan, do you remember your first school disco?
Yes, the 1920s was a marvellous decade.
Yes, of course I remember my first school disco!
LAUGHTER
I got my first kiss... AUDIENCE:Ooh!
..at the end of the first school disco.
Wow. Yeah.
It was also like a meal
because she was eating fish and chips at the time.
GROANING
It was a beautiful moment. Wrap over those knuckles!
Davina, were you first on the dance floor,
or did you sort of sit on the sidelines at your school discos?
Hello? Hm.
First on the dance floor!
Of course you were first on the dance floor.Obviously!
Thank you.
Unfortunately, Joel, I've never been to a school disco.
Can I get an "Aw"? AUDIENCE:Aw!
You never went to a school disco?
My mum wouldn't let me. I was always grounded.
LAUGHTER
Oh, I love it. Good luck, everybody.
No graffiti on the desks, or you'll see me after class.
I'm looking at you, Ross. LAUGHTER
It's our panel, everybody. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Yay!
Tonight, our star pupils will perform
for this studio audience.
After all five performances,
the two characters with the fewest votes will go head to head,
and one of them will be unmasked.
Remember, kids, there are clues everywhere,
so pay attention at the back, people.
And keep a close eye on the clue packages,
parts of which feature stunt doubles
because our celebrities were busy studying for their exams.
Er, remember your see-through pencil case, please.
LAUGHTER OK, time for our first act.
They're so polite, they always say, "Nice to eat you."
It's Piranha.
# D-I-S-C-O
# D-I-S-C-O... #
That performance last week
was everything I could have dreamed of.
# When I touch you like this
# And when you hold me Like that... #
I really confused the panel.
It sounded a bit like Jamie Cullum to me.
Jordan Knight. It could be Sting.
The famous action star Steven Seagal.
LAUGHTER
It shows that practising my scales
has really paid off.
I was a little nervous out there,
larking about on stage.
But then again, everything makes me a little...
..nervous.
What's with this nervous thing? Nervous thing.
Or are they the opposite?
I'm not ready to be taken home.
Who wants to be stuck in the Amazon?
Or thousands of leagues under the sea?
SHUDDERS
Oh, hand soap.
Could be a soap star. Oh, yeah.
People think piranhas are scary,
but I'm the only one that's frightened of my own...
sh-sh-shadow.
Millennium.
Someone that was quite iconic in the early part of the millennium.
It must be a world record.
The others ha-ha at this piranha.
Cones? Pine? Scots pine?
I've got to get myself into gear
and show I'm a different...
kettle of... fish.
DOG BARKING Whoa!
What was that?
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
SONG: 'Treasure'
# Gimme your, gimme your Gimme your attention, baby... #
Whoo!
# I gotta tell you A little something about yourself
# You're wonderful, flawless Ooh, you a sexy lady
# But you walk around here Like you wanna be someone else
# Oh, whoa-oh-oh
# I know that you don't know it
# But you're fine, so fine
# Fine, so fine
# Oh, whoa-oh-oh
# Oh, girl, I'm gonna show you
# When you're mine, all mine... #
Let's go!
# Treasure
# That is what you are
# Honey, you're my golden star
# You know you can make My wish come true
# If you let me treasure you
# If you let me treasure
# Oh, oh, oh-oh
# Pretty girl, pretty girl
# Pretty girl You should be smilin'... #
He's good. Really good.
He's a real showman.
# You're everything
# I see in my dreams
# I wouldn't say that to you If it wasn't true
# Oh, whoa-oh-oh
# I know that you don't know it
# But you're fine, so fine
# Fine, so fine
# Oh, whoa-oh-oh
# Oh, girl, I'm gonna show you
# When you're mine, all mine
# Yeah
# Treasure
# That is what you are... #
Yeah. So good.
So good!
# You're my golden star
# You know you can make My wish come true
# If you let me treasure
# You... #
VOCALISES
Whoo!
# Won't you let me?
# Come on and let me, yeah
# Oh, oh
# Oh-oh! #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Piranha, everybody!
Wow!
Mo, what are you thinking, my friend?
That was really good, man.
When I seen the VT package, did you guys see the hand soap? Yes.
So I thought I'd go with the soap star route,
someone that might have been musical, singing.
Something fishy is going on cos this person...
LAUGHTER
Thank you, guys. I'm here all day.
LAUGHTER
No, I think this person is in a band,
now they're a soap star in Coronation Street.
Possibly could be Keith Duffy.
APPLAUSE
Isn't he a lovely young fella, Piranha, ladies and gentlemen?
We've all fallen a bit in love with Piranha, I feel.
I think you're a younger performer than I thought previously
cos you're moving around a lot more.
So I'm thinking, could it be someone from one of the big bands
of the '90s or the noughties?
Someone like Gaz Coombes from Supergrass?
APPLAUSE
Davina? I have gone American.
Ooh. LAUGHTER
I think they were faking the British accent,
and this, like, nervous thing is very cute, let me tell you.
But I think you are extremely confident.
I'd go as far as to say this person that I've guessed
is like an OG bad boy, so maybe this is a cover.
He's an actor, singer... Dancer.
..dancer who was in a boy band back in the day.
I think it's Donnie Wahlberg. Ooh!
APPLAUSE AUDIENCE:Ooh!
Excellent work.
Jennifer?
I thought those pine cones, you know, in the bucket...
Mm-hm. And I thought, why pine?
Pine? Scots pine. Yes.
I wondered if they were Scottish. Ooh.
This was before I'd heard the singing,
which was wonderful, by the way.
So I was thinking Scottish. Could it be Nicola Sturgeon?
LAUGHTER
Well, no, because it's fishy, you see?
And then I thought, maybe it's Marti Pellow?
Wet Wet Wet, you see? Oh! Yes.
Love the way you're going with this. Yes!
Before you saw the clues, when he first came out,
you thought he was someone else.
You said he looked like someone you worked with.
LAUGHTER
Who did you say? I didn't say anybody.
Who did you say? I didn't say anybody at all.
You didn't say Alan Carr? I didn't say Alan Carr.
LAUGHTER, APPLAUSE
Do you want another clue? Yes. OK.
At our tuckshop,
there are more rumours than packets of pickled onion Monster Munch.
So Piranha is gonna give you two rumours.
You just have to figure out which one's "clue"
and which one's false.
Piranha, let's hear rumour number one, please.
Rumour number two, please.
Ooh.
Which clue do you think is true? Number one?
AUDIENCE:Yes!
Shout if you think number two is true.
AUDIENCE:Yes!
You know, you are absolutely no help whatsoever.
LAUGHTER
You're all just saying yeah to absolutely every question.
AUDIENCE:Yes! JONATHAN LAUGHS
Dammit!
Well, jocks is, like, an Americanism, isn't it?
Yeah. For the kind of sporty guys.
And Scottish people.
Or Scottish people, yes! Yes, yes, true.
Maybe it is Nicola Sturgeon after all.
LAUGHTER Could be.
OK, have the panel taken the bait?
We'll only know when the mask comes off.
Give it up for Piranha, everybody! Yeah!
# I'm a soul man
# And that ain't all. #
JOEL: The panel went on a fishing expedition with their guesses,
but did they catch Piranha's real identity?
Who do you think's behind the mask?
Davina thinks I could be a New Kid On The Block.
"Step by step", are the panel getting closer
to working out who I am?
If you've been standing in a corner
afraid to ask someone to dance, now is your chance
cos after the break, Eiffel Tower is singing
an all-time classic.
SHAKILY: Davina, do you wanna dance?
Yes! Yes.
APPLAUSE
# Who's that behind the mask? #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
MUSIC: 'Party Rock Anthem' by LMFAO
# Put your hands up to the sun To the sun
# Put your hands up Put your hands up... #
DAVINA:Yes, Joel! Whoo!
Welcome back to Mask Singer school disco!
With me, DJ Get Down Dommett, baby!
If you just joined us,
we are cranking out the tunes all night long.
Are you having a good time?
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Good! Mo Gilligan, give us a Mo-bot right now.
Oh! Oh, oh! Oh!
Oo-oh!
Ah, yeah, baby!
Oh!
Ladies and gentlemen, we've got a request.
Can the owner of a black and white air fryer please move it?
It's blocking the Eiffel Tower. OK.
MUSIC STOPS, LAUGHTER
Time for our next act. I knew our paths would "croissant".
It's Eiffel Tower.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
SONG: 'Voulez-Vous'
# Voulez-vous? #
Wow. Last week's performance was magnifique.
# Nothing promised No regrets... #
But if you ask me, the panel's guesses...
Geri Horner. Kim Cattrall.
Sarah Jessica Parker. Could be Sheridan Smith.
..were bottom floor.
# Voulez-vous? #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
BIG BEN CHIMES
Oh, I love sightseeing.
I'm not just here for the sights of the West End. Non.
MUSIC: 'I Just Can't Get Enough' by Nouvelle Vague
Hulk Hogan. What?
What is that? A wrestler?
London is so fashionable, with superb shopping.
Oh, got it! Fashion. Designer?
I have it. I've got it.
Honestly, cross my iron girders.
If it wasn't for shopping, I wouldn't be in the limelight.
Limelight means theatre.
Twins. Twins.
And tonight, let's just say
I'm glad this tower is made of metal
because this is one tough competition.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# I sit and wait
# Does an angel
# Contemplate my fate... #
Wow!
# Do they know
# The places where we go
# When we're grey and old? #
Oh! This is a singer, singer!
# Cos I have been told
# That salvation
# Lets their wings unfold... #
A soul singer.
# So when I'm lying in my bed
# Thoughts running through my head
# And I feel that love is dead
# I'm loving angels instead
# And through it all
# She offers me protection
# A lot of love and affection
# Whether I'm right or wrong
# And down the waterfall
# Wherever it may take me
# I know that life won't break me
# When I come to call
# She won't forsake me
# I'm loving angels instead... #
Oh, I know this person!
# Ah-ah-ah
# And through it all
# She offers me protection... #
Wow!
# A lot of love and affection
# Whether I'm right or wrong
# And down the waterfall
# Wherever it may take me
# I know that life won't break me
# When I come to call
# She won't forsake me
# I'm loving angels instead. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
That was amazing.
Give it up for Eiffel Tower, everyone!
It was like I was in France. It was amazing. Jennifer?
Whatever you do, you can't get away from French.
Right here. I know.
What did you think?
That was the most beautiful performance.
It was so soulful and wonderful.
But from the clues, I-I honestly... I don't know.
I mean, before I heard the singing,
I thought maybe Paris Hilton, but no.
But I'm slightly flummoxed, actually.
I've got a very good guess.
Come on in, Jonathan! This makes sense.
In the background, that tune at the beginning,
that was by a very popular band in the '80s called Depeche Mode.
Which ties in with the whole overall thing
because Depeche Mode is French for fast fashion, I believe, isn't it?
So the fashion thing is there as well.
And one of the founding members of Depeche Mode
was a fella called Vince Clarke who, when he left Depeche Mode,
teamed up with someone else who has an incredible soulful voice.
Alison Moyet. Moyet!
And that could be Alison Moyet.
Could be Alison Moyet. Half French, you see.
Mo, who do you think it is?
Oh, man, this is tough, man,
because when I seen the clue package,
I really felt like I had it. I don't know if you guys seen it,
there was a watering can
and it had a person with, like, a moustache
and a bandanna, so I kind of linked it,
and I thought, "I've got it, I know who it is."
They was in a film in the '80s called Mannequin.
Watering can, there was a man on the watering can,
so I thought "man-in-can" - Mannequin.
Shopping, Sex And The City,
and I thought it could be Kim Cattrall in there.
DAVINA:Oh, yes, because...
But I don't think the voice is Kim Cattrall
cos I know this voice from somewhere.
Mm. I've heard this voice before.
It sounds a lot like Gabrielle, who was on the show as well.
You can clap, but she's been on the show already,
so I don't think that's Gabrielle, ladies and gentlemen.
Imagine if it was a double, she comes back. Don't discount it.
I don't think it is Gabrielle,
but that was a wicked performance.
Above everything else, that was amazing, man. Congratulations.
That was so good.
Davina, oui, oui, oui, what you thinking?
Oui, oui, oui.
Last week, both you and I went down the Sex And The City route.
But I went down the Carrie Bradshaw,
there was reference to Mr Big and stuff,
and this week, I've stayed with Sarah Jessica Parker.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Because there was a thing about, "Congratulations on your twins."
She's had twins, and also, she's in London at the moment
doing a play with Matthew Broderick.
Oh! Yeah.
So, West End.
West End, shopping, an actor. But that voice, to me, feels like...
It's someone mega under there. Yeah.
Someone mega under there.
Do you want another clue? JUDGES:Yes.
OK, let's get to the bottom of these tuckshop rumours
with a game of Clue Or False?
Eiffel Tower, let's hear rumour numero uno.
And number two?
Audience, cheer if you think number one is true.
LAUGHTER
OK, cheer if you think number two is true.
CHEERING
Unanimously think it's number two.
That makes sense. We don't know.
But it would make sense if it was a singer who was also an athlete
or had a sporting career as well, maybe when they were young.
If you're a sports star with that kind of voice,
oh, my God, what are you doing with your life?
Absolutely.
Didn't help us. Didn't help us one tiny bit.
Well, you'll only get to say "enchan-take it off"...
SPARSE LAUGHTER
It deserved more. OK. ..when the Tower is reviewed.
Let's hear it for Eiffel Tower, everyone.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Wow. Wonderful stuff.
JOEL: Are the panel close to toppling this tower,
or should they just "baguette" about it?
Who do you think's behind the mask?
Kim Cattrall? Sarah Jessica Parker?
The panel are perplexed in the city.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
After the break, Owl sings Don't Stop Movin',
but you at home, don't START moving. See you in a bit.
# Who's that behind the mask? #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Welcome back to The Masked Singer school disco.
During the break, you'll never guess what happened!
Davina pulled Jennifer's hair because she said Jonathan smells,
but Jonathan does smell because he had fish paste for lunch.
And Mo didn't go to double science
because he didn't want to sit next to smelly Jonathan.
And don't tell anyone,
Bubble Tea was snogging Piranha behind the bike sheds.
AUDIENCE:Ooooohhh!
I know! LAUGHTER
Back to the clues now.
Next up, their favourite subject at school is "owl-gebra".
LAUGHTER
It's Owl.
Very good.
Last week's performance flew by.
# Padam, padam
# I hear it and I know... #
What a hoot it was confusing the panel.
I think Alex Scott.
It could be Chelsee Healey.
I don't want to seem like a twit-to-you...
But I think it is Frankie Bridge, ladies and gentlemen!
Twit-twoo!
They haven't got a clue.
# Padam. #
GRANGE HILL THEME
I've got youth on my side.
Right? So I love to stir things up.
# Cos I'm just a teenage... #
Stir things up. Like cooking.
Us owls love to swoop into every area.
YAWNS
"Swimming pool rules." "No splash."
Shh! Keep your beak shut.
Pink bikini.
Because owls are real wise and everything,
I could have been like a spy, or something coo-oo-ol.
"Footy AM lessons."
There was a show called Soccer AM.
I'm showing off.
Could be one of the Lionesses. Yes.
Tonight's all about showing off.
And I'm ready.
Get me hooting and tooting onto that stage.
SCHOOL BELL RINGS
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# Don't stop movin' To the funky, funky beat... #
Oh, yeah!
# Don't stop movin' To the funky, funky beat
# Don't stop movin' To the S Club beat
# DJ's got the party started There's no end in sight
# Everybody's moving To the rhythm that's inside
LAUGHING:# It's a crazy world... #
Ha, they're laughing in there.
# Tonight's the right situation
# Don't get left behind
# I can feel the music Moving through me everywhere
# There's no destination, baby We don't even care
# There's a place to be If you need the right education
# Let it take you there
# And just go with the magic, baby
# I can see it there in your eyes
# Let it flow, stop the waiting
# Right here on the dance floor Is where you gotta let it go
# Don't stop movin' Can you hear the music?
# DJ's got us going around, round
# Don't stop moving Find your own way to it
# Listen to the music Taking you to places
# That you've never been before Baby, now
# Don't stop movin' To the funky, funky beat... #
Yeah, Owl's dancing!
# Don't stop movin' To the S Club beat... #
# Forget about your fears tonight
# Listen to your heart Let's touch the sky
# No need to reason why
# Just listen to the sound It'll makes you come alive
# Don't stop movin' Can you feel the music?
# DJ's got us going around, round
# Don't stop movin' Find your own way to it
# Listen to the music Taking us to places
# That you've never been before, Baby, now... #
I've got a feeling it's a female performer. I don't know why.
# Don't stop movin' To the funky, funky beat
# Don't stop movin' To the S Club beat. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
That was good, though, man.
Yes, Owl!
Give it up for Owl, everybody!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Whoo! That was like a school disco at Hogwarts. I loved that.
LAUGHTER
Mo, who are you thinking?
First of all, that was a great performance, man.
It seems like you're really enjoying yourself in the competition, man.
LAUGHTER
Looking at the clue package, right,
I'm getting this whole back-to-school thing,
and I keep linking it to Waterloo Road,
which is a show that's set in a school.
So, this singer was in a band called Hear'Say.
Now, Hear'Say had a cover song called Bridge Over Troubled Water.
Now, in that clue, they said, "Don't make a splash."
Now, if you go over a bridge, you're not gonna make a splash.
I think this could be Kym Marsh.
SCATTERED APPLAUSE
Hmm...
A few claps there.
But it could be the rain on the roof, I'm not sure.
LAUGHTER
Davina, you seemed to very much be enjoying yourself during that.
Oh, well, I mean, w-owl!
Do you like that? Wowl?
Oh, WOW-l!
Do it again, they'll really laugh.
OK. Do it again.
Wowl!
LAUGHTER
It's great. It's great.
Erm, OK, so... I love you, Owl.
You are what this show is all about.
You just performed so brilliantly. So...
This is an actor in Waterloo Road,
she did Sport Relief Bake Off.
You know, "Stir things up." I heard that clue.
Well done.
Sport Relief, there's lots of references to sport in the clues.
Lots of things have made me think of a Lioness.
You know, the female football team.
Yes.
And if you take a lion and a bird together and mix it,
it makes a mythical creature called the Griffin.
I think this is Angela Griffin!
Oh! JENNIFER:Oh, that's very good.
I don't know how you could even think sensibly after that.
I don't know what happened on stage. LAUGHTER
It is bonkers. It's insane!
What are you thinking?
I think it's a sports person, that's what I'm thinking.
There was all the swimming clues and everything.
I'm thinking an England women's footballer.
Yeah. Someone like Alex Scott.
I love that.
I said that last time as well. I think that's a good guess.
Jonathan, who do you think?
There was the "Footy AM" clue,
and I remember seeing on Soccer AM a very, very funny comedian
who I know is also a huge fan of the Lionesses.
And that was Maisie "Adams".
And I think it could be Maisie Adams.
That could be Maisie Adams.
So, do you want a clue?
LAUGHTER
OK. I think we need another round of Clue Or False?
Which of these tuck shop rumours is true?
Owl, can we have your first rumour, please?
Hm. Attitude. And the second one, please.
Give me a cheer if you think number one is true.
LIGHT CHEERS
Give me a cheer if you think number two is true.
HEAVY CHEERS Interesting.
Gunning. Gunners. I think this is Alex Scott.
Do you know why?
I think it's Alex Scott.
She used to play for Arsenal. Arsenal, the Gunners.
But it weirdly sounds like Alex Scott.
That's who I think it is.
DAVINA:That's what Jennifer said.
You'll be wide-eyed when you see who's inside,
but only when the mask comes off.
Give it up for Owl, everybody!
Love you, Owl. Well done. So good!
I think you are both right.
JOEL: Are the panel being know-it-OWLs with these guesses?
Or do they need to "stop moving" in the wrong direction?
Is this owl actually a Lioness?
Ha, I'm roaring with laughter!
OK, let's get back on the case.
Better "chai latte" than never.
It's Bubble Tea.
Whoo!
# Cos we are living In a material world... #
Last week, yeah, baby!
I'm walking on air bubbles!
# And I am a material girl. #
The panel tried their best to pop me.
Heidi from Sugababes.
Georgia Toffolo. Anita Rani.
I think it's probably Emily Atack.
But they haven't burst me yet.
# A material world. #
CHEERING
Welcome to my pink palace.
It pops, right?
Ah, pop! Maybe it could be a musician.
Forget Gen Y and Z,
this gen bubble follows all the trends.
What's hot?
Spicy bubble tea.
Yummy!
Social media star, maybe. Disco ball.
Yeah, I'm thinking Strictly.
And what's not? Oily, fishy tea. Yuck!
Not cool.
Stop the press!
It's not just me,
there's a small bubble of us girls.
Rock and roll.
Rizzle. Rizzle Kicks.
Time to burst onto the stage...
..and prove I'm not your average beverage.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# Ah, freak out... #
Yes!
# Le freak, c'est chic
# Freak out
# Le freak, c'est chic
# Have you heard About the new dance craze?
# Listen to us I'm sure you'll be amazed
# Big fun to be had by everyone
# It's up to you It surely can be done
# Young and old are doing it I'm told
# Just one try... #
Yeah, young. Yeah, very young.
# It's called "Le Freak" We're doing it night and day
# Allow us, we'll show you the way
# Ah, freak out
# Le freak, c'est chic
# Freak out
# All that pressure got you down
# Has your head Been spinning all around?
# Feel the rhythm Check the rhyme
# Come on along And have a real good time
# Like the days Of stomping at the Savoy
# Now we freak Oh, what a joy
# Just come on down to the 54
# Find your spot out on the floor
# Ah, freak out
# Le freak, c'est chic
# Freak out!
# Now freak
# I said freak... #
Freak, freak, freak, freak!
Who is that?
# All that pressure got you down
# Has your head Been spinning all around?
# Feel the rhythm... # Feel the rhythm!
# Check the rhyme... # Check the rhyme.
# Come on along And have a real good time
# Ah, freak out
# Le freak, c'est chic
# Freak out
# Ah, freak out! #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Bubble Tea, everyone!
Well done, Bubble Tea!
I can't tell if you're... Yeah, not quite as comfy as Owl,
but I'll hug you anyway. Lovely.
That was amazing. I loved that.
Davina, I'm gonna come to you first. Freak out.
I loved that performance.
I loved it because I felt like you started a little bit nervous,
and by the end, you were like, "OK, I know what I'm doing,
"I feel really confident, I'm really enjoying myself."
So well done. That was absolutely brilliant.
So, I saw tapes with all the different types of music.
But one of them said, "Rock and roll."
Her father-in-law is the ultimate rock star.
And "rizzles."
So, Rizzle Kicks. Jordan Stephens is in Rizzle Kicks,
and he was on her podcast.
I think it's Fearne Cotton.
AUDIENCE:Oooohh!
JONATHAN:That is a good guess. Fearne Cotton.
Mo, what are you thinking? That was so good.
You're bringing the V-I-B-E-S.
You're bringing the vibes.
So, there was the whole Gen Z vibe.
And did you guys see the disco ball?
So that led me down the route of Strictly.
That's right, I think it could be Maisie Smith.
Oh, yeah. That's who I'm going for.
Jennifer, who do you think it is?
Honestly, I haven't a clue.
Cos looking at the clues, I thought about the gens,
and I was wondering if that means she's a Jennifer,
and is it Jennifer Lopez?
It's not Jennifer Lopez.
Is it Jennifer Aniston? Is it Jennifer Coolidge?
Obviously, I'm on the WhatsApp group.
LAUGHTER
I've muted Lopez.
LAUGHTER
I thought spice, bubbles...
I was thinking Jane Horrocks. Is it Jane Horrocks?
Cos she played Bubble.
In a little show you might have heard of called Absolutely Fabulous,
ladies and gentlemen! Yes.
CHEERING
Jonathan.
I love your outfit. I love your energy.
That was a great performance. We were all up and dancing,
enjoying what you were doing with it.
You said, "Stop the press."
I thought, is it someone who does TV, maybe news on the TV?
And then when you said, "I like spicy tea..."
And at the beginning, the very first thing that Bubble Tea said was,
"Yeah, baby."
Baby Spice. Emma Bunton, ladies and gentlemen!
APPLAUSE
Fancy some more clues? Yes, please.
OK. Fancy a game of Clue Or False?
OK, Bubble Tea, let's hear your first tuckshop rumour, please.
Who's S.T? Who's an S.T? Do we know any famous S.Ts?
I'll give you one more clue.
Audience, do you think number one is true?
CHEERING
Give me a cheer if you think number two is true.
MUTED CHEERING
Four people.
LAUGHTER
If we go with that, S.T must be the initials of someone.
Who do we know's an S.T?
Steven Tyler. From Aerosmith.
No. Keep thinking, guys. Keep thinking.
What's bubbling beneath the surface?
We'll only know when the mask comes off.
Let's hear it for Bubble Tea, everyone.Yes, Bubble Tea!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
It's a really tough one.
JOEL: Are the panel top-ioca of the class with these guesses?
Or are they just bursting with bad ideas?
Who do you think's behind the mask?
Jennifer thought my little voice could be Jane Horrocks.
What an "Absolutely Fabulous" guess.
Set your timer because after the break, it's Air Fryer.
See you in a few minutes.
# Who's that behind the mask? #
Welcome back to The Masked Singer school disco.
That's Jonathan Ross, by the way,
it isn't someone's dad here early to pick them up.
Wow!
LAUGHTER
We have just one last performance
before the studio audience vote for their favourite.
Davina's got one, and she doesn't stop banging on about it!
It's Air Fryer.
It's true.
# If all of the kings Had their queens on the throne
# We would pop Champagne And raise a toast... #
Ooh, you're sizzling!
Last week was fabulous!
Maybe it's Jessie J.
Scarlett Moffatt. Jacqueline Jossa.
Gemma Collins in there.
Defrosting.
It was so-o-o-o-o cool.
# You're not dancing on your own! #
CHEERING
I'm going to pop it to you,
this air fryer is a best-selling oven.
I think they are English.
I don't think they're English.
Forget other brands
cos we've had a surge in popularity recently.
Somebody who's been, like, had a rebirth.
But it's funny
because this technology's been around for ages!
I'm not talking hot air.
That's an Oscar with a web on it.
Old Oscar.
Buy an air fryer today.
She's pitching it. It's Pitch Perfect. Oh! Could be.
I cannot wait to sing tonight.
I've been waiting for a moment like this.
That's a song title.
Ready to let off steam!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Are you sure it's not gonna go the way of the bread-maker?
There must be a mountain of bread makers. A mountain.
SONG: 'The Final Countdown'
What am I looking at?
Giant chips and a cooker.
# We're leaving together
# But still it's farewell
# And maybe we'll come back
# To Earth, who can tell?
# I guess there is no-one to blame
# We're leaving ground
# Leaving ground
# Will things ever be The same again?
# It's the final countdown... #
CHEERING
# The final countdown... #
Look at the chip!
# The final countdown
# Oh
# Oh-oh-oh-oh... #
Yes!
GUITAR SOLO
That is the maddest thing I've ever seen.
# Oh, no
# Yeah! Oh!
# The final countdown
# Oooohh
# It's the final countdown
# Oh-oh-ooohh
# The final countdown
# Oooooohhhh
# It's the final countdown. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
JONATHAN:Yeah!
Wow! Yeah!
Wow.
Incredible.
Give it up for Air Fryer, everybody!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Wow! So, so good.
Like my steak, that was well done! LAUGHTER
Davina, what did you think?
Air Fryer, I love you!
APPLAUSE
When you give us heart eyes, my heart completely melts.
AUDIENCE:Aww!
I'm looking at the clues.
The surge in popularity recently, but been around for a long time,
so somebody that we know.
And I was thinking that this person,
recently, she did that show I Kissed A Boy.
I saw the Australian dollar.
I wondered if it was Dannii Minogue.
APPLAUSE
And Dannii's a great singer.
Mo, what are you thinking, my friend?
So, something that comes back around,
Neighbours was off our TV screens, that's come back again,
and she was really hitting some of those high notes.
I think it might be Kylie Minogue. Dannii's sister.
I love that.
Jonathan, go for it.
Here's what threw me is the Oscar thing.
It's someone who's been nominated for an Oscar.
That's a very small, exclusive club.
I think I've got it. Oh, he's standing up.
Here he goes. Here he goes.
An actor who we all love,
and have enjoyed in so many different roles,
we know they can convince us they are anything,
even an air fryer.
LAUGHTER
Ladies and gentlemen, without doubt,
it is Russell Crowe in there, ladies and gentlemen.
It's Russell Crowe!
LAUGHTER Thank you.
Wow. I was really excited for a minute.
Jennifer?
You were cooking tonight, Air Fryer.
You were on fire!
APPLAUSE
This is a funny person in here.
On the video, we saw them doing, like, an advert. That's a pitch.
This person was Pitch Perfect. This is Rebel Wilson.
I think there's a rebel in there.
Ooh, it's a good guess.
In Bridesmaids, she shares the flat with Matt Lucas.
And they evict someone.
And in that, it said they were being kicked out of the flat
for not paying the rent.
Yes. Yes.
APPLAUSE
OK, time for one last game of Clue Or False?
Air Fryer, can we have your rumour, please?
JOEL READS IT OUT
Let's have your second clue.
CACKLES
JOEL READS
Maniacal laugh.
Audience, do you think clue number one is true? Give me a cheer.
MUTED CHEERING
If you think clue number two is true, give me a cheer.
CHEERING
OK, they all think clue number two.
I mean, rad is like an Americanism, isn't it?
And proms is an American thing.
Somebody who lives in America, maybe.
Mo Gilligan, you've put your hand up so wonderfully.
So, this person now lives in the States. Yeah.
And she sang the theme tune for a film that won an Oscar,
which was Avatar.
I think, possibly, it could be Leona Lewis.
Yes.
Ooh.
OK, who's been giving us food for thought?
We'll only know when the mask comes off.
Let's hear it for Air Fryer, everyone!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Careful of the table. Careful of the table.
Yeah, one step to the left. Go, go, go!
LAUGHTER
Would you bet your bottom Aussie dollar on the panel being right?
Who do you think's behind the mask?
Am I Dannii?
Am I Kylie?
The panel's heads are really spinning around.
The cast of 2024 has made this the greatest school disco ever!
And there's even more to come,
as two of our masked singers go head-to-head in the Sing Off.
But now, if you like your competition prizes big and bold,
you've come to the right place.
This one's worth £118,000, and it could all be yours.
# Who's that behind the mask? #
APPLAUSE
Welcome back to The Masked Singer.
And you thought that there were some strange-looking kids at your school.
LAUGHTER
All five singers have now performed,
and our studio audience must pick their favourite.
The two acts with the fewest votes will compete in a Sing Off,
and then one of them will be unmasked.
AUDIENCE:Ooohhh!
While our studio audience votes,
here is a reminder of tonight's performances.
# Yeah
# Treasure
# That is what you are... #
# And through it all
# She offers me protection
# A lot of love and affection... #
# Don't stop movin'
# Find your own way to it
# Listen to the music
# Taking us to places
# That you've never been before Baby, now. #
# Freak out
# Le freak, say chic
# Freak out... #
# The final countdown
# Ooooohhhh... #
APPLAUSE
The results are in.
Oh! This is when it gets tense.
I can reveal, in no particular order,
the masked singers going through are...
AUDIENCE CALL OUT NAMES
..Air Fryer!
Yay!
The second masked singer going through is...
..Piranha!
CHEERING
Joining Air Fryer and Piranha is...
..Eiffel Tower!
CHEERING
Wow.
Bubble Tea and Owl,
that means you will be performing again in tonight's Sing Off.
The rest of you, head off down the tunnel.
Congratulations.
Well done, Air Fryer!
Where's Air Fryer going?
# Who's that behind the mask? #
APPLAUSE
Oof, Owl and Bubble Tea. Panel, what do you think?
Oh, I mean, they really, really gave us such great performances.
I can't wait to see what they're gonna deliver next.
I'd like to keep them both in and send home the one in the green suit.
LAUGHTER
Not an option!
OK, performing first, ladies and gentlemen,
it's Owl!
APPLAUSE
SONG: 'Chirpy Chirpy Cheep'
# Where's your mama gone?
# Little baby, Don
# Where's your mama gone?
# Far, far away
# Where's your papa gone?
# Little baby, Don
# Where's your papa gone?
# Far, far away
# Far, far away-ay-ay-ay-ay
# Last night I heard my mama singing a song
# Ooh, we
# Chirpy, chirpy, cheep, cheep
# Woke up this morning And my mama was gone
# Ooh, we, chirpy, chirpy Cheep, cheep
# Chirpy, chirpy, cheep, cheep
# Chirp... # All together now!
# Last night I heard my mama singing a song
# Ooh, we, chirpy, chirpy Cheep, cheep
# Woke up this morning And my mama was gone
# Ooh, we, chirpy, chirpy Cheep, cheep
# Chirpy, chirpy, cheep, cheep
# Chirp. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Yay! Yeah!
Give it up for Owl, everybody!
# Who are ya? Who are ya?
# Who are ya? Who's that behind the mask? #
Performing next, it's Bubble Tea!
CHEERING
Yay!
SONG: 'What's Up?'
# 25 years and my life is still
# Tryin' to get up That great big hill of hope
# For a destination... #
Geri Halliwell. You think so?
# I realised quickly When I knew I should
# That the world was made up Of this brotherhood of man
# For whatever that means... #
I don't think it's a singer.
# And so I cry sometimes When I'm lying in bed
# Just to get it all out What's in my head
# And I
# I am feeling a little peculiar
# And so I wake in the morning And I step outside
# And I take a deep breath And I get real high
# And I scream From the top of my lungs
# "What's going on?!" #
What's going on?!
# And I say, hey-ey-ey
# Hey-ey-ey
# I said, "Hey
# "A-what's going on?"
# And I say, hey-ey-ey
# Hey-ey-ey Yeah, yeah, yeah
# I said, "Hey, what's going on?" #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Whoo! Wow.
Wow!
Give it up for Bubble Tea, everybody!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Oh, this is hard. This is tough.
It is. Cos They both did better.
Please welcome back to the stage, Owl!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Before the panel decide who will be unmasked,
we're gonna play a classic game of It's Not Me, It's You.
And if there's one place that holds everybody's secrets,
it's the school lockers, everybody!
GASPS, SCHOOL BELL RINGS
Look at these little school lockers. Let's have a look.
Inside each locker, there is a clue.
But panel, you have to work out whose locker is whose.
OK. First of all, let's just go in this one.
Oops, no, that's my locker. Sorry about that. Little picture.
Just ignore that, Jennifer.
LAUGHTER OK, this one.
Whose clue is in here?
Oh, what's this?
It's a lunchbox...
with two sort of hens on it wearing ice skates.
Ooh... Somebody who was in Dancing On Ice? Hmm.
Who does that belong to? Bubble Tea or Owl?
AUDIENCE SHOUT
Bubble Tea. I think Bubble Tea would go ice skating.
With those legs.
I've got a name.
Oh, Mo, you've got a name?
So, there's a hen with ice skates. Yes.
I feel like Helen Skelton sounds like hens skating.
JENNIFER GASPS
Oh, that's good!
That is a good guess, Mo. That is a very good guess.
People are clapping in the audience. That's a very good guess.
Let's see what's in the other locker just quickly.
What have we got in here?
We've got... Ooh!
A picture that says "Christine" underneath it.
Christine. Dark hair, smiley face. Christine.
What does that mean?
And who is it for - Bubble Tea or Owl?
Owl?
Christine? Hmm.
Has that helped or hindered?
Hindered, hindered!
Hindered! Of course it has. Of course it has.
OK, my friends, we're closing a door on clues,
which means you've got a decision to make.
Get discussing, people.
Erm, OK. Gather round.
Who's gonna be unmasked, Owl or Bubble Tea?
Find out right after the break.
APPLAUSE
# Who's that behind the mask? #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Welcome back to The Masked Singer school disco.
Owl and Bubble Tea have performed again,
but only one of them can go through
along with Piranha, Eiffel Tower, and Air Fryer.
Panel, it's decision time.
Mo, can you please tell us the name of the masked singer
the panel have decided to save?
This was a really hard choice.
But we felt like this person really connected with the audience,
and the masked singer we would like to save is...
AUDIENCE CALL OUT NAMES
..Owl.
CHEERING
Congratulations, Owl!
We'll see you next time. Head off down the tunnel.
Back into your tree.
But Bubble Tea...
Hooray! Bubble Tea!
That means your time on The Masked Singer
has sadly come to an end. But before you reveal your identity,
panel, who do you think is under the mask?
Mo, I'm gonna come to you first.
Bubble Tea, it's such a shame to see you go, man,
because I think you was absolutely sensational.
I don't know who this is, but I'm gonna guess that it's Maisie Smith.
Maisie Smith. Great guess.
Davina? I think it's Fearne Cotton.
Fearne Cotton. Jennifer?
I think it might be Gaby Roslin.
Ooh! New name in the mix.
I know! I'm throwing that in. It's the legs.
Jonathan, what are you thinking?
I'm gonna switch mine from Emma Bunton to Miriam Margolyes.
LAUGHTER
Miriam Margolyes? Yes!
Well, there's only one way to find out.Yes!
Bubble Tea, who's behind the mask?
Everyone!
ALL CHANTING: Take it off! Take it off!
Take it off! Come on, school!
Take it off! Take it off!
Take it off! Who are you?!
No idea.
Take it off! Take it off!
Oh, my God, who is it? Take it off!
Take it...
It's Julia Sawalha!
Oh!
A-ha-ha!
A-ha!
It's Absolutely Fabulous actress... Oh, my word.
No way! ..Julia Sawalha, everyone.
Mummy!
Darling! What are you doing?
SHE CHUCKLES
That's amazing. MO:What?!
Sing it, girl! So funny. That's amazing.
Hello. Oh!
What are you doing, darling?
LAUGHTER I don't know!
You've got yourself in a mess!
LAUGHTER
But you were very good. Thank you.
What are the chances?
I was like, "She's gonna know me." Oh, my God.
You didn't guess her, though.
I didn't, no. Not even near.
I did say Jane to begin with, Jane Horrocks.
You said the spice thing, but the spice thing...
What is the spice thing?
..was saffron, and it was Saffy. Oh, of course!
Of course, that's a spice.
Oh, man. And I guess the press reference, you were in Press Gang.
Yeah. So that's the sort of "hold the front page"
and all that kind of stuff.
Darling, you've got fabulous legs, we never see these.
LAUGHTER
I've never seen them before.
I didn't even know you had legs, sweetheart.
LAUGHTER
This is a revelation in more ways than one.
LAUGHTER
Have you enjoyed being Bubble Tea?
Oh, yeah, I've loved it.
My friend, earlier this year, said, "You don't sing enough, Julia."
And then this came up, and I thought,
I really need to do something I'm absolutely terrified of.
Yes. I mean, I've learned an awful lot.
Aw. Well, you did it.
How is it, to see your mother again?
It is beautiful.
So lovely. But, you know, really special.
ALL: Aw! Darling girl.
That's so lovely.
Honestly, you were so brilliant. Thank you, Julia.
Give it up for Julia Sawalha, everybody!
Well done. So, so good.
That's so great. So amazing, isn't it?
That is the end of our school disco, our parents are here to pick us up.
Yeah! We'll see you again next week for more guessin' and messin'.
But now, unmasked at last, ladies and gentlemen, it's Julia Sawalha!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# Ah, freak out! #
Come on, Julia!
# Le freak, c'est chic Freak out! #
That is so weird.
# Have you heard About the new dance craze?
# Listen to us I'm sure you'll be amazed
# It's called Le Freak
# We're doing it night and day
# Allow us, we'll show you the way
# Ah, freak out!
# Le freak, c'est chic
# Freak out! #
Come on, Davina, freak out. Come on, Davina, freak out.
# Now freak... #
Come on, Julia!
Go, darling.
# I said freak... #
MO:Freak, freak.
# Freak out!
# Le freak, c'est chic
# Freak out!
# Ah, freak out! #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
CHANTING:Julia, Julia!
Julia!
That was the freakiest thing.
I thought you'd get me straight away.
Mwah!
Look at you!
ALL: Aw!
Darling girl.
VOICEOVER:'Even more guest stars join the panel.'
I'm having the best time ever.
There we are, I've said it. Amazing.
Dammit, you saw me!
'All of your remaining favourites together for the first time.'
You can yodel. What?
What is going on?
'But one will be sent home.'
No way!
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