The 91-year old Emmy winner was the first celebrity eliminated from Season 8. He sang "Puttin' on the Ritz" by Fred Astaire.
[The Masked Singer](https://www.goldderby.com/t/the-masked-singer/)” premiered on [Wednesday night](https://www.goldderby.com/article/2022/the-masked-singer-season-8-episode-1-recap-live-blog/), introducing four new mystery celebrities in wild, extravagant costumes. The mask was obliterating. The noise was deafening. [POLL]](https://www.goldderby.com/article/2022/the-masked-singer-format-change-poll/) Robin thought he was Weird Al Yankovic, Ken Jeong guessed David Hasselhoff and Nicole Scherzinger said John Lithgow. The noble fighter riding a golden goose was revealed to be 91-year old Emmy winner [William Shatner](https://www.goldderby.com/t/william-shatner/).
William Shatner tells EW why 'The Masked Singer' was the 'most extraordinary experience' of his life, even though it was 'awkward and painful' at times.
I studied the word grouping, which was the syncopation, and I kind of got it down. It was good, and then I never did hit it in the performance. And the funny part is, that I had talked to a friend of mine that had been on the show before. People don't realize how impossible it is, and I think they do it deliberately to make these big costumes so awkward and it becomes part of the fun for everybody else. For the person inside — actually, [maybe] they could have put somebody else inside and I could have sung it better [from off-stage]… And I think that's part of the show. I mean, from a book to an NFT, from a watch to a television show, to documentaries, and an album. Well, I took away a limp from the costume. So they send a guy with a black hat and a black suit. And I almost laid the golden egg. That's how you sing, and I couldn't get a breath. All I know is that when they asked me, I knew I had a number of things that I was doing, and that I was planning publicity for.
For "The Masked Singer" Season 8 premiere, new characters Harp, Hummingbird, Hedgehog and Knight performed — and three were eliminated, but only two of them ...
I’m a part of one of the most famous groups of all time. The Knight was perhaps the most unmistakable voice in the history of “The Masked Singer,” as Shatner is perhaps one of the most famous voices in the world. That will be the norm going forward, as “The Masked Singer” adopts a new “King or Queen of Masked Singer” format. “I think maybe the award I won for my acting. No, it’s probably the one for my comedy because I got to share that with my besties.” It was my uniqueness that later gave me the opportunity of a lifetime. Fox and “The Masked Singer” have been teasing in the lead-up to Season 8 that NFL superstar Tom Brady is on the show this time out, and they’ll continue to milk it until next week that Brady may be unmasked next Wednesday. “I thought this is a perfect opportunity to say thank you to all the doctors who saved my life at Cedars,” he added. “I made a partnership with Stand Up to Cancer which is a big organization. Shatner said he really agreed to “Masked Singer” in order to promote new episodes of his History Channel show “The UnXplained,” which returns Oct. “And so I did. “I worked very hard on the syncopation on the beautiful lyric and all,” said Shatner, who performed “Puttin’ on the Ritz.” “And then putting on that costume, I couldn’t move my legs, they were leaden.
Spoiler Alert. Michael Becker / FOX. [Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for The Masked Singer Season 8 premiere “A Royal Season Premiere.”].
It was fun in that wild way, if you’re not looking to be judged for a performance and how much fun you can have and perhaps signal to that audience that we’re having fun, then that was a fun thing to do. It was a long process getting in and out of that costume. My input was trying to perform the song and then the length of time — I started early in the morning to get that wardrobe on and finished late in the afternoon. Somebody before me whom I knew said it was the worst thing that ever happened to him, and I agreed with him. As a performer, it may have been the worst thing that’s ever happened to me, getting that wardrobe on and trying to perform. But I needed to work on it and rehearse it a lot to myself and with the music people, and then when I put the costume on, everything went to hell because you can’t move, you can’t see, you can’t sing. It was a wild thing to perform in front of an audience in that costume. Not only could they not tell it was me, I couldn’t tell it was me. So there’s a lot of things I’m doing that I thought doing The Masked Singer and its popularity and how much everybody enjoys watching it would be a good way of helping get the word out. It seemed like a good idea until I got into it to perform, and then, of course, as I heard everybody say, that thing was really awful. As for Hummingbird, the Fox hit left the audience, panelists, and unmasked celebrities to wait to find out who’s in that costume. No, the only input I had was putting my left foot and right foot into it.
William Shatner spoke exclusively about being the Knight on 'The Masked Singer,' the 'absolute horror' of the costume, and more.
It was definitely difficult to perform in all of it, but if it gets some attention, then mission accomplished.” The Masked Singer airs Wednesdays on FOX. It was designed by a devilish designer whose only ambition was to make sure the actor inside couldn’t breathe.” He continued, “It was ridiculous. [The Star Trek actor](https://hollywoodlife.com/feature/william-shatner-children-4538583/) was brutally honest about how the costume wasn’t too easy to perform in. “Well, it’s a very popular show, and I’ve got a lot of things going on. HollywoodLife spoke EXCLUSIVELY about the one and only [William Shatner](http://hollywoodlife.com/tag/william-shatner) about why he wanted to do the show right now.
THE Masked Singer has kicked off on an exciting note as the season eight premiere saw three celebrity contestants eliminated.The first unmasking of th.
Hummingbird says that the things that he treasures the most are the awards that are "out of the world." The hedgehog is British and says that the show is "one of the most normal things he's done" as he's posed naked for Playboy. [The Masked Singer](https://www.the-sun.com/topic/the-masked-singer/) airs on Wednesdays at 8pm ET on FOX. THE HEDGEHOG is the next celebrity to be unmasked! the singer wrote. THE KNIGHT! The Knight's unmasking Singer Jackie Evancho made it to the final five of the third season of The Masked Singer The Hedgehog is... Each season of The Masked Singer has a different cast of celebrities. How The Masked Singer works The first unmasking of the season proved panelist
The Masked Singer's first reveal of Season 8 was a huge one. Knight was the first costumed character to say goodbye, and his identity was one that should ...
If you don't have a traditional cable package, [FuboTV allows you](https://www.fubo.tv/welcome?irad=343747&irmp=2514802&subId1=pc) to watch [The Masked Singer](https://popculture.com/category/the-masked-singer/) live (there's even a [free trial](https://www.fubo.tv/welcome?irad=343747&irmp=2514802&subId1=pc) available). Additionally, all episodes of [The Masked Singer](/category/the-masked-singer/) [are available on Hulu](https://www.hulu.com/profiles?next=/series/the-masked-singer-15209f88-6004-4d73-b993-3ff1a244f494?cmp=12963&utm_campaign=brand&utm_source=Affiliate&utm_medium=Rakuten&ranMID=42392&ranEAID=L1mQpuDnhps&ranSiteID=L1mQpuDnhps-VqRb7iQi7_1GVagS8gUSEg&siteID=L1mQpuDnhps-VqRb7iQi7_1GVagS8gUSEg) the following day. [Jenny McCarthy](/category/jenny-mccarthy/) cracked it, deducing that it was Shatner. [William Shatner](/category/william-shatner/). Kirk in the [Star Trek](/category/star-trek/) franchise. [The Masked Singer](https://popculture.com/category/the-masked-singer/) airs on Wednesday nights at 8 p.m.
The 91-year-old legendary Star Trek captain after performing in a Knight costume was one of two celebrities eliminated on Wednesday's season eight premiere ...
After his performance, Robin told him it was a great song choice and that he was hitting all the notes. She said that she didn't fit the mold and was turned down. The mask was obliterating.' Hummingbird said he also helped dominate the Super Bowl. The noise was deafening. Before she performed, Harp shared that when she was a teenager she auditioned for one of the biggest shows in the world. Ken guessed it might be Jennifer Hudson. Before he was unmasked, Shatner said he couldn't believe it took him eight seasons to get on the show. Robin guessed it might be Queen Latifah. 'I have a letter back saying ''Yes, you can do the song, but would you please tell what show it is so I can make sure to avoid it''.' His clues included the fact that he worked with George Lucas and released albums. As Hedgehog, he shared that he had been naked in Playboy.
Next, the Knight … or you might know him as Captain Kirk: the iconic actor William Shatner. William Shatner: “I thought, 'I'll sing falsetto. No, no, no ...
No, no, no! Actually, the first two goodbyes, because this season starting with an unmasking frenzy. The Harp (singing): “Pretty, pretty please, don’t you ever ever feel.”