The Masked Singer has become a hit TV show, one I got myself into and have seen every episode of. I generally enjoy singing competitions, but the identity of each masked person is really the reason to watch the show. My favorite performer won Season 1, in which the Monster turned out to be T-Pain. My favorite performer of Season 2 was the Rottweiler AKA Chris Daughtry, but he finished as the runner up. So far in this third season, I've only seen two of the three groups, and my favorite is either the Turtle or the Kitty.
Which led me to thinking, which celebrities would I most like to see on the show? Now we're never gonna see huge A-List celebrities like Taylor Swift, Dwayne Johnson, Beyonce, or Oprah. But here are some common traits I've noticed in a lot of the celebrity performers so far:
- Being a parent
A lot of the celebrity performers have done the show for their kids, namely Tony Hawk, Lil Wayne, Chris Daughtry, and Ricki Lake. If a celebrity is a parent of kids under the age of 18, there's a good chance.
- A celebrity that's laid back, likes to do fun competition-type things
Most celebrities on TMS have been fun people who like to just go out and have fun themselves, such as Drew Carey. They don't consider themselves above doing such things.
- Has something to prove, musically or performance-wise
Whether's it's that they still got it, or that they're capable of rapping and singing, or that they're capable of being on a stage and letting their voice be heard, each has had something to prove.
So which celebrities fulfill these (generally) qualities that I would love to see? Heck, perhaps one or two of these are on Season 3 and just haven't been revealed yet. Generally, these are celebrities that have connections to the judging panel or the host, Nick Cannon, but not always.
10. Cobie Smulders
I have her so low because I don't think she would do this show, but I'm not positive. She does have two daughters, one of which is 10 and might watch the show. I'd want her on because of her connection to Nicole Scherzinger. On How I Met Your Mother, they played former singing partners. I would just love to see Nicole's reaction to Cobie. And Cobie can kind of sing, as we heard her do on that show as "Robin Sparkles".
9. Yvette Nicole Brown
Of course the main reason I'd want her to do TMS is because of her connection to Ken Jeong through the show "Community". She also does have a talented singing voice. It can be heard on a few episodes of Drake and Josh, where she played the theater manager they worked at. She doesn't have kids that I know of, but that wouldn't stop her.
8. Jim Carrey
A-List celebrity? Perhaps. But we know his stage presence would be on point. And being Jenny McCarthy's ex would make it interesting to see her reaction. He's one of my favorite celebrities, and with him not really doing A-List movies anymore, it wouldn't shock me. If you do a Google search for "Jim Carrey singing", you can see he is not uncomfortable at all with singing in front of people. Perhaps he wants to prove that singing is one of his talents.
7. Amanda Bynes
Hear me out. Yes, she's been out of the spotlight for a long time. But what if she wanted to prove something? She's been sober for at least four years now, and what a way it would be to come back into Hollywood, if she wanted to. She was in Hairspray in 2007, so she can hold a tune. Her long-time connection to Nick Cannon through All That make her unmasking maybe one of the best ever. Nick's reaction would be priceless. She said she's retired from acting, but TMS isn't acting, it's singing.
6. Brittany Snow
Brittany is currently starring on a TV show called "Almost Family", which by the way, is on FOX, same as TMS. She does have some singing talent as she was in Hairspray and the Pitch Perfect trilogy. Finally, she does have a connection to one of the TMS panelists, Jenny McCarthy. Jenny played her mom in the film "John Tucker Must Die". I would love to see Brittany on the show, especially since I used to have a huge crush on her.
5. Bow Wow
Formerly "Lil Bow Wow", Bow Wow would be an interesting addition on TMS. In terms of Hip Hop artists, they've had T-Pain and Lil Wayne, so Bow Wow would not be a stretch. He has supposedly retired from rapping, but perhaps he wants one more crack at performing on a stage?
Comment: Bow Wow was actually on The Masked Singer as the Frog! I definitely liked his performances.
4. Whoopi Goldberg
We know she can sing, and Whoopi may want to prove she's still got it. She's no stranger to appearing on crazy shows, as she guested on "Whose Line Is It Anyway" before. She would definitely get one of the best reactions from the panel, despite not being closely tied to any of them.
3. Kevin McHale
We know he can sing from his time on Glee, but what we didn't get to see too much of on Glee were his dance moves. Playing a paraplegic, it's kind of hard to show off your dance moves, aside from one fantasy sequence. But Kevin was quoted by many as being one of the best dancers on the show. Like Whoopi, he was on WLIIA, so being on TMS wouldn't be too far of a stretch.
2. Weird Al Yankovic
The dude is a legend, and he would fit in perfectly on TMS. He has done a parody version of one of Robin Thicke's songs, Blurred Lines, called "Word Crimes". And he's already been guessed by Robin to be one of the singers, but he wasn't. So imagine Robin's surprise when a singer turns out to be Weird Al and Robin doesn't guess him.
1. Bryan Cranston
First off, Bryan is just one of the coolest dudes ever. Secondly, he does have a small background in the vocal arts as he's done a few Broadway shows. He wouldn't win TMS, but he could get surprisingly far. He's definitely willing to do entertainment of all types, from shows to plays to commercials. Doing a singing competition would check one more box off that list for him.
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