‘The Masked Singer’ Season 8 Premiere Reveals Identity of Two Legends as Hedgehog and Knight

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Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large SPOILER ALERT: Do not read ahead if you have not watched the Season 8 season premiere, part one, of “The Masked Singer,” which aired Sept.

21 on Fox. Two legends exited “The Masked Singer” in week 1 of the show’s Season 8 — and both have a lot to say about it. “Monty Python” star Eric Idle, eliminated as the Hedgehog, shared that he recently survived pancreatic cancer, and he has partnered with Stand Up to Cancer to help spread the word on cancer research.

And then there’s 91-year-old William Shatner, who didn’t last long as the Knight, but after a rough experience trying to sing in that costume, he’s more than happy to talk instead about the multitude of other projects he’s got going right now. “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.

I couldn’t see where the dancers were, and I couldn’t hear the music. Everything went out the window the moment I put the wardrobe on. “So all that work of learning that song… none of it mattered because it all went to hell in that bloody wardrobe,” he added. “If I had to do it over again, I would still choose that song.