Season eight of “The Masked Singer” is coming to an end quickly, airing its semifinals on Thanksgiving night. And though Snowstorm ended, she’s still very grateful for what the show has given her: the start of an actual music career.
Competing against Lamb and Harp was always expected to be an uphill battle for Snowstorm. Fans are all but completely certain that Harp is “Glee” powerhouse Amber Riley, while judge Ken Jeong speculated on Thursday night that the Lambs could be three women from one of the most popular girl groups of all time: the Spice Girls. In the end, Snowstorm puts up a brave fight but is eliminated, and is revealed to be comedian Nikki Glaser.
Admittedly, Glaser wanted to make it further than that, but she’s still very pleased with herself for making it to the semifinals. Now, she’s more certain than ever that she’s ready to pursue a real music career.
“I’ve really, in recent years, wanted to pursue a singing career or just get back into it, and do more of it, but I’ve been really embarrassed to do that,” Glaser told TheWrap. Explained. “Because I didn’t want anyone to be like, ‘Oh, she thinks she’s a singer now? That’s so stingy. Be a comedian! Don’t do that.'”
Glaser noted that it was actually a particularly difficult feeling for many of her peers to overcome. did Roast her earlier this year, when she released a single following the death of Bob Saget.
“We just recorded the song, and I thought, ‘Really, it sounds great. And I feel like Bob wants me to release it, even though I’m embarrassed about it.’ And so I did! Glaser said. “And like, the comedy community made fun of me a lot. They say, ‘Hey, she’s so flattering, and so honest, it’s too bad. She thinks she She is a singer.’ And so I was really discouraged after that moment, ‘You can’t do that, just stay in your lane.'”
Glaser especially loved the fact that no one would know it was her until the end of “The Masked Singer” and so, if she did well, it would be a pleasant surprise, and if she did poorly, So she might just be living up to expectations. Of course, Glaser admits there’s a part of him that’s ready to tell those critics to “suck it up” in comedy. But more than anything, his confidence in himself has been restored.
He said, “Whether it gave other people the ability to see that I’m good, it gave me the ability.” “Because I was always in the back of my mind about, ‘I know I love doing this and I know my friends are cool, and they say I sound cool, but do I really ?” And it allowed me to be kind of confident now, like ‘Oh yeah, I think I’m really decent.’ It’s a place to start, so right after the show ended, I went full force into voice lessons.
she hasn’t set her expectations very High at this point, considering she expects to find some success in about four years, as it took her seven years to really find her footing in the comedy world.
,[Singing] In fact, I love comedy more than doing it. And I still love comedy. It doesn’t mean I don’t like comedy,” Glaser said. “It’s just, comedy was something that got to me because I was told I couldn’t sing. So I was like, well, what else can I do in entertainment? I found comedy, as you know, it was just another path I could take because what I wanted to take was down to me. And now it’s open.
“The Masked Singer” airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET on Fox.