Good reality TV shows bring out the spectrum of emotions in their viewers—some serve as a comfort blanket, others as a drug trip. Case in point: FOX’s absurdly popular (or is it popularly absurd?) hit The Masked Singer. “It’s edited in a way that feels like I’m on psychedelics,” explained Samantha Bee during this week’s episode of The Daily Beast Podcast. Speaking about the show—which sees “masked” celebrities perform for a panel of judges and an audience, hoping to hide their identity and out-sing their rivals—with co-host Joanna Coles and guest Jim Gaffigan, Bee continued, “I can’t handle it. I’m like, give me a drama about the Troubles in [Northern] Ireland. (That) is relaxing to my brain.” (“What is going on there? And what is the appeal?” Gaffigan added, noting that he is a big fan of judge Ken Jeong.) Bee then revealed what it would take for her to tune in. “I will watch The Masked Singer if one day Joanna Coles is one of the masked singers,” she said. Calling all relevant casting directors...
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