Kensdays are the new Wednesdays this fall on Fox.
Comedian and actorKen Jeongis set to return as a panelist on season 4 ofThe Masked Singer.
Plus, he teases his worstMasked Singerguess yet (it was so bad he apologized off camera).
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: So, who came up with Kensday?
KEN JEONG:It was me.
I was like, you know, how can a narcissist in entertainment coin their own night of programming?
Kensday, that’s definitely better than Kmonday.
It doesn’t really have the same feel, you know?
It’s a really good compatible kind of programming.
And I say that without it being Kensday.
It could be someone else’s day and I’d feel that way.
What can fans expect fromI Can See Your Voice?
You’re not guessing at all, right?
I’m not doing any guessing.
And it’s alleged that I really don’t do any real guessing onThe Masked Singer.
So I don’t think anything changes when you think about it on the technical level.
OnThe Masked Singer, you always say, “I know EXACTLY who this is.”
Do you have a catchphrase forI Can See Your Voiceyet?
I basically just shout out the title of this show over and over.
So that’s probably my catchphrase.
They end up being the comedians on the show.
That’s just not cool.
How dare you."
So I like that kind of seamlessness of the two shows.
In my head, I really view this as a seamless two-hour block.
It’s kind of like you come forThe Masked Singerand then you stay forI Can See Your Voice.
There are a lot ofMasked Singeralums on your new show.
Was that planned from the beginning, or did it happen more organically?
I think it sort of happened that way.
I would like to bring everybody on."
That’s kind of how I am in development.
Like when I developedDr.
Ken, I wanted to bring everyone fromCommunityon, which I basically did as guest stars.
I mean, if it’s not broke, why fix it?
As a former physician, how did COVID-19 affect production for you on the shows?
The challenge of shooting not one but two shows during a pandemic is, it’s overwhelming at times.
We have to be safe.
We know Dr. Ken’s on the case.
We basically had two shows in one a medical production and then we had the actual show production.
So it was kind of like on screen I was dumb, and off screen I was smart.
Speaking of that, what would you say is your worst guess onThe Masked Singer?
Well, I have a worst guess coming up this season that I can’t reveal.
I was so embarrassed of my guess, I couldn’t even cover it up with comedy.
I said, “This is not me acting a fool, I am being a fool.”
Off camera, even Robin was like, “Man, you’re joking, right?”
Honestly, I think I represent the viewer who is horrible at it but really appreciates the game.
What is your favorite costume this season?
There’s multiple ones.
The Snowy Owls is really great.
For the first time ever we have two contestants in one.
It was really adorable.
And to me that was [great] and their performance I just thought they were amazing.
So what can fans expect in season 4?
It’s my favorite season of the show.
I honestly think it’s our best season yet.
The competition on this show is by far the stiffest it has ever been.
I think that’s very safe for me to say.
It’s very exciting.
It’s one of my favorite moments of my career.
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
