PARTING SHOT
THE MUPPETS HAVE BEEN ENTERTAINING AUDIENCES SINCE THE 1950S, and now, nearly 70 years later, they’re back and “working without a script” on Muppets Now, a brand-new show on Disney+. It’s a mostly improvised talent show with lots of special guests, not to mention tons of surprises. “We’ve got something for everyone,” Kermit the Frog says about the show. But one familiar thing audiences can expect is the return of Kermit’s on-again, off-again love. “Miss Piggy and I have always had a great working relationship, and on Muppets Now it really shines through. This is the real us, in the here and now, with no filters.” Newsweek reached out to Miss Piggy for her response to working with Kermit again. “Kermit and I have cleared up a lot of things and now we get along better than ever. You might say, we’ve come to an understanding,” she said. Considering Kermit’s popularity, he could do anything, even run for office, but Kermit is committed to Muppets Now. “I’m just happy being your everyday singing, dancing, talking amphibian.”
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