LOS ANGELES, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- The Muppet Show, premiering Wednesday on Disney+, revives the classic variety show with puppets. Celebrities like Sabrina Carpenter, Seth Rogen and Maya Rudolph prove well-suited to meet the Muppets on their professional and satirical level.
Much has not changed since the '70s. The show alternates between music, sketches and backstage antics.
Kermit the Frog (Matt Vogel) still frantically tries to hold the show together. Miss Piggy (Eric Jacobson) is still trying to dominate with more acts.
And yet, they find something for every Muppet to do in just 30 minutes. The Swedish Chef (Bill Barretta) has a speaking part, and even Rizzo (Bradley Freeman, Jr.) has his own song.
Many more recognizable Muppets and obscure, unnamed ones pass by in the background, along with some clever jokes about random new ones. Statler (Peter Linz) and Waldorf (Dave Goelz) are still attached to their balcony seats and heckle as wittily as ever.
