October 30, 2025 • 6 mins
"Can you pull off Freddie Mercury with just a tank top, fake teeth, and drawn-on chest hair?"If you’re scrambling for a Halloween costume and want to avoid the dreaded “I forgot” panic, this episode of The Ben and Skin Show is your hilarious lifeline. Join Ben Rogers, Jeff “Skin” Wade, Kevin “KT” Turner, and Krystina “Little Baby Cornbread” Ray as they dive into Christina’s Cookie Jar for a rapid-fire game of “Guess That Music Icon Costume.”From Prince’s ruffled shirt to Slash’s top hat, the crew hilariously guesses iconic looks based on minimal clues—often with wildly off-base answers that make the game even better.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Let's talk Pop the Toads, Gristina's coopy jar, Christine Jo.
Speaker 2 (00:20):
Christine.
Speaker 3 (00:29):
I don't know if you guys know, but we got
Halloween tomorrow, and I think a lot of people are
like Ben, like, oh crap, it's already here. I have
no costume ready to go, and so I figured, all right,
let's get together a bunch of iconic music costumes that
are pretty easy to just find in your closet. And
then I was like, let me just make a game
(00:49):
out of it. So I'm gonna give you guys. We'll
start with KT, and I'm just gonna give you guys
one piece of the costume, and then we'll go to Ben.
I'll give you two, and then skin the third one
if they haven't gotten it already, and we'll just keep.
Speaker 2 (01:02):
Going from there.
Speaker 3 (01:03):
Yes, excellent, So KT first up on the list. We
got a ruffled shirt, A ruffled shirt, ruffled shirt okay?
Speaker 4 (01:13):
Uh?
Speaker 2 (01:14):
A sexual predator.
Speaker 3 (01:16):
No, Ben, Prince? Oh yes, let's go, purple coat, and
then a necklace with.
Speaker 4 (01:23):
His symbol one good job love it? Hey?
Speaker 2 (01:27):
Okay?
Speaker 4 (01:28):
That did that? Documentary did not come out?
Speaker 1 (01:31):
Ben?
Speaker 3 (01:33):
Heart shaped glasses Elton John, Oh my god, Yes, hardshaed glasses,
rainbow shirt and a feather boa is a must.
Speaker 2 (01:42):
You're Elton John done.
Speaker 3 (01:43):
Ben loves fashion skin, the tightest wet white tank top
you own, which is very tight.
Speaker 4 (01:53):
We know I'm gonna go, Bruce Springsteen.
Speaker 3 (01:58):
No kt, tight white tank top, mustache, Freddie Mercury Freddy
and some.
Speaker 2 (02:05):
Really bad fake teeth. That's all. You know, you're good
to go.
Speaker 4 (02:09):
And then you have to wear a tight tank top.
Speaker 3 (02:12):
With some chest hair and draw some chest hair on there.
Then big green cardigan.
Speaker 4 (02:20):
Big green cardigan, I know it, big green cardigan.
Speaker 3 (02:26):
Interesting uh, Adele No skin, Kurt Cobain, big green cardigan,
cigarette and a lily.
Speaker 2 (02:36):
Kurt Cobain, all right, skin, a bandana?
Speaker 1 (02:42):
Uh?
Speaker 4 (02:42):
Steven van Zant, No, that's good.
Speaker 3 (02:45):
Good a bandana and long pigtails. Willie Nelson Yes, and
so I had and a fake joint on there as well,
but you might get in trouble.
Speaker 2 (02:55):
So maybe just go with an acoustic guitar.
Speaker 4 (02:57):
Candy cigarettes they look a little joints.
Speaker 2 (02:59):
There you go.
Speaker 5 (03:00):
Bots at the liquor store the other day and had
them in my shirt pocket for.
Speaker 2 (03:03):
Good reason, no reason, hanging out.
Speaker 4 (03:05):
Everyone was very confused.
Speaker 2 (03:07):
Ben a top hat.
Speaker 4 (03:11):
Slash. Yes, I was gonna say the Monopoly guy.
Speaker 3 (03:15):
And if you've got that wig, you can definitely do
slash pretty easily. Yeah, top hat wig, sunglasses, boom.
Speaker 2 (03:23):
All right, are we on the skin now?
Speaker 1 (03:25):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (03:26):
Platform heels I should say platform boots kiss yes, yeah.
Speaker 2 (03:33):
Gene Simmons.
Speaker 3 (03:34):
If you can do makeup, that's the hardest part is makeup,
right if.
Speaker 4 (03:39):
You don't paint it. But see Gene Simmons.
Speaker 5 (03:41):
Platform heels actually have like lions on the front of
them or something, some creature I can't one dragon or something.
Speaker 3 (03:48):
Okay, kt a Canadian tuxedo, preferably with the shirt open.
Speaker 2 (03:57):
Dead all dead on the shirt open, Blake Shelton. This
is one of the harder ones. Okay, all the shirt
all the way open, or just up to.
Speaker 4 (04:06):
The bosoms, because I could say Sydney.
Speaker 2 (04:07):
Sweeney completely unbuttoned.
Speaker 4 (04:10):
I bet people try to do the Sydney Sweeney. Yeah
that new outfit she was.
Speaker 5 (04:15):
They're not a guy alive that's not trying to do
the Sydney Sween.
Speaker 4 (04:18):
That maybe guess John Cougar Mellencamp, fine, I did.
Speaker 3 (04:21):
No, that was good, Ben, Canadian tuxedo and a coke.
Speaker 4 (04:27):
Can oh Ron, Jeremy No No so good.
Speaker 3 (04:37):
And Canadian tuxedo, a coke can, and a fake dove.
This is based off one picture a fake dove, Keith
Urban Robert Plant.
Speaker 4 (04:51):
Yeah, the coke cans I was. I was moved under.
Speaker 3 (04:54):
I figured that would give it awayitimate coke can because
of a poster on the wall.
Speaker 4 (04:59):
Yeah, that's why she's referencing that.
Speaker 5 (05:01):
Yeah, the little Robbert really was twelve fluid ounces.
Speaker 3 (05:03):
Okay, I've got two more real quick. Okay, who's starting
this one? I got you kt gold rim glasses, gold
rim glasses, Billie Joel no man, gold rim glasses in
a white spandex suit.
Speaker 4 (05:28):
I was gonna say, Ozzie, but now the white spandex.
Speaker 5 (05:31):
It's got to be the guy that does all the
backflips that all the moms are crazy about.
Speaker 4 (05:37):
Benson Boone, Benson.
Speaker 3 (05:38):
Boone, no gold rim glasses, white spandex and a toilet
skin elvis.
Speaker 4 (05:48):
That would be great.
Speaker 5 (05:49):
Yeah, just taking around a chair that's you dress up
like a toilet, set it down and you know you
could also be karate elvis, which would be bad as amazing.
Speaker 3 (06:00):
Uh, Okay, do you want to do one more? This
one's probably the hardest for fun. A proud new dad shirt.
Speaker 4 (06:08):
Proud new dad shirt, cold Play, I.
Speaker 3 (06:12):
Don't know, proud new dad shirt and drumsticks?
Speaker 5 (06:21):
Is it?
Speaker 4 (06:21):
What's that dad? Sad dad rock band? You guys like
the National?
Speaker 1 (06:24):
Yeah?
Speaker 4 (06:24):
The National?
Speaker 3 (06:26):
No, proud new Dad shirts and drumsticks and just constantly
spray your face to look sweaty.
Speaker 1 (06:33):
Uh.
Speaker 4 (06:34):
Carmine Appass I just.
Speaker 2 (06:35):
Talked about a few segments.
Speaker 4 (06:37):
Ago, Brittany, Lady Dave. I think he's a proud new dad.
Speaker 1 (06:47):
That is the joke.
Speaker 4 (06:48):
That's good.
Speaker 5 (06:49):
That was awesome, fantastic. We're looking in there. Uh, coming
up next to the audio bubble bath. How good are
your ears? We'll find out next
Let's talk Pop the Toads, Gristina's coopy jar, Christine Jo.
Speaker 2 (00:20):
Christine.
Speaker 3 (00:29):
I don't know if you guys know, but we got
Halloween tomorrow, and I think a lot of people are
like Ben, like, oh crap, it's already here. I have
no costume ready to go, and so I figured, all right,
let's get together a bunch of iconic music costumes that
are pretty easy to just find in your closet. And
then I was like, let me just make a game
(00:49):
out of it. So I'm gonna give you guys. We'll
start with KT, and I'm just gonna give you guys
one piece of the costume, and then we'll go to Ben.
I'll give you two, and then skin the third one
if they haven't gotten it already, and we'll just keep.
Speaker 2 (01:02):
Going from there.
Speaker 3 (01:03):
Yes, excellent, So KT first up on the list. We
got a ruffled shirt, A ruffled shirt, ruffled shirt okay?
Speaker 4 (01:13):
Uh?
Speaker 2 (01:14):
A sexual predator.
Speaker 3 (01:16):
No, Ben, Prince? Oh yes, let's go, purple coat, and
then a necklace with.
Speaker 4 (01:23):
His symbol one good job love it? Hey?
Speaker 2 (01:27):
Okay?
Speaker 4 (01:28):
That did that? Documentary did not come out?
Speaker 1 (01:31):
Ben?
Speaker 3 (01:33):
Heart shaped glasses Elton John, Oh my god, Yes, hardshaed glasses,
rainbow shirt and a feather boa is a must.
Speaker 2 (01:42):
You're Elton John done.
Speaker 3 (01:43):
Ben loves fashion skin, the tightest wet white tank top
you own, which is very tight.
Speaker 4 (01:53):
We know I'm gonna go, Bruce Springsteen.
Speaker 3 (01:58):
No kt, tight white tank top, mustache, Freddie Mercury Freddy
and some.
Speaker 2 (02:05):
Really bad fake teeth. That's all. You know, you're good
to go.
Speaker 4 (02:09):
And then you have to wear a tight tank top.
Speaker 3 (02:12):
With some chest hair and draw some chest hair on there.
Then big green cardigan.
Speaker 4 (02:20):
Big green cardigan, I know it, big green cardigan.
Speaker 3 (02:26):
Interesting uh, Adele No skin, Kurt Cobain, big green cardigan,
cigarette and a lily.
Speaker 2 (02:36):
Kurt Cobain, all right, skin, a bandana?
Speaker 1 (02:42):
Uh?
Speaker 4 (02:42):
Steven van Zant, No, that's good.
Speaker 3 (02:45):
Good a bandana and long pigtails. Willie Nelson Yes, and
so I had and a fake joint on there as well,
but you might get in trouble.
Speaker 2 (02:55):
So maybe just go with an acoustic guitar.
Speaker 4 (02:57):
Candy cigarettes they look a little joints.
Speaker 2 (02:59):
There you go.
Speaker 5 (03:00):
Bots at the liquor store the other day and had
them in my shirt pocket for.
Speaker 2 (03:03):
Good reason, no reason, hanging out.
Speaker 4 (03:05):
Everyone was very confused.
Speaker 2 (03:07):
Ben a top hat.
Speaker 4 (03:11):
Slash. Yes, I was gonna say the Monopoly guy.
Speaker 3 (03:15):
And if you've got that wig, you can definitely do
slash pretty easily. Yeah, top hat wig, sunglasses, boom.
Speaker 2 (03:23):
All right, are we on the skin now?
Speaker 1 (03:25):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (03:26):
Platform heels I should say platform boots kiss yes, yeah.
Speaker 2 (03:33):
Gene Simmons.
Speaker 3 (03:34):
If you can do makeup, that's the hardest part is makeup,
right if.
Speaker 4 (03:39):
You don't paint it. But see Gene Simmons.
Speaker 5 (03:41):
Platform heels actually have like lions on the front of
them or something, some creature I can't one dragon or something.
Speaker 3 (03:48):
Okay, kt a Canadian tuxedo, preferably with the shirt open.
Speaker 2 (03:57):
Dead all dead on the shirt open, Blake Shelton. This
is one of the harder ones. Okay, all the shirt
all the way open, or just up to.
Speaker 4 (04:06):
The bosoms, because I could say Sydney.
Speaker 2 (04:07):
Sweeney completely unbuttoned.
Speaker 4 (04:10):
I bet people try to do the Sydney Sweeney. Yeah
that new outfit she was.
Speaker 5 (04:15):
They're not a guy alive that's not trying to do
the Sydney Sween.
Speaker 4 (04:18):
That maybe guess John Cougar Mellencamp, fine, I did.
Speaker 3 (04:21):
No, that was good, Ben, Canadian tuxedo and a coke.
Speaker 4 (04:27):
Can oh Ron, Jeremy No No so good.
Speaker 3 (04:37):
And Canadian tuxedo, a coke can, and a fake dove.
This is based off one picture a fake dove, Keith
Urban Robert Plant.
Speaker 4 (04:51):
Yeah, the coke cans I was. I was moved under.
Speaker 3 (04:54):
I figured that would give it awayitimate coke can because
of a poster on the wall.
Speaker 4 (04:59):
Yeah, that's why she's referencing that.
Speaker 5 (05:01):
Yeah, the little Robbert really was twelve fluid ounces.
Speaker 3 (05:03):
Okay, I've got two more real quick. Okay, who's starting
this one? I got you kt gold rim glasses, gold
rim glasses, Billie Joel no man, gold rim glasses in
a white spandex suit.
Speaker 4 (05:28):
I was gonna say, Ozzie, but now the white spandex.
Speaker 5 (05:31):
It's got to be the guy that does all the
backflips that all the moms are crazy about.
Speaker 4 (05:37):
Benson Boone, Benson.
Speaker 3 (05:38):
Boone, no gold rim glasses, white spandex and a toilet
skin elvis.
Speaker 4 (05:48):
That would be great.
Speaker 5 (05:49):
Yeah, just taking around a chair that's you dress up
like a toilet, set it down and you know you
could also be karate elvis, which would be bad as amazing.
Speaker 3 (06:00):
Uh, Okay, do you want to do one more? This
one's probably the hardest for fun. A proud new dad shirt.
Speaker 4 (06:08):
Proud new dad shirt, cold Play, I.
Speaker 3 (06:12):
Don't know, proud new dad shirt and drumsticks?
Speaker 5 (06:21):
Is it?
Speaker 4 (06:21):
What's that dad? Sad dad rock band? You guys like
the National?
Speaker 1 (06:24):
Yeah?
Speaker 4 (06:24):
The National?
Speaker 3 (06:26):
No, proud new Dad shirts and drumsticks and just constantly
spray your face to look sweaty.
Speaker 1 (06:33):
Uh.
Speaker 4 (06:34):
Carmine Appass I just.
Speaker 2 (06:35):
Talked about a few segments.
Speaker 4 (06:37):
Ago, Brittany, Lady Dave. I think he's a proud new dad.
Speaker 1 (06:47):
That is the joke.
Speaker 4 (06:48):
That's good.
Speaker 5 (06:49):
That was awesome, fantastic. We're looking in there. Uh, coming
up next to the audio bubble bath. How good are
your ears? We'll find out next
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