Ariana Grande Talks Wrapping Christmas Gifts Around Insane SNL Hours And Her Most Memorable Cut For Time Sketch

However, her most memorable cut for time sketch was one she did with Taran Killam. The sketch, called “New Studio” is apparently her dad’s favorite thing she’s done on the show. It also features very longtime player Kenan Thompson and Vanessa Bayer and it’s “very niche,” as Grande politely put it.

The Best, Worst and Most Oops Moments from Ariana Grande and Cher’s SNL Episode

Ariana Grande served as host and Cher performed as the musical guest during the Dec. 20 episode of 'Saturday Night Live.' Here, see the best, worst and most oops moments in our roundup of the highs, lows and yikes from the latest episode of 'SNL.

Bowen Yang Tears Up During Farewell ‘SNL’ Skit: “I Just Feel So Lucky That I Ever Got to Work Here”

It was revealed Friday that Yang would exit the sketch comedy series following the last episode of 2025, hosted by his 'Wicked' co-star Ariana Grande.

How ‘SNL’ paid tribute to Rob Reiner, one of the show’s first hosts, after his death

“Saturday Night Live” honored Rob Reiner after the director’s tragic death. During its final episode of the year Saturday, the sketch comedy series flashed a tribute card of Reiner on the screen before the goodnight segment. The tribute featured an old image of the late director and his name.

SNL's "I Wish It Was Christmas Today": Watch Every Version of the Holiday Bop

Once you've walked down memory lane with "I Wish It Was Christmas Today," click here to see how the song transcended SNL when The Strokes' frontman Julian Casablancas got ahold of it. He turned it into a "real song," as Fallon put it, and released his own punk version on his 2009 album.

Ariana Grande-hosted 'SNL' scores best ratings of the season with 5.4 million viewers

Ariana Grande's third stint as host of "Saturday Night Live" this past weekend brought in 5.4 million viewers, making it the highest-rated episode of Season 51 so far. The Christmas episode also featured musical guest Cher and a farewell to Bowen Yang after he joined the "SNL" cast in 2019.

Cher returns to 'SNL' after 40 years. Fans wonder if she lip synced.

It only took a mere 40 years, but Cher finally returned to Studio 8H. The icon graced the “Saturday Night Live” stage as the musical guest Dec. 20, also the show’s final episode of the year. In a blond wig and pastiche of kitschy pants and a leather jacket, Cher, 79, performed her 2023 holiday song, “DJ Play A Christmas Song.”

Bowen Yang bids farewell to 'SNL' after eight barrier-breaking years

Bowen Yang closed his chapter on “Saturday Night Live” on Dec. 20, ending an eight-year tenure with a final performance. In a holiday sketch as a Delta Lounge employee alongside Ariana Grande and Cher,
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