Ariana Grande loves Christmas & Chill, but maybe not that much chill. In a hilarious new promo video ahead of her Saturday Night hosting stint this weekend, the singer gets all prepped to face the New York City cold before her plans to enjoy some holiday magic go astray.
In the video posted Wednesday (Dec. 17), cast member Ashley Padilla swings by Ari’s dressing room to invite her to “throw snowballs at Ben Marshall” and go admire the Rockefeller Center’s massive, iconic Christmas tree. Grande then proceeds to bundle up, adding more and more layers as she notices the temperature continues to drop to comically low levels.
Eventually, Grande reaches Randy in A Christmas Story levels of winter gear — just to find out that access to the tree has been cut off. Luckily, SNL boss Lorne Michaels has the best seat in the house, and the two-time Grammy winner and Padilla sneak into his office to look at the tree and Rockefeller ice-skating rink from above.
The Christmas magic of the moment, however, is broken when Grande admits: “I have to pee.”
Grande will host the Dec. 20 episode of SNL, with Cher serving as her musical guest. It will mark the third time the Wicked actress has helmed an episode, having last served as host in 2024 after making her debut in the role in 2016, when she pulled double duty.
The upcoming SNL episode comes about a month after the premiere of Wicked: For Good in theaters, marking the close of the massive Universal Pictures franchise in which Grande starred as Glinda opposite Cynthia Erivo’s Elphaba. Next year, she’ll hit the road to finally tour in support of her 2024 Billboard 200-topping album, Eternal Sunshine.
Watch Grande enjoy Christmas at 30 Rock in the new SNL promo above.
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