Ariana Grande Sings Wicked, Imitates Britney Spears, Celine Dion

Ariana Grande appeared at Studio 8H for internet hosting duties Saturday night time and did some spot-on imitations of Britney Spears, Celine Dion and extra.

The singer, who stars as Glinda in November’s hotly anticipated “Depraved,” expressing pleasure in her opening monologue about returning to the famed studio for the present’s fiftieth season.

“Thanks a lot,” stated Grande. “I’m so pleased to be again internet hosting. This yr has been really superb. I obtained to play Glinda within the ‘Depraved’ film. It’s superior, as a result of I’m such a theater child. And it’s each theater child’s dream to be Glinda or Elphaba. Effectively, it’s each theater child’s dream to lose their virginity. However their second dream is in fact to be in ‘Depraved.’”

Recalling her final time internet hosting, the pop star stated, “The final time I hosted was in 2016, proper on the verge of electing our first feminine president, so I suppose second time’s the appeal.”

Grande, identified for her phenomenal vocal vary, poked enjoyable at her singing gravitas, saying, “I simply wish to make one factor clear; I’m simply internet hosting. I’m not going to make this about me. I’m simply going to have enjoyable, take it straightforward, and preserve it low-key.”

From offstage, Grande was handed a microphone. “Oh, what’s this?” Then she launched into track, saying, “I’m not going to sing my favourite notes… I’m not going to do my impressions…” Then the two-time Grammy winner flexed her vocal vary doing impressions of Britney Spears, Miley Cyrus and Gwen Stefani, with a spot-on take of Stefani’s singing No Doubt’s 1995 hit “Don’t Converse. “I promised I received’t do a carry,” stated Grande, as she was hoisted into the air and joined by a glamorous refrain line clad in fits.

Bowen Yang joined Grande onstage sporting the traditional “Wizard of Oz” costume of Glinda. “Bowen, didn’t anyone inform you? We reduce the ‘Depraved’ sketch.”

“Oh, that’s OK,” stated Yang. “I didn’t actually wish to do it anyway.” Grande sang again, “Nice, and this isn’t a wand, it’s a flask,” she stated, yanking the highest of Yang’s pink Glinda wand.

“I’m not gonna do a duet tonight,” she sang, “So please don’t carry out Stevie Nicks! And the very last thing I’m gonna do is carry out some sizzling dancers to do some insanely excessive kicks!” Grande was joined then by a glamorous refrain line clad in sparkly fits.

In one other quick sketch, she performed Celine Dion and spoofed the singer’s stunning promo for the NFL final week. This time, nonetheless, Grande’s Dion sang in regards to the violent, bone-crunching UFC combating in a spoof of “It’s All Coming Again to Me Now.”