Ariana Grande mocks fellow pop star Katy Perry before nailing Celine Dion impression on SNL
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Ariana Grande playfully mocked fellow pop star Katy Perry before she nailed an impression of Celine Dion while taking on hosting duties during the latest episode of SNL.
The 32-year-old actress - who recently pulled the rare move of posting her boyfriend Ethan Slater to social media - showed off her comedic skills in a number of skits throughout the night, with Cher the musical guest.
One sketch was centered around unlikely Christmas duets when it comes to beloved music artists.
A new version with the 'big names of today' which was called the 'Random Duet Christmas Spectacular.'
Katy Perry and Bob Dylan were the first unlikely duos to be shown collaborating on a holiday track - with Grande playing Perry and James Austin Johnson portraying Dylan.
The Wicked star could be seen sporting a long dark wig while also wearing an astronaut costume - a reference to Perry's controversial Blue Origin space flight which took place earlier this year in April.
Ariana Grandeplayfully mocked fellow pop star Katy Perry before she nailed an impression of Celine Dion while taking on hosting duties during the latest episode of SNL
The actress showed off her comedic skills in a number of skits throughout the night, with Cher the musical guest
At the time, the singer had been joined by an all-female crew including Lauren Sanchez and Gayle King.
Following the successful 11-minute flight on Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Space Mission, Perry had stepped out of the shuttle to immediately kiss the ground outside.
While up in the air, the performer had also promoted her upcoming tour dates and held a daisy in a sweet nod to her daughter of the same name - whom she shares with ex Orlando Bloom.
The mission garnered backlash at the time - and the songstress later brushed aside trolls as well as criticism when her Lifetimes Tour kicked off soon after.
Grande then belted out, 'Baby you're a Christmas tree!' to the tune of Perry's hit song Firework while also impersonating her voice.
The former Nickelodeon star further continued, 'Went to outer space,' as Johnson's portrayal of Dylan also chimed in with lyrics such as 'It's in space.'
Grande then later also played Celine Dion while Johnson did an impression of Italian singer Andrea Bocelli.
Both Dion and Bocelli have performed on stage together in the past to sing songs including The Prayer.
The Wicked star could be seen sporting a long dark wig while also wearing an astronaut costume - a reference to Perry's Blue Origin space flight which took place earlier this year in April
Following the successful 11-minute flight on Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Space Mission, Perry had stepped out of the shuttle to immediately kiss the ground outside
Grande then belted out, 'Baby you're a Christmas tree!' to the tune of Perry's hit song Firework while also impersonating her voice
The former Nickelodeon star further continued, 'Went to outer space,' as Johnson's portrayal also chimed in with lyrics such as 'It's in space'
Grande then later also played Celine Dion while Johnson did an impression of Italian singer Andrea Bocelli
Both Dion and Bocelli have performed on stage together in the past to sing songs including The Prayer; the pair seen in 1999 in Los Angeles
Grande and Johnson also sang a holiday song to the tune of The Prayer as the actress also nailed her impression of Dion with high notes.
She wore a shimmering silver dress while Johnson wore a white suit - similar looks to what Dion and Bocelli had also donned during their performance of The Prayer back in 2011 in Central Park.
Additional SNL cast members had the chance to step into the shoes of other well-known music artists as more unlikely Christmas duet pairings.
Sarah Sherman did an impersonation of Kate Bush while Bowen Yang played Yoko Ono.
Stevie Wonder was portrayed by Kenan Thompson who was paired with Benson Boone.
As Thompson played to the tune of the 1972 track Superstition, a cast member playing Boone flipped out onto the stage and crashed into the piano.
It was in reference to the Beautiful Things singer often doing his signature backflips while performing on stage.
Other music artists that the SNL cast played in the sketch included Bruce Springsteen, Bad Bunny, Bjork and Post Malone.
Grande and Johnson also sang a holiday song to the tune of The Prayer as the actress also nailed her impression of Dion with high notes
She wore a shimmering silver dress while Johnson wore a white suit - similar looks to what Dion and Bocelli had also donned during their performance of The Prayer back in 2011 in Central Park
Other SNL cast members had the chance to step into the shoes of other well-known music artists as more unlikely Christmas duet pairings
Sarah Sherman did an impersonation of Kate Bush while Bowen Yang played Yoko Ono
Stevie Wonder was portrayed by Kenan Thompson who was paired with Benson Boone
As Thompson played to the tune of the 1972 track Superstition, a cast member playing Boone flipped out onto the stage and crashed into the piano
It was in reference to the Beautiful Things singer often doing his signature backflips while performing on stage; Boone seen above in June in NYC
Other music artists that the SNL cast played in the sketch included Bruce Springsteen, Bad Bunny, Bjork and Post Malone
The skit came to an end as a voice over announced, 'It's the Random Duet Christmas Spectacular, coming to Peacock December 33rd - What? That can't be right.'
Social media users soon jumped over to X to share their thoughts on the skit as Grande hosted SNL.
One penned, 'ariana imitating katy stoppp #SNL,' and another typed, 'Ariana hitting katy notes like nothing.'
'Ariana as Celine Dion,' a fan wrote, alongside a gif saying 'Perfect' over an episode of The Golden Girls.
An X user said, 'Never thought we would get an Ariana Perry in my life. And such a cute reaction btw.'
'Ariana grande should just be on SNL cast,' one suggested and another wrote, 'Ari's Katy Perry is stupid funny.'
And another fan added, 'Ariana channeling Katy Perry in that iconic spacesuit look on SNL is pure gold. The ponytail upgrade is everything.'
The skit came to an end as a voice over announced, 'It's the Random Duet Christmas Spectacular, coming to Peacock December 33rd - What? That can't be right'
Social media users soon jumped over to X to share their thoughts on the skit as Grande hosted SNL
Grande is no stranger to her celebrity impressions - and has done multiple over the years.
Back in 2015, the actress took part in the game called Wheel Of Musical Impressions on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon.
She had the chance to impersonate a number of music artists such as Dion, Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera at the time.
And last year while hosting SNL, Grande imitated Jennifer Coolidge in a humorous skit that spoofed Maybelline makeup.
