Ariana Grande can’t contain her laughter as she channels Jennifer Coolidge on ‘SNL’
The only thing more fun than a spot-on impression of Jennifer Coolidge is two spot-on impressions of Coolidge as Ariana Grande and Chloe Fineman discovered on the Oct. 12 episode of “Saturday Night Live.”
Grande, who hosted the episode to promote her upcoming movie musical “Wicked,” teamed up with cast member Fineman to play two different versions of the “White Lotus” star in a delightfully wacky sketch spoofing a Maybelline commercial.
The sketch showed Fineman’s loopy Coolidge talking to herself in the mirror as she applied a new Maybelline lip product. On the other side of the mirror, Grande, wearing a similar big blond wig and fluffy pink robe, responded.
The two Coolidges chatted about an upcoming date — and the new long-lasting lip color from Maybelline whose name they can’t seem to get right.
“What are we going to talk about on our date?” Grande’s Coolidge asked.
“I don’t know. What’s a good conversation started?” replied Fineman’s Coolidge.
“Lemons,” Grande responded, dragging the word out thoughtfully.
“Heck yes,” continued Fineman. “What topics should we avoid?”
“Fish,” said Grande after a pause.
“The band or the animal?” asked Fineman.
Confused, Grande’s Coolidge responded, “There’s an animal called fish?”
As the pair’s conversation grew sillier, both Grande and Fineman struggled to contain their laughter, with Grande at one point breaking character to giggle.
The sketch later took an even loopier turn thanks to the appearances of a third Coolidge, courtesy of “SNL” alum Dana Carvey, who was on hand to play president Joe Biden in the episode’s cold opener.
Grande’s impression of Coolidge wasn’t the only one she performed for “SNL.”
The singer, who’s known for her celebrity spoofs, also whipped out her Celine Dion impression in one sketch and zipped through vocal impressions of Britney Spears, Miley Cyrus and Gwen Stefani in her show-stopping opening monologue.
