{"id":2229903,"date":"2026-01-10T22:55:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T22:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2229903"},"modified":"2026-01-10T22:55:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T22:55:04","slug":"ariana-grandes-one-request-for-snl-sketch-spoofing-home-alone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/ariana-grandes-one-request-for-snl-sketch-spoofing-home-alone\/","title":{"rendered":"Ariana Grande&#8217;s one request for &#8216;SNL&#8217; sketch spoofing &#8216;Home Alone&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F01%2F118649062.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Talk about a team player.<\/p>\n<p>Mike Diva, the film unit director for \u201cSaturday Night Live,\u201d has revealed the only request that Ariana Grande had for the show\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/12\/22\/entertainment\/ariana-grande-plays-kevin-in-home-alone-sketch-on-snl\/\">ultra-violent spoof of the Christmas movie \u201cHome Alone\u201d<\/a> last month.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAriana was like, \u2018I want as much blood as possible. I want to look like Carrie at the end of this thing,&#8217;\u201d Diva, 38, said during a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RdMnPrz4mO8&amp;t=97s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cBehind the Sketch\u201d<\/a> clip released on Thursday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Ariana Grande during a \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d sketch on Dec. 20, 2025. <span class=\"credit\">YouTube\/@SaturdayNightLive<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Ariana Grande as Kevin McCallister in the \u201cSNL\u201d spoof of \u201cHome Alone.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">YouTube\/@SaturdayNightLive<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cShe was really into being sprayed with blood,\u201d Colin Jost, who famously co-hosts \u201cWeekend Update\u201d and also appeared in the surprising \u201cHome Alone\u201d sketch, added.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The skit in question aired during the Dec. 20 episode of \u201cSNL.\u201d Grande, 32, hosted the night\u2019s show, and pop icon Cher was the musical guest.<\/p>\n<p>While the \u201cWicked\u201d star appeared in the sketch as Macaulay Culkin\u2019s Kevin McCallister, \u201cSNL\u201d regulars Ashley Padilla played Catherine O\u2019Hara\u2019s Kate McAllister, Jost played Devin Ratray\u2019s Buzz McAllister and Bowen Yang was Kieran Culkin\u2019s Fuller McAllister.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Ariana Grande behind the scenes while shooting the \u201cHome Alone\u201d sketch for \u201cSNL.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">YouTube\/@SaturdayNightLive<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Ariana Grande on \u201cSNL\u201d on Dec. 20, 2025. <span class=\"credit\">YouTube\/@SaturdayNightLive<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But unlike the original 1990 Chris Columbus classic, this Kevin\u2019s booby traps backfired spectacularly and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ug44G2FdWyU&amp;rco=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ended up killing the McCallister clan<\/a> one by one when they returned home to be with him for Christmas Day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe wanted to have a mix of the real booby traps from\u00a0<em>Home Alone<\/em>, and then we were under the assumption that Kevin McAllister had set up other, perhaps even more violent traps that we never got to see,\u201d Jost explained in the behind-the-scenes clip. \u201cAnd now, we do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis actually looks like me in eighth grade,\u201d the comedian added regarding his Buzz McAllister look.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Bowen Yang and Colin Jost behind the scenes of the surprising \u201cHome Alone\u201d sketch on \u201cSNL.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">YouTube\/@SaturdayNightLive<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A behind the scenes of look of the \u201cSNL\u201d sketch spoofing \u201cHome Alone.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">YouTube\/@SaturdayNightLive<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Diva went on to tease Jost about the wild getup, while Padilla praised O\u2019Hara for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/01\/31\/entertainment\/catherine-ohara-disagrees-with-home-alone-director-on-what-mccallisters-did-for-work\/\">her performance in the actual \u201cHome Alone\u201d movie<\/a> more than 35 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s wild to work with him or look at him when he\u2019s dressed like that,\u201d Diva said of Jost. \u201cIt makes work impossible. I\u2019m about to be bullied by this dude!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just love Catherine O\u2019Hara so much,\u201d Padilla added. \u201cAnd she plays it so earnestly. This made me want to be in a Christmas movie. This is my audition.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Colin Jost as Devin Ratray\u2019s Buzz McAllister. <span class=\"credit\">Saturday Night Live\/NBC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Ashley Padilla as Catherine O\u2019Hara\u2019s Kate McAllister in the shocking \u201cSNL\u201d sketch. <span class=\"credit\">Saturday Night Live\/NBC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Elsewhere in the \u201cBehind the Sketch\u201d clip, the \u201cSNL\u201d director discussed Yang\u2019s role in the \u201cHome Alone\u201d spoof and how it was one of the comedian\u2019s last sketches before <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/12\/19\/entertainment\/bowen-yang-abruptly-leaving-snl-after-7-seasons-out-of-the-blue\/\">leaving the Lorne Michaels-created show<\/a> after more than seven seasons.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt takes a village to make Bowen\u2019s arm fly off and spray blood everywhere,\u201d Diva shared. \u201cAt this point, we know that this is Bowen\u2019s last episode, and it is a beautiful thing that his last shot on a film unit is him getting his arm ripped off and spraying blood everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBrought a tear to my eye,\u201d he joked.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Bowen Yang as Kieran Culkin\u2019s Fuller McAllister. <span class=\"credit\">YouTube\/@SaturdayNightLive<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Bowen Yang\u2019s right arm was ripped off in the gory \u201cSNL\u201d sketch spoofing the 1990 Christmas classic. <span class=\"credit\">YouTube\/@SaturdayNightLive<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Yang, who starred alongside Grande in both \u201cWicked\u201d and \u201cWicked: For Good,\u201d opened up about\u00a0his <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/07\/entertainment\/bowen-yang-breaks-down-crying-over-quitting-snl-after-7-seasons\/\">decision to quit the NBC sketch comedy series<\/a>\u00a0during an episode of his\u00a0\u201cLas Culturistas\u201d podcast earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p>He explained that it was \u201ctime\u201d for him to leave, and acknowledged that he \u201cstayed on exactly as long as I wanted to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was maybe unsure about going back in the summer, and I\u2019m so glad I did,\u201d Yang, who joined \u201cSNL\u201d in 2019, explained. \u201c[It was] one of the most meaningful experiences I will ever have.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source celebrity.land \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Talk about a team player. Mike Diva, the film unit director for \u201cSaturday Night Live,\u201d has revealed the only request that Ariana Grande had for the show\u2019s ultra-violent spoof of the Christmas movie \u201cHome Alone\u201d last month. \u201cAriana was like, \u2018I want as much blood as possible. 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