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Sabrina Carpenter Reacts To Ariana Grande’s “Espresso” Parody
She performed her comedic rendition on Saturday Night Live.
Ariana Grande’s parody of “Espresso,” which she performed on the Oct. 12 episode of Saturday Night Live, got the seal of approval from Sabrina Carpenter.
During the episode, which Grande guest-hosted, she led a bridesmaids-themed skit with SNL cast members Heidi Gardner, Ego Nwodim, and Sarah Sherman. The group of bridesmaids sang a speech for the bride (played by Chloe Fineman) to the tune of Carpenter’s hit song.
Carpenter soon caught wind of the parody and reposted a video of the skit to her Instagram Story. “Very nice and on pitch,” she wrote, referring to Grande’s purposely off-key vocals.
The segment was a hit with viewers at home. “This is everything!” one fan commented on YouTube, while others appreciated Grande’s dedication to the bit. “It’s so hard to sing off-key when you know how to sing. So that’s crazy to me! She’s talented af,” another fan wrote. “Ariana Grande is really doing her thing with these skits and sketches tonight,” someone else commented.
During the Oct. 12, the Wicked star also nailed celebrity impressions of people like Celine Dion, Miley Cyrus, Gwen Stefani, Britney Spears, and Jennifer Coolidge.
As for “Espresso,” this isn’t the first time it’s been performed on the SNL stage. In May, Carpenter belted out the Short n’ Sweet album track during an episode hosted by Jake Gyllenhaal, along with a mashup of her songs “Feather” and “Nonsense.”
The song went on to become one of her biggest hits to date, reaching the top three of the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 on Billboard’s Global 200 chart. It also won Song of the Year at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards, where Carpenter also performed a medley of “Espresso,” “Taste,” and “Please Please Please.”
Sabrina’s Been A Longtime Fan
Carpenter was already a fan of Grande’s work before the SNL skit. During a recent interview with W Magazine, the singer was asked about some of her childhood crushes. “It’s funny, all of the posters on my wall were women,” she said, revealing that along with Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift, she had a major “girl crush” on Grande.
