Ariana Grande and Cher are headed back to 30 Rock. The Wicked: For Good star and the Goddess of Pop are joining forces for the Dec. 20 episode of NBC’s Saturday Night Live, which will see Grande host and Cher perform as the evening’s musical guest.
SNL announced its festive December lineup on Nov. 17. In an Instagram post displaying the show’s signature color-coded cards on a corkboard, Grande and Cher were listed as host and performer for the Christmas-themed special, which is also the final episode of the year.
The last three episodes of 2025 kick off on Dec. 6, when Melissa McCarthy returns for her sixth time as host but her first time since 2017, and Dijon makes his debut as musical guest. The Dec. 13 episode will see Josh O’Connor make his hosting debut, and Lily Allen will return for her second time as musical guest.
This is neither Grande’s nor Cher’s first appearance on the acclaimed late-night television show. Grande has appeared on SNL several times: She made her SNL debut in 2014 as a musical guest, pulled double duty as both host and musical guest in 2016, returned as a musical guest in March 2024, and then as host in October 2024. Cher, meanwhile, has only been an SNL musical guest once before, in 1987, though she did perform as part of the show’s 50th-anniversary celebration in February.
Beloved for her stellar celebrity impersonations, during her most recent appearance on Saturday Night Live in October 2024, Grande did her best impressions of White Lotus star Jennifer Coolidge and pop powerhouse Celine Dion. The viral “Domingo: Bridesmaid Speech,” during which Grande intentionally sang off-key, was also the most-viewed SNL sketch of the 2024-25 season.
Their upcoming Saturday Night Live appearances aside, Grande and Cher appear to be booked and busy. Grande is currently trotting across the globe to promote her upcoming blockbuster, Wicked: For Good, in theaters Nov. 21. And Cher, who recently opened up about her relationship with boyfriend Alexander “AE” Edwards attended the Bambi Awards in Munich on Nov. 16, where she received the Legend Award.
latest_posts
- 1
Hilary Duff's husband responds to Ashley Tisdale's 'toxic' mom group claims: The drama, explained - 2She was moments away from giving birth. The hospital discharged her
- 3Pick Your Favored method of transportation
- 4Mom finds out she has cancer after noticing something was off while breastfeeding
- 5There are thousands of aligned holes in Peru. Archaeologists now think they know who made them
- Which salad do you believe is a definitive group pleaser? Vote!
- Volkswagen Just Built a Plug-In Tiguan for China That America Doesn’t Get
- How to identify animal tracks, burrows and other signs of wildlife in your neighborhood
- Los Angeles County sees significant uptick in norovirus cases, officials say
- ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’ trailer is raising eyebrows among Potterheads: ‘Where’s the whimsical color?’
- Members of Kenya-led security mission in Haiti were involved in rapes, U.N. says
- Explosions at Burundi ammunition depot kill civilians, witnesses say
- Step in Style: A Survey of \Solace and Execution on the Track\ Running Shoes
- Finding Your Motivation: Moves toward a Satisfying Life
