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Sabrina Carpenter Reacts to Ariana Grande’s ‘SNL’ ‘Espresso’ Parody

Sabrina Carpenter Reacts to Ariana Grande’s ‘SNL’ ‘Espresso’ Parody

Ariana Grande’s hilarious rendition of “Espresso” got the seal of approval from Sabrina Carpenter herself.

Great welcome guest Saturday night live on Oct. 12 and nailed celebrity impressions of Celine Dion, Miley Cyrus, Gwen Stefani, Britney Spears and Jennifer Coolidge throughout the episode.

The evil The star also performed a bridesmaid-themed skit SNL cast members Heidi Gardner, Ego Nwodim and Sarah Sherman, and the quartet performed a parody of Carpenter’s hit song.

In the sketch, the bridesmaids decide to sing a typical wedding speech for their bride (played by Chloe Fineman) to the tune of “Espresso.” Carpenter soon caught wind of the parody and reposted a video of the sketch to his Instagram story. “Very nice and in tune,” she wrote, referring to Grande’s intentionally slurred vocals.

The segment was also a hit with viewers watching at home, with one fan declaring the skit “hilarious” on YouTube. “That’s all!” another commented, while others appreciated Grande’s dedication to the bit.

“It’s very difficult to sing without playing when you know how to sing. So it’s crazy to me! She’s got talent,” one fan also wrote. “Ariana Grande is really doing her thing with these sketches and sketches tonight,” commented another.

Sabrina Carpenter reacted to Ariana Grande's "Espresso" parody on 'Saturday Night Live'.

Ariana Grande on the move Saturday night live. NBC/NBCUniversal/Getty Images

This is not the first time that “Espresso” has been made in the SNL stage In May, Carpenter released the belt short and sweet album track during an episode hosted by Jake Gyllenhaal and a medley of his songs “Feather” and “Nonsense”.

Carpenter also starred in a Scooby-Doo themed sketch during her time Saturday night live debut, playing the character of Daphne Blake alongside Gyllenhaal.

Following her live performance of “Espresso” on the NBC sketch show, the song became one of her biggest hits to date, reaching the top three on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Global chart 200 from Billboard.

The song also won Song of the Year at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards, where Carpenter performed a medley of “Espresso”, “Taste” and “Please Please Please”.

Sabrina’s “Girl Crush” on Ariana

Carpenter was already a big fan of Grande’s work before the latter’s SNL parody During an interview with W magazine in June, the singer was asked about some of her childhood crushes.

“It’s funny, all 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.