My Best Friend's House - SNL

[@drunkpterodactyl]

Hahaha the first half I was thinking "this isn't really comedy, just super wholesome and nostalgic" That twist lmao

[@Fyreflier]

I was expecting the twist to be Chloe singing about _her_ best friend's house and Ariana was living in a hoarder nightmare and her gran's fossilised in the corner of the dining room or something this was better 😂

[@urhypeboy]

I actually rly enjoyed the video until the twist came

[@hydrocarbon82]

The timing is perfect, you're really starting to question...then BAM.

[@christianruiz4249]

I felt the same, but knowing SNL, I thought it was best to stick around. Reminded me of that Mr. Bunting sketch.

[@le_th_]

Same, I was beginning to wonder if this was going to be a surprise release of a new song??? lol I coulidn't figure it out because it wasn't funny at all....and then, well lol

[@ubelorias2973]

The fact that the frozen human head is actually in the fridge when she first opens it is a great detail

[@canaisyoung3601]

Yeah, but on first appearance, it looks like it could be some wrapped-up lettuce or a melon or something.

[@rachelodell6879]

And the dad is in the background when they’re listening to music. But his back is to them and no visible chainsaw. 🫣

[@NYCFenrir]

@@rachelodell6879 If you look closely, you can see the chainsaw. It's just the narrow side is towards the camera and hard to see.

[@Golfina19]

and all the VCR tapes with people's names were also there when they first showed it before the reveal..

[@AmaraEmme]

So was the lye

[@theslantedroomstudios]

Omg 😂 "The furniture made me do it. She can hear them singing too! She has the darkness too! 😂

[@gailwood4214]

😲😮😧

[@kobio1218]

the video is right there and you decided to quote from it and got the quote wrong

[@Mavieray]

Wrong quote

[@Peter55855]

Definitely gonna get a sequel to this in a few years...

[@keelahrose]

Oh my god, whoever took the time to label those VHS tapes is a true genius. The titles are chilling and the handwriting and little smears of blood are a great detail. So awesome, especially considering it’s only for a short sketch. Next time she hosts there should be a sequel sketch where the furniture makes her kill.

[@mikec6111]

I also love that they made sure that the “Census Lady” tape is from a Census year.

[@keelahrose]

@ damn well spotted

[@DeathnoteBB]

Also the 3(?) tapes labeled “blonde”. I guess he had a thing for blondes to label it specifically

[@christinamahan5429]

@@DeathnoteBBI think there are even more labeled redhead!

[@christinamahan5429]

Ok I counted, there are the most blondes at 5, but also redheads, a few brunettes, and even a pink hair and a green hair 😂

[@gabrielkind2970]

That rare sketch that makes you look back through the whole thing for foreshadowing.

[@mrpink99]

Yup. Real "Sixth Sense" vibe

[@Bigotty]

Wanna give a like but is in 666 likes, i'm not going ruin this

[@hibaq08]

exactly what i did!!!

[@rubyharris6119]

​@@Bigotty it's ruined now, go ahead lol

[@DS-nw4eq]

NBC sucks

[@Sushik09]

“There were drains in the living room?!?” So scary that it’s funny 😅

[@andreandrews8059]

My favorite line 😂

[@JB182Dog]

550 bots upvoted this comment

[@btoothill]

@@JB182Dogno way you said upvoted dawg

[@alexanderhamilton1709]

@@JB182Dog”upvoted” 😭😭😭

[@urhypeboy]

What tf is wrong with the word "upvoted"? It's better than saying "liked"

[@SeanOB721]

"And her family uses cleaning stuff that my family never would" That was the "oh snap this is gonna turn" moment.

[@canaisyoung3601]

But that easily could have been "She gets high on cleaning supplies and imagines singing furniture," not "The dad's a schizophrenic serial killer and thinks the girl can hear voices from the furniture just like he does."

[@LaurenForst]

@@canaisyoung3601 and that's just me thinking, "oh, her friend's house is actually nice and put together and actually gets thing done around the house, as apposed to my family who just puts thing off and never does a thing to make it look presentable" that 's why she loves her best friend's house so much

[@dietotaku]

@@LaurenForst i assumed it was like "my mom's super crunchy and only uses all-natural vegan soap but these folks have BLEACH!" or that the dad buys the off-brand purple stuff from the dollar store cause he's divorced

[@briannavalencia8274]

Bruhhh, my brain just thought they used Palmolive instead of Dawn

[@GLBizzie]

@@briannavalencia8274Palmolive is the best tbh

[@xmarine73]

I hope that the next time Ariana is on SNL, they continue this sketch... because she has the darkness too.

[@andmicbro1]

That or she just keeps inadvertently befriending serial killers and not noticing all the red flags till after they are caught. Like she's just so naive she doesn't realize they are actually creepy and she just thinks it's normal and sweet.

[@xmarine73]

Or we find out she has multiple personality disorder and keeps framing one of the adults at her "best friends house"

[@TimnParks]

@@andmicbro1 They keep ending up in her life, and she loves different things around her that are driving people nuts. Like the taste of her boyfriends cooking, and it turns out he cooks with people.

[@captainf9104]

Please

[@Merc4ya]

“What’s your favorite Ariana Grande song?” “It’s complicated…”

[@blairbrown4812]

The sad part is, that could one day very well be the title of one of her songs in the foreseeable future.

[@davidsumner7604]

No, that's an Avril Lavigne song.

[@lindseywelsandt9606]

Better than the last album

[@Reverse_Cat_Cowgirl]

I will be humming, "Oh my God, it was FULL OF TEETH"🎶 for the next few days, I'm sure of it.

[@Mavieray]

@@lindseywelsandt9606naur let’s be fr

[@Jack-sy8mr]

“She can hear the furniture singing too! She has the darkness too!” I can’t breathe😂😂😂

[@user-dr2yz8um3d]

@@Jack-sy8mr we all gots the darkness

[@Tyrael112]

There had BETTER be a part 2 the next time Ari is hosting. Bring it all together.

[@allykropp5276]

feel like that was a riverdale reference

[@Tyloron]

@@allykropp5276 or Kingdom Hearts with the mention of Darkness.

[@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS]

*breathe

[@BaileyVogtOut]

This hook is such an earworm. I’ve been singing “My Best Friends House” for the last 48 hours on a loop

[@elizabethleee]

The melody of the chorus is soooo similar to "Brave" by Sara Bareilles

[@BaileyVogtOut]

@@elizabethleee oh I totally hear that. It initially reminded me of Thank U, Next for obvious reasons but Brave slots in well too

[@bbkane_]

Is your furniture also singing along?

[@midnighttrain7844]

@@elizabethleee also similar to ’I love it“ by Kanye west feat lil pump lol

[@marcusmazzuca9367]

Same

[@HallieWiseleyCraig]

This is a brilliant skit and my new favorite song. 😆 Fun fact: they used puppeteers for the singing furniture. It would have been so much less charming if it were CGI.

[@canaisyoung3601]

Plus, the show's production schedule is one week and it usually takes 2 or 3 days for them to do the short films and/or pretaped content (fake commercials, music videos, etcs). Using CGI for singing furniture probably would have taken too long. Plus, SNL has had puppeteer work on the show before, particularly that short-lived recurring sketch done by Jim Henson during the first season that not even the writers liked, which is why it always came on during the last half-hour.

[@mariaakaannie6138]

I love that you can go back and see everything she points out at the end in the background

[@inalasahl]

I honestly can’t believe I didn’t question the VHS tapes were all recordings instead of studio releases. The label style is completely obvious even on the first faraway view.

[@lunalovegoat]

@@inalasahl i just assumed they recorded movies off the tv like a lot of ppl did

[@BrianRobertRose]

@@lunalovegoat Yeah this fooled me too. Growing up, I had a neighbor who had an amazing library of movies. They'd worked at a rental place, and had a dual VHS deck, so they'd make a copy to keep. So everything had handwritten labels, but was incredibly well organized. So that's what I was thinking when I first saw those tapes. Oh, he must make copies, or record broadcasts.

[@jony93]

The foreshadowing when he said "Guilty" lmaoo 😂😂😂

[@urhypeboy]

Leave it to Amerlca to ruin a perfectly good song. I was enjoying this before the dvmb plot twist came.

[@J.MahargJust]

​@@urhypeboyIt was a joke song lol. You can't expect anything less from a SNL song.

[@tasteofrage2]

​@@urhypeboy who hurt you bro

[@7261amorgan]

​@@tasteofrage2 Probably the crossword killer 😂

[@coastthemost8097]

@@urhypeboyits not that serious

[@IselaAvila]

"Why'd you take my shaker? Omg it was full of teeth!" 😂

[@Kitty8791]

But are they the same ones used for Celebrity Baby Teeth? 🤔🐾

[@TCM66633]

My favorite part 😂

[@winstonsmith11]

​@TCM66633 me too 🤣

[@admusik99]

I howled 😂😂😂😂

[@ansri24]

😭😭

[@xvxvsix]

she could make a song with the most twisted lyrics but still sounds angelic

[@canaisyoung3601]

This is exactly what that is.

[@jamesatherton1995]

Yes! And it’s so catchy

[@rubitch]

the plot twist has me rewatching the whole video to pick up on any foreshadowing 😭

[@ivanlovesgames]

Human head in the fridge, dad into crosswords, “guilty” 😂

[@JamieMurphy25]

The cleaning bottles beside the bucket of lye (sodium hydroxide) on the kitchen cabinet, were a big red flag.

[@ralelunar]

When her and her friend are sitting at the table, the dad is in the background with his back turned and in a dark menacing room

[@MoniqueLam1989]

Car right at the beginning has the license plate "XWRDKL3R"

[@supermike0822]

Books on the shelf... 'U is for Undertaker', 'The Sum of All Fears' 😂

[@elviragarza6261]

I like how you can see the props were never really hidden, just not the focus of the frame, which I think very nice! I’m sure a lot of other skits (by other people or productions) with this kinds of twists switch out props for the reveal afterwards lol.

[@Frosty1s-cold]

Like when the dad was in the other room while Ari and the girl was listening to music

[@economicist2011]

@@Frosty1s-cold You can even faintly see the chainsaw blade edge-on for a second in that shot, too.

[@IamCurrentlyAscending]

They really went all out on the puppets. And the details, fantastic.

[@Rtkat3]

Some of them appear to be puppets. The rest appear to be CGI.

[@ivanlovesgames]

Nah they just hired from the underrepresented Pillow Actors union

[@Rtkat3]

@@ivanlovesgames Now that would be an LOL moment.

[@mikec6111]

🎶 Yes, they did 🎵

[@chrispteemagician]

I'm crying, that's easily the best thing I've seen all week.

[@PuppetTrouble]

Is nobody talking about how catchy and good this song is? SNL really worked hard on this.

[@michaeldelehanty994]

They REALLY did

[@Thecandyquinn]

Lol they probably used Ai

[@PuppetTrouble]

@@Thecandyquinn probably 😂

[@chuckbarkley2182]

it reminds me of Brave by Sara Bareilles haha

[@nathanpyz]

@@PuppetTroublenah, when ariana is on something she gives really the best

[@amelia_airhead272]

The cinnamon candles are a great detail, crime scene cleanup crews use cleaners with cinnamon essential oil in them to get rid of the smell of decomposition. Edit: I used to work for a company that sold essential oils in bulk to cleaning product manufacturers, candle makers, perfumeries, etc. Met some very interesting people and learned some wild chemistry facts!

[@nenahanderson3461]

How do you know that?

[@amelia_airhead272]

@@nenahanderson3461 I used to work for an essential oil company that sold oil in bulk to manufacturers of industrial cleaning products. It was an interesting job!

[@mblaze67]

@@nenahanderson3461 looks like it’s time to play “True Crime Podcast Addict or Serial Killer!”

[@Gr8Incarnate]

@@nenahanderson3461 Maybe on the internet? People sometimes use it to get information. You should give it a try one day...

[@LaptapGamer]

Remind me not to come to your house 😃

[@6reve]

I'm happy the police finally got around to check out the dude driving around with a "XWRDKL3R" license plate 😄

[@NukeMarine]

It's always the one you most expect.

[@kaizersyoti]

Oh my god, so in the start, it was already foreshadowed. Your comment made me look at the beginning of the song. XD

[@dietotaku]

somewhere a crew member in the props department is extremely happy you noticed that

[@elizabethpayne53]

What?! Going back!!

[@manaforero]

I'm out of the loop - what does this mean ??

[@pernielsen7510]

The timing in this was great - you got to the point of wondering if the joke is just the relatable phenomenon of liking the smell of your best friends house. Like "that's it? Thats not like super funny" - and finally they flip it completely. Insanely good.

[@brydcsd]

This is my new favorite Ariana Grande single. never thought it would be a creepy novelty song. 😂 ❤

[@timothyslaughter476]

I'll take her over any other female artist in the past 10 years. Hilarious woman. Gorgeous. Can laugh at herself. Perfect!!!

[@mattmanley7118]

That was quite the twist 😂😂 I love that they show all the signs afterwards 😂😂

[@tonyblake7569]

Yeah, personally I expected her to be the crazy one and the song to turn into her being obsessed with them.

[@anngelgames]

The head is in the fridge!

[@Young4eva121]

@@tonyblake7569 Me too

[@StefanTaf]

yesss

[@sketchycat6223]

@@tonyblake7569me too lol

[@davidpumpkinsjr.5108]

You've got to love a sketch that takes a hard and unexpected turn into dark comedy.

[@blairbrown4812]

Not even dark comedy! The kind of shit you would only see in an avant-garde movie theater!

[@dbadagna]

@@blairbrown4812 Thank you, Sarah Sherman (aka Sarah Squirm).

[@rowdyruffmojo]

i kept thinking "where is this going??"

[@guntotingmonk]

The Tasty Toaster Tarts sketch.

[@blairbrown4812]

And when you got there @@rowdyruffmojo , you wish you kind of could have gone back didn't you,

[@adonis689]

The first half is wholesome So you know something big is coming That's SNL baby

[@SharonShin-i4o]

That skit was very CLEVER. And in time for Halloween!!

[@standdownrobots_ihaveoldglory]

lol yeah…ummm so my best friend’s parents were, I know realize, abusive hoarders who wouldn’t let her go anywhere (I knew not to tell my folks how bad it was), and I’ve worked a lot of my career in social services. So when I smell that distinctive scent of dust, old cat pee, & litter, I get a weird mix of emotions and now in my normal smelling house, I’m back there and I don’t like it! (My friend had a lonely life after that, but eventually met THE ONE, got to have a Hindu-Lutheran wedding & is a rich engineer with a kiddo & a handsome, kind hubby, so things finally all came together for her. And she got to ride an elephant in to her wedding in a calico sari repping her danish homesteader ancestry which is too sublime)

[@lcvelanguage]

​@@standdownrobots_ihaveoldgloryno one gaf??? 😭

[@jaredmarcelli2919]

In time for election session too. Blue Walls = (D)anger lawalz 🤣

[@fafaflipper]

@@standdownrobots_ihaveoldglory I’m glad things worked out for your friend!

[@IloveRUPERT2010]

This is one of the best skits I've seen in a while.

[@dammitjim9131]

Obviously a great singer, but also a really good actor, impressionist, comedic timing is awesome, great performer ... the perfect SNL host! Seems like the cast likes her too.

[@darawalker555]

Yeah, she was actually an actress before she was a singer. She was on a Nickelodeon show called "Sam and Cat". Her timing on there was pretty good, too.

[@urhypeboy]

​@@darawalker555not you forgetting that 'Victorious' was the show that made her famous

[@tommccloskey3595]

I also think Billie Eilish is great on SNL. The Lonely Christmas from 2022 was so good.

[@natebetzen]

@@tommccloskey3595 One of my favorite sketches of the past few years was Billie Eilish's cats sketch

[@tommccloskey3595]

@@natebetzen yes, that was also a good one. I believe Billi is on this coming Saturday.

[@danielboom72]

This has to be one of the smartest sketches that I have ever seen on SNL. I totally bought it. Hook, line, and sinker. Bravo to whoever wrote it.😂

[@toothless_ariana]

the plot twist is craaaazy 🤣😭

[@vallenb9634]

@@imacg5 i just realized it is lol

[@toxikwastedump]

it's not a plot twist, it's literally the plot

[@John_Doe3]

My favorite twist is from the "World's most evil invention" skit

[@justinmuse7095]

Well the skit was halfway through and nothing funny had happened. You should’ve maybe seen this one coming

[@tsemiu]

I almost skipped the video about halfway through until I saw this comment lol glad I didn't

[@tjdickson4762]

This needs to be released on iTunes

[@gabrieldunham]

PETITION IT!!!!

[@chrisbattson1697]

I’m surprised that there isn’t an snl album

[@Maris-Lynch]

The acting is so legit Ariana Grande is a legend When she pops into the house, everything sings

[@ramirezproductions0826]

I agree. She makes every thing, whenever it's a man, woman, dog, baby, cat, dresser, chair, shoe or cereal box, sing their heart out! ❤❤❤

[@dietotaku]

ARI: "i guess i may have missed some pretty big red flags..." THE WHOLE HOUSE IN UNISON: "YES YOU DID"

[@DBLewisOrlando]

She has the darkness too, SHE HAS THE DARKNESS TOO!!!!😂❤

[@getsouped]

this might be one of my favourite snl skits of all time, i love these new midnight matinees

[@cythatnerd]

I freaking LOVE the way my bestie's house smells, so now I'm gonna take a closer look at the VHS shelf next time I'm over.

[@leahheapp]

ijbol

[@jaredmarcelli2919]

(D)on’t! Well, you’re not best friends with Tim Walz children, you’ll probably be fine. Blue Walls = (D)anger lawalz 🤣 Stay safe!

[@rmb6037]

@@jaredmarcelli2919 are you saying tim walz is a serial killer?

[@jamesfrank3213]

Kelsey Ann Brady did the furniture puppet work...she's also Crow T. Robot's puppeteer for MST3K.

[@terryhill5138]

Props to the PUPPETEER !!!!

[@bazzers]

​@@terryhill5138Props indeed! Talented puppeteer turning props into talent!

[@dietotaku]

i was definitely getting some MST3K vibes from the talking furniture

[@zchris87v80]

Prior to that she had some good ventriloquist shorts, namely learned of her from the "puppet helps girl sleep" video.

[@JacobMoretti-NotABot]

Is that the new Amazon product we’ve all been hearing about ?

[@ansri24]

if you look closely at the car's license plate, it says "XWRDL3R" which stands for crossword killer 0:07, i love the details

[@bazzers]

Indeed, "XWRDKL3R"! Good catch. Pre-body--discoveries, could be taken as mere puzzle-solver bravado, even with media apparently naming a mysterious Crossword Killer for years. Was this extreme arrogance, or did his subconscious want him to be caught?

[@NatashaEarthman-gw9jz]

Too Much Mind bro. Dnt know..look it up

[@BaileyVogtOut]

The best part of the sketch was paying attention to the details missed knowing the twist. Like how he says “guilty” when described as being into crosswords

[@faceoctopus4571]

@@bazzers Of course he wanted to be caught. He didn't want to do it. He was coerced into it by the furniture. He might be going to prison but he's finally free!

[@siimkask14]

Her voice is magical

[@roselove001]

Started out like, uh, okay, this is cute and her singing is pretty, then the twist and the last twist had me rolling!

[@laurendukes3099]

SAME. Why does SNL got me laughing at murder?!? This was such a pleasant surprise😂😂😂😂

[@jaredmarcelli2919]

@laurendukes3099 probably because they want you voting for the Blue Wall since it’s the party of (D)eranged (D)ehumanizing (D)eath and high taxes. Blue Walls = (D)anger lawalz 🤣

[@MsSkyisblack]

I’ve been singing “there were drains in the living room” all day😂😂😂😂😂

[@ericar.6370]

😂😅

[@bremex]

Sameee!! 😂

[@commandercaptain4664]

Thinking about renovating?

[@WisdomCrystal]

"Oh my god it was full of teeth"😂😂😂😅

[@RobbyRockaholic]

!!!! Yes funniest part !!

[@slowreactor]

This is obviously overshadowed by the awesome twist halfway through, but I feel like we're underscoring how much Ariana Grande's character's home life sucks based on what she's singing about.

[@KristineSperoni]

Forreal because I thought the twist was going to be that she came from an abusive home 😂😂

[@le_th_]

No, her parents are NOT divorced, so she goes there for the junk food snacks in the fridge, and the fact that her parents aren't using LYME to dissolve human bones in the bathtub is probably a good thing.

[@Dularr]

More about the unique cover up fragrances and excessive cleaning supplies.

[@Bobb11881]

That's why she has the darkness in her too.

[@georockstar09]

Her parents just don't use mortuary grade lye or keep videos of acts of murder in their living room

[@JosephTheAustin]

This was honestly one of the funniest SNL sketches ive seen in years. This is what we want.

[@ImpDaddy666]

As soon as it took that dark turn we all knew who wrote this sketch, and her head is in the fridge.

[@naveyarg9771]

yup lol.

[@canaisyoung3601]

Yeah, considering that she grew up with Pee Wee's Playhouse as one of her inspirations (even though she was born in 1993 and the show ended in 1991. She could have seen reruns of it, since FOX Family Channel and Cartoon Network's Adult Swim did show it), I knew this was Sarah Sherman territory. Though, the end vanity plate says it's a Dan Bulla short, so he and Sarah Sherman may have done this.

[@dietotaku]

the ending card referenced that glorious weird rubber dog(?) skit so i think you're right.

[@DigiRangerScott]

The ending card showed who

[@Kitty8791]

​@@dietotaku It's name is Pongo!

[@ParkSMASH]

When she was singing all about the smells I anticipated Ariana reacting to the nasty toilet smells (probably involving Sarah)… but the actual twist had me utterly surprised and on the floor

[@blairbrown4812]

Blissfully and ignorantly unconscious or roaring with laughter,as tears stream down your face?

[@NawiTheCore]

At 1:19 you can actually see the dad with the chainsaw blurred in the background. I love that.

[@shawd_thompson]

I didn't see the chainsaw.

[@reflector374]

"she had the darkness to" .... WHAT?? IS THERE GONNA BE PART TWO ? I THINK THERE SSHOULD BE LOL

[@nem-ef]

Cuz she actually eating ppl dawg

[@warrensmitchell]

1:25 when Mikey looked at the camera with a crossword book in his hand and said “guilty”, that should’ve been the biggest red flag

[@unknownblaylock4257]

This is an instant top 10 favorite snl skit for me.

[@moniquewilson4179]

Freaking song is stuck in my head for all eternity!

[@shawd_thompson]

You're a killer!!!

[@lindajordan5481]

Already watched 4 times--just fantastic. The luminol reveal gets me every time. Kudos SNL!!!

[@Cat99992]

I love how she sings “there were drains in the living room!” 😂

[@JaeJaeG]

3:19 when she swallows or breathes in perhaps fearfully- priceless quick moment at the end! Nailed it! 😂❤🎉

[@timb1787]

2:21 “Yes you did” 😂😂😂

[@mauriceyoung2335]

I love how you can go back and you see the signs

[@Arawn505]

Those cleaning products seemed a bit sus to me. And going back, you can already read the titles on the tapes. Are there any other signs?

[@brookrse]

@@Arawn505the head in the fridge

[@brookrse]

@@Arawn505oh and you can see her dad in the back when theyre listening to music you cant reaaaaallly tell hes holding a chainsaw tho

[@Arawn505]

Oh yeah, you're right! It's subtle The dad's "Guilty!" at 1:25 also takes on a double meaning

[@dietotaku]

@@Arawn505 the license plate on the car in the driveway says "XWRDKL3R"

[@kagotagang8779]

the melody is so good.

[@jasonwilliams1713]

Sounds a lot like "Brave" by Sara Bareilles

[@sketchycat6223]

Sounds like boyfriend material

[@__feehcosta]

@@jasonwilliams1713thought the same

[@Doze1202]

Ripped straight of a Melanie Martinez song

[@eglios3584]

@@Doze1202which song? or are you saying it js sounds like her

[@limalikat4652]

Well that was unexpectedly great 😂

[@clasjourney6863]

OH MY! THE MOST BRILLIANT SKIT I'VE EVER SEEN!! Ari is sooooo talented

[@NeonSpoon-q1u]

2:13 …🤯 Oh God, the cleaning supplies & the video tapes!!!

[@laaliyahdixon4883]

it sounds all too familiar

[@justinnighswonger654]

I think my favorite thing about this is that you can only assume she's been in this house a gargantuan amount of times and she's never even started to glance at the hand written un-covered VHS tapes labeled "blonde hitchhiker" and "2 trick-or-treaters."

[@JamieMurphy25]

I believe those are what they call 'snuff films'.

[@hardcandy9880]

She did but she thought they were just movies her family didnt have. She said it herself.

[@roundtwo3321]

and that she's still alive.

[@leahheapp]

@@roundtwo3321she’s either extremely lucky or her bf’s dad genuinely liked her 🤣🤣 or maybe he’s only got a thing for blondes lol

[@GoTron88]

It's because she has the darkness too lol

[@gpower9572]

This was worth s second look. Hannah and Mister Evans are both wearing plaid and she likes the smell of his cooking. What he said was correct she really does have it in her.

[@kryoh]

I hope they make a part 2 where she becomes the next crossword killer but still singing like this with the same melody 😂

[@gpower9572]

@@kryoh I'm sure they will one day.

[@commandercaptain4664]

The Darkness comes for us all...

[@ChartreuseDan]

Fr probably cause for concern that she's in love with the smell of a house filled with decaying human bodies

[@willowfarmer6550]

I felt so smart when i saw the police and *immediately* understood the cleaning supplies, names of the tapes and the dad in the garage, all for them to explain it in the 3rd verse... LMAO 😭💀

[@thecuriousnerd3396]

Incredible writing I like how it turns dark so quick 😳

[@Tyrael112]

That's why some of these musical skits are my favorite. The more whimsical it is, the better it is about to get.

[@thatguy6227]

It’s just like what adult swim has been doing for over a decade now

[@jamesrawlins735]

Almost Bill Hader dark....

[@worldatmyfingertips7771]

My take of all this is that with so many psychos out there the chances for the average, normal american citizen to bump into one is now higher than ever 🤣🤣

[@englishwithviviana]

That was an unexpected twist! When Ariana started singing, I was thinking...no, there has to be more to this. And "the furniture made me do it" just got me!🤣

[@nateofalltrades1448]

Watching this second time around is amazing 😂

[@Paul-xj8ln]

Yes! I see this being watched multiple times in my future!

[@josedenniolim]

On my 4th time already 😂

[@JustYetAnotherUser]

You see, I was never much of an Ariana Grande's music. It's nothing personal, she's an amazing singer, it's just not my genre. But I absolutely love her vibe. Her sketches, impersonations and all are a whole mood. 😂😂😂

[@lilachodan4941]

3:09 😍 her voice here

[@krishnamachary9079]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@HeroineGarden]

"Oh my god it was full of teeth" has me HOWLINNNNNNG

[@s.whitehead3184]

Arianna has to be a dream host!! She did great tonight. The Jennifer skit had me laughing

[@aliahmedbanoo69420]

0:45 my best friend borther is the one for me kinda vibes

[@turquoisetomato]

real

[@JohnChristian213]

Fun fact: Ariana used to have a song in Victorious called "Best Friend's Brother"

[@JustinAniston]

This is the proof Ariana can make hits singing about ANYTHING!

[@DK-sz8lz]

This can be in Top 10 conversation of her best hits 😂

[@Lisa_is_in_my_DNA]

Fr

[@thxjsxari]

0:51 the 'good' scratches my brain so well

[@riverrdance]

Huh how does it touch ur head-

[@thxjsxari]

@@riverrdance girl not literally 😭

[@riverrdance]

@@thxjsxari HELP IM KIDDING

[@dietotaku]

yeah like she could be forgiven for thinking the smell of cinnamon candles and cleaning supplies is nice but the smell of cooking body parts?! also WHAT IS HE DOING WITH THAT STEW?!??!?

[@shtembyduelsson]

For me it's the "close look at the tapes" at 2:30, the whole sentence actually.

[@Mallcops]

I like when SNL lists credits on their videos of shorts so I can look up the geniuses behind it

[@bcoates87]

This song has been stuck in my head for days. The song is catchy as hell but damn everything about this sketch stays with you haha that’s how you know it’s genius!

[@gjk540]

Mikey Day is brilliant in every sketch.

[@avelynbatts6473]

Pongo, tiny horse, and little meatball man at the end are amazing

[@canaisyoung3601]

And the shrimp tower. I assume Dan Bulla was the mastermind behind those sketches.

[@MichaelFW89]

My favorite subtle structure thing about this song is that the 2nd verse/chorus keep the sincere bit going Because you go into that 2nd verse thinking “ok what’s the joke? I know it’s coming” but it doesn’t come! Maybe this is just a serious sentimental song after all! And then…bam

[@bazzers]

Exactly. Total credit for keeping the sincerity long enough for the audience to think "I was suspicious, but okay, this is a really sweet and marvelously-produced performance and puppetry piece. Good to see SNL evolving and broadening. I am enjoying this." Then bam indeed!

[@mikaelcavallin5065]

"Telford (Rude guy) 2007" --> this is too good, can't stop laughing

[@jessacloudx]

“There were drains in the living room” ?!?! 😹☠️

[@SVUE-jj9jc]

"My best friend's house" is now a Halloween bop. 😂

[@thisisahandlelol]

as long as you're not the subject of the "2 Trick or Treaters Oct 2012" tape

[@jenofreitas2309]

REAL REAL REAL

[@dumbinic2118]

THIS IS SUCH A BRILIANT SKETCH SO FUNNY AND SIMPLE BUT SO CLEVER AND AWESOME, CRAZY PLOT TWIST AND THE END WITH THE DAD DROPPING THAT HE CAN HEAR THE FURNITURE AND THEY MADE HIM DO IT AND SHE CAN ALSO HEAR THEM AND SHE HAS SOME DARKNESS?? LOVE

[@ecksearoh6283]

Why are you shouting?

[@paulwillard81]

THIS IS SUCH A BRILLIANT COMMENT SO MUCH CLEVER WORDS AND GREAT THOUGHTS ABOUT WHAT YOU JUST WATCHED BUT IN ACTUALITY, ALL YOU DID WAS REGURGITATE WHAT YOU SAW AND WROTE IT IN ALL CAPS FOR SOME GOD-FORSAKEN REASON.

[@dumbinic2118]

LEAVE ME ALONE I WAS HIGH AND DYING OF LAUGHTER, LITERALLY KEEP SCROLLING IF IT URKS YOU THAT BAD LMFAO

[@paulwillard81]

⁠@@dumbinic2118oh word? I didn’t realize getting high makes you type in all caps with absolutely no attempt at punctuation or sentence structure. Judging from your newest comment, you’re STILL high. 🤔😂

[@Miguelle100]

THIS SHOULD BE A MOVIE, THE STORY MAKES GOOD THRILLER I THINK

[@SirajYafai]

Why is this song actually a bop

[@turquoisetomato]

FR

[@jeanviloria1988]

I genuinely really love the melody 😭

[@ojohnmota]

non-ironically, this turned out really well and i spend the whole day with the chorus stuck in my head.

[@agoodday9247]

I hope this means we're back to doing actually good digital shorts, this was great.

[@canaisyoung3601]

Last week's return of The Lonely Island wasn't a big enough clue for you? Though that could have been written off as "It’s SNL's 50th season and they're bringing back old favorites as well as creating new ones." And the end vanity plate "A Dan Bulla Short" shows some of his best work (Shrimp Tower, Pongo the Swedish Pet, The Singing Skin Tag Meatballs, and Tiny Horse. The last one isn't as morbid as those or even this one, but it's nice to know that Dan Bulla did work on that sketch since that is considered a fan favorite). EDIT: They brought back Please Don't Destroy on the episode after this hosted by Michael Keaton. So, yeah, SNL's pretaped sketch game is picking up.

[@luccmachado]

Ariana's voice is so magical

[@dieguil22]

This is an amazing video, i dont know nor care if its funny, but is rewatchable to see and look for the small details. Like the head been always there, the movie titles, and even the books on the shelf are all about murders; "The people's choice" by Jeff Greenfield or "U is for Undertow" by Sue Grafton... truly a masterpiece of subtlety

[@christabelle__]

I came fishing in the comments for exactly this! I paused to read the titles, but they didn't ring a bell for me - good to know they're exactly what I expected them to be, lol!

[@leemargalit1453]

Ari really ate this episode. In just this one sketch, she balances wholesomeness, horror, and comedy. That's mother, frankly.

[@dancehall9615]

Where is this going I’m worried… 1:46

[@MightyPato-ef2vn]

Vance core

[@hollywould-wi1de]

oh you’re in for a treat

[@Julesybabes70]

Oh, I did not see that coming...

[@Samantha-dv4je]

Right because currently I’m just like AWWWW relatable!!!😂😂 I’m thinking of exactly what house that was for me as a teenager lol. But this is about to go SO wrong I know it LOL Update- I love it😂 Ariana skits are so good lol

[@Oeen-i5e]

3:16 I’m sorry but idk why ari looked so cute and adorable here😭

[@amanhismusicareneverparted5366]

This was without doubt one of the finest skits I’ve ever seen on this show since the 1970’s when I started watching. First of all the song itself was a hit - could have been in a hit musical. Next is Ariana is flat out the best hostess living or dead on this show . Next was the animatronics and breathing life into everything was disneyeque perfection. And the twist wasn’t just a twist - it was morbidly a whole new stunning third. I’m watching again!

[@christabelle__]

No animatronics - those were puppets! Just like Henson. I was blown away to find this out, myself!

[@Babygottaeat249]

I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS was made in less than a week. INCREDIBLY IMPRESSIVE. Editing on point set design perfect . Writing phenomenal and the vocals bitch snl get your Emmy and Grammy

[@Highvibethings]

This is prerecorded so I'm certain that it was planned, written, and recorded longer than a week ago. She would have known that she was slotted for this week months ahead. Remember, they've been off air for the summer but that doesn't mean they weren't planning, writing and prerecording.

[@DK-sz8lz]

Seriously? No way this was done in a week.

[@christabelle__]

That's what I'm saying, this feels like the perfect elevator pitch for a Broadway musical telling the larger story at play - quirky, fun, and dark.

[@hawkandchick1182]

I knew she was going to sing in something, but I was NOT expecting this!

[@CalebJacobs1981]

She sang in the opening monologue.

[@somecitrus7561]

The best part of the bait and switch is how they let the wholesomeness go for another verse before getting dark, you'd expect it to happen earlier

[@paulweber8954]

0:15 she'll be down in a minute..... House looks like a 1 story. No stairs in the entry? Creepy

[@Nothingtoseehere2538]

At 0:08 it looks like a 2nd floor in the corner but you’re onto something

[@rlsloan80]

​@@Nothingtoseehere2538No, my house looks like one story from the street, but upstairs is along the backside.

[@lovipoekimo176]

At 02:14 when Ariana enters the house again you can see the bottom of the stairs to the 2nd floor on the left side (behind the hazmat guys)

[@lancehuff5050]

Reaching

[@jaredmarcelli2919]

Blue Walls = (D)anger lawalz 🤣

[@Halo1234-g1q]

Why do I love this song? I want them to make it like an actual Apple Music song ❤❤❤❤

[@rachelodell6879]

I said the same thing to my daughter. It’s a bop! 😂

[@mortalclown3812]

Damn that was original, kids. Kudos to author.

[@yourmomhasbigfeet1186]

you should know... you were paid by them to write this

[@fritzpadilla7630]

"There were drains in the living room!" Had me rolling. 😆😂

[@chanvillena]

I've already watched this for several times now. So good, they could make a spin-off. 😂