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# ‘A bunch of us are gonna go throw snowballs at Ben Marshall and then go look at the tree’
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- Published: 2025-12-17T23:15:34.000Z
- Updated: 2026-02-03T03:04:50.000Z
- Description: Ariana Grande bundles up for her return to ‘SNL.’
- Author: Bill Kuchman
- Tags: The Cold Open • Host Promo, The Cold Open, SNL, Ariana Grande

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**The host:** Ariana Grande

**The musical guest:** Cher 

**Cast members in the promo:** Ashley Padilla 

**Ariana Grande** returns to *SNL* to host the show for her third time this weekend. It’s the Christmas episode, so expectations are high. Grande has been a top-tier host her first two times hosting the show. My only fear is that promotion of *Wicked: For Good* will overpower anything else.

Interesting to see that **Ashley Padilla**, [following an absolute takeover of the show last weekend](https://www.theomnicosm.com/josh-oconnor-hosted-snl-but-ashley-padilla-ran-away-with-the-episode/), was the only cast member featured in Grande’s promo ... 

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