Overview
- The SNL film unit released a behind-the-scenes segment on Jan. 8 that details the recreated house set, period-accurate costumes, and technical staging.
- Mike Diva recalls Ariana Grande asking for “as much blood as possible” and saying she wanted to look like “Carrie” by the end.
- The pre-recorded piece escalated the original film’s traps into graphic gags made possible by elaborate prosthetics and practical effects.
- The sketch aired Dec. 20, 2025 as the show’s final broadcast of the year during Grande’s third time as host.
- Producers framed the sequence as a farewell for Bowen Yang, which Diva called a “beautiful” last film-unit shot; SNL is slated to return Jan. 17 with Finn Wolfhard and A$AP Rocky.