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Good Hang with Amy Poehler · The Ringer

Ariana Grande

November 18, 2025·1 hr 7 min·5 clips
Ariana Grande recounts the exact family game-night moment that inspired the SNL sketch where she played her own mother.
Amy starts with plain affection. She had never met Ariana Grande before, and says she left the conversation more taken with her as a person. It feels very Good Hang: warm first, then Best in Show, creative life, and a bit of Bowen-planted curiosity. The excerpt gets best when Ariana turns inward. She talks about getting older, listening to her body, and learning to ask what feels right. That did not come quickly. Her pop career once swallowed so much of her life that there was not much room for that kind of check-in. Amy stays with her there. She connects it to the way work can turn into a long list of shoulds before anyone stops to ask what they want. Ariana sounds grateful and careful, not overly polished. She talks about finding space for different creative endeavors without making a big pronouncement about what comes next. The tour comes up softly. She is excited for a small tour, but says it may not happen again for a long, long time. Amy hears that as one last hurrah for now, while leaving the door cracked open. The craft point is simple and good: time away from acting, music, or writing can make the return feel more present and more appreciative. Ariana agrees. Then Bowen's playful favorite-note question pulls the clip out of career reflection and back into chat mode. Amy offers to play a note and let Ariana decide, which keeps the ending loose and silly.

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A warm celebrity conversation that finds real feeling in small, specific turns.

Amy Poehler hosts Ariana Grande on Good Hang, and the exchange settles into an easy, affectionate rhythm. It moves through Best in Show, singing with Mariah Carey, bath rituals, and Wicked 2, while Ariana reflects on getting older, listening to her body, asking what she wants…

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Ariana Grande opens up with Amy Poehler in a warm, open-hearted chat.

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