Grande was thrilled to share the spotlight with Coolidge, whom she described as a lifelong hero.
“I can’t tell you what it means to me.
Your comedic genius and your brilliance has inspired me my entire life.
Jennifer Coolidge and Ariana Grande pose with Grande’s Rising Star Award for ‘Wicked’.Credit:Chad Salvador/Variety via Getty
I just love you.
I love you.”
“So I want to start by thanking my good friends Botox and Juvederm.
Ariana Grande impersonating Jennifer Coolidge on ‘Saturday Night Live’.Saturday Night Live/YouTube
Elsewhere in the speech, Grandereflectedon her time inWicked.
“For those of you who don’t know, I started out in stand-up comedy.
I was 4 years old and my mom gave me $5.”
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo in ‘Wicked’.Giles Keyte/Universal Pictures
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And the past 10 years, when I was really focused on music, I really missed that feeling.
So it really does feel like the beginning of a new chapter.”
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Grande recently received praise forher uncanny impressionof Coolidge in aSaturday Night Livesketch in October.
“You’ve been my Entertainer of the Year sinceBest in Showcame out.
And then everything that followed: hit, after hit, after hit, after hit, after hit.
It is an absolute gift.”
