Ariana Grande Crashes Jimmy Fallon’s Monologue With ‘Focker-In-Law’s Ben Stiller & Robert De Niro

Following a several-month hiatus, Ariana Grande made a surprise appearance on the Tonight Show Sunday, alongside her Focker-In-Law co-stars Ben Stiller and Robert de Niro.
The trio came by to promote their upcoming holiday film during Jimmy Fallon‘s monologue. The sequel to 2010’s Little Fockers hits theaters on November 25.
Grande has kept a low profile following her 41-show Eternal Sunshine Tour, which wrapped on September 1. A month earlier, she had dropped out of West End’s Sunday in the Park with George revival amid “ongoing public scrutiny” over her physical health following the release of the “Petal” music video.
Her reps had issued a statement prior to the tour’s conclusion that she would be stepping back from the spotlight to prioritize her health and well-being. In response to the online speculation, the two-time Grammy winner clarified during her Chicago concert that the online chatter “had been blown out of proportion” and that the break was a long-planned and “empowered decision” rather than a reaction to the negativity.
The trio’s appearance on Tonight Show came during Fallon’s monologue after he said the holiday spirit had arrived and made him want to sing. Enter Stiller, De Niro and Grande with a performance of “O Christmas Tree”. You can watch the bit in the video below.
During an interview with Fallon, Grande, who plays the girlfriend of Stiller’s character’s son in the film, Grande she was “so honored” to be cast in Focker-in-Law, her first film role since Wicked, parts one and two.
Sunday night’s Tonight Show was a special episode that followed NBC’s Sunday Night Football game between the Chicago Bears and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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