Ariana Grande, Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro appeared on Tonight’s show to discuss the collaboration on the upcoming comedy film Brother-in-law Focker. The trio talked about making the sequel and took the opportunity to participate in a few sketches and games.
“It was very surreal,” Grande said of joining the film franchise, adding that she first met Stiller when he directed her in an orgy scene in 2007. Zoolander 2. “So right off the bat we had a sense of comfort,” she joked.
Grande described her first scene with Stiller in Brother-in-law Fockerwhich implied that she gave him the Heimlich. She explained that she expected to get to know each other first, but the actors were thrown straight into rehearsal. “We met with the stunt team and they were amazing and they were like, ‘Alright Ben, lean over. Ariana, you’re going to get behind him and put your arms around him,'” Grande recalled. “My mom asked me, ‘How was your first day, honey?’ » I thought, “Well, I gave the Heimlich to Ben Stiller for a few hours.” » It was crazy.
Before their interview, De Niro, Stiller and Grande interrupted Fallon’s monologue to sing a rendition of “O Christmas Tree.”
The cast then joined Fallon for a game of “True Confessions,” during which Grande convinced the group that she fell into a tank at the Boca Aquarium when she was four years old.
The trio participated in a sketch called “Slow Clap Soap Opera”, which dramatically parodied the slow clap.
Brother-in-law Focker is in theaters on Thanksgiving. It stars Grande as Olivia Jones and sees Stiller and Niro reprising their roles as Greg Focker and Jack Byrnes, respectively. Owen Wilson, Blythe Danner and Teri Polo also return for the franchise’s fourth installment, along with newcomers Beanie Feldstein and Skyler Gisondo.
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