Ariana Grande and screenshots from the ‘Wicked Witch Bro’ meme. According to Wargo/Getty Images/Austin Parrish/YouTube
Ariana Grande hilariously recreated the viral 2018 “Wicked Witch of the East Bro” meme to promote her stardom sinister, film adaptation of the musical based on the world of The Wizard of Ozwith host Jimmy Fallon above Tonight’s program on Thursday (November 15).
For those who don’t remember, the first viral video of “Wicked Witch of the East Bro” shows two people arguing about whether the character Glinda the Good Witch in The Wizard of Oz is a princess or not, as Know Your Meme expertly remembered, with one particularly hot-tempered follower becoming frustratingly heated during the debate OzBetter plot points.
Six years ago, the video’s hilarity went viral as a viral meme on social media.
Now, recreating the TikTok meme for 2024, Grande plays the role of the more passionate debater while Fallon plays the role of the calmer person when receiving criticism.
“Wait, wait, wait – her sister is a witch, right?” the person infamously retweeted in the meme. “And what’s her sister? A princess, the wicked witch of the East, man.”
The debate continued, “You’re going to look at me and you’re going to tell me I’m wrong? Am I wrong? She’s wearing a crown and falling down in a bubble, Doug. Grow up, man, grow up.” come on.” Watch Grande and Fallon’s TikTok submission below.
The meme now has a deeper meaning for the singer. That’s because in sinisterGrande plays the “good witch” in question – the Good Witch of the North, the musical’s Glinda – while her co-star Cynthia Erivo plays the green-skinned Wicked Witch of the West, Elphaba Thropp.
movie sinisterhas a technical name Cruel part I is the first part of a two-part series, coming to theaters on November 22. Check out some of Ariana’s movies Fallon Interview from Thursday below.
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