Quinta Brunson took on SNL hosting duties for the second time in the latest episode – but her opening monologue was soon crashed by an A-list pop star. 

The Abbott Elementary actress, 35 – who recently filed for divorce from husband Kevin Anik – showed off her comedic skills during the monologue and at one point poked fun at her 4’11” height. 

‘Yeah, that’s right I’m short. Yeah, it’s okay. You know, they even tried to cast me as a kid on Abbott Elementary and I wrote that,’ she humorously said. 

‘But I love being short! And I want other short people to know the sky is the limit. So shorties, tonight this one’s for us!’

Brunson then broke out into song about her height and belted out, ‘Being short is amazing. Being short is just fine. I’m a cheap date because I get wasted off of one glᴀss of wine.’ 

Quinta was soon joined by backup dancers as she listed off other celebrities with a shorter height such as Sabrina Carpenter – who suddenly appeared by the actress’s side, causing the live audience to erupt into cheers. 

Quinta Brunson, 35, took on SNL hosting duties for the second time in the latest episode – but her opening monologue was soon crashed by an A-list pop star

Quinta was soon joined by backup dancers as she listed off other celebrities with a shorter height such as Sabrina Carpenter – who suddenly appeared by the actress’s side, causing the live audience to erupt into cheers

Brunson sang, ‘When you’re short you can do anything / You can flip like Simone [Biles], Olympic superstar / Or start a war with Drake, like you’re Kendrick Lamar / You can be like Tom Holland and marry a ten / Or like Sabrina Carpenter…’ 

When the Espresso hitmaker stepped onto the stage, Quinta halted her song and held a confused expression on her face. 

‘Wait! Sabrina, it’s the real you. What are you doing here?’ the star questioned. 

The Grammy winner then explained, ‘I mean, you were talking about being short, so I thought I’d stop by.’  

Quinta followed up with, ‘Sabrina, can I ask you something? One shortie to another. When you eat short rib, does it just taste like rib?’ 

After taking a moment to ponder the question, Carpenter replied, ‘I never thought about it like that, but yeah! Wait, here’s a question for you. When you read short stories, do they feel like novels?’ 

The Emmy winner excitedly answered, ‘Yes! Finally someone who understands. But being short isn’t all bad.’ 

Both Quinta and Sabrina then continued the song together as they moved about the stage – and were quickly interrupted by SNL comedian Marcello Hernandez. 

The Abbott Elementary actress showed off her comedic skills during the monologue and at one point poked fun at her 4’11” height

Brunson sang, ‘When you’re short you can do anything / You can flip like Simone [Biles], Olympic superstar / Or start a war with Drake, like you’re Kendrick Lamar / You can be like Tom Holland and marry a ten / Or like Sabrina Carpenter…’

When the Espresso hitmaker stepped onto the stage, Quinta halted her song and held a confused expression on her face

The Grammy winner then explained, ‘I mean, you were talking about being short, so I thought I’d stop by’

Quinta followed up with, ‘Sabrina, can I ask you something? One shortie to another. When you eat short rib, does it just taste like rib?’

Both Quinta and Sabrina then continued the song together as they moved about the stage – and were quickly interrupted by SNL comedian Marcello Hernandez

When Brunson asked if he was also going to take part in the tune, Hernandez joked, “Oh nah. I just thought I would come stand next to you because it makes me look super tall.’ 

‘Come on Marcello,’ Carpenter jumped in. ‘You should be proud of being short.’ 

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Former NBA player Dwyane Wade – who is 6’4″ – suddenly appeared on the stage next to the trio as he also made a surprise cameo. 

He explained that he was listening to the song from the audience and wanted to join in because he ‘felt seen.’ 

Quinta pointed out that he was tall, and the sports star explained, ‘Yeah I’m 6’4″. Like in the basketball world that’s like 4’10” and [Shaquille O’Neal] is like 7’1″ – I just really want to be in the song!’ 

They all belted out lyrics for the final number as backup dancers once again joined the stars on stage – which concluded the opening monologue. 

Social media users soon jumped to X to share their thoughts on Brunson’s appearance on the sketch comedy series as well as the opening monologue. 

One penned, ‘Quinta’s monologue with Sabrina? I’m here for the comedy, the chaos, and all the surprises. This is the kind of SNL we need!’

Former NBA player Dwyane Wade – who is 6’4″ – suddenly appeared on the stage next to the trio as he also made a surprise cameo

Quinta pointed out that he was tall, and the sports star explained, ‘Yeah I’m 6’4″. Like in the basketball world that’s like 4’10” and [Shaquille O’Neal] is like 7’1″ – I just really want to be in the song!’

They all belted out lyrics for the final number as backup dancers once again joined the stars on stage – which concluded the opening monologue

One penned, ‘Quinta’s monologue with Sabrina? I’m here for the comedy, the chaos, and all the surprises. This is the kind of SNL we need!’

‘Two gorgeous, talented queens!’ another wrote, while a fan added, ‘Quinta Brunson’s monologue was too short! #SNL Saturday Night Live’

‘Two gorgeous, talented queens!’ another wrote, while a fan added, ‘Quinta Brunson’s monologue was too short! #SNL Saturday Night Live.’ 

One shared, ‘my short queen representation,’ and another typed out, ‘Loved this monologue as a short girl.’ 

‘Quinta Brunson just called Kendrick Lamar short in her SNL monologue. Are they at war now,’ an X user penned. 

Another fan also commented, ‘SABRINA CARPENTER AND QUINTA BRUNSON NEW CONTENT WE CHEERED.’ 

One added, ‘Quinta Brunson should consider doing broadway. I liked the musical number.’ 

‘If I had a nickel for every time sabrina carpenter and quinta brunson did a skit together, i’d have two nickels. which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice,’ another wrote. 

They were referencing to how the actress joined Sabrina late last year in December for a sketch during the singer’s ‘A Nonsense Christmas’ special for Netflix. 

One shared, ‘my short queen representation,’ and another typed out, ‘Loved this monologue as a short girl’

‘Quinta Brunson just called Kendrick Lamar short in her SNL monologue. Are they at war now,’ an X user penned

Her appearance comes a little over one months since filing for divorce from husband Kevin Anik – whom she tied the knot with in 2021; seen in 2023 in Beverly Hills 

During the latest episode of SNL, Quinta was also joined by musical guest Benson Boone – who is known for hit tracks such as Beautiful Things and Ghost Town. 

Her appearance comes a little over one month since filing for divorce from husband Kevin Anik – whom she tied the knot with in 2021. 

She filed the paperwork on March 19 and cited the reason for their split as ‘irreconcilable differences,’ per People. 

It was also noted in the divorce filing that the estranged couple had ‘entered into a postnuptial agreement which governs the disposition of their property.’