SNL’s Wild Alternate Ending to Home Alone: A Holiday Take You Won’t Forget 🎄😂

In the sketch, SNL host Ariana Grande took on the role of Kevin McCallister in a wildly exaggerated alternate ending. Instead of the warm reunion we all know and love, the sketch imagines what happens when Kevin forgets to turn off some of his more lethal holiday defenses. As the McCallister family arrives home, they unintentionally trigger Kevin’s improvised arsenal — and the results are absurdly over-the-top: blowtorches, chainsaws, nail guns and more turn the scene into a slapstick-violence spectacle, with each family member meeting a more gruesome fate than the last.

The comedy rests in the sheer contrast to the original film’s charm. Rather than heartwarming laughs, viewers get cartoonish chaos — a mix of nostalgic Home Alone vibes and SNL’s signature irreverent edge. The contrast of seeing a familiar holiday classic twisted into something unexpectedly wild is what makes the sketch a standout in the show’s holiday lineup.

This kind of playful reimagining isn’t new for SNL — the show has a long tradition of spoofing cherished films with absurd “lost endings” and alternate takes that lean into the comedic extreme. But this year’s version really played with Home Alone’s own legacy, turning Kevin’s clever trap-making into a runaway holiday disaster that’s as shocking as it is funny for grown-ups.

Whether you grew up watching Kevin’s victories over Harry and Marv, or you just love offbeat Christmas comedy, this SNL sketch adds a memorable new layer to the holiday season’s cultural conversation — one that’s guaranteed to get a laugh (and maybe a gasp).