Last year, many social media users couldn’t get enough of a sketch from Saturday Night Live called Domingo, starring Ariana Grande and set to Sabrina Carpenter’s popular track Espresso. The sketch gained significant attention and sparked a lot of discussions online.

A recent interview by Vanity Fair with SNL writers Jimmy Fowlie and Ceara O’Sullivan shed light on the inspiration behind the Domingo skit, giving viewers a glimpse into the creative process and ideas that brought the sketch to life.

In the original Domingo skit, viewers were introduced to a bride named Kelsey, played by Chloe Fineman, and her groom Matthew. The wedding took an unexpected turn when Kelsey’s bridesmaids, portrayed by Ariana, Heidi Gardner, Ego Nwodim, and Sarah Shermansing, revealed details of an affair Kelsey had with a man named Domingo during her bachelorette party.

The song was hilariously belted out off-key, as the groom interrupted angrily and asked his bride for an explanation.

At the end of the skit, Domingo himself (played by Marcello Hernández) appeared and confirmed that he and Kelsey hooked up – all while still singing off-key to Sabrina’s Espresso.

Fowlie revealed to VF that the skit was somewhat based off of a true story.

He revealed that the idea came to him after a video circulating on the internet about an awkward wedding performance caught his eye.

But he added that the cheating plotline was something that the SNL writers created themselves. 

‘I saw this thing floating around on Instagram – a maid of honor speech where she sang Hamilton, God bless her, it really was so genuine,’ he said in the interview.

‘There was something about the pained look on the bride and the groom’s face that I was like, “Oh, this is so good.”‘

Though it hasn’t been confirmed exactly which video he’s referring to, social media users believe it’s a clip from four years ago where the bride’s sister was seen rapping her speech along to the Hamilton soundtrack.

The bride seemed to smile uncomfortably during the performance.  

O’Sullivan said, ‘Jimmy showed Ariana Grande the video of this maid-of-honor singing poorly. 

‘Ariana immediately understood: “I need to sing off-key. That’s what this demands of me.”‘ 

And it was executed just as planned, as the original video now has 19 million views on YouTube. 

The sequel to the skit, which is titled Domingo: Vow Renewal, featured Sabrina herself and a cameo from Pedro Pascal. 

This second video garnered over 11 million views. 

In this video, Kelsey and Matthew were renewing their vows less than a year after their marriage, and Domingo appeared again while the bridesmaids sang a song about how Kelsey still yearns for him.

But this time, Matthew’s friends had an equally-funny response set to Espresso – and it involved a confession that the groom hooked up with Domingo’s brother. 

The entire video was chaotic and ended with the entire cast all dancing on stage together – including Bad Bunny.

And while the Domingo universe may seem to be at its end for now, who knows when Domingo himself may make yet another appearance on SNL.