Sabrina Carpenter SNL Recap
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Pop star Sabrina Carpenter pulled double duty as Saturday Night Live host and musical guest on the third episode of Season 51. The “Manchild” singer delivered hilarious sketches, cameo moments, and two memorable performances in support of her latest album release, Man's Best Friend.
Here are all the highlights from Carpenter’s episode of SNL.
Domingo Cold Open
The Oct 18 episode opened with a new installment of Marcello Hernández’s recurring Domingo character, this time set at a birthday party where Carpenter joined the cast in a song-parody sequence. She and SNL’s Ashley Padilla, Sarah Sherman, and Veronika Slowikowska put their own twist on multiple pop hits, including “The Fate of Ophelia” by Taylor Swift and “Abracadabra” by Lady Gaga.
Watch Domingo Cold Open here.
Sabrina Carpenter Monologue
Carpenter addressed her album cover controversy with a joke about cropping, referenced her “horndog popstar” persona, and worked crowd interaction into her opening remarks.
Watch Sabrina Carpenter Monologue here.
Boys Podcast
Carpenter appears as a 12-year-old boy podcast host alongside a young cast ensemble, where she interviews President Donald Trump (James Austin Johnson).
Watch Boys Podcast here.
Plans
In this pre-taped sketch, Carpenter plays someone who suddenly remembers she made plans with her cousin — plans she’s not exactly thrilled about. What follows is a spiral of regret, avoidance, and last-minute excuses that anyone who’s overcommitted can relate to.
Watch Plans here.
Shop TV: Pillow
Carpenter appears in a late-night shopping network sketch selling an oversized pillow that comes with increasingly absurd features.
Shop TV: Pillow here.
Girlboss Seminar
Carpenter plays the leader of a motivational “girlboss” event who suffers a head injury mid-routine and continues through her speech and dance number, flanked by Tommy Brennan and Jeremy Culhane.
Watch Girlboss Seminar here.
Grind Song
A pre-taped music video turns the mundane act of “grinding” at school into a full-blown pop anthem, featuring Carpenter and Bowen Yang dancing through a middle school with Kenan Thompson acting as principal.
Watch Grind Song here.
Sabrina Carpenter Musical Performances
Carpenter performs her hit song, “Manchild,” singing into a hairbrush and wearing SNL-branded underwear. She performed “Nobody’s Son” to close out her SNL performance debut.
Watch her performances of “Manchild” here and “Nobody’s Son” here.
Weekend Update
Hernández and Brennan join the Weekend Update desk with Colin Jost and Michael Che, delivering the week’s top headlines and jokes, from SKIMS to scary movies.
Watch Weekend Update here.
Appliance Store
In an over-the-top parody commercial, Carpenter and Slowikowska sing about a washing machine that also gives off bizarre “wash-is-done” jingles and life advice.
Watch Appliance Store here.
Surprise
A coworker is greeted by her team in a darkened meeting room for a surprise birthday — and an untimely accidental fart becomes the unexpected focal point of the moment.
Watch Surprise here.
Social Experiment
Hosted by Please Don’t Destroy’s Martin Herlihy, this pre-taped segment places moviegoers into a theater filled with Frankensteins and studies their reactions. One calm participant (Kam Patterson) stands out amid the chaos and commentary on social conformity.
Watch Social Experiment here.
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