Carpenter previously appeared in the &34;SNL50&34; primetime special and as musical guest in the season 49 finale. Saturday Night Live recap: Sabrina Carpenter

Carpenter previously appeared in the "SNL50" primetime special and as musical guest in the season 49 finale.

Saturday Night Live recap: Sabrina Carpenter hosts and performs

Carpenter previously appeared in the "SNL50" primetime special and as musical guest in the season 49 finale.

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'SNL' host and musical guest Sabrina Carpenter in her 'And Just Like That...' spoof promo. Credit:

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*Saturday Night Live*'s season 51 episodes close out tonight with Sabrina Carpenter pulling double duty as host and musical guest. She's become a friendly face at 8H in the past 18 months. A quick snapshot:

She was the musical guest during the season 49 season finale. Later, she joined Domingo and his brothers at the 50th anniversary special. Her modern-iconic "I'm on SNL and you're not" was all over the marketing for that. And back in May, she popped up in Quinta Brunson's monologue, singing about being short with Marcello Hernandez and Dwyane Wade. **

I am joined tonight by the legend Jeff Richards who actually spent a few moments with Carpenter during the SNL50 festivities back in February.

"It was great talking with Sabrina and Jenna Ortega at the SNL50 after-party, both so grounded and kind. Sabrina has this rare, magnetic charm like a modern Marilyn Monroe with a sense of humor." Recalling her duet of "Homebound Bound" during the special's cold open, he noted: "Her performing with Paul Simon was a highlight of the night, she's the real deal."

People seemed happy with Amy Poehler's return last week — nearly half of you selected A in my poll. Scroll below, let's see if Sabrina continues the trend.

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Sabrina Carpenter and *SNL *alums* *join Domingo and his 2 hot brothers at 50th anniversary special

After a 12-minute delay due to college football, we get underway! It's Domingo. Yes, they are mining that again — this time with next generation cast members as the out of tune friends, an interesting development for an otherwise tired sketch. Songs include Lady Gaga's "Abracadabra" revealing secrets about a wife (Fineman) and her fling with Marcello Hernandez's Domingo. **

Sabrina plays Chloe Fineman's Kelsey. She was previously in the vow renewal. The premise this round: They went to Nashville. "This is strike six!" cries the cuckolded husband played by Dismukes. One note and not funny — though I love a recurring character superseding obvious political material for the cold open!

(Many expected Trump's pardon of George Santos to be an obvious premise for tonight's cold open, but alas Bowen Yang is not in the studio tonight.)

People got freaked out by the cover of Carpenter's latest album. She discusses SNL50 and being a provocative "horndog" pop star. She loves talking to normal people, going out into the audience. Kenan pops up to confront her for impersonating a police officer at her concerts. This was brief — she is charismatic and fun, I am surprised how rushed/one-note this was. Blame the USC game?**

Jeff Richards recently had TikTok star Faith Elizabeth on his podcast portraying Carpenter (among others) FYI – check it out. It's brilliant.

*Check back as we continue recapping SNL's Oct. 18 episode...***

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