MILESTONE NIGHT FOR "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE" INVOLVING SABRINA CARPENTER & RECURRING CHARACTER DOMINGO

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Milestone night for Saturday Night Live involving Sabrina Carpenter and the recurring character Domingo (played by Marcello Hernández) — and how the monologue poked fun at Carpenter’s own image

The Milestone

On October 18, 2025, Sabrina Carpenter returned to SNL, this time hosting and serving as the musical guest. 

  • Although she had appeared previously (as musical guest and in the 50th-anniversary special), this marked her first time in the host role. 

  • Simultaneously, the Domingo sketch (which debuted in October 2024) appeared again, making it the fourth iteration of that recurring musical-sketch format. 

  • The episode thus combined a personal milestone for Carpenter with the continuation of a viral SNL sketch character, underlining how both the host and the show are leaning into pop-culture, musical comedy, and recurring viral bits.

Sabrina Carpenter’s Monologue: Self-aware & Provocative

In her opening monologue, Carpenter leaned into her public image and turned it into comedy:

  • She addressed the recent controversy around the cover art of her new album Man’s Best Friend. According to press accounts:

    “Some people got a little freaked out by the cover … me on all fours, with an unseen figure pulling my hair. But what people don’t realize is that’s just how they cropped it.”

  • She then joked:

    “If you zoom out, it’s clearly a picture from the 50th anniversary special… after Martin Short shoved me out of the buffet line.” 

  • That self-parody shows Carpenter willing to embrace and mock the “provocative pop star” persona that public commentary has assigned her.

  • In addition, during her musical performance of “Nobody’s Son,” she delivered the lyric “he sure f-ed me up” live and uncensored for the East Coast broadcast — a moment that generated commentary and social media reaction. 

The “Domingo” Sketch & Its Significance

  • The character Domingo has become one of the more viral recurring segments of SNL in this season. According to Vanity Fair:

    “Domingo … was the season’s most-watched segment with 171 million social-media views.” 

  • On this episode, the cold open involved the Domingo sketch (celebrating Matt’s 30th birthday) with Kelsey, her friends (including Carpenter in a supporting role) and Domingo crashing the party. 

  • The coincidence of Carpenter hosting while Domingo returns suggests an interplay: the sketch uses her music ("Espresso") as a parody motif, and her presence gives it additional star power.

Why This Episode Matters

  • It shows the evolution of SNL: In past eras the cold open was heavily political; this week, the cold open shifted to a music-/pop-culture-centric sketch with Domingo. 

  • For Carpenter, it’s a growth moment — from guest to host, and shifting into a comedic role with full self-awareness of her brand.

  • For SNL, it’s a validation of the viral sketch strategy (Domingo) and of monetising/leveraging the host’s musical identity in the comedy space.

  • It also underscores the blending of music, comedy and internet virality — album covers, provocative imagery, live performances dropping expletives, and recurring sketches going viral online.

Final Thoughts

This was more than just a typical “host + musical guest” night for SNL. It was a statement: Sabrina Carpenter embracing both her art and her image; SNL using recurring musical-comedy content to build momentum (Domingo); and television comedy continuing to adapt in a social-media era (sketches designed to live beyond the broadcast).
Carpenter’s monologue in particular — using humour to address the provocative cover art and public perceptions of her sexuality/persona — showed maturity in turning scrutiny into a joke.

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