Sabrina Carpenter Jokes ‘Saturday Night Live’ Is Going to ‘Regret’ Inviting Her to Host

Oh, boy. Sabrina Carpenter is locked successful to marque her hosting debut connected Saturday Night Live, and she says the amusement has nary thought what’s coming for it.

The vocalist was announced arsenic 1 of SNL‘s adjacent impermanent stars connected Thursday (Sept. 18), with NBC revealing that she volition propulsion treble work arsenic some the big and philharmonic impermanent of its Oct. 18 episode. Bad Bunny and Amy Poehler volition besides big episodes astatine the opening of the upcoming play — which kicks disconnected Oct. 4 — portion Doja Cat and Role Model volition service arsenic the archetypal 2 philharmonic guests.

Shortly aft the quality was unveiled, Carpenter shared it connected her Instagram and wrote, “they’re gonna regret this.”

The Grammy winner’s hosting debut has been a agelong clip coming. She archetypal appeared connected the amusement successful May 2024 to execute her breakthrough azygous “Espresso,” a fewer months aft which she joined successful connected SNL‘s 50th-anniversary festivities to execute “Homeward Bound” with Paul Simon and prima alongside Pedro Pascal successful a hilarious “Domingo” sketch.

Now, Carpenter volition instrumentality to 30 Rock with a brand-new medium nether her belt, with Man’s Best Friend dropping successful August. Featuring Billboard Hot 100-topping pb azygous “Manchild,” the task debuted astatine No. 1 connected the Billboard 200, marking Carpenter’s 2nd medium to bash so.

“you guys person made Man’s Best Friend my 2nd #1 medium and my highest debut ever,” she reacted connected Instagram astatine the time. “that is precise surreal!!! one consciousness truthful fortunate to person specified beauteous emotion and enactment each astir maine … to spot the mode you are each resonating with it conscionable makes maine consciousness similar the luckiest miss successful the world.”